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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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☑ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2023
OR
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☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
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Commission file number: 001-9610 | | Commission file number: 001-15136 |
Carnival Corporation | | Carnival plc |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Republic of Panama | England and Wales |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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59-1562976 | 98-0357772 |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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3655 N.W. 87th Avenue | Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade |
Miami, | Florida | 33178-2428 | Southampton | SO15 1ST | United Kingdom |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
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(305) | 599-2600 | | 011 | 44 23 8065 5000 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | | (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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None | | None |
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) | | (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
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 ($0.01 par value) | CCL | New York Stock Exchange, Inc. |
Ordinary Shares each represented by American Depository Shares ($1.66 par value), Special Voting Share, GBP 1.00 par value and Trust Shares of beneficial interest in the P&O Princess Special Voting Trust | CUK | New York Stock Exchange, Inc. |
1.000% Senior Notes due 2029 | CUK29 | New York Stock Exchange LLC |
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At September 22, 2023, Carnival Corporation had outstanding 1,119,445,229 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value. | | At September 22, 2023, Carnival plc had outstanding 186,815,096 Ordinary Shares $1.66 par value, one Special Voting Share, GBP 1.00 par value and 1,119,445,229 Trust Shares of beneficial interest in the P&O Princess Special Voting Trust. |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except per share data)
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| Three Months Ended August 31, | | Nine Months Ended August 31, |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Revenues | | | | | | | |
Passenger ticket | $ | 4,546 | | | $ | 2,595 | | | $ | 10,557 | | | $ | 4,753 | |
Onboard and other | 2,308 | | | 1,711 | | | 5,640 | | | 3,577 | |
| 6,854 | | | 4,305 | | | 16,197 | | | 8,329 | |
Operating Expenses | | | | | | | |
Commissions, transportation and other | 823 | | | 565 | | | 2,097 | | | 1,141 | |
Onboard and other | 752 | | | 537 | | | 1,785 | | | 1,060 | |
Payroll and related | 585 | | | 563 | | | 1,768 | | | 1,601 | |
Fuel | 468 | | | 668 | | | 1,492 | | | 1,577 | |
Food | 364 | | | 259 | | | 1,000 | | | 586 | |
Ship and other impairments | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8 | |
Other operating | 928 | | | 787 | | | 2,546 | | | 2,118 | |
Cruise and tour operating expenses | 3,921 | | | 3,379 | | | 10,688 | | | 8,092 | |
Selling and administrative | 713 | | | 625 | | | 2,162 | | | 1,774 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 596 | | | 581 | | | 1,774 | | | 1,707 | |
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Operating Income (Loss) | 1,624 | | | (279) | | | 1,572 | | | (3,244) | |
Nonoperating Income (Expense) | | | | | | | |
Interest income | 59 | | | 24 | | | 183 | | | 34 | |
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | (518) | | | (422) | | | (1,600) | | | (1,161) | |
Debt extinguishment and modification costs | (81) | | | — | | | (112) | | | — | |
Other income (expense), net | (19) | | | (81) | | | (67) | | | (108) | |
| (559) | | | (479) | | | (1,595) | | | (1,235) | |
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes | 1,065 | | | (759) | | | (23) | | | (4,478) | |
Income Tax Benefit (Expense), Net | 9 | | | (11) | | | (3) | | | (17) | |
Net Income (Loss) | $ | 1,074 | | | $ | (770) | | | $ | (26) | | | $ | (4,495) | |
Earnings Per Share | | | | | | | |
Basic | $ | 0.85 | | | $ | (0.65) | | | $ | (0.02) | | | $ | (3.89) | |
Diluted | $ | 0.79 | | | $ | (0.65) | | | $ | (0.02) | | | $ | (3.89) | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions)
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| Three Months Ended August 31, | | Nine Months Ended August 31, |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Net Income (Loss) | $ | 1,074 | | | $ | (770) | | | $ | (26) | | | $ | (4,495) | |
Items Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | | | | | | |
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment | (17) | | | (283) | | | 82 | | | (529) | |
Other | 24 | | | 1 | | | 4 | | | 6 | |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 7 | | | (282) | | | 86 | | | (523) | |
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) | $ | 1,081 | | | $ | (1,052) | | | $ | 60 | | | $ | (5,018) | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
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ASSETS | | | |
Current Assets | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,842 | | | $ | 4,029 | |
Restricted cash | 18 | | | 1,988 | |
Trade and other receivables, net | 485 | | | 395 | |
Inventories | 483 | | | 428 | |
Prepaid expenses and other | 855 | | | 652 | |
Total current assets | 4,683 | | | 7,492 | |
Property and Equipment, Net | 39,952 | | | 38,687 | |
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net | 1,277 | | | 1,274 | |
Goodwill | 579 | | | 579 | |
Other Intangibles | 1,168 | | | 1,156 | |
Other Assets | 2,098 | | | 2,515 | |
| $ | 49,756 | | | $ | 51,703 | |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | |
Current Liabilities | | | |
Short-term borrowings | $ | — | | | $ | 200 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | 1,780 | | | 2,393 | |
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 153 | | | 146 | |
Accounts payable | 1,103 | | | 1,050 | |
Accrued liabilities and other | 2,017 | | | 1,942 | |
Customer deposits | 5,955 | | | 4,874 | |
Total current liabilities | 11,008 | | | 10,605 | |
Long-Term Debt | 29,516 | | | 31,953 | |
Long-Term Operating Lease Liabilities | 1,180 | | | 1,189 | |
Other Long-Term Liabilities | 1,091 | | | 891 | |
Contingencies and Commitments | | | |
Shareholders’ Equity | | | |
Carnival Corporation common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,960 shares authorized; 1,250 shares at 2023 and 1,244 shares at 2022 issued | 12 | | | 12 | |
Carnival plc ordinary shares, $1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2023 and 2022 issued | 361 | | | 361 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 16,699 | | | 16,872 | |
Retained earnings | 233 | | | 269 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) | (1,896) | | | (1,982) | |
Treasury stock, 130 shares at 2023 and 2022 of Carnival Corporation and 73 shares at 2023 and 72 shares at 2022 of Carnival plc, at cost | (8,449) | | | (8,468) | |
Total shareholders’ equity | 6,960 | | | 7,065 | |
| $ | 49,756 | | | $ | 51,703 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | |
Net income (loss) | $ | (26) | | | $ | (4,495) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,774 | | | 1,707 | |
Impairments | 19 | | | 8 | |
(Gain) loss on debt extinguishment | 99 | | | — | |
(Income) loss from equity-method investments | 16 | | | — | |
Share-based compensation | 43 | | | 79 | |
Amortization of discounts and debt issue costs | 126 | | | 131 | |
Noncash lease expense | 109 | | | 103 | |
Gain on sales of ships | (54) | | | (6) | |
Other | 39 | | | 36 | |
| 2,145 | | | (2,438) | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | | | |
Receivables | (99) | | | (134) | |
Inventories | (43) | | | (87) | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 74 | | | (716) | |
Accounts payable | 31 | | | 176 | |
Accrued liabilities and other | 155 | | | 262 | |
Customer deposits | 1,097 | | | 1,383 | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 3,359 | | | (1,553) | |
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | |
Purchases of property and equipment | (2,609) | | | (3,759) | |
Proceeds from sales of ships | 260 | | | 55 | |
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Purchase of short-term investments | — | | | (315) | |
Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments | — | | | 515 | |
Other | 28 | | | 37 | |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (2,322) | | | (3,467) | |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | |
Repayments of short-term borrowings | (200) | | | (114) | |
Principal repayments of long-term debt | (6,828) | | | (1,073) | |
Debt issuance costs | (116) | | | (116) | |
Debt extinguishment costs | (67) | | | — | |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 2,961 | | | 3,334 | |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 5 | | | 1,180 | |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the Stock Swap Program | 22 | | | 89 | |
Purchase of treasury stock under the Stock Swap Program | (20) | | | (82) | |
Other | 14 | | | — | |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (4,229) | | | 3,217 | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 25 | | | (67) | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (3,166) | | | (1,870) | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 6,037 | | | 8,976 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 2,870 | | | $ | 7,107 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions)
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| Common stock | | Ordinary shares | | Additional paid-in capital | | Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | | AOCI | | Treasury stock | | Total shareholders’ equity |
At May 31, 2023 | $ | 12 | | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 16,684 | | | $ | (841) | | | $ | (1,903) | | | $ | (8,449) | | | $ | 5,865 | |
Net income (loss) | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,074 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,074 | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 7 | | | — | | | 7 | |
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At August 31, 2023 | $ | 12 | | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 16,699 | | | $ | 233 | | | $ | (1,896) | | | $ | (8,449) | | | $ | 6,960 | |
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At May 31, 2022 | $ | 11 | | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 15,457 | | | $ | 2,649 | | | $ | (1,742) | | | $ | (8,476) | | | $ | 8,260 | |
Net income (loss) | — | | | — | | | — | | | (770) | | | — | | | — | | | (770) | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (282) | | | — | | | (282) | |
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Issuances of common stock, net | 1 | | | — | | | 1,148 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,149 | |
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Share-based compensation and other | — | | | — | | | 22 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 22 | |
At August 31, 2022 | $ | 12 | | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 16,626 | | | $ | 1,868 | | | $ | (2,024) | | | $ | (8,464) | | | $ | 8,379 | |
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At November 30, 2022 | $ | 12 | | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 16,872 | | | $ | 269 | | | $ | (1,982) | | | $ | (8,468) | | | $ | 7,065 | |
Change in accounting principle (a) | — | | | — | | | (229) | | | (10) | | | — | | | — | | | (239) | |
Net income (loss) | — | | | — | | | — | | | (26) | | | — | | | — | | | (26) | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 86 | | | — | | | 86 | |
Issuances of common stock, net | — | | | — | | | 5 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5 | |
Conversion of Convertible Notes | — | | | — | | | 3 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3 | |
Purchases and issuances under the Stock Swap program, net | — | | | — | | | 22 | | | — | | | — | | | (20) | | | 2 | |
Issuance of treasury shares for vested share-based awards | — | | | — | | | (41) | | | — | | | — | | | 41 | | | — | |
Share-based compensation and other | — | | | — | | | 67 | | | — | | | — | | | (2) | | | 65 | |
At August 31, 2023 | $ | 12 | | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 16,699 | | | $ | 233 | | | $ | (1,896) | | | $ | (8,449) | | | $ | 6,960 | |
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Net income (loss) | — | | | — | | | — | | | (4,495) | | | — | | | — | | | (4,495) | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (523) | | | — | | | (523) | |
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Purchases and issuances under the Stock Swap program, net | — | | | — | | | 89 | | | — | | | — | | | (82) | | | 8 | |
Issuance of treasury shares for vested share-based awards | — | | | — | | | — | | | (84) | | | — | | | 84 | | | — | |
Share-based compensation and other | — | | | — | | | 67 | | | (1) | | | — | | | — | | | 66 | |
At August 31, 2022 | $ | 12 | | | $ | 361 | | | $ | 16,626 | | | $ | 1,868 | | | $ | (2,024) | | | $ | (8,464) | | | $ | 8,379 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
(a)We adopted the provisions of Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options and Derivative and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity on December 1, 2022.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 – General
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc and their respective subsidiaries. Together with their consolidated subsidiaries, they are referred to collectively in these consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in this joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as “Carnival Corporation & plc,” “our,” “us” and “we.”
Liquidity
As of August 31, 2023, we had $5.7 billion of liquidity including cash and cash equivalents and borrowings available under our $1.7 billion, €1.0 billion and £0.2 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”). We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to fund our obligations and expect to remain in compliance with our financial covenants for at least the next twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements. Refer to Note 3 - “Debt” for additional details regarding the applicable financial covenants.
We will continue to pursue various opportunities to refinance future debt maturities to reduce interest expense and/or to extend the maturity dates associated with our existing indebtedness and obtain relevant financial covenant amendments or waivers, if needed.
Basis of Presentation
The Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss), the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, and the Consolidated Balance Sheet at August 31, 2023 are unaudited and, in the opinion of our management, contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement. Our interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Carnival Corporation & plc 2022 joint Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2023. Our operations are seasonal and results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.
Use of Estimates and Risks and Uncertainty
The preparation of our interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed. The full extent to which the effects of the pandemic, inflation, higher fuel prices, higher taxes, higher interest rates and fluctuations in foreign currency rates will directly or indirectly impact our business, operations, results of operations and financial condition, including our valuation of goodwill and trademarks, impairment of ships and collectability of trade and notes receivables, will depend on future developments that are uncertain. We have made reasonable estimates and judgments of such items within our financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods.
Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to accounting guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease entities’ financial reporting burdens as the market transitions from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. In December 2022, the FASB deferred the date through which this guidance can be applied from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. We adopted this new guidance during 2022 and applied it prospectively to contract modifications related to a change in reference rate. As of August 31, 2023, all of our outstanding debt and derivative instruments referenced to U.S. dollar LIBOR were transitioned to Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
The FASB issued guidance, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options and Derivative and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments. This guidance eliminates certain models that require separate accounting for embedded conversion features, in certain cases. Additionally, among other changes, the guidance eliminates certain of the conditions for equity classification for contracts in an entity’s own equity. The guidance also requires entities to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments in the diluted earnings per share calculation and
include the effect of share settlement for instruments that may be settled in cash or shares, except for certain liability-classified share-based payment awards. On December 1, 2022, we adopted this guidance using the modified retrospective approach to recognize our convertible notes as single unit liability instruments, as they do not qualify as derivatives under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and were not issued at a substantial premium. Accordingly, upon adoption we recorded a $239 million increase to debt, primarily as a result of the reversal of the remaining non-cash convertible debt discount, as well as a reduction of $229 million to additional paid in capital. The cumulative effect of the adoption of this guidance resulted in a $10 million decrease to retained earnings.
In September 2022, the FASB issued guidance, Liabilities-Supplier Finance Programs - Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations. This guidance requires that a buyer in a supplier finance program disclose sufficient information about the program to allow a user of financial statements to understand the program’s nature, activity during the period, changes from period to period, and potential magnitude. This guidance is expected to improve financial reporting by requiring new disclosures about the programs, thereby allowing financial statement users to better consider the effect of the programs on an entity’s working capital, liquidity, and cash flows. This guidance is required to be adopted by us in the first quarter of 2024, except for the amendment on roll forward information which is required to be adopted by us for the financial year commencing on December 1, 2024. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on the disclosures to our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2 – Revenue and Expense Recognition
Guest cruise deposits and advance onboard purchases are initially included in customer deposits when received. Customer deposits are subsequently recognized as cruise revenues, together with revenues from onboard and other activities, and all associated direct costs and expenses of a voyage are recognized as cruise costs and expenses, upon completion of voyages with durations of ten nights or less and on a pro rata basis for voyages in excess of ten nights. The impact of recognizing these shorter duration cruise revenues and costs and expenses on a completed voyage basis versus on a pro rata basis is not material. Certain of our product offerings are bundled and we allocate the value of the bundled services and goods between passenger ticket revenues and onboard and other revenues based upon the estimated standalone selling prices of those goods and services. Guest cancellation fees, when applicable, are recognized in passenger ticket revenues at the time of cancellation.
Our sales to guests of air and other transportation to and from airports near the home ports of our ships are included in passenger ticket revenues, and the related costs of purchasing these services are included in transportation costs. The proceeds that we collect from the sales of third-party shore excursions are included in onboard and other revenues and the related costs are included in onboard and other costs. The amounts collected on behalf of our onboard concessionaires, net of the amounts remitted to them, are included in onboard and other revenues as concession revenues. All of these amounts are recognized on a completed voyage or pro rata basis as discussed above.
Passenger ticket revenues include fees, taxes and charges collected by us from our guests. The fees, taxes and charges that vary with guest head counts and are directly imposed on a revenue-producing arrangement are expensed in commissions, transportation and other costs when the corresponding revenues are recognized. For the three and nine months ended August 31, fees, taxes, and charges included in commissions, transportation and other costs were $211 million and $555 million in 2023 and $141 million and $305 million in 2022. The remaining portion of fees, taxes and charges are expensed in other operating expenses when the corresponding revenues are recognized.
Revenues and expenses from our hotel and transportation operations, which are included in our Tour and Other segment, are recognized at the time the services are performed.
Customer Deposits
Our payment terms generally require an initial deposit to confirm a reservation, with the balance due prior to the voyage. Cash received from guests in advance of the cruise is recorded in customer deposits and in other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounts include refundable deposits. In certain situations, we have provided flexibility to guests by allowing guests to rebook at a future date, receive future cruise credits (“FCCs”) or elect to receive refunds in cash. We have at times issued enhanced FCCs. Enhanced FCCs provide the guest with an additional credit value above the original cash deposit received, and the enhanced value is recognized as a discount applied to the future cruise in the period used. We record a liability for unexpired FCCs to the extent we have received and not refunded cash from guests for cancelled bookings. We had total customer deposits of $6.3 billion as of August 31, 2023 and $5.1 billion as of November 30, 2022, which includes approximately $160 million of unredeemed FCCs as of August 31, 2023, of which approximately $114 million are refundable. Given the lack of comparable historical experience of FCC redemptions, we are unable to estimate the amount of FCCs that will be used in future periods or that may be refunded. Refunds payable to guests who have elected cash refunds are recorded in accounts payable. During the nine months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, we recognized revenues of $3.9 billion and $1.7 billion related to our customer deposits as of November 30, 2022 and 2021. Our customer deposits balance changes due to the seasonal nature of cash collections, the recognition of revenue, refunds of customer deposits and foreign currency changes.
Trade and Other Receivables
Although we generally require full payment from our customers prior to or concurrently with their cruise, we grant credit terms to a relatively small portion of our revenue source. We have receivables from credit card merchants and travel agents for cruise ticket purchases and onboard revenue. These receivables are included within trade and other receivables, net and are less allowances for expected credit losses. We have agreements with a number of credit card processors that transact customer deposits related to our cruise vacations. Certain of these agreements allow the credit card processors to request, under certain circumstances, that we provide a reserve fund in cash. These reserve funds are included in other assets.
Contract Costs
We recognize incremental travel agent commissions and credit and debit card fees incurred as a result of obtaining the ticket contract as assets when paid prior to the start of a voyage. We record these amounts within prepaid expenses and other and subsequently recognize these amounts as commissions, transportation and other at the time of revenue recognition or at the time of voyage cancellation. We had incremental costs of obtaining contracts with customers recognized as assets of $272 million as of August 31, 2023 and $218 million as of November 30, 2022.
NOTE 3 – Debt
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| | | August 31, | | November 30, |
(in millions) | Maturity | | Rate (a) (b) | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Secured Subsidiary Guaranteed | | | | | | | |
Notes | | | | | | | |
Notes | Feb 2026 | | 10.5% | | $ | — | | | $ | 775 | |
EUR Notes | Feb 2026 | | 10.1% | | — | | | 439 | |
Notes | Jun 2027 | | 7.9% | | 192 | | | 192 | |
Notes | Aug 2027 | | 9.9% | | 870 | | | 900 | |
Notes | Aug 2028 | | 4.0% | | 2,406 | | | 2,406 | |
Notes | Aug 2029 | | 7.0% | | 500 | | | — | |
Loans | | | | | | | |
EUR floating rate | Jun 2025 | | EURIBOR + 3.8% | | 844 | | | 808 | |
Floating rate | Jun 2025 - Oct 2028 | | SOFR + 3.0 - 3.3% | | 3,576 | | | 4,101 | |
Total Secured Subsidiary Guaranteed | | | | 8,388 | | | 9,621 | |
Senior Priority Subsidiary Guaranteed | | | | | | | |
Notes | May 2028 | | 10.4% | | 2,030 | | | 2,030 | |
Unsecured Subsidiary Guaranteed | | | | | | | |
Revolver | | | | | | | |
Facility | (c) | | (c) | | — | | | 200 | |
Notes | | | | | | | |
Convertible Notes | Apr 2023 | | 5.8% | | — | | | 96 | |
Convertible Notes | Oct 2024 | | 5.8% | | 426 | | | 426 | |
Notes | Mar 2026 | | 7.6% | | 1,362 | | | 1,450 | |
EUR Notes | Mar 2026 | | 7.6% | | 544 | | | 517 | |
Notes | Mar 2027 | | 5.8% | | 3,260 | | | 3,500 | |
Convertible Notes | Dec 2027 | | 5.8% | | 1,131 | | | 1,131 | |
Notes | May 2029 | | 6.0% | | 2,000 | | | 2,000 | |
Notes | Jun 2030 | | 10.5% | | 1,000 | | | 1,000 | |
Loans | | | | | | | |
Floating rate | Jul 2024 - Sep 2024 | | LIBOR + 3.8% | | — | | | 590 | |
GBP floating rate | Feb 2025 | | SONIA + 0.9% | | — | | | 419 | |
EUR floating rate (d) | Apr 2024 - Mar 2026 | | EURIBOR + 2.4 - 4.0% | | 716 | | | 827 | |
Export Credit Facilities | | | | | | | |
Floating rate | Dec 2031 | | SOFR + 0.8% (e) | | 583 | | | 1,246 | |
Fixed rate | Aug 2027 - Dec 2032 | | 2.4 - 3.4% | | 2,870 | | | 3,143 | |
EUR floating rate | May 2024 - Nov 2034 | | EURIBOR + 0.2 - 0.8% | | 3,165 | | | 3,882 | |
EUR fixed rate | Feb 2031 - Jul 2037 | | 1.1 - 3.4% | | 3,640 | | | 2,592 | |
Total Unsecured Subsidiary Guaranteed | | | | 20,698 | | | 23,019 | |
Unsecured Notes (No Subsidiary Guarantee) | | | | | | |
Notes | Oct 2023 | | 7.2% | | 125 | | | 125 | |
Notes | Jan 2028 | | 6.7% | | 200 | | | 200 | |
EUR Notes | Oct 2029 | | 1.0% | | 653 | | | 620 | |
Total Unsecured Notes (No Subsidiary Guarantee) | | | | 978 | | | 945 | |
Total Debt | | | | | 32,093 | | | 35,615 | |
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Less: unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts | | | | | (797) | | | (1,069) | |
Total Debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts | | | | | 31,296 | | | 34,546 | |
Less: short-term borrowings | | | | | — | | | (200) | |
Less: current portion of long-term debt | | | | | (1,780) | | | (2,393) | |
Long-Term Debt | | | | | $ | 29,516 | | | $ | 31,953 | |
(a)The reference rates, together with any applicable credit adjustment spread, for substantially all of our variable debt have 0.0% to 0.75% floors. During 2023, we amended certain of our variable debt instruments to change the reference rate from LIBOR to SOFR.
(b)The above debt table excludes the impact of any outstanding derivative contracts. The interest rates on some of our debt fluctuate based on the applicable rating of senior unsecured long-term securities of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc.
(c)See “Short-Term Borrowings” below.
(d)In March 2023, we entered into an amendment of a EUR floating rate loan to extend maturity through April 2024.
(e)The interest rate for the unsecured floating rate export credit facility for the current interest period is referenced to LIBOR.
Carnival Corporation and/or Carnival plc is the primary obligor of all our outstanding debt excluding the following:
•$0.5 billion under a term loan facility of Costa Crociere S.p.A. (“Costa”), a subsidiary of Carnival plc
•$2.0 billion of senior priority notes (the “2028 Senior Priority Notes”) issued by Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Limited (“Carnival Holdings”), a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation
•$0.2 billion under an export credit facility of Sun Princess Limited, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation
•$0.1 billion under an export credit facility of Sun Princess II Limited, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation
In addition, Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) II Limited (“Carnival Holdings II”) will be the primary obligor under a $2.1 billion multi-currency revolving facility (“New Revolving Facility”) when the New Revolving Facility replaces our Revolving Facility upon its maturity in August 2024. See “New Revolving Facility.”
All of our outstanding debt is issued or guaranteed by substantially the same entities with the exception of the following:
•Up to $250 million of the Costa term loan facility, which is guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Carnival plc and Costa that do not guarantee our other outstanding debt
•Our 2028 Senior Priority Notes, issued by Carnival Holdings, which does not guarantee our other outstanding debt
•The export credit facilities of Sun Princess Limited and Sun Princess II Limited, which do not guarantee our other outstanding debt
As of August 31, 2023, the scheduled maturities of our debt are as follows:
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(in millions) | | |
Year | | Principal Payments |
| | |
4Q 2023 | | $ | 462 | |
2024 | | 2,046 | |
2025 | | 2,211 | |
2026 | | 3,194 | |
2027 | | 6,690 | |
Thereafter | | 17,490 | |
Total | | $ | 32,093 | |
Short-Term Borrowings
As of August 31, 2023, we did not have short-term borrowings. As of November 30, 2022, our short-term borrowings consisted of $0.2 billion under our Revolving Facility. We may continue to borrow or otherwise utilize available amounts under the Revolving Facility through August 2024, subject to satisfaction of the conditions in the facility. We had $2.9 billion available for borrowing under our Revolving Facility as of August 31, 2023. The Revolving Facility bears interest at a rate of term SOFR, in relation to any loan in U.S. dollars, EURIBOR, in relation to any loan in euros or daily compounding SONIA, in relation to any loan in sterling, plus a margin based on the long-term credit ratings of Carnival Corporation and also includes an
emissions linked margin adjustment whereby, after the initial applicable margin is set per the margin pricing grid, the margin may be adjusted based on performance in achieving certain agreed annual carbon emissions goals. We are required to pay a commitment fee on any unutilized portion.
New Revolving Facility
In February 2023, Carnival Holdings II entered into the New Revolving Facility. The New Revolving Facility may be utilized beginning on August 6, 2024, and will replace our Revolving Facility upon its maturity in August 2024. The termination date of the New Revolving Facility is August 6, 2025, subject to two, mutual one-year extension options. The new facility also contains an accordion feature, allowing for additional commitments, up to an aggregate of $2.9 billion, which are the aggregate commitments under our Revolving Facility.
Borrowings under the New Revolving Facility will bear interest at a rate of term SOFR, in relation to any loan in U.S. dollars, EURIBOR, in relation to any loan in euros or daily compounding SONIA, in relation to any loan in sterling, plus a margin based on the long-term credit ratings of Carnival Corporation. The New Revolving Facility also includes an emissions linked margin adjustment whereby, after the initial applicable margin is set per the margin pricing grid, the margin may be adjusted based on performance in achieving certain agreed annual carbon emissions goals. In addition, we are required to pay certain fees on the aggregate unused commitments under the New Revolving Facility and the Revolving Facility.
In connection with the New Revolving Facility, Carnival Corporation, Carnival plc and its subsidiaries will contribute three unencumbered vessels (net book value of $3.0 billion as of August 31, 2023) to Carnival Holdings II (which must be completed no later than February 28, 2024). Each of the vessels will continue to be operated under one of the Carnival Corporation & plc brands. Carnival Holdings II does not guarantee our other outstanding debt.
Term Loan Refinancing
In August 2023, we issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 7.0% first-priority senior secured notes due on August 15, 2029 (the “2029 Senior Secured Notes”) and borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $1.3 billion under a new senior secured first lien term loan B facility, which bears interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR (with a 0.75% floor) plus 3.0% and matures on August 8, 2027 (the “New Secured Term Loan Facility”). We used the proceeds from these borrowings to prepay borrowings outstanding under our existing first-priority senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2025. The 2029 Senior Secured Notes and borrowings under the New Secured Term Loan Facility are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a first-priority senior secured basis by Carnival plc and certain of our subsidiaries that also guarantee our existing first- and second-priority secured indebtedness, certain of our unsecured notes and our convertible notes. The 2029 Senior Secured Notes and borrowings under the New Secured Term Loan Facility are included within the total Secured Subsidiary Guaranteed balance in the debt table above.
Redemptions and Retirements
During the three months ended August 31, 2023, we redeemed the outstanding principal amount of $775 million of our 10.5% second-priority senior secured notes due in 2026 and the outstanding principal amount of $465 million of our 10.1% second-priority senior secured EUR notes due in 2026, and retired $30 million aggregate principal amount of our 9.9% second-priority senior secured notes due in 2027. Our second-priority senior secured notes are included within the total Secured Subsidiary Guaranteed balance in the debt table above. In addition, we retired $240 million aggregate principal amount of our 5.8% unsecured notes due in 2027, $88 million aggregate principal amount of our 7.6% unsecured notes due in 2026 and $750 million of our unsecured loans maturing from 2024 through 2025. Our unsecured notes and loans are included within the total Unsecured Subsidiary Guaranteed balance in the debt table above.
Export Credit Facility Borrowings
During the nine months ended August 31, 2023, we borrowed $1.1 billion under export credit facilities due in semi-annual installments through 2037. In addition, we paid down $1.0 billion of floating rate unsecured borrowings mostly with 2023 and 2024 maturities. As of August 31, 2023, the net book value of the vessels subject to negative pledges was $15.7 billion.
Collateral and Priority Pool
As of August 31, 2023, the net book value of our ships and ship improvements, excluding ships under construction, is $37.3 billion. Our secured debt is secured on either a first or second-priority basis, depending on the instrument, by certain collateral, which includes vessels and certain assets related to those vessels and material intellectual property (combined net book value of approximately $23.2 billion, including $21.6 billion related to vessels and certain assets related to those vessels) as of August 31, 2023 and certain other assets.
As of August 31, 2023, $8.2 billion in net book value of our ships and ship improvements relate to the priority pool vessels included in the priority pool of 12 unencumbered vessels (the “Senior Priority Notes Subject Vessels”) for our 2028 Senior Priority Notes. As of August 31, 2023, there was no change in the identity of the Senior Priority Notes Subject Vessels.
Covenant Compliance
Our Revolving Facility, New Revolving Facility, unsecured loans and export credit facilities contain certain covenants listed below:
•Maintain minimum interest coverage (adjusted EBITDA to consolidated net interest charges, as defined in the agreements) (the “Interest Coverage Covenant”) as follows:
◦For certain of our unsecured loans and our New Revolving Facility, from the end of each fiscal quarter from August 31, 2024, at a ratio of not less than 2.0 to 1.0 for each testing date occurring from August 31, 2024 until May 31, 2025, at a ratio of not less than 2.5 to 1.0 for the August 31, 2025 and November 30, 2025 testing dates, and at a ratio of not less than 3.0 to 1.0 for the February 28, 2026 testing date onwards and as applicable through their respective maturity dates. In addition, for our remaining unsecured loans that contain this covenant, we entered into letter agreements to waive compliance with the covenant through the May 31, 2024 testing date.
◦For our export credit facilities, from the end of each fiscal quarter from May 31, 2024, at a ratio of not less than 2.0 to 1.0 for each testing date occurring from May 31, 2024 until May 31, 2025, at a ratio of not less than 2.5 to 1.0 for the August 31, 2025 and November 30, 2025 testing dates, and at a ratio of not less than 3.0 to 1.0 for the February 28, 2026 testing date onwards
•For certain of our unsecured loans and export credit facilities, maintain minimum issued capital and consolidated reserves (as defined in the agreements) of $5.0 billion
•Limit our debt to capital (as defined in the agreements) percentage to a percentage not to exceed 72.5% until the August 31, 2023 testing date, following which it will be tested at levels which decline ratably to 65% from the May 31, 2024 testing date onwards
•Maintain minimum liquidity as follows:
◦For our New Revolving Facility, minimum liquidity of $1.5 billion; provided, that if any commitments maturing on June 30, 2025 under our existing first-priority senior secured term loan facility are outstanding on the March 31, 2025 testing date, our minimum liquidity on such testing date cannot be less than the greater of (i) the aggregate outstanding amount of such first-lien term loan facility commitments and (ii) $1.5 billion
◦For our other unsecured loans and export credit facilities that contain this covenant, $1.5 billion through November 30, 2026
•Adhere to certain restrictive covenants through August 2025
•Limit the amounts of our secured assets as well as secured and other indebtedness
At August 31, 2023, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants under our debt agreements. Generally, if an event of default under any debt agreement occurs, then, pursuant to cross default and/or cross-acceleration clauses therein, substantially all of our outstanding debt and derivative contract payables could become due, and our debt and derivative contracts could be terminated. Any financial covenant amendment may lead to increased costs, increased interest rates, additional restrictive covenants and other available lender protections that would be applicable.
NOTE 4 – Contingencies and Commitments
Litigation
We are routinely involved in legal proceedings, claims, disputes, regulatory matters and governmental inspections or investigations arising in the ordinary course of or incidental to our business, including those noted below. Additionally, as a result of the impact of COVID-19, litigation claims, enforcement actions, regulatory actions and investigations, including, but not limited to, those arising from personal injury and loss of life, have been and may, in the future, be asserted against us. We expect many of these claims and actions, or any settlement of these claims and actions, to be covered by insurance and historically the maximum amount of our liability, net of any insurance recoverables, has been limited to our self-insurance retention levels.
We record provisions in the consolidated financial statements for pending litigation when we determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.
Legal proceedings and government investigations are subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings or other events could occur. Unfavorable resolutions could involve substantial monetary damages. In addition, in matters for which conduct remedies are sought, unfavorable resolutions could include an injunction or other order prohibiting us from selling one or more products at all or in particular ways, precluding particular business practices or requiring other remedies. An unfavorable outcome might result in a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
As previously disclosed, on May 2, 2019, the Havana Docks Corporation filed a lawsuit against Carnival Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, also known as the Helms-Burton Act, alleging that Carnival Corporation “trafficked” in confiscated Cuban property when certain ships docked at certain ports in Cuba, and that this alleged “trafficking” entitles the plaintiffs to treble damages. The hearings on motions for summary judgment were concluded on January 18, 2022. On March 21, 2022, the court granted summary judgment in favor of Havana Docks Corporation as to liability. On August 31, 2022, the court determined that the trebling provision of the Helms-Burton statute applies to damages and interest and accordingly, we adjusted our estimated liability for this matter. On December 30, 2022, the court entered judgment against Carnival in the amount of $110 million plus $4 million in fees and costs. We have filed a notice of appeal and on June 30, 2023, we filed our opening appellate brief.
As previously disclosed, on April 8, 2020, DeCurtis LLC (“DeCurtis”), a former vendor, filed an action against Carnival Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida seeking declaratory relief that DeCurtis is not infringing on several of Carnival Corporation’s patents in relation to its OCEAN Medallion systems and technology. On April 10, 2020, Carnival Corporation filed an action against DeCurtis in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida for breach of contract, trade secrets violations and patent infringement. These two cases were consolidated in the Southern District of Florida. On March 10, 2023, the jury returned a verdict finding that DeCurtis had breached its contract with Carnival Corporation and infringed on the Carnival Corporation patent. The jury awarded Carnival Corporation a total of $21 million in damages. On April 30, 2023, DeCurtis filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Carnival Corporation is defending its interests in the bankruptcy matter.
COVID-19 Actions
We have been named in a number of individual actions related to COVID-19. These actions include tort claims based on a variety of theories, including negligence and failure to warn. The plaintiffs in these actions allege a variety of injuries: some plaintiffs confined their claim to emotional distress, while others allege injuries arising from testing positive for COVID-19. A smaller number of actions include wrongful death claims. Substantially all of these individual actions have now been dismissed or settled for immaterial amounts.
As of August 31, 2023, 11 purported class actions have been brought by former guests in several U.S. federal courts, the Federal Court in Australia, and in Italy. These actions include tort claims based on a variety of theories, including negligence, gross negligence and failure to warn, physical injuries and severe emotional distress associated with being exposed to and/or contracting COVID-19 onboard. As of August 31, 2023, nine of these class actions have either been settled individually for immaterial amounts or had their class allegations dismissed by the courts and only the Australian and Italian matters remain. We believe the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
All COVID-19 matters seek monetary damages and most seek additional punitive damages in unspecified amounts.
We continue to take actions to defend against the above claims.
Regulatory or Governmental Inquiries and Investigations
We have been, and may continue to be, impacted by breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy, which occur from time to time. These can vary in scope and range from inadvertent events to malicious motivated attacks.
We have incurred legal and other costs in connection with cyber incidents that have impacted us. The penalties and settlements paid in connection with cyber incidents over the last three years were not material. While these incidents did not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial position or liquidity, no assurances can be given about the future and we may be subject to future litigation, attacks or incidents that could have such a material adverse effect.
On March 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notified us of potential civil penalties and injunctive relief for alleged Clean Water Act violations by owned and operated vessels covered by the 2013 Vessel General Permit. We are working with these agencies to reach a resolution of this matter. We believe the ultimate outcome will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Other Contingent Obligations
Some of the debt contracts we enter into include indemnification provisions obligating us to make payments to the counterparty if certain events occur. These contingencies generally relate to changes in taxes or changes in laws which increase the lender’s costs. There are no stated or notional amounts included in the indemnification clauses, and we are not able to estimate the maximum potential amount of future payments, if any, under these indemnification clauses.
We have agreements with a number of credit card processors that transact customer deposits related to our cruise vacations. Certain of these agreements allow the credit card processors to request, under certain circumstances, that we provide a reserve fund in cash. Although the agreements vary, these requirements may generally be satisfied either through a withheld percentage of customer payments or providing cash funds directly to the credit card processor. We continue to expect to provide reserve funds under these agreements. During the third quarter, $912 million of previously provided reserve funds related to our customer deposits to satisfy these requirements were returned to us.
As of August 31, 2023 and November 30, 2022, we had $1.3 billion and $1.7 billion in reserve funds. Additionally, as of August 31, 2023 and November 30, 2022, we had $242 million and $229 million in compensating deposits we are required to maintain and $30 million of cash collateral in escrow. These balances are included within other assets. In addition, during the third quarter we provided $413 million in restricted cash deposits which became unrestricted in August 2023.
Ship Commitments
As of August 31, 2023, we expect the timing of our new ship growth capital commitments to be as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
(in millions) | | |
Year | | |
Remainder of 2023 | | $ | 267 | |
2024 | | 2,422 | |
2025 | | 957 | |
Thereafter | | — | |
| | $ | 3,645 | |
NOTE 5 – Fair Value Measurements, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and Financial Risks
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and is measured using inputs in one of the following three categories:
•Level 1 measurements are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access. Valuation of these items does not entail a significant amount of judgment.
•Level 2 measurements are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or market data other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities.
•Level 3 measurements are based on unobservable data that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, certain estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current or future market exchange.
Financial Instruments that are not Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
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| August 31, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
| Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | Carrying Value | | Fair Value |
(in millions) | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed rate debt (a) | $ | 23,208 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 21,581 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 23,542 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 18,620 | | | $ | — | |
Floating rate debt (a) | 8,885 | | | — | | | 7,899 | | | — | | | 12,074 | | | — | | | 10,036 | | | — | |
Total | $ | 32,093 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 29,481 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 35,615 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 28,656 | | | $ | — | |
(a)The debt amounts above do not include the impact of interest rate swaps or debt issuance costs and discounts. The fair values of our publicly-traded notes were based on their unadjusted quoted market prices in markets that are not sufficiently active to be Level 1 and, accordingly, are considered Level 2. The fair values of our other debt were estimated based on current market interest rates being applied to this debt.
Financial Instruments that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| August 31, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
(in millions) | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash equivalents (a) | $ | 1,505 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,589 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Restricted cash (b) | 28 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,988 | | | — | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative financial instruments | — | | | 27 | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | |
Total | $ | 1,533 | | | $ | 27 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,576 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | — | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | |
Derivative financial instruments | $ | — | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Total | $ | — | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
(a)Consists of money market funds and cash investments with original maturities of less than 90 days.
(b)The restricted cash amount at August 31, 2023 includes $10 million, which is included in other assets.
Nonfinancial Instruments that are Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Valuation of Goodwill and Trademarks
As of July 31, 2023, we performed our annual goodwill and trademark impairment reviews and determined there was no impairment for goodwill or trademarks.
As of August 31, 2023 and November 30, 2022, goodwill for our North America and Australia (“NAA”) segment was $579 million.
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| Trademarks |
(in millions) | NAA Segment | | Europe Segment | | Total |
November 30, 2022 | $ | 927 | | | $ | 224 | | | $ | 1,151 | |
Exchange movements | — | | | 12 | | | 12 | |
August 31, 2023 | $ | 927 | | | $ | 236 | | | $ | 1,163 | |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(in millions) | Balance Sheet Location | | August 31, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
Derivative assets | | | | | |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps (a) | Prepaid expenses and other | | $ | 25 | | | $ | 1 | |
| Other assets | | — | | | 1 | |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps (a) | Prepaid expenses and other | | 1 | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Total derivative assets | | | $ | 27 | | | $ | 1 | |
Derivative liabilities | | | | | |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | | | | | |
Cross currency swaps (b) | Other long-term liabilities | | $ | 9 | | | $ | — | |
Interest rate swaps (a) | Other long-term liabilities | | 16 | | | — | |
Total derivative liabilities | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | — | |
(a)We have interest rate swaps whereby we receive EURIBOR-based floating interest rate payments in exchange for making fixed interest rate payments. These interest rate swap agreements effectively changed $70 million at August 31, 2023 and $89 million at November 30, 2022 of EURIBOR-based floating rate euro debt to fixed rate euro debt. As of August 31, 2023, these EURIBOR-based interest rate swaps were not designated as cash flow hedges. As of November 30, 2022, one of these swaps was designated as a cash flow hedge. During the nine months ended August 31, 2023 we entered into interest rate swap agreements which effectively changed $2.5 billion at August 31, 2023 of variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. At August 31, 2023, these interest rate swaps settle through 2027 and are designated as cash flow hedges.
(b)At August 31, 2023, we had a cross currency swap totaling $663 million that is designated as a hedge of our net investment in foreign operations with euro-denominated functional currencies. At August 31, 2023, this cross currency swap settles through 2024.
Our derivative contracts include rights of offset with our counterparties. As of August 31, 2023 and November 30, 2022, there was no netting for our derivative assets and liabilities. The amounts that were not offset in the balance sheet were not material.
The effect of our derivatives qualifying and designated as hedging instruments recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and in net income (loss) was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended August 31, | | Nine Months Ended August 31, |
(in millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Gains (losses) recognized in AOCI: | | | | | | | |
Cross currency swaps – net investment hedges - included component | $ | (10) | | | $ | 40 | | | $ | (1) | | | $ | 72 | |
Cross currency swaps – net investment hedges - excluded component | $ | 1 | | | $ | (7) | | | $ | (3) | | | $ | (26) | |
Interest rate swaps – cash flow hedges | $ | 25 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 10 | |
Gains (losses) reclassified from AOCI – cash flow hedges: | | | | | | | |
Interest rate swaps – Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | $ | 12 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 22 | | | $ | (1) | |
Foreign currency zero cost collars – Depreciation and amortization | $ | — | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 2 | |
Gains (losses) recognized on derivative instruments (amount excluded from effectiveness testing – net investment hedges) | | | | | | | |
Cross currency swaps – Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | $ | 3 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 7 | | | $ | 5 | |
The amount of gains and losses on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments recognized in earnings during the three and nine months ended August 31, 2023 and estimated cash flow hedges’ unrealized gains and losses that are expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months are not material.
Financial Risks
Fuel Price Risks
We manage our exposure to fuel price risk by managing our consumption of fuel. Substantially all of our exposure to market risk for changes in fuel prices relates to the consumption of fuel on our ships. We manage fuel consumption through fleet optimization, improving our existing fleet’s energy efficiency, designing more energy-efficient itineraries and investing in new technologies, including alternative fuels.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risks
Overall Strategy
We manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates through our normal operating and financing activities, including netting certain exposures to take advantage of any natural offsets and, when considered appropriate, through the use of derivative and non-derivative financial instruments. Our primary focus is to monitor our exposure to, and manage, the economic foreign currency exchange risks faced by our operations and realized if we exchange one currency for another. We consider hedging certain of our ship commitments and net investments in foreign operations. The financial impacts of our hedging instruments generally offset the changes in the underlying exposures being hedged.
Operational Currency Risks
Our operations primarily utilize the U.S. dollar, Euro, Sterling or the Australian dollar as their functional currencies. Our operations also have revenue and expenses denominated in non-functional currencies. Movements in foreign currency exchange rates affect our financial statements.
Investment Currency Risks
We consider our investments in foreign operations to be denominated in stable currencies and of a long-term nature. We partially mitigate the currency exposure of our investments in foreign operations by designating a portion of our foreign currency debt and derivatives as hedges of these investments. As of August 31, 2023, we had a cross currency swap with a notional amount of $663 million, which is designated as a hedge of our net investments in foreign operations. During 2023, we also had sterling-denominated debt designated as a non-derivative hedge of our net investment in foreign operations. The $450 million principal balance of this sterling-denominated debt was repaid in July 2023. For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2023, we recognized $29 million and $38 million of losses on these net investment hedges in the cumulative translation adjustment section of other comprehensive income (loss). We also have euro-denominated debt which provides an economic offset for our operations with euro functional currency.
Newbuild Currency Risks
Our shipbuilding contracts are typically denominated in euros. Our decision to hedge a non-functional currency ship commitment for our cruise brands is made on a case-by-case basis, considering the amount and duration of the exposure, market volatility, economic trends, our overall expected net cash flows by currency and other offsetting risks.
At August 31, 2023, our remaining newbuild currency exchange rate risk relates to euro-denominated newbuild contract payments for non-euro functional currency brands, which represent a total unhedged commitment of $3.2 billion for newbuilds scheduled to be delivered through 2025.
The cost of shipbuilding orders that we may place in the future that are denominated in a different currency than our cruise brands’ functional currency will be affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. These foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations may affect our decision to order new cruise ships.
Interest Rate Risks
We manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates through our debt portfolio management and investment strategies. We evaluate our debt portfolio to determine whether to make periodic adjustments to the mix of fixed and floating rate debt through the use of interest rate swaps and the issuance of new debt.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
As part of our ongoing control procedures, we monitor concentrations of credit risk associated with financial and other institutions with which we conduct significant business. We seek to manage these credit risk exposures, including counterparty nonperformance primarily associated with our cash and cash equivalents, investments, notes receivables, reserve funds related to customer deposits, future financing facilities, contingent obligations, derivative instruments, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees, by:
•Conducting business with well-established financial institutions, insurance companies and export credit agencies
•Diversifying our counterparties
•Having guidelines regarding credit ratings and investment maturities that we follow to help safeguard liquidity and minimize risk
•Generally requiring collateral and/or guarantees to support notes receivable on significant asset sales and new ship progress payments to shipyards
We also monitor the creditworthiness of travel agencies and tour operators in Australia and Europe and credit and debit card providers to which we extend credit in the normal course of our business. Our credit exposure also includes contingent obligations related to cash payments received directly by travel agents and tour operators for cash collected by them on cruise sales in Australia and most of Europe where we are obligated to honor our guests’ cruise payments made by them to their travel agents and tour operators regardless of whether we have received these payments.
Concentrations of credit risk associated with trade receivables and other receivables, charter-hire agreements and contingent obligations are not considered to be material, principally due to the large number of unrelated accounts, the nature of these contingent obligations and their short maturities. Normally, we have not required collateral or other security to support normal credit sales and have not experienced significant credit losses.
NOTE 6 – Segment Information
Our operating segments are reported on the same basis as the internally reported information that is provided to our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Climate Officer of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. The CODM assesses performance and makes decisions to allocate resources for Carnival Corporation & plc based upon review of the results across all of our segments. Our four reportable segments are comprised of (1) NAA cruise operations, (2) Europe cruise operations (“Europe”), (3) Cruise Support and (4) Tour and Other.
The operating segments within each of our NAA and Europe reportable segments have been aggregated based on the similarity of their economic and other characteristics, including geographic guest sourcing. Our Cruise Support segment includes our portfolio of leading port destinations and other services, all of which are operated for the benefit of our cruise brands. Our Tour
and Other segment represents the hotel and transportation operations of Holland America Princess Alaska Tours and other operations.
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| Three Months Ended August 31, |
(in millions) | Revenues | | Operating costs and expenses | | Selling and administrative | | Depreciation and amortization | | Operating income (loss) |
2023 | | | | | | | | | |
NAA | $ | 4,566 | | | $ | 2,661 | | | $ | 420 | | | $ | 377 | | | $ | 1,107 | |
Europe (a) | 2,060 | | | 1,124 | | | 199 | | | 168 | | | 569 | |
Cruise Support | 56 | | | 30 | | | 87 | | | 47 | | | (109) | |
Tour and Other | 172 | | | 105 | | | 7 | | | 3 | | | 56 | |
| $ | 6,854 | | | $ | 3,921 | | | $ | 713 | | | $ | 596 | | | $ | 1,624 | |
2022 | | | | | | | | | |
NAA | $ | 2,880 | | | $ | 2,280 | | | $ | 368 | | | $ | 358 | | | $ | (126) | |
Europe (a) | 1,266 | | | 983 | | | 173 | | | 172 | | | (62) | |
Cruise Support | 41 | | | 21 | | | 78 | | | 36 | | | (94) | |
Tour and Other | 118 | | | 94 | | | 6 | | | 15 | | | 3 | |
| $ | 4,305 | | | $ | 3,379 | | | $ | 625 | | | $ | 581 | | | $ | (279) | |
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| Nine Months Ended August 31, |
(in millions) | Revenues | | Operating costs and expenses | | Selling and administrative | | Depreciation and amortization | | Operating income (loss) |
2023 | | | | | | | | | |
NAA | $ | 11,000 | | | $ | 7,132 | | | $ | 1,295 | | | $ | 1,115 | | | $ | 1,458 | |
Europe (a) | 4,819 | | | 3,303 | | | 634 | | | 506 | | | 376 | |
Cruise Support | 162 | | | 85 | | | 211 | | | 137 | | | (271) | |
Tour and Other | 216 | | | 169 | | | 21 | | | 17 | | | 9 | |
| $ | 16,197 | | | $ | 10,688 | | | $ | 2,162 | | | $ | 1,774 | | | $ | 1,572 | |
2022 | | | | | | | | | |
NAA | $ | 5,672 | | | $ | 5,335 | | | $ | 1,078 | | | $ | 1,046 | | | $ | (1,787) | |
Europe (a) | 2,389 | | | 2,529 | | | 524 | | | 531 | | | (1,196) | |
Cruise Support | 114 | | | 76 | | | 154 | | | 104 | | | (220) | |
Tour and Other | 154 | | | 151 | | | 17 | | | 26 | | | (40) | |
| $ | 8,329 | | | $ | 8,092 | | | $ | 1,774 | | | $ | 1,707 | | | $ | (3,244) | |
(a) Beginning in the first quarter of 2023, we renamed the Europe and Asia segment to Europe segment.
Revenue by geographic areas, which are based on where our guests are sourced, were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended August 31, | | Nine Months Ended August 31, |
(in millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
North America | $ | 4,253 | | | $ | 2,753 | | | $ | 9,937 | | | $ | 5,491 | |
Europe | 2,165 | | | 1,456 | | | 4,798 | | | 2,676 | |
Australia | 238 | | | 56 | | | 883 | | | 60 | |
Other | 198 | | | 40 | | | 578 | | | 101 | |
| $ | 6,854 | | | $ | 4,305 | | | $ | 16,197 | | | $ | 8,329 | |
NOTE 7 – Earnings Per Share
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| Three Months Ended August 31, | | Nine Months Ended August 31, |
(in millions, except per share data) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Net income (loss) | $ | 1,074 | | | $ | (770) | | | $ | (26) | | | $ | (4,495) | |
Interest expense on dilutive convertible notes | 24 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Net income (loss) for diluted earnings per share | $ | 1,098 | | | $ | (770) | | | $ | (26) | | | $ | (4,495) | |
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Weighted-average shares outstanding | 1,263 | | | 1,185 | | | 1,262 | | | 1,154 | |
Dilutive effect of equity awards | 6 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Dilutive effect of convertible notes | 127 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding | 1,396 | | | 1,185 | | | 1,262 | | | 1,154 | |
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Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.85 | | | $ | (0.65) | | | $ | (0.02) | | | $ | (3.89) | |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.79 | | | $ | (0.65) | | | $ | (0.02) | | | $ | (3.89) | |
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Antidilutive shares excluded from diluted earnings per share computations were as follows:
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| Three Months Ended August 31, | | Nine Months Ended August 31, |
(in millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Equity awards | — | | | — | | | 3 | | | 1 | |
Convertible Notes | — | | | 52 | | | 131 | | | 52 | |
Total antidilutive securities | — | | | 52 | | | 134 | | | 54 | |
NOTE 8 – Supplemental Cash Flow Information
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(in millions) | August 31, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
Cash and cash equivalents (Consolidated Balance Sheets) | $ | 2,842 | | | $ | 4,029 | |
Restricted cash (Consolidated Balance Sheets) | 18 | | | 1,988 | |
Restricted cash (included in other assets) | 10 | | | 20 | |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows) | $ | 2,870 | | | $ | 6,037 | |
NOTE 9 – Property and Equipment
Ship Sales
During 2023, we completed the sale of two Europe segment ships and one NAA segment ship, which represents a passenger-capacity reduction of 3,970 berths for our Europe segment and 460 berths for our NAA segment. We will continue to operate the NAA segment ship under a bareboat charter agreement through September 2024. In addition, we entered into an agreement to sell one Europe segment ship which represents a passenger-capacity reduction of 1,270 berths.
NOTE 10 – Equity Method Investments
In July 2023, we entered into an agreement with our JV partner to exit our noncontrolling interest in Adora Cruises Limited (“Adora Cruises”), formerly CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited, a China-based cruise company. The transaction was completed in September 2023. During the third quarter, we recognized an impairment in our investment in Adora Cruises of $19 million, which is recorded within other income (expense).
NOTE 11 – Shareholders’ Equity
We have a program that allows us to realize a net cash benefit when Carnival Corporation common stock is trading at a premium to the price of Carnival plc ordinary shares (the “Stock Swap Program”).
During the three months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no sales or repurchases under the Stock Swap Program. During the nine months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, we sold 2.3 million and 5.2 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock and repurchased the same amount of Carnival plc ordinary shares under the Stock Swap Program, resulting in net proceeds of $2 million and $8 million, which were used for general corporate purposes.
In addition, during the three months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no sales of Carnival Corporation common stock. During the nine months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, we sold 0.5 million and 1.6 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock at an average price per share of $9.83 and $19.27, resulting in net proceeds of $5 million and $30 million.
Public Equity Offerings
During the three months ended August 31, 2022, we completed a public equity offering of 117.5 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock at a price per share of $9.95, resulting in net proceeds of $1.2 billion.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results
Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this document are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions with respect to us, including some statements concerning future results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, cash flows, liquidity and other events which have not yet occurred. These statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these statements by using words like “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “depends,” “expect,” “goal,” “aspiration,” “anticipate,” “forecast,” “project,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “target,” “indicate,” “outlook,” and similar expressions of future intent or the negative of such terms.
Forward-looking statements include those statements that relate to our outlook and financial position including, but not limited to, statements regarding: | | | | | |
•Pricing | •Adjusted net income (loss) |
•Booking levels | •Adjusted EBITDA |
•Occupancy | •Adjusted earnings per share |
•Interest, tax and fuel expenses | •Adjusted free cash flow |
•Currency exchange rates | •Net per diems |
•Goodwill, ship and trademark fair values | •Net yields |
•Liquidity and credit ratings | •Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD |
•Investment grade leverage metrics | •Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD |
•Estimates of ship depreciable lives and residual values | •Adjusted return on invested capital |
Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are many factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. This note contains important cautionary statements of the known factors that we consider could materially affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial position. Additionally, many of these risks and uncertainties are currently, and in the future may continue to be, amplified by our substantial debt balance as a result of the pause of our guest cruise operations. There may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
•Events and conditions around the world, including war and other military actions, such as the war in Ukraine, inflation, higher fuel prices, higher taxes, higher interest rates and other general concerns impacting the ability or desire of people to travel have led, and may in the future lead, to a decline in demand for cruises as well as negative impacts to our operating costs and profitability.
•Pandemics have in the past and may in the future have a significant negative impact on our financial condition and operations.
•Incidents concerning our ships, guests or the cruise industry have in the past and may, in the future, negatively impact the satisfaction of our guests and crew and lead to reputational damage.
•Changes in and non-compliance with laws and regulations under which we operate, such as those relating to health, environment, safety and security, data privacy and protection, anti-corruption, economic sanctions, trade protection, labor and employment, and tax have in the past and may, in the future, lead to litigation, enforcement actions, fines, penalties and reputational damage.
•Factors associated with climate change, including evolving and increasing regulations, increasing global concern about climate change and the shift in climate conscious consumerism and stakeholder scrutiny, and increasing frequency and/or severity of adverse weather conditions could adversely affect our business.
•Inability to meet or achieve our sustainability related goals, aspirations, initiatives, and our public statements and disclosures regarding them, may expose us to risks that may adversely impact our business.
•Breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy as well as disruptions and other damages to our principal offices, information technology operations and system networks and failure to keep pace with developments in technology may adversely impact our business operations, the satisfaction of our guests and crew and may lead to reputational damage.
•The loss of key team members, our inability to recruit or retain qualified shoreside and shipboard team members and increased labor costs could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
•Increases in fuel prices, changes in the types of fuel consumed and availability of fuel supply may adversely impact our scheduled itineraries and costs.
•We rely on supply chain vendors who are integral to the operations of our businesses. These vendors and service providers may be unable to deliver on their commitments, which could negatively impact our business.
•Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely impact our financial results.
•Overcapacity and competition in the cruise and land-based vacation industry may negatively impact our cruise sales, pricing and destination options.
•Inability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments may adversely impact our business operations and the satisfaction of our guests.
•Failure to successfully implement our business strategy following our resumption of guest cruise operations would negatively impact the occupancy levels and pricing of our cruises and could have a material adverse effect on our business. We require a significant amount of cash to service our debt and sustain our operations. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors, including those beyond our control, and we may not be able to generate cash required to service our debt and sustain our operations.
The ordering of the risk factors set forth above is not intended to reflect our indication of priority or likelihood.
Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant stock exchange rules, we expressly disclaim any obligation to disseminate, after the date of this document, any updates or revisions to any such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in expectations or events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.
Forward-looking and other statements in this document may also address our sustainability progress, plans and goals (including climate change and environmental-related matters). In addition, historical, current and forward-looking sustainability- and climate-related statements may be based on standards and tools for measuring progress that are still developing, internal controls and processes that continue to evolve, and assumptions and predictions that are subject to change in the future and may not be generally shared.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1 - “General, Accounting Pronouncements” of the consolidated financial statements for additional discussion regarding Accounting Pronouncements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
For a discussion of our critical accounting estimates, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that is included in the Form 10-K.
Seasonality
Our passenger ticket revenues are seasonal. Demand for cruises has been greatest during our third quarter, which includes the Northern Hemisphere summer months. This higher demand during the third quarter results in higher ticket prices and occupancy levels and, accordingly, the largest share of our operating income is typically earned during this period. Our results are also impacted by ships being taken out-of-service for planned maintenance, which we schedule during non-peak seasons. In addition, substantially all of Holland America Princess Alaska Tours’ revenue and net income (loss) is generated from May through September in conjunction with Alaska’s cruise season.
Known Trends and Uncertainties
•We believe the cost of fuel and increases in other related costs are reasonably likely to continue to impact our profitability in both the short and long-term.
•We believe inflation and interest rates are reasonably likely to continue to impact our profitability.
•We believe a potential global minimum tax as well as any other changes in domestic and international tax rules and regulations could have a material impact on our effective tax rate.
•We believe the increasing global focus on climate change, including the reduction of carbon emissions and new and evolving regulatory requirements, is reasonably likely to have a material negative impact on our future financial results. The full impact of climate change to our business is not yet known.
Statistical Information
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| Three Months Ended August 31, | | Nine Months Ended August 31, |
| 2023 | | 2022 | | 2023 | | 2022 |
Passenger Cruise Days (“PCDs”) (in millions) (a) | 25.8 | | | 17.7 | | | 67.8 | | | 36.4 | |
Available Lower Berth Days (“ALBDs”) (in millions) (b) | 23.7 | | | 21.0 | | | 68.1 | | | 51.0 | |
Occupancy percentage (c) | 109 | % | | 84 | % | | 100 | % | | 71 | % |
Passengers carried (in millions) | 3.6 | | | 2.6 | | | 9.3 | | | 5.2 | |
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Fuel consumption in metric tons (in millions) | 0.7 | | | 0.7 | | | 2.2 | | | 1.9 | |
Fuel consumption in metric tons per thousand ALBDs | 31.1 | | | 33.4 | | | 32.3 | | | 37.2 | |
Fuel cost per metric ton consumed | $ | 636 | | | $ | 958 | | | $ | 681 | | | $ | 836 | |
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Currencies (USD to 1) | | | | | | | |
AUD | $ | 0.66 | | | $ | 0.70 | | | $ | 0.67 | | | $ | 0.71 | |
CAD | $ | 0.75 | | | $ | 0.78 | | | $ | 0.74 | | | $ | 0.78 | |
EUR | $ | 1.09 | | | $ | 1.03 | | | $ | 1.08 | | | $ | 1.08 | |
GBP | $ | 1.27 | | | $ | 1.21 | | | $ | 1.24 | | | $ | 1.28 | |
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Notes to Statistical Information
(a)PCD represents the number of cruise passengers on a voyage multiplied by the number of revenue-producing ship operating days for that voyage.
(b)ALBD is a standard measure of passenger capacity for the period that we use to approximate rate and capacity variances, based on consistently applied formulas that we use to perform analyses to determine the main non-capacity driven factors that cause our cruise revenues and expenses to vary. ALBDs assume that each cabin we offer for sale accommodates two passengers and is computed by multiplying passenger capacity by revenue-producing ship operating days in the period.
(c)Occupancy, in accordance with cruise industry practice, is calculated using a numerator of PCDs and a denominator of ALBDs, which assumes two passengers per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three or more passengers. Percentages in excess of 100% indicate that on average more than two passengers occupied some cabins.
Results of Operations
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Consolidated | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended August 31, | | | | | | Nine Months Ended August 31, | | | | |
(in millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | Change | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | Change | |
Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Passenger ticket | $ | 4,546 | | | $ | 2,595 | | | $ | 1,951 | | | | | $ | 10,557 | | | $ | 4,753 | | | $ | 5,804 | | | |
Onboard and other | 2,308 | | | 1,711 | | | 597 | | | | | 5,640 | | | 3,577 | | | 2,063 | | | |
| 6,854 | | | 4,305 | | | 2,548 | | | | | 16,197 | | | 8,329 | | | 7,868 | | | |
Operating Costs and Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commissions, transportation and other | 823 | | | 565 | | | 258 | | | | | 2,097 | | | 1,141 | | | 956 | | | |
Onboard and other | 752 | | | 537 | | | 215 | | | | | 1,785 | | | 1,060 | | | 725 | | | |
Payroll and related | 585 | | | 563 | | | 22 | | | | | 1,768 | | | 1,601 | | | 167 | | | |
Fuel | 468 | | | 668 | | | (199) | | | | | 1,492 | | | 1,577 | | | (86) | | | |
Food | 364 | | | 259 | | | 105 | | | | | 1,000 | | | 586 | | | 414 | | | |
Ship and other impairments | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | — | | | 8 | | | (8) | | | |
Other operating | 928 | | | 787 | | | 141 | | | | | 2,546 | | | 2,118 | | | 428 | | | |
Cruise and tour operating expenses | 3,921 | | | 3,379 | | | 542 | | | | | 10,688 | | | 8,092 | | | 2,596 | | | |
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Selling and administrative | 713 | | | 625 | | | 89 | | | | | 2,162 | | | 1,774 | | | 388 | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 596 | | | 581 | | | 15 | | | | | 1,774 | | | 1,707 | | | 67 | | | |
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| 5,230 | | | 4,585 | | | 645 | | | | | 14,624 | | | 11,573 | | | 3,052 | | | |
Operating Income (Loss) | 1,624 | | | (279) | | | 1,903 | | | | | 1,572 | | | (3,244) | | | 4,816 | | | |
Nonoperating Income (Expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | 59 | | | 24 | | | 35 | | | | | 183 | | | 34 | | | 150 | | | |
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | (518) | | | (422) | | | (96) | | | | | (1,600) | | | (1,161) | | | (439) | | | |
Debt extinguishment and modification costs | (81) | | | — | | | (81) | | | | | (112) | | | — | | | (112) | | | |
Other income (expense), net | (19) | | | (81) | | | 62 | | | | | (67) | | | (108) | | | 41 | | | |
| (559) | | | (479) | | | (80) | | | | | (1,595) | | | (1,235) | | | (360) | | | |
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes | $ | 1,065 | | | $ | (759) | | | $ | 1,823 | | | | | $ | (23) | | | $ | (4,478) | | | $ | 4,456 | | | |
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NAA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended August 31, | | | | | | Nine Months Ended August 31, | | | | |
(in millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | Change | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | Change | |
Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Passenger ticket | $ | 2,963 | | | $ | 1,716 | | | $ | 1,247 | | | | | $ | 6,896 | | | $ | 3,163 | | | $ | 3,733 | | | |
Onboard and other | 1,603 | | | 1,164 | | | 439 | | | | | 4,104 | | | 2,509 | | | 1,595 | | | |
| 4,566 | | | 2,880 | | | 1,686 | | | | | 11,000 | | | 5,672 | | | 5,328 | | | |
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Operating Costs and Expenses | 2,661 | | | 2,280 | | | 381 | | | | | 7,132 | | | 5,335 | | | 1,797 | | | |
Selling and administrative | 420 | | | 368 | | | 52 | | | | | 1,295 | | | 1,078 | | | 217 | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 377 | | | 358 | | | 19 | | | | | 1,115 | | | 1,046 | | | 69 | | | |
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| 3,459 | | | 3,007 | | | 452 | | | | | 9,542 | | | 7,460 | | | 2,083 | | | |
Operating Income (Loss) | $ | 1,107 | | | $ | (126) | | | $ | 1,233 | | | | | $ | 1,458 | | | $ | (1,787) | | | $ | 3,245 | | | |
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Europe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended August 31, | | | | | | Nine Months Ended August 31, | | | | |
(in millions) | 2023 | | 2022 | | Change | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | Change | |
Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Passenger ticket | $ | 1,595 | | | $ | 972 | | | $ | 623 | | | | | $ | 3,699 | | | $ | 1,804 | | | $ | 1,895 | | | |
Onboard and other | 465 | | | 294 | | | 171 | | | | | 1,120 | | | 585 | | | 535 | | | |
| 2,060 | | | 1,266 | | | 794 | | | | | 4,819 | | | 2,389 | | | 2,430 | | | |
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Operating Costs and Expenses | 1,124 | | | 983 | | | 141 | | | | | 3,303 | | | 2,529 | | | 774 | | | |
Selling and administrative | 199 | | | 173 | | | 26 | | | | | 634 | | | 524 | | | 110 | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 168 | | | 172 | | | (4) | | | | | 506 | | | 531 | | | (25) | | | |
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| 1,491 | | | 1,328 | | | 163 | | | | | 4,443 | | | 3,585 | | | 859 | | | |
Operating Income (Loss) | $ | 569 | | | $ | (62) | | | $ | 631 | | | | | $ | 376 | | | $ | (1,196) | | | $ | 1,572 | | | |
As a result of the pause in our guest cruise operations, we have a substantial debt balance and require a significant amount of cash to service our debt. Our ability to generate cash will be affected by general macroeconomic, financial, geopolitical, competitive, regulatory and other factors beyond our control. The full extent of these impacts is uncertain and may be amplified by our substantial debt balance.
Three Months Ended August 31, 2023 (“2023”) Compared to Three Months Ended August 31, 2022 (“2022”)
Revenues
Consolidated
Cruise passenger ticket revenues made up 66% of our total revenues in 2023 while onboard and other revenues made up 34%. Revenues in 2023 increased by $2.5 billion to $6.9 billion from $4.3 billion in 2022 due to the increase of ships in service and considerably higher occupancy levels in 2023 as compared to 2022. Our full fleet was serving guests as of August 31, 2023, compared to 93% as of August 31, 2022. ALBDs increased to 23.7 million in 2023 as compared to 21.0 million in 2022. Occupancy for 2023 was 109% compared to 84% in 2022.
NAA Segment
Cruise passenger ticket revenues made up 65% of our NAA segment’s total revenues in 2023 while onboard and other cruise revenues made up 35%. NAA segment revenues in 2023 increased by $1.7 billion to $4.6 billion from $2.9 billion in 2022 due to the increase of ships in service and considerably higher occupancy levels in 2023 as compared to 2022. Our NAA segment’s full fleet was serving guests as of August 31, 2023, compared to 95% as of August 31, 2022. ALBDs increased to 14.6 million in 2023 as compared to 12.6 million in 2022. Occupancy for 2023 was 111% compared to 92% in 2022.
Europe Segment
Cruise passenger ticket revenues made up 77% of our Europe segment’s total revenues in 2023 while onboard and other cruise revenues made up 23%. Europe segment revenues in 2023 increased by $0.8 billion to $2.1 billion from $1.3 billion in 2022 due to the increase of ships in service and considerably higher occupancy levels in 2023 as compared to 2022. Our Europe segment’s full fleet was serving guests as of August 31, 2023, compared to 92% as of August 31, 2022. ALBDs increased to 9.1 million in 2023 as compared to 8.5 million in 2022. Occupancy for 2023 was 106% compared to 73% in 2022.
Operating Cost and Expenses
Consolidated
Operating costs and expenses increased by $0.5 billion to $3.9 billion in 2023 from $3.4 billion in 2022. These increases were driven by our resumption of guest cruise operations, an increase in ships in service and considerably higher occupancy.
Fuel costs decreased by $199 million to $468 million in 2023 from $668 million in 2022. $238 million of this decrease was caused by lower fuel prices and changes in fuel mix of $322 per metric ton consumed in 2023 compared to 2022, partially offset by higher fuel consumption due to the resumption of guest cruise operations.
Selling and administrative expenses increased by $89 million to $713 million in 2023 from $625 million in 2022. The increase was principally driven by increases in administrative expenses incurred as part of our resumption of guest cruise operations, which includes an increase in incentive compensation reflecting expected improvements in the company’s current and long-term performance.
The drivers in changes in costs and expenses for our NAA and Europe segments are the same as those described for our consolidated results.
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest, increased by $96 million to $518 million in 2023 from $422 million in 2022. The increase was caused by a higher average interest rate in 2023 compared to 2022.
Debt extinguishment and modification costs were $81 million in 2023 as a result of debt transactions during the quarter, where there were none in 2022.
Nine Months Ended August 31, 2023 (“2023”) Compared to Nine Months Ended August 31, 2022 (“2022”)
Revenues
Consolidated
Cruise passenger ticket revenues made up 65% of our total revenues in 2023 while onboard and other revenues made up 35%. Revenues in 2023 increased by $7.9 billion to $16.2 billion from $8.3 billion in 2022 due to the significant increase of ships in service and considerably higher occupancy levels in 2023 as compared to 2022. Our full fleet was serving guests as of August 31, 2023, compared to 93% as of August 31, 2022. ALBDs increased to 68.1 million in 2023 as compared to 51.0 million in 2022. Occupancy for 2023 was 100% compared to 71% in 2022.
NAA Segment
Cruise passenger ticket revenues made up 63% of our NAA segment’s total revenues in 2023 while onboard and other cruise revenues made up 37%. NAA segment revenues in 2023 increased by $5.3 billion to $11.0 billion from $5.7 billion in 2022 due to the significant increase of ships in service and considerably higher occupancy levels in 2023 as compared to 2022. Our NAA segment’s full fleet was serving guests as of August 31, 2023, compared to 95% as of August 31, 2022. ALBDs increased to 42.2 million in 2023 as compared to 31.4 million in 2022. Occupancy for 2023 was 104% compared to 78% in 2022.
Europe Segment
Cruise passenger ticket revenues made up 77% of our Europe segment’s total revenues in 2023 while onboard and other cruise revenues made up 23%. Europe segment revenues in 2023 increased by $2.4 billion to $4.8 billion from $2.4 billion in 2022 due to the significant increase of ships in service and considerably higher occupancy levels in 2023 as compared to 2022. Our Europe segment’s full fleet was serving guests as of August 31, 2023, compared to 92% as of August 31, 2022. ALBDs increased to 25.9 million in 2023 as compared to 19.6 million in 2022. Occupancy for 2023 was 93% compared to 60% in 2022.
Operating Cost and Expenses
Consolidated
Operating costs and expenses increased by $2.6 billion to $10.7 billion in 2023 from $8.1 billion in 2022. These increases were driven by our resumption of guest cruise operations, an increase in ships in service and considerably higher occupancy.
Selling and administrative expenses increased by $0.4 billion to $2.2 billion in 2023 from $1.8 billion in 2022. The increase was caused by increases in advertising costs and administrative expenses incurred as part of our resumption of guest cruise operations, which includes an increase in incentive compensation reflecting expected improvements in the company’s current and long-term performance.
The drivers in changes in costs and expenses for our NAA and Europe segments are the same as those described for our
consolidated results.
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest, increased by $0.4 billion to $1.6 billion in 2023 from $1.2 billion in 2022. The increase was caused by a higher average interest rate in 2023 compared to 2022.
Debt extinguishment and modification costs were $112 million in 2023 as a result of debt transactions during the period, where there were none in 2022.
Liquidity, Financial Condition and Capital Resources
As of August 31, 2023, we had $5.7 billion of liquidity including cash and cash equivalents and borrowings available under our Revolving Facility. We will continue to pursue various opportunities to refinance future debt maturities to reduce interest expense and/or to extend the maturity dates associated with our existing indebtedness and obtain relevant financial covenant amendments or waivers, if needed.
We had a working capital deficit of $6.3 billion as of August 31, 2023 compared to a working capital deficit of $3.1 billion as of November 30, 2022. The increase in working capital deficit was caused by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and an increase in customer deposits, partially offset by an increase in prepaid expenses and a decrease in short-term borrowings as well as the current portion of long-term debt. We operate with a substantial working capital deficit. This deficit is mainly attributable to the fact that, under our business model, substantially all of our passenger ticket receipts are collected in advance of the applicable sailing date. These advance passenger receipts generally remain a current liability on our balance sheet until the sailing date. The cash generated from these advance receipts is used interchangeably with cash on hand from other sources, such as our borrowings and other cash from operations. The cash received as advanced receipts can be used to fund operating expenses, pay down our debt, make long-term investments or any other use of cash. Included within our working capital are $6.0 billion and $4.9 billion of customer deposits as of August 31, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively. We have agreements with a number of credit card processors that transact customer deposits related to our cruise vacations. Certain of these agreements allow the credit card processors to request, under certain circumstances, that we provide a reserve fund in cash. In addition, we have a relatively low level of accounts receivable and limited investment in inventories.
Refer to Note 1 - “General,” of the consolidated financial statements for additional discussion regarding our liquidity.
Sources and Uses of Cash
Operating Activities
Our business provided $3.4 billion of net cash flows from operating activities during the nine months ended August 31, 2023, an increase of $4.9 billion, compared to $1.6 billion used for the same period in 2022. This was driven by a decrease in the net loss compared to the same period in 2022 and other working capital changes.
Investing Activities
During the nine months ended August 31, 2023, net cash used in investing activities was $2.3 billion. This was driven by:
•Capital expenditures of $1.6 billion for our ongoing new shipbuilding program
•Capital expenditures of $991 million for ship improvements and replacements, information technology and buildings and improvements
•Proceeds from sales of ships of $260 million
During the nine months ended August 31, 2022, net cash used in investing activities was $3.5 billion. This was driven by:
•Capital expenditures of $3.0 billion for our ongoing new shipbuilding program
•Capital expenditures of $776 million for ship improvements and replacements, information technology and buildings and improvements
•Proceeds from sale of ships and other of $55 million
•Purchases of short-term investments of $315 million
•Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments of $515 million
Financing Activities
During the nine months ended August 31, 2023, net cash used in financing activities of $4.2 billion was driven by:
•Repayments of $200 million of short term-borrowings
•Repayments of $6.8 billion of long-term debt
•Debt issuance costs of $116 million
•Debt extinguishment costs of $67 million
•Issuances of $3.0 billion of long-term debt
•Proceeds from issuance of $22 million of Carnival Corporation common stock and purchases of $20 million of Carnival plc ordinary shares under our Stock Swap Program
During the nine months ended August 31, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities of $3.2 billion was caused by:
•Net repayments of short-term borrowings of $114 million
•Repayments of $1.1 billion of long-term debt
•Debt issuance costs of $116 million
•Issuances of $3.3 billion of long-term debt
•Net proceeds of $1.2 billion from the public offering of Carnival Corporation common stock
•Proceeds from issuance of $89 million of Carnival Corporation common stock and purchases of $82 million of Carnival plc ordinary shares under our Stock Swap Program
Funding Sources
As of August 31, 2023, we had $5.7 billion of liquidity including $2.8 billion of cash and cash equivalents and $2.9 billion of borrowings available under our Revolving Facility, which matures in August 2024. In February 2023, Carnival Holdings II entered into the New Revolving Facility, which may be utilized beginning in August 2024, at which date it will replace our Revolving Facility. Refer to Note 3 - “Debt” of the consolidated financial statements for additional discussion. In addition, we had $3.0 billion of undrawn export credit facilities to fund ship deliveries planned through 2025. We plan to use existing liquidity and future cash flows from operations to fund our cash requirements including capital expenditures not funded by our export credit facilities. We seek to manage our credit risk exposures, including counterparty nonperformance associated with our cash and cash equivalents, and future financing facilities by conducting business with well-established financial institutions, and export credit agencies and diversifying our counterparties.
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(in billions) | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 |
Future export credit facilities at August 31, 2023 | | $ | — | | | $ | 2.2 | | | $ | 0.7 | |
Our export credit facilities contain various financial covenants as described in Note 3 - “Debt”. At August 31, 2023, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants under our debt agreements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We are not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements, including guarantee contracts, retained or contingent interests, certain derivative instruments and variable interest entities that either have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
For a discussion of our hedging strategies and market risks, see the discussion below and Note 10 - “Fair Value Measurements, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and Financial Risks” in our consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations within our Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to our exposure to market risks since the date of our 2022 Form 10-K.
Interest Rate Risks
The composition of our debt, interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps, was as follows: | | | | | |
| August 31, 2023 |
Fixed rate | 63 | % |
EUR fixed rate | 17 | % |
Floating rate | 5 | % |
EUR floating rate | 15 | % |
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
A. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Climate Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer have evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures and have concluded, as of August 31, 2023, that they are effective to provide a reasonable level of assurance, as described above.
B. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended August 31, 2023 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The legal proceedings described in Note 4 – “Contingencies and Commitments” of our consolidated financial statements, including those described under “COVID-19 Actions” and “Regulatory or Governmental Inquiries and Investigations,” are incorporated in this “Legal Proceedings” section by reference. Additionally, SEC rules require disclosure of certain environmental matters when a governmental authority is a party to the proceedings and such proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions that we believe may exceed $1 million.
On June 20, 2022, Princess Cruises notified the Australian Maritime Safety Authorization (“AMSA”) and the flag state, Bermuda, regarding approximately six cubic meters of comminuted food waste (liquid biodigester effluent) inadvertently discharged by Coral Princess inside the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. On June 23, 2022, the UK P&I Club N.V. provided a letter of undertaking for approximately $1.9 million (being the estimated maximum combined penalty). On May 31, 2023, we received a summons from the Australia Federal Prosecution Service indicating that formal charges are being pursued against Princess Cruises and the Captain of the vessel. We believe the ultimate outcome will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
The risk factors in this Form 10-Q should be carefully considered, including the risk factors discussed in “Risk Factors” and other risks discussed in our Form 10-K. These risks could materially and adversely affect our results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals, growth, reputation, cash flows, liquidity, and stock price. Our business also could be affected by risks that we are not presently aware of or that we currently consider immaterial to our operations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
A.Stock Swap Program
Our Stock Swap Program allows us to realize a net cash benefit when Carnival Corporation common stock is trading at a premium to the price of Carnival plc ordinary shares. Under the Stock Swap Program, we may elect to offer and sell shares of Carnival Corporation common stock at prevailing market prices in ordinary brokers’ transactions and repurchase an equivalent number of Carnival plc ordinary shares in the UK market.
Under the Stock Swap Program effective as of June 2021, the Board of Directors authorized the sale of up to $500 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock in the U.S. market and the purchase of Carnival plc ordinary shares on at least an equivalent basis.
We may in the future implement a program to allow us to obtain a net cash benefit when Carnival plc ordinary shares are trading at a premium to the price of Carnival Corporation common stock.
Any sales of Carnival Corporation common stock and Carnival plc ordinary shares have been or will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. During the three months ended August 31, 2023, there were no sales or repurchases under the Stock Swap Program. Since the beginning of the Stock Swap Program, first authorized in June 2021, we have sold 17.2 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock and repurchased the same amount of Carnival plc ordinary shares, resulting in net proceeds of $29 million. No shares of Carnival Corporation common stock or Carnival plc ordinary shares were repurchased during the three months ended August 31, 2023 outside of the Stock Swap Program.
Item 5. Other Information.
C.Trading Plans
During the quarter ended August 31, 2023, no director or Section 16 officer adopted or terminated any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements (in each case, as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K).
Item 6. Exhibits. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS |
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| | | | Incorporated by Reference | | Filed/ Furnished Herewith |
Exhibit Number | | Exhibit Description | | Form | | Exhibit | | Filing Date | |
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Articles of incorporation and by-laws | | | | | | | | |
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3.1 | | | | 8-K | | 3.1 | | 4/17/2003 | | |
3.2 | | | | 8-K | | 3.1 | | 4/20/2009 | | |
3.3 | | | | 8-K | | 3.3 | | 4/20/2009 | | |
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Material Contracts | | | | | | | | |
10.1 | | Amendment No. 5, dated as of June 16, 2023, by and among Carnival Corporation and Carnival Finance, LLC, as borrowers, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2020. | | | | | | | | X |
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10.2 | | Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023, among Carnival Finance, LLC and Carnival Corporation, as borrowers, Carnival plc, the other guarantors party thereto, the various financial institutions as are or shall become parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as security agent. | | | | | | | | X |
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10.3 | | Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2023, among Carnival Corporation, as issuer, Carnival plc, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent, registrar and security agent, relating to the 7.000% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2029. | | | | | | | | X |
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certifications | | | | | | | | |
31.1 | | | | | | | | | | X |
31.2 | | | | | | | | | | X |
31.3 | | | | | | | | | | X |
31.4 | | | | | | | | | | X |
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Section 1350 certifications | | | | | | | | |
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32.1* | | | | | | | | | | X |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS |
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| | | | Incorporated by Reference | | Filed/ Furnished Herewith |
Exhibit Number | | Exhibit Description | | Form | | Exhibit | | Filing Date | |
32.2* | | | | | | | | | | X |
32.3* | | | | | | | | | | X |
32.4* | | | | | | | | | | X |
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Interactive Data File | | | | | | | | |
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101 | | The consolidated financial statements from Carnival Corporation & plc’s joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL, are as follows: | | | | | | | | |
| | (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022; | | | | | | | | X |
| | (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022; | | | | | | | | X |
| | (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at August 31, 2023 and November 30, 2022; | | | | | | | | X |
| | (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022; | | | | | | | | X |
| | (v) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2023 and 2022; | | | | | | | | X |
| | (vi) the notes to the consolidated financial statements, tagged in summary and detail. | | | | | | | | X |
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104 | | The cover page from Carnival Corporation & plc’s joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2023, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101). | | | | | | | | |
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* | These items are furnished and not filed. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| CARNIVAL CORPORATION | | | CARNIVAL PLC |
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By: | /s/ Josh Weinstein | | By: | /s/ Josh Weinstein |
| Josh Weinstein | | | Josh Weinstein |
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Climate Officer | | | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Climate Officer |
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By: | /s/ David Bernstein | | By: | /s/ David Bernstein |
| David Bernstein | | | David Bernstein |
| Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer | | | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |
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| Date: September 29, 2023 | | | Date: September 29, 2023 |
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Document
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 5 (this “Amendment”), dated as of June 16, 2023, by and among Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), Carnival Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Co-Borrower” and, together with the Lead Borrower, the “Borrowers”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
WHEREAS, Carnival plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, the Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and the Administrative Agent are party to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2020 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of December 3, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 30, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 3 to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 5, 2021, as amended by Incremental Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 4 to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 18, 2021, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Loan Agreement ” and, as further amended by this Amendment, the “Amended Loan Agreement”).
WHEREAS, certain loans, commitments and/or other extensions of credit (the “Loans”) under the Loan Agreement denominated in Dollars incur or are permitted to incur interest, fees or other amounts based on the London Interbank Offered Rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (“LIBOR”) in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.11(b) of the Loan Agreement, a Benchmark Replacement determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” with respect to Advances denominated in Dollars will replace the applicable Benchmark for all purposes under the Loan Agreement and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any further action or consent of any other party to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.11(d) of the Loan Agreement, in connection with the replacement of LIBOR, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, has determined that certain Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes are necessary or advisable and such changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Amended Loan Agreement.
SECTION 2. Representations of the Borrowers. Each Borrower, on behalf of itself and each Loan Party, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date with respect to itself that:
(a) this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower enforceable against such Borrower 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) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing;
(b) the execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower of this Amendment will not (x) violate (A) any law or governmental regulation applicable to such Borrower, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (B) the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents (including any limited liability company or operating agreements) or by-laws of such Borrower, (C) any applicable court decree or order binding on such Borrower or any of its property, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (D) any contractual restriction binding on such Borrower or any of its property except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (y) result in, or require the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of such Borrower’s properties, other than the Liens created by the Loan Documents and Permitted Liens, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or shall result from this Amendment; and
(d) the representations and warranties of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party contained in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in the case of such representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects) on and as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date (both before and after giving effect to this Amendment) with the same effect as though made on and as of the date hereof, 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 (or in the case of such representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects) as of such earlier date).
SECTION 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of the amendments to the Loan Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions (the date of such satisfaction or waiver, the “Amendment No. 5 Effective Date”):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each Borrower a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party.
(b) To the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers hereunder or under any Loan Document at or prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.
SECTION 4. Amendment of the Loan Agreement. Subject to the occurrence of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, operative as of June 30, 2023 (the “Automatic Benchmark Conversion Date”), the Loan Agreement shall be hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the Amended Loan Agreement attached as Annex A hereto.
SECTION 5. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. (a) On and after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, each reference in the Amended Loan Agreement to “hereunder”, “hereof”, “Agreement”, “this Agreement” or words of like import and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “Term Loan Agreement”, “Loan Agreement,” “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean and be a reference to the Amended Loan Agreement. From and after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, this Amendment shall be a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Amended Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(b) The Security Documents and each other Loan Document, as specifically amended by this Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the respective guarantees, pledges, grants of security interests and other agreements, as applicable, under each of the Security Documents shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall accrue to the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Loan Agreement and the Amended Loan Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Security Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each case, as amended by this Amendment.
(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment 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.
SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by .pdf or other electronic form shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Amendment.
SECTION 7. Amendments; Headings; Severability. This Amendment may not be amended nor may any provision hereof be waived except pursuant to a writing signed by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Amendment. Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof, and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. 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 8. Governing Law; Etc.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER, AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES AS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 11.13 AND 11.17 OF THE AMENDED LOAN AGREEMENT AS IF SUCH SECTIONS WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN.
SECTION 9. No Novation. This Amendment shall not extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Loan Agreement or discharge or release the Lien or priority of any Security Document or any other security therefor. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the obligations outstanding under the Loan Agreement or instruments securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect, except to any extent modified hereby or by instruments executed concurrently herewith and except to the extent repaid as provided herein. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. Nothing implied in this Amendment or in any other document contemplated hereby shall be construed as a release
or other discharge of any of the Loan Parties under any Loan Document from any of its obligations and liabilities as a borrower, guarantor or pledgor under any of the Loan Documents.
SECTION 10. Notices. All notices hereunder shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.2 of the Amended Loan Agreement.
SECTION 11. Payment of Expenses. The Borrowers agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 12. Transition to Term SOFR. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Amended Loan Agreement, each party hereto agrees that LIBO Rate Advances (as defined in the Loan Agreement immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment) outstanding as of the Automatic Benchmark Conversion Date shall remain outstanding until the end of the applicable Interest Period for such LIBO Rate Advance that is in effect on the Automatic Benchmark Conversion Date, at which time the Borrowers shall elect to convert such LIBO Rate Advances to Term SOFR Advances or Base Rate Advances in accordance with Section 2.9 of the Amended Loan Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
LEAD BORROWER:
CARNIVAL CORPORATION, a Panamanian corporation
By: /s/ Lourdes Suarez
Name: Lourdes Suarez
Title: Treasurer
CO-BORROWER:
CARNIVAL FINANCE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: Carnival Corporation,
its Sole Member
By: /s/ Lourdes Suarez
Name: Lourdes Suarez
Title: Treasurer
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Nadeige Dang
Name: Nadeige Dang
Title: Executive Director
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5]
See attached
$1,860,000,000
€800,000,000
$2,300,000,000
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT,
dated as of June 30, 2020,
as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated December 3, 2020,
Amendment No. 2 dated June 30, 2021,
Amendment No. 3 dated October 5, 2021, and
Incremental Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 4 dated October 18, 2021, and
Amendment No. 5 dated June 16, 2023 and operative as of June 30, 2023,
among
CARNIVAL FINANCE, LLC,
as Co-Borrower,
CARNIVAL CORPORATION,
as Lead Borrower,
CARNIVAL PLC,
as a Guarantor,
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners and Joint Global Coordinators,
BOFA SECURITIES INC., CITIBANK N.A. and
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP, LLOYDS BANK CORPORATE MARKETS, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. NEW YORK BRANCH, and
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as Bookrunners,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Security Agent
and
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED, LONDON BRANCH,
DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL-GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK, NEW YORK BRANCH,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD., and NATWEST MARKETS PLC,
as Co-Managers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I Definitions and Accounting Terms | 1 |
| Section 1.1 | Defined Terms | 1 |
| Section 1.2 | Use of Defined Terms | 61 |
| Section 1.3 | Terms Generally | 61 |
| Section 1.4 | Accounting and Financial Determinations | 62 |
| Section 1.5 | Interest Rates; LIBORBenchmark and EURIBOR Notification | 62 |
| Section 1.6 | Divisions | 63 |
| Section 1.7 | Classification of Advances and Borrowings | 63 |
Article II Commitments, Borrowing Procedures and Notes | 63 |
| Section 2.1 | The Advances | 63 |
| Section 2.2 | Making the Advances | 63 |
| Section 2.3 | Fees | 65 |
| Section 2.4 | [Reserved] | 65 |
| Section 2.5 | [Reserved] | 65 |
| Section 2.6 | Repayment of Advances | 65 |
| Section 2.7 | Interest on Advances | 66 |
| Section 2.8 | Interest Rate Determination | 67 |
| Section 2.9 | Optional Conversion or Continuation of Advances | 67 |
| Section 2.10 | Prepayments of Advances | 68 |
| Section 2.11 | Payments and Computations | 70 |
| Section 2.12 | Sharing of Payments, Etc. | 71 |
| Section 2.13 | Evidence of Debt | 71 |
| Section 2.14 | Incremental Facilities | 72 |
| Section 2.15 | Loan Modification Offers | 74 |
| Section 2.16 | Loan Purchases | 75 |
ARTICLE III Certain LIBOTerm SOFR Rate and Other Provisions | 77 |
| Section 3.1 | LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Lending Unlawful | 77 |
| Section 3.2 | [Reserved] | 77 |
| Section 3.3 | Increased Costs, etc. | 77 |
| Section 3.4 | Funding Losses | 78 |
| Section 3.5 | Increased Capital Costs | 79 |
| Section 3.6 | Taxes | 80 |
| Section 3.7 | Reserve Costs | 83 |
| Section 3.8 | Replacement Lenders, etc. | 84 |
| Section 3.9 | [Reserved] | 84 |
| Section 3.10 | [Reserved] | 84 |
| Section 3.11 | Rates Unavailable | 84 |
Article IV Conditions to Borrowing | 88 |
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| Section 4.1 | Effectiveness | 88 |
| Section 4.2 | All Borrowings | 90 |
| Section 4.3 | Determinations Under Section 4.1 | 90 |
Article V Representations and Warranties | 90 |
| Section 5.1 | Organization, etc | 91 |
| Section 5.2 | Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc | 91 |
| Section 5.3 | Government Approval, Regulation, etc | 91 |
| Section 5.4 | Compliance with Environmental Laws | 91 |
| Section 5.5 | Validity, etc | 91 |
| Section 5.6 | Financial Information | 92 |
| Section 5.7 | No Default, Event of Default | 92 |
| Section 5.8 | Litigation | 92 |
| Section 5.9 | No Material Adverse Change | 92 |
| Section 5.10 | Taxes | 92 |
| Section 5.11 | Obligations Rank Pari Passu | 92 |
| Section 5.12 | No Filing, etc. Required | 92 |
| Section 5.13 | No Immunity | 92 |
| Section 5.14 | ERISA Event | 93 |
| Section 5.15 | Investment Company Act | 93 |
| Section 5.16 | Regulation U | 93 |
| Section 5.17 | Accuracy of Information | 93 |
| Section 5.18 | Compliance with Laws | 93 |
| Section 5.19 | ERISA | 94 |
| Section 5.20 | EEA Financial Institution | 94 |
| Section 5.21 | Collateral Documents and Collateral | 94 |
| Section 5.22 | Properties | 94 |
| Section 5.23 | Solvency | 95 |
| Section 5.24 | Vessel Representations | 95 |
| Section 5.25 | No Withholding Tax | 95 |
Article VI Covenants | 95 |
| Section 6.1 | Affirmative Covenants | 95 |
| Section 6.1.1 | Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc. | 95 |
| Section 6.1.2 | Notices of Material Events | 97 |
| Section 6.1.3 | Approvals and Other Consents | 97 |
| Section 6.1.4 | Compliance with Laws, etc; Payment of Taxes and Other Claims | 97 |
| Section 6.1.5 | Ratings | 98 |
| Section 6.1.6 | Insurance | 98 |
| Section 6.1.7 | Books and Records | 98 |
| Section 6.1.8 | Further Assurances | 98 |
| Section 6.1.9 | After-Acquired Property | 99 |
| Section 6.1.10 | Re-flagging of Vessels | 99 |
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| Section 6.1.11 | Automatic Reduction of New Secured Debt Secured by the Collateral | 100 |
| Section 6.1.12 | Reduction of Other Secured Debt | 101 |
| Section 6.1.13 | Use of Proceeds | 102 |
| Section 6.1.14 | Corporate Existence | 102 |
| Section 6.1.15 | Maintenance of Properties | 103 |
| Section 6.1.16 | Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries | 103 |
| Section 6.1.17 | Conference Calls | 103 |
| Section 6.2 | Negative Covenants | 103 |
| Section 6.2.1 | Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock | 104 |
| Section 6.2.2 | Liens | 109 |
| Section 6.2.3 | Restricted Payments | 111 |
| Section 6.2.4 | Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets | 115 |
| Section 6.2.5 | Asset Sales | 117 |
| Section 6.2.6 | Transactions with Affiliates | 118 |
| Section 6.2.7 | Limitation on Issuance of Guarantees of Indebtedness | 120 |
| Section 6.2.8 | Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries | 121 |
| Section 6.2.9 | Impairment of Security Interest | 124 |
| Section 6.2.10 | Use of Proceeds | 125 |
Article VII Events of Default | 125 |
| Section 7.1 | Listing of Events of Default | 125 |
| Section 7.1.1 | Non-Payment of Obligations | 125 |
| Section 7.1.2 | Breach of Warranty | 125 |
| Section 7.1.3 | Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations | 125 |
| Section 7.1.4 | Default on Other Indebtedness | 125 |
| Section 7.1.5 | Pension Plans | 126 |
| Section 7.1.6 | Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc | 126 |
| Section 7.1.7 | Change of Control Triggering Event | 126 |
| Section 7.1.8 | Unenforceability | 126 |
| Section 7.1.9 | Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations | 127 |
| Section 7.1.10 | Judgments | 127 |
| Section 7.1.11 | Guarantees | 127 |
| Section 7.1.12 | Security Interests | 127 |
| Section 7.2 | Action if Bankruptcy | 127 |
| Section 7.3 | Action if Other Event of Default | 127 |
Article VIII [Reserved] | 128 |
Article IX [Reserved] | 128 |
Article X The Agents | 128 |
| Section 10.1 | Actions | 128 |
| Section 10.2 | Rights as a Lender | 129 |
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| Section 10.3 | Lender Indemnification | 129 |
| Section 10.4 | Exculpation | 130 |
| Section 10.5 | Reliance by Administrative Agent | 132 |
| Section 10.6 | Delegation of Duties | 132 |
| Section 10.7 | Resignation of Administrative Agent | 132 |
| Section 10.8 | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | 133 |
| Section 10.9 | No Other Duties | 133 |
| Section 10.10 | Copies, etc | 133 |
| Section 10.11 | Agency Fee | 133 |
| Section 10.12 | Posting of Communications | 134 |
| Section 10.13 | Acknowledgements of Lenders | 135 |
| Section 10.14 | Certain ERISA Matters | 136 |
| Section 10.15 | Collateral Matters; Credit Bidding | 137 |
Article XI Miscellaneous Provisions | 139 |
| Section 11.1 | Waivers, Amendments, etc | 139 |
| Section 11.2 | Notices | 141 |
| Section 11.3 | Payment of Costs and Expenses | 143 |
| Section 11.4 | Limitation of Liability; Indemnification | 144 |
| Section 11.5 | Survival | 145 |
| Section 11.6 | Severability | 145 |
| Section 11.7 | Headings | 146 |
| Section 11.8 | Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, etc | 146 |
| Section 11.9 | Governing Law; Entire Agreement | 147 |
| Section 11.10 | Successors and Assigns | 147 |
| Section 11.11 | Sale and Transfer of Advances and Note; Participations in Advances | 147 |
| Section 11.11.1 | Assignments | 147 |
| Section 11.11.2 | Participations | 149 |
| Section 11.11.3 | Register | 150 |
| Section 11.11.4 | Purchasing Borrower Parties | 150 |
| Section 11.11.5 | Disqualified Lenders | 151 |
| Section 11.12 | Other Transactions | 151 |
| Section 11.13 | Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction | 151 |
| Section 11.14 | Process Agent | 152 |
| Section 11.15 | Judgment | 152 |
| Section 11.16 | [Reserved] | 152 |
| Section 11.17 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 153 |
| Section 11.18 | Confidentiality | 153 |
| Section 11.19 | No Fiduciary Relationship | 153 |
| Section 11.20 | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 153 |
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| Section 11.21 | Approval and Authorization | 154 |
| Section 11.22 | Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs | 154 |
Article XII Guarantees | 155 |
| Section 12.1 | Guarantees | 155 |
| Section 12.2 | Subrogation | 155 |
| Section 12.3 | Release of Guarantees | 156 |
| Section 12.4 | Limitation and Effectiveness of Guarantees | 157 |
| Section 12.5 | Successors and Assigns | 157 |
| Section 12.6 | No Waiver | 157 |
| Section 12.7 | Modification | 157 |
| Section 12.8 | Limitation on the Italian Guarantor’s Liability | 157 |
Article XIII SECURITY | 159 |
| Section 13.1 | Security; Security Documents | 159 |
| Section 13.2 | Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents | 160 |
| Section 13.3 | Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents | 161 |
| Section 13.4 | Additional Intercreditor Agreements and Amendments to the Intercreditor Agreement | 161 |
| Section 13.5 | Release of the Collateral | 162 |
| Section 13.6 | Appointment of Security Agent and Supplemental Security Agents | 164 |
| Section 13.7 | Designation as Other Secured Obligations and Pari Passu Obligations | 165 |
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SCHEDULES
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SCHEDULE I | – | Commitments |
SCHEDULE II | – | [Reserved] |
SCHEDULE III | – | Subsidiary Guarantors |
SCHEDULE IV | – | Agreed Security Principles |
SCHEDULE V | – | Security Documents |
SCHEDULE VI | – | Collateral Vessels |
SCHEDULE VII | – | Consolidated EBITDA Adjustments |
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A | – | Form of Note |
Exhibit B | – | Form of Borrowing Request |
Exhibit C | – | Form of Interest Period Notice |
Exhibit D-1 | – | Form of Lender Assignment Agreement |
Exhibit D-2 | – | Form of Purchasing Borrower Party Lender Assignment Agreement |
Exhibit E | – | Form of Joinder |
Exhibit F | – | Form of Notice of Prepayment |
Exhibit G | – | Form of Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit H-1 | – | U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit H-2 | – | U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit H-3 | – | U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
Exhibit H-4 | – | U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS TERM LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of June 30, 2020, is among Carnival Finance, LLC, a newly formed Delaware subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (the “Co-Borrower”), CARNIVAL CORPORATION, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower”; together with the Co-Borrower, the “Borrowers”), CARNIVAL PLC, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party hereto, the various financial institutions as are or shall become parties hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as the Administrative Agent for the Lenders, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as security agent (the “Security Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, on the Effective Date, Initial Advances denominated in Dollars were made to the Borrowers in an aggregate principal amount of $1,860,000,000 and Initial Advances denominated in Euros were made to the Borrowers in an aggregate principal amount of €800,000,000;
WHEREAS, the Borrower entered into that certain Incremental Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 4 to Term Loan Agreement (the “2021 Incremental Amendment”), dated as of October 18, 2021, by and among the Borrowers, Carnival plc, the other Guarantors party thereto, the financial institutions party thereto, and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which the 2021 Incremental Term B Lenders have agreed to make 2021 Incremental Term B Advances denominated in Dollars to the Borrowers on the 2021 Incremental Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount of $2,300,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth (including Article IV), to extend Advances to the Borrowers;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.1 Defined Terms. The following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall, when capitalized, except where the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):
“2021 Incremental Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“2021 Incremental Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the 2021 Incremental Amendment.
“2021 Incremental Term B Advance” means an Advance made by the 2021 Incremental Term B Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.1(b) on the 2021 Incremental Effective Date.
“2021 Incremental Term B Commitment” means as to any Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make 2021 Incremental Term B Advances hereunder on the 2021 Incremental Effective Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 to the 2021 Incremental Amendment as such
Lender’s “2021 Incremental Term B Commitment”. The aggregate amount of the 2021 Incremental Term B Commitments of all Lenders as of the 2021 Incremental Effective Date is $2,300,000,000. The 2021 Incremental Term B Commitments of the 2021 Incremental Term B Lenders shall terminate upon the making of the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances on the 2021 Incremental Effective Date, in an amount equal to the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances made on such date.
“2021 Incremental Term B Facility” means the 2021 Incremental Term B Commitments and the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances made hereunder.
“2021 Incremental Term B Facility Maturity Date” means October 18, 2028.
“2021 Incremental Term B Lender” means each Lender with a 2021 Incremental Term B Commitment or holding an outstanding 2021 Incremental Term B Advance at any time.
“2021 Transaction Costs” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1.13.
“2021 Transactions” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1.13.
“2023 First-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of April 8, 2020, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee thereunder, as supplemented on November 18, 2020.
“2023 First-Priority Secured Notes” means the 11.500% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2023 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2023 First-Priority Secured Notes”), issued under the 2023 First-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2023 First-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2023 First-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2023 First-Priority Secured Note.”
“2023 First-Priority Secured Notes Refinancing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1.13.
“2026 Second-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of July 20, 2020, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee thereunder, as supplemented on November 18, 2020.
“2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes” means the 10.500% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and the 10.125% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2026 Second-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise
modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2026 Second-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2026 Second-Priority Secured Note.”
“2026 Unsecured Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2020, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee thereunder.
“2026 Unsecured Notes” means the U.S. dollar denominated 7.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 and the euro-denominated 7.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2026 Unsecured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2026 Unsecured Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2026 Unsecured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2026 Unsecured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2026 Unsecured Note.”
“2027 First-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of October 23, 2000 (as supplemented on July 15, 2003 with respect to the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes, and as further supplemented on December 1, 2003), among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York, as trustee thereunder.
“2027 First-Priority Secured Notes” means the 7.875% Debentures due 2027 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes”), issued under the 2027 First-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 First-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2027 First-Priority Secured Note.”
“2027 Second-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2020, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto
and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee thereunder, as supplemented on November 18, 2020.
“2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes” means the 9.875% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2027 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2027 Second-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 Second-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2027 Second-Priority Secured Note.”
“2027 Unsecured Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of February 16, 2021, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee thereunder.
“2027 Unsecured Notes” means the 5.750% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, the “Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2027 Unsecured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2027 Unsecured Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 Unsecured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date 2027 Unsecured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2027 Unsecured Note.”
“Accepting Lenders” is defined in Section 2.15(a).
“Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming, a Restricted Subsidiary; and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
“Act” is defined in Section 11.2(d).
“Additional Intercreditor Agreement” is defined in Section 13.4(a).
“Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any RFR Advance denominated in Dollars, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple SOFR, plus (b) 0.11448%; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period, plus (b) the Applicable SOFR Adjustment; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder. References to the “Administrative Agent” shall include J.P. Morgan Europe Limited (including but not limited to administrative matters pertaining to the EURIBOR Rate Initial Advances) and any other branch or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. designated by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in accordance with this Agreement for the purpose of performing its obligations in such capacity.
“Administrative Agent’s Account” means such account of the Administrative Agent as is designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Lead Borrower and the Lenders for such purpose.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Advance” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement, including the Initial Advances, the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances, and any Incremental Advances of any Series pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment. Each Advance denominated in Euros shall be a EURIBOR Rate Advance.
“Affected Class” is defined in Section 2.15(a).
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“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,” 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. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.
“After-Acquired Property” means any property of either Borrower or any Guarantor acquired after the Effective Date that constitutes Collateral (including any Vessel which replaces a Vessel that was the subject of an Event of Loss) and is of the same type as any of the such Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s assets that were intended to be a part of the Collateral as of the Effective Date.
“Agent-Related Person” is defined in Section 11.4(c).
“Agents” means (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the Security Agent, together with their respective successors (if any) in such capacity.
“Agreed Currencies” means Dollars and Euros.
“Agreed Security Principles” means the Agreed Security Principles as set forth on Schedule IV.
“Agreement” means, on any date, this Term Loan Agreement as originally in effect on the Effective Date and as thereafter from time to time further amended, supplemented, amended and restated, or otherwise modified and in effect on such date.
“Amendment No. 2” means the Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2021, among the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and Lenders party thereto.
“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” means the date on which the Amendment Effective Time (as defined in Amendment No. 2) occurred, which is June 30, 2021.
“Ancillary Document” is defined in Section 11.8(b).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to either Borrower or any of its Affiliates from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“Applicable Jurisdiction” means (i) in the case of either Borrower, the jurisdiction or jurisdictions under which such Borrower is organized, domiciled or resident or from which any of its business activities are conducted or in which any of its properties are located and which has jurisdiction over the subject matter being addressed or (ii) in the case of a Vessel, its flag state and its home port.
“Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate Advance, such Lender’s LIBOTerm SOFR Lending Office in the case of a LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance and such Lender’s EURIBOR Lender Office in the case of a EURIBOR Rate Advance.
“Applicable Margin” means as of any date from and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date (a) with respect to any Initial Advance, (x) 2.00% per annum, in the case of a Base Rate Initial Advance, (y) 3.00% per annum, in the case of a LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Initial Advance or RFR Initial Advance, and (z) 3.75% per annum, in the case of a EURIBOR Rate Initial Advance or a CBR Initial Advance, (b) with respect to any 2021 Incremental Term B Advance, (x) 2.25% per annum, in the case of a Base Rate 2021 Incremental Term B Advance, and (y) 3.25% per annum, in the case of a LIBOTerm SOFR Rate 2021 Incremental Term B Advance or RFR 2021 Incremental Term B Advance, and (c) with respect to any Incremental Advance of any Series, the rate per annum specified in the Incremental Facility Amendment establishing the Incremental Commitments of such Series.
“Applicable SOFR Adjustment” shall mean a per annum as set forth below for the applicable Interest Period:
| | | | | |
Interest Period | Percentage |
One month | 0.11448 % |
Three months | 0.26161% |
Six months | 0.42826% |
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged, in making, purchasing, holding or investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course of its activities and that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means the joint lead arrangers listed on the cover page to this Agreement as of the Effective Date or as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, or listed on the cover page to the 2021 Incremental Amendment as of the 2021 Incremental Effective Date.
“Asset Sale” means:
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Section 6.2.4 and not by Section 6.2.5; and
(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any Restricted Subsidiary or the sale by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests in any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares to be held by third parties to meet the applicable legal requirements).
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets or Equity Interests having a Fair Market Value of less than $250.0 million;
(2) a sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of assets or Equity Interests between or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary;
(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary;
(4) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of inventory, insurance proceeds or other assets in the ordinary course of business and any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets or assets that are no longer useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(5) licenses and sublicenses by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(6) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims in the ordinary course of business;
(7) any transfer, assignment or other disposition deemed to occur in connection with the creation or granting of Liens not prohibited under Section 6.2.2;
(8) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(9) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 6.2.3 or a Permitted Investment;
(10) the disposition 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;
(11) the foreclosure, condemnation or any similar action with respect to any property or other assets or a surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;
(12) the sale of any property in a sale and leaseback transaction that is entered into within six months of the acquisition of such property or completion of the construction of the applicable Vessel;
(13) time charters and other similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business; and
(14) the sale of any Vessels Reserved for Disposition.
“Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any sale and leaseback transaction, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate reasonably determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Lead Borrower to be the interest rate implicit in the lease determined in accordance with GAAP, or, if not known, at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate) of the total obligations of the lessee of the property subject to such lease for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction, including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended, or until the earliest date on which the lessee may terminate such lease without penalty or upon payment of penalty (in which case the rental payments shall include such penalty), after excluding from such rental payments all amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water, utilities and similar charges; provided, however, that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.”
“Auction Purchase Offer” means an offer by the Lead Borrower to purchase Advances of one or more Classes pursuant to modified Dutch auctions conducted in accordance with Section 2.16.
“Authorized Officer” means those officers of the Borrowers authorized to act with respect to the Loan Documents and whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified
to the Administrative Agent by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the applicable Borrower.
“Available Tenor” means, 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), 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 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 clause (f) of Section 3.11.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, 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 1 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” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any successor statute.
“Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code or any similar U.S. federal or state law or the laws of any other jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, voluntary or judicial liquidation, composition with creditors, reprieve from payment, controlled management, fraudulent conveyance, general settlement with creditors, reorganization or similar or equivalent laws affecting the rights of creditors generally including, in the case of Italy, Royal Decree No. 267 of 16th March 1942, as amended and/or restated from time to time and/or Legislative Decree no. 14 of 12 January 2019. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the UK Companies Act 2006 governing a solvent reorganisation or a voluntary liquidation thereunder shall not be deemed to be Bankruptcy Laws.
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum in effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the highest of:
(a) the Prime Rate;
(b) ½ of 1.00% per annum above the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day; and
(c) the LIBOAdjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one month Interest Period onas published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such daysay is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) plus 1%;
provided that (i) for the purpose of this definition, the LIBOAdjusted Term SOFR Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the LIBO Interpolated Rate)Term SOFR Reference Rate at
approximately 11:00 a.m. London5:00 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); (ii) with respect to Initial Advances, if the rate determined hereunder shall be less than 0.75%, such rate shall be deemed 0.75% for purposes of this Agreement and (iii) with respect to 2021 Incremental Term B Advances, if the rate determined hereunder shall be less than 0.75%, such rate shall be deemed 0.75% for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the LIBOAdjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the LIBOAdjusted Term SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.11 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until any amendment has become effective pursuant to Section 3.11(b)), then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
“Base Rate Advance” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any (i) Term Benchmark AdvanceBorrowing, the Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency or (ii) RFR Advance, the Daily Simple SOFR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its 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) or clause (c) of Section 3.11.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date; provided that, in the case of any Advance denominated in Euros or in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, “Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the alternative set forth in (3) below:
(1) in the case of any Advance denominated in Dollars, the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;[Reserved].
(2) in the case of any Advance denominated in Dollars, the sum of: (a)Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(3) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Lead 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 or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;.
provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is 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; provided further that, in the case of clause (3), when such clause is used to determine the Benchmark Replacement in connection with the occurrence of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the alternate benchmark rate selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be the term benchmark rate that is used in lieu of a
LIBOR-based rate in the relevant other Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities; provided further that, solely with respect to an Advance denominated in Dollars, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date, the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above).
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the 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 (1) for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;
(b) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
(2) for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “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 thethe Administrative Agent and the Borrowers 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 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;.
provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day”, the definition of “Central Bank Rate”, the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion 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 decides in its reasonable discretion that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest 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); and
(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;.
(3) in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Lead Borrower pursuant to Section 3.11(c); or
(4) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
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” means, 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);
(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 Federal Reserve 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); 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.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.11 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.11.
“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the U.S. Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the U.S. Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate’ (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“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 the partnership;
(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and
(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
“Bookrunners” means the bookrunners listed on the cover page to this Agreement as of the Effective Date or as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, or listed on the cover page to the 2021 Incremental Amendment as of the 2021 Incremental Effective Date.
“Borrowers” is defined in the preamble.
“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Advances of the same Type and Class and, in the case of LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances, having the same Interest Period.
“Borrowing Minimum” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, $5.0 million, and (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euros, €5.0 million.
“Borrowing Multiple” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, $1.0 million, and (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euros, €1.0 million.
“Business Day” means any day that is not 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 a LIBO Rate AdvanceAdvances referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such Advances referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate or any other dealings of such Advances referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in the London interbank marketmean any such day that is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day and (b) when used in connection
with any EURIBOR Rate Advance, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which TARGET is not open for the settlement of payments in Euro.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed), which obligation is required to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease obligation under GAAP, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligation at any date will be the capitalized amount thereof at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP and the Stated Maturity thereof will be the date of last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date such lease may be terminated without penalty.
“Capital Stock” means:
(a) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(c) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and
(d) 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, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.
“CBR Advance” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Central Bank Rate.
“Central Bank Rate” means, (A) the greater of (i) for any Advance denominated in 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, and (ii) 0%; plus (B) the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment.
“Central Bank Rate Adjustment” means for any day, for any Advance denominated in Euro, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the 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 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.
“Carnival Group” means the Borrowers, Carnival plc and their respective Subsidiaries.
“Carnival plc” is defined in the preamble.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1) direct obligations (or certificates representing an interest in such obligations) issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the European Union, the government of a member state of the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or Canada (including, in each case, any agency or instrumentality thereof), as the case may be, the payment of which is backed by the full faith and credit of the European Union, the relevant member state of the European Union or the United States, Switzerland or Canada, as the case may be, and which are not callable or redeemable at the Borrowers’ option;
(2) overnight bank deposits, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and money market deposits (and similar instruments) with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under, or authorized to operate as a bank or trust company under, the laws of a member state of the European Union or of the United States or any state thereof, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia or Canada; provided that such bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment) and whose long-term debt is rated “A-1” or higher by Moody’s or “A+” or higher by S&P or the equivalent rating category of another internationally recognized rating agency; provided, further, that any cash held pursuant to clause (6) below not covered by the foregoing may be held through overnight bank deposits, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and money market deposits (and similar instruments) with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition issued by a bank or trust company organized and operating in the applicable jurisdiction;
(3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (1) and (2) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (2) above;
(4) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;
(5) money market funds or other mutual funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (4) of this definition; and
(6) cash in any currency in which the Company and its subsidiaries now or in the future operate, in such amounts as the Company determines to be necessary in the ordinary course of their business.
“Change of Control” means (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used for the purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act), other than Permitted Holders (each, a “Relevant Person”) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 under the U.S. Exchange Act), directly or indirectly of such capital stock of the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc, in each case as is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of more than 50% of the rights to vote to elect members of the boards of directors of each of the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc or (ii) the Co-Borrower no longer is a wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc; provided (i) such event shall not be deemed a Change of Control so long as one or more of the Permitted Holders have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the
boards of directors of the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc, (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, no Change of Control shall occur solely as a result of either the Lead Borrower (or any subsidiary thereof) or Carnival plc (or any subsidiary thereof) acquiring or owning, at any time, any or all of the capital stock of each other, and (iii) no Change of Control shall be deemed to occur if all or substantially all of the holders of the capital stock of the Relevant Person immediately after the event which would otherwise have constituted a Change of Control were the holders of the capital stock of the Lead Borrower and/or Carnival plc with the same (or substantially the same) pro rata economic interests in the share capital of the Relevant Person as such shareholders had in the Capital Stock of the Lead Borrower and/or Carnival plc, respectively, immediately prior to such event. Any direct or indirect intermediate holding company whose only asset is the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc stock shall be deemed not to be a “Relevant Person.”
“Change of Control Period” means, in respect of any Change of Control, the period commencing on the Relevant Announcement Date in respect of such Change of Control and ending 60 days after the occurrence of such Change of Control.
“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Downgrade.
“Class”, when used in reference to (a) any Advance or Borrowing, refers to whether such Advance, or the Advances comprising such Borrowing, are Initial Advances, 2021 Incremental Term B Advances or Incremental Advances of any Series, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is an Initial Commitment, an 2021 Incremental Term B Commitment or an Incremental Commitment of any Series, and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has an Advance or Commitment of a particular Class. Additional Classes of Advances, Borrowings, Commitments and Lenders may be established pursuant to Sections 2.14 and 2.15.
“Co-Borrower” is defined in the preamble.
“Co-Managers” means the co-managers listed on the cover page to this Agreement as of the Effective Date or as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, or listed on the cover page to the 2021 Incremental Amendment as of the 2021 Incremental Effective Date.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means the following:
(i) shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary Guarantor;
(ii) each of the Vessels owned or operated by the Lead Borrower and the Guarantors on the Effective Date set forth on Schedule VI and, in each case, an assignment of insurance claims and earnings in respect of such Vessels, in each case except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or contract;
(iii) the intellectual property described in the Security Documents that is owned or controlled by the Lead Borrower and the Guarantors on the Effective Date;
(iv) other assets of the Lead Borrower and the Guarantors consisting of inventory, trade receivables, intangibles, computer software and casino equipment, in each case associated with the Vessels pledged as specified in clause (ii) of this definition; and
(v) any additional assets that are pledged for the benefit of the holders or lenders, as applicable, of the Advances, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the EIB Facility, and other Indebtedness permitted to be secured on a pari passu basis under this Agreement, as well as certain hedge counterparties.
“Commitment” means with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Initial Commitment, 2021 Incremental Term B Commitment or Incremental Commitment of any Series or any combination thereof (as the context requires).
“Communications” is defined in Section 10.12(c).
“Company” means the Borrowers and Carnival plc, or any of them, as the context may require, and not any of their Subsidiaries.
“Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Compounded SOFR” means, in the case of Advances denominated in Dollars, the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which may include compounding in arrears with a lookback and/or suspension period as a mechanism to determine the interest amount payable prior to the end of each Interest Period) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with:
(1) the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded SOFR; provided that:
(2) if, and to the extent that, the Administrative Agent determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (1) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion are substantially consistent with any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining compounded SOFR for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;
provided, further, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such rate, methodology or convention determined in accordance with clause (1) or clause (2) is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then Compounded SOFR will be deemed unable to be determined for purposes of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement.”
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, without duplication:
(a) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(b) the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(c) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles and deferred financing fees but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash charges and expenses (excluding any such non-
cash charge or expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge or expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(d) any expenses, charges or other costs related to any Equity Offering or issuance of Subordinated Shareholder Funding permitted by this Agreement or relating to the incurrence of the Advances hereunder, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Company; plus
(e) any expenses or charges (other than depreciation and amortization expenses) related to any issuance of Equity Interests or the making of any Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions, this Agreement and the Advances or any Credit Facilities, and (ii) any amendment or other modification of Indebtedness; plus
(f) business optimization expenses and other restructuring charges, reserves or expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the effect of inventory optimization programs, facility, branch, office or business unit closures, facility, branch, office or business unit consolidations, retention, severance, systems establishment costs, contract termination costs, future lease commitments and excess pension charges); plus
(g) the amount of any management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid in such period to consultants and advisors; plus
(h) any costs or expense 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 expense are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Company or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interest of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation set forth in Section 6.2.3(a)(iii)(B); plus
(i) the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary in such period or any prior period, except to the extent of dividends declared or paid on, or other cash payments in respect of, Equity Interests held by such parties; plus
(j) all adjustments of the nature set forth in Schedule VII to the extent such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable to such period; minus
(k) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period (other than any non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clauses (a) through (o) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”), other than the reversal of a reserve for cash charges in a future period in the ordinary course of business,
in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(a) the consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including amortization of debt discount (but not debt issuance costs);
(b) non-cash interest payments;
(c) the interest component of deferred payment obligations;
(d) the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations;
(e) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates;
(f) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period;
(g) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries or is secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(h) the product of (i) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, times (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined national, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, as estimated in good faith by a responsible accounting or financial officer of the Company.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Consolidated Interest Expense shall not include any payments on any operating leases.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (loss) attributable to such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis (excluding the net income (loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary), determined in accordance with GAAP and without any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided that:
(a) any goodwill or other intangible asset impairment, charge, amortization or write-off, including debt issuance costs, will be excluded;
(b) the net income (loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary of the Person;
(c) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 6.2.3(a)(iii)(A), any net income (loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor will be excluded if such Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company (or any Guarantor that holds the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable) by operation of the terms of such Restricted Subsidiary’s charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute or governmental rule or regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary or its shareholders (other than (a) restrictions that have been waived or otherwise released and (b) restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the Credit Facilities, the Convertible Notes, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the 2023 First-Priority Note Indenture, the 2027 First-Priority Note Indenture, the 2026 Second-Priority Note Indenture, the 2027 Second-Priority Note Indenture, the 2026 Unsecured Note Indenture, the 2027 Unsecured Note Indenture or any other agreement governing Indebtedness permitted hereunder); except that the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash or Cash Equivalents actually distributed or that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, to the limitation contained in this clause);
(d) any net gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any asset or disposed operations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any sale leaseback transaction) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Company) or in connection with the sale or disposition of securities will be excluded;
(e) any net after-tax extraordinary, exceptional, nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income or expense or charge (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), any severance, relocation or other restructuring expenses, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, excess pension charges (including, in each case, any cost or expense related to employment of terminated employees), any expenses related to any or any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses and fees, expenses or charges relating to closing costs, rebranding costs, acquisition integration costs, opening costs, project start-up costs, business optimization costs, recruiting costs, signing, retention or completion bonuses, litigation and arbitration costs, charges, fees and expenses (including settlements), and expenses or charges related to any offering of Equity Interests or debt securities, Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or incurrence, issuance, repayment, repurchase, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not successful), and any fees, expenses, charges or change in control payments related to the Transactions (including any costs relating to auditing prior periods, any transition-related expenses, and transaction expenses incurred before, on or after the Effective Date), in each case, shall be excluded; any non-cash compensation charge or expense arising from any grant of stock, stock options or other equity-based awards will be excluded;
(f) all deferred financing costs written off and premium paid or other expenses incurred directly in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness and any net gain (loss) from any write-off or forgiveness of Indebtedness will be excluded;
(g) any one time non-cash charges or any increases in amortization or depreciation resulting from purchase accounting, in each case, in relation to any acquisition of another Person or business or resulting from any reorganization or restructuring involving the Company or its Subsidiaries will be excluded;
(h) any unrealized gains or losses in respect of Hedging Obligations or any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value or changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as
hedge transactions, in each case, in respect of Hedging Obligations will be excluded; provided that any such gains or losses shall be included during the period in which they are realized;
(i) (x) any unrealized foreign currency transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness of any Person denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of such Person and (y) any unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses relating to translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be excluded;
(j) any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded;
(k) 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 (a) not denied by the applicable insurer in writing within 180 days and (b) 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), losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption;
(l) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;
(m) any non-cash interest expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20 ‘‘Debt — Debt with Conversion Options — Recognition’’ will be excluded;
(n) any charges resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, ‘‘Business Combinations,’’ Accounting Standards Codification Topic 350, ‘‘Intangibles — Goodwill and Other,’’ Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360-10-35-15, ‘‘Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,’’ Accounting Standards Codification Topic 480-10-25-4, ‘‘Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity — Overall — Recognition’’ or Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, ‘‘Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures’’ will be excluded; and
(o) the impact of capitalized, accrued or accreting or pay-in-kind interest or principal on Subordinated Shareholder Funding will be excluded.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum (without duplication) of (1) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any undrawn letters of credit) consisting of Capital Lease Obligations, bankers’ acceptances, Indebtedness for borrowed money and Indebtedness in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services, plus (2) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and all preferred stock of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, with the amount of such Disqualified Stock and preferred stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences.
“Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness on such day to Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of and for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of calculation; in each case, with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with
the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all members of a controlled group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrowers, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
“Convert”, “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to a conversion of LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances or Base Rate Advances into LIBORTerm SOFR Rate Advances pursuant to Section 2.9 or a conversion of EURIBOR Rate Advance into Euro ABR Advance pursuant to Section 2.13.
“Convertible Notes” means the convertible notes issued under that certain indenture, dated as of April 6, 2020, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $2,012.5 million, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreement or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned thereunder (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “Convertible Note” for purposes of this definition unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “Convertible Note.”
“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.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” is defined in Section 11.22.
“Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities, instruments or arrangements incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the Existing Multicurrency Facility) with banks, other institutions or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such institutions or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such institutions against such receivables), letters of credit, notes or other Indebtedness, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, refinanced, repaid, increased or extended in whole or in part from time to time (and whether in whole or in part and whether or not with the original administrative agent and lenders or another administrative agent or agents or trustees or other banks or institutions and whether provided under the Existing Multicurrency Facility, the 2027 Unsecured Notes or one or more other credit or other agreements, indentures, financing agreements or otherwise) and in each case including all agreements, instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with the foregoing (including any notes and letters of credit issued pursuant thereto and any Guarantee and collateral agreement, patent and trademark security agreement, mortgages or letter of credit applications and other Guarantees, pledges, agreements, security agreements and collateral documents). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the term “Credit Facilities” shall include any agreement or instrument (1) changing the maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby, (2) adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers, issuers or guarantors thereunder, (3) increasing the amount of Indebtedness incurred thereunder or available to be borrowed thereunder or (4) otherwise altering the terms and conditions thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) each of the 2026 Unsecured Notes, the 2026 Unsecured Note Indenture, the 2027 Unsecured Notes and the 2027 Unsecured Note Indenture (each as in effect on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date) shall constitute a “Credit Facility” for purposes of the foregoing definition and (ii) no other instrument shall constitute a “Credit Facility” for the purposes of this definition unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “Credit Facility.”
“Customary Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement providing for payment subordination or lien priority, payment blockage and enforcement limitation terms with respect which are customary in the good faith judgment of the Company as evidenced in an Officer’s Certificate and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that an intercreditor agreement in the form of the Intercreditor Agreement or the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated as of July 20, 2020 among U.S. Bank National Association, as the first lien collateral agent and the applicable first lien agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as the second lien collateral agent and the applicable second lien agent, the Borrowers, Carnival plc and other guarantors party thereto is acceptable).
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is an U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not an U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Borrower.
“Declining Series” is defined in Section 2.14(b).
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Default” means any Event of Default or any condition, occurrence or event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Disqualified Lenders” means (a) such Persons that have been specified in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers prior to May 17, 2021 as being “Disqualified Lenders”, (b) those Persons who are competitors of the Carnival Group or its Subsidiaries that are separately identified in writing by the Lead Borrower from time to time to the Administrative Agent and (c) in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), any of their Affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any bona fide debt investment funds that are Affiliates of
the Persons referenced in clause (b) above) that are either (i) identified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Lead Borrower from time to time or (ii) clearly identifiable on the basis of the similarity of such Affiliate’s name to a Person specified to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers; provided that (1) any Person that (x) is a Lender, including pursuant to Section 11.11, (y) has entered into a trade to become a Lender or (z) has become a Participant and, in each case, subsequently becomes a Disqualified Lender (but was not a Disqualified Lender on the Effective Date or at the time it became a Lender, entered into such trade or became a Participant) shall not retroactively be deemed to be a Disqualified Lender hereunder with respect to amounts already owned or committed to at such date and (2) Persons identified pursuant to the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) shall not become effective until three Business Days after the date such identification is delivered in writing to: JPMDQ_Contact@jpmorgan.com.
“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the Latest Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the issuer thereof to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a “change of control” or an “asset sale” will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the issuer thereof may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 6.2.3. For purposes hereof, the amount of Disqualified Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the Fair Market Value of such Disqualified Stock, such Fair Market Value to be determined as set forth herein.
“Dollar” and the sign “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, for any amount, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, such amount, (b) if such amount is expressed in Euros, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with Euros last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent) by Reuters on the Business Day (New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with Euros, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion) and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
“Domestic Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” in the Administrative Questionnaire of such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate or branch of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.
“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark with respect to Advances denominated in Dollars is the LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:
(1) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding Dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(2) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers to trigger a fallback from LIBO Rate and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrowers and the Lenders.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means June 30, 2020, the date on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 are satisfied.
“EIB Facility” means the Finance Contract, dated as of June 5, 2009, between Costa Crociere S.p.A., as borrower, and the European Investment Bank, as lender, as amended on September 7, 2015 (such facility outstanding on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date EIB Facility”), and as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the 2026 Unsecured Notes and the 2026 Unsecured Note Indenture shall constitute an “EIB Facility” for purposes of the foregoing definition and (ii) no other instrument (other than the Effective Date EIB Facility) shall constitute an “EIB Facility” for purposes of this definition unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting an “EIB Facility.”
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, (d) any other Person (subject, in each case, to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.11), other than, in each case, (i) a natural person, (ii) except to the
extent permitted under Sections 2.16 and 11.11.4, the Company, any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of the Company or (iii) a Disqualified Lender.
“Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state, local or foreign statutes, laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations (including consent decrees and administrative orders) relating to the protection of the environment.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of either Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means 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 a public or private sale either (a) of the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock and other than offerings registered on Form S-8 (or any successor form) under the U.S. Securities Act or any similar offering in other jurisdictions) of the Company or (b) of the Equity Interests of a direct or indirect parent entity of the Company to the extent that the net proceeds therefrom are contributed as Subordinated Shareholder Funding or to the equity capital of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA also refer to any successor sections.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Pension Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) the failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in 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 Pension Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Company or any of member of its Controlled Group of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan; (e) the receipt by the Company or any member of its Controlled Group from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Pension Plan(s) or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Company or any member of its Controlled Group of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Company or any member of its Controlled Group from any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Company or any member of its Controlled Group of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any member of the Controlled Group of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Company or any member of its Controlled Group 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.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“EURIBOR Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the EURIBOR Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the EURIBOR Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate is available for Euros) that is shorter than the Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period; and (b) the EURIBOR Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate is available for Euros) that exceeds the Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that, if any EURIBOR Interpolated Rate shall be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement.
“EURIBOR Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “EURIBOR Lending Office” in the Administrative Questionnaire of such Lender (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate or branch of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.
“EURIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any EURIBOR Rate Advance denominated in Euros comprising part of the same Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the EURIBOR Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, two TARGET days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, if the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period”) with respect to Euros then the EURIBOR Rate shall be the EURIBOR Interpolated Rate multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
“EURIBOR Rate Advance” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the EURIBOR Rate.
“EURIBOR Screen Rate” means, 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 of 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 Company. If the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than 0.00%, the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Euro” or “€” means the single currency adopted by participating member states of the European Communities in accordance with legislation of the European Community relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“Euro Equivalent” means, for any amount of Euros, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Euros, such amount and (b) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, the equivalent of such amount in Euros determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Euros with Dollars last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent) by the applicable Reuters source on the Business Day (New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of Euros with Dollars, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion).
“Event of Default” is defined in Section 7.1.
“Event of Loss” means the actual or constructive total loss, arranged or compromised total loss, destruction, condemnation, confiscation, requisition, seizure or forfeiture of, or other taking of title or use of, a Vessel.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to an Agent or Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to an Agent or Lender: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by such Agent’s or such Lender’s net income (however denominated) or receipts, franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes or Taxes on receipts and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Agent or Lender is organized or any political subdivision thereof or the jurisdiction of such Lender’s Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof or any other jurisdiction unless such net income taxes are imposed solely as a result of the Borrowers’ activities in such other jurisdiction, or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes or Panamanian withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in an Advance or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Advance or Commitment or, if such Lender did not fund the applicable Advance pursuant to a prior Commitment, on the date such Lender acquires the applicable interest in such Advance (in each case other than pursuant to an assignment requested by the Borrowers under Section 3.8) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.6, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in an Advance or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.6(i), and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing First-Priority Secured Notes” means the 2023 First-Priority Secured Notes and the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes.
“Existing Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Effective Date.
“Existing Multicurrency Facility” means the Multicurrency Revolving Facilities Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, among the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc, as guarantors, certain of the Company’s Subsidiaries, as borrowers, and certain financial institutions, as lenders, as amended and restated on June 16, 2014 and August 6, 2019 and as amended on December 31, 2020 (such facility outstanding on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date Existing Multicurrency Facility”), and as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned thereunder (in each case, subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument (other than the Effective Date Existing Multicurrency Facility) shall constitute an “Existing Multicurrency Facility” for
purposes of this definition unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting an “Existing Multicurrency Facility.”
“Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes” means the 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes and the 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes.
“Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress of either party, determined in good faith by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or responsible accounting or financial officer of the Company.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as in effect at the Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any published intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such published intergovernmental agreements.
“FCA” is defined in Section 1.5(a).
“Federal Funds Rate” means, 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 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” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Fee Letter” means the Fee Letter, dated as of June 21, 2020, between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person.
“Fixed Charge Calculation Date” is defined in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness 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 prior to the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Fixed Charge Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, repayment, 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; provided, however, that the pro forma calculation of Fixed Charges shall not give effect to (i) any Permitted Debt incurred on the Fixed Charge Calculation Date or (ii) the discharge on the Fixed Charge Calculation Date of any Indebtedness to the extent that such discharge results from the proceeds of Permitted Debt.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) and any operational changes, business realignment projects or initiatives, restructurings or reorganizations 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 Fixed Charge Calculation Date (each, for purposes of this definition, a “pro forma event”) shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, discontinued operations and other operational changes, business realignment projects or initiatives, restructurings or reorganizations (and the change of any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in Consolidated 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, disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, discontinued operation, operational change, business realignment project or initiative, restructuring or reorganization 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, disposition, discontinued operation, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, operational change, business realignment project or initiative, restructuring or reorganization had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter 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.
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any pro forma 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 may include adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Lead Borrower as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from the applicable event. Any calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio may be made, at the option of the Lead Borrower, either (i) at the time the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower approves the action necessitating the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or (ii) at the completion of such action necessitating the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
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 Fixed Charge 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 Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Lead Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital 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 Lead Borrower may designate.
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 Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable period.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period related to Indebtedness, whether paid or accrued, including amortization of debt discount (but not debt issuance costs), non-cash interest payments, the interest component of deferred payment obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates; plus
(2) the consolidated interest expense (but excluding such interest on Subordinated Shareholder Funding) of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus
(3) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries or is secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries; plus
(4) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined national, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, as estimated in good faith by a responsible accounting or financial officer of the Lead Borrower.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Fixed Charges shall not include any payments on any operating leases, (ii) any non-cash interest expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20 ‘‘Debt — Debt with Conversion Options — Recognition” or (iii) the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations.
“F.R.S. Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to LIBO Rate orthe Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate or Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt the initial Floor for each of Adjusted Term SOFR Rate and Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate shall be 0.75%.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the Effective Date. For the purposes of this Agreement, 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.
“Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by agreements to keep-well, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions, pledges of assets, sureties or otherwise).
“Guarantors” means Carnival plc and any Restricted Subsidiary that guarantees the Obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and their respective successors and assigns, until the Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:
(a) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;
(b) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and
(c) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company (a) the assets of which Subsidiary, taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, constitute less than or equal to 5% of the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (b) the revenues of which Subsidiary, taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, account for less than or equal to 5% of the total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (c) the Consolidated EBITDA of which Subsidiary, taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, accounts for less than 5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company.
“Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period” is defined in the definition of “EURIBOR Rate”.
“Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period” is defined in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”
“Incremental Acquisition Facility” means Incremental Commitments designated as an “Incremental Acquisition Facility” by the Lead Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Incremental Lenders in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, the making of which is conditioned upon the consummation of, and the proceeds of which will be used to finance, an acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder (including the refinancing of Indebtedness in connection therewith (to the extent required in connection with such acquisition or Investment) and the payment of related fees and expenses).
“Incremental Advance” means an Advance (other than a 2021 Incremental Term B Advance) made by an Incremental Lender to the Company pursuant to Section 2.14.
“Incremental Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender, established pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment and Section 2.14, to make Incremental Advances of any Series hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Incremental Advances of such Series to be made by such Lender.
“Incremental Facility” means an incremental term loan facility established hereunder pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment providing for Incremental Commitments.
“Incremental Facility Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and one or more Incremental Lenders, establishing Incremental Commitments of any Series and effecting such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.14.
“Incremental Facility” means an incremental term loan facility established hereunder pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment providing for Incremental Commitments.
“Incremental Lender” means a Lender with an Incremental Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Advance.
“Incremental Maturity Date” means, with respect to Incremental Advances of any Series, the scheduled date on which such Incremental Advances shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment.
“incur” is defined in Section 6.2.1(a).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), without duplication:
(a) the principal amount of indebtedness of such Person in respect of borrowed money;
(b) the principal amount of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments for which such Person is responsible or liable;
(c) reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments (except to the extent such reimbursement obligations relate to trade payables and such obligations are satisfied within 30 days of incurrence), in each case only to the extent that the underlying obligation in respect of which the instrument was issued would be treated as Indebtedness;
(d) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person;
(e) the principal component of all obligations of such Person to pay the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than one year after such property is acquired or such services are completed;
(f) net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time); and
(g) Attributable Debt of such Person;
if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit, Attributable Debt and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
The term “Indebtedness” shall not include:
(a) anything accounted for as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP as at the Effective Date;
(b) contingent obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(c) in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business, any post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing;
(d) deferred or prepaid revenues;
(e) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the applicable seller;
(f) any contingent obligations in respect of workers’ compensation claims, early retirement or termination obligations, pension fund obligations or contributions or similar claims, obligations or contributions or social security or wage Taxes;
(g) Subordinated Shareholder Funding; or
(h) any Capital Stock.
“Indemnitee” is defined in Section 11.4(b).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) above, Other Taxes.
“Initial Advance” means an Advance made by the Initial Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a) on the Effective Date.
“Initial Commitment” means as to any Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Initial Advances hereunder on the Effective Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed (a) the Dollar or Euro amount, as applicable, set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto as such Lender’s “Commitment” or (b) if such Lender has entered into a Lender Assignment Agreement with respect to any Initial Advances, the Dollar or Euro amount,
as applicable, set forth for such Lender in respect thereof in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.11.3. The Initial Commitments of the Initial Lenders shall terminate upon the making of Initial Advances on the Effective Date, in an amount equal to the Initial Advances made on such date.
“Initial Facility Maturity Date” means June 30, 2025.
“Initial Lenders” means the Lenders of the Initial Advances.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2020, by and among, inter alios, the Borrowers, Carnival plc, the Security Agent and the other parties named therein, as amended, restated or otherwise modified or varied from time to time.
“Interest Period” means with respect to any LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance or EURIBOR Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing or the date of the Conversion of any Base Rate Advance denominated in Dollars into such LIBO Rate Advance and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Advance or Commitment for any Agreed Currency), as the Lead Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and, (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance or EURIBOR Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period; provided, further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the initial Interest Period with respect to any LIBO Rate 2021 Incremental Term B Advances made on the 2021 Incremental Effective Date shall be the period commencing on the 2021 Incremental Effective Date and ending on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Initial Advances on the 2021 Incremental Effective Dateand (iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 3.11(e) shall be available for specification in such Borrowing Request or Interest Period Notice. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations, but excluding advances or extensions of credit to customers or suppliers made in the ordinary course of business), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as Investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. The acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 6.2.3. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
“Italian Guarantor” means Costa Crociere S.p.A.
“Joinder” means a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.
“JPMorgan” is defined in the preamble.
“Junior Obligations” means Indebtedness of the Borrowers and the Guarantors that is secured on a junior-priority basis by the Collateral.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Advance or Commitment hereunder at such time, including in respect of any Incremental Facility and including any Maturity Date that has been extended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Lead Borrower” is defined in the preamble.
“Lender Assignment Agreement” means a Lender Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1.
“Lender-Related Person” is defined in Section 11.4(a).
“Lenders” means the Initial Lenders, the 2021 Incremental Term B Lenders, and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to a Lender Assignment Agreement or an Incremental Facility Amendment, in each case other than any such Person that shall have ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to a Lender Assignment Agreement.
“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.
“LIBO Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any LIBO Rate Advance denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
“LIBO Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “LIBO Lending Office” in the Administrative Questionnaire of such Lender (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate or branch of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any LIBO Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period”) with respect to the applicable currency then the LIBO Rate shall be the LIBO Interpolated Rate, multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
“LIBO Rate Advance” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
“LIBO Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any LIBO Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing and for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a 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 from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that (a) with respect to Initial Advances, if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than 0.75%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.75% for the purposes of this Agreement and (b) with respect to 2021 Incremental Term B Advances, if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than 0.75%, such rate shall be deemed 0.75% for the purposes of this Agreement.
“LIBOR” is defined in Section 1.5(a).
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or 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, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
“Loan Document” means this Agreement, the 2021 Incremental Amendment, any Incremental Facility Amendment, any Loan Modification Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Security Documents, the Notes, if any, and each amendment hereto or thereto.
“Loan Modification Agreement” means a Loan Modification Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and one or more Accepting Lenders, effecting one or more Permitted Amendments and such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.15.
“Loan Modification Offer” is defined in Section 2.15(a).
“Loan Parties” means the Borrowers and the Guarantors.
“Loan-to-Value Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of (1) the Consolidated Total Indebtedness on a pro forma basis that is secured by Liens on any of the Collateral to (2) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Collateral, with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.” At the Lead Borrower’s option, Loan-to-Value Ratio can be calculated either (i) at the time the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower approves the action with which the proceeds of the financing transaction necessitating the calculation of Loan-to-Value Ratio is to be financed or (ii) at the consummation of the financing necessitating the calculation of Loan-to-Value Ratio.
“Local Time” means (a) with respect to the LIBOTerm SOFR Rate, 11:00 a.m., LondonChicago time, and (b) with respect to the EURIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m., Brussels time.
“Management Advances” means loans or advances made to, or Guarantees with respect to loans or advances made to, directors, officers or employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:
1. in respect of travel, entertainment or moving (including tax equalization) related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business;
2. in respect of moving (including tax equalization) related expenses incurred in connection with any closing or consolidation of any office; or
3. in the ordinary course of business and (in the case of this clause (3)) not exceeding $5.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any time.
“Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and the ability of the Borrowers and the Guarantors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment Obligations under the Loan Documents or (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Loan Documents.
“Material Litigation” is defined in Section 5.8.
“Maturity Date” means, as the context requires, (a) with respect to the Initial Advances, the Initial Facility Maturity Date, (b) with respect to the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances, the 2021 Incremental Term B Facility Maturity Date, (c) with respect to any Incremental Advances of any Series, the Incremental Maturity Date with respect thereto, and (d) with respect to all or a portion of any Class of Advances or Commitments hereunder the maturity date of which is extended pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement, such extended maturity date.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Book Value” means, with respect to any asset or property at any time, the net book value of such asset or property as reflected on the most recent balance sheet of the Company at such time, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Net Proceeds” means with respect to any Asset Sale or Event of Loss, the aggregate cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), provided that with respect to any Asset Sale or Event of Loss, such amount shall be net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale or Event of Loss, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale or Event of Loss, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale or Event of Loss, any charges, payments or expenses incurred in connection with an Asset Sale or Event of Loss (including (i) any exit or disposal costs, (ii) any repair, restoration or environmental remediation costs, charges or payments, (iii) any penalties or fines resulting from such Event of Loss, (iv) any severance costs resulting from such Event of Loss, (v) any costs related to salvage, scrapping or related activities and (vi) any fees, settlement payments or other charges related to any litigation or administrative proceeding resulting from such Event of Loss) and any reserve for adjustment or indemnification obligations in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP. To the extent the amounts that must be netted against any cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents cannot be reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower with respect to any Asset Sale or Event of Loss, such cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents shall not be deemed received until such amounts to be netted are known by the Lead Borrower.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap” means the sum of each of the New Vessel Secured Debt Caps (with such New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap to be expressed as the sum of the Dollar and Euro denominations of the New Vessel Secured Debt Caps reflected in the New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap).
“New Vessel Financing” means any financing arrangement (including a sale and leaseback transaction or bareboat charter or lease or an arrangement whereby a Vessel under construction is pledged as collateral to secure the indebtedness of a shipbuilder), entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of financing or refinancing all or any part of the purchase price, cost of design or construction of a Vessel or Vessels or the acquisition of Capital Stock of entities owning or to own Vessels.
“New Vessel Secured Debt Cap” means, in respect of a New Vessel Financing, no more than 80% of the contract price for the acquisition, plus, as applicable, additional costs permitted to be financed under related export credit financing, and any other Ready for Sea Cost of the related Vessel (and 100% of any related export credit insurance premium), expressed in Dollars or Euro, as the case may be, being financed by such New Vessel Financing.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 11.1 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
“Note” means a promissory note of the Lead Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, delivered pursuant to a request made under Section 2.13 in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from the Advances made by such Lender.
“Notice” is defined in Section 11.2(c).
“Notice of Borrowing” is defined in Section 2.2(a).
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” 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 0.75%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.75% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Obligations” means the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Advances and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the either Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Advances and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal,
interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
“Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, an Executive Vice President, a Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, an Assistant Controller, the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, or any individual designated by the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Lead Borrower by an Officer.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel, subject to customary exceptions and qualifications. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Borrowers.
“Organic Document” means, relative to the Borrowers, its articles of incorporation (inclusive of any articles of amendment to its articles of incorporation) and its by-laws, or other organizational documents.
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on 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.
“Other Benchmark Rate Election” means, with respect to any Advance denominated in Dollars, if the then-current Benchmark is the LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:
(a) a request by the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify each of the other parties hereto that, at the determination of the Borrower, Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed), in lieu of a LIBOR-based rate, a term benchmark rate as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(b) the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and the Lead Borrower jointly elect to trigger a fallback from the LIBO Rate and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lead Borrower and the Lenders.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Agent or Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Advance or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, property, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrowers under Section 3.8).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions denominated 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.
“Parent Company” means each of the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc.
“Parent Entity” means any Person of which the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc, as applicable, is a Subsidiary (including any Person of which the Borrowers or Carnival plc, as applicable, becomes a Subsidiary after the Effective Date in compliance with this Agreement) and any holding company established by one or more Permitted Holders for purposes of holding its investment in any Parent Entity.
“Pari Passu Documents” means this Agreement, the 2023 First-Priority Note Indenture, the EIB Facility, the 2027 First-Priority Note Indenture and any documents governing additional Pari Passu Obligations.
“Pari Passu Obligations” means Indebtedness of the Borrowers and the Guarantors that is equally and ratably secured on a first-priority basis by the Collateral with the Obligations, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes and the EIB Facility, and is permitted to be Incurred under the Pari Passu Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Participant” is defined in Section 11.11.2.
“Participant Register” is defined in Section 11.11.2(f).
“Payment” is defined in Section 10.13(c).
“Payment Notice” is defined in Section 10.13(c).
“Pension Plan” means a “pension plan”, as such term is defined in section 3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), and to which the Borrowers or any corporation, trade or business that is, along with the Borrowers, a member of a Controlled Group, may have liability, including any liability by reason of being deemed to be a contributing sponsor under section 4069 of ERISA.
“Permitted Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, effected in connection with a Loan Modification Offer pursuant to Section 2.15, providing for an extension of the Maturity Date and/or amortization applicable to the Advances and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders of a relevant Class and, in connection therewith, may also provide for (a)(i) a change in the Applicable Margin with respect to the Advances and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders subject to such Permitted Amendment and/or (ii) a change in the fees payable to, or the inclusion of new fees to be payable to, the Accepting Lenders in respect of such Advances and/or Commitments, (b) changes to any prepayment premiums with respect to the applicable Advances and Commitments of a relevant Class, (c) such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as shall be appropriate, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, to provide the rights and benefits of this Agreement and other Loan Documents to each new “Class” of loans and/or commitments resulting therefrom and (d) additional amendments to the terms of this Agreement applicable to the applicable Advances and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders that are less favorable to such Accepting Lenders than the terms of this Agreement prior to giving effect to such Permitted Amendments and that are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Business” means (a) in respect of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any businesses, services or activities engaged in by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Effective Date and (b) any businesses, services and activities engaged in by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that are related, complementary, incidental, ancillary or similar to any of the foregoing or are extensions or developments of any thereof.
“Permitted Collateral Liens” means:
(A) Liens on the Collateral described in one or more of clauses (1), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9), (12), (14), (15), (19), (20), (26), (27) (as to operating leases) and (30) (but to the extent related to the foregoing clauses) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”;
(B) Liens on the Collateral described in one or more of clauses (2), (5), (10), (11), (13), (17), (18), (22), (24), (27) (as to Capital Lease Obligations), (29) and (30) (but to the extent related to the foregoing clauses) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”;
(C) Liens on the Collateral securing Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.2.1(a); and
(D) Liens on Collateral securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Indebtedness secured pursuant to the foregoing clauses (B), (C) and clause (E), provided that, to the extent the refinanced Indebtedness consists of Junior Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Junior Obligations; and
(E) Liens on the Collateral to secure Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that is permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1(b);
provided that, in the case of Liens incurred pursuant to any of clauses (B), (C) or (E), after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence and the use of proceeds thereof, (i) if the Permitted Collateral Liens secure Pari Passu Obligations, the Loan-to-Value Ratio does not exceed 25% or (ii) if the Permitted Collateral Liens secure Junior Obligations, the Loan-to-Value Ratio does not exceed 33%.
“Permitted Debt” is defined in Section 6.2.1(b).
“Permitted Holders” means (i) each of Marilyn B. Arison, Micky Arison, Shari Arison, Michael Arison or their spouses, the children or lineal descendants of Marilyn B. Arison, Micky Arison, Shari Arison, Michael Arison or their spouses, any trust established for the benefit of (or any charitable trust or non-profit entity established by) any Arison family member mentioned in this clause (i), or any trustee, protector or similar person of such trust or non-profit entity or any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common control with any Permitted Holder mentioned in this clause (i), and (ii) any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) the members of which include any of the Permitted Holders specified in clause (i) above, and that (directly or indirectly) hold or acquire beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Borrowers and/or Carnival plc (a “Permitted Holder Group”); provided that in the case of this clause (ii), the Permitted Holders specified in clause (i) collectively, directly or indirectly, beneficially own more than 50% on a fully diluted basis of the capital stock of the Borrowers and Carnival plc held by such Permitted Holder Group.
“Permitted Investments” means:
(1) any Investment in the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) any Investment in cash in Dollars, Euros, Swiss francs, U.K. pounds sterling or Australian dollars, and Cash Equivalents;
(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 is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 6.2.5 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;
(5) any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
(6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;
(7) Investments in receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;
(8) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations, which obligations are permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1(b)(ix);
(9) repurchases of Indebtedness not constituting a Restricted Payment (other than any Permitted Investment permitted pursuant to this clause (9));
(10) any Guarantee of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1, other than a guarantee of Indebtedness of an Affiliate of the Company that is not a Restricted Subsidiary;
(11) any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Effective Date and any Investment consisting of an extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to a binding commitment existing on, the Effective Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased (a) as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the Effective Date or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(12) Investments acquired after the Effective Date as a result of the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of another Person, including by way of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a transaction that is not prohibited by this Agreement after the Effective 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;
(13) Management Advances;
(14) Investments consisting of the licensing and contribution of intellectual property rights pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business;
(15) Investments consisting of, or to finance the acquisition, purchase, charter or leasing or the construction, installation or the making of any improvement with respect to any asset (including Vessels) or purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services or equipment or purchases of contract rights, licenses or leases of intellectual property rights (including prepaid expenses and advances to suppliers), in each case, in the ordinary course of business (including, for the avoidance of doubt any deposits made to secure the acquisition, purchase or construction of, or any options to acquire, any Vessel);
(16) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (16) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $300.0 million and 0.8% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company; provided that if an Investment is made pursuant to this clause in a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary and such Person subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is subsequently designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.1.16, such Investment, if applicable, shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) or (3) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” and not this clause;
(17) Investments in joint ventures or other Persons having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other investments made pursuant to this clause (17) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $300.0 million and 0.8% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company; provided that if an Investment is made pursuant to this clause in a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary and such Person subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is subsequently designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.1.16 such Investment, if applicable, shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) or (3) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” and not this clause;
(18) additional Investments in joint ventures in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries holds an Investment existing on the Effective Date, provided such Investments are made in the ordinary course of business;
(19) additional Investments in additional joint ventures, provided the Equity Interests held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such joint ventures are pledged as Collateral; and
(20) loans and advances (and similar Investments) in the ordinary course of business to employees, other than executive officers and directors of the Company in an aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $100.0 million.
“Permitted Jurisdictions” means (i) any state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States of America, (ii) Panama, (iii) Bermuda, (iv) the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, (v) the Isle of Man, (vi) the Marshall Islands, (vii) Malta, (vii) the United Kingdom, (viii) Curaçao, (ix) Liberia, (x) Barbados, (xi) Singapore, (xii) Hong Kong, (xiii) the People's Republic of China, (xiv) the Commonwealth of Australia and (xv)
any member state of the European Economic Area as of the Effective Date and any states that may accede to the European Economic Area following the Effective Date.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(1) Liens in favor of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors;
(2) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such merger or consolidation, were not incurred in contemplation thereof and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person (or the Capital Stock of such Person) that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(3) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, insurance, surety, bid, performance, travel or appeal bonds, workers compensation obligations, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (including Liens to secure letters of credit or similar instruments issued to assure payment of such obligations or for the protection of customer deposits or credit card payments);
(4) Liens on any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of securing Capital Lease Obligations, purchase money obligations, mortgage financings or other Indebtedness, in each case, incurred pursuant to Section 6.2.1(b)(iv) in connection with the financing of all or any part of the purchase price, lease expense, rental payments or cost of design, construction, installation, repair, replacement or improvement of property, plant or equipment or other assets (including Capital Stock) used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any such Lien may not extend to any assets or property owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is incurred other than (i) the assets (including Vessels) and property acquired, improved, constructed, leased or financed and improvements, accessions, proceeds, products, dividends and distributions in respect thereof (provided that to the extent any such Capital Lease Obligations, purchase money obligations, mortgage financings or other Indebtedness relate to multiple assets or properties, then all such assets and properties may secure any such Capital Lease Obligations, purchase money obligations, mortgage financings or other Indebtedness) and (ii) to the extent such Lien secures financing in connection with the purchase of a Vessel, Related Vessel Property; provided further that any such assets or property subject to such Lien do not constitute Collateral;
(5) Liens existing on the Effective Date;
(6) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that (x) are not yet due and payable or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings that have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien and for which adequate reserves are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP;
(7) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, construction or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in
accordance with GAAP; and with respect to Vessels: (i) Liens fully covered (in excess of customary deductibles) by valid policies of insurance and (ii) Liens for general average and salvage, including contract salvage; or Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to attorney’s liens or bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depositary institution;
(8) survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
(9) Liens created for the benefit of (and to secure) (A) the Pari Passu Obligations (or the guarantees in respect thereof) outstanding on the Effective Date and (B) the Obligations;
(10) Liens securing Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations, which obligations are permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1(b)(ix);
(11) Liens on insurance policies and proceeds thereof, or other deposits, to secure insurance premium financings;
(12) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not constituting an Event of Default 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;
(13) Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other property arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness;
(14) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods (and the proceeds thereof) of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created in the ordinary course of business for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(15) Leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses of assets in the ordinary course of business and Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of assets entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(16) [Reserved];
(17) (i) mortgages, liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on property over which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has easement rights or on any real property leased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto and (ii) any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings or compulsory purchase order affecting real property;
(18) Liens securing or arising by reason of any netting or set-off arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of banking or other trading activities;
(19) Liens on Unearned Customer Deposits (i) in favor of payment processors pursuant to agreements therewith consistent with industry practice or (ii) in favor of customers;
(20) pledges of goods, the related documents of title and/or other related documents arising or created in the ordinary course of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business or operations as Liens only for Indebtedness to a bank or financial institution directly relating to the goods or documents on or over which the pledge exists;
(21) Liens over cash paid into an escrow account pursuant to any purchase price retention arrangement as part of any permitted disposal by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on condition that the cash paid into such escrow account in relation to a disposal does not represent more than 15.0% of the net proceeds of such disposal;
(22) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising from Vessel chartering, dry-docking, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, the furnishing of supplies and bunkers to Vessels or masters’, officers’ or crews’ wages and maritime Liens, in the case of each of the foregoing, which were not incurred or created to secure the payment of Indebtedness;
(23) Liens securing an aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness not to exceed the aggregate amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.2.1(b)(v); provided that such Lien extends only to (i) the assets (including Vessels), purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of which is financed or refinanced thereby and any improvements, accessions, proceeds, products, dividends and distributions in respect thereof, (ii) any Related Vessel Property or (iii) the Capital Stock of a Vessel Holding Issuer;
(24) Liens created on any asset of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary established to hold assets of any stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit or incentive plan or unit trust of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary securing any loan to finance the acquisition of such assets;
(25) Liens incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to obligations that do not exceed the greater of $500.0 million and 1.0% of Total Tangible Assets at any one time outstanding;
(26) Liens arising from financing statement filings (or similar filings in any applicable jurisdiction) regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(27) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capital Lease Obligation or an operating lease;
(28) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(29) Liens on Vessels under construction securing Indebtedness of shipyard owners and operators; and
(30) any extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement, in whole or in part, of any Lien described in the foregoing clauses (1) through (29) (but excluding clause (25)); provided that (x) any such Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds, products or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original
Lien arose, could secure) the Indebtedness being refinanced and (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of such Indebtedness at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Agreement and an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any Disqualified Stock issued by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any preferred stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, exchange, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness), including Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that:
(1) the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable, or if issued with original issue discount, aggregate issue price, or, if greater, committed amount (only to the extent the committed amount could have been incurred on the date of initial incurrence)) of such new Indebtedness, the liquidation preference of such new Disqualified Stock or the amount of such new preferred stock does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable, or if issued with original issue discount, aggregate issue price or, if greater, committed amount (only to the extent the committed amount could have been incurred on the date of initial incurrence)) of the Indebtedness, the liquidation preference of the Disqualified Stock or the amount of the preferred stock (plus in each case the amount of accrued and unpaid interest or dividends on and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection with the incurrence or issuance of, such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock), renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, exchanged, defeased or discharged;
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has (a) a final maturity date that is either (i) no earlier than the final maturity date of the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, exchanged, defeased or discharged or (ii) after the Latest Maturity Date and (b) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged;
(3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or the Guarantees, as the case may be, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or the Guarantees, as the case may be, on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders, as the case may be, as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, exchanged, defeased or discharged; and
(4) if such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company (if the Company was the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged) or by the Restricted Subsidiary that was the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged, such Indebtedness may not be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than (i) Guarantors or (ii) Restricted Subsidiaries that were obligors on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
“Platform” is defined in Section 11.2(b)(i).
“Primary Currency” is defined in Section 11.15(c).
“Prime Rate” means 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.
“Principal Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that owns a Vessel or the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company that owns a Vessel.
“Proceeding” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory action or proceeding in any jurisdiction.
“Productive Asset Lease” means any lease or charter of one or more Vessels (other than leases or charters required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases under GAAP).
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Lender” is defined in Section 11.2(e).
“Purchasing Borrower Party” means any of Carnival plc, either Borrower or any Subsidiary of Carnival plc or the Borrowers.
“Purchasing Borrower Party Lender Assignment Agreement” means a Lender Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” is defined in Section 11.22.
“Ratable Share” of any amount means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the product of such amount times a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of such Lender’s Advances at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all Advances at such time.
“Rating Agencies” means each of Moody’s and S&P, or any of their respective successors or any national rating agency substituted for either of them as selected by Carnival plc.
“Rating Downgrade” means, in respect of any Change of Control, that the Initial Advances are, within the Change of Control Period in respect of such Change of Control,
downgraded by both of the Rating Agencies to a non- investment grade credit rating (Ba1/BB+, or equivalent, or lower) and are not, within such Change of Control Period subsequently upgraded to an investment grade rating (Baa3/BBB-, or equivalent, or better) by both of the Rating Agencies; provided, however, that a Rating Downgrade otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Rating Downgrade for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or confirm to us in writing at our request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has occurred at the time of the Rating Downgrade).
“Ratable Share” of any amount means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the product of such amount times a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of such Lender’s Advances at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all Advances at such time.
“Ready for Sea Cost” means with respect to a Vessel to be acquired, constructed or leased (pursuant to a Capital Lease Obligation) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, the aggregate amount of all expenditures incurred to acquire or construct and bring such Vessel to the condition and location necessary for its intended use, including any and all inspections, appraisals, repairs, modifications, additions, permits and licenses in connection with such acquisition or lease, which would be classified as “property, plant and equipment” in accordance with GAAP and any assets relating to such Vessel.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is LIBOthe Term SOFR Rate, 11:00 a.m. (London5:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day that is two London banking daysU.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if such Benchmark is EURIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days preceding the date of such setting, or (3) if the RFR for such Benchmark is Daily Simple SOFR, then five U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such setting or (4) if such Benchmark is none of the LIBOTerm SOFR Rate, Daily Simple SOFR or the EURIBOR Rate the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” is defined in Section 11.11.3.
“Registry” means, in relation to each Vessel, such registrar, commissioner or representative of the relevant flag state who is duly authorized and empowered to register the relevant Vessel, the relevant owner's title to such Vessel and the relevant mortgage under the laws of its flag state.
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors (including lawyers and accountants) and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Related Vessel Property” means, with respect to any Vessel (i) any insurance policies on such Vessel, (ii) any requisition compensation payable in respect of any compulsory acquisition thereof, (iii) any earnings derived from the use or operation thereof and/or any earnings account with respect to such earnings, and (iv) any charters, operating leases, licenses and related agreements entered into in respect of the Vessel and any security or guarantee in respect of the relevant charterer’s or lessee’s obligations under any relevant charter, operating lease, license or related agreement, (v) any cash collateral account established with respect to such Vessel pursuant to the financing arrangements with respect thereto, (vi) any inter-company loan or facility agreements relating to the financing of the acquisition of, and/or the leasing arrangements (pursuant to Capital Lease Obligations) with respect to, such Vessel, (vii) any building or conversion contracts relating to such Vessel and any security or guarantee in respect of the builder’s obligations under such contracts, (viii) any interest rate swap, foreign currency hedge, exchange or similar agreement incurred in connection with the financing of such Vessel and required to be assigned by the lender and (ix) any security interest in, or agreement or assignment relating to, any of the foregoing or any mortgage in respect of such Vessel.
“Relevant Announcement Date” means, in respect of any Change of Control, the date which is the earlier of (A) the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control and (B) the date of the earliest Relevant Potential Change of Control Announcement, if any, in respect of such Change of Control.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (i) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Advances 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 Advances 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, (iii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Advances 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” means (i) with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Rate and (ii) with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Rate.
“Relevant Screen Rate” means (i) with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Screen Rate and (ii) with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Screen Rate.
“Relevant Potential Change of Control Announcement” means, in respect of any Change of Control, any public announcement or statement by the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc or any actual or potential bidder or any advisor acting on behalf of any actual or potential bidder of any action or actions which could give rise to such Change of Control.
“Relevant Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, (ii) with respect to any RFR
Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate and (iii) with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Rate.
“Replacement Assets” means (1) assets not classified as current assets under GAAP that will be used or useful in a Permitted Business or (2) substantially all the assets of a Permitted Business or a majority of the Voting Stock of any Person engaged in a Permitted Business that will become on the date of acquisition thereof a Restricted Subsidiary.
“Repricing Transaction” means
(a) in respect of the Initial Advances, (i) any prepayment or repayment of Initial Advances with the proceeds of a concurrent incurrence of Indebtedness by the Carnival plc or any of its Subsidiaries in the form of any long-term bank debt financing or any other financing similar to such Initial Advances in respect of which the all-in yield is, on the date of such prepayment, lower than the all-in yield on such Initial Advances (calculated by the Administrative Agent in accordance with standard market practice, taking into account, in each case, the LIBOTerm SOFR Rate floor in the definition of such term herein and any interest rate floor applicable to such financing, if applicable on such date, the Applicable Margin hereunder and the interest rate spreads under such Indebtedness, and any original issue discount and upfront fees applicable to or payable in respect of such Initial Advances and such Indebtedness (but excluding arrangement, structuring, underwriting, commitment, amendment or other fees regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to any or all lenders of such Indebtedness and any other fees that are not paid generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness)) or (ii) any Permitted Amendments, amendments, amendments and restatements or other modifications of this Agreement that reduce the effective interest rate applicable to the Initial Advances; and
(b) in respect of the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances, (i) any prepayment or repayment of 2021 Incremental Term B Advances with the proceeds of a concurrent incurrence of Indebtedness by the Carnival plc or any of its Subsidiaries in the form of any broadly syndicated term B loans under long-term bank credit facilities in respect of which the all-in yield is, on the date of such prepayment, lower than the all-in yield on such 2021 Incremental Term B Advances (calculated by the Administrative Agent in accordance with standard market practice, taking into account, in each case, the LIBOTerm SOFR Rate floor in the definition of such term herein and any interest rate floor applicable to such financing, if applicable on such date, the Applicable Margin hereunder and the interest rate spreads under such Indebtedness, and any original issue discount and upfront fees applicable to or payable in respect of such 2021 Incremental Term B Advances and such Indebtedness (but excluding arrangement, structuring, underwriting, commitment, amendment or other fees regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to any or all lenders of such Indebtedness and any other fees that are not paid generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness)) or (ii) any Permitted Amendments, amendments, amendments and restatements or other modifications of this Agreement that reduce the effective interest rate applicable to the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances.
For purposes of this definition, original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest based on an assumed four-year life to maturity (or, if less, the actual life to maturity).
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders that, in the aggregate, hold more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances.
“Resignation Effective Date” is defined in Section 10.7(a).
“Resolution Authority” means any EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“RFR” means, for any RFR Advances denominated Dollars, Daily Simple SOFR.
“RFR Advance” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate based on the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate.
“RFR Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the RFR Advances comprising such Borrowing.
“RFR Interest Payment Date” means (a) each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such Advance (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month) and (b) the Maturity Date.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor thereto.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person” means, 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, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise subject of any Sanctions.
“Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes or any proceeding, investigation, suit or other action arising out of any sanctions administered or enforced by (a) the U.S. government (including, without limitation, by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Savings Clause” means Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement and Sections 4.25 and 4.26 of the 2023 First-Priority Note Indenture and any other provision of any document having substantially the same effect as the foregoing.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured Indebtedness” means the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the EIB Facility, this Agreement and the Advances
hereunder, and any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors secured by a Lien on the assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Secured Indebtedness Documents” means any agreements, documents or instruments governing or entered into in connection with any Secured Indebtedness, as they may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, supplemented, refunded, replaced or refinanced, from time to time.
“Secured Parties” means (a) each Lender, (b) the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent and each other Agent, (c) each Arranger and each Co-Manager and (d) the permitted successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.
“Security Agent” means U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent under the Security Documents and acting as Pari Passu Collateral Agent pursuant to and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement or such successor collateral agent or any delegate thereof as may be appointed thereunder.
“Security Documents” means the security agreements, pledge agreements, charge agreements, collateral assignments and any other instrument and document executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise or any of the foregoing, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, creating the security interests in the Collateral as contemplated by this Agreement.
“Security Interests” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, assignment, hypothecation or security interest or other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect in the Collateral securing the Obligations and the Guarantees.
“Series” is defined in Section 2.14(b).
“Significant Subsidiary” means, at the date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary that together with its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for the most recent fiscal year, accounted for more than 10% of the consolidated revenues of the Company or (ii) as of the end of the most recent fiscal year, was the owner of more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company.
“Solvent” is defined in Section 5.23.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day publishedas administered by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SOFR Determination Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“Solvent” is defined in Section 5.23.
“Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition or other acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder, such of the representations and warranties made by, or with respect to, the applicable entity to be acquired and its subsidiaries in the applicable acquisition or investment agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Company (or its affiliates) have the right to terminate its (or their) obligations under such agreement or to decline to consummate such transaction as a result of a breach of any one or more of such representations and warranties in such agreement.
“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties made in Sections 5.1 (as it relates solely to the Loan Parties), 5.2, 5.15, 5.16, 5.18, 5.21 and 5.23.
“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the Effective Date, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means 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 Federal Reserve Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the LIBO Rate or EURIBOR Rate, as applicable, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D) or any other reserve ratio or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Advances. Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D. LIBO Rate Advances and EURIBOR Rate Advances 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.
“Subordinated Shareholder Funding” means, collectively, any funds provided to the Company by any Parent Entity, any Affiliate of any Parent Entity or any Permitted Holder in exchange for or pursuant to any security, instrument or agreement other than Capital Stock, in each case issued to and held by the foregoing Persons, together with any such security, instrument or agreement and any other security or instrument other than Capital Stock issued in payment of any obligation under any Subordinated Shareholder Funding; provided, however, that such Subordinated Shareholder Funding:
(a) does not mature or require any amortization, redemption or other repayment of principal or any sinking fund payment prior to the first anniversary of the Latest Maturity Date (other than through conversion or exchange of such funding into Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any funding meeting the requirements of this definition);
(b) does not require, prior to the first anniversary of the maturity of the Senior Notes, payment of cash interest, cash withholding amounts or other cash gross ups, or any similar cash amounts;
(c) contains no change of control or similar provisions and does not accelerate and has no right to declare a default or event of default or take any enforcement action or otherwise require any cash payment, in each case, prior to the first anniversary of the Latest Maturity Date;
(d) does not provide for or require any security interest or encumbrance over any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(e) pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, an Additional Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement is fully subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Advances pursuant to subordination, payment blockage and enforcement limitation terms which are customary in all material respects for similar funding.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
(2) any partnership or limited liability company of which (a) 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 (b) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each subsidiary of the Company that has provided a Guarantee.
“Supplemental Security Agent” is defined in Section 13.6(b).
“Supported QFC” is defined in Section 11.22.
“TARGET” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system.
“Tax Group” is defined in Section 6.2.3(b)(10).
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any governmental authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Benchmark” when used in reference to any Advance or Borrowing, refers to whether such Advance, or the Advances comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOAdjusted Term SOFR Rate or the EURIBOR Rate.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or
recommended by the Relevant Governmental BodySecured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).
“Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to it under the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.
“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Lead Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.Rate” means, for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator.
“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election), has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 3.11 that is not Term SOFR.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum published by the Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such 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 Rate has not occurred, then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Total Assets” means the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, calculated after giving effect to pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
“Total Tangible Assets” means the Total Assets excluding consolidated intangible assets, calculated after giving effect to pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
“Transactions” means, collectively, the amendments with respect to the Company’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Indebtedness occurring during the ten months ending June 30, 2021, the offering of the 2027 Unsecured Notes, the offering of the 2023 First-Priority Secured Notes, this Agreement as amended or modified from time to time, the offering of the 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes, the offering of the 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes, the offering of the 2026 Unsecured Notes, the November Registered Direct Offerings (as defined in
the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020), the offering of Convertible Notes, the 2021 Transactions and the use of proceeds of the foregoing.
“TTA Test Debt Agreements” means the outstanding debt instruments of the Company and its Subsidiaries having provisions requiring that if the Company and their respective Subsidiaries have Security Interests in respect of Covered Indebtedness that exceed 25% of Total Tangible Assets, such debt instruments would be required to be secured by certain vessels.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Advance or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Advance, or on the Advances comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the LIBOAdjusted Term SOFR Rate, the EURIBOR Rate or, the Base Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate.
“U.S. Collateral Agreement” means the U.S. Collateral Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2020, by and among, inter alios, the Lead Borrower, Carnival plc, the Security Agent and the other parties named therein, as amended, restated or otherwise modified or varied from time to time.
“U.S. Collateral Agreement Joinder” means that certain joinder agreement dated as of the Effective Date substantially in the form of Exhibit III to the U.S. Collateral Agreement and acknowledged and agreed by the Company.
“U.S. Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) 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. Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” is defined in Section 11.22.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unearned Customer Deposits” means amounts paid to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries representing customer deposits for unsailed bookings including future cruise credits
or other such amounts received from customers not applied to a specific voyage or booking, (whether paid directly by the customer or by a payment processor).
“Uniform Commercial Code” means 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.
“United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America, its fifty States and the District of Columbia.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
(1) except as permitted by Section 6.2.6, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company; and
(2) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results.
“U.S. Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“U.S. Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“Vessel” means a passenger cruise vessel which is owned by and registered (or to be owned by and registered) in the name of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or operated or to be operated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case together with all related spares, equipment and any additions or improvements.
“Vessel Holding Issuer” means a Subsidiary of the Company, the assets of which consist solely of one or more Vessels and the corresponding Related Vessel Property and whose activities are limited to the ownership of such Vessels and Related Vessel Property and any other asset reasonably related to or resulting from the acquisition, purchase, charter, leasing, rental, construction, ownership, operation, improvement, expansion and maintenance of such Vessel, the leasing of such Vessels and any activities reasonably incidental to the foregoing.
“Vessels Reserved for Disposition” means Costa Mediterranea and Costa Atlantica.
“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
(2) the then outstanding principal amounts of such Indebtedness.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Section 1.2 Use of Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in this Agreement shall, when capitalized, have such meanings when used in each Note, Notice of Borrowing, notice and other communication delivered from time to time in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 1.3 Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders, writs and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, consolidated, replaced, interpreted, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any governmental authority, any other governmental authority that shall have
succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (f) unsecured or unguaranteed Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior in right of payment to secured or guaranteed Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured or unguaranteed Indebtedness and (g) any Indebtedness secured by a Lien ranking junior to any of the Liens securing other Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior in right of payment to such other Indebtedness by virtue of the ranking of such Liens.
Section 1.4 Accounting and Financial Determinations. Unless otherwise specified, all accounting terms used herein or in any other Loan Document shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations and computations hereunder or thereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder or thereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (or, if not consistently applied, accompanied by details of the inconsistencies).
Section 1.5 Interest Rates; LIBORBenchmark and EURIBOR Notification. The interest rate on the Advances denominated in Dollars is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”)dollars 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 and the interest rate on the Advances denominated in Euros is determined by reference to the EURIBOR Rate, which is derived from the Euro interbank offered rate (“EURIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. On March 5, 2021, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) publicly announced that: (a) immediately after December 31, 2021, publication of the 1-week and 2-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will permanently cease; immediately after June 30, 2023, publication of the overnight and 12-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will permanently cease; and immediately after June 30, 2023, the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will cease to be provided or, subject to the FCA’s consideration of the case, be provided on a synthetic basis and no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality they are intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored. Each party to this agreement should consult its own advisors to stay informed of any such developments. In light of this development, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of LIBOR. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, Section 3.11(b) and (c) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 3.11(e), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on LIBO Rate Advances is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to the LIBOR or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” (or “EURIBOR Rate”)any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (a) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 3.11(b) or (c), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, and (b) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 3.11(d), 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 LIBO Rate (or the EURIBOR Rate)existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate (or the euro interbank offered rate, as applicable)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 theany Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any Term Benchmark Rateinterest 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 anythe 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.
Section 1.6 Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
Section 1.7 Classification of Advances and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Advances and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., an “Initial Advance”, a “2021 Incremental Term B Advance” or an “Incremental Advance”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBORTerm SOFR Rate Advance” or “LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Borrowing” or an “RFR Advance” or “RFR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Initial Advance”, “LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Initial Borrowing”, “LIBOTerm SOFR Rate 2021 Incremental Term B Advance”, or “LIBOTerm SOFR Rate 2021 Incremental Term B Borrowing”).
ARTICLE II
COMMITMENTS, BORROWING PROCEDURES AND NOTES
Section 2.1 The Advances. (a) Each Initial Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make the Initial Advances to the Borrowers on the Effective Date, in Dollars or in Euros, as applicable, in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Initial Commitment at such time.
(b) Each 2021 Incremental Term B Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in the 2021 Incremental Amendment, to make 2021 Incremental Term B Advances to the Borrowers on the 2021 Incremental Effective Date, in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed such Lender’s 2021 Incremental Term B Commitment at such time.
(c) Each Borrowing shall consist of Advances of the same Type and currency by the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments. Amounts borrowed hereunder and prepaid or repaid may not be reborrowed. Each Borrowing denominated in Euros shall be comprised entirely of EURIBOR Rate Advances.
Section 2.2 Making the Advances.
(a) Each Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than (x) 11:00 a.m. (Local Time) on the third U.S. Government Securities Business Day (or such shorter period
as agreed by the Administrative Agent and applicable Lenders) prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of a Term SOFR Rate Advance (y) 11:00 a.m. (Local Time) on the third Business Day (or such shorter period as agreed by the Administrative Agent and applicable Lenders) prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances or (yz) 11:00 a.m. (Local Time) on the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, by the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent by telecopier or electronic mail, which shall give to each Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier or electronic mail. Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be in writing or by telecopier or electronic mail in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing, (iii) currency and aggregate amount of such Borrowing, which shall be in an amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum or shall be an amount in excess thereof that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple, (iv) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of LIBOthe Term SOFR Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances, initial Interest Period for each such Advance and (v) whether the requested Borrowing is to be an Initial Borrowing, 2021 Incremental Term B Borrowing or Incremental Borrowing of a particular Series. Each Lender shall, before 11:00 a.m. (Local Time) on the date of such Borrowing, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of LIBOthe Term SOFR Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances and before 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of such Borrowing, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Account, in same day funds in the applicable currency, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing. After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.1 the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the Borrowers in the applicable currency at the account of the Borrowers specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) Anything in subsection (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the Borrowers may not select LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances for any Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such Borrowing is less than the Borrowing Minimum or if the obligation of the Lenders to make LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances shall then be suspended pursuant to Section 2.8 or 3.1 and (ii) the LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances and EURIBOR Rate Advances may not be outstanding as part of more than 10 separate Borrowings. Subject to Section 3.11, Advances in Dollars shall be required to be maintained as either Term SOFR Rate Advances or Base Rate Advances.
(d) Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers. In the case of any Borrowing that the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances, the Borrowers shall indemnify each Lender in accordance with Section 3.4.
(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.2, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers
until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, to the extent any Advance comprising such Borrowing is denominated in Dollars, the Federal Funds Rate, and otherwise, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances comprising such Borrowing. If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Advance as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Advance on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Each Lender may, if it so elects, fulfill its obligation to make or continue Advances hereunder by causing one of its foreign branches or Affiliates (or an international banking facility created by such Lender) to make or maintain such Advance; provided that such Advance shall nonetheless be deemed to have been made and to be held by such Lender, and the obligation of the Borrowers to repay such Advance shall nevertheless be to such Lender for the account of such foreign branch, Affiliate or international banking facility.
Section 2.3 Fees. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent. Except as may otherwise be separately agreed, fees paid hereunder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
Section 2.4 [Reserved].
Section 2.5 [Reserved].
Section 2.6 Repayment of Advances.
(a) The Borrowers shall repay (a) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Initial Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Initial Advances made by such Lender as provided in Section 2.6(b)(i), (b) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each 2021 Incremental Term B Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances made by such Lender as provided in Section 2.6(b)(ii) and (c) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Incremental Lender on the then unpaid principal amount of each Incremental Advances of such Lender on the Maturity Date applicable to such Incremental Advances as provided in Section 2.6(b)(iii).
(b) (i) The Borrowers shall repay Initial Advances on the last day of each March, June, September and December, beginning on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter to occur after the Effective Date and ending with the last such day to occur prior to the Initial Facility Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount for each such date equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Advances outstanding on the Effective Date (as such amount shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.6(d)); (ii) the Borrowers shall repay 2021 Incremental Term B Advances on the last day of each March, June, September and December, beginning on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter to occur after the 2021 Incremental Effective Date and ending with the last such day to occur prior to the 2021 Incremental Term B Facility Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount for each such date equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances outstanding on the 2021
Incremental Effective Date (as such amount shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.6(d)); and (iii) the Borrowers shall repay Incremental Advances of any Series in such amounts and on such date or dates as shall be specified therefor in the Incremental Facility Amendment establishing the Incremental Commitments of such Series (as such amount shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.6(d) or pursuant to such Incremental Facility Amendment).
(c) To the extent not previously paid, (i) all Initial Advances shall be due and payable on the Initial Facility Maturity Date, (ii) all 2021 Incremental Term B Advances shall be due and payable on the 2021 Incremental Term B Facility Maturity Date and (iii) all Incremental Advances of any Series shall be due and payable on the applicable Incremental Maturity Date.
(d) Any prepayment of Advances of any Class after the Effective Date shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of the Advances of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section 2.6 in direct order of maturity to the scheduled repayments following the date of such prepayment; provided that any prepayment of Advances of any Class made pursuant to Section 2.10(a) after the Effective Date shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of Advances of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section 2.6 as directed by the Borrowers.
(e) Prior to any repayment of any Advances of any Class under this Section 2.6, the Borrowers shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Class to be repaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile or electronic mail) of such selection not later than 1:00 p.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment. Each repayment of an Advance shall be applied ratably to the Advances included in the repaid Borrowing. Repayments of Advances shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amounts repaid.
Section 2.7 Interest on Advances.
(a) Scheduled Interest. The Borrowers shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance made to it and owing to each Lender from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:
(i) Base Rate Advances. With respect to Advances denominated in Dollars, during such periods as such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times to the result of (x) the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus (y) the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Advances in effect from time to time, payable in arrears quarterly on the last day of each March, June, September and December during such periods and on the date such Base Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full.
(ii) LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances. With respect to Advances denominated in Dollars, during such periods as such Advance is a LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Advance to the result of (x) the LIBOAdjusted Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period for such LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance plus (y) the Applicable Margin for LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances in effect from time to time, payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each day that occurs during such Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest Period and on the date such LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full.
(iii) EURIBOR Rate Advances. With respect to Advances denominated in Euros (other than Euro ABR Advances), a rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Advance to the result of (x) the EURIBOR Rate for such Interest
Period for such EURIBOR Rate Advance plus (y) the Applicable Margin for such EURIBOR Rate Advance in effect from time to time, payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each date that occurs during such Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest Period and on the date such EURIBOR Rate Advance shall be paid in full.
(iv) Euro ABR Advances. With respect to Euro ABR Advances denominated in Euros in circumstances described in Section 3.11, a rate per annum equal at all times to the result of (x) the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus (y) the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Advance in effect from time to time, calculated on the Dollar Equivalent amount of the unpaid principal amount of such Advance and the Euro Equivalent (calculated as of the applicable interest payment date) of such interest will be payable in arrears quarterly on the last day of each March, June, September and December during such periods and on the date such Euro ABR Advance shall be Converted or paid in full.
(v) RFR Advances. Each RFR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate plus the Applicable Margin, payable in arrears on each RFR Interest Payment Date for such Advances.
(b) Default Interest. After the date any principal amount of any Advance is due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date, upon acceleration or otherwise), or after any other monetary Obligation of the Borrowers shall have become due and payable, the Borrowers shall pay, but only to the extent permitted by law, interest (after as well as before judgment) on (i) the unpaid principal amount of each Advance owing to each Lender, payable in arrears on the dates referred to in clause (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) above, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such Advance pursuant to clause (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) above and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the amount of any interest, fee or other amount payable hereunder that is not paid when due, from the date such amount shall be due until such amount shall be paid in full, payable in arrears on the date such amount shall be paid in full and on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to (x) in respect of amounts payable hereunder denominated in Dollars, 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on Base Rate Advances pursuant to clause (a)(i) above and (y) in respect of amounts payable hereunder denominated in Euros, 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on EURIBOR Rate Advances pursuant to clause (a)(iii) above (in each case, as certified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers (which certification shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error)).
Section 2.8 Interest Rate Determination.
(a) If the Borrowers shall fail to select the duration of any Interest Period for any LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of “Interest Period” in Section 1.1, the Administrative Agent will forthwith so notify the Borrowers and the Lenders and such Advances shall, on such last day, automatically be continued as an Advance with an Interest Period having a duration of one month.
(b) If the Borrowers fail to Convert any LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance denominated in Dollars prior to the expiration of the Interest Period for such LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance, the Interest Period for such LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance shall convert to an Interest Period of one month.
Section 2.9 Optional Conversion or Continuation of Advances. The Borrowers may on any Business Day, upon written notice given to the Administrative Agent in substantially the form
of Exhibit C not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion or continuation and subject to the provisions of Sections 2.8 and 3.1, (i) Convert all LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances comprising the same Borrowing into Base Rate Advances and all Base Rate Advances comprising the same Borrowing into LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances or (ii) continue, or elect a different, Interest Period for any EURIBOR Rate Advance comprising the same Borrowing (a “EURIBOR Election”); provided, however, that (a) any Conversion of LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances shall be made only on the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances, (b) any Conversion of Base Rate Advances into LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances shall be in an amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum or shall be an amount in excess thereof that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple, (c) no Conversion of any Advances shall result in more separate Borrowings than permitted under Section 2.2(c) and (d) Advances denominated in Euros shall not be Converted into Base Rate Advances. Each such notice of a Conversion or EURIBOR Election shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion or EURIBOR Election, (ii) the Advances to be Converted or subjected to such EURIBOR Election, and (iii) if such Conversion is into LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances, the duration of the initial Interest Period for each such Advance. Each notice of Conversion or EURIBOR Election shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers.
Section 2.10 Prepayments of Advances.
(a) Optional. The Borrowers may at any time and from time to time prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to the requirements of this Section 2.10.
(b) Mandatory. Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales or an Event of Loss that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 6.2.5(b) will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $250.0 million (or at an earlier time, at the option of the Borrowers), within ten Business Days thereof, the Company will prepay Advances and may make an offer to all holders of other Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and that is pari passu with Obligations or any Guarantees with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets or events of loss to purchase, prepay or redeem (such other Indebtedness, “Pari Passu Prepayment Indebtedness”) the maximum principal amount of Advances and such other pari passu Indebtedness (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith) that may be purchased, prepaid or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an offer to holders of Pari Passu Prepayment Indebtedness, the Company shall prepay Advances in an amount equal to such Excess Proceeds. If the aggregate principal amount of Advances and such other pari passu Indebtedness required to be prepaid or redeemed or tendered into an applicable offer to prepay or redeem, in each case, hereunder or under the applicable documentation governing such Indebtedness exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Advances and such other Indebtedness shall be prepaid, redeemed or repurchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amounts tendered or required to be prepaid or redeemed, as applicable.
(c) Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings under this Section 2.10, the Borrowers shall, subject to the next sentence, specify the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid in the notice of such prepayment delivered pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section 2.10. In the event of any mandatory prepayment of Advances made at a time when Advances of more than one Class are outstanding, the Company shall select Advances to be prepaid so that the aggregate amount of such prepayment is allocated among the Advances pro rata based on the aggregate principal amounts of outstanding Borrowings of each such Class; provided that the amounts so allocable to Incremental Advances of any Series may be applied to other Borrowings as provided in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Lender may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent by
telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile or electronic mail) at least one Business Day (or such shorter period as may be established by the Administrative Agent) prior to the required prepayment date, to decline all or any portion of any prepayment of its Advances pursuant to this Section 2.10 (other than an optional prepayment pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2.10, which may not be declined), in which case the aggregate amount of the payment that would have been applied to prepay Advances but was so declined shall be retained by the Borrowers.
(d) The Lead Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile or electronic mail) of any optional prepayment and, to the extent practicable, any mandatory prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or, (ii) in the case of prepayment of a Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., Local Time, one Business Day (or two Business Days, in the case of a mandatory prepayment) before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of an RFR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that a notice of prepayment of Advances pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2.10 may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Lead Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the applicable Class of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type and currency as provided in Section 2.2(a), except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.7.
(e) (I) All (i) voluntary prepayments of Initial Advances pursuant to Section 2.10(a) effected on or prior to the date that is one year after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, (ii) Permitted Amendments, amendments, amendments and restatements or other modifications of this Agreement on or prior to the date that is one year after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date constituting Repricing Transactions, (iii) repayments of the obligations owing to, or replacements of, a Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of Section 11.1 occurring on or prior to the date that is one year after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and (iv) prepayments in connection with any Repricing Transaction effected on or prior to the date that is one year after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, shall in each case be accompanied by a fee payable to the Initial Lenders in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Advances so prepaid or repaid (or in the case of transactions described in clause (ii) above, the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Advances amended or modified in the applicable Repricing Transaction). Such fee shall be paid by the Company to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Initial Lenders on the date of such prepayment; and
(II) All (i) voluntary prepayments of 2021 Incremental Term B Advances pursuant to Section 2.10(a) effected on or prior to the date that is one year after the 2021 Incremental Effective Date, (ii) Permitted Amendments, amendments, amendments and restatements or other modifications of this Agreement on or prior to the date that is one year after the 2021 Incremental Effective Date constituting a Repricing Transaction, (iii) repayments of the obligations owing to, or replacements of, a Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of Section 11.1 occurring on or prior to the date that is one year after the 2021 Incremental Effective Date and (iv) prepayments in connection with any Repricing Transaction
effected on or prior to the date that is one year after the 2021 Incremental Effective Date, shall in each case be accompanied by a fee payable to the 2021 Incremental Term B Lenders in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances so prepaid or repaid (or in the case of transactions described in clause (ii) above, the aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances amended or modified in the applicable Repricing Transaction). Such fee shall be paid by the Company to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable 2021 Incremental Term B Lenders on the date of such prepayment.
The Company hereby expressly waives (to the fullest extent it may lawfully do so) the provisions of any present or future statute or other law that prohibits or may prohibit the collection of the foregoing applicable premium or other premium payable pursuant to section 2.10(e) in connection with any such events.
Section 2.11 Payments and Computations.
(a) The Borrowers shall make each payment hereunder, irrespective of any right of counterclaim or set-off, not later than 11:00 a.m. (Local time) on the day when due in Dollars to the Administrative Agent at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Account in same day funds. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or fees ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 or 3.7) to the Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon its acceptance of a Lender Assignment Agreement and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 11.11.3, from and after the effective date specified in such Lender Assignment Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Lender Assignment Agreement shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.
(b) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate, to the extent the Base Rate is computed by reference to the Prime Rate, shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and all computations of interest based on the Base Rate, to the extent the Base Rate is not computed by reference to the Prime Rate, the LIBOTerm SOFR Rate, the EURIBOR Rate or the Federal Funds Rate and of fees shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(c) Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day and provided, further, that any such adjustment to the payment date shall in each case be made in the computation of payment of interest or fee, as the case may be.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrowers prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative
Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent the Borrowers shall not have so made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.
(e) To the extent that the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the amounts owing by the Borrowers under or in respect of this Agreement or any Note in currencies other than Dollars or Euros, as applicable, the Administrative Agent, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall be entitled to convert or exchange such funds into Dollars or Euros, as applicable, to the extent necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to distribute such funds in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.11; provided that the Borrowers and each of the Lenders hereby agree that the Administrative Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, cost or expense suffered by the Borrowers or such Lender as a result of any conversion or exchange of currencies affected pursuant to this Section 2.11(e) or as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to effect any such conversion or exchange; and provided further that the Borrowers agree, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and hold the Administrative Agent and each Lender harmless, for any and all losses, costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any conversion or exchange of currencies (or the failure to convert or exchange any currencies) in accordance with this Section 2.11(e).
Section 2.12 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Advances of any Class owing to it (other than (x) pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7. 11.3 or 11.4 or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Commitments or Advances of any Class in accordance with Section 11.11.1, Section 11.11.2 or Section 11.11.4) in excess of its Ratable Share of payments on account of the Advances of such Class obtained by all the Lenders in respect of such Class, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from such other Lenders such participations in the Advances of such Class owing to them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered. The Borrowers agree that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrowers in the amount of such participation. For purposes of clause (b) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, a Lender that acquires a participation pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be treated as having acquired such participation on the earlier date(s) on which such Lender acquired the applicable interest(s) in the Commitment(s) or Advance(s) (as applicable) to which such participation relates.
Section 2.13 Evidence of Debt.
(a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Advance owing to such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest
payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder in respect of Advances. The Borrowers agree that upon notice by any Lender to the Borrowers (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent) to the effect that a Note is required or appropriate in order for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of pledge, enforcement or otherwise) the Advances owing to, or to be made by, such Lender, the Borrowers shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount up to the Commitment of such Lender.
(b) The Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.11.3 shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each Lender, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing and, if appropriate, the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the terms of each Lender Assignment Agreement delivered to and accepted by it, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers hereunder and each Lender’s share thereof.
(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to subsection (b) above, and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to subsection (a) above, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement, absent manifest error.
Section 2.14 Incremental Facilities.
(a) The Borrowers may on one or more occasions after the Effective Date, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, request the establishment of Incremental Commitments; provided, except with respect to Indebtedness that constitutes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Indebtedness secured pursuant to clause (B), (C) or (E) of the definition of Permitted Collateral Liens (it being understood that to the extent the refinanced Indebtedness consists of Junior Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Junior Obligations), that after giving pro forma effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the Loan-to-Value Ratio does not exceed 25%. Each such notice shall specify (i) the date on which the Lead Borrower proposes that the Incremental Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) the amount of the Incremental Commitments being requested (it being agreed that (x) any Lender approached to provide any Incremental Commitment may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Incremental Commitment and (y) any Person that the Lead Borrower proposes to become an Incremental Lender, if such Person is not then a Lender, must be an Eligible Assignee.
(b) The terms and conditions of any Incremental Facility and the Incremental Advances to be made thereunder shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, identical to those of the Initial Commitments and Initial Advances; provided that (i) the upfront fees, interest rates and amortization schedule applicable to any Incremental Facility and Incremental Advances shall be determined by the Lead Borrower and the Incremental Lenders providing the relevant Incremental Commitments; provided that if the weighted average yield relating to any Incremental Advance established or incurred exceeds the weighted average yield relating to any Class of Advances (but, in the case of 2021 Incremental Term B Advances, solely in respect of Incremental Facilities and Incremental Advances thereunder incurred during the period commencing on the 2021 Incremental Effective Date and ending on the date that is twenty four (24) months thereafter) immediately prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment by more than 0.50% (to be
determined by the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practices, after giving effect to margins, upfront or similar fees, or original issue discount, in each case shared with all lenders or holders thereof and applicable interest rate floors (but only to the extent that an increase in the interest rate floor applicable to such Class of Advances would result in an increase in an interest rate then in effect for such Class of Advances hereunder)), then the Applicable Margin relating to such Class of Advances shall be adjusted so that the weighted average yield relating to such Incremental Advances shall not exceed the weighted average yield relating to such Class of Advances by more than 0.50%; provided further that, the benefit of the foregoing proviso shall not apply with respect to (x) Incremental Advances that have a weighted average life to maturity and an Incremental Maturity Date, in each case, that is 12 months or longer than the weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Advances and (y) any Series of Incremental Advances (the “Declining Series”), with respect to the incurrence of other Incremental Advances if the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment in respect of the Declining Series so provides, (ii)(a) except in the case of an Incremental Facility effected as an increase to an existing Class of Advances, the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Advances shall be no shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Advances with the latest Maturity Date (calculated based on the weighted average life to maturity of such Advances as of the date of funding thereof (giving effect to any amendments thereto)) and (b) no Incremental Maturity Date shall be earlier than the Latest Maturity Date with respect to any Advance, (iii) any Incremental Facility shall be secured only by all or a portion of the Collateral securing the Obligations and shall be guaranteed only by the Loan Parties and (iv) to the extent the terms and conditions of any Incremental Facility and Incremental Advances are not identical to the terms and conditions of the Initial Commitments and the Initial Advances (except to the extent permitted pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii)), either (A) such terms and conditions shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (B) to the extent such terms and conditions are more favorable to the Incremental Lenders than the terms and conditions of any then-existing Class of Commitments or Advances, this Agreement shall be amended in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to apply such terms and conditions to each such Class of Commitments and Advances. Any Incremental Commitments established pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment that do not have identical terms and conditions, and any Incremental Advances made thereunder, shall be designated as a separate series (each a “Series”) of Incremental Commitments and Incremental Advances for all purposes of this Agreement. Each Incremental Facility and all extensions of credit thereunder shall be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the other Obligations.
(c) The Incremental Commitments and Incremental Facilities relating thereto shall be effected pursuant to one or more Incremental Facility Amendments executed and delivered by the Borrowers, each Incremental Lender providing such Incremental Commitments and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Incremental Commitments shall become effective unless (i) no Default or Event of Default (or, in the case of any Incremental Acquisition Facility, no Event of Default under Section 7.1.1 or 7.1.6) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of effectiveness thereof, both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments (and assuming that the full amount of such Incremental Commitments shall have been funded as Advances on such date), (ii) on the date of effectiveness thereof, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents (or, in the case of any Incremental Acquisition Facility , the Specified Representations and the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations) shall be true and correct (A) in the case of such representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of such date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such prior date, (iii) the Company shall make any payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.4 in connection with such Incremental Commitments and the related transactions under this Section 2.14 and
(iv) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates, officer’s certificates and other documents as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction. Each Incremental Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.14.
(d) Upon the effectiveness of an Incremental Commitment of any Incremental Lender, (i) such Incremental Lender shall be deemed to be a “Lender” (and a Lender in respect of Commitments and Advances of the applicable Class) hereunder, and henceforth shall be entitled to all the rights of, and benefits accruing to, Lenders (or Lenders in respect of Commitments and Advances of the applicable Class) hereunder and shall be bound by all agreements, acknowledgements and other obligations of Lenders (or Lenders in respect of Commitments and Advances of the applicable Class) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.
(e) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, each Lender holding an Incremental Commitment of any Series shall make a loan to the Company in an amount equal to such Incremental Commitment on the date specified in such Incremental Facility Amendment.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders promptly upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of any notice from the Company referred to in Section 2.14(a) and of the effectiveness of any Incremental Commitments, in each case advising the Lenders of the details thereof.
Section 2.15 Loan Modification Offers.
(a) The Lead Borrower may on one or more occasions after the Effective Date, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, make one or more offers (each, a “Loan Modification Offer”) to all (and not fewer than all) the Lenders of one or more Classes (each Class subject to such a Loan Modification Offer, an “Affected Class”) to make one or more Permitted Amendments pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Company. Such notice shall set forth (i) the terms and conditions of the requested Loan Modification Offer and (ii) the date on which such Loan Modification Offer is requested to become effective. Permitted Amendments shall become effective only with respect to the Advance and Commitments of the Lenders of the Affected Class that accept the applicable Loan Modification Offer (such Lenders, the “Accepting Lenders”) and, in the case of any Accepting Lender, only with respect to such Lender’s Advances and Commitments of such Affected Class as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made. With respect to all Permitted Amendments consummated by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.15, (i) such Permitted Amendments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.10 and (ii) any Loan Modification Offer, unless contemplating a Maturity Date already in effect hereunder pursuant to a previously consummated Permitted Amendment, must be in a minimum amount of $25.0 million or €25.0 million, as applicable (or such lesser amount as may be approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that the Lead Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Extension Condition”) to consummating any such Permitted Amendment that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Loan Modification Offer in the Lead Borrower’s sole discretion and which may be waived by the Lead Borrower) of Commitments or Advances of any or all Affected Classes be extended. If the aggregate principal amount of Commitments or Advances of any Affected Class in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Loan Modification Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of
Commitments or Advances of such Affected Class offered to be extended by the Company pursuant to such Loan Modification Offer, then the Commitments and Advances of such Lenders shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the relative principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Lenders have accepted such Loan Modification Offer.
(b) A Permitted Amendment shall be effected pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement executed and delivered by the Borrowers, each Accepting Lender and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Permitted Amendment shall become effective unless (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of effectiveness thereof, (ii) on the date of effectiveness thereof, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct (A) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of such date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that specifically relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such earlier date, (iii) the Borrowers shall have delivered, or agreed to deliver by a date following the effectiveness of such Permitted Amendment reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates, officer’s certificates and other documents (including reaffirmation agreements, supplements and/or amendments to Security Documents, in each case to the extent applicable) as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith and (iv) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied (unless waived by the Lead Borrower). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Loan Modification Agreement. Each Loan Modification Agreement may, without the consent of any Lender other than the applicable Accepting Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.15, including any amendments necessary to treat the applicable Advances and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders as a new Class of loans and/or commitments hereunder (and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such amendments); provided that (i) all Borrowings, all prepayments of Advances and all reductions of Commitments shall continue to be made on a ratable basis among all Lenders, based on the relative amounts of their Commitments (i.e., both extended and nonextended), until the repayment of the Advances attributable to the non-extended Commitments (and the termination of the non-extended Commitments) on the relevant Maturity Date. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement are not intended to apply to the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.15. This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12 or Section 11.1 to the contrary.
Section 2.16 Loan Purchases.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth or referred to below, a Purchasing Borrower Party may from time to time, in its discretion, conduct modified Dutch auctions to make Auction Purchase Offers, each such Auction Purchase Offer to be managed by an investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Lead Borrower following consultation with the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”) and to be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.16 and the Auction Procedures, in each case, so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of purchase of any Advances or on the date of the delivery of each Auction Notice;
(ii) the assigning Lender and the Purchasing Borrower Party shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Purchasing Borrower Party Lender Assignment Agreement;
(iii) for the avoidance of doubt, the Lenders shall not be permitted to assign Revolving Commitments or Revolving Loans to any Purchasing Borrower Party;
(iv) the maximum principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Advances that the Purchasing Borrower Party offers to purchase in any Auction Purchase Offer shall be no less than $10,000,000 (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion);
(v) any Advances assigned to any Purchasing Borrower Party shall be automatically and permanently cancelled upon the effectiveness of such assignment and will thereafter no longer be outstanding for any purpose hereunder, and such Advances may not be resold (it being understood and agreed that any gains or losses by any Purchasing Borrower Party upon purchase or acquisition and cancellation of such Advances shall not be taken into account in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA);
(vi) no more than one Auction Purchase Offer with respect to any Class may be ongoing at any one time and no more than four Auction Purchase Offers (regardless of Class) may be made in any one year; and
(vii) at the time of each purchase of Advances through an Auction Purchase Offer, the Lead Borrower shall have delivered to the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate of a Financial Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying as to compliance with the preceding clause (i).
(b) A Purchasing Borrower Party must terminate any Auction Purchase Offer if it fails to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of purchase of Advances pursuant to such Auction Purchase Offer. If a Purchasing Borrower Party commences any Auction Purchase Offer (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the commencement of such Auction Purchase Offer have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Purchasing Borrower Party reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the consummation of such Auction Purchase Offer shall be satisfied, then the Purchasing Borrower Party shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of such Auction Purchase Offer as a result of the failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of consummation of such Auction Purchase Offer, and any such failure shall not result in any Default or Event of Default hereunder. With respect to all purchases of Advances of any Class or Classes made by a Purchasing Borrower Party pursuant to this Section 2.16, (x) the Purchasing Borrower Party shall pay on the settlement date of each such purchase all accrued and unpaid interest (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the purchased Advances of the applicable Class or Classes up to the settlement date of such purchase and (y) such purchases (and the payments made by the Purchasing Borrower Party and the cancellation of the purchased Advances) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.11 or any other provision hereof. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement are not intended to apply to the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.16.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Auction Purchase Offers and the other transactions effected pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.16 (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auction Purchase Offer). The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Article X to the same extent as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a reference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with the Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Auction Manager in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with each Auction Purchase Offer.
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN LIBOTERM SOFR RATE AND OTHER PROVISIONS
Section 3.1 LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Lending Unlawful. If the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority having jurisdiction over such Lender asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender to make, continue or maintain any Advance bearing interest at a rate based on the LIBOTerm SOFR Rate or the EURIBOR Rate, the obligations of such Lender to make, continue or maintain any Advances bearing interest at a rate based on the LIBOTerm SOFR Rate or the EURIBOR Rate, as applicable, shall, upon notice thereof to the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each other Lender, forthwith be suspended until the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, provided that such Lender’s obligation to make, continue and maintain Advances hereunder shall be automatically converted into an obligation to make, continue and maintain Advances bearing interest at a rate to be negotiated between such Lender and the Borrowers that is the equivalent of the sum of the LIBOTerm SOFR Rate or the EURIBOR Rate, as applicable, for the relevant Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin applicable to LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances, respectively, or, if such negotiated rate is not agreed upon by the Borrowers and such Lender within fifteen Business Days, (a) with respect to any Advance denominated in Dollars, a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect plus the Applicable Margin applicable to LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances and (b) with respect to any Advance denominated in Euros, a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Lead Borrower that is the equivalent of the sum of the EURIBOR Rate, as applicable, for the relevant Interest Period.
Section 3.2 [Reserved].
Section 3.3 Increased Costs, etc. If a change in any applicable treaty, law, regulation or regulatory requirement (including by introduction or adoption of any new treaty, law, regulation or regulatory requirement) or in the interpretation thereof or in its application to the Borrowers, or if compliance by any Lender with any applicable direction, request, requirement or guideline (whether or not having the force of law, and for the avoidance of doubt, including any changes resulting from (i) requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy or liquidity issued in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and in each case for both clauses (i) and (ii), regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued) of any governmental or other authority including any agency of the United States, the European Union or similar monetary or multinational authority insofar as it may be changed or imposed after the Effective Date, shall:
(a) subject any Agent or Lender to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes and Excluded Taxes); or
(b) [reserved]; or
(c) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, liquidity or capital adequacy requirements (other than the reserve costs described in Section 3.7) or other banking or monetary controls or requirements which affect the manner in which a Lender shall allocate its capital resources to its obligations hereunder or require the making of any special deposits against or in respect of any assets or liabilities of, deposits with or for the account of, or loans by, any Lender (provided that such Lender shall, unless prohibited by law, allocate its capital resources to its obligations hereunder in a manner which is consistent with its present treatment of the allocation of its capital resources); or
(d) impose on any Lender any other condition affecting its commitment to lend hereunder, and the result of any of the foregoing is either (i) to increase the cost to such Lender of making Advances or maintaining its Commitment or any part thereof, (ii) to reduce the amount of any payment received by such Lender or its effective return hereunder or on its capital or (iii) to cause such Lender to make any payment or to forego any return based on any amount received or receivable by such Lender hereunder, then and in any such case if such increase or reduction in the opinion of such Lender materially affects the interests of such Lender, (A) the Lender concerned shall (through the Administrative Agent) notify the Borrowers of the occurrence of such event and use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Lending Office if the making of such a designation would avoid the effects of such law, regulation or regulatory requirement or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender and (B) the Lead Borrower shall forthwith upon demand pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender such amount as is necessary to compensate such Lender for such additional cost or such reduction and ancillary expenses, including taxes, incurred as a result of such adjustment. Such notice shall (i) describe in reasonable detail the event leading to such additional cost, together with the approximate date of the effectiveness thereof, (ii) set forth the amount of such additional cost, (iii) describe the manner in which such amount has been calculated, (iv) certify that the method used to calculate such amount is the Lender’s standard method of calculating such amount, (v) certify that such request is consistent with its treatment of other borrowers that are subject to similar provisions, and (vi) certify that, to the best of its knowledge, such change in circumstance is of general application to the commercial banking industry in such Lender’s jurisdiction of organization or in the relevant jurisdiction in which such Lender does business. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than three months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrowers of the circumstance giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the circumstance giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the three-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof, but not more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrowers of the circumstance giving rise to such cost or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor.
Section 3.4 Funding Losses. In the event any Lender shall incur any loss or expense (other than loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to make, continue or maintain any portion of the principal amount of any Advance as a LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance or, EURIBOR Rate Advance or RFR Advance as a result of:
(a) any conversion or repayment or prepayment of the principal amount of any LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances on a date other than the scheduled last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, whether pursuant to Section 3.1 or otherwise; or
(b) any LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advances not being made in accordance with the Notice of Borrowing therefor due to the fault of the Borrowers or as a result of any of the conditions precedent set forth in Article IV not being satisfied,;
(c) (i) any payment of any principal of any RFR Advance other than on the RFR Interest Payment Date applicable thereto, (ii) the failure to borrow or prepay any RFR Advance on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked) or (iii) the assignment of any RFR Loan other than on the RFR Interest Payment Date applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.8,
then, upon the written notice of such Lender to the Borrowers (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrowers shall, within five Business Days of its receipt thereof, pay directly to such Lender such amount as will reimburse such Lender for such loss or expense. Such written notice shall include calculations in reasonable detail setting forth the loss or expense to such Lender.
Section 3.5 Increased Capital Costs. If any change in, or the introduction, adoption, effectiveness, interpretation, reinterpretation or phase-in of, any law or regulation, directive, guideline, decision or request (whether or not having the force of law and for the avoidance of doubt, including any changes resulting from (i) requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy or liquidity issued in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and in each case for both clauses (i) and (ii), regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued) of any court, central bank, regulator or other governmental authority increases the amount of capital required to be maintained by any Lender or any Person controlling such Lender, and the rate of return on its or such controlling Person’s capital as a consequence of its Commitments or the Advances made by such Lender is reduced to a level below that which such Lender or such controlling Person would have achieved but for the occurrence of any such change in circumstance, then, in any such case upon notice from time to time by such Lender to the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall immediately pay directly to such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such controlling Person for such reduction in rate of return. Any such notice shall (i) describe in reasonable detail the capital adequacy or liquidity requirements which have been imposed, together with the approximate date of the effectiveness thereof, (ii) set forth the amount of such lowered return, (iii) describe the manner in which such amount has been calculated, (iv) certify that the method used to calculate such amount is such Lender’s standard method of calculating such amount, (v) certify that such request for such additional amounts is consistent with its treatment of other borrowers that are subject to similar provisions and (vi) certify that, to the best of its knowledge, such change in circumstances is of general application to the commercial banking industry in the jurisdictions in which such Lender does business. In determining such amount, such Lender may use any method of averaging and attribution that it shall, subject to the foregoing sentence, deem applicable. Each Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Lending Office if the making of such a designation would avoid such reduction in such rate of return and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to
demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than three months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrowers of the circumstance giving rise to such reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the circumstance giving rise to such reductions is retroactive, then the three-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof, but not more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrowers of the circumstance giving rise to such reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor.
Section 3.6 Taxes.
(a) All payments by any Loan Party of principal of, and interest on, the Advances and all other amounts payable hereunder or under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant governmental authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.6) the applicable Lender (or, in the case of a payment received by an Agent for its own account, the applicable Lender Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) In addition, the Loan Parties shall pay to the relevant governmental authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a governmental authority pursuant to this Section 3.6, 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.
(d) Any Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.6 agrees, if requested by the Lead Borrower, to use commercially reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office, or assign its rights hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if the making of such a change would avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, any such additional amounts that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense or be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender; provided that this shall not affect or postpone any obligations of the Loan Parties pursuant to this Section 3.6. The Lead Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(e) Without duplication of any amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.6(a) or Section 3.6(b), the Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Agent and each Lender within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Agent or Lender or required to be
withheld or deducted from a payment to such Agent or Lender and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant governmental authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrowers by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that a Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender's failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.11.2 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant governmental authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (f).
(g) If any Lender determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.6 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.6), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 3.6 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant governmental authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant governmental authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such governmental authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the
Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.6(h)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender's reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(i) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) Each Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent on or about the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter when required by Law or upon the reasonable request of the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding; and
(ii) Each Lender that is not a U.S. Person (a “Foreign Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent on or about the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter when required by law or upon the reasonable request of the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent) two duly completed copies of the following, as applicable:
(A) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,
(B) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),
(C) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate, in substantially the applicable form of Exhibit H (any such certificate a “United States Tax Compliance Certificate”), or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, to the effect that such Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Company within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and that no payments in connection with the Loan Documents are effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business and (y) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms), or
(D) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Foreign Lender is a partnership, or is a Foreign Lender that has granted a participation), Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Foreign Lender, accompanied by an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, Internal Revenue Service Form W- 9, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or other successor forms)
or any other required documentation from each beneficial owner, as applicable (provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership (and not a participating Lender) and one or more beneficial owners are claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate shall be provided by such Lender on behalf of such beneficial owner(s)).
(E) any other form prescribed by applicable U.S. federal income tax Laws as a basis for claiming a complete exemption from, or a reduction in, any United States federal withholding Tax on any payments to such Lender under any Loan Document, together with supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
(j) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to 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 Borrowers and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Lead 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 Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (j), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Effective Date.
(k) Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
Section 3.7 Reserve Costs. Without in any way limiting the Borrowers’ obligations under Section 3.3, the Lead Borrower shall pay to each Lender on the last day of each Interest Period of each LIBO Rate Advance and each EURIBOR Rate Advance, so long as the relevant Lending Office of such Lender is required to maintain reserves against “Eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D of the F.R.S. Board, upon notice from such Lender, an additional amount equal to the product of the following for each LIBO Rate Advance and each EURIBOR Rate Advance for each day during such Interest Period:
(i) the principal amount of such LIBO Rate Advance or EURIBOR Rate Advance, as applicable, outstanding on such day; and
(ii) the remainder of (x) a fraction the numerator of which is the rate (expressed as a decimal) at which interest accrues on such LIBO Rate Advance or EURIBOR Rate Advance, as applicable, for such Interest Period as provided in this Agreement (less the Applicable Margin applicable to LIBO Rate Advances or EURIBOR Rate Advance, as applicable) and the denominator of which is one minus any increase after the Effective Date in the effective rate (expressed as a decimal) at which such reserve requirements are imposed on such Lender minus (y) such numerator; and
(iii) 1/360.
Such notice shall (i) describe in reasonable detail the reserve requirement that has been imposed, together with the approximate date of the effectiveness thereof, (ii) set forth the applicable reserve percentage, (iii) certify that such request is consistent with such Lender’s treatment of other borrowers that are subject to similar provisions and (iv) certify that, to the best of its knowledge, such requirements are of general application in the commercial banking industry in the United States.
Each Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to avoid the requirement of maintaining such reserves (including by designating a different Lending Office) if such efforts would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
Section 3.8 Replacement Lenders, etc. If the Borrowers shall be required to make any payment to any Lender pursuant to Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 or 3.7, the Borrowers shall be entitled at any time (so long as no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing) within 180 days after receipt of notice from such Lender of such required payment to (a) prepay the affected portion of such Lender’s Advances in full, together with accrued interest thereon through the date of such prepayment (provided that the Borrowers shall not prepay any such Lender pursuant to this clause (a) without replacing such Lender pursuant to the following clause (b) until a 30-day period shall have elapsed during which the Borrowers shall have attempted in good faith to replace such Lender), and/or (b) at any time, replace such Lender with another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, provided that:
(i) each such assignment shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments that together cover all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement and
(ii) no Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section unless and until such Lender shall have received one or more payments from either the Borrowers or one or more assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances owing to such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement. Each Lender represents and warrants to the Borrowers that, as of the Effective Date (or, with respect to any Lender not a party hereto on the Effective Date, on the date that such Lender becomes a party hereto), there is no existing treaty, law, regulation, regulatory requirement, interpretation, directive, guideline, decision or request pursuant to which such Lender would be entitled to request any payments under any of Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 to or for account of such Lender.
Section 3.9 [Reserved]
Section 3.10 [Reserved].
Section 3.11 Rates Unavailable.
(a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of this Section 3.11, if prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Advance or, a EURIBOR Rate Advance, or an RFR Advance:
(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (A) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining the LIBOAdjusted Term SOFR Rate or the EURIBOR Rate, as applicable (including because the LIBOTerm SOFR Screen Rate or the EURIBOR Screen Rate, as applicable, is not available or published on a current basis), for such Interest Period; or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR for the applicable Agreed Currency; or
(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (A) the LIBOAdjusted Term SOFR Rate or the EURIBOR Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Advances (or its Advances) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; or (B) at any time, the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR for the applicable Agreed Currency will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Advances (or its Advances) included in such Borrowing for the applicable Agreed Currency;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lead Borrower and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Lead Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark, (A) any Interest Period Notice that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing shall be ineffective, (B) if any Borrowing Request requests a LIBOTerm SOFR Rate Borrowing in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as an Base Rate Borrowing and (C) if any Borrowing Request requests a EURIBOR Rate Borrowing in Euros, such Borrowing shall be made as an Central Bank Rate Borrowing (provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for Advances denominated in Euros cannot be determined), then such request shall be ineffective); provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then all other Types of Borrowings shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Advance in any Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Lead Borrower’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in Section 3.11(a) with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Advance, then until the Administrative Agent notifies the Lead Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) if such Term Benchmark Advance is denominated in Dollars, then 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), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Base Rate Advance denominated in Dollars on such day and (ii) if such Term Benchmark Advance is denominated in Euros, then such 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 Advances denominated in Euros plus the Applicable Rate; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for Advances denominated in Euros cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Advances denominated in Euros shall, at the Borrowers’ election prior to such day: (A) be prepaid by the Borrowers on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Advance, such Term Benchmark Advance denominated in any Euros shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Advances denominated in Dollars at such time.Margin.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark
Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” with respect to Advances denominated in Dollars for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” with respect to any Agreed Currency for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, solely with respect to a LIBO Rate Advance denominated in Dollars, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then, the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, this clause (c) shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Borrower a Term SOFR Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver a Term SOFR Notice after the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event and may do so in its sole discretion.[Reserved].
(d) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement,Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent will have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, 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 or any other Loan Document.
(e) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (f) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, the Lenders (or any group thereof) pursuant to this Section 3.11, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.11.
(f) 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 the Term SOFR, LIBO Rate or EURIBOR 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.
(g) Upon the Lead Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Advances to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, either (x) the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Advances(A) an RFR Advance denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (B) a Base Rate Advance if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (y) any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Advance in Euros shall be ineffective. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Base Rate. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Advance in Dollars or Euros is outstanding on the date of the Lead Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Advance, then until such time as a Benchmark Replacement for such currency is implemented pursuant to this Section 3.11, (i) if such Term Benchmark Advance is denominated in Dollars, then 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), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, (x) an RFR Advance denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (y) a Base Rate Advance denominated in Dollars if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event, on such day, or (ii) if such Term Benchmark Advance is denominated in Euros, then such Advance 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 Advances denominated in Euros plus the Applicable Rate; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for Advances denominated in Euros cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Advances denominated in Euros shall, at the Borrowers’ election prior to such day: (A) be prepaid by the Borrowers on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Advance, and only for so long as a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Advances denominated in Euros has not been implemented in accordance with this Section 3.11, such Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Advances denominated in Dollars at such time.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS TO BORROWING
Section 4.1 Effectiveness. The obligations of the Lenders to make Initial Advances hereunder shall not become effective until the first date on which each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.1 shall have been satisfied.
(a) Executed Agreement. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopier or electronic mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) Certificates, Resolutions, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received from each Loan Party a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of such Loan Party dated the Effective 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) if available from an official in such jurisdiction, 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 the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar 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 (or partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other equivalent constituent and governing 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;
(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 Borrowers, 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) 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.
(c) Solvency Certificate. The Lenders shall have received a solvency certificate in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent signed by a senior financial officer of
the Lead Borrower confirming the solvency of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
(d) Delivery of Notes. The Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of the respective Lenders, the Notes requested by Lenders pursuant to Section 2.13 prior to the Effective Date, duly executed and delivered by the Lead Borrower.
(e) Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received opinions, dated the Effective Date and addressed to the Agents and each Lender, from:
(i) Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, counsel to the Borrowers, as to New York law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(ii) Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, counsel to the Borrowers as to English law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) Norton Rose Fulbright Studio Legale, counsel to the Borrowers as to Italian law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iv) Tapia, Linares y Alfaro, counsel to the Borrowers, as to Panamanian Law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(v) Conyers, counsel to the Borrowers, as to Bermudian Law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(vi) STvB, counsel to the Borrowers, as to Curaçaoan Law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(vii) Harry B Sands, Lobosky & Co., counsel to the Borrowers, as to Bahamian Law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Fees, Expenses, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received for its own account, or for the account of each Lender, as the case may be, all fees that the Borrowers shall have agreed in writing to pay to the Administrative Agent (whether for its own account or for account of any of the Lenders) and all invoiced expenses of the Administrative Agent (including the agreed fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the Effective Date.
(g) Know your Customer; Beneficial Ownership. The Lenders shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act and (ii) to the extent the Lead Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least five days prior to the Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Lead Borrower shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent including, in the case of the Italian Guarantor, an updated certificato di vigenza) filings made with respect to the Loan Parties in the applicable jurisdictions and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search.
(i) The Company shall have designated the Obligations hereunder as Other Pari Passu Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have become a party to the U.S. Collateral Agreement pursuant to the U.S. Collateral Agreement Joinder and the Company shall have designated the Obligations hereunder as Other Secured Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).
(k) The Co-Borrower shall have become a party to the U.S. Collateral Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement.
(l) The Agreed Security Principles with respect to the items to be completed as of the Effective Date shall have been satisfied and be in proper form for filing.
Section 4.2 All Borrowings. The obligation of each Lender to fund any Advance on the occasion of any Borrowing (including the initial Borrowing on the Effective Date) shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.2.
(a) Compliance with Warranties, No Default, etc. Both before and after giving effect to any Borrowing the following statements shall be true and correct:
(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article V (excluding, however, other than any Borrowing on the Effective Date, those contained in the last sentence of Section 5.6 and in Sections 5.8) shall be true and correct in all material respects except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect; and
(ii) no Default and no Event of Default and no event which (with notice or lapse of time or both) would become an Event of Default shall have then occurred and be continuing.
(b) Request. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing. Each of the delivery of a Notice of Borrowing, and the acceptance by the Borrowers of the proceeds of such Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers that on the date of such Borrowing (both immediately before and after giving effect to such Borrowing and the application of the proceeds thereof) the statements made in Section 4.2(a) are true and correct.
(c) Loan-to-Value Ratio. After giving effect to such Borrowing, except as permitted under Section 2.14, the Loan-to-Value Ratio, on a pro forma basis, shall not be greater than 25%.
Section 4.3 Determinations Under Section 4.1. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.1, 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 this Agreement shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the date that the Borrowers, by notice to the Lenders, designate as the proposed Effective Date, specifying its objection thereto. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the occurrence of the Effective Date.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this Agreement, to make Advances hereunder, the Company represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as set forth in this Article V as of the Effective Date and, except with respect to the representations and warranties in Sections 5.6, 5.8, 5.9(b), 5.10 and 5.12, as of the date of each Borrowing.
Section 5.1 Organization, etc. The Company and each of the Principal Subsidiaries is a corporation or company validly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; the Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and the Company has full power and authority, has taken all corporate action and holds all governmental and creditors’ licenses, permits, consents and other approvals necessary to enter into each Loan Document and to perform the Obligations.
Section 5.2 Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each other Loan Document, are within the Company’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not:
(a) contravene the Company’s Organic Documents;
(b) contravene any law or governmental regulation of any Applicable Jurisdiction except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) contravene any court decree or order binding on the Company or any of its property except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) contravene any contractual restriction binding on the Company or any of its property except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(e) result in, or require the creation or imposition of, any Lien on any of the Company’s properties except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.3 Government Approval, Regulation, etc. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or other Person is required for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except for authorizations or approvals not required to be obtained on or prior to the Effective Date that have been obtained or actions not required to be taken on or prior to the Effective Date that have been taken). Each of the Company and each Principal Subsidiary holds all governmental licenses, permits and other approvals required to conduct its business as conducted by it on the Effective Date, except to the extent the failure to hold any such licenses, permits or other approvals would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.4 Compliance with Environmental Laws. The Company and each Principal Subsidiary is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent that the failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.5 Validity, etc. This Agreement constitutes, and the Notes will, on the due execution and delivery thereof, constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles.
Section 5.6 Financial Information. The consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at November 30, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, and present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at November 30, 2019 and the results of their operations for the fiscal year then ended.
Section 5.7 No Default, Event of Default . No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 5.8 Litigation. There is no action, suit, litigation, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Principal Subsidiary that (i) except as set forth in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other than private causes of action related to the transmission of COVID-19 during cruises or related to disclosure issues in public filings, in the Company’s reasonable opinion might reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the business, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) (collectively, “Material Litigation”) or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.9 No Material Adverse Change. Since February 29, 2020, there has been no Material Adverse Change in the business, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided the impacts of COVID-19 on the business, operations or financial condition of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that occurred and were disclosed to the Lenders in the “Company Presentation” to Lenders dated June 2020, in the public filing on Form 8-K dated June 18, 2020, June 26, 2020 and June 30, 2020 will be disregarded (other than any disclosure pursuant to the “Cautionary Note Concerning factors That May Affect Future Results” in such Form 8-K or other similar disclosures).
Section 5.10 Taxes. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.11 Obligations Rank Pari Passu. The Obligations rank at least pari passu in right of payment and in all other respects with all other secured unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Company other than Indebtedness preferred as a matter of law.
Section 5.12 No Filing, etc. Required. No filing, recording or registration and no payment of any stamp, registration or similar tax is necessary under the laws of any Applicable Jurisdiction to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (except for filings, recordings, registrations or payments not required to be made on or prior to the Effective Date that have been made).
Section 5.13 No Immunity. The Company is subject to civil and commercial law with respect to the Obligations. Neither the Company nor any of its properties or revenues is entitled to any right of immunity in any Applicable Jurisdiction from suit, court jurisdiction, judgment,
attachment (whether before or after judgment), set-off or execution of a judgment or from any other legal process or remedy relating to the Obligations (to the extent such suit, court jurisdiction, judgment, attachment, set-off, execution, legal process or remedy would otherwise be permitted or exist).
Section 5.14 ERISA Event. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Pension Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards Codification No. 715) did not, as of the date of the most recent annual financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $5.0 million the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plan, and the present value of all underfunded Pension Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards Codification No. 715) did not, as of the date of the most recent annual financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $5.0 million the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Pension Plans.
Section 5.15 Investment Company Act. The Company is not required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 5.16 Regulation U. The Company is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock, and no proceeds of any Advances will be used for a purpose which violates, or would be inconsistent with, F.R.S. Board Regulation U. Terms for which meanings are provided in F.R.S. Board Regulation U or any regulations substituted therefor, as from time to time in effect, are used in this Section with such meanings.
Section 5.17 Accuracy of Information. The financial and other information (other than financial projections or other forward looking information) furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing by or on behalf of the Company by its chief financial officer, treasurer or corporate controller in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement is, when taken as a whole, to the best knowledge and belief of the Company, true and correct and contains no misstatement of a fact of a material nature. As of the Effective Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable, is true and correct in all respects. All financial projections, if any, that have been furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing by or on behalf of the Company by its chief financial officer, treasurer or corporate controller in connection with this Agreement have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable at the time made (it being understood that such projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and that no assurance can be given that the projections will be realized). All financial and other information furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing by or on behalf of the Company by its chief financial officer, treasurer or corporate controller after the Effective Date shall have been prepared by the Company in good faith.
Section 5.18 Compliance with Laws. None of the Borrowers, Carnival plc and their respective Subsidiaries, directors or officers, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrowers and Carnival plc, any agent, employee or Affiliate of the Borrowers, Carnival plc or any of their respective Subsidiaries is currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, nor is either of the Borrowers, Carnival plc or any of their respective Subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country; and the Borrowers or Carnival plc will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of Borrowing hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity:
(a) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions;
(b) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country; or
(c) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person of Sanctions.
For the past five years, except as otherwise allowed under applicable law, the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representation and warranty contained in this Section 5.18 is only sought and given to the extent that to do so would be permissible pursuant to Council Regulation EC No. 2271/96 or any similar blocking or anti-boycott law in the United Kingdom.
Section 5.19 ERISA. As of the Effective Date, the Company is not and will not be (1) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, (2) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Code; (3) an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any such plans or accounts for purposes of ERISA or the Code; or (4) a “governmental plan” within the meaning of ERISA.
Section 5.20 EEA Financial Institution. The Company is not an EEA Financial Institution.
Section 5.21 Collateral Documents and Collateral. (1) Upon execution and delivery, the Security Documents will be effective to grant a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all of the grantor’s right, title and interest in the Collateral and the security interests granted thereby constitute valid, perfected first-priority liens and security interests in the Collateral and such security interests are enforceable in accordance with the terms contained therein against all creditors of any grantor and subject only to Permitted Liens; (2) upon execution and delivery, the Collateral Confirmations will be effective to grant a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all of the grantor’s right, title and interest in the Collateral and, upon all filings and other similar actions required in connection with the perfection of such security interest, as further described in the Collateral Confirmations, the security interests granted thereby constitute valid, perfected first-priority liens and security interests in the Collateral and such security interests are enforceable in accordance with the terms contained therein against all creditors of any grantor and subject only to Permitted Liens and (3) each of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries collectively own, have rights in or have the power and authority to collaterally assign rights in the Collateral, free and clear of any liens other than the Permitted Liens or other exceptions permitted under this Agreement.
Section 5.22 Properties Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.23 Solvency. On and immediately after the Borrowing on the Effective Date, the Borrowers and the Guarantors (after giving effect to such Borrowing and the application of the proceeds thereof) will be Solvent. As used in this paragraph, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to a particular date and entity, that on such date (i) the current net book value of the assets of such entity is not less than the total amount required to pay the probable liability of such entity on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured; (ii) such entity is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business; (iii) such entity does not have, intend to incur or believe that it will incur debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; (iv) such entity is not engaged in any business or transaction, and does not propose to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital.
Section 5.24 Vessel Representations. Each Vessel is classed by a classification society which is a full member of the International Association of Classification Societies and is in class with valid class and trading certificates, without any overdue recommendations.
Section 5.25 No Withholding Tax. All payments by or on account of any Loan Party in respect of the Advances are not subject to withholding or deduction for or on account of tax under the current laws and regulations of the Republic of Panama, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, and are otherwise free and clear of any other tax, withholding or deduction in the Republic of Panama.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
Section 6.1 Affirmative Covenants. The Borrowers agree with the Administrative Agent and each Lender that, until all Commitments have terminated and all Obligations (other than the contingent amounts for which no claim or demand has been made) have been paid in full, the Borrowers will perform the obligations set forth in this Section 6.1.
Section 6.1.1 Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc. The Lead Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:
(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (or, so long as the Company shall be subject to periodic reporting obligations under the U.S. Exchange Act, by the date that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for such fiscal year would be required to be filed under the rules and regulations of the SEC, giving effect to any automatic extension available thereunder for the filing of such form), its audited consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or another independent registered public accounting firm of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (other than any such exception or explanatory paragraph that is expressly solely with respect to, or expressly resulting solely from (i) with respect to the fiscal year ending November 30, 2020, any COVID-19 related impacts so long as such going concern qualification is based on circumstances affecting the cruise line industry generally for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2020 and (ii) with respect to any fiscal year following the fiscal year ending November 30, 2020, (x) an upcoming maturity date of the credit facilities hereunder or other Indebtedness occurring within one year from the time such report is delivered and (y) any potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant on a future date or in a future period) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flow of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such fiscal year in accordance with GAAP and accompanied by a narrative report containing management’s discussion and analysis of the financial position and financial performance for such fiscal year in reasonable form and detail;
(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company (or, so long as the Company shall be subject to periodic reporting obligations under the U.S. Exchange Act, by the date that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for such fiscal quarter would be required to be filed under the rules and regulations of the SEC, giving effect to any automatic extension available thereunder for the filing of such form), its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and unaudited statements of income and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Company as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and such portion of the fiscal year in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes, and accompanied by a narrative report containing management’s discussion and analysis of the financial position and financial performance for such fiscal quarter in reasonable form and detail;
(c) if any Subsidiary has been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, concurrently with each delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Lead Borrower, which certificate shall set forth (i) a specification of any change in the identity of the Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal period from the Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, respectively, provided to the Lenders on the Effective Date or the most recent period and (ii) the then applicable assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, not previously disclosed in a certificate under this clause (c);
(d) not later than the fifth Business Day following the date of delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a completed Compliance Certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) if any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company most recently theretofore delivered under clause (a) or (b) above (or, prior to the first such delivery, referred to in Section 5.6) that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material effect on the calculations of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, specifying the nature of such change and the effect thereof on such calculations;
(e) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Company to its shareholders or noteholders generally, as the case may be; and
(f) promptly following any request therefor, (i) such other information regarding the operations, business affairs, assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (acting through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request and (ii) information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance
with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Information required to be furnished pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (e) of this Section 6.1.1 shall be deemed to have been furnished if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on a Platform to which the Lenders have been granted access or shall be available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Information required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 6.1.1 may also be furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent. If any report required by this Section 6.1.1 is provided after the deadlines indicated for such report, the provision of such report shall cure a Default caused by the failure to provide such report prior to the deadlines indicated, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as a result of such failure.
Section 6.1.2 Notices of Material Events. Within five Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof, the Borrowers will furnish to the Administrative Agent notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or governmental authority (including with respect to any Environmental Liability) against the Company or any Subsidiary or any adverse development in any such pending action, suit or proceeding not previously disclosed in writing by the Company to the Administrative Agent, that in each case could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or that in any manner questions the validity of this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event or any fact or circumstance that gives rise to a reasonable expectation that any ERISA Event will occur that, in either case, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Company or any Subsidiary (it being understood and agreed that such notice shall be deemed provided to the extent described in any financial statement delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement); and
(e) any other development that has resulted, or could reasonably be expected to result, in a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section 6.1.2 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
Section 6.1.3 Approvals and Other Consents. The Borrowers will obtain (or cause to be obtained) all such governmental licenses, authorizations, consents, permits and approvals as may be required for (a) the Borrowers to perform their obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) except to the extent that failure to obtain (or cause to be obtained) such governmental licenses, authorizations, consents, permits and approvals would not be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the operation of each Vessel in compliance with all applicable laws.
Section 6.1.4 Compliance with Laws, etc; Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
(a) The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, except to the extent that the failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect, which compliance shall in any case include:
(i) compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;
(ii) compliance with all anti-money laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws and regulations applicable to the Borrowers, including by not making or causing to be made any offer, gift or payment, consideration or benefit of any kind to anyone, either directly or indirectly, as an inducement or reward for the performance of any of the transactions contemplated by this agreement to the extent the same would be in contravention of such applicable laws; and
(iii) maintain in effect of policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
(b) The Company shall pay or discharge and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay or discharge, or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent (a) all material Taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon (i) the Company or any such Subsidiary, (ii) the income or profits of the Company or any such Subsidiary or (iii) the property of the Company or any such Subsidiary and (b) all material lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies that, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon the property of the Company or any such Subsidiary; provided that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge, or cause to be paid or discharged, any such Tax, assessment, charge or claim, the amount, applicability or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or for which adequate reserves have been established.
Section 6.1.5 Ratings. The Company will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (a) public corporate ratings for the Lead Borrower from each of Moody’s and S&P and (b) the term loan facilities under this Agreement from each of Moody’s and S&P.
Section 6.1.6 Insurance. The Borrowers shall maintain, and shall cause the Guarantors to maintain, insurance with carriers believed by the Lead Borrower to be responsible, against such risks and in such amounts, and with such deductibles, retentions, self-insured amounts and coinsurance provisions, as the Lead Borrower believes are customarily carried by businesses similarly situated and owning like properties, including as appropriate general liability, property and casualty loss insurance (but on the basis that the Company and the Guarantors self-insure Vessels for certain war risks); provided that in no event shall the Company and the Guarantors be required to obtain any business interruption, loss of hire or delay in delivery insurance.
Section 6.1.7 Books and Records. The Company will, and will cause each of its Principal Subsidiaries to, keep books and records that accurately reflect all of its business affairs and transactions and permit the Administrative Agent or any of its respective representatives, at reasonable times and intervals and upon reasonable prior notice, to visit each of its offices, to discuss its financial matters with its officers and to examine any of its books or other corporate records; provided, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall only be allowed to inspect the books and records of the Company no more than once per year.
Section 6.1.8 Further Assurances.
(a) Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will, at their own expense, execute and do all such acts and things and provide such assurances as required or as the Security Agent may reasonably require (i) for registering any of the Security Documents in any required register and for granting, perfecting, preserving or protecting the security intended to be afforded by such Security Documents and (ii) if such Security Documents have become enforceable, for facilitating the realization of all or any part of the assets which are subject to such Security Documents and for facilitating the exercise of all powers, authorities and discretions vested in the Security Agent or in any receiver of all or any part of those assets. Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will execute all transfers, conveyances, assignments and releases of that property whether to the Security Agent or to its nominees and give all notices, orders and directions which the Security Agent may reasonably request; provided, that the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations under Security Documents are subject to Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement and Sections 4.25 and 4.26 of the 2023 First-Priority Note Indenture.
(b) Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Borrowers shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, (i) complete all filings and other similar actions required in connection with the creation and perfection of the security interests in the Collateral owned by it in favor of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent (on its own behalf and on behalf of the Lenders) and/or the Security Agent (on behalf of itself, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders), as applicable, as and to the extent contemplated by the Security Documents set forth on Schedule V attached hereto within the time periods set forth therein and deliver, and cause each Guarantor to deliver, such other agreements, instruments, certificates and opinions of counsel that may be required or as reasonably requested by the Security Agent in connection therewith and (ii) take all actions necessary to maintain such security interests.
Section 6.1.9 After-Acquired Property. Promptly following the acquisition by either Borrower or any Guarantor of any After-Acquired Property (but subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and Article XIII), such Borrower or such Guarantor shall execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, financing statements and certificates and opinions of counsel as shall be reasonably necessary to vest in the Security Agent a perfected security interest in such After-Acquired Property and to have such After-Acquired Property added to the Collateral and thereupon all provisions of this Agreement 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 6.1.10 Re-flagging of Vessels. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Restricted Subsidiary may reconstitute itself in another jurisdiction, or merge with or into another Restricted Subsidiary, for the purpose of re-flagging a vessel that it owns or bareboat charters so long as at all times each Restricted Subsidiary remains organized under the laws of any country recognized by the United States with an investment grade credit rating from either S&P or Moody’s or any Permitted Jurisdiction; provided that contemporaneously with the transactions required to complete the re-flagging of such vessel, to the extent that any Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations were released as provided for under Section 13.5, (x) the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary grants a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets securing the Obligations and (y) the Lead Borrower delivers to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent, either (1) a solvency opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent, from an independent financial advisor or appraiser or investment bank which confirms the solvency of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to any transactions related to such re-flagging, (2) a certificate from an Officer of the relevant Person which confirms the solvency of the Person granting such Lien after giving effect to any transactions related to such re-flagging, or (3) an Opinion of Counsel (subject to any qualifications customary for this type of opinion of counsel), in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, confirming that, after giving effect to any transactions related to such re-flagging, the Lien or Liens created under the Security Document, as so released and retaken are valid and perfected Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 6.2.4 will not apply to a reconstitution or merger permitted under this Section 6.1.10.
Section 6.1.11 Automatic Reduction of New Secured Debt Secured by the Collateral. The Borrowers and Guarantors agree and will cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to agree, that:
(a) if any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(A)(x), Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(B), Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(D), or Section 6.2.1(b)(vi) (solely in respect of Indebtedness incurred under such Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(A)(x), Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(B), or Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(D)) is secured by a Lien on the Collateral after the Effective Date (“New Secured Debt”); and
(b) if (i) there are TTA Test Debt Agreements outstanding; and (ii) at any time the Lead Borrower’s (or if the Lead Borrower is not rated, Carnival plc’s) long term senior indebtedness credit rating by S&P is below BBB- and by Moody’s is below Baa3; and (iii) at such time the Company and its Subsidiaries have Security Interests in respect of Covered Indebtedness that would otherwise exceed 25% of Total Tangible Assets at such time (subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, a “Reduction Event”); then
(c) the principal amount of such New Secured Debt that is secured by Liens on the Collateral shall (without any further action on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or any other party) automatically be reduced (i) on a pro rata basis among the various tranches of New Secured Debt and Other Secured Debt,(ii) in such other manner as may be specified in an Officer’s Certificate delivered by the Lead Borrower to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent not less than five Business Days prior to the date of the applicable Reduction Event or (iii) in such other manner as may be specified in the documents governing the various tranches of New Secured Debt and Other Secured Debt, in each case of subclause (i), (ii) or (iii) as applicable, such that, after giving effect to such reductions and the reductions under Section 6.1.12, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries no longer have Security Interests in respect of Covered Indebtedness that exceed 25% of Total Tangible Assets.
(d) If any such automatic reduction occurs with respect to any New Secured Debt under clause (c) above, and at a later date the Lead Borrower determines that some or all of the then-unsecured amount of such New Secured Debt can be secured by a Lien on the Collateral without at such time causing a reduction in the secured principal amount thereof pursuant to clause (c) above, then such principal amount of New Secured Debt the Lead Borrower determines can be so secured will automatically (without any further action on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or any other party) become secured by the Collateral, subject to future automatic reductions as provided in clause (c) above. The Lead Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent in writing of any such determination in an Officer’s Certificate.
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the principal amount of the Advances, the EIB Facility and the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes that is secured by Liens on the Collateral shall not be subject to reduction pursuant to this Section 6.1.11.
(f) In the event that any New Secured Debt is incurred, the agent or representative with respect to such New Secured Debt shall, as a condition to the ability of the Company to issue such New Secured Debt hereunder, have entered into the applicable credit or other agreement, indentures or financing agreements whereby the holders (or the agent or representative on behalf of such New Secured Debt) of the New Secured Debt shall agree that if
a Reduction Event occurs, the principal amount of such New Secured Debt that is secured by Liens on the Collateral shall (without any further action on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or any other party) automatically be reduced prior to any reduction of the secured portion of the principal amount of the Advances. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement, in no event shall the outstanding principal amount of the Advances be reduced pursuant to any Savings Clause.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and solely with respect to this Section 6.1.11 and Section 6.1.12:
“Total Tangible Assets” means the amount of the total assets of the Company and their respective Subsidiaries as shown in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and their Subsidiaries (excluding for these purposes the value of any intangible assets).
“Covered Indebtedness” of a person means (a) any liability of such person (i) for borrowed money, or under any reimbursement obligation related to a letter of credit or bid or performance bond facility, or (ii) evidenced by a bond, note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (including a purchase money obligation) representing extensions of credit or given in connection with the acquisition of any business, property, service or asset of any kind, including any liability under any commodity, interest rate or currency exchange hedge or swap agreement (other than a trade payable, other current liability arising in the ordinary course of business or commodity, interest rate or currency exchange hedge or swap agreement arising in the ordinary course of business) or (iii) for obligations with respect to (A) an operating lease, or (B) a lease of real or personal property that is or would be classified and accounted for as a Covered Capital Lease; (b) any liability of others either for any lease, dividend or letter of credit, or for any obligation described in the preceding clause (a) that (i) the person has guaranteed or that is otherwise its legal liability (whether contingent or otherwise or direct or indirect, but excluding endorsements or negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business) or (ii) is secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by that person, regardless whether the obligation secured thereby shall have been assumed by or is a personal liability of that person; and (c) any amendment, supplement, modification, deferral, renewal, extension or refunding of any liability of the types referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Covered Indebtedness” shall not include any liabilities or obligations that do not constitute “Covered Indebtedness” for purposes for the 25% of Total Tangible Assets described in the definition of TTA Test Debt Agreements under all of the TTA Test Debt Agreements.
“Covered Capital Lease” means with respect to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee that in accordance with GAAP (in effect from time to time), either would be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person or otherwise be disclosed as such in a note to such balance sheet, other than, in the case of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, any such lease under which the Company or such Subsidiary is the lessor.
“Security Interests” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, assignment, hypothecation or security interest or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.
Section 6.1.12 Reduction of Other Secured Debt. The Borrowers and the Guarantors agree and shall cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to agree, in connection with any Security Interests that are granted on Covered Indebtedness after the Effective Date, that if:
(a) any Covered Indebtedness other than New Secured Debt has been granted a Security Interest in any asset or property of the Company or their respective Subsidiaries after the Effective Date (“Other Secured Debt”) and a Reduction Event occurs; then
(b) the Borrowers, the Guarantors or their Restricted Subsidiaries will cause the principal amount of such Other Secured Debt that is secured by Security Interests to be reduced (i) pro rata with the New Secured Debt, (ii) in such other manner as may be specified in the documents governing the various tranches of New Secured Debt and Other Secured Debt or (iii) as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate delivered by the Lead Borrower to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent not less than five Business Days prior to the date of the applicable Reduction Event, in each case of subclause (i), (ii) or (iii) as applicable, upon the occurrence of the Reduction Event.
(c) In the event that any Other Secured Debt is incurred, the agent or representative with respect to such Other Secured Debt shall, as a condition to the ability of the Company to issue such Other Secured Debt hereunder, have entered into the applicable credit or other agreement, indentures or financing agreements whereby the holders (or the agent or representative on behalf of such Other Secured Debt) of the New Secured Debt shall agree that if a Reduction Event occurs, the principal amount of such Other Secured Debt that is secured by Liens on the Collateral shall (without any further action on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or any other party) automatically be reduced prior to any reduction of the secured portion of the principal amount of the Advances.
Section 6.1.13 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall apply the proceeds of (i) the Initial Advances for general corporate purposes, (ii) the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances (x) to redeem a portion of the 2023 First-Priority Secured Notes and to pay accrued interest on such redeemed 2023 First-Priority Secured Notes (the “2023 First-Priority Secured Notes Refinancing”) and (y) to pay the fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the 2023 First-Priority Secured Notes Refinancing and the arrangement, negotiation and documentation of the 2021 Incremental Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby (the “2021 Transaction Costs”), including the 2021 Incremental Term B Commitments and the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances (collectively with the payment of the 2021 Transaction Costs, the 2023 First-Priority Secured Notes Refinancing, and the other transactions contemplated by the 2021 Incremental Amendment, the “2021 Transactions”). The Company shall apply the proceeds of each Incremental Advance for the purpose or purposes set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment. No part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, including Regulations T, U and X. The Borrowers will not request any Borrowing, and the Borrowers shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except to the extent permitted for a Person required to comply with Sanctions, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
Section 6.1.14 Corporate Existence. Subject to Section 6.2.4, the Borrowers and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect their corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence and the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Borrowers, the Company and each Guarantor; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrowers and the Guarantors as a whole.
Section 6.1.15 Maintenance of Properties. The Borrowers shall cause all properties owned by it or any Guarantor or used or held for use in the conduct of its business or the business of any Guarantor to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Lead Borrower may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided that nothing in this Section 6.1.15 shall prevent the Borrowers from discontinuing the maintenance of any such properties if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Lead Borrower, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrowers and the Guarantors as a whole.
Section 6.1.16 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(a) The Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default.
(b) If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 6.2.3 or under one or more clauses of the definition of “Permitted Investments,” as determined by the Lead Borrower. The designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will only be permitted if the deemed Investment resulting from such designation would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
(c) The Lead Borrower may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if that redesignation would not cause a Default.
(d) Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by providing the Administrative Agent a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 6.2.3. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 6.2.1, the Borrowers will be in default of such Section 6.2.1. The Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation will only be permitted if (i) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 6.2.1, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable reference period; and (ii) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
Section 6.1.17 Conference Calls. Not later than ten Business Days after delivery of each of the statements pursuant to Sections 6.1.1(a) and (b), the Lead Borrower will hold a conference call related to such statements and post details regarding access to such conference call at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of such call on the Platform.
Section 6.2 Negative Covenants. The Company agrees with the Administrative Agent and each Lender that, until all Commitments have terminated and all Obligations (other than the
contingent amounts for which no claim or demand has been made) have been paid and performed in full, the Company will perform the obligations set forth in this Section 6.2.
Section 6.2.1 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company will not and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that the Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, and the Restricted Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue preferred stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s 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 such preferred stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, 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 the preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
(b) Section 6.2.1(a) shall not, however, prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness, without duplication (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):
(i) (A) Indebtedness under (x) this Agreement and (y) the Credit Facilities, in the case of this clause (y), in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $4,500.0 million and 8.6% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (B) Indebtedness under the EIB Facility in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of €203.4 million and 0.6% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (C) Indebtedness under the Existing Multicurrency Facility in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of $1,700.0 million, €1,000.0 million and £300.0 million and (y) 7.3% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (D) Indebtedness under Existing First-Priority Secured Notes in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $4,192.0 million and 9.7% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (E) Indebtedness under the 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of $775.0 million and €425.0 million and (y) 2.6% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company and (F) Indebtedness under the 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) $900.0 million and (y) 1.7% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company;
(ii) (A) the incurrence by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Existing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Convertible Notes, the EIB Facility, the Existing Multicurrency Facility, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the 2026 Unsecured Notes and the 2027 Unsecured Notes), (B) Indebtedness under the 2026 Unsecured Notes in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of $1,450.0 million and €500.0 million and (y) 4.0% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (C) Indebtedness under the 2027 Unsecured Notes in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $3,500.0 million and 6.7% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company and (D) the incurrence by the Borrowers and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Convertible Notes and the related Guarantees;
(iii) [reserved];
(iv) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness represented by Attributable Debt, Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock, in each case, incurred or issued for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price, lease expense, rental payments or cost of design, construction, installation, repair, replacement or improvement of property (including Vessels), plant or equipment or other assets (including Capital Stock) used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued pursuant to this clause (iv), not to exceed the greater of $600.0 million and 1.5% of Total Tangible Assets at any time outstanding (it being understood that any such Indebtedness may be incurred and such Disqualified Stock and preferred stock may be issued after the acquisition, purchase, charter, leasing or rental or the design, construction, installation, repair, replacement or the making of any improvement with respect to any asset (including Vessels)); provided that any such property (including Vessels), plant or equipment or other assets do not constitute Collateral; provided further that the principal amount of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock permitted under this clause (iv) did not in each case at the time of incurrence exceed, together with amounts previously incurred and outstanding under this clause (iv) with respect to any applicable Vessel, (i) in the case of a completed Vessel, the book value and (ii) in the case of an uncompleted Vessel, 80% of the contract price for the acquisition or construction of such Vessel, in the case of this clause (ii), as determined on the date on which the agreement for acquisition or construction of such Vessel was entered into by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiary, plus any other Ready for Sea Cost of such Vessel plus 100% of any related export credit insurance premium;
(v) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock in connection with any New Vessel Financing in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued under this clause (v)) not exceeding the New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap as calculated on the date of the relevant incurrence under this clause (v);
(vi) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge, any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock) that was permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1(a) or clause (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi), (xii) or (xviii) of this Section 6.2.1(b);
(vii) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:
(A) if either of the Borrowers or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not a Borrower or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and ((i) except in respect of the intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with
the cash management operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) only to the extent legally permitted (the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries having completed all procedures required in the reasonable judgment of directors or officers of the obligee or obligor to protect such Persons from any penalty or civil or criminal liability in connection with the subordination of such Indebtedness)) expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due, in the case of a Borrower, or the Guarantee, in the case of a Guarantor; and
(B) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (vii);
(viii) the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock; provided that (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (viii);
(ix) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Hedging Obligations not for speculative purposes;
(x) the Guarantee by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the guaranteed Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 6.2.1; provided that, in each case, if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the Obligations or a Guarantee, then the Guarantee must be subordinated or pari passu, as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
(xi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness (i) in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, captive insurance companies and bankers’ acceptances in the ordinary course of business; (ii) in respect of letters of credit, surety, bid, performance, travel or appeal bonds, completion guarantees, judgment, advance payment, customs, VAT or other tax guarantees or similar instruments issued in the ordinary course of business of such Person or consistent with past practice or industry practice (including as required by any governmental authority) and not in connection with the borrowing of money, including letters of credit or similar instruments in respect of self-insurance and workers compensation obligations, or for the protection of customer deposits or credit card payments; provided, however, that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or other instrument, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing; (iii) arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within 30 days; and (iv) consisting of (x) the financing of insurance premiums or (y) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(xii) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock (i) of any Person outstanding on the date on which such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged, consolidated, amalgamated or otherwise combined with (including pursuant to any acquisition of assets and assumption of related liabilities) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) incurred or issued to provide all or any portion of the funds used to consummate the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was otherwise acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, with respect to this clause (xii), that at the time of the acquisition or other transaction pursuant to which such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock was deemed to be incurred or issued, (x) the Company would have been able to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 6.2.1(a) after giving pro forma effect to the relevant acquisition or other transaction and the incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock pursuant to this clause (xii) or (y) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s 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 Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued pursuant to this clause (xii), taken as one period, would not be less than it was immediately prior to giving pro forma effect to such acquisition or other transaction and the incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock;
(xiii) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for customary indemnification, obligations in respect of earnouts or other adjustments of purchase price or, in each case, similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets or Person or any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary; provided that (in the case of a disposition) the maximum liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds, including the Fair Market Value of non-cash proceeds (measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value), actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
(xiv) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness in the form of Unearned Customer Deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business;
(xv) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection with credit card processing arrangements or other similar payment processing arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xvi) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock to finance the replacement (through construction or acquisition) of a Vessel upon an Event of Loss of such Vessel in an aggregate amount no greater than the Ready for Sea Cost for such replacement Vessel, in each case less all compensation, damages and other payments (including insurance proceeds other than in respect of business interruption insurance) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Person in connection with such Event of Loss in excess of amounts actually used to repay Indebtedness secured by the Vessel subject to such Event of Loss and any costs and expenses incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Event of Loss;
(xvii) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness in relation to (i) regular maintenance required on any of the Vessels owned or chartered by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (ii) any expenditures that are, or are reasonably expected to be, recoverable from insurance on such Vessels;
(xviii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued pursuant to this clause (xviii), not to exceed the greater of $3,500.0 million and 6.7% of Total Tangible Assets; and
(xix) Indebtedness existing solely by reason of Permitted Liens described in clause (29) of the definition thereof.
(c) None of the Borrowers nor any Guarantor will incur any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Borrower or such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or the applicable Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of either Borrower or any Guarantor solely by virtue of being unsecured.
(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.2.1, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xix) of Section 6.2.1(b), or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.2.1(a), the Lead Borrower, in its sole discretion, will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of such clauses and will be permitted on the date of such incurrence to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Sections 6.2.1(a) and (b) and from time to time to reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 6.2.1.
(e) In connection with the incurrence or issuance, as applicable, of (x) revolving loan Indebtedness or (y) any commitment relating to the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, in each case, in compliance with this Section 6.2.1, and the granting of any Lien to secure such Indebtedness, the Lead Borrower or applicable Restricted Subsidiary may, at its option, designate such incurrence or issuance and the granting of any Lien therefor as having occurred on the date of first incurrence of such revolving loan Indebtedness or commitment (such date, the “Deemed Date”), and any related subsequent actual incurrence or issuance and granting of such Lien therefor will be deemed for all purposes under this Agreement to have been incurred or issued and granted on such Deemed Date, including, without limitation, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, usage of any baskets described herein (if applicable), the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Loan-to-Value Ratio and Consolidated EBITDA (and all such calculations on and after the Deemed Date until the termination or funding of such commitment shall be made on a pro forma basis giving effect to the deemed incurrence or issuance, the granting of any Lien therefor and related transactions in connection therewith).
(f) The accrual of interest or preferred stock dividends, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional
Indebtedness with the same terms, the reclassification of preferred stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles, the payment of dividends on preferred stock or Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock, the accretion of liquidation preference and the increase in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 6.2.1; provided, in each such case, that the amount of any such accrual, accretion, amortization, payment, reclassification or increase is included in the Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued.
(g) For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a different currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred or, in the case of Indebtedness incurred under a revolving credit facility and at the option of the Lead Borrower, first committed; provided that (a) if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than Dollars, 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 the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced; and (b) if and for so long as any Indebtedness is subject to a Hedging Obligation with respect to the currency in which such Indebtedness is denominated covering principal amounts payable on such Indebtedness, the amount of such Indebtedness, if denominated in Dollars, will be the amount of the principal payment required to be made under such Hedging Obligation and, otherwise, the Dollar-equivalent of such amount plus the Dollar-equivalent of any premium which is at such time due and payable but is not covered by such Hedging Obligation.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.2.1, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this Section 6.2.1 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values. The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, will be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such refinancing indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.
(i) The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(i) in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount, the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP;
(ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and
(iii) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:
(A) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and
(B) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.
Section 6.2.2 Liens.
(a) The Company shall not and shall not cause or permit any of the Guarantors to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness upon any of their property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(i) in the case of any property or assets that constitute Collateral, Permitted Collateral Liens, which may be secured on a pari passu basis with or junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations and the Guarantees, subject to Section 6.1.11; and
(ii) in the case of any property or assets that do not constitute Collateral, (A) Permitted Liens or (B) a Lien on such property or assets that is not a Permitted Lien (each Lien under clause (B), a “Triggering Lien”) if, contemporaneously with (or prior to) the incurrence of such Triggering Lien, all payments due under this Agreement (or the relevant Guarantee, in the case of Liens on property or assets of a Guarantor) are secured on an equal and ratable basis with or on a senior basis to the obligations so secured until such time as such obligations are no longer secured by such Triggering Lien; provided that, (1) if the Indebtedness secured by such Triggering Lien is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Obligations, then such Triggering Lien securing such Indebtedness shall be subordinate or junior in priority to the Lien securing the Obligations and (2) if any Secured Indebtedness is also required to be secured by Liens on such property or assets pursuant to provisions in the Secured Indebtedness Documents that are similar to this clause (ii), the Liens on such property or assets securing the Obligations may rank senior or pari passu in priority to the Liens on such property or assets securing such Secured Indebtedness pursuant to a Customary Intercreditor Agreement.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.2.2, (A) Liens securing Indebtedness and obligations need not be incurred solely by reference to one category of Permitted Liens (or subparts thereof) but are permitted to be incurred in part under any combination thereof, and (B) in the event that a Lien meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Permitted Liens (or subparts thereof), the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify, divide or later reclassify or redivide (as if incurred at such later time) such Liens (or any portions thereof) in any manner that complies with the definition of Permitted Liens, and such Liens (or portions thereof, as applicable) will be treated as having been incurred pursuant to such clause, clauses or subparts of the definition of Permitted Liens (and in the case of a subsequent division, classification or reclassification, such Liens shall cease to be divided or classified as it was prior to such subsequent division, classification or reclassification).
To the extent that any Liens are imposed pursuant to Section 6.2.2(a)(ii) (the “Equal and Ratable Provision”) on any assets or property to secure the Obligations, additional Liens may be granted on any such asset or property, which additional Liens may be pari passu or junior in priority to the Liens on such asset or property securing the Obligations subject to any limitations or requirements set forth in the the Equal and Ratable Provision. The Administrative Agent and the Security Agent shall enter into a Customary Intercreditor Agreement with respect to such permitted pari passu Liens, junior Liens and Liens imposed pursuant to the Equal and Ratable Provision, if any.
(b) 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 accretion or 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 of the Company, the payment of dividends on preferred stock in the form of additional shares of preferred stock of the same class, 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 or increases in the value of property securing Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, any Lien that is permitted under this Agreement to secure Indebtedness shall also be permitted to secure any obligations related to such Indebtedness.
(c) Any Lien created in favor of this Agreement and the Obligations or a Guarantee pursuant to the Equal and Ratable Provision will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged (i) upon the release and discharge of the Triggering Lien to which it relates and (ii) otherwise as set forth under Section 13.5.
Section 6.2.3 Restricted Payments.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(A) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as holders (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or in Subordinated Shareholder Funding and other than dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary);
(B) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company;
(C) make any principal payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any Indebtedness of either Borrower or any Guarantor that is expressly contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or to any Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except (i) a payment of principal at the Stated Maturity thereof or (ii) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition of Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or scheduled maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition, or make any cash interest payment on, or purchase, repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any Subordinated Shareholder Funding; or
(D) make any Restricted Investment
(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (A) through (D) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:
(i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;
(ii) after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Company would have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 6.2.1(a); and
(iii) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries since April 8, 2020 (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (1) (without duplication of amounts paid pursuant to any other clause of Section 6.2.3(b)), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (11) of Section 6.2.3(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the first day of the fiscal quarter commencing June 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, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus
(B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of other assets received by the Company since April 8, 2020 as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or Subordinated Shareholder Funding or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests of the Company or Subordinated Shareholder Funding (other than (x) net cash proceeds and marketable securities received from an issuance or sale of Equity Interests, Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Company, (y) net cash proceeds and marketable securities received from an issuance or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities that have been converted into, exchanged or redeemed for Disqualified Stock and (z) net cash proceeds and marketable securities to the extent any Restricted Payment has been made from such proceeds pursuant to Section 6.2.3(b)(4)); plus
(C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after April 8, 2020 is (i) sold, disposed of or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid, 100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities received; or (ii) made in an entity that subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Restricted Investment as of the date such entity becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; plus
(D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company designated as such after April 8, 2020 is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary, or is merged or consolidated into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or all of the assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary are transferred to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, after April 8, 2020, the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Restricted Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation, merger, consolidation or transfer of assets to the extent such investments reduced the restricted payments capacity under this clause (iii) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced; provided, however, that no amount will be included in Consolidated Net Income of the
Company for purposes of the preceding clause (A) to the extent that it is included under this clause (D); plus
(E) 100% of any dividends or distributions received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary after April 8, 2020 from an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent that such dividends or distributions were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, repayments of, or interest payments in respect of, any Permitted Investment pursuant to clause (16) of the definition thereof).
(iv) At least one year shall have elapsed since April 8, 2020, and (x) in the case of a Restricted Payment made on or after April 8, 2021 and before April 8, 2022, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would not have been greater than 6.00:1.00 on a pro forma basis and (y) in the case of a Restricted Payment made on or after April 8, 2022, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would not have been greater than 5.00:1.00 on a pro forma basis.
(b) The preceding provisions will not prohibit the following (“Permitted Payments”):
(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;
(2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or Subordinated Shareholder Funding or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from Section 6.2.3(a)(iii)(B);
(3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Obligations or to any Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(4) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the purchase, repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary held by any current or former officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, restricted stock grant, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such purchased, repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $25.0 million in the aggregate in any twelve-month period with unused amounts being carried over to any subsequent twelve-month period subject to a maximum aggregate amount of $50.0 million being available in any twelve-month period; and provided, further, that such amount in any twelve-month period may be increased by an amount not to exceed the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of the Company or Subordinated Shareholder Funding, in each case, received by the Company during such twelve-month period, in each case to members of management,
directors or consultants of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests or Subordinated Shareholder Funding have not otherwise been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 6.2.3(a)(iii) or clause (2) of this Section 6.2.3(b);
(5) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options;
(6) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after April 8, 2020 in accordance with Section 6.2.1;
(7) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (i) the exercise of options or warrants or (ii) the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person;
(8) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests (other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) on no more than a pro rata basis;
(9) the making of (i) cash payments made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in satisfaction of the conversion obligation upon conversion of convertible Indebtedness issued in a convertible notes offering and (ii) any payments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination of any related capped call, hedge, warrant or other similar transactions;
(10) with respect to any Tax period in which any of the Restricted Subsidiaries are members of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar income Tax group for U.S. federal or applicable state and local, or non-U.S. income Tax purposes (a “Tax Group”) of which a Parent Company, or any subsidiary of a Parent Company, is a common parent, or for which such Restricted Subsidiary is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes as separate from a Parent Company, or any subsidiary of a Parent Company that is a C corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, payments by each such Restricted Subsidiary in an amount not to exceed the amount of its allocable share of any U.S. federal, state and/or local and/or foreign income Taxes, as applicable, of such Tax Group for such taxable period that are attributable to the income, revenue, receipts or capital of such Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such income Taxes that such Restricted Subsidiaries would have paid had it been a standalone corporate tax payer or standalone corporate tax group (without duplication, for the avoidance of doubt, of any such Taxes paid by such Restricted Subsidiary directly to the relevant taxing authority); and
(11) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $225.0 million since April 8, 2020 so long as, immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or
issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (1) in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more categories (or subparts thereof) of Permitted Payments or Permitted Investments, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, the Company will be entitled to classify or re-classify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) based on circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification in any manner that complies with this covenant, and such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) will be treated as having been made pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant or such clause or clauses (or subparts thereof) in the definition of Permitted Payments or Permitted Investments, (2) the amount of any return of or on capital from any Investment shall be netted against the amount of such Investment for purposes of determining compliance with this covenant and (3) payments made among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the agreements, constituent documents, guarantees, deeds and other instruments governing the “dual listed company” structure of the Company shall not be deemed to be Restricted Payments.
Section 6.2.4 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.
(a) Neither the Lead Borrower nor Carnival plc will, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) is the surviving corporation), or (2) sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(i) either: (a) the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) is the surviving corporation; or (b) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable)) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of Switzerland, Canada or any Permitted Jurisdiction;
(ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable)) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes (a) by a Joinder entered into with the Administrative Agent, all the obligations of Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) under this Agreement (including Carnival plc’s Guarantee, if applicable) and (b) all obligations of the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) under the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, subject to the Agreed Security Principles;
(iii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default is continuing;
(iv) the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable)), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 6.2.1(a); and
(v) the Lead Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, in each case, stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and, in the case in which a Joinder is entered into, such Joinder, comply with this Section 6.2.4 and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Clauses (iii) and (iv) of this Section 6.2.4(a) shall not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets to or merger or consolidation of the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) with or into a Guarantor and clause (iv) of this Section 6.2.4(a) will not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets to or merger or consolidation of the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) with or into an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) in another jurisdiction for tax reasons.
(b) A Subsidiary Guarantor (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor whose Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the terms of the Guarantee, this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement as provided in Section 12.3) will not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving corporation), or (2) sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(i) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default is continuing;
(ii) either:
(A) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger assumes all the obligations of that Subsidiary Guarantor under its Guarantee and this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents to which such Subsidiary Guarantor is a party, pursuant to a Joinder; or
(B) such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of assets does not violate the provisions of this Agreement (including Section 6.2.5); and
(iii) the Lead Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, in each case, stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and, in the case in which a Joinder is entered into, such Joinder, comply with this Section 6.2.4 and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) above, (x)(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate or merge with or into or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Guarantor and (b) any Guarantor may consolidate or merge with or into or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of such Guarantor and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries to another Guarantor and (y) any Guarantor may consolidate or merge with or into an Affiliate incorporated or organized for the purpose of
changing the legal domicile of such Guarantor, reincorporating such Guarantor in another jurisdiction or changing the legal form of such Guarantor.
(d) Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Borrowers or Carnival plc in accordance with Section 6.2.4 of this Agreement, any surviving entity formed by such consolidation or into which either of the Borrowers or Carnival plc, as applicable, is merged or to which such sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition is made, shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Agreement with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named as the Company herein; provided that the Company shall not be released from its obligation to pay the Obligations in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of its property and assets.
Section 6.2.5 Asset Sales.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
(i) the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and
(ii) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash, Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets or a combination thereof (which determination may be made by the Lead Borrower, at its option, either (x) at the time such Asset Sale is approved by the Lead Borrower’s Board of Directors or (y) at the time the Asset Sale is completed). For purposes of this clause (2), each of the following will be deemed to be cash:
(A) any liabilities, as recorded on the balance sheet of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities or liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations or the Guarantees), that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and as a result of which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer obligated with respect to such liabilities or are indemnified against further liabilities or that are otherwise retired or repaid;
(B) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within 180 days following the closing of the Asset Sale, to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received in that conversion;
(C) any Capital Stock or assets of the kind referred to in Section 6.2.5(b)(i) or (iii);
(D) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to the Obligations or the Guarantees) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale, to the extent that Carnival plc and each other Restricted Subsidiary are released from any Guarantee of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Sale;
(E) consideration consisting of Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor received from Persons who are not the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
(F) consideration other than cash, Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in Asset Sales with a Fair Market Value not exceeding $250.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any one time.
(b) Within 450 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale or any Event of Loss, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) shall apply such Net Proceeds:
(i) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Permitted Business; provided that (i) after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, the Permitted Business is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) to the extent the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss comprised part of the Collateral, the assets comprising such Permitted Business shall also be pledged as Collateral;
(ii) to make a capital expenditure; provided that to the extent the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss comprised part of the Collateral, such capital expenditures shall be made in respect of assets that are Collateral;
(iii) to acquire other assets (other than Capital Stock) not classified as current assets under GAAP that are used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that to the extent the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss comprised part of the Collateral, the assets being acquired shall also be pledged as Collateral;
(iv) to enter into a binding commitment to apply the Net Proceeds pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 6.2.5(b); provided that such binding commitment (or any subsequent commitments replacing the initial commitment that may be cancelled or terminated) shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment until the earlier of (x) the date on which such acquisition or expenditure is consummated and (y) the 180th day following the expiration of the aforementioned 450 day period;
(v) to make mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 2.10(b); or
(vi) any combination of the foregoing.
(c) Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) may temporarily reduce borrowings under any revolving credit facility, or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Agreement.
Section 6.2.6 Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $100.0 million, unless:
(i) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person who is not such an Affiliate; and
(ii) the Lead Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent, with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $250.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrowers set forth in an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 6.2.6 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower (or in the event there is only one disinterested director, by such disinterested director, or, in the event there are no disinterested directors, by unanimous approval of the members of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 6.2.6(a):
(i) any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement, consulting agreement or employee benefit arrangements with any employee, consultant, officer or director of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including under any stock option, stock appreciation rights, stock incentive or similar plans, entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;
(iv) payment of reasonable and customary fees, salaries, bonuses, compensation, other employee benefits and reimbursements of expenses (pursuant to indemnity arrangements or otherwise) of Officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(v) any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to Affiliates of the Company or any issuance of Subordinated Shareholder Funding;
(vi) Restricted Payments that do not violate Section 6.2.3;
(vii) transactions pursuant to or contemplated by any agreement in effect on the Effective Date and transactions pursuant to any amendment, modification or extension to such agreement, so long as such amendment, modification or extension, taken as a whole, is not materially more disadvantageous to the Lenders than the original agreement as in effect on the Effective Date;
(viii) Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments described in clauses (3), (4), (5), (15) and (16) of the definition thereof);
(ix) Management Advances;
(x) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or 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 Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries in the reasonable determination of the members of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower or the senior management thereof, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated Person;
(xi) the granting and performance of any registration rights for the Company’s Capital Stock;
(xii) any contribution to the capital of the Company;
(xiii) pledges of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(xiv) transactions with respect to which the Company has obtained an opinion of an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of international standing, or other recognized independent expert of international standing with experience appraising the terms and conditions of the type of transaction or series of related transactions for which an opinion is required, stating that the transaction or series of related transactions is (A) fair from a financial point of view taking into account all relevant circumstances or (B) on terms not less favorable than might have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person who is not an Affiliate;
(xv) transactions made pursuant to the agreements, constituent documents, guarantees, deeds and other instruments governing the “dual listed company” structure of the Company; and
(xvi) transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Lead Borrower in an Officer’s Certificate) between the Company and any other Person or a Restricted Subsidiary and any other Person with which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries files a combined, consolidated, unitary or similar group tax return or which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is part of a group for tax purposes that are effected for the purpose of improving the combined, consolidated, unitary or similar group tax efficiency of the Company and its Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing any provision of this Agreement.
Section 6.2.7 Limitation on Issuance of Guarantees of Indebtedness.
(a) Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, the Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) that is not a Guarantor to Guarantee, directly or indirectly, the payment of any obligations of a Borrower or a Guarantor under a Credit Facility, the 2023 First-Priority Secured Notes, the Convertible Notes, the Existing Multicurrency Facility or any other Indebtedness of a Borrower or a Guarantor having an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $300.0 million unless such Restricted Subsidiary simultaneously executes and delivers a Joinder providing for the Guarantee of the payment of the Obligations by such Restricted Subsidiary which Guarantee will be senior to or pari passu with such Restricted Subsidiary’s Guarantee of such other Indebtedness and with respect to any Guarantee of Indebtedness that is expressly contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or to any Guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary, any such Guarantee will be subordinated to such Restricted Subsidiary’s Guarantee at least to the same extent as such subordinated Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations.
Following the provision of any additional Guarantees as described in the immediately preceding paragraph, subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement (if such security is being granted in respect of the other Indebtedness), any such Guarantor shall provide security over its material assets that are of the same type as any of the Borrowers’ or the Guarantors’ assets that are required to be a part of the Collateral (excluding any assets of such Guarantor which are subject to a Permitted Lien at the time of the execution of such Joinder (to the extent that such Permitted Lien was not created, incurred or assumed in contemplation thereof) if providing such security interest would not be permitted by the terms of such Permitted Lien or by the terms of any obligations secured by such Permitted Lien) to secure its Guarantee on a first-priority basis consistent with the Collateral.
This paragraph (a) will not be applicable to any Guarantees of any Restricted Subsidiary:
(i) existing on the Effective Date;
(ii) that existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary if the Guarantee was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; or
(iii) arising solely due to granting of a Permitted Lien that would not otherwise constitute a Guarantee of Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any Guarantor.
Any additional Guarantee may be contractually limited as necessary to recognize certain defenses generally available to guarantors or sureties as a matter of applicable law (including those that relate to fraudulent conveyance or transfer, voidable preference, financial assistance, corporate purpose, capital maintenance or similar laws, regulations or defenses affecting the rights of creditors generally) and other legal restrictions applicable to the Guarantors and their respective shareholders, directors and general partners.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to cause such Restricted Subsidiary to guarantee the Obligations or provide security to the extent that such Guarantee or the grant of such security by such Restricted Subsidiary would be inconsistent with the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement or the Agreed Security Principles or would reasonably be expected to give rise to or result in (x) any liability for the officers, directors or shareholders of such Restricted Subsidiary, (y) any violation of applicable law that cannot be prevented or otherwise avoided through measures reasonably available to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary or (z) any significant cost, expense, liability or obligation (including with respect to any Taxes) other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and other than reasonable expenses incurred in connection with any governmental or regulatory filings required as a result of, or any measures pursuant to clause (y) undertaken in connection with, such Guarantee which cannot be avoided through measures reasonably available to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary.
Section 6.2.8 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.
(a) Each Parent Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to its Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the relevant Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) make loans or advances to its Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or
(iii) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to its Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that (x) the priority of any preferred stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock, (y) the subordination of (including the application of any standstill period to) loans or advances made to the relevant Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness incurred by the relevant Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (z) the provisions contained in documentation governing or relating to Indebtedness requiring transactions between or among the relevant Parent Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or between or among any Restricted Subsidiaries to be on fair and reasonable terms or on an arm’s-length basis, in each case, shall not be deemed to constitute such an encumbrance or restriction.
(b) The provisions of Section 6.2.8(a) above shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) agreements or instruments governing or relating to Indebtedness as in effect on the Effective Date (including pursuant to the Convertible Notes, the EIB Facility, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second Priority Secured Notes, the 2026 Unsecured Notes, the 2027 Unsecured Notes and the related documentation) and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Lender with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements or instruments on the Effective Date (as determined in good faith by the Lead Borrower);
(ii) this Agreement, the Convertible Notes, the EIB Facility, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second Priority Secured Notes, the 2026 Unsecured Notes, the 2027 Unsecured Notes, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents;
(iii) agreements or instruments governing other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1 and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the Company determines at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness that such encumbrances or restrictions will not adversely effect, in any material respect, the Borrowers’ ability to make principal or interest payments on the Obligations;
(iv) applicable law, rule, regulation or order or the terms of any license, authorization, concession or permit;
(v) any agreement or instrument governing or relating to Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the relevant Parent Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (other than any agreement or instrument entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred;
(vi) customary non-assignment and similar provisions in contracts, leases and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature set forth in Section 6.2.8(a)(iii) or any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to a joint venture agreement that imposes restrictions on the transfer of the assets of the joint venture;
(viii) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of the Capital Stock or all or substantially all of the property and assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;
(ix) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that either (i) the restrictions contained in the agreements or instruments governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements or instruments governing the Indebtedness being refinanced or (ii) the Lead Borrower determines at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness that such encumbrances or restrictions will not adversely effect, in any material respect, the Borrowers’ ability to make principal or interest payments on the Advances;
(x) Liens permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.2 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
(xi) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements (including agreements entered into in connection with a Restricted Investment or Permitted Investment) entered into with the approval of the Lead Borrower’s Board of Directors, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements;
(xii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or suppliers or required by insurance, surety or bonding companies, in each case, under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) any customary Productive Asset Leases for Vessels and other assets used in the ordinary course of business; provided that such encumbrance or restriction only extends to the Vessel or other asset financed in such Productive Asset Lease;
(xiv) any encumbrance or restriction existing with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary or the property or assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement at the time of such designation and not incurred in contemplation of such designation, which encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to any Person other than such Unrestricted Subsidiary or the property or assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that the encumbrances or restrictions are customary for the business of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and would not, at the time agreed to, be expected to affect the ability of the Borrowers and the Guarantors to make payments under this Agreement;
(xv) customary encumbrances or restrictions contained in agreements in connection with Hedging Obligations permitted under this Agreement;
(xvi) the agreements, constituent documents, guarantees, deeds and other instruments governing the “dual listed company” structure of the Company; and
(xvii) any encumbrance or restriction existing under any agreement that extends, renews, refinances, replaces, amends, modifies, restates or supplements the agreements containing the encumbrances or restrictions in the foregoing clauses (i) through (xvi), or in this clause (xvii); provided that the terms and conditions of any such encumbrances or restrictions are no more restrictive in any material respect than those under or pursuant to the agreement so extended, renewed, refinanced, replaced, amended, modified, restated or supplemented.
Section 6.2.9 Impairment of Security Interest. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, take or omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral (it being understood that (i) the incurrence of Permitted Collateral Liens and (ii) the release or modification of the Liens on the Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and related Security Documents, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), shall under no circumstances be deemed to materially impair the security interest with respect to the Collateral) for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, grant to any Person other than the Security Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and the other beneficiaries described in the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, any Lien over any of the Collateral that is prohibited by Section 6.2.2; provided that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur any Lien over any of the Collateral that is not prohibited by Section 6.2.2, including Permitted Collateral Liens, and the Collateral may be discharged or released in accordance with this Agreement, the applicable Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Intercreditor Agreement.
Subject to the foregoing, the Security Documents may be amended, extended, renewed, restated or otherwise modified or released to (i) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency therein; (ii) provide for Permitted Collateral Liens; (iii) add to the Collateral; or (iv) make any other change thereto that does not adversely affect the Lenders in any material respect; provided, however, that (except where permitted by this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Intercreditor Agreement or to effect or facilitate the creation of Permitted Collateral Liens for the benefit of the Security Agent and holders of other Indebtedness incurred in accordance with this Agreement) no Security Document may be amended, extended, renewed, restated or otherwise modified or released, unless contemporaneously with such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement or modification or release (followed by an immediate retaking of a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets), the Lead Borrower delivers to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent, either (1) a solvency opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent, from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of international standing which confirms the solvency of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to any transactions related to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release, (2) a certificate from an Officer of the relevant Person which confirms the solvency of the Person granting such Lien after giving effect to any transactions related to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release (followed by an immediate retaking of a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets) or (3) an Opinion of Counsel (subject to any qualifications customary for this type of opinion of counsel), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, confirming that, after giving effect to any transactions related to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release (followed by an immediate retaking of a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets), the Lien or Liens created under the Security Document, so amended, extended, renewed, restated, modified or released and retaken, are valid and perfected Liens not otherwise subject to any limitation, imperfection or new hardening period, in equity or at law, that such Lien or Liens were not otherwise subject to immediately prior to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release and retake and to which the
new Indebtedness secured by the Permitted Collateral Lien is not subject. In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries comply with the requirements of this Section 6.2.9, the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent shall (subject to customary protections and indemnifications) consent to such amendments without the need for instructions from the Lenders.
Section 6.2.10 Use of Proceeds. The Borrowers will not request any Borrowing, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not use the proceeds of any Borrowing (a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, or (b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, in violation of Sanctions applicable to any party hereto. The Borrowers shall not, directly or indirectly, place, invest or give economic use to the proceeds from any Advance in the Republic of Panama.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.1 Listing of Events of Default. Each of the following events or occurrences described in this Section 7.1 shall constitute an “Event of Default”.
Section 7.1.1 Non-Payment of Obligations. The Borrowers shall default in the payment when due of any principal of or interest on any Advance, any fee or other amount payable under any Loan Document, provided that, in the case of any default in the payment of any interest on any Advance or any fee or other amount (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, principal on any Advance) payable under any Loan Document, such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least ten (10) Business Days after such payment shall have become due and payable.
Section 7.1.2 Breach of Warranty. Any representation or warranty of the Borrowers made or deemed to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including any certificates delivered pursuant hereto or thereto) is or shall be incorrect in any material respect when made and such incorrect or misleading representation or warranty (or, if such representation or warranty is capable of being cured, such representation or warranty shall remain false or misleading for a period of 30 days from the date of such representation of warranty).
Section 7.1.3 Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations. The Borrowers shall default in the due performance and observance of any other agreement contained herein or in any other Loan Document (other than the covenants set forth in Article VI and the obligations referred to in Section 7.1.1) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or, if (a) such default is capable of being remedied within 30 days and (b) the Borrowers are actively seeking to remedy the same during such period, such default shall continue unremedied for at least 30 days after such notice to the Borrowers).
Section 7.1.4 Default on Other Indebtedness(a) . (a) There shall occur any default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the Effective Date, if that default:
(a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default; or
(b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity,
and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness that is due and has not been paid, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness that is due and has not been paid or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, equals or exceeds $100.0 million in aggregate;
Section 7.1.5 Pension Plans. Any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a liability of the Borrowers and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $100.0 million.
Section 7.1.6 Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc(a) . (A) A court having jurisdiction over the Company or a Significant Subsidiary enters (x) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law or (y) a decree or order adjudging the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries under any Bankruptcy Law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days or (B) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary (i) commences a voluntary case under any Bankruptcy Law or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any Bankruptcy Law, (ii) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries or for all or substantially all the property and assets of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) effects any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (iv) generally is not paying its debts as they become due. For sake of clarity, in the case of the Italian Guarantor this Section 7.1.6 includes, without limitation, any insolvency procedure pursuant to Royal Decree No.267 of 16th March 1942 (as amended and/or restated from time to time) and/or Legislative Decree No.14 of 12th January 2019 (such as fallimento, concordato preventivo, concordato fallimentare, accordo di ristrutturazione dei debiti, accordo di ristrutturazione con intermediari finanziari, convenzione di moratoria, piani attestati di risanamento); and any other particular insolvency procedure, including, but not limited to, liquidazione coatta amministrativa, amministrazione straordinaria, amministrazione straordinaria delle grandi imprese in crisi, domanda di "pre-concordato", any procedura di risanamento or procedura di liquidazione pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree No. 170 of 21 May 2004 and cessione dei beni ai creditori pursuant to article 1977 of the Italian Civil Code.
Section 7.1.7 Change of Control Triggering Event . There occurs a Change of Control Triggering Event.
Section 7.1.8 Unenforceability. Any Loan Document shall cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Borrowers (in each case, other than with respect to provisions of any Loan Document (i) identified as unenforceable in the opinion of the
Borrowers’ counsel delivered pursuant to Section 4.1(e)(i) or (ii) that a court of competent jurisdiction has determined are not material) and such event shall continue unremedied for 15 days after notice thereof has been given to the Borrowers by any Lender.
Section 7.1.9 Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations. The Borrowers shall default in the due performance and observance of any of the covenants set forth in Article VI.
Section 7.1.10 Judgments. Failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $100.0 million (exclusive of any amounts for which a solvent insurance company has acknowledged liability), which judgments shall not have been discharged or waived and there shall have been a period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of an appeal, waiver or otherwise, shall not have been in effect;
Section 7.1.11 Guarantees. Except as permitted by this Agreement (including with respect to any limitations), any Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor which is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or any Person acting on behalf of any such Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Guarantee and such Default continues for 30 days;
Section 7.1.12 Security Interests. (a) Any security interest under the Security Documents on any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $250.0 million shall, at any time, cease to be in full force and effect (other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Security Agent and other than in accordance with the terms of the relevant Security Document, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement) for any reason other than the satisfaction in full of all obligations under this Agreement or the release or amendment of any such security interest in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, or such Security Document or any such security interest created thereunder shall be declared invalid or unenforceable in a final non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction or either Borrower or any Guarantor shall assert in writing that any such security interest is invalid or unenforceable and any such Default continues for ten (10) days or (b) as a result of any Savings Clause, none of the Advances is secured by a Lien on the Collateral;
Section 7.2 Action if Bankruptcy. If any Event of Default described in Section 7.1.6 shall occur with respect to the Borrowers, the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) shall automatically terminate and the outstanding principal amount of all outstanding Advances and all other Obligations shall automatically be and become immediately due and payable, without notice or demand.
Section 7.3 Action if Other Event of Default. If any Event of Default (other than any Event of Default described in Section 7.1.6 with respect to the Borrowers) shall occur for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and be continuing, the Administrative Agent, upon the direction of the Required Lenders, shall by notice to the Borrowers declare all of the outstanding principal amount of the Advances and other Obligations to be due and payable and/or the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) to be terminated, whereupon the full unpaid amount of such Advances and other Obligations shall be and become immediately due and payable,
without further notice, demand or presentment, and/or, as the case may be, the Commitments shall terminate.
ARTICLE VIII
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ARTICLE IX
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ARTICLE X
THE AGENTS
Section 10.1 Actions.
(a) Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Borrowers shall not have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
(b) In case of the pendency of any proceeding with respect to any Loan Party under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Advance 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 Borrowers) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) 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 Advance 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 and the Administrative Agent (including any claim under Sections 2.3, 2.7, 3.3, 11.3 and 11.4) 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 proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due to it, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, under the Loan Documents (including under Sections 11.3 and 11.4). 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 any
plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
(c) The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and, except solely to the extent of the Borrowers’ rights to consent pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth in this Article, none of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary, or any of their respective Affiliates, shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary under any such provisions.
Section 10.2 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 10.3 Lender Indemnification.
(a) Each Lender hereby severally indemnifies (which indemnity shall survive any termination of this Agreement) the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers) from and against such Lender’s Ratable Share of any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that be incurred by or asserted or awarded against, the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the Notes and any other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses which have resulted from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrowers. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any such indemnified costs, this Section 10.3 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or a third party.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) The failure of any Lender to reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its Ratable Share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to the Administrative Agent as provided herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its Ratable Share of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse the Administrative Agent for such other Lender’s Ratable Share of such amount. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of any Lender hereunder, the agreement and obligations of each Lender contained in this Section 10.3 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes. The Administrative Agent agrees to promptly
return to the Lenders their respective Ratable Shares of any amounts paid under this Section 10.3 that are subsequently reimbursed by the Borrowers.
Section 10.4 Exculpation.
(a) In performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent is acting solely on behalf of the Lenders (except in limited circumstances expressly provided for herein relating to the maintenance of the Register), and its duties are entirely mechanical and administrative in nature. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(i) the Administrative Agent does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation or duty or any other relationship as the agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender other than as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” (or any similar term) herein or in any other Loan Document with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary duty or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties); additionally, each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim against the Administrative Agent based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement and/or the transactions contemplated hereby;
(ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any debtor relief law; and (iii) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity
(iii) nothing in this Agreement or any Loan Document shall require the Administrative Agent to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by the Administrative Agent for its own account.
(b) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall (i) be liable to any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by such party, the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (x) with the consent of or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents) or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct (such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a
final and non-appealable judgment) (ii) be 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 the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document 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 or (iii) be liable for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective lender or participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Advances, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any (i) notice of any of the events or circumstances set forth or described in Section 6.1.1 unless and until written notice thereof stating that it is a “notice under Section 6.1.1” in respect of this Agreement and identifying the specific clause under said Section is given to the Administrative Agent by the Lead Borrower, or (ii) notice of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (stating that it is a “notice of Default” or a “notice of an Event of Default”) is given to the Administrative Agent by the Lead Borrower, a Lender. Further, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items (which on their face purport to be such items) expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or (vi) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral.
(d) Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent (i) may treat the payee of any promissory note as its holder until such promissory note has been assigned in accordance with Section 11.11, (ii) may rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 11.11, (iii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrowers), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts, (iv) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (v) in determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of an Advance that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender sufficiently in advance of the making of such Advance and (vi) shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper party or parties (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).
(e) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
Section 10.5 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and reasonably believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of an Advance that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Advance. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. Nothing in this Section 10.5 shall limit the exclusion for gross negligence or willful misconduct referred to in Section 10.3.
Section 10.6 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facility established hereby as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents, provided, however, that the foregoing release of the Administrative Agent shall not apply with respect to negligence or misconduct of any Affiliates, directors, officers or employees of the Administrative Agent.
Section 10.7 Resignation of Administrative Agent.
(a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrowers. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Lead Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a commercial banking institution having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500.0 million (or the equivalent in other currencies). If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders with the consent of the Lead Borrower and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on
behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, subject to the consent of such proposed successor Administrative Agent to such appointment. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Sections 11.3 and 11.4 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
Section 10.8 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Section 10.9 No Other Duties. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners, Arrangers, global coordinators, Co-Managers or Agents listed on the cover page hereof as of the Effective Date or as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, or listed on the cover page to the 2021 Incremental Amendment as of the 2021 Incremental Effective Date, shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder, as applicable.
Section 10.10 Copies, etc. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to each Lender of each notice or request required or permitted to be given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (unless concurrently delivered to the Lenders by the Borrowers). The Administrative Agent will distribute to each Lender each document or instrument received for its account and copies of all other communications received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers for distribution to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 10.11 Agency Fee. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account an agency fee in an amount, and at such times, heretofore agreed to in writing between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.
Section 10.12 Posting of Communications. (a) The Borrowers agree that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on IntraLinks™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the “Approved Electronic Platform”).
(b) Although the Approved Electronic Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system) and the Approved Electronic Platform is secured through a per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Approved Electronic Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each of the Lenders and the Borrowers acknowledge and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of any Lender that are added to the Approved Electronic Platform, and that there may be confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders and the Borrowers hereby approves distribution of the Communications through the Approved Electronic Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution.
(c) THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE APPLICABLE PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE APPLICABLE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ARRANGER, ANY CO-MANAGER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RELATED PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, “APPLICABLE PARTIES”) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LOAN PARTY, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY LOAN PARTY’S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM.
“Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent, any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section 10.12, including through an Approved Electronic Platform.
(d) Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that Communications have been posted to the Approved Electronic Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (which could be in the form of electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s email address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such email address.
(e) Each of the Lenders and the Borrowers agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Communications on the Approved Electronic Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally applicable document retention procedures and policies.
(f) Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.
Section 10.13 Acknowledgements of Lenders. (a) Each Lender represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Co-Manager or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Advances hereunder. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Co-Manager or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrowers and their Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
(b) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement on the Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to a Lender Assignment Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Effective Date.
(c) (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 10.13(c) 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.
(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 or any other Loan Party for the purpose of making such erroneous Payment.
(iv) Each party’s obligations under this Section 10.13(c) 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.
Section 10.14 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, each Arranger and each Co-Manager and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers 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 the Plan Asset Regulations) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Advances, the letters of credit or the Commitments,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, 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 Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, 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 Advances, 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 sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in 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, each Arranger and each Co-Manager and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Co-Manager or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the Collateral or the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto).
Section 10.15 Collateral Matters; Credit Bidding.
(a) In addition to any other rights and remedies granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise all rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Loan Party or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived by the Company on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, or consent to the use by any Loan Party of any cash collateral arising in respect of the Collateral on such terms as the Administrative Agent deems reasonable, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign give an option or options to purchase or otherwise dispose of and deliver, or acquire by credit bid on behalf of the Lenders, the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or elsewhere, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, all without assumption of any credit risk. The Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Loan Party, which right or equity is hereby waived and released by the Company on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries. The Company further agrees on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, at the Administrative Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at places which the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select, whether at the premises of the Borrowers, another Loan Party or elsewhere. The Administrative Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 10.15, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any other way relating to the Collateral or the rights of
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in such order as the Administrative Agent may elect, and only after such application and after the payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Section 9-615(a)(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code, need the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Loan Party. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Administrative Agent or any Lender arising out of the exercise by them of any rights hereunder. If any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.
(b) Except with respect to a Secured Party’s right to file a proof of claim in an insolvency proceeding, no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any Guarantee of the Obligations, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof.
(c) The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including by accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (i) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, or (ii) at any other sale, foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that shall vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) for the asset or assets so purchased (or for the equity interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are issued in connection with such purchase). In connection with any such bid, (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles and to assign any successful credit bid to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, (ii) each of the Secured Parties’ ratable interests in the Obligations which were credit bid shall be deemed without any further action under this Agreement to be assigned to such vehicle or vehicles for the purpose of closing such sale, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or equity interests thereof, shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by, and the governing documents shall provide for, control by the vote of the Required Lenders or their permitted assignees under the terms of this Agreement or the governing documents of the applicable acquisition vehicle or vehicles, as the case may be, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 11.1 of this Agreement), (iv) the Administrative Agent on behalf of such acquisition vehicle or vehicles shall be authorized to issue to each of the Secured Parties, ratably on account of the relevant Obligations which were credit bid, interests, whether as equity, partnership interests, limited partnership interests or membership interests, in any such acquisition vehicle and/or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (v) to the extent
that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of Obligations credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Secured Parties pro rata with their original interest in such Obligations and the equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of such Obligations shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action. Notwithstanding that the ratable portion of the Obligations of each Secured Party are deemed assigned to the acquisition vehicle or vehicles as set forth in clause (ii) above, each Secured Party shall execute such documents and provide such information regarding the Secured Party (and/or any designee of the Secured Party which will receive interests in or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the formation of any acquisition vehicle, the formulation or submission of any credit bid or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such credit bid.
(d) Each Lender party hereto acknowledges that subject to Sections 6.1.11 and 6.1.12, the Obligations hereunder constitute “New Secured Debt” (as defined in the 2023 First-Priority Note Indenture as in effect on the Effective Date) and are subject to automatic reduction of “New Secured Debt” (as defined in the 2023 First-Priority Note Indenture as in effect on the Effective Date) secured by the Collateral upon occurrence of a Reduction Event in accordance with Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement and Sections 4.25 and 4.26 of the 2023 First-Priority Note Indenture as in effect on the Effective Date.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 11.1 Waivers, Amendments, etc. The provisions of this Agreement and of each other Loan Document may from time to time be amended, modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and consented to by the Lead Borrower and the Required Lenders; provided that no such amendment, modification or waiver which would:
(a) modify any requirement hereunder that any particular action be taken by all the Lenders shall be effective unless consented to by each Lender;
(b) modify this Section 11.1 or change the definition of “Required Lenders” shall be made without the consent of each Lender;
(c) increase the Commitment(s) of any Lender, reduce any fees described in Section 2.3 payable to any Lender or extend the Maturity Date with respect to any Lender shall be made without the consent of such Lender;
(d) extend the due date for, or reduce the amount of, any scheduled repayment or prepayment of principal of or interest on any Advance or fees (or reduce the principal amount of or rate of interest on any Advance) applicable to any Lender shall be made without the consent of such Lender;
(e) affect adversely the interests, rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such shall be made without consent of the Administrative Agent; or
(f) amend the provisions of this Agreement or any provision of any Security Document in a manner that would by its terms alter the pro rata sharing of payments required hereby or thereby, without the prior written consent of each Lender;
(g) modify Section 2.10(e) without the consent of each Lender affected thereby;
(h) release all or substantially all the Collateral or the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors from its Guarantee, without the prior written consent of each Lender; or
(i) subordinate (x) the Liens securing any of the Obligations on all or substantially all of the Collateral (“Existing Liens”) to the Liens securing any other Indebtedness or other obligations or (y) any Obligations in contractual right of payment to any other Indebtedness or other obligations (any such other Indebtedness or other obligations, to which such Liens securing any of the Obligations or such Obligations, as applicable, are subordinated, “Senior Indebtedness”), in either the case of subclause (x) or (y), unless each adversely affected Lender has been offered a bona fide opportunity to fund or otherwise provide its pro rata share (based on the amount of Obligations that are adversely affected thereby held by each Lender) of the Senior Indebtedness on the same terms (other than bona fide backstop fees and reimbursement of counsel fees and other expenses in connection with the negotiation of the terms of such transaction; such fees and expenses, “Ancillary Fees”) as offered to all other providers (or their Affiliates) of the Senior Indebtedness and to the extent such adversely affected Lender decides to participate in the Senior Indebtedness, receive its pro rata share of the fees and any other similar benefit (other than Ancillary Fees) of the Senior Indebtedness afforded to the providers of the Senior Indebtedness (or any of their Affiliates) in connection with providing the Senior Indebtedness pursuant to a written offer made to each such adversely affected Lender describing the material terms of the arrangements pursuant to which the Senior Indebtedness is to be provided, which offer shall remain open to each adversely affected Lender for a period of not less than five Business Days.
No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any power or right under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No notice to or demand on the Borrowers in any case shall entitle it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by the Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, except as may be otherwise stated in such waiver or approval, be applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver or approval hereunder shall require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, technical and conforming modifications to the Loan Documents may be made with the consent of the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent (but without the consent of any Lender) to the extent necessary (A) to integrate any Incremental Facility (including the Incremental Commitments and/or Incremental Advances thereunder) in a manner consistent with Section 2.14, (B) to effect the change in benchmark interest rate in a manner consistent with Section 3.11 or (C) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency.
If any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, the Lead Borrower shall be entitled at any time to replace such Lender with another financial institution willing to take such assignment and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that (i) each such assignment shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this
Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments that together cover all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement, (ii) such assignment shall not conflict with applicable law and (iii) no Non-Consenting Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand by the Lead Borrower pursuant to this Section unless and until such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received one or more payments from either the Lead Borrower or one or more assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances owing to such Non-Consenting Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Non-Consenting Lender under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (x) to provide for Incremental Facilities and Permitted Amendments in connection with Loan Modification Offers as provided in Sections 2.14 and 2.15 without any additional consents and (y) as provided pursuant to Section 3.11(b) and (c) without any additional consents.
Section 11.2 Notices.
(a) All notices and other communications provided to any party hereto under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing or by facsimile or by electronic mail and addressed, delivered or transmitted to such party at its address, or facsimile number, or e-mail address, as follows:
(i) if to the Borrowers:
Carnival Corporation
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33178-2428
Attention: Enrique Miguez
Telecopy No. (305) 406-4758
Email: emiguez@carnival.com
With a copy to Quinby Dobbins
Telecopy No. 305-406-6340
qdobbins@carnival.com
(ii) if to the Administrative Agent:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
500 Stanton Christiana Rd.
NCC5 / 1st Floor
Newark, Delaware 19713
Attention: Himran Aziz
Tel: (302) 634-1027
Email: himran.aziz@chase.com
With a copy to:
Attention: Luke Bright
Tel: +442034930679
Email: luke.ra.bright@chase.com
(iii) if to the Security Agent:
U.S. Bank National Association
West Side Flats St Paul
60 Livingston Avenue
EP-MN-WS3C
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55107
(iv) in the case of each Lender, set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire, or at such other address, or facsimile number, or e-mail address as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties;
provided that notices, information, documents and other materials that the Borrowers are required to deliver hereunder may be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as specified in Section 11.2(b). Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received.
(b) So long as JPMorgan is the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers may provide to the Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it furnishes to the Administrative Agent hereunder or any other Loan Document (and any guaranties, security agreements and other agreements relating thereto), including all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other reports, certificates and other materials, but excluding any such communication that (i) relates to a request for a new, or a conversion of an existing Borrowing or other extension of credit (including any election of an interest rate or interest period relating thereto), (ii) relates to the payment of any principal or other amount due hereunder or any other Loan Document prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default or Event of Default or (iv) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Agreement and/or any Borrowing or other extension of credit hereunder (all such non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as “Communications”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to alice.wagner@jpmorgan.com, nicholas.natale@chase.com, nadeige.dang@jpmorgan.com, and maxwell.dender@jpmorgan.com; provided that any Communication requested pursuant to Section 6.1.1(f) shall be in a format acceptable to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
(i) The Borrowers agree that the Administrative Agent may make such items included in the Communications as the Lead Borrower may specifically agree available to the Lenders by posting such notices, at the option of the Lead Borrower, on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”). Although the primary web portal is secured with a dual firewall and a User ID/Password Authorization System and the Platform is secured through a single user per deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, the Borrowers acknowledge that (i) the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (ii) the Platform is provided “as is” and “as available” and (iii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates warrants the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Communications or the Platform. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Platform.
(ii) The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of Communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of such Communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes hereunder
and any other Loan Document (and any guaranties, security agreements and other agreements relating thereto).
(c) Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) (a “Notice”) specifying that any Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of such Communications to such Lender for purposes of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication) of such Lender’s e-mail address to which a Notice may be sent by electronic transmission on or before the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record an effective e-mail address for such Lender) and (ii) that any Notice may be sent to such e-mail address.
(d) Patriot Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Act”)), that it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the names and addresses of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Act.
(e) The Borrowers hereby acknowledge that certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Carnival plc, the Borrowers or any of their respective securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrowers hereby agree that (x) by marking Communications “PUBLIC”, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have authorized the Agents and the Lenders to treat the Communications as not containing any material non-public information with respect to Carnival plc, the Borrowers or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Communications constitute confidential Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.18); (y) all Communications marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Investor”; and (z) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Communications that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not marked as “Public Investor.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the following Communications shall be deemed to be marked “PUBLIC” unless the Lead Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent promptly that any such document contains material non-public information: (1) the Loan Documents, (2) notification of changes in the terms of the Loan Facilities and (3) all information delivered pursuant to Section 6.1.1(a).
(f) Each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and Applicable Law, including United States federal securities laws, to make reference to Communications that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or the Borrowers or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal securities laws.
Section 11.3 Payment of Costs and Expenses . The Borrowers shall pay (i) all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and
disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section and Section 11.4, or in connection with the Advances made hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Advances. All amounts due under this Section 11.3 shall be payable after written demand therefor.
Section 11.4 Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.
(a) To the extent permitted by applicable law (i) the Borrowers and any Loan Party shall not assert, and the Borrowers and each Loan Party hereby waive, any claim against the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Co-Manager, any Agent and any Lender, and any Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called a “Lender-Related Person”) for any Liabilities arising from the use by others of information or other materials (including, without limitation, any personal data) obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), and (ii) no party hereto shall assert, and each such party hereby waives, any Liabilities against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Advance or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this Section 11.4(a) shall relieve the Borrowers and each Loan Party of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee, as provided in Section 11.4(b), against any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.
(b) The Borrowers, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each Co-Manager, each Agent and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all Liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee (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 appropriate jurisdiction 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 Borrowers of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel with the Lead Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnitee)), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Advance or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective Proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not such Proceeding is brought by the Company or any other Loan Party or its or their respective equity holders, Affiliates, creditors or any other third Person and whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such Liabilities or related expenses (w) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (x) arose from a material breach of such Indemnitee’s or any of its Related Parties’ obligations under any Loan Document (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a
final, non-appealable judgment), (y) arose from any claim, actions, suits, inquiries, litigation, investigation or proceeding that does not involve an act or omission of the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates and is brought by an Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than any claim, actions, suits, inquiries, litigation, investigation or proceeding against the Administrative Agent, any Agent or any Arranger in its capacity as such) or (z) pertain to any settlement entered into by such Indemnitee (or any of such Indemnitee’s Related Persons) without the Lead Borrower’s written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity will apply to any such settlement in the event that (i) the Borrowers were offered the ability to assume the defense of the action that was the subject matter of such settlement and elected not to assume such defense or (ii) such settlement is entered into following a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction for the plaintiff in such action. This Section 11.4(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c) Each Lender severally agrees to pay any amount required to be paid by the Borrowers under Sections 11.3, 11.4(a) or 11.4(b) to the Administrative Agent and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each, an “Agent-Related Person”) (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), ratably according to their respective Ratable Share in effect on the date on which such payment is sought under this Section 11.4(c) or Section 11.3 (or, if such payment is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Advances shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Ratable Share immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all Liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Advances) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent-Related Person 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 such Agent-Related Person under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that the unreimbursed expense or Liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent-Related Person in its capacity as such; provided further that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such Liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from such Agent-Related Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 11.4(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Advances and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(d) All amounts due under this Section 11.4 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.
Section 11.5 Survival. The obligations of the Borrowers under Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 11.3 and 11.4, and the obligations of the Lenders under Section 10.3, shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement, the payment in full of all Obligations and the termination of all Commitments. The representations and warranties made by the Borrowers in this Agreement and in each other Loan Document shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each such other Loan Document.
Section 11.6 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or such Loan Document or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 11.7 Headings. The various headings of this Agreement and of each other Loan Document are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or any provisions hereof or thereof.
Section 11.8 Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, etc.
(a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.1, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Agreement, (y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 11.2), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic Signature and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrowers and each Loan Party hereby (i) agree 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 Lenders, the Borrowers and the Loan Parties, Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (ii) the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and
enforceability as a paper record), (iii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (iv) waives any claim against any Lender-Related Person for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrowers and/or any Loan Party to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
Section 11.9 Governing Law; Entire Agreement. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL EACH BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER, AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.
Section 11.10 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that:
(a) except to the extent permitted under Section 6.2.6, the Borrowers may not assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and all Lenders; and
(b) the rights of sale, assignment and transfer of the Lenders are subject to Section 11.11.
Section 11.11 Sale and Transfer of Advances and Note; Participations in Advances. Each Lender may assign, or sell participations in, its Advances and Commitment(s) to one or more other Persons in accordance with this Section 11.11.
Section 11.11.1 Assignments. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Advances at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) Minimum Amounts.
(i) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments and/or the Advances at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(ii) in any case not described in paragraph (a)(i) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Advances outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Advances of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Lender Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Lender Assignment Agreement, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $1.0 million or €1.0 million, as applicable, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default under
Sections 7.1.1, 7.1.4(a), or 7.1.6 has occurred and is continuing, the Lead Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(b) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Advance or the Commitments assigned.
(c) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section and, in addition:
(i) the consent of the Lead Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default under Sections 7.1.1, 7.1.4(a), or 7.1.6 has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or to an Approved Fund; provided that the Lead Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof; and
(ii) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a Person that is not (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of such Lender or (iii) an Approved Fund.
(d) Lender Assignment Agreement. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Lender Assignment Agreement, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(e) [Reserved].
(f) No Assignment to Certain Persons. Except pursuant to Section 2.16 or 11.11.14, no such assignment shall be made to any Person that is not an Eligible Assignee.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Certain Pledges. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or, with the Lead Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to any central governmental authority; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.11.3, from and after the effective date specified in each Lender Assignment Agreement, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Lender Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the
interest assigned by such Lender Assignment Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of a Lender Assignment Agreement covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 10.2, 11.3 and 11.4 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 paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 11.11.2.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, any assignment of any Advances or Commitments to a Purchasing Borrower Party shall also be subject to the requirements set forth in Section 11.11.4.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, in connection with any assignment of any Advances or Commitments by a Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to the penultimate paragraph to Section 11.1, (i) the Lead Borrower shall provide a schedule of amounts of assigned interests and names of assignors and assignees to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on such schedule, (ii) on the date of receipt of the purchase price for such assignment in accordance with the penultimate paragraph to Section 11.1 from the Non-Consenting Lender, the “Non-Consenting Lender Assignment Effective Date”), without any further action by any party (w) the parties to the assignment shall be deemed to have executed a Lender Assignment Agreement and shall be deemed to have consented to the terms thereof and, (x) such assignment will be effective as of the Non-Consenting Lender Assignment Effective Date and (y) to the extent the applicable assignee is not an existing Lender hereunder, the applicable assignee shall become a Lender under this Agreement and shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall record such assignment in the Register pursuant to Section 11.11.3 and the principal amount of the Advances held by the assignees after giving effect to such assignment will be as reflected in the Register.
Section 11.11.2 Participations. Any Lender may at any time sell to one or Eligible Assignees (each, a “Participant”) participating interests in any of its Advances, its Commitment, or other interests of such Lender hereunder without the consent of the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent; provided that:
(a) no participation contemplated in this Section 11.11.2 shall relieve such Lender from its Commitment(s) or its other obligations hereunder;
(b) such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of its Commitment(s) and such other obligations;
(c) the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents;
(d) no Participant shall be entitled to require such Lender to take or refrain from taking any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document, except that such Lender may agree with any Participant that such Lender will not, without such Participant’s consent, take any actions of the type described in clause (c) or (d) of Section 11.1;
(e) the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any amount under Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 that is greater than the amount which it would have been required to
pay had no participating interest been sold unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrowers’ prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or except to the extent such entitlement to a greater payment results from a Change in Law after the Participant became a Participant; and
(f) each Lender that sells a participation under this Section 11.11.2 shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest on) each of the Participant’s interest in the Lender’s Advances, Commitments or other interests hereunder (the “Participant Register”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender may treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes hereunder; provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Advances or its other obligations under any Loan Document), except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Advance or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and Section 1.163-5 of the United States Treasury Proposed Regulations (or, in each case, any amended or successor version). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, absent demonstrable error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation interest as the owner thereof for all purposes notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Lender, by maintaining the Participant Register, undertakes any duty, responsibility or obligation to the Borrowers (including that in no event shall any such Lender be a fiduciary of the Borrowers for any purpose). For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that each Participant, for purposes of Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 6.1.1(f)(ii), shall be considered a Lender and shall be entitled to the benefits of, and subject to the requirements and limitations of, to the same extent as if it were a Lender (it being understood that any documentation required to be provided under Section 3.6 shall be provided solely to the participating Lender).
Section 11.11.3 Register. The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as agent for the Borrowers, shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 11.2 a copy of each Lender Assignment Agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment(s) of, and principal amount of the Advances owing to, each Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
Section 11.11.4 Purchasing Borrower Parties. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Advances to any Purchasing Borrower Party in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, Section 2.16 or in accordance with this Section 11.11.4 (which assignment will not, except as otherwise provided herein, be deemed to constitute a payment on or prepayment of Advances for any purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including Sections 2.6, 2.10, 2.11 and 2.12); provided that:
(a) no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would result therefrom;
(b) the assigning Lender and Purchasing Borrower Party shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent Purchasing Borrower Party Lender Assignment Agreement in lieu of a Lender Assignment Agreement;
(c) any Advances assigned to any Purchasing Borrower Party shall be automatically and permanently cancelled upon the effectiveness of such assignment and will thereafter no longer be outstanding for any purpose hereunder and the Administrative Agent shall record such cancellation or retirement or extinguishment in the Register.
Section 11.11.5 Disqualified Lenders. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each Loan Party hereby (a) authorizes the Administrative Agent at any time to disclose the list of Disqualified Lenders to any Lender and, subject to Section 11.18, authorizes any Lender to disclose the list of Disqualified Lenders to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, (b) acknowledges and agrees that the list of Disqualified Lenders shall be deemed to be marked “PUBLIC”.
Section 11.12 Other Transactions. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Administrative Agent or any Lender from engaging in any transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, with the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates in which the Borrowers or such Affiliate are not restricted hereby from engaging with any other Person.
Section 11.13 Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN (OR IF SUCH COURT LACKS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN), AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BORROWERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY
COURT OF FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, THE BORROWERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND SUCH LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
Section 11.14 Process Agent. If at any time either Borrower ceases to have a place of business in the United States, such Borrower shall appoint an agent for service of process (reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) located in New York City and shall furnish to the Administrative Agent evidence that such agent shall have accepted such appointment for a period of time ending no earlier than one year after the Maturity Date.
Section 11.15 Judgment.
(a) If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in Dollars into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase Dollars with such other currency at the Administrative Agent’s principal office in New York at 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) The obligation of the Borrowers in respect of any sum due from it in any currency (the “Primary Currency”) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any other currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be), of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the applicable Primary Currency with such other currency; if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased is less than such sum due to such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, the Borrowers agree, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased exceeds such sum due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) agrees to remit to the Borrowers such excess.
Section 11.16 [Reserved].
Section 11.17 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS AND THE BORROWERS HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OTHER PARTY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT.
Section 11.18 Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners); (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to any other party hereto; (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 11.18, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or actual or prospective counterparty to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrowers; (g) with the consent of the Lead Borrower; or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 11.18, or (y) becomes available to any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrowers.
For purposes of this Section 11.18, “Information” means all information received from the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries relating to the Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 11.18 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. The list of Disqualified Lenders may be disclosed, subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 11.18, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement.
Section 11.19 No Fiduciary Relationship. The Borrowers acknowledge that the Lenders have no fiduciary relationship with, or fiduciary duty to, the Borrowers arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between each Lender and the Borrowers is solely that of creditor and debtor. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not create a joint venture among the parties hereto. The Borrowers acknowledge that the Arrangers and each Lender may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrowers, its stockholders and/or its Affiliates.
Section 11.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan
Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent 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 11.21 Approval and Authorization. The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent (i) to enter into the Loan Documents on their behalf and (ii) to perform their duties and obligations and to exercise their rights and remedies thereunder. The Lenders acknowledge that the Security Agent will be acting as collateral agent for the holders of the Obligations under the Security Documents, on the terms provided for therein.
Section 11.22 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for 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 any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest,
obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
ARTICLE XII
GUARANTEES
Section 12.1 Guarantees.
(a) The Guarantors, either by execution of this Agreement or a Joinder, fully and, subject to the limitations on the effectiveness and enforceability set forth in this Agreement or such Joinder, as applicable, unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis to each Lender and to the Administrative Agent and its successors and assigns on behalf of each Lender, the full payment of the Obligations. The Guarantors further agree that the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from the Guarantors and that the Guarantors shall remain bound under this Article XII notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Obligation. All payments under each Guarantee will be made in Dollars.
(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be as if they were each principal debtor and not merely surety, unaffected by, and irrespective of, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Agreement, any failure to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Borrowers with respect thereto by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or any other circumstance which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor (except payment in full); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification, indulgence or circumstance shall without the written consent of the Guarantors increase the principal amount of an Advance or the interest rate thereon or change the currency of payment with respect to any Advance, or alter the Stated Maturity thereof. The Guarantors hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Borrowers, any right to require that the Administrative Agent pursue or exhaust its legal or equitable remedies against the Borrowers prior to exercising its rights under a Guarantee (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any right which a Guarantor may have to require the seizure and sale of the assets of the Borrowers to satisfy the outstanding principal of, interest on or any other amount payable under this Agreement prior to recourse against such Guarantor or its assets), protest or notice with respect to any Advance and all demands whatsoever, and each covenant that their Guarantee will not be discharged except by payment in full of the principal thereof and interest thereon or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, including Section 12.4. If at any time any payment of any Obligation is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrowers, the Guarantors’ obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as of the date of such rescission, restoration or returns as though such payment had become due but had not been made at such times.
(c) The Guarantors also agree to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in enforcing any rights under this Section 12.1.
Section 12.2 Subrogation.
(a) Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Lenders against the Borrowers in respect of any amounts paid to such Lenders by such Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of its Guarantee.
(b) The Guarantors agree that they shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Lenders in respect of any Obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all Obligations. The Guarantors further agree that, as between them, on the one hand, and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 7.2 or 7.3 for the purposes of the Guarantees herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Section 7.2 or 7.3, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purposes of this Section 12.2.
Section 12.3 Release of Guarantees. The Guarantee of a Guarantor (other than Carnival plc) shall automatically be released:
(i) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including by way of merger, consolidation, amalgamation or combination) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 6.2.5;
(ii) in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Subsidiary Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 6.2.5 and the Subsidiary Guarantor either (i) ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such sale or other disposition or (ii) would not be required to provide a Guarantee pursuant to Section 6.2.7;
(iii) if the Lead Borrower designates such Subsidiary Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;
(iv) upon the full and final payment and performance of all Obligations of the Borrowers and the Guarantors under this Agreement and the Guarantees; or
(v) as described under Section 11.1;
provided that, in each case, Lead Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement relating to such release have been complied with.
The Guarantee of Carnival plc shall automatically be released upon any of the circumstances described in clauses (4) and (5) of the immediately preceding paragraph; provided that, in each case, Carnival plc has delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement relating to such release have been complied with.
The Administrative Agent shall take all necessary actions at the request of the Lead Borrower, including the granting of releases or waivers under the Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, to effectuate any release of a Guarantee in accordance with these provisions. Each of the releases set forth above shall be effected by the Administrative
Agent without the consent of the Lenders and will not require any other action or consent on the part of the Lenders.
Section 12.4 Limitation and Effectiveness of Guarantees. Each Guarantor and each Lender hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or a fraudulent transfer for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee will be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Agreement, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law and not otherwise being void or voidable under any similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under this Agreement to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Section 12.5 Successors and Assigns. This Article XII shall be binding upon the Guarantors and each of their successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Lender or the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this Agreement shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assigns, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 12.6 No Waiver. Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or the Lenders in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article XII 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 Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders herein expressly specified are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article XII at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
Section 12.7 Modification. No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Article XII, nor the consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 11.1, 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 Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstance.
Section 12.8 Limitation on the Italian Guarantor’s Liability. Without prejudice to Section 12.4, the obligations of the Italian Guarantor under this Agreement shall be subject to the following limitations:
In the case of Collateral securing Advances other than 2021 Incremental Term B Advances:
(a) obligations of the Italian Guarantor shall not include, and shall not extend, directly or indirectly, to any indebtedness incurred by any obligor as borrower or as a guarantor
in respect of any proceeds of the Advances, the purpose or actual use of which is, directly or indirectly:
(i) the acquisition of the Italian Guarantor (and/or of any entity directly or indirectly controlling it), including any related costs and expenses;
(ii) a subscription for any shares in the Italian Guarantor (and/or any entity directly or indirectly controlling it), including any related costs and expenses; or
(iii) the refinancing thereof;
(b) without prejudice to Section 12.4, and pursuant to Article 1938 of the Italian Civil Code, the maximum amount that the Italian Guarantor may be required to pay in respect of its obligations as Guarantor under this Agreement shall not exceed $2,760,000,000.
(c) without prejudice to Section 12.4, the maximum amount that the Italian Guarantor may be required to pay in respect of its obligations as Guarantor under this Agreement shall not exceed, at any given time, the following amount: the value of vessels owned by the Italian Guarantor and subject to mortgage to secure the Obligations, as resulting by latest available appraisals divided by the value of all vessels owned by the Carnival Group (including the Italian Guarantor) and subject to mortgage to secure the Obligations, based on the latest available appraisals multiplied by the outstanding amount of the Obligations plus amounts drawn down/issued and not repaid yet under this Agreement; and
(d) obligations of the Italian Guarantor shall not extend to the payment obligations of other entities which do not belong to the Italian Guarantor’s corporate group (gruppo di appartenenza) in the meaning of articles 1(e) of the decree of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance No. 53 of April 2, 2015.
In the case of Collateral securing 2021 Incremental Term B Advances:
(a) obligations of the Italian Guarantor shall not include, and shall not extend, directly or indirectly, to any indebtedness incurred by any obligor as borrower or as a guarantor in respect of any proceeds of the 2021 Incremental Term B Advances, the purpose or actual use of which is, directly or indirectly:
(iv) the acquisition of the Italian Guarantor (and/or of any entity directly or indirectly controlling it), including any related costs and expenses;
(v) a subscription for any shares in the Italian Guarantor (and/or any entity directly or indirectly controlling it), including any related costs and expenses; or
(vi) the refinancing thereof;
(b) without prejudice to Section 12.4, and pursuant to Article 1938 of the Italian Civil Code, the maximum amount that the Italian Guarantor may be required to pay in respect of its obligations as Guarantor under this Agreement shall not exceed $2,300,000,000.
(c) without prejudice to Section 12.4, the maximum amount that the Italian Guarantor may be required to pay in respect of its obligations as Guarantor under this Agreement shall not exceed, at any given time, the following amount: the value of vessels owned by the Italian Guarantor and subject to mortgage to secure the Secured Indebtedness, as
resulting by latest available appraisals divided by the value of vessels owned by the Carnival Group (including the Italian Guarantor) and subject to mortgage to secure the Secured Indebtedness, based on the latest available appraisals multiplied by the outstanding amount of the Term Loan B Facility New Tranche and the amounts issued/drawn down and not repaid yet under Term Loan B Facility New Tranche and the other Secured Indebtedness, the 2026 Unsecured Notes and the 2027 Unsecured Notes;
(d) obligations of the Italian Guarantor shall not extend to the payment obligations of other entities which do not belong to the Italian Guarantor’s corporate group (gruppo di appartenenza) in the meaning of articles 1(e) of the decree of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance No. 53 of April 2, 2015.
ARTICLE XIII
SECURITY
Section 13.1 Security; Security Documents.
(a) The due and punctual payment of the Obligations and the Guarantees when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date in accordance with Section 2.7(a), on the Maturity Date, upon acceleration or otherwise, default interest in accordance with Section 2.7(b), if any, and performance of all other obligations under this Agreement, shall be secured as provided in the Security Documents. The Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, the Borrowers and the Guarantors hereby agree that, subject to Permitted Collateral Liens, the Security Agent – to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law - shall hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of itself, the Administrative Agent and all of the Lenders pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents, and shall act as mortgagee or security holder under all mortgages or standard securities, beneficiary under all deeds of trust and as secured party under the applicable security agreements.
(b) Each Lender consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for foreclosure and release of Collateral) as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and authorizes and directs the Security Agent to perform its respective obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith.
(c) The Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and each Lender acknowledges that, as more fully set forth in the Security Documents, the Collateral as now or hereafter constituted shall be held for the benefit of all the Lenders under the Security Documents, and that the Lien on the Collateral securing the Obligations under Security Documents in respect of the Security Agent and the Lenders is subject to and qualified and limited in all respects by the Security Documents and actions that may be taken thereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding (i) anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Guarantees or any other instrument governing, evidencing or relating to any Indebtedness, (ii) the time, order or method of attachment of any Liens, (iii) the time or order of filing or recording of financing statements or other documents filed or recorded to perfect any Lien upon any Collateral, (iv) the time of taking possession or control over any Collateral or (v) the rules for determining priority under any law of any relevant jurisdiction governing relative priorities of secured creditors:
(i) the Liens will rank equally and ratably with all valid, enforceable and perfected Liens, whenever granted upon any present or future Collateral, but only to the
extent such Liens are permitted under this Agreement to exist and to rank equally and ratably with the Lien on the Collateral securing the Obligations; and
(ii) all proceeds of the Collateral applied under the Security Documents shall be allocated and distributed as set forth in the Security Documents, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement.
(e) Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, to the extent not already perfected, the Security Agent’s Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations are required to be perfected within the following timeframes:
(i) in the case of the Collateral described in clause (i) of the definition of “Collateral,” not later than the fifth day after the Effective Date (or, in the case of shares of entities organized in Italy, the 15th day after the Effective Date; provided that, if any Italian government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be open, such Lien will be required to be perfected not later than the day that is the later of (x) the 15th day after the Effective Date and (y) the Business Day following the 15th day after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open);
(ii) in the case of the Collateral described in clause (ii) of the definition of “Collateral,” not later than the 30th day after the Effective Date; provided that, if any government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be open, such Lien will be required to be perfected not later than the day that is the later of (x) the 30th (or 45th, as applicable) day after the Effective Date and (y) the business day following the 15th day (or, in the case of Vessels flagged in Italy, the 21st day) after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open;
(iii) in the case of the Collateral described in clause (iii) of the definition of “Collateral,” not later than the 30th day after the Effective Date with respect to recordings with the United States Patent Office and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable and, using commercially reasonable efforts, not later than the 90th day after the Effective Date with respect to filings with the relevant governmental authorities in the United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union Intellectual Property office; provided that, if any government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be open, such Lien will be required to be perfected not later than the day that is the later of (x) the 30th (or 90th, as applicable) day after the Effective Date and (y) the business day following the 15th day after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open; and
(iv) in the case of the Collateral described in clause (iv) of the definition of “Collateral,” the Borrowers and the Guarantors must make all necessary UCC filings (if any) against such assets not later than the fifth day after the Effective Date;
in each case, or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion.
To the extent any deadline in the foregoing paragraphs falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the deadline shall instead be the Business Day next succeeding such date.
Section 13.2 Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents. The Security Agent shall be the representative on behalf of the Lenders and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, shall act upon
the written direction of the Administrative Agent (in turn, acting on written direction of the Lenders) with regard to all voting, consent and other rights granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Security Documents. Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents (including the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement), the Security Agent may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Lenders, on behalf of the Lenders, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to (a) enforce any of its rights or any of the rights of the Lenders under the Security Documents and (b) receive any and all amounts payable from the Collateral in respect of the obligations of the Borrowers and the Guarantors hereunder. Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents, the Security Agent shall have the power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts of impairment that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents or this Agreement, and such suits and proceedings as the Security Agent (after consultation with the Administrative Agent, where appropriate) may deem reasonably expedient to preserve or protect its interest and the interests of the Lenders 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 the Lenders or the Security Agent). The Security Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender to effect any release of Liens or Collateral contemplated by Section 13.5, or by the terms of the Security Documents.
Each Lender hereby (i) irrevocably appoints U.S. Bank National Association as Security Agent, (ii) irrevocably authorizes the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent to (i) perform the duties and exercise the rights, powers and discretions that are specifically given to each of them under the Intercreditor Agreement or other documents to which the Security Agent and/or the Administrative Agent is a party, together with any other incidental rights, powers and discretions and (ii) execute each document expressed to be executed by the Security Agent and/or the Administrative Agent on its behalf and (iii) accepts the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and each Lender will also be deemed to have authorized the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Additional Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 13.3 Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents. The Security Agent is authorized to receive and distribute any funds for the benefit of the Lenders under the Security Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Lenders according to the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents.
Section 13.4 Additional Intercreditor Agreements and Amendments to the Intercreditor Agreement.
(a) At the request of the Lead Borrower, in connection with the incurrence or refinancing by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness secured or permitted to be secured (including as to priority) by the Collateral, the Company, the relevant Restricted Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, shall enter into an intercreditor or similar agreement or joinder to or a restatement, amendment or other modification of the existing Intercreditor Agreement (an “Additional Intercreditor Agreement”) with the holders of such Indebtedness (or their duly authorized representatives) on substantially the same terms as the Intercreditor Agreement (or on terms that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower are not materially less favorable to the Lenders), including containing substantially the same terms with respect to the application of the proceeds of the Collateral held thereunder and the means of enforcement, it being understood that an increase in the amount of Indebtedness being subject to the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement or Additional Intercreditor Agreement shall not be deemed to be less favorable to the Lenders and shall be permitted by this Section 13.4(a) if the incurrence of such Indebtedness and any Lien in its favor is permitted Section 6.2.1 and Section 6.2.2; provided that (x) any such Additional Intercreditor Agreement that is entered into with the holders of Indebtedness intended to be secured by Collateral on a junior basis to the Obligations may include different terms to the extent customary for a junior intercreditor arrangement of that type and (y) such Additional Intercreditor Agreement shall not impose any personal obligations on the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent under this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement. As used herein, the term “Intercreditor Agreement” shall include references to any Additional Intercreditor Agreement that supplements or replaces the Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent and Security Agent shall be required to enter into any customary intercreditor agreement with respect to the establishment of junior-priority liens securing such Junior Obligations upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that such customary intercreditor agreement is in customary form for an intercreditor agreement governing the relationship between Pari Passu Obligations and Junior Obligations. Such customary intercreditor agreement will set forth the relative rights in respect of the Collateral between holders of the Pari Passu Obligations, on the one hand, and holders of the Junior Obligations, on the other hand, and will provide that the Security Agent will, subject to very limited circumstances, have the exclusive right to exercise rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral. Furthermore, such intercreditor agreement will set forth the priorities relative to the Collateral, and the application from the proceeds thereof, first to the Pari Passu Obligations, then to the Junior Obligations.
(c) Each Lender hereby:
(i) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent from time to time to give effect to such provisions;
(ii) authorized each of the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent from time to time to become a party to any additional intercreditor arrangements described above;
(iii) agreed to be bound by such provisions and the provisions of any additional intercreditor arrangements described above; and
(iv) irrevocably appointed the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent to act on its behalf from time to time to enter into and comply with such provisions and the provisions of any additional intercreditor arrangements described above, in each case, without the need for the consent of any Lender.
(d) A form of an Additional Intercreditor Agreement posted to all Lenders so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed form to all Lenders, written notice of objection to such proposed intercreditor arrangements from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders shall be deemed to be satisfactory to the Lenders.
Section 13.5 Release of the Collateral.
(a) To the extent a release is required by a Security Document, the Security Agent shall release, and the Administrative Agent (as applicable) shall release and if so requested direct
the Security Agent to release, without the need for consent of the Lenders, Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations:
(i) as to all of the Collateral, upon payment in full of the Obligations;
(ii) as to the Collateral held by a Guarantor, upon release of the Guarantee of such Guarantor (with respect to the Liens securing such Guarantee granted by such Guarantor) in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;
(iii) as to any Collateral, in connection with any disposition or transfer of such Collateral to any Person (but excluding any transaction subject to Section 6.2.4); provided that if the Collateral is disposed of to a Borrower or a Guarantor, the relevant Collateral becomes immediately subject to a substantially equivalent Lien in favor of the Security Agent securing the Obligations; provided, further, that, in each case, such disposition is permitted by this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement;
(iv) as to any Collateral held by a Subsidiary Guarantor, if the Lead Borrower designates such Subsidiary Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, the release of the property, assets and Capital Stock of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(v) in connection with certain enforcement actions taken by the creditors under certain secured indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries as provided under the Intercreditor Agreement, or otherwise in compliance with the Intercreditor Agreement;
(vi) as may be permitted by Section 6.2.9 or Section 11.1; and
(vii) in order to effectuate (i) a merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or other business combination conducted in compliance with Section 6.2.4 or (ii) a re-flagging of a vessel, provided such vessel and its related assets constituting Collateral remain pledged (or become immediately re-pledged) as Collateral to secure the Obligations pursuant to liens ranking pari passu with or higher in priority than the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations prior to such release and re-flagging or (iii) a reconstitution or merger for the purpose of re-flagging a vessel in compliance with Section 6.1.10.
Each of the foregoing releases shall be effected by the Security Agent without the consent of the Lenders or any action on the part of the Administrative Agent.
(b) Any release of Collateral made in compliance with this Section 13.5 shall not be deemed to impair the Lien under the Security Documents or the Collateral thereunder in contravention of the provisions of this Agreement or the Security Documents (including Section 6.2.9).
(c) In the event that the Borrowers or any Guarantor seek to release Collateral, the Lead Borrower or such Guarantor shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate (which the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent shall rely upon in connection with such release) to the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent setting forth that the specified release complies with the terms of this Agreement as well as with the terms of the relevant Security Document. Upon receipt of the Officer’s Certificate and if so requested by the Lead Borrower or such Guarantor, the Security Agent shall execute, deliver or acknowledge any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 13.6 Appointment of Security Agent and Supplemental Security Agents. The Lenders hereby appoint U.S. Bank National Association to act as Security Agent hereunder, and U.S. Bank National Association accepts such appointment. Each Lender authorizes and expressly directs the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent on such Lender’s behalf to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that the Security Agent will be acting in respect to the Security Documents and the security granted thereunder on the terms outlined therein (which terms in respect of the rights and protections of the Security Agent, in the event of an inconsistency with the terms of this Agreement, will prevail).
(a) The Security Agent may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through one or more sub-agents or co-trustees appointed by it. The Security Agent and any such sub-agent or co-trustee may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through its affiliates. All of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Security Agent including its rights to be indemnified, shall apply to and be enforceable by any such sub-agent and affiliates of a Security Agent and any such sub-agent or co-trustee. All references herein to a “Security Agent” shall include any such sub-agent or co-trustee and affiliates of a Security Agent or any such sub-agent or co-trustee.
(b) It is the purpose of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents that there shall be no violation of any law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. Without limiting paragraph (a) of this Section 13.6, it is recognized that in case of litigation under, or enforcement of, this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement or any of the Security Documents, or in case the Security Agent deems that by reason of any present or future law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the Security Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Security Agent is hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the Security Agent in its sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, Security Agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “Supplemental Security Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Security Agents”).
(c) In the event that the Security Agent appoints a Supplemental Security Agent with respect to any Collateral, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to such Security Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Security Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Security Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Security Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Security Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either such Security Agent or such Supplemental Security Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this Agreement that refer to the Security Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Security Agent and all references therein to the Security Agent shall be deemed to be references to a Security Agent and/or such Supplemental Security Agent, as the context may require.
(d) Should any instrument in writing from the Borrowers or any other obligor be required by any Supplemental Security Agent so appointed by the Security Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Company shall, or shall cause the Borrowers and relevant Guarantor to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Security Agent. In case any Supplemental Security Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting,
resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Security Agent, to the extent permitted by law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Security Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Security Agent.
Section 13.7 Designation as Other Secured Obligations and Pari Passu Obligations. This Agreement shall constitute an Other Pari Passu Document as defined in, and for all purposes under, the Intercreditor Agreement and an Other Secured Agreement as defined in, and for all purposes under, U.S. Collateral Agreement. Further to the foregoing, the U.S. Collateral Agreement and all other Security Documents are hereby designated as, and shall constitute, Pari Passu Documents as defined in, and for all purposes under, the Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall constitute Authorized Representative as defined in, and for all purposes under, the Intercreditor Agreement.
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Document
$1,310,753,769.00
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT,
dated as of August 8, 2023,
among
CARNIVAL FINANCE, LLC,
as Co-Borrower,
CARNIVAL CORPORATION,
as Lead Borrower,
CARNIVAL PLC,
as a Guarantor,
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner, Joint Bookrunning Manager and Joint Global Coordinator,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. and
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners, Joint Bookrunning Managers and Joint Global Coordinators,
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, LLOYDS BANK PLC, MIZUHO BANK, LTD. and PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,
as Joint Bookrunners,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
and
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Security Agent
and
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
NATWEST MARKETS PLC, and
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as Co-Managers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I Definitions and Accounting Terms | |
| Section 1.1 | Defined Terms | |
| Section 1.2 | Use of Defined Terms | 56 |
| Section 1.3 | Terms Generally | 56 |
| Section 1.4 | Accounting and Financial Determinations | 57 |
| Section 1.5 | Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification | 57 |
| Section 1.6 | Divisions | 58 |
| Section 1.7 | Classification of Advances and Borrowings | 58 |
Article II Commitments, Borrowing Procedures and Notes | 58 |
| Section 2.1 | The Advances | 58 |
| Section 2.2 | Making the Advances | 58 |
| Section 2.3 | Fees | 60 |
| Section 2.4 | [Reserved] | 60 |
| Section 2.5 | [Reserved] | 60 |
| Section 2.6 | Repayment of Advances | 60 |
| Section 2.7 | Interest on Advances | 61 |
| Section 2.8 | Interest Rate Determination | 61 |
| Section 2.9 | Optional Conversion or Continuation of Advances | 62 |
| Section 2.10 | Prepayments of Advances | 62 |
| Section 2.11 | Payments and Computations | 63 |
| Section 2.12 | Sharing of Payments, Etc | 65 |
| Section 2.13 | Evidence of Debt | 65 |
| Section 2.14 | Incremental Facilities | 66 |
| Section 2.15 | Loan Modification Offers | 68 |
| Section 2.16 | Loan Purchases | 69 |
Article III Certain Term SOFR Rate and Other Provisions | 70 |
| Section 3.1 | Term SOFR Rate Lending Unlawful | 70 |
| Section 3.2 | [Reserved] | 71 |
| Section 3.3 | Increased Costs, etc | 71 |
| Section 3.4 | Funding Losses | 72 |
| Section 3.5 | Increased Capital Costs | 72 |
| Section 3.6 | Taxes | 73 |
| Section 3.7 | [Reserved] | 77 |
| Section 3.8 | Replacement Lenders, etc. | 77 |
| Section 3.9 | [Reserved] | 77 |
| Section 3.10 | [Reserved] | 77 |
| Section 3.11 | Rates Unavailable | 77 |
| 80 |
| Section 4.1 | Effectiveness | 80 |
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| Section 4.2 | All Borrowings | 82 |
| Section 4.3 | Determinations Under Section 4.1 | 82 |
Article V Representations and Warranties | 83 |
| Section 5.1 | Organization, etc | 83 |
| Section 5.2 | Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc | 83 |
| Section 5.3 | Government Approval, Regulation, etc | 83 |
| Section 5.4 | Compliance with Environmental Laws | 84 |
| Section 5.5 | Validity, etc | 84 |
| Section 5.6 | Financial Information | 84 |
| Section 5.7 | No Default, Event of Default | 84 |
| Section 5.8 | Litigation | 84 |
| Section 5.9 | No Material Adverse Change | 84 |
| Section 5.10 | Taxes | 84 |
| Section 5.11 | Obligations Rank Pari Passu | 85 |
| Section 5.12 | No Filing, etc. Required | 85 |
| Section 5.13 | No Immunity | 85 |
| Section 5.14 | ERISA Event | 85 |
| Section 5.15 | Investment Company Act | 85 |
| Section 5.16 | Regulation U | 85 |
| Section 5.17 | Accuracy of Information | 85 |
| Section 5.18 | Compliance with Laws | 86 |
| Section 5.19 | ERISA | 86 |
| Section 5.20 | EEA Financial Institution | 86 |
| Section 5.21 | Collateral Documents and Collateral | 86 |
| Section 5.22 | Properties | 87 |
| Section 5.23 | Solvency | 87 |
| Section 5.24 | Vessel Representations | 87 |
| Section 5.25 | No Withholding Tax | 87 |
Article VI Covenants | 87 |
| Section 6.1 | Affirmative Covenants | 87 |
| Section 6.1.1 | Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc. | 87 |
| Section 6.1.2 | Notices of Material Events | 89 |
| Section 6.1.3 | Approvals and Other Consents | 90 |
| Section 6.1.4 | Compliance with Laws, etc; Payment of Taxes and Other Claims | 90 |
| Section 6.1.5 | Ratings | 90 |
| Section 6.1.6 | Insurance | 90 |
| Section 6.1.7 | Books and Records | 91 |
| Section 6.1.8 | Further Assurances | 91 |
| Section 6.1.9 | After-Acquired Property | 91 |
| Section 6.1.10 | Re-flagging of Vessels | 91 |
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| Section 6.1.11 | Automatic Reduction of New Secured Debt Secured by the Collateral | 92 |
| Section 6.1.12 | [Reserved] | 94 |
| Section 6.1.13 | Use of Proceeds | 94 |
| Section 6.1.14 | Corporate Existence | 94 |
| Section 6.1.15 | Maintenance of Properties | 94 |
| Section 6.1.16 | Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries | 94 |
| Section 6.1.17 | Conference Calls | 95 |
| Section 6.2 | Negative Covenants | 95 |
| Section 6.1.1 | Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock | 95 |
| Section 6.2.2 | Liens | 102 |
| Section 6.2.3 | Restricted Payments | 104 |
| Section 6.2.4 | Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets | 108 |
| Section 6.2.5 | Asset Sales | 110 |
| Section 6.2.6 | Transactions with Affiliates | 111 |
| Section 6.2.7 | Limitation on Issuance of Guarantees of Indebtedness | 113 |
| Section 6.2.8 | Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries | 114 |
| Section 6.2.9 | Impairment of Security Interest | 117 |
| Section 6.2.10 | Use of Proceeds | 118 |
Article VII Events of Default | 118 |
| Section 7.1 | Listing of Events of Default | 118 |
| Section 7.1.1 | Non-Payment of Obligations | 118 |
| Section 7.1.2 | Breach of Warranty | 118 |
| Section 7.1.3 | Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations | 118 |
| Section 7.1.4 | Default on Other Indebtedness | 118 |
| Section 7.1.5 | Pension Plans | 119 |
| Section 7.1.6 | Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc | 119 |
| Section 7.1.7 | Change of Control Triggering Event | 119 |
| Section 7.1.8 | Unenforceability | 120 |
| Section 7.1.9 | Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations | 120 |
| Section 7.1.10 | Judgments | 120 |
| Section 7.1.11 | Guarantees | 120 |
| Section 7.1.12 | Security Interests | 120 |
| Section 7.2 | Action if Bankruptcy | 120 |
| Section 7.3 | Action if Other Event of Default | 120 |
Article VIII [Reserved] | 121 |
Article IX [Reserved] | 121 |
Article X The Agents | 121 |
| Section 10.1 | Actions | 121 |
| Section 10.2 | Rights as a Lender | 122 |
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| Section 10.3 | Lender Indemnification | 122 |
| Section 10.4 | Exculpation | 123 |
| Section 10.5 | Reliance by Administrative Agent and the Security Agent | 125 |
| Section 10.6 | Delegation of Duties | 125 |
| Section 10.7 | Resignation of Administrative Agent and the Security Agent | 126 |
| Section 10.8 | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and Other Lenders | 127 |
| Section 10.9 | No Other Duties | 127 |
| Section 10.10 | Copies, etc | 127 |
| Section 10.11 | Agency Fee | 128 |
| Section 10.12 | Posting of Communications | 128 |
| Section 10.13 | Acknowledgements of Lenders | 129 |
| Section 10.14 | Certain ERISA Matters | 130 |
| Section 10.15 | Collateral Matters; Credit Bidding | 131 |
Article XI Miscellaneous Provisions | 133 |
| Section 11.1 | Waivers, Amendments, etc | 133 |
| Section 11.2 | Notices | 135 |
| Section 11.3 | Payment of Costs and Expenses | 138 |
| Section 11.4 | Limitation of Liability; Indemnification | 138 |
| Section 11.5 | Survival | 140 |
| Section 11.6 | Severability | 140 |
| Section 11.7 | Headings | 140 |
| Section 11.8 | Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, etc | 140 |
| Section 11.9 | Governing Law; Entire Agreement | 141 |
| Section 11.10 | Successors and Assigns | 141 |
| Section 11.11 | Sale and Transfer of Advances and Note; Participations in Advances | 142 |
| Section 11.11.1 | Assignments | 142 |
| Section 11.11.2 | Participations | 144 |
| Section 11.11.3 | Register | 145 |
| Section 11.11.4 | Purchasing Borrower Parties | 145 |
| Section 11.11.5 | Disqualified Lenders | 145 |
| Section 11.12 | Other Transactions | 145 |
| Section 11.13 | Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction | 146 |
| Section 11.14 | Process Agent | 146 |
| Section 11.15 | Judgment | 146 |
| Section 11.16 | [Reserved] | 147 |
| Section 11.17 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 147 |
| Section 11.18 | Confidentiality | 147 |
| Section 11.19 | No Fiduciary Relationship | 148 |
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| Section 11.20 | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 148 |
| Section 11.21 | Approval and Authorization | 148 |
| Section 11.22 | Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs | 149 |
Article XII Guarantees | 149 |
| Section 12.1 | Guarantees | 149 |
| Section 12.2 | Subrogation | 150 |
| Section 12.3 | Release of Guarantees | 150 |
| Section 12.4 | Limitation and Effectiveness of Guarantees | 151 |
| Section 12.5 | Successors and Assigns | 151 |
| Section 12.6 | No Waiver | 152 |
| Section 12.7 | Modification | 152 |
| Section 12.8 | Limitation on the Italian Guarantor’s Liability | 152 |
Article XIII SECURITY | 153 |
| Section 13.1 | Security; Security Documents | 153 |
| Section 13.2 | Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents | 154 |
| Section 13.3 | Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents | 155 |
| Section 13.4 | Additional Intercreditor Agreements and Amendments to the Intercreditor Agreement | 155 |
| Section 13.5 | Release of the Collateral | 156 |
| Section 13.6 | Appointment of Security Agent and Supplemental Security Agents | 157 |
| Section 13.7 | Designation as Other Secured Obligations and Pari Passu Obligations | 158 |
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I – Commitments
SCHEDULE II – [Reserved]
SCHEDULE III – Subsidiary Guarantors
SCHEDULE IV – Agreed Security Principles
SCHEDULE V – Security Documents
SCHEDULE VI – Collateral Vessels
SCHEDULE VII – Consolidated EBITDA Adjustments
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A – Form of Note
Exhibit B – Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C – Form of Interest Period Notice
Exhibit D-1 – Form of Lender Assignment Agreement
Exhibit D-2 – Form of Purchasing Borrower Party Lender Assignment Agreement
Exhibit E – Form of Joinder
Exhibit F – Form of Notice of Prepayment
Exhibit G – Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit H-1 – U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit H-2 – U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit H-3 – U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit H-4 – U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants that are
Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS TERM LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of August 8, 2023, is among Carnival Finance, LLC, a Delaware subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (the “Co-Borrower”), CARNIVAL CORPORATION, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower”; together with the Co-Borrower, the “Borrowers”), CARNIVAL PLC, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party hereto, the various financial institutions as are or shall become parties hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as the Administrative Agent for the Lenders, and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as security agent (the “Security Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Guarantors, certain Initial Lenders and various other financial institutions, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as security agent, are party to the Existing Term Loan Facility;
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Initial Lenders extend credit in the form of the Initial Advances in an aggregate principal amount equal to $1,310,753,769.00 (the “Existing Term Loan Facility Initial Advances”) under this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth (including Article IV), to extend Advances to the Borrowers;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Defined Terms. The following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall, when capitalized, except where the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):
“2024 Convertible Notes” means the 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 of the Lead Borrower (together, as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2024 Convertible Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2024 Convertible Notes Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2024 Convertible Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2024 Convertible Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2024 Convertible Note.”
“2024 Convertible Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 22, 2022, among the Lead Borrower, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee thereunder.
“2026 Second-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of July 20, 2020, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder, as supplemented on November 18, 2020.
“2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes” means the 10.500% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and the 10.125% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2026 Second-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid,
refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2026 Second-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2026 Second-Priority Secured Note.”
“2026 Unsecured Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2020, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder.
“2026 Unsecured Notes” means the U.S. Dollar-denominated 7.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 and the euro-denominated 7.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2026 Unsecured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2026 Unsecured Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2026 Unsecured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2026 Unsecured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2026 Unsecured Note.”
“2027 Convertible Notes” means the 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 of the Lead Borrower (together, as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2027 Convertible Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in
each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 Convertible Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2027 Convertible Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2027 Convertible Note.”
“2027 Convertible Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2022, among the Lead Borrower, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee thereunder.
“2027 First-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of October 23, 2000 (as supplemented on July 15, 2003 with respect to the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes, and as further supplemented on December 1, 2003), among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York, as trustee thereunder.
“2027 First-Priority Secured Notes” means the 7.875% Debentures due 2027 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2027 First-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 First-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2027 First-Priority Secured Note.”
“2027 Second-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2020, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder, as supplemented on November 18, 2020.
“2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes” means the 9.875% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2027 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2027 Second-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 Second-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2027 Second-Priority Secured Note.”
“2027 Unsecured Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of February 16, 2021, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder.
“2027 Unsecured Notes” means the 5.750% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2027 Unsecured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2027 Unsecured Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 Unsecured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2027 Unsecured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2027 Unsecured Note.”
“2028 First-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2021, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder.
“2028 First-Priority Secured Notes” means the 4.000% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2028 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2028 First-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2028 First-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2028 First-Priority Secured Note.”
“2028 Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of October 25, 2022, among Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Limited, as issuer, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee thereunder.
“2028 Priority Notes” means the U.S. Dollar-denominated 10.375% Senior Priority Notes due 2028 of Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Limited (as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2028 Priority Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2028 Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of
the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2028 Priority Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2028 Priority Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2028 Priority Note.”
“2029 First-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2023, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee thereunder.
“2029 First-Priority Secured Notes” means the 7.00% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2029 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2029 First-Priority Secured Notes”), issued under the 2029 First-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2029 First-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2029 First-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2029 First-Priority Secured Note.”
“2029 Unsecured Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2021, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder.
“2029 Unsecured Notes” means the 6.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2029 Unsecured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2029 Unsecured Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2029 Unsecured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2029 Unsecured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2029 Unsecured Note.”
“2030 Unsecured Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of May 25, 2022, among the Lead Borrower, as issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder.
“2030 Unsecured Notes” means the 10.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030 of the Lead Borrower, as issuer (as in effect on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date 2030 Unsecured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2030 Unsecured Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2030 Unsecured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Effective Date 2030 Unsecured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “2030 Unsecured Note.”
“Accepting Lenders” is defined in Section 2.15(a).
“Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming, a Restricted Subsidiary; and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
“Act” is defined in Section 11.2(d).
“Additional Intercreditor Agreement” is defined in Section 13.4(a).
“Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any RFR Advance denominated in Dollars, an interest rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple SOFR; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder. References to the “Administrative Agent” shall include any branch or affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. designated by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in accordance with this Agreement for the purpose of performing its obligations in such capacity.
“Administrative Agent’s Account” means such account of the Administrative Agent as is designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Lead Borrower and the Lenders for such purpose.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Advance” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement, including the Initial Advances, and any Incremental Advances of any Series pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment.
“Affected Class” is defined in Section 2.15(a).
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“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,” 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. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.
“After-Acquired Property” means any property of either Borrower or any Guarantor acquired after the Effective Date that constitutes Collateral (including any Vessel which replaces a Vessel that was the subject of an Event of Loss) and is of the same type as any of the such Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s assets that were intended to be a part of the Collateral as of the Effective Date.
“Agent-Related Person” is defined in Section 11.4(c).
“Agents” means (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the Security Agent, together with their respective successors (if any) in such capacity.
“Agreed Security Principles” means the Agreed Security Principles as set forth on Schedule IV.
“Agreement” means, on any date, this Term Loan Agreement as originally in effect on the Effective Date and as thereafter from time to time further amended, supplemented, amended and restated, or otherwise modified and in effect on such date.
“Ancillary Document” is defined in Section 11.8(b).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to either Borrower or any of its Affiliates from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“Applicable Jurisdiction” means (i) in the case of either Borrower, the jurisdiction or jurisdictions under which such Borrower is organized, domiciled or resident or from which any of its business activities are conducted or in which any of its properties are located and which has jurisdiction over the subject matter being addressed or (ii) in the case of a Vessel, its flag state and its home port.
“Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate Advance and such Lender’s Term SOFR Lending Office in the case of a Term SOFR Rate Advance.
“Applicable Margin” means as of any date from and after the Effective Date (a) with respect to any Initial Advance, (x) 2.00% per annum, in the case of a Base Rate Initial Advance and (y) 3.00% per annum, in the case of a Term SOFR Rate Initial Advance or RFR Initial Advance, and (b) with respect to any Incremental Advance of any Series, the rate per annum specified in the Incremental Facility Amendment establishing the Incremental Commitments of such Series.
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged, in making, purchasing, holding or investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course of its activities and that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means the joint lead arrangers listed on the cover page to this Agreement.
“Asset Sale” means:
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Section 6.2.4 and not by Section 6.2.5; and
(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any Restricted Subsidiary or the sale by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests in any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares to be held by third parties to meet the applicable legal requirements).
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets or Equity Interests having a Fair Market Value of less than $250.0 million;
(2) a sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of assets or Equity Interests between or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary;
(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary;
(4) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of inventory, insurance proceeds or other assets in the ordinary course of business and any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets or assets that are no longer useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(5) licenses and sublicenses by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(6) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims in the ordinary course of business;
(7) any transfer, assignment or other disposition deemed to occur in connection with the creation or granting of Liens not prohibited under Section 6.2.2;
(8) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(9) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 6.2.3 or a Permitted Investment;
(10) the disposition 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;
(11) the foreclosure, condemnation or any similar action with respect to any property or other assets or a surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;
(12) the sale of any property in a sale and leaseback transaction that is entered into within six months of the acquisition of such property or completion of the construction of the applicable Vessel; and
(13) time charters and other similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business.
“Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any sale and leaseback transaction, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate reasonably determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Lead Borrower to be the interest rate implicit in the lease determined in accordance with GAAP, or, if not known, at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate) of the total obligations of the lessee of the property subject to such lease for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction, including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended, or until the earliest date on which the lessee may terminate such lease without penalty or upon payment of penalty (in which case the rental payments shall include such penalty), after excluding from such rental payments all amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water, utilities and similar charges; provided, however, that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.” For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Bareboat Charters (as defined in the Existing Multicurrency Facility) or any other time charters, bareboat charters or other intercompany arrangements among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be deemed to be or result in “Attributable Debt”.
“Auction Purchase Offer” means an offer by the Lead Borrower to purchase Advances of one or more Classes pursuant to modified Dutch auctions conducted in accordance with Section 2.16.
“Authorized Officer” means those officers of the Borrowers authorized to act with respect to the Loan Documents and whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified to the Administrative Agent by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the applicable Borrower.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment
period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), 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 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 clause (f) of Section 3.11.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, 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 1 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” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any successor statute.
“Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code or any similar U.S. federal or state law or the laws of any other jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, voluntary or judicial liquidation, composition with creditors, reprieve from payment, controlled management, fraudulent conveyance, general settlement with creditors, reorganization or similar or equivalent laws affecting the rights of creditors generally including, (x) in the case of Italy, Legislative Decree no. 14 of 12 January 2019 and (y) in the case of Bermuda, Part XIII of the Companies Act 1981 and the Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (this clause (y), the “Bermuda Bankruptcy Law”). For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the UK Companies Act 2006 governing a solvent reorganisation or a voluntary liquidation thereunder shall not be deemed to be Bankruptcy Laws.
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum in effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the highest of:
(a) the Prime Rate;
(b) ½ of 1.00% per annum above the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day; and
(c) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (if such say is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) plus 1%;
provided that (i) for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate 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); and (ii) with respect to Initial Advances, if the rate determined hereunder shall be less than 0.75%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.75% for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be
effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.11 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until any amendment has become effective pursuant to Section 3.11(b)), then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.
“Base Rate Advance” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any (i) Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Relevant Rate or (ii) RFR Advance, the Daily Simple SOFR; 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, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) or clause (c) of Section 3.11.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) [Reserved].
(2) the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR.
(3) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Lead 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 or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in Dollars at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the 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 Borrowers 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 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 Dollars at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including
changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day”, the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion 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 decides in its reasonable discretion that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest 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); and
(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” means, 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);
(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 Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, the Term SOFR Administrator, 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); 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.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.11 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.11.
“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the U.S. Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the U.S. Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations 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”.
“Bermuda Bankruptcy Law” is defined in the definition of “Bankruptcy Law”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate’ (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Board of Directors” means:
(1) with respect to a corporation (or company), the board of directors of the corporation (or company, as applicable) 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 the partnership;
(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and
(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
“Bookrunners” means the bookrunners listed on the cover page to this Agreement.
“Bookrunning Managers” means the bookrunning managers listed on the cover page to this Agreement.
“Borrowers” is defined in the preamble.
“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Advances of the same Type and Class and, in the case of Term SOFR Rate Advances, having the same Interest Period.
“Borrowing Minimum” means $5.0 million.
“Borrowing Multiple” means $1.0 million
“Business Day” means any day that is not 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, when used in connection with Advances referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such Advances referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate or any other dealings of such Advances referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate, the term “Business Day” shall mean any such day that is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed), which obligation is required to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease obligation under GAAP, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligation at any date will be the capitalized amount thereof at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP and the Stated Maturity thereof will be the date of last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date such lease may be terminated without penalty.
“Capital Stock” means:
(a) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(c) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and
(d) 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 (including, in the case of a company, shares (of whatever class) in its capital), but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.
“Carnival Group” means the Borrowers, Carnival plc and their respective Subsidiaries.
“Carnival plc” is defined in the preamble.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1) direct obligations (or certificates representing an interest in such obligations) issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the European Union, the government of a member state of the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or Canada (including, in each case, any agency or instrumentality thereof), as the case may be, the payment of which is backed by the full faith and credit of the European Union, the relevant member state of the European Union or the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or Canada, as the case may be, and which are not callable or redeemable at the Borrowers’ option;
(2) overnight bank deposits, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and money market deposits (and similar instruments) with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under, or authorized to operate as a bank or trust company under, the laws of a member state of the European Union or of the United States or any state thereof, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia or Canada; provided that such bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment) and whose long-term debt is rated “A-1” or higher by Moody’s or “A+” or higher by S&P or the equivalent rating category of another internationally recognized rating agency; provided, further, that any cash held pursuant to clause (6) below not covered by the foregoing may be held through overnight bank deposits, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and money market deposits (and similar instruments) with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition issued by a bank or trust company organized and operating in the applicable jurisdiction;
(3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (1) and (2) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (2) above;
(4) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;
(5) money market funds or other mutual funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (4) of this definition; and
(6) cash in any currency in which the Company and its subsidiaries now or in the future operate, in such amounts as the Company determines to be necessary in the ordinary course of their business.
“Change of Control” means (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used for the purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act), other than Permitted Holders (each, a “Relevant Person”) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 under the U.S. Exchange Act), directly or indirectly of such capital stock of the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc, in each case as is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of more than 50% of the rights to vote to elect members of the boards of directors of each of the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc or (ii) the Co-Borrower no longer is a wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc; provided (i) such event shall not be deemed a Change of Control so long as one or more of the Permitted Holders have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the boards of directors of the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc, (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, no Change of Control shall occur solely as a result of either the Lead Borrower (or any subsidiary thereof) or Carnival plc (or any subsidiary thereof) acquiring or owning, at any time, any or all of the capital stock of each other, and (iii) no Change of Control shall be deemed to occur if all or substantially all of the holders of the capital stock of the Relevant Person immediately after the event which would otherwise have constituted a Change of Control were the holders of the capital stock of the Lead Borrower and/or Carnival plc with the same (or substantially the same) pro rata economic interests in the share capital of the Relevant Person as such shareholders had in the Capital Stock of the Lead Borrower and/or Carnival plc, respectively, immediately prior to such event. Any direct or indirect intermediate holding company whose only asset is the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc stock shall be deemed not to be a “Relevant Person.”
“Change of Control Period” means, in respect of any Change of Control, the period commencing on the Relevant Announcement Date in respect of such Change of Control and ending 60 days after the occurrence of such Change of Control.
“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Downgrade.
“Class”, when used in reference to (a) any Advance or Borrowing, refers to whether such Advance, or the Advances comprising such Borrowing, are Initial Advances or Incremental Advances of any Series, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is an Initial Commitment or an Incremental Commitment of any Series, and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has an Advance or Commitment of a particular Class. Additional Classes of Advances, Borrowings, Commitments and Lenders may be established pursuant to Sections 2.14 and 2.15.
“Co-Borrower” is defined in the preamble.
“Co-Managers” means the co-managers listed on the cover page to this Agreement.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means the following:
(i) shares of capital stock or issued shares of each Subsidiary Guarantor;
(ii) each of the Vessels owned or operated by the Lead Borrower and the Guarantors on April 8, 2020 and still owned or operated by the Lead Borrower or the Guarantors on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule VI and, in each case, an assignment of insurance claims and earnings in respect of such Vessels, in each case except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or contract;
(iii) the intellectual property described in the Security Documents owned or controlled by the Lead Borrower and the Guarantors on April 8, 2020 and still owned or controlled by the Lead Borrower or the Guarantors on the Effective Date;
(iv) other assets of the Lead Borrower and the Guarantors consisting of inventory, trade receivables, intangibles, computer software and casino equipment, in each case associated with the Vessels pledged as specified in clause (ii) of this definition; and
(v) any additional assets that are pledged for the benefit of the holders or lenders, as applicable, of the Advances, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Term Loan Facility, and other Indebtedness permitted to be secured on a pari passu basis under this Agreement, as well as certain hedge counterparties.
“Commitment” means with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Initial Commitment or Incremental Commitment of any Series or any combination thereof (as the context requires).
“Communications” is defined in Section 10.12(c).
“Company” means the Borrowers and Carnival plc, or any of them, as the context may require, and not any of their Subsidiaries.
“Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that if a Parent Entity of the Lead Borrower and/or Carnival plc becomes a Guarantor, the Lead Borrower may, at its election, designate, by giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, the relevant Parent Entity as constituting the “Company” (in replacement of the Lead Borrower and/or Carnival plc, as applicable) for all purposes of this Agreement.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, without duplication:
(a) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(b) the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(c) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles and deferred financing fees but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash charges and expenses (excluding any such non-cash charge or expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge or
expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(d) any expenses, charges or other costs related to any Equity Offering or issuance of Subordinated Shareholder Funding permitted by this Agreement or relating to the incurrence of the Advances hereunder, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Company; plus
(e) any expenses or charges (other than depreciation and amortization expenses) related to any issuance of Equity Interests or the making of any Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or the incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions, this Agreement and the Advances or any Credit Facilities, and (ii) any amendment or other modification of Indebtedness; plus
(f) business optimization expenses and other restructuring charges, reserves or expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, the effect of inventory optimization programs, facility, branch, office or business unit closures, facility, branch, office or business unit consolidations, retention, severance, systems establishment costs, contract termination costs, future lease commitments and excess pension charges); plus
(g) the amount of any management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid in such period to consultants and advisors; plus
(h) any costs or expense 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 expense are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Company or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interest of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation set forth in Section 6.2.3(a)(iii)(B); plus
(i) the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary in such period or any prior period, except to the extent of dividends declared or paid on, or other cash payments in respect of, Equity Interests held by such parties; plus
(j) all adjustments of the nature set forth in Schedule VII to the extent such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable to such period; minus
(k) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period (other than any non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clauses (a) through (o) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”), other than the reversal of a reserve for cash charges in a future period in the ordinary course of business,
in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(a) the consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt discount (but not debt issuance costs);
(b) non-cash interest payments;
(c) the interest component of deferred payment obligations;
(d) the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations;
(e) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates;
(f) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period;
(g) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries or is secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(h) the product of (i) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, times (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined national, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, as estimated in good faith by a responsible accounting or financial officer of the Company.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Consolidated Interest Expense shall not include any payments on any operating leases.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (loss) attributable to such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis (excluding the net income (loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary), determined in accordance with GAAP and without any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided that:
(a) any goodwill or other intangible asset impairment, charge, amortization or write-off, including debt issuance costs, will be excluded;
(b) the net income (loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary of the Person;
(c) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 6.2.3(a)(iii)(A), any net income (loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor will be excluded if such Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company (or any Guarantor that holds the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable) by operation of the terms of such Restricted Subsidiary’s charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute or governmental rule or regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary or its shareholders (other than (a) restrictions that have been waived or otherwise released and (b) restrictions pursuant to this Agreement, the Credit Facilities, the Convertible Notes, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Unsecured Notes, the 2027 First-Priority Note Indenture, the 2028 First-Priority Note Indenture, the 2029 First-Priority Note Indenture, the 2026 Second-Priority Note Indenture, the 2027 Second-Priority Note Indenture, the 2026 Unsecured Note Indenture, the 2027 Unsecured Note Indenture, the 2029 Unsecured Note Indenture, the 2030 Unsecured Note Indenture or any other agreement governing Indebtedness permitted hereunder); except that the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash or Cash Equivalents actually distributed or that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, to the limitation contained in this clause);
(d) any net gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any asset or disposed operations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any sale leaseback transaction) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Company) or in connection with the sale or disposition of securities will be excluded;
(e) any net after-tax extraordinary, exceptional, nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income or expense or charge (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), any severance, relocation or other restructuring expenses, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, excess pension charges (including, in each case, any cost or expense related to employment of terminated employees), any expenses related to any or any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses and fees, expenses or charges relating to closing costs, rebranding costs, acquisition integration costs, opening costs, project start-up costs, business optimization costs, recruiting costs, signing, retention or completion bonuses, litigation and arbitration costs, charges, fees and expenses (including settlements), and expenses or charges related to any offering of Equity Interests or debt securities, Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or incurrence, issuance, repayment, repurchase, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not successful), and any fees, expenses, charges or change in control payments related to the Transactions (including any costs relating to auditing prior periods, any transition-related expenses, and transaction expenses incurred before, on or after the Effective Date), in each case, shall be excluded; any non-cash compensation charge or expense arising from any grant of stock, stock options or other equity-based awards will be excluded;
(f) all deferred financing costs written off and premium paid or other expenses incurred directly in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness and any net gain (loss) from any write-off or forgiveness of Indebtedness will be excluded;
(g) any one time non-cash charges or any increases in amortization or depreciation resulting from purchase accounting, in each case, in relation to any acquisition of another Person or business or resulting from any reorganization or restructuring involving the Company or its Subsidiaries will be excluded;
(h) any unrealized gains or losses in respect of Hedging Obligations or any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value or changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions, in each case, in respect of Hedging Obligations will be excluded; provided that any such gains or losses shall be included during the period in which they are realized;
(i) (x) any unrealized foreign currency transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness of any Person denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of such Person and (y) any unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses relating to translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be excluded;
(j) any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded;
(k) 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 (a) not denied by the applicable insurer in writing within 180 days and (b) 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), losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption;
(l) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;
(m) any non-cash interest expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20 ‘‘Debt — Debt with Conversion Options — Recognition’’ will be excluded;
(n) any charges resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, ‘‘Business Combinations,’’ Accounting Standards Codification Topic 350, ‘‘Intangibles — Goodwill and Other,’’ Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360-10-35-15, ‘‘Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,’’ Accounting Standards Codification Topic 480-10-25-4, ‘‘Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity — Overall — Recognition’’ or Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, ‘‘Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures’’ will be excluded; and
(o) the impact of capitalized, accrued or accreting or pay-in-kind interest or principal on Subordinated Shareholder Funding will be excluded.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum (without duplication) of (1) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any undrawn letters of credit) consisting of Capital Lease Obligations, bankers’ acceptances, Indebtedness for borrowed money and Indebtedness in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services, plus (2) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and all preferred stock of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, with the amount of such Disqualified Stock and preferred stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences.
“Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness on such day to Consolidated EBITDA of the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of and for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of calculation; in each case, with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all members of a controlled group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrowers, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
“Convert”, “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to a conversion of Term SOFR Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances or Base Rate Advances into Term SOFR Rate Advances pursuant to Section 2.9.
“Convertible Notes” means the 2024 Convertible Notes and the 2027 Convertible Notes.
“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.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” is defined in Section 11.22.
“Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities, instruments or arrangements incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including but not limited to the Existing Multicurrency Facility and the Existing Term Loan Facility) with banks, other institutions or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such institutions or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such institutions against such receivables), letters of credit, notes or other Indebtedness, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, refinanced, repaid, increased or extended in whole or in part from time to time (and whether in whole or in part and whether or not with the original administrative agent and lenders or another administrative agent or agents or trustees or other banks or institutions and whether provided under the Existing Multicurrency Facility, the Existing Term Loan Facility or one or more other credit or other agreements, indentures, financing agreements or otherwise) and in each case including all agreements, instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with the foregoing (including any notes and letters of credit issued pursuant thereto and any Guarantee and collateral agreement, patent and trademark security agreement, mortgages or letter of credit applications and other Guarantees, pledges, agreements, security agreements and collateral documents). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Credit Facilities” shall include any agreement or instrument (1) changing the maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby, (2) adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers, issuers or guarantors thereunder, (3) increasing the amount of Indebtedness incurred thereunder or available to be borrowed thereunder or (4) otherwise altering the terms and conditions thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no other instrument shall constitute a “Credit Facility” for the purposes of this definition unless such instrument is
designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting a “Credit Facility.”
“Customary Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement providing for payment subordination or lien priority, payment blockage and enforcement limitation terms with respect which are customary in the good faith judgment of the Company as evidenced in an Officer’s Certificate and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that an intercreditor agreement in the form of the Intercreditor Agreement or the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated as of July 20, 2020 among U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as the first lien collateral agent and the applicable first lien agent, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as the second lien collateral agent and the applicable second lien agent, the Borrowers, Carnival plc and other guarantors party thereto is acceptable).
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is an U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not an U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Borrower.
“Declining Series” is defined in Section 2.14(b).
“Default” means any Event of Default or any condition, occurrence or event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Disqualified Lenders” means (a) such Persons that have been specified in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date as being “Disqualified Lenders”, (b) those Persons who are competitors of the Carnival Group or its Subsidiaries that are separately identified in writing by the Lead Borrower from time to time to the Administrative Agent and (c) in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), any of their Affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any bona fide debt investment funds that are Affiliates of the Persons referenced in clause (b) above) that are either (i) identified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Lead Borrower from time to time or (ii) clearly identifiable on the basis of the similarity of such Affiliate’s name to a Person specified to the Administrative Agent; provided that (1) any Person that (x) is a Lender, including pursuant to Section 11.11, (y) has entered into a trade to become a Lender or (z) has become a Participant and, in each case, subsequently becomes a Disqualified Lender (but was not a Disqualified Lender on the Effective Date or at the time it became a Lender, entered into such trade or became a Participant) shall not retroactively be deemed to be a Disqualified Lender hereunder with respect to amounts already owned or committed to at such date and (2) Persons identified pursuant to the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) shall not become effective until three Business Days after the date such identification is delivered in writing to: JPMDQ_Contact@jpmorgan.com.
“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is
mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the Latest Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the issuer thereof to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a “change of control” or an “asset sale” will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the issuer thereof may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 6.2.3. For purposes hereof, the amount of Disqualified Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Agreement, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the Fair Market Value of such Disqualified Stock, such Fair Market Value to be determined as set forth herein.
“Dollar” and the sign “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, for any amount, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, such amount, (b) if such amount is expressed in Euros, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with Euros last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent) by Reuters on the Business Day (New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with Euros, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion) and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
“Domestic Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” in the Administrative Questionnaire of such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate or branch of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means August 8, 2023, the date on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 are satisfied.
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, (d) any other Person (subject, in each case, to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.11), other than, in each case, (i) a natural person, (ii) except to the extent permitted under Sections 2.16 and 11.11.4, the Company, any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of the Company or (iii) a Disqualified Lender.
“Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state, local or foreign statutes, laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations (including consent decrees and administrative orders) relating to the protection of the environment.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of either Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means 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 prior to such conversion or exchange).
“Equity Offering” means a public or private sale either (a) of the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock and other than offerings registered on Form S-8 (or any successor form) under the U.S. Securities Act or any similar offering in other jurisdictions) of the Company or (b) of the Equity Interests of a direct or indirect parent entity of the Company to the extent that the net proceeds therefrom are contributed as Subordinated Shareholder Funding or to the equity capital of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, together with the regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA also refer to any successor sections.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Pension Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) the failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in 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 Pension Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Company or any of member of its Controlled Group of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan; (e) the receipt by the Company or any member of its Controlled Group from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Pension Plan(s) or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Company or any member of its Controlled Group of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Company or any member of its Controlled Group from any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Company or any member of its Controlled Group of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any member of the Controlled Group of any
notice, concerning the imposition upon the Company or any member of its Controlled Group 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.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“Euro” or “€” means the single currency adopted by participating member states of the European Communities in accordance with legislation of the European Community relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“Event of Default” is defined in Section 7.1.
“Event of Loss” means the actual or constructive total loss, arranged or compromised total loss, destruction, condemnation, confiscation, requisition, seizure or forfeiture of, or other taking of title or use of, a Vessel.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to an Agent or Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to an Agent or Lender: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by such Agent’s or such Lender’s net income (however denominated) or receipts, franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes or Taxes on receipts and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Agent or Lender is organized or any political subdivision thereof or the jurisdiction of such Lender’s Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof or any other jurisdiction unless such net income taxes are imposed solely as a result of the Borrowers’ activities in such other jurisdiction, or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes or Panamanian withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in an Advance or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Advance or Commitment or, if such Lender did not fund the applicable Advance pursuant to a prior Commitment, on the date such Lender acquires the applicable interest in such Advance (in each case other than pursuant to an assignment requested by the Borrowers under Section 3.8) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.6, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in an Advance or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.6(i), and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing First-Priority Secured Notes” means the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes, the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes and the 2029 First-Priority Secured Notes.
“Existing Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Effective Date.
“Existing Multicurrency Facility” means the Multicurrency Revolving Facilities Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, among the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc, as guarantors, certain of the Company’s Subsidiaries, as borrowers, and certain financial institutions, as lenders, as amended and restated on June 16, 2014 and August 6, 2019, as amended on December 31, 2020, and as amended and restated on May 25, 2023 (such facility outstanding on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date Existing Multicurrency Facility”), and as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded,
refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned thereunder, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case, subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Facilities Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2023, among Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) II Limited, as borrower, the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc, as guarantors, the other guarantors party thereto, the lender parties thereto and J.P. Morgan SE, as facilities agent (the “Forward-Start Facility”), shall constitute an “Existing Multicurrency Facility” for purposes of the foregoing definition and (ii) no instrument (other than the Effective Date Existing Multicurrency Facility) shall constitute an “Existing Multicurrency Facility” for purposes of this definition unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting an “Existing Multicurrency Facility.”
“Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes” means the 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes and the 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes.
“Existing Term Loan Facility” means the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2020, by and among the Loan Parties, the Lenders (as defined therein), the Administrative Agent (as defined therein) and the Security Agent (as defined therein) (such facility outstanding on the Effective Date, the “Effective Date Existing Term Loan Facility”), as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned thereunder (in each case, subject to compliance with Section 6.2.1) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument (other than the Effective Date Existing Term Loan Facility) shall constitute an “Existing Term Loan Facility” for purposes of this definition unless such instrument is designated to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Lead Borrower as constituting an “Existing Term Loan Facility.”
“Existing Term Loan Facility Initial Advances” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Existing Term Loan Facility Refinancing” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1.13.
“Existing Term Loan Facility Refinancing Transaction Costs” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1.13.
“Existing Term Loan Facility Refinancing Transactions” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.1.13.
“Existing Unsecured Notes” means the 2026 Unsecured Notes, the 2027 Unsecured Notes, the 2029 Unsecured Notes, the 2030 Unsecured Notes and the 2028 Priority Notes.
“Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress of either party, determined in
good faith by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or responsible accounting or financial officer of the Company.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as in effect at the Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any published intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such published intergovernmental agreements.
“FCA” is defined in Section 1.5(a).
“Federal Funds Rate” means, 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 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” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Fee Letters” means, collectively, (i) the Fee Letter, dated as of July 30, 2023, between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., (ii) the Arrangement Fee Letter, dated as of July 30, 2023, between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., (iii) the Fee Letter, dated as of July 26, 2023, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association and (iv) each other Fee Letter, dated on or about the Effective Date, between the Company and any Arranger, Bookrunner, Bookrunning Manager, Global Coordinator and/or Co-Manager.
“Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person.
“Fixed Charge Calculation Date” is defined in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness 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 prior to the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Fixed Charge Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, repayment, 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; provided, however, that the pro forma calculation of Fixed Charges shall not give effect to (i) any Permitted Debt incurred on the Fixed Charge Calculation Date or (ii) the discharge on the Fixed Charge Calculation Date of any Indebtedness to the extent that such discharge results from the proceeds of Permitted Debt.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued
operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) and any operational changes, business realignment projects or initiatives, restructurings or reorganizations 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 Fixed Charge Calculation Date (each, for purposes of this definition, a “pro forma event”) shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, discontinued operations and other operational changes, business realignment projects or initiatives, restructurings or reorganizations (and the change of any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in Consolidated 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, disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, discontinued operation, operational change, business realignment project or initiative, restructuring or reorganization 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, disposition, discontinued operation, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, operational change, business realignment project or initiative, restructuring or reorganization had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter 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.
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any pro forma 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 may include adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Lead Borrower as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from the applicable event. Any calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio may be made, at the option of the Lead Borrower, either (i) at the time the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower approves the action necessitating the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or (ii) at the completion of such action necessitating the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
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 Fixed Charge 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 Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Lead Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital 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 Lead Borrower may designate.
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 Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable period.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period related to Indebtedness, whether paid or accrued, without limitation, including amortization of debt discount (but not debt issuance costs), non-cash interest payments, the interest component of deferred payment obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates; plus
(2) the consolidated interest expense (but excluding such interest on Subordinated Shareholder Funding) of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus
(3) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries or is secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries; plus
(4) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined national, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, as estimated in good faith by a responsible accounting or financial officer of the Lead Borrower.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Fixed Charges shall not include (i) any payments on any operating leases, (ii) any non-cash interest expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20 ‘‘Debt — Debt with Conversion Options — Recognition” or (iii) the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations.
“F.R.S. Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate. For the avoidance of doubt the initial Floor for each of Adjusted Term SOFR Rate and Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate shall be 0.75%.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which were in effect on June 30, 2020. For the purposes of this Agreement, 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.
“Global Coordinators” means the global coordinators listed on the cover page to this Agreement.
“Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by agreements to keep-well, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions, pledges of assets, sureties or otherwise).
“Guarantors” means Carnival plc and any Restricted Subsidiary or Parent Entity that guarantees the Obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and their respective successors and assigns, until the Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:
(a) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;
(b) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and
(c) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company (a) the assets of which Subsidiary, taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, constitute less than or equal to 5% of the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (b) the revenues of which Subsidiary, taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, account for less than or equal to 5% of the total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (c) the Consolidated EBITDA of which Subsidiary, taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, accounts for less than 5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company.
“Incremental Acquisition Facility” means Incremental Commitments designated as an “Incremental Acquisition Facility” by the Lead Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Incremental Lenders in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, the making of which is conditioned upon the consummation of, and the proceeds of which will be used to finance, an acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder (including the refinancing of Indebtedness in connection therewith (to the extent required in connection with such acquisition or Investment) and the payment of related fees and expenses).
“Incremental Advance” means an Advance made by an Incremental Lender to the Company pursuant to Section 2.14.
“Incremental Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender, established pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment and Section 2.14, to make Incremental Advances of any Series hereunder, expressed as an amount
representing the maximum principal amount of the Incremental Advances of such Series to be made by such Lender.
“Incremental Facility” means an incremental term loan facility established hereunder pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment providing for Incremental Commitments.
“Incremental Facility Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and one or more Incremental Lenders, establishing Incremental Commitments of any Series and effecting such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.14.
“Incremental Lender” means a Lender with an Incremental Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Advance.
“Incremental Maturity Date” means, with respect to Incremental Advances of any Series, the scheduled date on which such Incremental Advances shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment.
“incur” is defined in Section 6.2.1(a).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), without duplication:
(a) the principal amount of indebtedness of such Person in respect of borrowed money;
(b) the principal amount of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments for which such Person is responsible or liable;
(c) reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments (except to the extent such reimbursement obligations relate to trade payables and such obligations are satisfied within 30 days of incurrence), in each case only to the extent that the underlying obligation in respect of which the instrument was issued would be treated as Indebtedness;
(d) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person;
(e) the principal component of all obligations of such Person to pay the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than one year after such property is acquired or such services are completed;
(f) net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time); and
(g) Attributable Debt of such Person;
if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit, Attributable Debt and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not
such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
The term “Indebtedness” shall not include:
(a) anything accounted for as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP as in effect on June 30, 2020;
(b) contingent obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(c) in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business, any post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing;
(d) deferred or prepaid revenues;
(e) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the applicable seller;
(f) any contingent obligations in respect of workers’ compensation claims, early retirement or termination obligations, pension fund obligations or contributions or similar claims, obligations or contributions or social security or wage Taxes;
(g) Subordinated Shareholder Funding; or
(h) any Capital Stock.
“Indemnitee” is defined in Section 11.4(b).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) above, Other Taxes.
“Initial Advance” means an Advance made by the Initial Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a) on the Effective Date.
“Initial Commitment” means as to any Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Initial Advances hereunder on the Effective Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed (a) the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto as such Lender’s “Commitment” or (b) if such Lender has entered into a Lender Assignment Agreement with respect to any Initial Advances, the Dollar amount set forth for such Lender in respect thereof in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.11.3. The Initial Commitments of the Initial Lenders shall terminate upon the making of Initial Advances on the Effective Date, in an amount equal to the Initial Advances made on such date.
“Initial Facility Maturity Date” means August 8, 2027.
“Initial Lenders” means the Lenders of the Initial Advances.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2020, by and among, inter alios, the Borrowers, Carnival plc, the Security Agent and the other parties named therein, as amended, restated or otherwise modified or varied from time to time.
“Interest Period” means with respect to any Term SOFR Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Advance or Commitment), as the Lead Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Term SOFR Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period; and (iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 3.11(e) shall be available for specification in such Borrowing Request or Interest Period Notice. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations, but excluding advances or extensions of credit to customers or suppliers made in the ordinary course of business), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as Investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. The acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 6.2.3. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
“Italian Guarantor” means Costa Crociere S.p.A.
“Joinder” means a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.
“JPMorgan” is defined in the preamble.
“Junior Obligations” means Indebtedness of the Borrowers and the Guarantors that is secured on a junior-priority basis by the Collateral.
“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Advance or Commitment hereunder at such time, including in respect of any Incremental Facility and including any Maturity Date that has been extended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Lead Borrower” is defined in the preamble.
“Lender Assignment Agreement” means a Lender Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1.
“Lender-Related Person” is defined in Section 11.4(a).
“Lenders” means the Initial Lenders and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to a Lender Assignment Agreement or an Incremental Facility Amendment, in each case other than any such Person that shall have ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to a Lender Assignment Agreement.
“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or 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, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
“Loan Document” means this Agreement, any Incremental Facility Amendment, any Loan Modification Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Fee Letters, the Security Documents, the Notes, if any, and each amendment hereto or thereto.
“Loan Modification Agreement” means a Loan Modification Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and one or more Accepting Lenders, effecting one or more Permitted Amendments and such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.15.
“Loan Modification Offer” is defined in Section 2.15(a).
“Loan Parties” means the Borrowers and the Guarantors.
“Loan-to-Value Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of (1) the Consolidated Total Indebtedness on a pro forma basis that is secured by Liens on any of the Collateral to (2) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Collateral, with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.” At the Lead Borrower’s option, Loan-to-Value Ratio can be calculated either (i) at the time the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower approves the action with which the proceeds of the financing transaction necessitating the calculation of Loan-to-Value Ratio is to be financed or (ii) at the consummation of the financing necessitating the calculation of Loan-to-Value Ratio.
“Local Time” means Chicago time.
“Management Advances” means loans or advances made to, or Guarantees with respect to loans or advances made to, directors, officers or employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:
1. in respect of travel, entertainment or moving (including tax equalization) related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business;
2. in respect of moving (including tax equalization) related expenses incurred in connection with any closing or consolidation of any office; or
3. in the ordinary course of business and (in the case of this clause (3)) not exceeding $5.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any time.
“Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and the ability of the Borrowers and the Guarantors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment Obligations under the Loan Documents or (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Loan Documents.
“Material Litigation” is defined in Section 5.8.
“Maturity Date” means, as the context requires, (a) with respect to the Initial Advances, the Initial Facility Maturity Date, (b) with respect to any Incremental Advances of any Series, the Incremental Maturity Date with respect thereto, and (c) with respect to all or a portion of any Class of Advances or Commitments hereunder the maturity date of which is extended pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement, such extended maturity date.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Book Value” means, with respect to any asset or property at any time, the net book value of such asset or property as reflected on the most recent balance sheet of the Company at such time, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Net Proceeds” means with respect to any Asset Sale or Event of Loss, the aggregate cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss (including, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale); provided that with respect to any Asset Sale or Event of Loss, such amount shall be net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale or Event of Loss, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale or Event of Loss, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale or Event of Loss, any charges, payments or expenses incurred in connection with an Asset Sale or Event of Loss (including, without limitation, (i) any exit or disposal costs, (ii) any repair, restoration or environmental remediation costs, charges or payments, (iii) any penalties or fines resulting from such Event of Loss, (iv) any severance costs resulting from such Event of Loss, (v) any costs related to salvage, scrapping or related activities and (vi) any fees, settlement payments or other charges related to any litigation or administrative proceeding resulting from such Event of Loss) and any reserve for adjustment or indemnification obligations in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP. To the extent the amounts that must be netted against any cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents cannot be reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower with respect to any Asset Sale or Event of Loss, such cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents shall not be deemed received until such amounts to be netted are known by the Lead Borrower.
“New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap” means the sum of each of the New Vessel Secured Debt Caps (with such New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap to be expressed as the sum of the Dollar and Euro denominations of the New Vessel Secured Debt Caps reflected in the New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap).
“New Vessel Financing” means any financing arrangement (including but not limited to a sale and leaseback transaction or bareboat charter or lease or an arrangement whereby a Vessel under construction is pledged as collateral to secure the indebtedness of a shipbuilder, as well as any financing pursuant to export credit agency facilities), entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of financing or refinancing all or any
part of the purchase price, cost of design or construction of a Vessel or Vessels or the acquisition of Capital Stock of entities owning or to own Vessels.
“New Vessel Secured Debt Cap” means, in respect of a New Vessel Financing, no more than 80% of the contract price for the acquisition, plus, as applicable, additional costs permitted to be financed under related export credit financing, and any other Ready for Sea Cost of the related Vessel (and 100% of any related export credit insurance premium), expressed in Dollars or Euro, as the case may be, being financed by such New Vessel Financing.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 11.1 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
“Note” means a promissory note of the Lead Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, delivered pursuant to a request made under Section 2.13 in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from the Advances made by such Lender.
“Notice” is defined in Section 11.2(c).
“Notice of Borrowing” is defined in Section 2.2(a).
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” 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 0.75%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.75% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Obligations” means the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Advances and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to either Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Advances and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
“Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, an Executive Vice President, a Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, an Assistant Controller, the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, or any individual designated by the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Lead Borrower by an Officer.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel, subject to customary exceptions and qualifications. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Borrowers.
“Organic Document” means, relative to the Borrowers, its articles of incorporation (inclusive of any articles of amendment to its articles of incorporation) and its by-laws, or other organizational documents.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Agent or Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Advance or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, property, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrowers under Section 3.8).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions denominated 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.
“Parent Company” means each of the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc (together with any other Person designated in the future as constituting the “Company”).
“Parent Entity” means any Person of which the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc, as applicable, is a Subsidiary (including any Person of which the Borrowers or Carnival plc, as applicable, becomes a Subsidiary after the Effective Date in compliance with this Agreement) and any holding company established by one or more Permitted Holders for purposes of holding its investment in any Parent Entity.
“Pari Passu Documents” means this Agreement, the 2027 First-Priority Note Indenture, the 2028 First-Priority Note Indenture, the 2029 First-Priority Note Indenture, the Existing Term Loan Facility, and any documents governing additional Pari Passu Obligations.
“Pari Passu Obligations” means Indebtedness of the Borrowers and the Guarantors that is equally and ratably secured on a first-priority basis by the Collateral with the Obligations, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes and the Existing Term Loan Facility, and is permitted to be Incurred under the Pari Passu Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Participant” is defined in Section 11.11.2.
“Participant Register” is defined in Section 11.11.2(f).
“Payment” is defined in Section 10.13(c).
“Payment Notice” is defined in Section 10.13(c).
“Pension Plan” means a “pension plan”, as such term is defined in section 3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), and to which the Borrowers or any corporation, trade or business that is, along with the Borrowers, a member of a Controlled Group, may have liability, including any liability by reason of being deemed to be a contributing sponsor under section 4069 of ERISA.
“Permitted Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, effected in connection with a Loan Modification Offer pursuant to Section 2.15, providing for an extension of the Maturity Date and/or amortization applicable to the Advances and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders of a relevant Class and, in connection therewith, may also provide for (a)(i) a change in the Applicable Margin with respect to the Advances and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders subject to such Permitted Amendment and/or (ii) a change in the fees payable to, or the inclusion of new fees to be payable to, the Accepting Lenders in respect of such Advances and/or Commitments, (b) changes to any prepayment premiums with respect to the applicable Advances and Commitments of a relevant Class, (c) such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as shall be appropriate, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, to provide the rights and benefits of this Agreement and other Loan Documents to each new “Class” of loans and/or commitments resulting therefrom and (d) additional amendments to the terms of this Agreement applicable to the applicable Advances and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders that are less favorable to such Accepting Lenders than the terms of this Agreement prior to giving effect to such Permitted Amendments and that are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Business” means (a) in respect of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any businesses, services or activities engaged in by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Effective Date and (b) any businesses, services and activities engaged in by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that are related, complementary, incidental, ancillary or similar to any of the foregoing or are extensions or developments of any thereof.
“Permitted Collateral Liens” means:
(A) Liens on the Collateral described in one or more of clauses (1), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (14), (15), (19), (20), (26), (27) (as to operating leases) and (30) (but to the extent related to the foregoing clauses) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”;
(B) Liens on the Collateral described in one or more of clauses (2), (5), (11), (13), (17), (18), (22), (24), (27) (as to Capital Lease Obligations), (29) and (30) (but to the extent related to the foregoing clauses) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”;
(C) Liens on the Collateral securing Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.2.1(a);
(D) Liens on Collateral securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Indebtedness secured pursuant to the foregoing clauses (B), (C) and clause (E), provided that, to the extent the refinanced Indebtedness consists of Junior Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Junior Obligations; and
(E) Liens on the Collateral to secure Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that is permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1(b);
provided that, in the case of Liens incurred pursuant to any of clauses (B), (C) or (E) (other than Liens securing the Obligations under this Agreement as of the Effective Date), after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence and the use of proceeds thereof, (i) if the Permitted Collateral Liens secure Pari Passu Obligations, the Loan-to-Value Ratio does not exceed 25% or (ii) if the Permitted Collateral Liens secure Junior Obligations, the Loan-to-Value Ratio does not exceed 33%.
“Permitted Debt” is defined in Section 6.2.1(b).
“Permitted Holders” means (i) each of Marilyn B. Arison, Micky Arison, Shari Arison, Michael Arison or their spouses, the children or lineal descendants of Marilyn B. Arison, Micky Arison, Shari Arison, Michael Arison or their spouses, any trust established for the benefit of (or any charitable trust or non-profit entity established by) any Arison family member mentioned in this clause (i), or any trustee, protector or similar person of such trust or non-profit entity or any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common control with any Permitted Holder mentioned in this clause (i), and (ii) any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) the members of which include any of the Permitted Holders specified in clause (i) above, and that (directly or indirectly) hold or acquire beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Borrowers and/or Carnival plc (a “Permitted Holder Group”); provided that in the case of this clause (ii), the Permitted Holders specified in clause (i) collectively, directly or indirectly, beneficially own more than 50% on a fully diluted basis of the capital stock of the Borrowers and Carnival plc (or, in each case, of the relevant Parent Entity designated as constituting the “Company” (in replacement of the Issuer and/or Carnival plc, as applicable) held by such Permitted Holder Group).
“Permitted Investments” means:
(1) any Investment in the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) any Investment in cash in Dollars, Euros, Swiss francs, U.K. pounds sterling or Australian dollars, and Cash Equivalents;
(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 is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 6.2.5 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;
(5) any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
(6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors, vendors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any
trade creditor, vendor or customer; or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;
(7) Investments in receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;
(8) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations, which obligations are permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1(b)(ix);
(9) repurchases of Indebtedness not constituting a Restricted Payment (other than any Permitted Investment permitted pursuant to this clause (9));
(10) any Guarantee of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1, other than a guarantee of Indebtedness of an Affiliate of the Company that is not a Restricted Subsidiary;
(11) any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Effective Date and any Investment consisting of an extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to a binding commitment existing on, the Effective Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased (a) as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the Effective Date or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(12) Investments acquired after the Effective Date as a result of the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of another Person, including by way of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a transaction that is not prohibited by this Agreement after the Effective 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;
(13) Management Advances;
(14) Investments consisting of the licensing and contribution of intellectual property rights pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business;
(15) Investments consisting of, or to finance, the acquisition, purchase, charter or leasing or the construction, installation or the making of any improvement with respect to any asset (including Vessels) or purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services or equipment or purchases of contract rights, licenses or leases of intellectual property rights (including prepaid expenses and advances to suppliers), in each case, in the ordinary course of business (including, for the avoidance of doubt any deposits made to secure the acquisition, purchase or construction of, or any options to acquire, any Vessel);
(16) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (16) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $300.0 million and 0.8% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company; provided that if an Investment is made pursuant to this clause in a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary and such Person subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is subsequently designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.1.16, such Investment, if
applicable, shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) or (3) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” and not this clause;
(17) Investments in joint ventures or other Persons having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other investments made pursuant to this clause (17) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $300.0 million and 0.8% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company; provided that if an Investment is made pursuant to this clause in a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary and such Person subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is subsequently designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.1.16 such Investment, if applicable, shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) or (3) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” and not this clause;
(18) additional Investments in joint ventures in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries holds an Investment existing on the Effective Date, provided such Investments are made in the ordinary course of business;
(19) additional Investments in additional joint ventures, provided that the Equity Interests held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such joint ventures are pledged as Collateral;
(20) loans and advances (and similar Investments) in the ordinary course of business to employees, other than executive officers and directors of the Company in an aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $100.0 million;
(21) guarantees of passenger volume or port fees in the ordinary course of business; and
(22) any bareboat charter, lease or similar arrangements between or among the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and/or any joint venture or similar arrangement.
“Permitted Jurisdictions” means (i) any state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States of America, (ii) Panama, (iii) Bermuda, (iv) the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, (v) the Isle of Man, (vi) the Marshall Islands, (vii) Malta, (viii) the United Kingdom, (ix) Curaçao, (x) Liberia, (xi) Barbados, (xii) Singapore, (xiii) Hong Kong, (xiv) the People's Republic of China, (xv) the Commonwealth of Australia, (xvi) the Cayman Islands, (xvii) the British Virgin Islands and (xviii) any member state of the European Economic Area as of the Effective Date and any states that may accede to the European Economic Area following the Effective Date.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(1) Liens in favor of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors;
(2) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such merger or consolidation, were not incurred in contemplation thereof and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person (or the Capital Stock of such Person) that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(3) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, insurance, surety, bid, performance, travel or appeal bonds, workers compensation obligations, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (including Liens to secure letters of credit or similar instruments issued to assure payment of such obligations or for the protection of customer deposits or credit card payments);
(4) Liens on any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of securing Capital Lease Obligations, purchase money obligations, mortgage financings or other Indebtedness, in each case, incurred pursuant to Section 6.2.1(b)(iv) in connection with the financing of all or any part of the purchase price, lease expense, rental payments or cost of design, construction, installation, repair, replacement or improvement of property, plant or equipment or other assets (including Capital Stock) used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any such Lien may not extend to any assets or property owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is incurred other than (i) the assets (including Vessels) and property acquired, improved, constructed, leased or financed and improvements, accessions, proceeds, products, dividends and distributions in respect thereof (provided that to the extent any such Capital Lease Obligations, purchase money obligations, mortgage financings or other Indebtedness relate to multiple assets or properties, then all such assets and properties may secure any such Capital Lease Obligations, purchase money obligations, mortgage financings or other Indebtedness) and (ii) to the extent such Lien secures financing in connection with the purchase of a Vessel, Related Vessel Property; provided further that any such assets or property subject to such Lien do not constitute Collateral;
(5) Liens existing on the Effective Date;
(6) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that (x) are not yet due and payable or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings that have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien and for which adequate reserves are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP;
(7) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, construction or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP; and with respect to Vessels: (i) Liens fully covered (in excess of customary deductibles) by valid policies of insurance and (ii) Liens for general average and salvage, including contract salvage; or Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to attorney’s liens or bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depositary institution;
(8) survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
(9) Liens created for the benefit of (and to secure) (A) the Pari Passu Obligations (or the guarantees in respect thereof) outstanding on the Effective Date
(including Pari Passu Obligations in respect of the 2029 First-Priority Secured Notes) and (B) the Obligations;
(10) Liens securing Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations, which obligations are permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1(b)(ix);
(11) Liens on insurance policies and proceeds thereof, or other deposits, to secure insurance premium financings;
(12) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not constituting an Event of Default 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;
(13) Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other property arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness;
(14) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods (and the proceeds thereof) of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created in the ordinary course of business for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(15) Leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses of assets in the ordinary course of business and Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of assets entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(16) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1(b)(i);
(17) (i) mortgages, liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on property over which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has easement rights or on any real property leased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto and (ii) any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings or compulsory purchase order affecting real property;
(18) Liens securing or arising by reason of any netting or set-off arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of banking or other trading activities;
(19) Liens on Unearned Customer Deposits (i) in favor of payment processors pursuant to agreements therewith consistent with industry practice or (ii) in favor of customers;
(20) pledges of goods, the related documents of title and/or other related documents arising or created in the ordinary course of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business or operations as Liens only for Indebtedness to a bank or financial institution directly relating to the goods or documents on or over which the pledge exists;
(21) Liens over cash paid into an escrow account pursuant to any purchase price retention arrangement as part of any permitted disposal by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on condition that the cash paid into such escrow account in relation to a disposal does not represent more than 15.0% of the net proceeds of such disposal;
(22) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising from Vessel chartering, dry-docking, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, the furnishing of supplies and bunkers to Vessels or masters’, officers’ or crews’ wages and maritime Liens (and similar Liens relating to port or other facilities), in the case of each of the foregoing, which were not incurred or created to secure the payment of Indebtedness;
(23) Liens securing an aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness not to exceed the aggregate amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.2.1(b)(v); provided that such Lien extends only to (i) the assets (including Vessels), purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of which is financed or refinanced thereby and any improvements, accessions, proceeds, products, dividends and distributions in respect thereof, (ii) any Related Vessel Property or (iii) the Capital Stock of a Vessel Holding Issuer;
(24) Liens created on any asset of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary established to hold assets of any stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit or incentive plan or unit trust of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary securing any loan to finance the acquisition of such assets;
(25) Liens incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to obligations the outstanding principal amount of which does not, taken together with the outstanding principal amount of all obligations secured by Liens to secure any extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement in respect of any Liens incurred under this clause (25) incurred pursuant to clause (30) below, exceed the greater of $500.0 million and 1.0% of Total Tangible Assets at any one time outstanding;
(26) Liens arising from financing statement filings (or similar filings in any applicable jurisdiction) regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(27) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capital Lease Obligation or an operating lease or bareboat charter, or any Lien securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.2.1(b)(xxi);
(28) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(29) Liens on Vessels under construction securing Indebtedness of shipyard owners and operators; and
(30) any extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement, in whole or in part, of any Lien described in the foregoing clauses (1) through (29)); provided that (x) any such Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds, products or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the Indebtedness being refinanced and (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of such Indebtedness at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Agreement and an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any Disqualified Stock issued by the Company or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any preferred stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, exchange, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness), including Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that:
(1) the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable, or if issued with original issue discount, aggregate issue price, or, if greater, committed amount (only to the extent the committed amount could have been incurred on the date of initial incurrence)) of such new Indebtedness, the liquidation preference of such new Disqualified Stock or the amount of such new preferred stock does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable, or if issued with original issue discount, aggregate issue price or, if greater, committed amount (only to the extent the committed amount could have been incurred on the date of initial incurrence)) of the Indebtedness, the liquidation preference of the Disqualified Stock or the amount of the preferred stock (plus in each case the amount of accrued and unpaid interest or dividends on and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection with the incurrence or issuance of, such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock), renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, exchanged, defeased or discharged;
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has (a) a final maturity date that is either (i) no earlier than the final maturity date of the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, exchanged, defeased or discharged or (ii) after the Latest Maturity Date and (b) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged;
(3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or the Guarantees, as the case may be, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or the Guarantees, as the case may be, on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders, as the case may be, as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, exchanged, defeased or discharged; and
(4) if such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company (if the Company was the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged) or by the Restricted Subsidiary that was the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged, such Indebtedness may not be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than (i) Guarantors or (ii) Restricted Subsidiaries that were obligors on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
“Platform” is defined in Section 11.2(b)(i).
“Primary Currency” is defined in Section 11.15(c).
“Prime Rate” means 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.
“Principal Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that owns a Vessel or the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Company that owns a Vessel.
“Proceeding” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory action or proceeding in any jurisdiction.
“Productive Asset Lease” means any lease or charter of one or more Vessels (other than leases or charters required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases under GAAP).
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Lender” is defined in Section 11.2(e).
“Purchasing Borrower Party” means any of Carnival plc, either Borrower or any Subsidiary of Carnival plc or the Borrowers.
“Purchasing Borrower Party Lender Assignment Agreement” means a Lender Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” is defined in Section 11.22.
“Ratable Share” of any amount means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the product of such amount times a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of such Lender’s Advances at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of all Advances at such time.
“Rating Agencies” means each of Moody’s and S&P, or any of their respective successors or any national rating agency substituted for either of them as selected by Carnival plc.
“Rating Downgrade” means, in respect of any Change of Control, that the Initial Advances are, within the Change of Control Period in respect of such Change of Control, downgraded by both of the Rating Agencies to a non- investment grade credit rating (Ba1/BB+, or equivalent, or lower) and are not, within such Change of Control Period subsequently upgraded to an investment grade rating (Baa3/BBB-, or equivalent, or better) by both of the Rating Agencies; provided, however, that a Rating Downgrade otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Rating Downgrade for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or confirm to us in writing at our request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of
Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has occurred at the time of the Rating Downgrade).
“Ready for Sea Cost” means with respect to a Vessel to be acquired, constructed, chartered or leased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, the aggregate amount of all expenditures incurred to acquire or construct and bring such Vessel to the condition and location necessary for its intended use, including any and all inspections, appraisals, repairs, modifications, additions, permits and licenses in connection with such acquisition or lease, which would be classified as “property, plant and equipment” in accordance with GAAP and any assets relating to such Vessel.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate, 5:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if the RFR for such Benchmark is Daily Simple SOFR, then five U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such setting or (3) if such Benchmark is none of the Term SOFR Rate or Daily Simple SOFR the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” is defined in Section 11.11.3.
“Registry” means, in relation to each Vessel, such registrar, commissioner or representative of the relevant flag state who is duly authorized and empowered to register the relevant Vessel, the relevant owner's title to such Vessel and the relevant mortgage under the laws of its flag state.
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors (including lawyers and accountants), service providers and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Related Vessel Property” means, with respect to any Vessel (i) any insurance policies on such Vessel, (ii) any requisition compensation payable in respect of any compulsory acquisition thereof, (iii) any earnings derived from the use or operation thereof and/or any earnings account with respect to such earnings, (iv) any charters, operating leases, licenses and related agreements entered into in respect of the Vessel and any security or guarantee in respect of the relevant charterer’s or lessee’s obligations under any relevant charter, operating lease, license or related agreement, (v) any cash collateral account established with respect to such Vessel pursuant to the financing arrangements with respect thereto, (vi) any inter-company loan or facility agreements relating to the financing of the acquisition of, and/or the leasing or charter arrangements with respect to, such Vessel, (vii) any building or conversion contracts relating to such Vessel and any security or guarantee in respect of the builder’s obligations under such contracts, (viii) any interest rate swap, foreign currency hedge, exchange or similar agreement incurred in connection with the financing of such Vessel and required to be assigned by the lender and (ix) any security interest in, or agreement or assignment relating to, any of the foregoing or any mortgage in respect of such Vessel.
“Relevant Announcement Date” means, in respect of any Change of Control, the date which is the earlier of (A) the date of the first public announcement of such Change of
Control and (B) the date of the earliest Relevant Potential Change of Control Announcement, if any, in respect of such Change of Control.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (i) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Advances 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 or (ii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Advances 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 Potential Change of Control Announcement” means, in respect of any Change of Control, any public announcement or statement by the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc or any actual or potential bidder or any advisor acting on behalf of any actual or potential bidder of any action or actions which could give rise to such Change of Control.
“Relevant Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate and (ii) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate.
“Replacement Assets” means (1) assets not classified as current assets under GAAP that will be used or useful in a Permitted Business or (2) substantially all the assets of a Permitted Business or a majority of the Voting Stock of any Person engaged in a Permitted Business that will become on the date of acquisition thereof a Restricted Subsidiary.
“Repricing Transaction” means in respect of the Initial Advances, (i) any prepayment or repayment of Initial Advances with the proceeds of a concurrent incurrence of Indebtedness by the Carnival plc or any of its Subsidiaries in the form of any long-term bank debt financing or any other financing similar to such Initial Advances in respect of which the all-in yield is, on the date of such prepayment, lower than the all-in yield on such Initial Advances (calculated by the Administrative Agent in accordance with standard market practice, taking into account, in each case, the Term SOFR Rate floor in the definition of such term herein and any interest rate floor applicable to such financing, if applicable on such date, the Applicable Margin hereunder and the interest rate spreads under such Indebtedness, and any original issue discount and upfront fees applicable to or payable in respect of such Initial Advances and such Indebtedness (but excluding arrangement, structuring, underwriting, commitment, amendment or other fees regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to any or all lenders of such Indebtedness and any other fees that are not paid generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness)) or (ii) any Permitted Amendments, amendments, amendments and restatements or other modifications of this Agreement that reduce the effective interest rate applicable to the Initial Advances.
For purposes of this definition, original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest based on an assumed four-year life to maturity (or, if less, the actual life to maturity).
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders that, in the aggregate, hold more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances.
“Resignation Effective Date” is defined in Section 10.7(a).
“Resolution Authority” means any EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“RFR” means, for any RFR Advances denominated Dollars, Daily Simple SOFR.
“RFR Advance” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate based on the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate.
“RFR Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the RFR Advances comprising such Borrowing.
“RFR Interest Payment Date” means (a) each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such Advance (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month) and (b) the Maturity Date.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor thereto.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person” means, 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, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise subject of any Sanctions.
“Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes or any proceeding, investigation, suit or other action arising out of any sanctions administered or enforced by (a) the U.S. government (including, without limitation, by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Savings Clause” means Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement and Sections 4.25 and 4.26 of the 2028 First-Priority Note Indenture and any other provision of any document having substantially the same effect as the foregoing.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured Debt” is defined in Section 12.8(b).
“Secured Indebtedness” means the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Term Loan Facility, this Agreement and the Advances hereunder, and any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors secured by a Lien on the assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Secured Indebtedness Documents” means any agreements, documents or instruments governing or entered into in connection with any Secured Indebtedness, as they may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, supplemented, refunded, replaced or refinanced, from time to time.
“Secured Parties” means (a) each Lender, (b) the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent and each other Agent, (c) each Arranger, each Bookrunner, each Bookrunning Manager, each Global Coordinator and each Co-Manager and (d) the permitted successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.
“Security Agent” means U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as collateral agent under the Security Documents and acting as Pari Passu Collateral Agent pursuant to and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement or such successor collateral agent or any delegate thereof as may be appointed thereunder.
“Security Agent Resignation Effective Date” is defined in Section 10.7(b).
“Security Documents” means the security agreements, pledge agreements, charge agreements, collateral assignments and any other instrument and document executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise or any of the foregoing, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, creating the security interests in the Collateral as contemplated by this Agreement.
“Security Interests” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, assignment, hypothecation or security interest or other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect in the Collateral securing the Obligations and the Guarantees.
“Series” is defined in Section 2.14(b).
“Significant Subsidiary” means, at the date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary that together with its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for the most recent fiscal year, accounted for more than 10% of the consolidated revenues of the Company or (ii) as of the end of the most recent fiscal year, was the owner of more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SOFR Determination Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“Solvent” is defined in Section 5.23.
“Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition or other acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder, such of the representations and warranties made by, or with respect to, the applicable entity to be acquired and its subsidiaries in the applicable acquisition or investment agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Company (or its affiliates) have the right to terminate its (or their) obligations under such agreement or to decline to consummate such transaction as a result of a breach of any one or more of such representations and warranties in such agreement.
“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties made in Sections 5.1 (as it relates solely to the Loan Parties), 5.2, 5.15, 5.16, 5.18, 5.21 and 5.23.
“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the Effective Date, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
“Subordinated Shareholder Funding” means, collectively, any funds provided to the Company by any Parent Entity, any Affiliate of any Parent Entity or any Permitted Holder in exchange for or pursuant to any security, instrument or agreement other than Capital Stock, in each case issued to and held by the foregoing Persons, together with any such security, instrument or agreement and any other security or instrument other than Capital Stock issued in payment of any obligation under any Subordinated Shareholder Funding; provided, however, that such Subordinated Shareholder Funding:
(a) does not mature or require any amortization, redemption or other repayment of principal or any sinking fund payment prior to the first anniversary of the Latest Maturity Date (other than through conversion or exchange of such funding into Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any funding meeting the requirements of this definition);
(b) does not require, prior to the first anniversary of the maturity of the Senior Notes, payment of cash interest, cash withholding amounts or other cash gross ups, or any similar cash amounts;
(c) contains no change of control or similar provisions and does not accelerate and has no right to declare a default or event of default or take any enforcement action or otherwise require any cash payment, in each case, prior to the first anniversary of the Latest Maturity Date;
(d) does not provide for or require any security interest or encumbrance over any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(e) pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, an Additional Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement is fully subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Advances pursuant to subordination, payment blockage and enforcement limitation terms which are customary in all material respects for similar funding.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) any corporation, company, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, company, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
(2) any partnership or limited liability company of which (a) 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 (b) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each subsidiary of the Company that has provided a Guarantee, which, as of the Effective Date, are set forth on Schedule III hereto.
“Supplemental Security Agent” is defined in Section 13.6(b).
“Supported QFC” is defined in Section 11.22.
“Tax Group” is defined in Section 6.2.3(b)(10).
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any governmental authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Benchmark” when used in reference to any Advance or Borrowing, refers to whether such Advance, or the Advances comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).
“Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to it under the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.
“Term SOFR Rate” means, for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum published by the Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such 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 Rate has not occurred, then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Total Assets” means the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, calculated after giving effect to pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
“Total Tangible Assets” means the Total Assets excluding consolidated intangible assets, calculated after giving effect to pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
“Transactions” means, collectively, the amendments with respect to the Company’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Indebtedness occurring during the thirteen months ended September 30, 2021, this Agreement as amended or modified from time to time, the Existing Term Loan Facility, the 2021 Transactions (as defined in that certain Amendment No. 4 to Existing Term Loan Facility, dated October 18, 2021), the Existing Term Loan Facility Refinancing Transactions, the offerings of the Existing Unsecured Notes, the offering of the 2029 First-Priority Secured Notes, the offering of the Company’s 11.500% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2023, the offering of the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes, the offerings of the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the November Registered Direct Offerings (as defined in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020), the offerings of the Convertible Notes and the use of proceeds of the foregoing.
“TTA Test Debt Agreements” means the outstanding debt instruments of the Company and its Subsidiaries having provisions requiring that if the Company and their respective Subsidiaries have Security Interests in respect of Covered Indebtedness that exceed 25% of Total Tangible Assets, such debt instruments would be required to be secured by certain vessels.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Advance or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Advance, or on the Advances comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Base Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate.
“U.S. Collateral Agreement” means the U.S. Collateral Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2020, by and among, inter alios, the Lead Borrower, Carnival plc, the Security Agent and the other parties named therein, as amended, restated or otherwise modified or varied from time to time.
“U.S. Collateral Agreement Joinder” means that certain joinder agreement dated as of the Effective Date substantially in the form of Exhibit III to the U.S. Collateral Agreement and acknowledged and agreed by the Company.
“U.S. Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) 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. Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” is defined in Section 11.22.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unearned Customer Deposits” means amounts paid to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries representing customer deposits for unsailed bookings including future cruise credits or other such amounts received from customers not applied to a specific voyage or booking, (whether paid directly by the customer or by a payment processor).
“Uniform Commercial Code” means 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.
“United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America, its fifty States and the District of Columbia.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
(1) except as permitted by Section 6.2.6, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company; and
(2) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity
Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results.
“Vessel” means a passenger cruise vessel which is owned by and registered (or to be owned by and registered) in the name of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or operated or to be operated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case together with all related spares, equipment and any additions or improvements.
“Vessel Holding Issuer” means a Subsidiary of the Company, the assets of which consist solely of one or more Vessels and the corresponding Related Vessel Property and whose activities are limited to the ownership of such Vessels and Related Vessel Property and any other asset reasonably related to or resulting from the acquisition, purchase, charter, leasing, rental, construction, ownership, operation, improvement, expansion and maintenance of such Vessel, the leasing of such Vessels and any activities reasonably incidental to the foregoing.
“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
(2) the then outstanding principal amounts of such Indebtedness.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Section 1.2 Use of Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in this Agreement shall, when capitalized, have such meanings when used in each Note, Notice of Borrowing, notice and other communication delivered from time to time in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 1.3 Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders, writs and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, consolidated, replaced, interpreted, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any governmental authority, any other governmental authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (f) unsecured or unguaranteed Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior in right of payment to secured or guaranteed Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured or unguaranteed Indebtedness and (g) any Indebtedness secured by a Lien ranking junior to any of the Liens securing other Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior in right of payment to such other Indebtedness by virtue of the ranking of such Liens.
Section 1.4 Accounting and Financial Determinations. Unless otherwise specified, all accounting terms used herein or in any other Loan Document shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations and computations hereunder or thereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder or thereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (or, if not consistently applied, accompanied by details of the inconsistencies).
Section 1.5 Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on the Advances denominated in dollars 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 3.11 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 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 any 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.
Section 1.6 Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
Section 1.7 Classification of Advances and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Advances and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., an “Initial Advance” or an “Incremental Advance”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term SOFR Rate Advance” or “Term SOFR Rate Borrowing” or an “RFR Advance” or “RFR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Term SOFR Rate Initial Advance”, or “Term SOFR Rate Initial Borrowing”).
ARTICLE II
COMMITMENTS, BORROWING PROCEDURES AND NOTES
Section 2.1 The Advances. (a) Each Initial Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make the Initial Advances to the Borrowers on the Effective Date, in Dollars in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Initial Commitment at such time.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) Each Borrowing shall consist of Advances of the same Type and currency by the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments. Amounts borrowed hereunder and prepaid or repaid may not be reborrowed.
Section 2.2 Making the Advances.
(a) Each Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than (x) 11:00 a.m. (Local Time) on the third U.S. Government Securities Business Day (or such shorter period as agreed by the Administrative Agent and applicable Lenders) prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of a Term SOFR Rate Advance or (y) 11:00 a.m. (Local Time) on the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, by the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent by telecopier or electronic mail, which shall give to each Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier or electronic mail. Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be in writing or by telecopier or electronic mail in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing, (iii) currency and aggregate amount of such Borrowing, which, other than with respect to the Initial Advances on the Effective Date, shall be in an amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum or shall be an amount in excess thereof that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple, (iv) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of the Term SOFR Rate Advances, initial Interest Period for each such Advance and (v) whether the requested Borrowing is to be an Initial Borrowing or Incremental Borrowing of a particular Series. Each Lender shall, before 11:00 a.m. (Local Time) on the date of such Borrowing, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of the Term SOFR Rate Advances and before 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of such Borrowing, in the case
of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Account, in same day funds in the applicable currency, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing. After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.1 the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the Borrowers in the applicable currency at the account of the Borrowers specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) Anything in subsection (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the Borrowers may not select Term SOFR Rate Advances for any Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such Borrowing is less than the Borrowing Minimum or if the obligation of the Lenders to make Term SOFR Rate Advances shall then be suspended pursuant to Section 2.8 or 3.1 and (ii) the Term SOFR Rate Advances may not be outstanding as part of more than 10 separate Borrowings. Subject to Section 3.11, Advances in Dollars shall be required to be maintained as either Term SOFR Rate Advances or Base Rate Advances.
(d) Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers. In the case of any Borrowing that the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of Term SOFR Rate Advances, the Borrowers shall indemnify each Lender in accordance with Section 3.4.
(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.2, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, to the extent any Advance comprising such Borrowing is denominated in Dollars, the Federal Funds Rate, and otherwise, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances comprising such Borrowing. If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Advance as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(f) The failure of any Lender to make the Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Advance on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Each Lender may, if it so elects, fulfill its obligation to make or continue Advances hereunder by causing one of its foreign branches or Affiliates (or an international banking facility created by such Lender) to make or maintain such Advance; provided that such Advance shall nonetheless be deemed to have been made and to be held by such Lender, and the
obligation of the Borrowers to repay such Advance shall nevertheless be to such Lender for the account of such foreign branch, Affiliate or international banking facility.
Section 2.3 Fees. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, and the Security Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon (i) between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrowers and the Security Agent, as relevant. Except as may otherwise be separately agreed, fees paid hereunder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
Section 2.4 [Reserved].
Section 2.5 [Reserved].
Section 2.6 Repayment of Advances.
(a) The Borrowers shall repay (a) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Initial Lender the then unpaid principal amount of the Initial Advances made by such Lender as provided in Section 2.6(b)(i), (b) [reserved] and (c) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Incremental Lender on the then unpaid principal amount of each Incremental Advances of such Lender on the Maturity Date applicable to such Incremental Advances as provided in Section 2.6(b)(iii).
(b) (i) The Borrowers shall repay Initial Advances on the last day of each March, June, September and December, beginning on the last day of the first fiscal quarter to end after the Effective Date and ending with the last such day to occur prior to the Initial Facility Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount for each such date equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Advances outstanding on the Effective Date (as such amount shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.6(d)); and (ii) the Borrowers shall repay Incremental Advances of any Series in such amounts and on such date or dates as shall be specified therefor in the Incremental Facility Amendment establishing the Incremental Commitments of such Series (as such amount shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.6(d) or pursuant to such Incremental Facility Amendment).
(c) To the extent not previously paid, (i) all Initial Advances shall be due and payable on the Initial Facility Maturity Date and (ii) all Incremental Advances of any Series shall be due and payable on the applicable Incremental Maturity Date.
(d) Any prepayment of Advances of any Class after the Effective Date shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of the Advances of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section 2.6 in direct order of maturity to the scheduled repayments following the date of such prepayment; provided that any prepayment of Advances of any Class made pursuant to Section 2.10(a) after the Effective Date shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled repayments of Advances of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section 2.6 as directed by the Borrowers.
(e) Prior to any repayment of any Advances of any Class under this Section 2.6, the Borrowers shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Class to be repaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile or electronic mail) of such selection not later than 1:00 p.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment. Each repayment of an Advance shall be applied ratably to the Advances included in the repaid Borrowing. Repayments of Advances shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amounts repaid.
Section 2.7 Interest on Advances.
(a) Scheduled Interest. The Borrowers shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance made to it and owing to each Lender from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:
(i) Base Rate Advances. With respect to Advances denominated in Dollars, during such periods as such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times to the result of (x) the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus (y) the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Advances in effect from time to time, payable in arrears quarterly on the last day of each March, June, September and December during such periods and on the date such Base Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full.
(ii) Term SOFR Rate Advances. With respect to Advances denominated in Dollars, during such periods as such Advance is a Term SOFR Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Advance to the result of (x) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period for such Term SOFR Rate Advance plus (y) the Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Rate Advances in effect from time to time, payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each day that occurs during such Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest Period and on the date such Term SOFR Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full.
(iii) [Reserved].
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) RFR Advances. Each RFR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate plus the Applicable Margin, payable in arrears on each RFR Interest Payment Date for such Advances.
(b) Default Interest. After the date any principal amount of any Advance is due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date, upon acceleration or otherwise), or after any other monetary Obligation of the Borrowers shall have become due and payable, the Borrowers shall pay, but only to the extent permitted by law, interest (after as well as before judgment) on (i) the unpaid principal amount of each Advance owing to each Lender, payable in arrears on the dates referred to in clause (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) above, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such Advance pursuant to clause (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) above and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the amount of any interest, fee or other amount payable hereunder that is not paid when due, from the date such amount shall be due until such amount shall be paid in full, payable in arrears on the date such amount shall be paid in full and on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on Base Rate Advances pursuant to clause (a)(i) above (in each case, as certified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers (which certification shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error)).
Section 2.8 Interest Rate Determination.
(a) If the Borrowers shall fail to select the duration of any Interest Period for any Term SOFR Rate Advances in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of “Interest Period” in Section 1.1, the Administrative Agent will forthwith so notify the Borrowers and the Lenders and such Advances shall, on such last day, automatically be continued as an Advance with an Interest Period having a duration of one month.
(b) If the Borrowers fail to Convert any Term SOFR Rate Advance denominated in Dollars prior to the expiration of the Interest Period for such Term SOFR Rate Advance, the Interest Period for such Term SOFR Rate Advance shall convert to an Interest Period of one month.
Section 2.9 Optional Conversion or Continuation of Advances. The Borrowers may on any Business Day, upon written notice given to the Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit C not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion or continuation and subject to the provisions of Sections 2.8 and 3.1, Convert all Term SOFR Rate Advances comprising the same Borrowing into Base Rate Advances and all Base Rate Advances comprising the same Borrowing into Term SOFR Rate Advances; provided, however, that (a) any Conversion of Term SOFR Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances shall be made only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Rate Advances, (b) any Conversion of Base Rate Advances into Term SOFR Rate Advances shall be in an amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum or shall be an amount in excess thereof that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and (c) no Conversion of any Advances shall result in more separate Borrowings than permitted under Section 2.2(c). Each such notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Advances to be Converted, and (iii) if such Conversion is into Term SOFR Rate Advances, the duration of the initial Interest Period for each such Advance. Each notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers.
Section 2.10 Prepayments of Advances.
(a) Optional. The Borrowers may at any time and from time to time prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to the requirements of this Section 2.10.
(b) Mandatory. Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales or an Event of Loss that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 6.2.5(b) will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $250.0 million (or at an earlier time, at the option of the Borrowers), within ten Business Days thereof, the Company will prepay Advances and may make an offer to all holders of other Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and that is pari passu with Obligations or any Guarantees with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets or events of loss to purchase, prepay or redeem (such other Indebtedness, “Pari Passu Prepayment Indebtedness”) the maximum principal amount of Advances and such other pari passu Indebtedness (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith) that may be purchased, prepaid or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an offer to holders of Pari Passu Prepayment Indebtedness, the Company shall prepay Advances in an amount equal to such Excess Proceeds. If the aggregate principal amount of Advances and such other pari passu Indebtedness required to be prepaid or redeemed or tendered into an applicable offer to prepay or redeem, in each case, hereunder or under the applicable documentation governing such Indebtedness exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Advances and such other Indebtedness shall be prepaid, redeemed or repurchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amounts tendered or required to be prepaid or redeemed, as applicable.
(c) Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings under this Section 2.10, the Borrowers shall, subject to the next sentence, specify the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid in the notice of such prepayment delivered pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section 2.10. In the event of any mandatory prepayment of Advances made at a time when Advances of more than one Class are outstanding, the Company shall select Advances to be prepaid so that the aggregate amount of such prepayment is allocated among the Advances pro rata based on the aggregate principal amounts of outstanding Borrowings of each such Class;
provided that the amounts so allocable to Incremental Advances of any Series may be applied to other Borrowings as provided in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Lender may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile or electronic mail) at least one Business Day (or such shorter period as may be established by the Administrative Agent) prior to the required prepayment date, to decline all or any portion of any prepayment of its Advances pursuant to this Section 2.10 (other than an optional prepayment pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2.10, which may not be declined), in which case the aggregate amount of the payment that would have been applied to prepay Advances but was so declined shall be retained by the Borrowers.
(d) The Lead Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile or electronic mail) of any optional prepayment and, to the extent practicable, any mandatory prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Term SOFR Rate Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of a Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., Local Time, one Business Day (or two Business Days, in the case of a mandatory prepayment) before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of an RFR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that a notice of prepayment of Advances pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2.10 may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Lead Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the applicable Class of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type and currency as provided in Section 2.2(a), except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Advances included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.7.
(e) All (i) Permitted Amendments, amendments, amendments and restatements or other modifications of this Agreement on or prior to the date that is six months after the Effective Date constituting Repricing Transactions, (ii) repayments of the obligations owing to, or replacements of, a Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of Section 11.1 occurring on or prior to the date that is six months after the Effective Date in connection with any amendment constituting a Repricing Transaction and (iii) prepayments in connection with any Repricing Transaction effected on or prior to the date that is six months after the Effective Date, shall in each case be accompanied by a fee payable to the Initial Lenders in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Advances so prepaid or repaid (or in the case of transactions described in clause (i) above, the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Advances amended or modified in the applicable Repricing Transaction). Such fee shall be paid by the Company to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Initial Lenders on the date of such prepayment.
The Company hereby expressly waives (to the fullest extent it may lawfully do so) the provisions of any present or future statute or other law that prohibits or may prohibit the collection of the foregoing applicable premium or other premium payable pursuant to section 2.10(e) in connection with any such events.
Section 2.11 Payments and Computations.
(a) The Borrowers shall make each payment hereunder, irrespective of any right of counterclaim or set-off, not later than 11:00 a.m. (Local time) on the day when due in Dollars to the Administrative Agent at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Account in same day funds. The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or fees ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 or 3.7) to the Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon its acceptance of a Lender Assignment Agreement and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 11.11.3, from and after the effective date specified in such Lender Assignment Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Lender Assignment Agreement shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.
(b) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate, to the extent the Base Rate is computed by reference to the Prime Rate, shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and all computations of interest based on the Base Rate, to the extent the Base Rate is not computed by reference to the Prime Rate, the Term SOFR Rate or the Federal Funds Rate and of fees shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(c) Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Term SOFR Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day and provided, further, that any such adjustment to the payment date shall in each case be made in the computation of payment of interest or fee, as the case may be.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrowers prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent the Borrowers shall not have so made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.
(e) To the extent that the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the amounts owing by the Borrowers under or in respect of this Agreement or any Note in currencies other than Dollars, the Administrative Agent, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall be entitled to convert or exchange such funds into Dollars to the extent necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to distribute such funds in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.11; provided that the Borrowers and each of the Lenders hereby agree that the Administrative Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, cost or expense suffered by the Borrowers or such Lender as a result of any conversion or exchange of currencies affected pursuant to this
Section 2.11(e) or as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to effect any such conversion or exchange; and provided further that the Borrowers agree, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and hold the Administrative Agent and each Lender harmless, for any and all losses, costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any conversion or exchange of currencies (or the failure to convert or exchange any currencies) in accordance with this Section 2.11(e).
Section 2.12 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Advances of any Class owing to it (other than (x) pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7. 11.3 or 11.4 or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Commitments or Advances of any Class in accordance with Section 11.11.1, Section 11.11.2 or Section 11.11.4) in excess of its Ratable Share of payments on account of the Advances of such Class obtained by all the Lenders in respect of such Class, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from such other Lenders such participations in the Advances of such Class owing to them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered. The Borrowers agree that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12 may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrowers in the amount of such participation. For purposes of clause (b) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, a Lender that acquires a participation pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be treated as having acquired such participation on the earlier date(s) on which such Lender acquired the applicable interest(s) in the Commitment(s) or Advance(s) (as applicable) to which such participation relates.
Section 2.13 Evidence of Debt.
(a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Advance owing to such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder in respect of Advances. The Borrowers agree that upon notice by any Lender to the Borrowers (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent) to the effect that a Note is required or appropriate in order for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of pledge, enforcement or otherwise) the Advances owing to, or to be made by, such Lender, the Borrowers shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount up to the Commitment of such Lender.
(b) The Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.11.3 shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each Lender, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing and, if appropriate, the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the terms of each Lender Assignment Agreement delivered to and accepted by it, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers hereunder and each Lender’s share thereof.
(c) Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to subsection (b) above, and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to subsection (a) above, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement, absent manifest error.
Section 2.14 Incremental Facilities.
(a) The Borrowers may on one or more occasions after the Effective Date, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, request the establishment of Incremental Commitments; provided, except with respect to Indebtedness that constitutes Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Indebtedness secured pursuant to clause (B), (C) or (E) of the definition of Permitted Collateral Liens (it being understood that to the extent the refinanced Indebtedness consists of Junior Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Junior Obligations), that after giving pro forma effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the Loan-to-Value Ratio does not exceed 25%. Each such notice shall specify (i) the date on which the Lead Borrower proposes that the Incremental Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) the amount of the Incremental Commitments being requested (it being agreed that (x) any Lender approached to provide any Incremental Commitment may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Incremental Commitment and (y) any Person that the Lead Borrower proposes to become an Incremental Lender, if such Person is not then a Lender, must be an Eligible Assignee).
(b) The terms and conditions of any Incremental Facility and the Incremental Advances to be made thereunder shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, identical to those of the Initial Commitments and Initial Advances; provided that (i) the upfront fees, interest rates and amortization schedule applicable to any Incremental Facility and Incremental Advances shall be determined by the Lead Borrower and the Incremental Lenders providing the relevant Incremental Commitments; provided that if the weighted average yield relating to any Incremental Advance established or incurred exceeds the weighted average yield relating to any Class of Advances immediately prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment by more than 0.50% (to be determined by the Administrative Agent consistent with generally accepted financial practices, after giving effect to margins, upfront or similar fees, or original issue discount, in each case shared with all lenders or holders thereof and applicable interest rate floors (but only to the extent that an increase in the interest rate floor applicable to such Class of Advances would result in an increase in an interest rate then in effect for such Class of Advances hereunder)), then the Applicable Margin relating to such Class of Advances shall be adjusted so that the weighted average yield relating to such Incremental Advances shall not exceed the weighted average yield relating to such Class of Advances by more than 0.50%; provided further that, the benefit of the foregoing proviso shall not apply with respect to (x) Incremental Advances that have a weighted average life to maturity and an Incremental Maturity Date, in each case, that is 12 months or longer than the weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Advances and (y) any Series of Incremental Advances (the “Declining Series”), with respect to the incurrence of other Incremental Advances if the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment in respect of the Declining Series so provides, (ii) except in the case of an Incremental Facility effected as an increase to an existing Class of Advances or as Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, (a) the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Advances shall be no shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Advances with the latest Maturity Date (calculated based on the weighted average life to maturity of such Advances as of the date of funding thereof (giving effect to any amendments thereto)) and (b) no Incremental Maturity Date shall be earlier than the Latest Maturity Date with respect to any Advance, (iii) any Incremental Facility shall be
secured only by all or a portion of the Collateral securing the Obligations and shall be guaranteed only by the Loan Parties and (iv) to the extent the terms and conditions of any Incremental Facility and Incremental Advances are not identical to the terms and conditions of the Initial Commitments and the Initial Advances (except to the extent permitted pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii)), either (A) such terms and conditions shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (B) to the extent such terms and conditions are more favorable to the Incremental Lenders than the terms and conditions of any then-existing Class of Commitments or Advances, this Agreement shall be amended in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to apply such terms and conditions to each such Class of Commitments and Advances. Any Incremental Commitments established pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment that do not have identical terms and conditions, and any Incremental Advances made thereunder, shall be designated as a separate series (each a “Series”) of Incremental Commitments and Incremental Advances for all purposes of this Agreement. Each Incremental Facility and all extensions of credit thereunder shall be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the other Obligations.
(c) The Incremental Commitments and Incremental Facilities relating thereto shall be effected pursuant to one or more Incremental Facility Amendments executed and delivered by the Borrowers, each Incremental Lender providing such Incremental Commitments and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Incremental Commitments shall become effective unless (i) no Default or Event of Default (or, in the case of any Incremental Acquisition Facility, no Event of Default under Section 7.1.1 or 7.1.6) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of effectiveness thereof, both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments (and assuming that the full amount of such Incremental Commitments shall have been funded as Advances on such date), (ii) on the date of effectiveness thereof, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents (or, in the case of any Incremental Acquisition Facility, the Specified Representations and the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations) shall be true and correct (A) in the case of such representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of such date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such prior date, (iii) the Company shall make any payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.4 in connection with such Incremental Commitments and the related transactions under this Section 2.14 and (iv) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates, officer’s certificates and other documents as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction. Each Incremental Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.14.
(d) Upon the effectiveness of an Incremental Commitment of any Incremental Lender, (i) such Incremental Lender shall be deemed to be a “Lender” (and a Lender in respect of Commitments and Advances of the applicable Class) hereunder, and henceforth shall be entitled to all the rights of, and benefits accruing to, Lenders (or Lenders in respect of Commitments and Advances of the applicable Class) hereunder and shall be bound by all agreements, acknowledgements and other obligations of Lenders (or Lenders in respect of Commitments and Advances of the applicable Class) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.
(e) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, each Lender holding an Incremental Commitment of any
Series shall make a loan to the Company in an amount equal to such Incremental Commitment on the date specified in such Incremental Facility Amendment.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders promptly upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of any notice from the Company referred to in Section 2.14(a) and of the effectiveness of any Incremental Commitments, in each case advising the Lenders of the details thereof.
Section 2.15 Loan Modification Offers.
(a) The Lead Borrower may on one or more occasions after the Effective Date, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, make one or more offers (each, a “Loan Modification Offer”) to all (and not fewer than all) the Lenders of one or more Classes (each Class subject to such a Loan Modification Offer, an “Affected Class”) to make one or more Permitted Amendments pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Company. Such notice shall set forth (i) the terms and conditions of the requested Loan Modification Offer and (ii) the date on which such Loan Modification Offer is requested to become effective. Permitted Amendments shall become effective only with respect to the Advance and Commitments of the Lenders of the Affected Class that accept the applicable Loan Modification Offer (such Lenders, the “Accepting Lenders”) and, in the case of any Accepting Lender, only with respect to such Lender’s Advances and Commitments of such Affected Class as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made. With respect to all Permitted Amendments consummated by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.15, (i) such Permitted Amendments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.10 and (ii) any Loan Modification Offer, unless contemplating a Maturity Date already in effect hereunder pursuant to a previously consummated Permitted Amendment, must be in a minimum amount of $25.0 million (or such lesser amount as may be approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that the Lead Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Extension Condition”) to consummating any such Permitted Amendment that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Loan Modification Offer in the Lead Borrower’s sole discretion and which may be waived by the Lead Borrower) of Commitments or Advances of any or all Affected Classes be extended. If the aggregate principal amount of Commitments or Advances of any Affected Class in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Loan Modification Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Commitments or Advances of such Affected Class offered to be extended by the Company pursuant to such Loan Modification Offer, then the Commitments and Advances of such Lenders shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the relative principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Lenders have accepted such Loan Modification Offer.
(b) A Permitted Amendment shall be effected pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement executed and delivered by the Borrowers, each Accepting Lender and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Permitted Amendment shall become effective unless (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of effectiveness thereof, (ii) on the date of effectiveness thereof, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct (A) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of such date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that specifically relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such earlier date, (iii) the Borrowers shall have delivered, or agreed to deliver by a date following the effectiveness of such Permitted Amendment reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates, officer’s certificates and other documents (including reaffirmation agreements, supplements and/or amendments to Security Documents, in each case
to the extent applicable) as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith and (iv) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied (unless waived by the Lead Borrower). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Loan Modification Agreement. Each Loan Modification Agreement may, without the consent of any Lender other than the applicable Accepting Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.15, including any amendments necessary to treat the applicable Advances and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders as a new Class of loans and/or commitments hereunder (and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such amendments); provided that (i) all Borrowings, all mandatory prepayments of Advances and all reductions of Commitments shall continue to be made on a ratable basis among all Lenders, based on the relative amounts of their Commitments (i.e., both extended and nonextended), until the repayment of the Advances attributable to the non-extended Commitments (and the termination of the non-extended Commitments) on the relevant Maturity Date (unless the Loan Modification Agreement provides that the extended Advances receive less than their ratable share of any mandatory prepayments). The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement are not intended to apply to the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.15. This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12 or Section 11.1 to the contrary.
Section 2.16 Loan Purchases.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth or referred to below, a Purchasing Borrower Party may from time to time, in its discretion, conduct modified Dutch auctions to make Auction Purchase Offers, each such Auction Purchase Offer to be managed by an investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Lead Borrower following consultation with the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Auction Manager”) and to be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.16 and the Auction Procedures, in each case, so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of purchase of any Advances or on the date of the delivery of each Auction Notice;
(ii) the assigning Lender and the Purchasing Borrower Party shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Purchasing Borrower Party Lender Assignment Agreement;
(iii) [reserved];
(iv) the maximum principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Advances that the Purchasing Borrower Party offers to purchase in any Auction Purchase Offer shall be no less than $10,000,000 (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion);
(v) any Advances assigned to any Purchasing Borrower Party shall be automatically and permanently cancelled upon the effectiveness of such assignment and will thereafter no longer be outstanding for any purpose hereunder, and such Advances may not be resold (it being understood and agreed that any gains or losses by any Purchasing Borrower Party upon purchase or acquisition and cancellation of such Advances shall not be taken into account in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA);
(vi) no more than one Auction Purchase Offer with respect to any Class may be ongoing at any one time and no more than four Auction Purchase Offers (regardless of Class) may be made in any one year; and
(vii) at the time of each purchase of Advances through an Auction Purchase Offer, the Lead Borrower shall have delivered to the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate of a Financial Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying as to compliance with the preceding clause (i).
(b) A Purchasing Borrower Party must terminate any Auction Purchase Offer if it fails to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of purchase of Advances pursuant to such Auction Purchase Offer. If a Purchasing Borrower Party commences any Auction Purchase Offer (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the commencement of such Auction Purchase Offer have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Purchasing Borrower Party reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the consummation of such Auction Purchase Offer shall be satisfied, then the Purchasing Borrower Party shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of such Auction Purchase Offer as a result of the failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of consummation of such Auction Purchase Offer, and any such failure shall not result in any Default or Event of Default hereunder. With respect to all purchases of Advances of any Class or Classes made by a Purchasing Borrower Party pursuant to this Section 2.16, (x) the Purchasing Borrower Party shall pay on the settlement date of each such purchase all accrued and unpaid interest (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the purchased Advances of the applicable Class or Classes up to the settlement date of such purchase and (y) such purchases (and the payments made by the Purchasing Borrower Party and the cancellation of the purchased Advances) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.11 or any other provision hereof. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement are not intended to apply to the transactions effected pursuant to this Section 2.16.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Auction Purchase Offers and the other transactions effected pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.16 (provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auction Purchase Offer). The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Article X to the same extent as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a reference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with the Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Auction Manager in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with each Auction Purchase Offer.
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN TERM SOFR RATE AND OTHER PROVISIONS
Section 3.1 Term SOFR Rate Lending Unlawful. If the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental authority having jurisdiction over such Lender asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender to make, continue or maintain any Advance bearing interest at a rate based on the Term SOFR Rate, the obligations of such Lender to make, continue or maintain any Advances bearing interest at a rate based on the Term SOFR Rate shall, upon notice thereof to the Borrowers, the Administrative
Agent and each other Lender, forthwith be suspended until the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, provided that such Lender’s obligation to make, continue and maintain Advances hereunder shall be automatically converted into an obligation to make, continue and maintain Advances bearing interest at a rate to be negotiated between such Lender and the Borrowers that is the equivalent of the sum of the Term SOFR Rate for the relevant Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Term SOFR Rate Advances or, if such negotiated rate is not agreed upon by the Borrowers and such Lender within fifteen Business Days, a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Term SOFR Rate Advances for the relevant Interest Period.
Section 3.2 [Reserved].
Section 3.3 Increased Costs, etc. If a change in any applicable treaty, law, regulation or regulatory requirement (including by introduction or adoption of any new treaty, law, regulation or regulatory requirement) or in the interpretation thereof or in its application to the Borrowers, or if compliance by any Lender with any applicable direction, request, requirement or guideline (whether or not having the force of law, and for the avoidance of doubt, including any changes resulting from (i) requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy or liquidity issued in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and in each case for both clauses (i) and (ii), regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued) of any governmental or other authority including any agency of the United States, the European Union or similar monetary or multinational authority insofar as it may be changed or imposed after the Effective Date, shall:
(a) subject any Agent or Lender to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes and Excluded Taxes); or
(b) [reserved]; or
(c) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, liquidity or capital adequacy requirements (other than the reserve costs described in Section 3.7) or other banking or monetary controls or requirements which affect the manner in which a Lender shall allocate its capital resources to its obligations hereunder or require the making of any special deposits against or in respect of any assets or liabilities of, deposits with or for the account of, or loans by, any Lender (provided that such Lender shall, unless prohibited by law, allocate its capital resources to its obligations hereunder in a manner which is consistent with its present treatment of the allocation of its capital resources); or
(d) impose on any Lender any other condition affecting its commitment to lend hereunder, and the result of any of the foregoing is either (i) to increase the cost to such Lender of making Advances or maintaining its Commitment or any part thereof, (ii) to reduce the amount of any payment received by such Lender or its effective return hereunder or on its capital or (iii) to cause such Lender to make any payment or to forego any return based on any amount received or receivable by such Lender hereunder, then and in any such case if such increase or reduction in the opinion of such Lender materially affects the interests of such Lender, (A) the Lender concerned shall (through the Administrative Agent) notify the Borrowers of the occurrence of such event and use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Lending Office if the making of such a designation would avoid the effects of such law, regulation or regulatory requirement or any change therein or in the interpretation thereof and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be
otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender and (B) the Lead Borrower shall forthwith upon demand pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender such amount as is necessary to compensate such Lender for such additional cost or such reduction and ancillary expenses, including taxes, incurred as a result of such adjustment. Such notice shall (i) describe in reasonable detail the event leading to such additional cost, together with the approximate date of the effectiveness thereof, (ii) set forth the amount of such additional cost, (iii) describe the manner in which such amount has been calculated, (iv) certify that the method used to calculate such amount is the Lender’s standard method of calculating such amount, (v) certify that such request is consistent with its treatment of other borrowers that are subject to similar provisions, and (vi) certify that, to the best of its knowledge, such change in circumstance is of general application to the commercial banking industry in such Lender’s jurisdiction of organization or in the relevant jurisdiction in which such Lender does business. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than three months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrowers of the circumstance giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the circumstance giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the three-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof, but not more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrowers of the circumstance giving rise to such cost or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor.
Section 3.4 Funding Losses. In the event any Lender shall incur any loss or expense (other than loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to make, continue or maintain any portion of the principal amount of any Advance as a Term SOFR Rate Advance or RFR Advance as a result of:
(a) any conversion or repayment or prepayment of the principal amount of any Term SOFR Rate Advances on a date other than the scheduled last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, whether pursuant to Section 3.1 or otherwise;
(b) any Term SOFR Rate Advances not being made in accordance with the Notice of Borrowing therefor due to the fault of the Borrowers or as a result of any of the conditions precedent set forth in Article IV not being satisfied;
(c) (i) any payment of any principal of any RFR Advance other than on the RFR Interest Payment Date applicable thereto, (ii) the failure to borrow or prepay any RFR Advance on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked) or (iii) the assignment of any RFR Loan other than on the RFR Interest Payment Date applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.8,
then, upon the written notice of such Lender to the Borrowers (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrowers shall, within five Business Days of its receipt thereof, pay directly to such Lender such amount as will reimburse such Lender for such loss or expense. Such written notice shall include calculations in reasonable detail setting forth the loss or expense to such Lender.
Section 3.5 Increased Capital Costs. If any change in, or the introduction, adoption, effectiveness, interpretation, reinterpretation or phase-in of, any law or regulation, directive, guideline, decision or request (whether or not having the force of law and for the avoidance of
doubt, including any changes resulting from (i) requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy or liquidity issued in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and in each case for both clauses (i) and (ii), regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued) of any court, central bank, regulator or other governmental authority increases the amount of capital required to be maintained by any Lender or any Person controlling such Lender, and the rate of return on its or such controlling Person’s capital as a consequence of its Commitments or the Advances made by such Lender is reduced to a level below that which such Lender or such controlling Person would have achieved but for the occurrence of any such change in circumstance, then, in any such case upon notice from time to time by such Lender to the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall immediately pay directly to such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such controlling Person for such reduction in rate of return. Any such notice shall (i) describe in reasonable detail the capital adequacy or liquidity requirements which have been imposed, together with the approximate date of the effectiveness thereof, (ii) set forth the amount of such lowered return, (iii) describe the manner in which such amount has been calculated, (iv) certify that the method used to calculate such amount is such Lender’s standard method of calculating such amount, (v) certify that such request for such additional amounts is consistent with its treatment of other borrowers that are subject to similar provisions and (vi) certify that, to the best of its knowledge, such change in circumstances is of general application to the commercial banking industry in the jurisdictions in which such Lender does business. In determining such amount, such Lender may use any method of averaging and attribution that it shall, subject to the foregoing sentence, deem applicable. Each Lender agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Lending Office if the making of such a designation would avoid such reduction in such rate of return and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than three months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrowers of the circumstance giving rise to such reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the circumstance giving rise to such reductions is retroactive, then the three-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof, but not more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrowers of the circumstance giving rise to such reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor.
Section 3.6 Taxes.
(a) All payments by any Loan Party of principal of, and interest on, the Advances and all other amounts payable hereunder or under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant governmental authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.6) the applicable Lender (or, in the case of a payment received by an Agent for its own account, the applicable Lender Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) In addition, the Loan Parties shall pay to the relevant governmental authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a governmental authority pursuant to this Section 3.6, 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.
(d) Any Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.6 agrees, if requested by the Lead Borrower, to use commercially reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office, or assign its rights hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if the making of such a change would avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, any such additional amounts that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense or be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender; provided that this shall not affect or postpone any obligations of the Loan Parties pursuant to this Section 3.6. The Lead Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(e) Without duplication of any amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.6(a) or Section 3.6(b), the Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Agent and each Lender within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Agent or Lender or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Agent or Lender and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant governmental authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrowers by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that a Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender's failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.11.2 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant governmental authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (f).
(g) If any Lender determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.6 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.6), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 3.6 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant governmental authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant governmental authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such governmental authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.6(h)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender's reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(i) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) Each Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent on or about the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter when required by Law or upon the reasonable request of the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding; and
(ii) Each Lender that is not a U.S. Person (a “Foreign Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent on or about the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter
when required by law or upon the reasonable request of the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent) two duly completed copies of the following, as applicable:
(A) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,
(B) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),
(C) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate, in substantially the applicable form of Exhibit H (any such certificate a “United States Tax Compliance Certificate”), or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, to the effect that such Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Company within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and that no payments in connection with the Loan Documents are effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business and (y) Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms), or
(D) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Foreign Lender is a partnership, or is a Foreign Lender that has granted a participation), Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Foreign Lender, accompanied by an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, Internal Revenue Service Form W- 9, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or other successor forms) or any other required documentation from each beneficial owner, as applicable (provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership (and not a participating Lender) and one or more beneficial owners are claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate shall be provided by such Lender on behalf of such beneficial owner(s)).
(E) any other form prescribed by applicable U.S. federal income tax Laws as a basis for claiming a complete exemption from, or a reduction in, any United States federal withholding Tax on any payments to such Lender under any Loan Document, together with supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
(j) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to 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 Borrowers and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Lead 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 Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations
under FATCA and to determine whether such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (j), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Effective Date.
(k) Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
Section 3.7 [Reserved].
Section 3.8 Replacement Lenders, etc. If the Borrowers shall be required to make any payment to any Lender pursuant to Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 or 3.7, the Borrowers shall be entitled at any time (so long as no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing) within 180 days after receipt of notice from such Lender of such required payment to (a) prepay the affected portion of such Lender’s Advances in full, together with accrued interest thereon through the date of such prepayment (provided that the Borrowers shall not prepay any such Lender pursuant to this clause (a) without replacing such Lender pursuant to the following clause (b) until a 30-day period shall have elapsed during which the Borrowers shall have attempted in good faith to replace such Lender), and/or (b) at any time, replace such Lender with another financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, provided that:
(i) each such assignment shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments that together cover all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement and
(ii) no Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section unless and until such Lender shall have received one or more payments from either the Borrowers or one or more assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances owing to such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement. Each Lender represents and warrants to the Borrowers that, as of the Effective Date (or, with respect to any Lender not a party hereto on the Effective Date, on the date that such Lender becomes a party hereto), there is no existing treaty, law, regulation, regulatory requirement, interpretation, directive, guideline, decision or request pursuant to which such Lender would be entitled to request any payments under any of Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 to or for account of such Lender.
Section 3.9 [Reserved]
Section 3.10 [Reserved].
Section 3.11 Rates Unavailable.
(a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of this Section 3.11, if prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Rate Advance or an RFR Advance:
(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (A) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (including because the Term SOFR Screen
Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for such Interest Period; or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR for Dollars; or
(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (A) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Advances (or its Advances) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period or (B) at any time, the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR for Dollars will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Advances (or its Advances) included in such Borrowing for Dollars;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lead Borrower and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Lead Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark, (A) any Interest Period Notice that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing shall be ineffective and (B) if any Borrowing Request requests a Term SOFR Rate Borrowing in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as an Base Rate Borrowing; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then all other Types of Borrowings shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Advance is outstanding on the date of the Lead Borrower’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in Section 3.11(a) with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Advance, then until the Administrative Agent notifies the Lead Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, then 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), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Base Rate Advance denominated in Dollars on such day.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” with respect to Advances denominated in Dollars for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent will have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, 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 or any other Loan Document.
(e) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (f) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, the Lenders (or any group thereof) pursuant to this Section 3.11, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.11.
(f) 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 the Term SOFR) 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.
(g) Upon the Lead Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Advances to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to (A) an RFR Advance denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (B) a Base Rate Advance if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Base Rate. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Advance is outstanding on the date of the Lead Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Advance, then until such time as a Benchmark Replacement is implemented pursuant to this Section 3.11, then 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), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, (x) an RFR Advance denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (y) a Base Rate Advance
denominated in Dollars if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event, on such day.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS TO BORROWING
Section 4.1 Effectiveness. The obligations of the Lenders to make Initial Advances hereunder shall not become effective until the first date on which each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.1 shall have been satisfied.
(a) Executed Agreement. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopier or electronic mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) Certificates, Resolutions, etc. The Administrative Agent and the Security Agent shall have received from each Loan Party a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of such Loan Party dated the Effective 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) if available from an official in such jurisdiction, 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 the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar 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 memorandum of association, by-laws, bye-laws (or partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other equivalent constituent and governing documents), together with the register of directors and officers and register of members (or equivalent registers) (if applicable) 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;
(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 Borrowers, 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) 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.
(c) Solvency Certificate. The Lenders shall have received a solvency certificate in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent signed by a senior financial officer of the Lead Borrower confirming the solvency of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
(d) Delivery of Notes. The Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of the respective Lenders, the Notes requested by Lenders pursuant to Section 2.13 prior to the Effective Date, duly executed and delivered by the Lead Borrower.
(e) Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received opinions, dated the Effective Date and addressed to the Agents and each Lender, from:
(i) Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, counsel to the Borrowers, as to New York law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(ii) Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, counsel to the Borrowers as to English law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) Norton Rose Fulbright Studio Legale, counsel to the Borrowers as to Italian law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iv) Tapia, Linares y Alfaro, counsel to the Borrowers, as to Panamanian Law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(v) Conyers Dill & Pearman, counsel to the Borrowers, as to Bermuda law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(vi) STvB, counsel to the Borrowers, as to Curaçaoan Law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(vii) Harry B Sands, Lobosky & Co., counsel to the Borrowers, as to Bahamian Law, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Fees, Expenses, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received for its own account, or for the account of each Lender, as the case may be, and the Security Agent shall have received for its own account, all fees that the Borrowers shall have agreed in writing to pay to the Administrative Agent (whether for its own account or for account of any of the Lenders) and the Security Agent, as the case may be, and all invoiced expenses of the Administrative Agent (including the agreed fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent) and the Security Agent (including the agreed fees and expenses of counsel to the Security Agent), as the case may be, on or prior to the Effective Date.
(g) Know your Customer; Beneficial Ownership. The Lenders and the Agents shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the Effective Date, (i) all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act and (ii) to the extent the Lead Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least five days prior to the Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Lead Borrower shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification
(provided that, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent including, in the case of the Italian Guarantor, an updated good standing certificate (certificato di vigenza)) filings made with respect to the Loan Parties in the applicable jurisdictions and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search.
(i) The Company shall have designated the Obligations hereunder as Other Pari Passu Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have become a party to the U.S. Collateral Agreement pursuant to the U.S. Collateral Agreement Joinder and the Company shall have designated the Obligations hereunder as Other Secured Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).
(k) The Co-Borrower shall have become a party to the U.S. Collateral Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement.
(l) The Agreed Security Principles with respect to the items to be completed as of the Effective Date shall have been satisfied and be in proper form for filing.
Section 4.2 All Borrowings. The obligation of each Lender to fund any Advance on the occasion of any Borrowing (including the initial Borrowing on the Effective Date) shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.2.
(a) Compliance with Warranties, No Default, etc. Both before and after giving effect to any Borrowing the following statements shall be true and correct:
(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article V (excluding, however, other than any Borrowing on the Effective Date, those contained in the last sentence of Section 5.6 and in Sections 5.8) shall be true and correct in all material respects except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect; and
(ii) no Default and no Event of Default and no event which (with notice or lapse of time or both) would become an Event of Default shall have then occurred and be continuing.
(b) Request. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing. Each of the delivery of a Notice of Borrowing, and the acceptance by the Borrowers of the proceeds of such Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers that on the date of such Borrowing (both immediately before and after giving effect to such Borrowing and the application of the proceeds thereof) the statements made in Section 4.2(a) are true and correct.
(c) Loan-to-Value Ratio. After giving effect to such Borrowing, except as permitted under Section 2.14 and except in the case of the Initial Advances, the Loan-to-Value Ratio, on a pro forma basis, shall not be greater than 25%.
Section 4.3 Determinations Under Section 4.1. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.1, 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 this Agreement shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the date that the Borrowers, by notice to the Lenders, designate as the proposed Effective Date, specifying its objection thereto. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the occurrence of the Effective Date.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce (i) the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent to enter into this Agreement, and (ii) the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to make Advances hereunder, the Company represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and each Lender as set forth in this Article V as of the Effective Date and, except with respect to the representations and warranties in Sections 5.6, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10 and 5.12, as of the date of each Borrowing.
Section 5.1 Organization, etc. The Company and each of the Principal Subsidiaries is a corporation or company validly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; the Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and the Company has full power and authority, has taken all corporate action and holds all governmental and creditors’ licenses, permits, consents and other approvals necessary to enter into each Loan Document and to perform the Obligations.
Section 5.2 Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each other Loan Document, are within the Company’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not:
(a) contravene the Company’s Organic Documents;
(b) contravene any law or governmental regulation of any Applicable Jurisdiction except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) contravene any court decree or order binding on the Company or any of its property except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) contravene any contractual restriction binding on the Company or any of its property except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(e) result in, or require the creation or imposition of, any Lien on any of the Company’s properties except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.3 Government Approval, Regulation, etc. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or other Person is required for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except for authorizations or approvals not required to be
obtained on or prior to the Effective Date that have been obtained or actions not required to be taken on or prior to the Effective Date that have been taken). Each of the Company and each Principal Subsidiary holds all governmental licenses, permits and other approvals required to conduct its business as conducted by it on the Effective Date, except to the extent the failure to hold any such licenses, permits or other approvals would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.4 Compliance with Environmental Laws. The Company and each Principal Subsidiary is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent that the failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.5 Validity, etc. This Agreement constitutes, and the Notes will, on the due execution and delivery thereof, constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles.
Section 5.6 Financial Information. The consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at November 30, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, and present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at November 30, 2022 and the results of their operations for the fiscal year then ended.
Section 5.7 No Default, Event of Default . No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 5.8 Litigation. There is no action, suit, litigation, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Principal Subsidiary that (i) except as set forth in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other than private causes of action related to the transmission of COVID-19 during cruises or related to disclosure issues in public filings, in the Company’s reasonable opinion might reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the business, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) (collectively, “Material Litigation”) or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.9 No Material Adverse Change. Since February 29, 2020, there has been no Material Adverse Change in the business, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided the impacts of COVID-19 on the business, operations or financial condition of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that occurred and were disclosed to the Lenders in the “Company Presentation” to Lenders dated June 2020, in the public filing on Form 8-K dated June 18, 2020, June 26, 2020 and June 30, 2020 will be disregarded (other than any disclosure pursuant to the “Cautionary Note Concerning factors That May Affect Future Results” in such Form 8-K or other similar disclosures).
Section 5.10 Taxes. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.11 Obligations Rank Pari Passu. The Obligations rank at least pari passu in right of payment and (except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement) in all other respects with all other secured unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Company other than Indebtedness preferred as a matter of law.
Section 5.12 No Filing, etc. Required. No filing, recording or registration and no payment of any stamp, registration or similar tax is necessary under the laws of any Applicable Jurisdiction to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability, priority or admissibility in evidence of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (except for filings, recordings, registrations or payments not required to be made on or prior to the Effective Date that have been made).
Section 5.13 No Immunity. The Company is subject to civil and commercial law with respect to the Obligations. Neither the Company nor any of its properties or revenues is entitled to any right of immunity in any Applicable Jurisdiction from suit, court jurisdiction, judgment, attachment (whether before or after judgment), set-off or execution of a judgment or from any other legal process or remedy relating to the Obligations (to the extent such suit, court jurisdiction, judgment, attachment, set-off, execution, legal process or remedy would otherwise be permitted or exist).
Section 5.14 ERISA Event. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Pension Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards Codification No. 715) did not, as of the date of the most recent annual financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $5.0 million the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plan, and the present value of all underfunded Pension Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Accounting Standards Codification No. 715) did not, as of the date of the most recent annual financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $5.0 million the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Pension Plans.
Section 5.15 Investment Company Act. The Company is not required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 5.16 Regulation U. The Company is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock, and no proceeds of any Advances will be used for a purpose which violates, or would be inconsistent with, F.R.S. Board Regulation U. Terms for which meanings are provided in F.R.S. Board Regulation U or any regulations substituted therefor, as from time to time in effect, are used in this Section with such meanings.
Section 5.17 Accuracy of Information. The financial and other information (other than financial projections or other forward looking information) furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing by or on behalf of the Company by its chief financial officer, treasurer or corporate controller in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement is, when taken as a whole, to the best knowledge and belief of the Company, true and correct and contains no misstatement of a fact of a material nature. As of the Effective Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable, is true and correct in all respects. All financial projections, if any, that have been furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing by or on behalf of the Company by its chief financial officer, treasurer or corporate controller in connection with this Agreement have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable at the time made (it being understood that such projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and that no assurance can be given that the projections will be realized). All financial and other information furnished to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders in writing by or on behalf of the Company by its chief financial officer, treasurer or corporate controller after the Effective Date shall have been prepared by the Company in good faith.
Section 5.18 Compliance with Laws. None of the Borrowers, Carnival plc and their respective Subsidiaries, directors or officers, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrowers and Carnival plc, any agent, employee or Affiliate of the Borrowers, Carnival plc or any of their respective Subsidiaries is currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, nor is either of the Borrowers, Carnival plc or any of their respective Subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country; and the Borrowers or Carnival plc will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of Borrowing hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity:
(a) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions;
(b) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country; or
(c) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person of Sanctions.
For the past five years, except as otherwise allowed under applicable law, the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representation and warranty contained in this Section 5.18 is only sought and given to the extent that to do so would be permissible pursuant to Council Regulation EC No. 2271/96 or any similar blocking or anti-boycott law in the United Kingdom.
Section 5.19 ERISA. As of the Effective Date, the Company is not and will not be (1) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, (2) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Code; (3) an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any such plans or accounts for purposes of ERISA or the Code; or (4) a “governmental plan” within the meaning of ERISA.
Section 5.20 EEA Financial Institution. The Company is not an EEA Financial Institution.
Section 5.21 Collateral Documents and Collateral. (1) Upon execution and delivery, the Security Documents will be effective to grant a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all of the grantor’s right, title and interest in the Collateral and the security interests granted thereby constitute valid, perfected first-priority liens and security interests in the Collateral and such security interests are enforceable in accordance with the terms contained therein against all creditors of any grantor and subject only to Permitted Liens; (2) upon execution and delivery, the Collateral Confirmations will be effective to grant a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all of the grantor’s right, title and interest in the Collateral and, upon all filings and other similar actions required in connection with the perfection of such security interest, as further described in the Collateral Confirmations, the security interests granted thereby constitute valid, perfected first-priority liens and security interests in the Collateral and such security interests are enforceable in accordance with the terms contained therein against all creditors of any grantor and subject only to Permitted Liens and (3) each of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries collectively own, have rights in or have the power and authority to collaterally assign rights in the
Collateral, free and clear of any liens other than the Permitted Liens or other exceptions permitted under this Agreement.
Section 5.22 Properties. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.23 Solvency. On and immediately after the Borrowing on the Effective Date, the Borrowers and the Guarantors, taken as a whole (after giving effect to such Borrowing and the application of the proceeds thereof), will be Solvent. As used in this paragraph, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to a particular date and entity, that on such date (i) the current net book value of the assets of such entity is not less than the total amount required to pay the probable liability of such entity on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured; (ii) such entity is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business; (iii) such entity does not have, intend to incur or believe that it will incur debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; (iv) such entity is not engaged in any business or transaction, and does not propose to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital.
Section 5.24 Vessel Representations. Each Vessel is classed by a classification society which is a full member of the International Association of Classification Societies and is in class with valid class and trading certificates, without any overdue recommendations.
Section 5.25 No Withholding Tax. All payments by or on account of any Loan Party in respect of the Advances are not subject to withholding or deduction for or on account of tax under the current laws and regulations of the Republic of Panama, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, and are otherwise free and clear of any other tax, withholding or deduction in the Republic of Panama.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
Section 6.1 Affirmative Covenants. The Borrowers agree with the Administrative Agent and each Lender that, until all Commitments have terminated and all Obligations (other than the contingent amounts for which no claim or demand has been made) have been paid in full, the Borrowers will perform the obligations set forth in this Section 6.1.
Section 6.1.1 Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc. The Lead Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:
(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (or, so long as the Company shall be subject to periodic reporting obligations under the U.S. Exchange Act, by the date that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for such fiscal year would be required to be filed under the rules and regulations of the SEC, giving effect to any automatic extension available thereunder for the filing of such form), its audited consolidated balance sheet
and statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or another independent registered public accounting firm of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (other than any such exception or explanatory paragraph that is expressly solely with respect to, or expressly resulting solely from an upcoming maturity date of the credit facilities hereunder or other Indebtedness occurring within one year from the time such report is delivered and (y) any potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant on a future date or in a future period) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flow of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such fiscal year in accordance with GAAP and accompanied by a narrative report containing management’s discussion and analysis of the financial position and financial performance for such fiscal year in reasonable form and detail;
(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company (or, so long as the Company shall be subject to periodic reporting obligations under the U.S. Exchange Act, by the date that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for such fiscal quarter would be required to be filed under the rules and regulations of the SEC, giving effect to any automatic extension available thereunder for the filing of such form), its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and unaudited statements of income and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Company as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and such portion of the fiscal year in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes, and accompanied by a narrative report containing management’s discussion and analysis of the financial position and financial performance for such fiscal quarter in reasonable form and detail;
(c) if any Subsidiary has been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, concurrently with each delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Lead Borrower, which certificate shall set forth (i) a specification of any change in the identity of the Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal period from the Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, respectively, provided to the Lenders on the Effective Date or the most recent period and (ii) the then applicable assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, not previously disclosed in a certificate under this clause (c);
(d) not later than the fifth Business Day following the date of delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a completed Compliance Certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) if any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company most recently theretofore delivered under clause (a) or (b) above (or, prior to the first such delivery, referred to in Section 5.6) that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material effect on the calculations of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, specifying the nature of such change and the effect thereof on such calculations;
(e) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with
the SEC or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Company to its shareholders or noteholders generally, as the case may be; and
(f) promptly following any request therefor, (i) such other information regarding the operations, business affairs, assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (acting through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request and (ii) information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Information required to be furnished pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (e) of this Section 6.1.1 shall be deemed to have been furnished if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on a Platform to which the Lenders have been granted access or shall be available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Information required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 6.1.1 may also be furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent. If any report required by this Section 6.1.1 is provided after the deadlines indicated for such report, the provision of such report shall cure a Default caused by the failure to provide such report prior to the deadlines indicated, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as a result of such failure.
Section 6.1.2 Notices of Material Events. Within five Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof, the Borrowers will furnish to the Administrative Agent notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or governmental authority (including with respect to any Environmental Liability) against the Company or any Subsidiary or any adverse development in any such pending action, suit or proceeding not previously disclosed in writing by the Company to the Administrative Agent, that in each case could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or that in any manner questions the validity of this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event or any fact or circumstance that gives rise to a reasonable expectation that any ERISA Event will occur that, in either case, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Company or any Subsidiary (it being understood and agreed that such notice shall be deemed provided to the extent described in any financial statement delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement); and
(e) any other development that has resulted, or could reasonably be expected to result, in a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section 6.1.2 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
Section 6.1.3 Approvals and Other Consents. The Borrowers will obtain (or cause to be obtained) all such governmental licenses, authorizations, consents, permits and approvals as may be required for (a) the Borrowers to perform their obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) except to the extent that failure to obtain (or cause to be obtained) such governmental licenses, authorizations, consents, permits and approvals would not be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the operation of each Vessel in compliance with all applicable laws.
Section 6.1.4 Compliance with Laws, etc; Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.
(a) The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, except to the extent that the failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect, which compliance shall in any case include:
(i) compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;
(ii) compliance with all anti-money laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws and regulations applicable to the Borrowers, including by not making or causing to be made any offer, gift or payment, consideration or benefit of any kind to anyone, either directly or indirectly, as an inducement or reward for the performance of any of the transactions contemplated by this agreement to the extent the same would be in contravention of such applicable laws; and
(iii) maintain in effect of policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
(b) The Company shall pay or discharge and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay or discharge, or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent (a) all material Taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon (i) the Company or any such Subsidiary, (ii) the income or profits of the Company or any such Subsidiary or (iii) the property of the Company or any such Subsidiary and (b) all material lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies that, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon the property of the Company or any such Subsidiary; provided that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge, or cause to be paid or discharged, any such Tax, assessment, charge or claim, the amount, applicability or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or for which adequate reserves have been established.
Section 6.1.5 Ratings. The Company will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to maintain (a) public corporate ratings for the Lead Borrower from each of Moody’s and S&P and (b) the term loan facilities under this Agreement from each of Moody’s and S&P.
Section 6.1.6 Insurance. The Borrowers shall maintain, and shall cause the Guarantors to maintain, insurance with carriers believed by the Lead Borrower to be responsible, against such risks and in such amounts, and with such deductibles, retentions, self-insured amounts and coinsurance provisions, as the Lead Borrower believes are customarily carried by businesses similarly situated and owning like properties, including as appropriate general liability, property and casualty loss insurance (but on the basis that the Company and the Guarantors self-insure Vessels for certain war risks); provided that in no event shall the Company and the Guarantors be required to obtain any business interruption, loss of hire or delay in delivery insurance.
Section 6.1.7 Books and Records. The Company will, and will cause each of its Principal Subsidiaries to, keep books and records that accurately reflect all of its business affairs and transactions and permit the Administrative Agent or any of its respective representatives, at reasonable times and intervals and upon reasonable prior notice, to visit each of its offices, to discuss its financial matters with its officers and to examine any of its books or other corporate records; provided, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall only be allowed to inspect the books and records of the Company no more than once per year.
Section 6.1.8 Further Assurances.
(a) Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will, at their own expense, execute and do all such acts and things and provide such assurances as required or as the Security Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may (but shall not be required to) reasonably require (i) for registering any of the Security Documents in any required register and for granting, perfecting, preserving or protecting the security intended to be afforded by such Security Documents and (ii) if such Security Documents have become enforceable, for facilitating the realization of all or any part of the assets which are subject to such Security Documents and for facilitating the exercise of all powers, authorities and discretions vested in the Security Agent or in any receiver of all or any part of those assets. Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will execute all transfers, conveyances, assignments and releases of that property whether to the Security Agent or to its nominees and give all notices, orders and directions which the Security Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may (but shall not be required to) reasonably request; provided, that the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations under Security Documents are subject to Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement and Sections 4.25 and 4.26 of the 2028 First-Priority Note Indenture.
(b) Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Borrowers shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, (i) complete all filings and other similar actions required in connection with the creation and perfection of the security interests in the Collateral owned by it in favor of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent (on its own behalf and on behalf of the Lenders) and/or the Security Agent (on behalf of itself, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders), as applicable, as and to the extent contemplated by the Security Documents set forth on Schedule V attached hereto within the time periods set forth therein and deliver, and cause each Guarantor to deliver, such other agreements, instruments, certificates and opinions of counsel that may be required or as may be reasonably requested by the Security Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (for the avoidance of doubt, the Security Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders shall have no obligation to make any such request) in connection therewith and (ii) take all actions necessary to maintain such security interests.
Section 6.1.9 After-Acquired Property. Promptly following the acquisition by either Borrower or any Guarantor of any After-Acquired Property (but subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and Article XIII), such Borrower or such Guarantor shall execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, financing statements and certificates and opinions of counsel as shall be reasonably necessary to vest in the Security Agent a perfected security interest in such After-Acquired Property and to have such After-Acquired Property added to the Collateral and thereupon all provisions of this Agreement 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 6.1.10 Re-flagging of Vessels. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Restricted Subsidiary may reconstitute itself in another jurisdiction, or merge with or into another Restricted Subsidiary, for the purpose of re-flagging a vessel that it
owns or bareboat charters so long as at all times each Restricted Subsidiary remains organized under the laws of any country recognized by the United States with an investment grade credit rating from either S&P or Moody’s or any Permitted Jurisdiction; provided that contemporaneously with the transactions required to complete the re-flagging of such vessel, to the extent that any Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations were released as provided for under Section 13.5, (x) the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary grants a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets securing the Obligations and (y) the Lead Borrower delivers to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent, either (1) a solvency opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent, from an independent financial advisor or appraiser or investment bank which confirms the solvency of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to any transactions related to such re-flagging, (2) a certificate from an Officer of the relevant Person which confirms the solvency of the Person granting such Lien after giving effect to any transactions related to such re-flagging, or (3) an Opinion of Counsel (subject to any qualifications customary for this type of opinion of counsel), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, confirming that, after giving effect to any transactions related to such re-flagging, the Lien or Liens created under the Security Document, as so released and retaken are valid and perfected Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 6.2.4 will not apply to a reconstitution or merger permitted under this Section 6.1.10.
Section 6.1.11 Automatic Reduction of New Secured Debt Secured by the Collateral. The Borrowers and Guarantors agree and will cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to agree, that:
(a) if any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(A), Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(E), Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(H), or Section 6.2.1(b)(vi) (solely in respect of Indebtedness incurred under such Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(A), Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(E), or Section 6.2.1(b)(i)(H))) is secured by a Lien on the Collateral after the Effective Date (“New Secured Debt”); and
(b) if (i) there are TTA Test Debt Agreements outstanding; and (ii) at any time the Lead Borrower’s (or if the Lead Borrower is not rated, Carnival plc’s) long term senior indebtedness credit rating by S&P is below BBB- and by Moody’s is below Baa3; and (iii) at such time the Company and its Subsidiaries have Security Interests in respect of Covered Indebtedness that would otherwise exceed 25% of Total Tangible Assets at such time (subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, a “Reduction Event”); then
(c) the principal amount of such New Secured Debt that is secured by Liens on the Collateral shall (without any further action on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or any other party) automatically be reduced (i) on a pro rata basis among the various tranches of New Secured Debt,(ii) in such other manner as may be specified in an Officer’s Certificate delivered by the Lead Borrower to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent not less than five Business Days prior to the date of the applicable Reduction Event or (iii) in such other manner as may be specified in the documents governing the various tranches of New Secured Debt, in each case of subclause (i), (ii) or (iii) as applicable, such that the Company and their respective Subsidiaries no longer have Security Interests in respect of Covered Indebtedness that exceed 25% of Total Tangible Assets.
(d) If any such automatic reduction occurs with respect to any New Secured Debt under clause (c) above, and at a later date the Lead Borrower determines that some or all of the then-unsecured amount of such New Secured Debt can be secured by a Lien on the Collateral without at such time causing a reduction in the secured principal amount thereof pursuant to clause (c) above, then such principal amount of New Secured Debt the Lead Borrower determines can be so secured will automatically (without any further action on the part of the
Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or any other party) become secured by the Collateral, subject to future automatic reductions as provided in clause (c) above. The Lead Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent in writing of any such determination in an Officer’s Certificate.
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the principal amount of the Advances, the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes and the 2028 First-Priority Notes that is secured by Liens on the Collateral shall not be subject to reduction pursuant to this Section 6.1.11.
(f) In the event that any New Secured Debt is incurred, the agent or representative with respect to such New Secured Debt shall, as a condition to the ability of the Company to issue such New Secured Debt hereunder, have entered into the applicable credit or other agreement, indentures or financing agreements whereby the holders (or the agent or representative on behalf of such New Secured Debt) of the New Secured Debt shall agree that if a Reduction Event occurs, the principal amount of such New Secured Debt that is secured by Liens on the Collateral shall (without any further action on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or any other party) automatically be reduced prior to any reduction of the secured portion of the principal amount of the Advances. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement, in no event shall the outstanding principal amount of the Advances be reduced pursuant to any Savings Clause.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and solely with respect to this Section 6.1.11:
“Total Tangible Assets” means the amount of the total assets of the Company and their respective Subsidiaries as shown in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and their Subsidiaries (excluding for these purposes the value of any intangible assets).
“Covered Indebtedness” of a person means (a) any liability of such person (i) for borrowed money, or under any reimbursement obligation related to a letter of credit or bid or performance bond facility, or (ii) evidenced by a bond, note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (including a purchase money obligation) representing extensions of credit or given in connection with the acquisition of any business, property, service or asset of any kind, including any liability under any commodity, interest rate or currency exchange hedge or swap agreement (other than a trade payable, other current liability arising in the ordinary course of business or commodity, interest rate or currency exchange hedge or swap agreement arising in the ordinary course of business) or (iii) for obligations with respect to (A) an operating lease, or (B) a lease of real or personal property that is or would be classified and accounted for as a Covered Capital Lease; (b) any liability of others either for any lease, dividend or letter of credit, or for any obligation described in the preceding clause (a) that (i) the person has guaranteed or that is otherwise its legal liability (whether contingent or otherwise or direct or indirect, but excluding endorsements or negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business) or (ii) is secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by that person, regardless whether the obligation secured thereby shall have been assumed by or is a personal liability of that person; and (c) any amendment, supplement, modification, deferral, renewal, extension or refunding of any liability of the types referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Covered Indebtedness” shall not include any liabilities or obligations that do not constitute “Covered Indebtedness” for purposes for the 25% of Total Tangible Assets described in the definition of TTA Test Debt Agreements under all of the TTA Test Debt Agreements.
“Covered Capital Lease” means with respect to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee that in accordance with GAAP (in
effect from time to time), either would be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person or otherwise be disclosed as such in a note to such balance sheet, other than, in the case of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, any such lease under which the Company or such Subsidiary is the lessor.
“Security Interests” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, assignment, hypothecation or security interest or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.
Section 6.1.12 [Reserved].
Section 6.1.13 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall apply the proceeds of (i) the Initial Advances to (x) refinance a portion of the Existing Term Loan Facility Initial Advances (the “Existing Term Loan Facility Refinancing”) and (y) to pay the fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Existing Term Loan Facility Refinancing and the arrangement, negotiation and documentation of this Agreement and the 2029 First-Priority Indenture and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (the “Existing Term Loan Facility Refinancing Transaction Costs”), including the Initial Commitments and the Initial Advances (collectively with the payment of the Existing Term Loan Facility Refinancing Transaction Costs, the Existing Term Loan Facility Refinancing, and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the 2029 First-Priority Indenture, the “Existing Term Loan Facility Refinancing Transactions”). The Company shall apply the proceeds of each Incremental Advance for the purpose or purposes set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment. No part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, including Regulations T, U and X. The Borrowers will not request any Borrowing, and the Borrowers shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except to the extent permitted for a Person required to comply with Sanctions, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
Section 6.1.14 Corporate Existence. Subject to Section 6.2.4, the Borrowers and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect their corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence and the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Borrowers, the Company and each Guarantor; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrowers and the Guarantors as a whole.
Section 6.1.15 Maintenance of Properties. The Borrowers shall cause all properties owned by it or any Guarantor or used or held for use in the conduct of its business or the business of any Guarantor to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Lead Borrower may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided that nothing in this Section 6.1.15 shall prevent the Borrowers from discontinuing the maintenance of any such properties if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Lead Borrower, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrowers and the Guarantors as a whole.
Section 6.1.16 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(a) The Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default.
(b) If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 6.2.3 or under one or more clauses of the definition of “Permitted Investments,” as determined by the Lead Borrower. The designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will only be permitted if the deemed Investment resulting from such designation would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
(c) The Lead Borrower may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if that redesignation would not cause a Default.
(d) Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by providing the Administrative Agent a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 6.2.3. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 6.2.1, the Borrowers will be in default of such Section 6.2.1. The Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation will only be permitted if (i) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 6.2.1, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable reference period; and (ii) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
Section 6.1.17 Conference Calls. Not later than ten Business Days after delivery of each of the statements pursuant to Sections 6.1.1(a) and (b), the Lead Borrower will hold a conference call related to such statements and post details regarding access to such conference call at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of such call on the Platform.
Section 6.2 Negative Covenants. The Company agrees with the Administrative Agent and each Lender that, until all Commitments have terminated and all Obligations (other than the contingent amounts for which no claim or demand has been made) have been paid and performed in full, the Company will perform the obligations set forth in this Section 6.2.
Section 6.2.1 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company will not and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that the Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, and the Restricted Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue preferred stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s 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 such preferred stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, 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 the preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
(b) Section 6.2.1(a) shall not, however, prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness, without duplication (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):
(i) (A) Indebtedness under this Agreement, (B) Indebtedness, including under the Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (B) not to exceed the greater of (x) $4,500.0 million and (y) 8.6% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (C) [reserved], (D) Indebtedness, including under the Existing Multicurrency Facility in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (D), not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of $1,700.0 million, €1,000.0 million and £300.0 million and (y) 7.3% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (E) Indebtedness, including under the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (E), not to exceed the greater of $192.0 million and 0.5% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (F) Indebtedness, including under the 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (F), not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of $775.0 million and €425.0 million and (y) 2.6% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (G) Indebtedness, including under the 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (G), not to exceed the greater of (x) $900.0 million and (y) 1.7% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (H) Indebtedness, including under the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (H), not to exceed the greater of (x) $2,405.5 million and (y) 4.7% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (I) Indebtedness, including under the 2029 First-Priority Secured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (I), not to exceed the greater of (x) $500.0 million and (y) 1.0% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company and (J) Indebtedness, including under the Existing Term Loan Facility, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (J), not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of $2,350 million and €800 million and (y) 7.1% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company;
(ii) (A) Existing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Convertible Notes, the Existing Multicurrency Facility, the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes and the Existing
Unsecured Notes), (B) Indebtedness, including under the 2026 Unsecured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (B), not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of $1,450.0 million and €500.0 million and (y) 4.0% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (C) Indebtedness, including under the 2027 Unsecured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (C), not to exceed the greater of $3,500.0 million and 6.7% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (D) Indebtedness, including under the 2029 Unsecured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (D), not to exceed the greater of $2,000.0 million and 3.9% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (E) Indebtedness, including under the 2030 Unsecured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (E), not to exceed the greater of $1,000.0 million and 2.04% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (F) Indebtedness, including under the 2024 Convertible Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (F), not to exceed the greater of $2,012.5 million and 4.0% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (G) Indebtedness, including under the 2027 Convertible Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (G) not to exceed the greater of $1,131.0 million and 2.3% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company; and (H) Indebtedness, including under the 2028 Priority Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (H), not to exceed the greater of $2,030.0 million and 3.98% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company;
(iii) [reserved];
(iv) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness represented by Attributable Debt, Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock, in each case, incurred or issued for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price, lease expense, charter hire, rental payments or cost of design, construction, installation, repair, replacement or improvement of property (including Vessels), plant or equipment or other assets (including Capital Stock) used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued pursuant to this clause (iv), not to exceed the greater of $600.0 million and 1.5% of Total Tangible Assets at any time outstanding (it being understood that any such Indebtedness may be incurred and such Disqualified Stock and preferred stock may be issued after the acquisition, purchase, charter, leasing or rental or the design, construction, installation, repair, replacement or the making of any improvement with respect to any asset (including Vessels)); provided that any such property (including Vessels), plant or equipment or other assets do not constitute
Collateral; provided further that the principal amount of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock permitted under this clause (iv) did not in each case at the time of incurrence exceed, together with amounts previously incurred and outstanding under this clause (iv) with respect to any applicable Vessel, (i) in the case of a completed Vessel, the book value and (ii) in the case of an uncompleted Vessel, 80% of the contract price for the acquisition or construction of such Vessel, in the case of this clause (ii), as determined on the date on which the agreement for acquisition or construction of such Vessel was entered into by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiary, plus any other Ready for Sea Cost of such Vessel plus 100% of any related export credit insurance premium;
(v) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock in connection with any New Vessel Financing in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued under this clause (v)) not exceeding the New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap as calculated on the date of the relevant incurrence under this clause (v);
(vi) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge, any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock), without duplication, that was permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1(a) or clause (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi), (xii) or (xviii) of this Section 6.2.1(b);
(vii) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:
(A) if either of the Borrowers or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not a Borrower or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and ((i) except in respect of the intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) only to the extent legally permitted (the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries having completed all procedures required in the reasonable judgment of directors or officers of the obligee or obligor to protect such Persons from any penalty or civil or criminal liability in connection with the subordination of such Indebtedness)) expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due, in the case of a Borrower, or the Guarantee, in the case of a Guarantor; and
(B) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (vii);
(viii) the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock; provided that (i) any
subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (viii);
(ix) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Hedging Obligations not for speculative purposes;
(x) the Guarantee by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the guaranteed Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 6.2.1; provided that, in each case, if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the Obligations or a Guarantee, then the Guarantee must be subordinated or pari passu, as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
(xi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness (i) in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, captive insurance companies and bankers’ acceptances in the ordinary course of business; (ii) in respect of letters of credit, surety, bid, performance, travel or appeal bonds, completion guarantees, judgment, advance payment, customs, VAT or other tax guarantees or similar instruments issued in the ordinary course of business of such Person or consistent with past practice or industry practice (including as required by any governmental authority) and not in connection with the borrowing of money, including letters of credit or similar instruments in respect of self-insurance and workers compensation obligations, or for the protection of customer deposits or credit card payments; provided, however, that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or other instrument, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing; (iii) arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within 30 days; and (iv) consisting of (x) the financing of insurance premiums or (y) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(xii) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock (i) of any Person outstanding on the date on which such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged, consolidated, amalgamated or otherwise combined with (including pursuant to any acquisition of assets and assumption of related liabilities) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) incurred or issued to provide all or any portion of the funds used to consummate the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was otherwise acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, with respect to this clause (xii), that at the time of the acquisition or other transaction pursuant to which such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock was deemed to be incurred or issued, (x) the Company would have been able to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 6.2.1(a) after giving pro forma effect to the relevant acquisition or other transaction and the incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock pursuant to this clause (xii) or (y) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s 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 Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued pursuant to this clause (xii), taken as one
period, would not be less than it was immediately prior to giving pro forma effect to such acquisition or other transaction and the incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock;
(xiii) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for customary indemnification, obligations in respect of earnouts or other adjustments of purchase price or, in each case, similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets or Person or any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary; provided that (in the case of a disposition) the maximum liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds, including the Fair Market Value of non-cash proceeds (measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value), actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
(xiv) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness in the form of Unearned Customer Deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business;
(xv) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection with credit card processing arrangements or other similar payment processing arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xvi) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock to finance the replacement (through construction or acquisition) of a Vessel upon an Event of Loss of such Vessel in an aggregate amount no greater than the Ready for Sea Cost for such replacement Vessel, in each case less all compensation, damages and other payments (including insurance proceeds other than in respect of business interruption insurance) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Person in connection with such Event of Loss in excess of amounts actually used to repay Indebtedness secured by the Vessel subject to such Event of Loss and any costs and expenses incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Event of Loss;
(xvii) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness in relation to (i) regular maintenance required on any port or other facilities or any of the Vessels owned or chartered by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (ii) any expenditures that are, or are reasonably expected to be, recoverable from insurance on such Vessels or facilities;
(xviii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued pursuant to this clause (xviii), not to exceed the greater of $3,500.0 million and 6.7% of Total Tangible Assets;
(xix) Indebtedness existing solely by reason of Permitted Liens described in clause (29) of the definition thereof;
(xx) Guarantees of passenger volume or port fees in the ordinary course of business; and
(xxi) any bareboat charter, lease or similar arrangement between or among the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and/or any joint venture or similar arrangement.
(c) None of the Borrowers nor any Guarantor will incur any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Borrower or such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or the applicable Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of either Borrower or any Guarantor solely by virtue of being unsecured.
(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.2.1, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xxi) of Section 6.2.1(b), or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.2.1(a), the Lead Borrower, in its sole discretion, will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of such clauses and will be permitted on the date of such incurrence to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Sections 6.2.1(a) and (b) and from time to time to reclassify or redivide (as if incurred at such time) all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 6.2.1.
(e) In connection with the incurrence or issuance, as applicable, of (x) revolving loan Indebtedness or (y) any commitment relating to the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, in each case, in compliance with this Section 6.2.1, and the granting of any Lien to secure such Indebtedness, the Lead Borrower or applicable Restricted Subsidiary may, at its option, designate such incurrence or issuance and the granting of any Lien therefor as having occurred on the date of first incurrence of such revolving loan Indebtedness or commitment (such date, the “Deemed Date”), and any related subsequent actual incurrence or issuance and granting of such Lien therefor will be deemed for all purposes under this Agreement to have been incurred or issued and granted on such Deemed Date, including, without limitation, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, usage of any baskets described herein (if applicable), the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Loan-to-Value Ratio and Consolidated EBITDA (and all such calculations on and after the Deemed Date until the termination or funding of such commitment shall be made on a pro forma basis giving effect to the deemed incurrence or issuance, the granting of any Lien therefor and related transactions in connection therewith). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, all Indebtedness outstanding on the Effective Date under the Existing Multicurrency Facility is deemed to have been incurred on the Deemed Date of March 18, 2020 pursuant to clause (e) and allocated as having been incurred under Section 6.2.1(a).
(f) The accrual of interest or preferred stock dividends, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the reclassification of preferred stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles, the payment of dividends on preferred stock or Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock, the accretion of liquidation preference and the increase in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 6.2.1; provided, in each such case, that the amount of any such
accrual, accretion, amortization, payment, reclassification or increase is included in the Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued.
(g) For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a different currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred or, in the case of Indebtedness incurred under a revolving credit facility and at the option of the Lead Borrower, first committed; provided that (a) if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than Dollars, 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 the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced; and (b) if and for so long as any Indebtedness is subject to a Hedging Obligation with respect to the currency in which such Indebtedness is denominated covering principal amounts payable on such Indebtedness, the amount of such Indebtedness, if denominated in Dollars, will be the amount of the principal payment required to be made under such Hedging Obligation and, otherwise, the Dollar-equivalent of such amount plus the Dollar-equivalent of any premium which is at such time due and payable but is not covered by such Hedging Obligation.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.2.1, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this Section 6.2.1 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values. The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, will be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such refinancing indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.
(i) The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(i) in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount, the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP;
(ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and
(iii) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:
(A) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and
(B) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.
Section 6.2.2 Liens.
(a) The Company shall not and shall not cause or permit any of the Guarantors to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness upon any of their property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(i) in the case of any property or assets that constitute Collateral, Permitted Collateral Liens, which may be secured on a pari passu basis with or junior to the Liens
on the Collateral securing the Obligations and the Guarantees, subject to Section 6.1.11; and
(ii) in the case of any property or assets that do not constitute Collateral, (A) Permitted Liens or (B) a Lien on such property or assets that is not a Permitted Lien (each Lien under clause (B), a “Triggering Lien”) if, contemporaneously with (or prior to) the incurrence of such Triggering Lien, all payments due under this Agreement (or the relevant Guarantee, in the case of Liens on property or assets of a Guarantor) are secured on an equal and ratable basis with or on a senior basis to the obligations so secured until such time as such obligations are no longer secured by such Triggering Lien; provided that, (1) if the Indebtedness secured by such Triggering Lien is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Obligations, then such Triggering Lien securing such Indebtedness shall be subordinate or junior in priority to the Lien securing the Obligations and (2) if any Secured Indebtedness is also required to be secured by Liens on such property or assets pursuant to provisions in the Secured Indebtedness Documents that are similar to this clause (ii), the Liens on such property or assets securing the Obligations may rank senior or pari passu in priority to the Liens on such property or assets securing such Secured Indebtedness pursuant to a Customary Intercreditor Agreement.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.2.2, (A) Liens securing Indebtedness and obligations need not be incurred solely by reference to one category of Permitted Liens (or subparts thereof) but are permitted to be incurred in part under any combination thereof, and (B) in the event that a Lien meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Permitted Liens (or subparts thereof), the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify, divide or later reclassify or redivide (as if incurred at such later time) such Liens (or any portions thereof) in any manner that complies with the definition of Permitted Liens, and such Liens (or portions thereof, as applicable) will be treated as having been incurred pursuant to such clause, clauses or subparts of the definition of Permitted Liens (and in the case of a subsequent division, classification or reclassification, such Liens shall cease to be divided or classified as it was prior to such subsequent division, classification or reclassification).
To the extent that any Liens are imposed pursuant to Section 6.2.2(a)(ii) (the “Equal and Ratable Provision”) on any assets or property to secure the Obligations, additional Liens may be granted on any such asset or property, which additional Liens may be pari passu or junior in priority to the Liens on such asset or property securing the Obligations subject to any limitations or requirements set forth in the Equal and Ratable Provision. The Administrative Agent and the Security Agent shall enter into a Customary Intercreditor Agreement with respect to such permitted pari passu Liens, junior Liens and Liens imposed pursuant to the Equal and Ratable Provision, if any.
(b) 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 accretion or 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 of the Company, the payment of dividends on preferred stock in the form of additional shares of preferred stock of the same class, 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 or increases in the value of property securing Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, any Lien that is permitted under this Agreement to secure Indebtedness shall also be permitted to secure any obligations related to such Indebtedness.
(c) Any Lien created in favor of this Agreement and the Obligations or a Guarantee pursuant to the Equal and Ratable Provision will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged (i) upon the release and discharge of the Triggering Lien to which it relates and (ii) otherwise as set forth under Section 13.5.
Section 6.2.3 Restricted Payments.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(A) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as holders (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or in Subordinated Shareholder Funding and other than dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary);
(B) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company;
(C) make any principal payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any Indebtedness of either Borrower or any Guarantor that is expressly contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or to any Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except (i) a payment of principal at the Stated Maturity thereof or (ii) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition of Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or scheduled maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition, or make any cash interest payment on, or purchase, repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any Subordinated Shareholder Funding; or
(D) make any Restricted Investment
(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (A) through (D) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:
(i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;
(ii) after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Company would have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 6.2.1(a); and
(iii) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries since April 8,
2020 (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (1) (without duplication of amounts paid pursuant to any other clause of Section 6.2.3(b)), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (11) of Section 6.2.3(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the first day of the fiscal quarter commencing June 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, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus
(B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of other assets received by the Company since April 8, 2020 as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or Subordinated Shareholder Funding or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests of the Company or Subordinated Shareholder Funding (other than (x) net cash proceeds and marketable securities received from an issuance or sale of Equity Interests, Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Company, (y) net cash proceeds and marketable securities received from an issuance or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities that have been converted into, exchanged or redeemed for Disqualified Stock and (z) net cash proceeds and marketable securities to the extent any Restricted Payment has been made from such proceeds pursuant to Section 6.2.3(b)(4)); plus
(C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after April 8, 2020 is (i) sold, disposed of or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid, 100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities received; or (ii) made in an entity that subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Restricted Investment as of the date such entity becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; plus
(D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company designated as such after April 8, 2020 is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary, or is merged or consolidated into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or all of the assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary are transferred to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, after April 8, 2020, the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Restricted Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation, merger, consolidation or transfer of assets to the extent such investments reduced the restricted payments capacity under this clause (iii) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced; provided, however, that no amount will be included in Consolidated Net Income of the Company for purposes of the preceding clause (A) to the extent that it is included under this clause (D); plus
(E) 100% of any dividends or distributions received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary after April 8, 2020 from an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent that such dividends or distributions were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period (excluding, for the
avoidance of doubt, repayments of, or interest payments in respect of, any Permitted Investment pursuant to clause (16) of the definition thereof).
(iv) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would not have been greater than 5.00:1.00 on a pro forma basis.
(b) The preceding provisions will not prohibit the following (“Permitted Payments”):
(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;
(2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or Subordinated Shareholder Funding or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from Section 6.2.3(a)(iii)(B);
(3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Obligations or to any Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(4) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the purchase, repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary held by any current or former officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, restricted stock grant, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such purchased, repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $25.0 million in the aggregate in any twelve-month period with unused amounts being carried over to any subsequent twelve-month period subject to a maximum aggregate amount of $50.0 million being available in any twelve-month period; and provided, further, that such amount in any twelve-month period may be increased by an amount not to exceed the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of the Company or Subordinated Shareholder Funding, in each case, received by the Company during such twelve-month period, in each case to members of management, directors or consultants of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests or Subordinated Shareholder Funding have not otherwise been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 6.2.3(a)(iii) or clause (2) of this Section 6.2.3(b);
(5) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options;
(6) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or
any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after April 8, 2020 in accordance with Section 6.2.1;
(7) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (i) the exercise of options or warrants or (ii) the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person;
(8) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests (other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) on no more than a pro rata basis;
(9) the making of (i) cash payments made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in satisfaction of the conversion obligation upon conversion of convertible Indebtedness issued in a convertible notes offering and (ii) any payments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination of any related capped call, hedge, warrant or other similar transactions (including for the avoidance of doubt, any payments due upon entering into such transactions);
(10) with respect to any Tax period (i) in which any of the Restricted Subsidiaries are members of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar income Tax group for U.S. federal or applicable state and local, or non-U.S. income Tax purposes (a “Tax Group”) of which a Parent Entity, or any Subsidiary of a Parent Entity, is a common parent, (ii) in which any Company is a member of a Tax Group of which a Parent Entity (other than such Company), or a Subsidiary of a Parent Entity (other than such Company), is the common parent, or (iii) for which a Restricted Subsidiary or Company is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes as separate from a Parent Entity, or any Subsidiary of a Parent Entity that is a C corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, payments by each such Restricted Subsidiary or each such Company, as applicable, in an amount not to exceed the amount of its allocable share of any U.S. federal, state and/or local and/or foreign income Taxes, as applicable, of such Tax Group for such taxable period that are attributable to the income, revenue, receipts or capital of such Restricted Subsidiary or each such Company, as applicable, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such income Taxes that such Restricted Subsidiary or such Company, as applicable, would have paid had it been a standalone corporate tax payer or standalone corporate tax group (without duplication, for the avoidance of doubt, of any such Taxes paid by such Restricted Subsidiary or such Company, as applicable, directly to the relevant taxing authority); and
(11) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $225.0 million since April 8, 2020 so long as, immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, (1) in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment or Investment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more categories (or subparts thereof) of Permitted Payments or Permitted Investments, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, the Company will be entitled to
classify or re-classify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) based on circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification in any manner that complies with this covenant, and such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) will be treated as having been made pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant or such clause or clauses (or subparts thereof) in the definition of Permitted Payments or Permitted Investments, (2) the amount of any return of or on capital from any Investment shall be netted against the amount of such Investment for purposes of determining compliance with this covenant and (3) payments made among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the agreements, constituent documents, guarantees, deeds and other instruments governing the “dual listed company” structure of the Company shall not be deemed to be Restricted Payments.
Section 6.2.4 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.
(a) Neither the Lead Borrower nor Carnival plc will, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) is the surviving Person), or (2) sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(i) either: (a) the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) is the surviving Person; or (b) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable)) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of Switzerland, Canada or any Permitted Jurisdiction;
(ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable)) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes (a) by a Joinder entered into with the Administrative Agent, all the obligations of Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) under this Agreement (including Carnival plc’s Guarantee, if applicable) and (b) all obligations of the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) under the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, subject to the Agreed Security Principles;
(iii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default is continuing;
(iv) the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable)), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 6.2.1(a); and
(v) the Lead Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, in each case, stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and, in the case in which a Joinder is entered into, such Joinder, comply with this Section 6.2.4 and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Clauses (iii) and (iv) of this Section 6.2.4(a) shall not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets to or merger or consolidation of the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) with or into a Guarantor and clause (iv) of this Section 6.2.4(a) will not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets to or merger or consolidation of the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) with or into an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Lead Borrower or Carnival plc (as applicable) in another jurisdiction for tax reasons.
(b) A Subsidiary Guarantor (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor whose Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the terms of the Guarantee, this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement as provided in Section 12.3) will not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person), or (2) sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(i) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default is continuing;
(ii) either:
(A) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger assumes all the obligations of that Subsidiary Guarantor under its Guarantee and this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents to which such Subsidiary Guarantor is a party, pursuant to a Joinder; or
(B) such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of assets does not violate the provisions of this Agreement (including Section 6.2.5); and
(iii) the Lead Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, in each case, stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and, in the case in which a Joinder is entered into, such Joinder, comply with this Section 6.2.4 and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) above, (x)(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate or merge with or into or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Guarantor and (b) any Guarantor may consolidate or merge with or into or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of such Guarantor and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries to another Guarantor and (y) any Guarantor may consolidate or merge with or into an Affiliate incorporated or organized for the purpose of changing the legal domicile of such Guarantor, reincorporating such Guarantor in another jurisdiction or changing the legal form of such Guarantor.
(d) Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Borrowers or Carnival plc in accordance with Section 6.2.4 of this Agreement, any surviving entity formed by such consolidation or into which either of the Borrowers or Carnival plc, as applicable, is merged or to
which such sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition is made, shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Agreement with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named as the Company herein; provided that the Company shall not be released from its obligation to pay the Obligations in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of its property and assets.
Section 6.2.5 Asset Sales.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
(i) the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and
(ii) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash, Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets or a combination thereof (which determination may be made by the Lead Borrower, at its option, either (x) at the time such Asset Sale is approved by the Lead Borrower’s Board of Directors or (y) at the time the Asset Sale is completed). For purposes of this clause (2), each of the following will be deemed to be cash:
(A) any liabilities, as recorded on the balance sheet of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities or liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations or the Guarantees), that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and as a result of which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer obligated with respect to such liabilities or are indemnified against further liabilities or that are otherwise retired or repaid;
(B) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within 180 days following the closing of the Asset Sale, to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received in that conversion;
(C) any Capital Stock or assets of the kind referred to in Section 6.2.5(b)(i) or (iii);
(D) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to the Obligations or the Guarantees) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale, to the extent that Carnival plc and each other Restricted Subsidiary are released from any Guarantee of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Sale;
(E) consideration consisting of Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor received from Persons who are not the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
(F) consideration other than cash, Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in Asset Sales with a Fair Market Value not exceeding $250.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any one time.
(b) Within 450 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale or any Event of Loss, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) shall apply such Net Proceeds:
(i) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Permitted Business; provided that (i) after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, the Permitted Business is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) to the extent the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss comprised part of the Collateral, the assets comprising such Permitted Business shall also be pledged as Collateral;
(ii) to make a capital expenditure; provided that to the extent the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss comprised part of the Collateral, such capital expenditures shall be made in respect of assets that are Collateral;
(iii) to acquire other assets (other than Capital Stock) not classified as current assets under GAAP that are used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that to the extent the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss comprised part of the Collateral, the assets being acquired shall also be pledged as Collateral;
(iv) to enter into a binding commitment to apply the Net Proceeds pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 6.2.5(b); provided that such binding commitment (or any subsequent commitments replacing the initial commitment that may be cancelled or terminated) shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment until the earlier of (x) the date on which such acquisition or expenditure is consummated and (y) the 180th day following the expiration of the aforementioned 450 day period;
(v) to make mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 2.10(b); or
(vi) any combination of the foregoing.
(c) Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) may temporarily reduce borrowings under any revolving credit facility, or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Agreement.
Section 6.2.6 Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $100.0 million, unless:
(i) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person who is not such an Affiliate; and
(ii) the Lead Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent, with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $250.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrowers set forth in an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate
Transaction complies with this Section 6.2.6 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower (or in the event there is only one disinterested director, by such disinterested director, or, in the event there are no disinterested directors, by unanimous approval of the members of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 6.2.6(a):
(i) any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement, consulting agreement or employee benefit arrangements with any employee, consultant, officer or director of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including under any stock option, stock appreciation rights, stock incentive or similar plans, entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;
(iv) payment of reasonable and customary fees, salaries, bonuses, compensation, other employee benefits and reimbursements of expenses (pursuant to indemnity arrangements or otherwise) of Officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(v) any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any issuance of Subordinated Shareholder Funding;
(vi) Restricted Payments that do not violate Section 6.2.3;
(vii) transactions pursuant to or contemplated by any agreement in effect on the Effective Date and transactions pursuant to any amendment, modification or extension to such agreement, so long as such amendment, modification or extension, taken as a whole, is not materially more disadvantageous to the Lenders than the original agreement as in effect on the Effective Date;
(viii) Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments described in clause (16) of the definition thereof);
(ix) Management Advances;
(x) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or 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 Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries in the reasonable determination of the members of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower or the senior management thereof, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated Person;
(xi) the granting and performance of any registration rights for the Company’s Capital Stock;
(xii) any contribution to the capital of the Company;
(xiii) pledges of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(xiv) transactions with respect to which the Company has obtained an opinion of an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of international standing, or other recognized independent expert of international standing with experience appraising the terms and conditions of the type of transaction or series of related transactions for which an opinion is required, stating that the transaction or series of related transactions is (A) fair from a financial point of view taking into account all relevant circumstances or (B) on terms not less favorable than might have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person who is not an Affiliate;
(xv) transactions made pursuant to the agreements, constituent documents, guarantees, deeds and other instruments governing the “dual listed company” structure of the Company; and
(xvi) transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Lead Borrower in an Officer’s Certificate) between the Company and any other Person or a Restricted Subsidiary and any other Person with which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries files a combined, consolidated, unitary or similar group tax return or which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is part of a group for tax purposes that are effected for the purpose of improving the combined, consolidated, unitary or similar group tax efficiency of the Company and its Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing any provision of this Agreement.
Section 6.2.7 Limitation on Issuance of Guarantees of Indebtedness.
(a) Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, the Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) that is not a Guarantor to Guarantee, directly or indirectly, the payment of any obligations of a Borrower or a Guarantor under a Credit Facility, the Convertible Notes, the Existing Multicurrency Facility (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) II Limited and any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries that guarantee the Forward-Start Facility), the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Unsecured Notes (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Limited and any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries that guarantee the 2028 Priority Notes) or any other Indebtedness of a Borrower or a Guarantor, in each case, having an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $300.0 million unless such Restricted Subsidiary simultaneously executes and delivers a Joinder providing for the Guarantee of the payment of the Obligations by such Restricted Subsidiary which Guarantee will be senior to or pari passu with such Restricted Subsidiary’s Guarantee of such other Indebtedness and with respect to any Guarantee of Indebtedness that is expressly contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or to any Guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary, any such Guarantee will be subordinated to such Restricted Subsidiary’s Guarantee at least to the same extent as such subordinated Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations.
Following the provision of any additional Guarantees as described in the immediately preceding paragraph, subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement (if such security is being granted in respect of the other Indebtedness), any such Guarantor shall provide security over its material assets that are of the same type as any of the Borrowers’ or the Guarantors’ assets that are required to be a part of the
Collateral (excluding any assets of such Guarantor which are subject to a Permitted Lien at the time of the execution of such Joinder (to the extent that such Permitted Lien was not created, incurred or assumed in contemplation thereof) if providing such security interest would not be permitted by the terms of such Permitted Lien or by the terms of any obligations secured by such Permitted Lien) to secure its Guarantee on a first-priority basis with the priority of the Liens on the Collateral securing the Pari Passu Obligations.
This paragraph (a) will not be applicable to any Guarantees of any Restricted Subsidiary:
(i) existing on the Effective Date;
(ii) that existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary if the Guarantee was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; or
(iii) arising solely due to granting of a Permitted Lien that would not otherwise constitute a Guarantee of Indebtedness of the Borrowers or any Guarantor.
Any additional Guarantee may be contractually limited as necessary to recognize certain defenses generally available to guarantors or sureties as a matter of applicable law (including those that relate to fraudulent conveyance or transfer, voidable preference, financial assistance, corporate purpose, capital maintenance or similar laws, regulations or defenses affecting the rights of creditors generally) and other legal restrictions applicable to the Guarantors and their respective shareholders, directors and general partners.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to cause such Restricted Subsidiary to guarantee the Obligations or provide security to the extent that such Guarantee or the grant of such security by such Restricted Subsidiary would be inconsistent with the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement or the Agreed Security Principles or would reasonably be expected to give rise to or result in (x) any liability for the officers, directors or shareholders of such Restricted Subsidiary, (y) any violation of applicable law that cannot be prevented or otherwise avoided through measures reasonably available to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary or (z) any significant cost, expense, liability or obligation (including with respect to any Taxes) other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and other than reasonable expenses incurred in connection with any governmental or regulatory filings required as a result of, or any measures pursuant to clause (y) undertaken in connection with, such Guarantee which cannot be avoided through measures reasonably available to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary.
Section 6.2.8 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.
(a) Each Parent Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to its Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the relevant Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) make loans or advances to its Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or
(iii) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to its Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that (x) the priority of any preferred stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock, (y) the subordination of (including the application of any standstill period to) loans or advances made to the relevant Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness incurred by the relevant Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (z) the provisions contained in documentation governing or relating to Indebtedness requiring transactions between or among the relevant Parent Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or between or among any Restricted Subsidiaries to be on fair and reasonable terms or on an arm’s-length basis, in each case, shall not be deemed to constitute such an encumbrance or restriction.
(b) The provisions of Section 6.2.8(a) above shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) agreements or instruments governing or relating to Indebtedness as in effect on the Effective Date (including pursuant to the Convertible Notes, the Existing Multicurrency Facility, the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Unsecured Notes, and the related documentation) and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Lender with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements or instruments on the Effective Date (as determined in good faith by the Lead Borrower);
(ii) this Agreement, the Convertible Notes, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second Priority Secured Notes, the 2026 Unsecured Notes, the 2027 Unsecured Notes, the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents;
(iii) agreements or instruments governing other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.1 and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the Company determines at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness that such encumbrances or restrictions will not adversely effect, in any material respect, the Borrowers’ ability to make principal or interest payments on the Obligations;
(iv) applicable law, rule, regulation or order or the terms of any license, authorization, concession or permit;
(v) any agreement or instrument governing or relating to Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the relevant Parent Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (other than any agreement or instrument entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred;
(vi) customary non-assignment and similar provisions in contracts, leases and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature set forth in Section 6.2.8(a)(iii) or any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to a joint venture agreement that imposes restrictions on the transfer of the assets of the joint venture;
(viii) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of the Capital Stock or all or substantially all of the property and assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;
(ix) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that either (i) the restrictions contained in the agreements or instruments governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements or instruments governing the Indebtedness being refinanced or (ii) the Lead Borrower determines at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness that such encumbrances or restrictions will not adversely effect, in any material respect, the Borrowers’ ability to make principal or interest payments on the Advances;
(x) Liens permitted to be incurred under Section 6.2.2 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
(xi) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements (including agreements entered into in connection with a Restricted Investment or Permitted Investment) entered into with the approval of the Lead Borrower’s Board of Directors, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements;
(xii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or suppliers or required by insurance, surety or bonding companies, in each case, under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) any customary Productive Asset Leases for Vessels and other assets used in the ordinary course of business; provided that such encumbrance or restriction only extends to the Vessel or other asset financed in such Productive Asset Lease;
(xiv) any encumbrance or restriction existing with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary or the property or assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement at the time of such designation and not incurred in contemplation of such designation, which encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to any Person other than such Unrestricted Subsidiary or the property or assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that the encumbrances or restrictions are customary for the business of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and would not, at the time agreed to, be expected to affect the ability of the Borrowers and the Guarantors to make payments under this Agreement;
(xv) customary encumbrances or restrictions contained in agreements in connection with Hedging Obligations permitted under this Agreement;
(xvi) the agreements, constituent documents, guarantees, deeds and other instruments governing the “dual listed company” structure of the Company; and
(xvii) any encumbrance or restriction existing under any agreement that extends, renews, refinances, replaces, amends, modifies, restates or supplements the agreements
containing the encumbrances or restrictions in the foregoing clauses (i) through (xvi), or in this clause (xvii); provided that the terms and conditions of any such encumbrances or restrictions are no more restrictive in any material respect than those under or pursuant to the agreement so extended, renewed, refinanced, replaced, amended, modified, restated or supplemented.
Section 6.2.9 Impairment of Security Interest. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, take or omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral (it being understood that (i) the incurrence of Permitted Collateral Liens and (ii) the release or modification of the Liens on the Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and related Security Documents, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), shall under no circumstances be deemed to materially impair the security interest with respect to the Collateral) for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, grant to any Person other than the Security Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and the other beneficiaries described in the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, any Lien over any of the Collateral that is prohibited by Section 6.2.2; provided that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur any Lien over any of the Collateral that is not prohibited by Section 6.2.2, including Permitted Collateral Liens, and the Collateral may be discharged or released in accordance with this Agreement, the applicable Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Intercreditor Agreement.
Subject to the foregoing, the Security Documents may be amended, extended, renewed, restated or otherwise modified or released to (i) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency therein; (ii) provide for Permitted Collateral Liens; (iii) add to the Collateral; or (iv) make any other change thereto that does not adversely affect the Lenders in any material respect; provided, however, that (except where permitted by this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Intercreditor Agreement or to effect or facilitate the creation of Permitted Collateral Liens for the benefit of the Security Agent and holders of other Indebtedness incurred in accordance with this Agreement) no Security Document may be amended, extended, renewed, restated or otherwise modified or released, unless contemporaneously with such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement or modification or release (followed by an immediate retaking of a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets), the Lead Borrower delivers to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent, either (1) a solvency opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent, from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of international standing which confirms the solvency of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to any transactions related to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release, (2) a certificate from an Officer of the relevant Person which confirms the solvency of the Person granting such Lien after giving effect to any transactions related to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release (followed by an immediate retaking of a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets) or (3) an Opinion of Counsel (subject to any qualifications customary for this type of opinion of counsel), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, confirming that, after giving effect to any transactions related to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release (followed by an immediate retaking of a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets), the Lien or Liens created under the Security Document, so amended, extended, renewed, restated, modified or released and retaken, are valid and perfected Liens not otherwise subject to any limitation, imperfection or new hardening period, in equity or at law, that such Lien or Liens were not otherwise subject to immediately prior to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release and retake and to which the new Indebtedness secured by the Permitted Collateral Lien is not subject. In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries comply with the requirements of this Section 6.2.9, the
Administrative Agent and the Security Agent shall (subject to customary protections and indemnifications) consent to such amendments without the need for instructions from the Lenders.
Section 6.2.10 Use of Proceeds. The Borrowers will not request any Borrowing, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not use the proceeds of any Borrowing (a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, or (b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, in violation of Sanctions applicable to any party hereto. The Borrowers shall not, directly or indirectly, place, invest or give economic use to the proceeds from any Advance in the Republic of Panama.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.1 Listing of Events of Default. Each of the following events or occurrences described in this Section 7.1 shall constitute an “Event of Default”.
Section 7.1.1 Non-Payment of Obligations. The Borrowers shall default in the payment when due of any principal of or interest on any Advance, any fee or other amount payable under any Loan Document, provided that, in the case of any default in the payment of any interest on any Advance or any fee or other amount (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, principal on any Advance) payable under any Loan Document, such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least ten (10) Business Days after such payment shall have become due and payable.
Section 7.1.2 Breach of Warranty. Any representation or warranty of the Borrowers made or deemed to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including any certificates delivered pursuant hereto or thereto) is or shall be incorrect in any material respect when made and such incorrect or misleading representation or warranty (or, if such representation or warranty is capable of being cured, such representation or warranty shall remain false or misleading for a period of 30 days from the date of such representation of warranty).
Section 7.1.3 Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations. The Borrowers shall default in the due performance and observance of any other agreement contained herein or in any other Loan Document (other than the covenants set forth in Article VI and the obligations referred to in Section 7.1.1) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or, if (a) such default is capable of being remedied within 30 days and (b) the Borrowers are actively seeking to remedy the same during such period, such default shall continue unremedied for at least 30 days after such notice to the Borrowers).
Section 7.1.4 Default on Other Indebtedness. There shall occur any default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the Effective Date, if that default:
(a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default; or
(b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity,
and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness that is due and has not been paid, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness that is due and has not been paid or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, equals or exceeds $100.0 million in aggregate;
Section 7.1.5 Pension Plans. Any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a liability of the Borrowers and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $100.0 million.
Section 7.1.6 Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. (A) A court having jurisdiction over the Company or a Significant Subsidiary enters (x) a decree or order for relief or, solely under Bermuda Bankruptcy Law or English law, a winding-up order, in respect of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law or (y) a decree or order adjudging the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking (i) reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries under any Bankruptcy Law or (ii) winding up of or in respect of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries under any Bermuda Bankruptcy Law or English law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, provisional liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the liquidation or, solely with respect to Bermuda Bankruptcy Law and/or English law, winding up, of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days or (B) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary (i) commences a voluntary case under any Bankruptcy Law or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any Bankruptcy Law, (ii) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, provisional liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries or for all or substantially all the property and assets of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) effects any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (iv) generally is not paying its debts as they become due. For sake of clarity, in the case of the Italian Guarantor this Section 7.1.6 includes, without limitation, any insolvency procedure pursuant to Legislative Decree No.14 of 12th January 2019 (such as liquidazione giudiziale, concordato preventivo, concordato nella liquidazione giudiziale, accordo in esecuzione di piano attestato di risanamento, accordo di ristrutturazione dei debiti, accordo di ristrutturazione con intermediari finanziari, convenzione di moratoria, piani attestati di risanamento); and any other particular insolvency procedure, including, but not limited to, liquidazione coatta amministrativa, amministrazione straordinaria, amministrazione straordinaria delle grandi imprese in crisi, domanda di "pre-concordato", any procedura di risanamento or procedura di liquidazione pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree No. 170 of 21 May 2004 and cessione dei beni ai creditori pursuant to article 1977 of the Italian Civil Code.
Section 7.1.7 Change of Control Triggering Event . There occurs a Change of Control Triggering Event.
Section 7.1.8 Unenforceability. Any Loan Document shall cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Borrowers (in each case, other than with respect to provisions of any Loan Document (i) identified as unenforceable in the opinion of the Borrowers’ counsel delivered pursuant to Section 4.1(e)(i) or (ii) that a court of competent jurisdiction has determined are not material) and such event shall continue unremedied for 15 days after notice thereof has been given to the Borrowers by any Lender.
Section 7.1.9 Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations. The Borrowers shall default in the due performance and observance of any of the covenants set forth in Article VI.
Section 7.1.10 Judgments. Failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $100.0 million (exclusive of any amounts for which a solvent insurance company has acknowledged liability), which judgments shall not have been discharged or waived and there shall have been a period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of an appeal, waiver or otherwise, shall not have been in effect;
Section 7.1.11 Guarantees. Except as permitted by this Agreement (including with respect to any limitations), any Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor which is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or any Person acting on behalf of any such Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Guarantee and such Default continues for 30 days;
Section 7.1.12 Security Interests. (a) Any security interest under the Security Documents on any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $250.0 million shall, at any time, cease to be in full force and effect (other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Security Agent and other than in accordance with the terms of the relevant Security Document, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement) for any reason other than the satisfaction in full of all obligations under this Agreement or the release or amendment of any such security interest in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, or such Security Document or any such security interest created thereunder shall be declared invalid or unenforceable in a final non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction or either Borrower or any Guarantor shall assert in writing that any such security interest is invalid or unenforceable and any such Default continues for ten (10) days or (b) as a result of any Savings Clause, none of the Advances is secured by a Lien on the Collateral;
Section 7.2 Action if Bankruptcy. If any Event of Default described in Section 7.1.6 shall occur with respect to the Borrowers, the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) shall automatically terminate and the outstanding principal amount of all outstanding Advances and all other Obligations shall automatically be and become immediately due and payable, without notice or demand.
Section 7.3 Action if Other Event of Default. If any Event of Default (other than any Event of Default described in Section 7.1.6 with respect to the Borrowers) shall occur for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, and be continuing, the Administrative Agent, upon the direction of the Required Lenders, shall by notice to the Borrowers declare all of the outstanding principal amount of the Advances and other Obligations to be due and payable and/or the
Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) to be terminated, whereupon the full unpaid amount of such Advances and other Obligations shall be and become immediately due and payable, without further notice, demand or presentment, and/or, as the case may be, the Commitments shall terminate.
ARTICLE VIII
[RESERVED]
ARTICLE IX
[RESERVED]
ARTICLE X
THE AGENTS
Section 10.1 Actions.
(a) Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Borrowers shall not have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
(b) In case of the pendency of any proceeding with respect to any Loan Party under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Advance 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 Borrowers) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) 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 Advance 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 and the Administrative Agent (including any claim under Sections 2.3, 2.7, 3.3, 11.3 and 11.4) 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, provisional liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due to it, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, under the Loan
Documents (including under Sections 11.3 and 11.4). 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 any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
(c) The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and, except solely to the extent of the Borrowers’ rights to consent pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth in this Article, none of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary, or any of their respective Affiliates, shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary under any such provisions.
Section 10.2 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Persons (including the Security Agent) and their Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Persons were not the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 10.3 Lender Indemnification.
(a) Each Lender hereby severally indemnifies (which indemnity shall survive any termination of this Agreement) the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent (in each case, to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers) from and against such Lender’s Ratable Share of any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that be incurred by or asserted or awarded against, the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the Notes and any other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses which have resulted from the Administrative Agent’s or the Security Agent’s, as applicable, gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent and/or the Security Agent, as applicable, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, to the extent that the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrowers. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any such indemnified costs, this Section 10.3 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, any Lender or a third party.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) The failure of any Lender to reimburse the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, promptly upon demand for its Ratable Share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, as provided
herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its Ratable Share of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, for such other Lender’s Ratable Share of such amount. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of any Lender hereunder, the agreement and obligations of each Lender contained in this Section 10.3 shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, agrees to promptly return to the Lenders their respective Ratable Shares of any amounts paid under this Section 10.3 that are subsequently reimbursed by the Borrowers.
Section 10.4 Exculpation.
(a) In performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as relevant, is acting solely on behalf of the Lenders (except in limited circumstances expressly provided for herein relating, in the case of the Administrative Agent, to the maintenance of the Register), and its duties are entirely mechanical and administrative in nature. The Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as relevant, shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as relevant:
(i) does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation or duty or any other relationship as the agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender other than as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” (or any similar term) herein or in any other Loan Document with reference to the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as relevant, is not intended to connote any fiduciary duty or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties); additionally, each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim against the Administrative Agent and/or the Security Agent, as relevant, based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as relevant, in connection with this Agreement and/or the transactions contemplated hereby;
(ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that (i) neither the Administrative Agent nor the Security Agent, as the case may be, shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any debtor relief law; and (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, or any of its Affiliates in any capacity;
(iii) nothing in this Agreement or any Loan Document shall require the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, for its own account.
(b) Neither the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent nor any of their Related Parties shall (i) be liable to any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by such party, the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, or any of its Related Parties under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (x) with the consent of or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents) or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct (such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment), (ii) be 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 the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document 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 or (iii) be liable for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective lender or participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Advances, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any (i) notice of any of the events or circumstances set forth or described in Section 6.1.1 unless and until written notice thereof stating that it is a “notice under Section 6.1.1” in respect of this Agreement and identifying the specific clause under said Section is given to the Administrative Agent by the Lead Borrower, or (ii) notice of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (stating that it is a “notice of Default” or a “notice of an Event of Default”) is given to the Administrative Agent by the Lead Borrower, a Lender. Further, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items (which on their face purport to be such items) expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or (vi) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral.
(d) Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent (i) may treat the payee of any promissory note as its holder until such promissory note has been assigned in accordance with Section 11.11, (ii) may rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 11.11, (iii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrowers), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken
in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts, (iv) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (v) in determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of an Advance that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender sufficiently in advance of the making of such Advance and (vi) shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper party or parties (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).
(e) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
Section 10.5 Reliance by Administrative Agent and the Security Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and reasonably believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of an Advance that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Advance. The Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. Nothing in this Section 10.5 shall limit the exclusion for gross negligence or willful misconduct referred to in Section 10.3.
Section 10.6 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable. The Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facility
established hereby as well as activities as Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable . The Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents, provided, however, that the foregoing release of the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, shall not apply with respect to gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Affiliates, directors, officers or employees of the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable.
Section 10.7 Resignation of Administrative Agent and the Security Agent.
(a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrowers. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Lead Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a commercial banking institution having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500.0 million (or the equivalent in other currencies). If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders with the consent of the Lead Borrower and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, subject to the consent of such proposed successor Administrative Agent to such appointment. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b) The Security Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrowers. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Lead Borrower, to appoint a successor security agent in writing delivered to the resigning Security Agent and the successor security agent. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders with the consent of the Lead Borrower and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Security Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Security Agent Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Security Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), upon ten Business Days’ notice to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, appoint a successor Security Agent reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, subject to the consent of such proposed successor Security Agent to such appointment. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Security Agent Resignation Effective Date. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Security Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Security Agent, and the retiring or removed Security Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, subject to the penultimate sentence of this Section 10.7(b). The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Security Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such successor. After the retiring Security Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Sections 11.3 and 11.4 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Security 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 Security Agent was acting as Security Agent or under this Section 10.7(b) (including, without limitation, the penultimate sentence of this Section 10.7(b)). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, for purposes of maintaining any security interest granted to the Security Agent under the Security Documents or any other Loan Documents, the retiring Security Agent shall (x) at the cost and expense of the Borrowers
(including, without limitation, the costs and expense of counsel) cooperate with the successor Security Agent to take actions that are reasonably requested in writing by the successor Security Agent in order to vest in such successor Security Agent the rights granted to the retiring Security Agent hereunder; all without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the retiring Security Agent and (y) continue to be vested with such security interest as collateral agent, security agent or similar title, as applicable, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and continue to be entitled to the rights and bound to the obligations set forth in such Security Documents and any other Loan Document, and, in the case of any Collateral in the possession of the Security Agent, shall continue to hold such Collateral, in each case until such time as a successor Security Agent is appointed and accepts such appointment in accordance with this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that the retiring Security Agent shall have no duty or obligation to take any further action under any Security Document). For the avoidance of doubt, the Loan Parties agree to transfer (and maintain the validity and priority of) the Liens in favor of the retiring Security Agent under the Security Documents to the successor Security Agent.
(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Sections 11.3 and 11.4 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
Section 10.8 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or the Security Agent or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or the Security Agent or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Section 10.9 No Other Duties. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Arrangers, Bookrunners, Bookrunning Managers, Global Coordinators, Co-Managers or Agents listed on the cover page hereof as of the Effective Date shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or, if relevant, a Lender hereunder, as applicable.
Section 10.10 Copies, etc. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to each Lender of each notice or request required or permitted to be given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (unless concurrently delivered to the
Lenders by the Borrowers). The Administrative Agent will distribute to each Lender each document or instrument received for its account and copies of all other communications received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers for distribution to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 10.11 Agency Fee. The Borrowers agree to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, for its own account an agency fee in an amount, and at such times, heretofore agreed to in writing between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as the case may be.
Section 10.12 Posting of Communications. (a) The Borrowers agree that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on IntraLinks™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the “Approved Electronic Platform”).
(b) Although the Approved Electronic Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system) and the Approved Electronic Platform is secured through a per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Approved Electronic Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each of the Lenders and the Borrowers acknowledge and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of any Lender that are added to the Approved Electronic Platform, and that there may be confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders and the Borrowers hereby approves distribution of the Communications through the Approved Electronic Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution.
(c) THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE APPLICABLE PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE APPLICABLE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ARRANGER, ANY BOOKRUNNER, ANY BOOKRUNNING MANAGER, ANY GLOBAL COORDINATOR, ANY CO-MANAGER, THE SECURITY AGENT OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RELATED PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, “APPLICABLE PARTIES”) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LOAN PARTY, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY LOAN PARTY’S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S OR THE SECURITY AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM.
“Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to
any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent, any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section 10.12, including through an Approved Electronic Platform.
(d) Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that Communications have been posted to the Approved Electronic Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (which could be in the form of electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s email address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such email address.
(e) Each of the Lenders and the Borrowers agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Communications on the Approved Electronic Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally applicable document retention procedures and policies.
(f) Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.
Section 10.13 Acknowledgements of Lenders. (a) Each Lender represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, any Arranger, any Bookrunner, any Bookrunning Manager, any Global Coordinator, any Co-Manager or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Advances hereunder. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, any Arranger, any Bookrunner, any Bookrunning Manager, any Global Coordinator, any Co-Manager or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrowers and their Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
(b) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement on the Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to a Lender Assignment Agreement or any other Loan Document pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Effective Date.
(c) (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 10.13(c) 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.
(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 or any other Loan Party for the purpose of making such erroneous Payment.
(iv) Each party’s obligations under this Section 10.13(c) 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.
Section 10.14 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 Security Agent, each Arranger, each Bookrunner, each Bookrunning Manager, each Global Coordinator, each Co-Manager and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers 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 the Plan Asset Regulations) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Advances, the letters of credit or the Commitments,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, 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 Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, 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 Advances, 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 sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in 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 Security Agent, each Arranger, each Bookrunner, each Bookrunning Manager, each Global Coordinator, and each Co-Manager and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, any Arranger, any Bookrunner, any Bookrunning Manager, any Global Coordinator or any Co-Manager or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the Collateral or the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto).
Section 10.15 Collateral Matters; Credit Bidding.
(a) In addition to any other rights and remedies granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise all rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Loan Party or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived by the Company on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part
thereof, or consent to the use by any Loan Party of any cash collateral arising in respect of the Collateral on such terms as the Administrative Agent deems reasonable, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign give an option or options to purchase or otherwise dispose of and deliver, or acquire by credit bid on behalf of the Lenders, the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or elsewhere, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery, all without assumption of any credit risk. The Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Loan Party, which right or equity is hereby waived and released by the Company on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries. The Company further agrees on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, at the Administrative Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at places which the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select, whether at the premises of the Borrowers, another Loan Party or elsewhere. The Administrative Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 10.15, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any other way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in such order as the Administrative Agent may elect, and only after such application and after the payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Section 9-615(a)(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code, need the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Loan Party. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Administrative Agent or any Lender arising out of the exercise by them of any rights hereunder. If any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.
(b) Except with respect to a Secured Party’s right to file a proof of claim in an insolvency proceeding, no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any Guarantee of the Obligations, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof.
(c) The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including by accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (i) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, or (ii) at any other sale, foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that shall vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) for the asset or assets so purchased (or for the equity interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles
that are issued in connection with such purchase). In connection with any such bid, (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles and to assign any successful credit bid to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, (ii) each of the Secured Parties’ ratable interests in the Obligations which were credit bid shall be deemed without any further action under this Agreement to be assigned to such vehicle or vehicles for the purpose of closing such sale, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or equity interests thereof, shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by, and the governing documents shall provide for, control by the vote of the Required Lenders or their permitted assignees under the terms of this Agreement or the governing documents of the applicable acquisition vehicle or vehicles, as the case may be, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 11.1 of this Agreement), (iv) the Administrative Agent on behalf of such acquisition vehicle or vehicles shall be authorized to issue to each of the Secured Parties, ratably on account of the relevant Obligations which were credit bid, interests, whether as equity, partnership interests, limited partnership interests or membership interests, in any such acquisition vehicle and/or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (v) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of Obligations credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Secured Parties pro rata with their original interest in such Obligations and the equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of such Obligations shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action. Notwithstanding that the ratable portion of the Obligations of each Secured Party are deemed assigned to the acquisition vehicle or vehicles as set forth in clause (ii) above, each Secured Party shall execute such documents and provide such information regarding the Secured Party (and/or any designee of the Secured Party which will receive interests in or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the formation of any acquisition vehicle, the formulation or submission of any credit bid or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such credit bid.
(d) Each Lender party hereto acknowledges that subject to Section 6.1.11, the Obligations hereunder constitute “New Secured Debt” (as defined in the 2028 First-Priority Note Indenture as in effect on the Effective Date) and are subject to automatic reduction of “New Secured Debt” (as defined in the 2028 First-Priority Note Indenture as in effect on the Effective Date) secured by the Collateral upon occurrence of a Reduction Event in accordance with Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement and Sections 4.25 and 4.26 of the 2028 First-Priority Note Indenture as in effect on the Effective Date. Any such reduction shall be pro rata with any such reduction of the Existing Term Loan Facility and the 2029 First-Priority Secured Notes.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 11.1 Waivers, Amendments, etc. The provisions of this Agreement and of each other Loan Document may from time to time be amended, modified or waived, if such amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and consented to by the Lead Borrower and the Required Lenders; provided that no such amendment, modification or waiver which would:
(a) modify any requirement hereunder that any particular action be taken by all the Lenders shall be effective unless consented to by each Lender;
(b) modify this Section 11.1 or change the definition of “Required Lenders” shall be made without the consent of each Lender;
(c) increase the Commitment(s) of any Lender, reduce any fees described in Section 2.3 payable to any Lender or extend the Maturity Date with respect to any Lender shall be made without the consent of such Lender;
(d) extend the due date for, or reduce the amount of, any scheduled repayment or prepayment of principal of or interest on any Advance or fees (or reduce the principal amount of or rate of interest on any Advance) applicable to any Lender shall be made without the consent of such Lender;
(e) affect adversely the interests, rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable, in its capacity as such shall be made without the written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, as applicable;
(f) amend the provisions of this Agreement or any provision of any Security Document in a manner that would by its terms alter the pro rata sharing of payments required hereby or thereby, without the prior written consent of each adversely affected Lender;
(g) modify Section 2.10(e) without the consent of each Lender affected thereby;
(h) release all or substantially all the Collateral or the Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors from its Guarantee, without the prior written consent of each Lender; or
(i) subordinate (x) the Liens securing any of the Obligations on all or substantially all of the Collateral (“Existing Liens”) to the Liens securing any other Indebtedness or other obligations or (y) any Obligations in contractual right of payment to any other Indebtedness or other obligations (any such other Indebtedness or other obligations, to which such Liens securing any of the Obligations or such Obligations, as applicable, are subordinated, “Senior Indebtedness”), in either the case of subclause (x) or (y), unless each adversely affected Lender has been offered a bona fide opportunity to fund or otherwise provide its pro rata share (based on the amount of Obligations that are adversely affected thereby held by each Lender) of the Senior Indebtedness on the same terms (other than bona fide backstop fees and reimbursement of counsel fees and other expenses in connection with the negotiation of the terms of such transaction; such fees and expenses, “Ancillary Fees”) as offered to all other providers (or their Affiliates) of the Senior Indebtedness and to the extent such adversely affected Lender decides to participate in the Senior Indebtedness, receive its pro rata share of the fees and any other similar benefit (other than Ancillary Fees) of the Senior Indebtedness afforded to the providers of the Senior Indebtedness (or any of their Affiliates) in connection with providing the Senior Indebtedness pursuant to a written offer made to each such adversely affected Lender describing the material terms of the arrangements pursuant to which the Senior Indebtedness is to be provided, which offer shall remain open to each adversely affected Lender for a period of not less than five Business Days.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any amendment, modification or waiver described above as requiring the consent of each Lender affected or adversely affected thereby shall not require the consent of any other Lender.
No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or any Lender in exercising any power or right under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No notice to or demand on the Borrowers in any case shall entitle it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or any Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, except as may be otherwise stated in such waiver or approval, be applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver or approval hereunder shall require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, technical and conforming modifications to the Loan Documents may be made with the consent of the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent (but without the consent of any Lender) to the extent necessary (A) to integrate any Incremental Facility (including the Incremental Commitments and/or Incremental Advances thereunder) in a manner consistent with Section 2.14, (B) to effect the change in benchmark interest rate in a manner consistent with Section 3.11 or (C) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency.
If any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, the Lead Borrower shall be entitled at any time to replace such Lender with another financial institution willing to take such assignment and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that (i) each such assignment shall be either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and obligations made concurrently with another such assignment or other such assignments that together cover all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement, (ii) such assignment shall not conflict with applicable law and (iii) no Non-Consenting Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment as a result of a demand by the Lead Borrower pursuant to this Section unless and until such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received one or more payments from either the Lead Borrower or one or more assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances owing to such Non-Consenting Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Non-Consenting Lender under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (x) to provide for Incremental Facilities and Permitted Amendments in connection with Loan Modification Offers as provided in Sections 2.14 and 2.15 without any additional consents and (y) as provided pursuant to Section 3.11(b) and (c) without any additional consents.
Section 11.2 Notices.
(a) All notices and other communications provided to any party hereto under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing or by facsimile or by electronic mail and addressed, delivered or transmitted to such party at its address, or facsimile number, or e-mail address, as follows:
(i) if to the Borrowers:
Carnival Corporation
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33178-2428
Attention: Enrique Miguez
Telecopy No. (305) 406-4758
Email: emiguez@carnival.com
With a copy to Quinby Dobbins
Telecopy No. 305-406-6340
qdobbins@carnival.com
(ii) if to the Administrative Agent:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
500 Stanton Christiana Rd.
NCC5 / 1st Floor
Newark, Delaware 19713
Attention: Loan & Agency Services Group
Tel: +13026343010
Email: margaret.hanzsche@chase.com
Agency Withholding Tax Inquiries:
Email: agency.tax.reporting@jpmorgan.com
Agency Compliance/Financials/Intralinks:
Email: covenant.compliance@jpmchase.com
(iii) if to the Security Agent:
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
West Side Flats St Paul
60 Livingston Avenue
EP-MN-WS3C
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55107
(iv) in the case of each Lender, set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire, or at such other address, or facsimile number, or e-mail address as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties.
Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given when received.
(b) So long as JPMorgan is the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers may provide to the Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it furnishes to the Administrative Agent hereunder or any other Loan Document (and any guaranties, security agreements and other agreements relating thereto), including all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other reports, certificates and other materials, but excluding any such communication that (i) relates to a request for a new, or a conversion of an existing Borrowing or other extension of credit (including any election of an interest rate or interest period relating thereto), (ii) relates to the payment of any principal or other amount due hereunder or any other Loan Document prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default or Event of Default or (iv) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Agreement and/or any Borrowing or other extension of credit hereunder (all such non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as “Communications”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to the address provided in Section 11.2(a)(ii); provided that any
Communication requested pursuant to Section 6.1.1(f) shall be in a format acceptable to the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
(i) The Borrowers agree that the Administrative Agent may make such items included in the Communications as the Lead Borrower may specifically agree available to the Lenders by posting such notices, at the option of the Lead Borrower, on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”). Although the primary web portal is secured with a dual firewall and a User ID/Password Authorization System and the Platform is secured through a single user per deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, the Borrowers acknowledge that (i) the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (ii) the Platform is provided “as is” and “as available” and (iii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates warrants the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the Communications or the Platform. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Platform.
(ii) The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of Communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of such Communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes hereunder and any other Loan Document (and any guaranties, security agreements and other agreements relating thereto).
(c) Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) (a “Notice”) specifying that any Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of such Communications to such Lender for purposes of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication) of such Lender’s e-mail address to which a Notice may be sent by electronic transmission on or before the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record an effective e-mail address for such Lender) and (ii) that any Notice may be sent to such e-mail address.
(d) Patriot Act. Each Lender and Agent hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Act”)), that it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the names and addresses of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Act.
(e) The Borrowers hereby acknowledge that certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Carnival plc, the Borrowers or any of their respective securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrowers hereby agree that (x) by marking Communications “PUBLIC”, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have authorized the Agents and the Lenders to treat the Communications as not containing any material non-public information with respect to Carnival plc, the Borrowers or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Communications constitute confidential Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.18); (y) all Communications marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Investor”; and (z) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Communications that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a
portion of the Platform not marked as “Public Investor.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the following Communications shall be deemed to be marked “PUBLIC” unless the Lead Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent promptly that any such document contains material non-public information: (1) the Loan Documents, (2) notification of changes in the terms of the Loan Facilities and (3) all information delivered pursuant to Section 6.1.1(a).
(f) Each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and Applicable Law, including United States federal securities laws, to make reference to Communications that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or the Borrowers or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal securities laws.
Section 11.3 Payment of Costs and Expenses . The Borrowers shall pay (i) all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and the Security Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent, as relevant, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Security Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section and Section 11.4, or in connection with the Advances made hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Advances. All amounts due under this Section 11.3 shall be payable after written demand therefor.
Section 11.4 Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.
(a) To the extent permitted by applicable law (i) the Borrowers and any Loan Party shall not assert, and the Borrowers and each Loan Party hereby waive, any claim against the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, any Arranger, any Bookrunner, any Bookrunning Manager, any Global Coordinator, any Co-Manager, any Agent and any Lender, and any Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called a “Lender-Related Person”) for any Liabilities arising from the use by others of information or other materials (including, without limitation, any personal data) obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), and (ii) no party hereto shall assert, and each such party hereby waives, any Liabilities against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Advance or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this Section 11.4(a) shall relieve the Borrowers and each Loan Party of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee, as provided in Section 11.4(b), against any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.
(b) The Borrowers, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, each Arranger, each Bookrunner, each Bookrunning Manager, each Global
Coordinator each Co-Manager, each Agent and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all Liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee (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 appropriate jurisdiction 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 Borrowers of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel with the Lead Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnitee)), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Advance or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective Proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not such Proceeding is brought by the Company or any other Loan Party or its or their respective equity holders, Affiliates, creditors or any other third Person and whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such Liabilities or related expenses (w) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (x) arose from a material breach of such Indemnitee’s or any of its Related Parties’ obligations under any Loan Document (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment), (y) arose from any claim, actions, suits, inquiries, litigation, investigation or proceeding that does not involve an act or omission of the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates and is brought by an Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than any claim, actions, suits, inquiries, litigation, investigation or proceeding against the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, any Agent or any Arranger, Bookrunner, Bookrunning Manager, Global Coordinator or Co-Manager, in its capacity as such) or (z) pertain to any settlement entered into by such Indemnitee (or any of such Indemnitee’s Related Persons) without the Lead Borrower’s written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity will apply to any such settlement in the event that (i) the Borrowers were offered the ability to assume the defense of the action that was the subject matter of such settlement and elected not to assume such defense or (ii) such settlement is entered into following a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction for the plaintiff in such action. This Section 11.4(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c) Each Lender severally agrees to pay any amount required to be paid by the Borrowers under Sections 11.3, 11.4(a) or 11.4(b) to the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each, an “Agent-Related Person”) (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), ratably according to their respective Ratable Share in effect on the date on which such payment is sought under this Section 11.4(c) or Section 11.3 (or, if such payment is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Advances shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Ratable Share immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all Liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Advances) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent-Related Person 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 such Agent-Related Person under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that the unreimbursed expense or Liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent-Related Person in its capacity as such; provided further that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such Liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from such Agent-Related Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 11.4(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Advances and all other amounts payable hereunder.
(d) All amounts due under this Section 11.4 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.
Section 11.5 Survival. The obligations of the Borrowers under Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 11.3 and 11.4, and the obligations of the Lenders under Section 10.3, shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement, the payment in full of all Obligations and the termination of all Commitments. The representations and warranties made by the Borrowers in this Agreement and in each other Loan Document shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each such other Loan Document.
Section 11.6 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or such Loan Document or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 11.7 Headings. The various headings of this Agreement and of each other Loan Document are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or any provisions hereof or thereof.
Section 11.8 Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, etc.
(a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent and/or the Security Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.1, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Agreement, (y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 11.2), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,”
“delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic Signature and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrowers and each Loan Party hereby (i) agree 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 Lenders, the Borrowers and the Loan Parties, Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (ii) the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (iii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (iv) waives any claim against any Lender-Related Person for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrowers and/or any Loan Party to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
Section 11.9 Governing Law; Entire Agreement. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL EACH BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER, AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.
Section 11.10 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that:
(a) except to the extent permitted under Section 6.2.6, the Borrowers may not assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and all Lenders; and
(b) the rights of sale, assignment and transfer of the Lenders are subject to Section 11.11.
Section 11.11 Sale and Transfer of Advances and Note; Participations in Advances. Each Lender may assign, or sell participations in, its Advances and Commitment(s) to one or more other Persons in accordance with this Section 11.11.
Section 11.11.1 Assignments. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Advances at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) Minimum Amounts.
(i) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments and/or the Advances at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(ii) in any case not described in paragraph (a)(i) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Advances outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Advances of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Lender Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Lender Assignment Agreement, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $1.0 million unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default under Sections 7.1.1, 7.1.4(a), or 7.1.6 has occurred and is continuing, the Lead Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(b) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Advance or the Commitments assigned.
(c) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section and, in addition:
(i) the consent of the Lead Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default under Sections 7.1.1, 7.1.4(a), or 7.1.6 has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or to an Approved Fund; provided that the Lead Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof; and
(ii) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a Person that is not (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of such Lender or (iii) an Approved Fund.
(d) Lender Assignment Agreement. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Lender Assignment Agreement,
together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(e) [Reserved].
(f) No Assignment to Certain Persons. Except pursuant to Section 2.16 or 11.11.4, no such assignment shall be made to any Person that is not an Eligible Assignee.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Certain Pledges. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or, with the Lead Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to any central governmental authority; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.11.3, from and after the effective date specified in each Lender Assignment Agreement, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Lender Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Lender Assignment Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of a Lender Assignment Agreement covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 10.2, 11.3 and 11.4 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 paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 11.11.2.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, any assignment of any Advances or Commitments to a Purchasing Borrower Party shall also be subject to the requirements set forth in Section 11.11.4.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, in connection with any assignment of any Advances or Commitments by a Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to the penultimate paragraph to Section 11.1, (i) the Lead Borrower shall provide a schedule of amounts of assigned interests and names of assignors and assignees to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on such schedule, (ii) on the date of receipt of the purchase price for such assignment in accordance with the penultimate paragraph to Section 11.1 from the Non-Consenting Lender, the “Non-Consenting Lender Assignment Effective Date”), without any further action by any party (w) the parties to the assignment shall be deemed to have executed a Lender Assignment Agreement and shall be deemed to have consented to the terms thereof and, (x) such assignment will be effective as of the Non-Consenting Lender Assignment Effective Date and (y) to the extent the applicable assignee is not an existing Lender hereunder, the applicable assignee shall become a Lender under this Agreement and shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall record such assignment in
the Register pursuant to Section 11.11.3 and the principal amount of the Advances held by the assignees after giving effect to such assignment will be as reflected in the Register.
Section 11.11.2 Participations. Any Lender may at any time sell to one or Eligible Assignees (each, a “Participant”) participating interests in any of its Advances, its Commitment, or other interests of such Lender hereunder without the consent of the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent; provided that:
(a) no participation contemplated in this Section 11.11.2 shall relieve such Lender from its Commitment(s) or its other obligations hereunder;
(b) such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of its Commitment(s) and such other obligations;
(c) the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents;
(d) no Participant shall be entitled to require such Lender to take or refrain from taking any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document, except that such Lender may agree with any Participant that such Lender will not, without such Participant’s consent, take any actions of the type described in clause (c) or (d) of Section 11.1;
(e) the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any amount under Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 that is greater than the amount which it would have been required to pay had no participating interest been sold unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrowers’ prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or except to the extent such entitlement to a greater payment results from a Change in Law after the Participant became a Participant; and
(f) each Lender that sells a participation under this Section 11.11.2 shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest on) each of the Participant’s interest in the Lender’s Advances, Commitments or other interests hereunder (the “Participant Register”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender may treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes hereunder; provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Advances or its other obligations under any Loan Document), except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Advance or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and Section 1.163-5 of the United States Treasury Proposed Regulations (or, in each case, any amended or successor version). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, absent demonstrable error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation interest as the owner thereof for all purposes notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Lender, by maintaining the Participant Register, undertakes any duty, responsibility or obligation to the Borrowers (including that in no event shall any such Lender be a fiduciary of the Borrowers for any purpose). For the avoidance of doubt, the
Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that each Participant, for purposes of Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 6.1.1(f)(ii), shall be considered a Lender and shall be entitled to the benefits of, and subject to the requirements and limitations of, to the same extent as if it were a Lender (it being understood that any documentation required to be provided under Section 3.6 shall be provided solely to the participating Lender).
Section 11.11.3 Register. The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as agent for the Borrowers, shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 11.2 a copy of each Lender Assignment Agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment(s) of, and principal amount of the Advances owing to, each Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
Section 11.11.4 Purchasing Borrower Parties. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Advances to any Purchasing Borrower Party in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, Section 2.16 or in accordance with this Section 11.11.4 (which assignment will not, except as otherwise provided herein, be deemed to constitute a payment on or prepayment of Advances for any purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including Sections 2.6, 2.10, 2.11 and 2.12); provided that:
(a) no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would result therefrom;
(b) the assigning Lender and Purchasing Borrower Party shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent Purchasing Borrower Party Lender Assignment Agreement in lieu of a Lender Assignment Agreement;
(c) any Advances assigned to any Purchasing Borrower Party shall be automatically and permanently cancelled upon the effectiveness of such assignment and will thereafter no longer be outstanding for any purpose hereunder and the Administrative Agent shall record such cancellation or retirement or extinguishment in the Register.
Section 11.11.5 Disqualified Lenders. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each Loan Party hereby (a) authorizes the Administrative Agent at any time to disclose the list of Disqualified Lenders to any Lender and, subject to Section 11.18, authorizes any Lender to disclose the list of Disqualified Lenders to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, (b) acknowledges and agrees that the list of Disqualified Lenders shall be deemed to be marked “PUBLIC”.
Section 11.12 Other Transactions. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Administrative Agent or any Lender from engaging in any transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, with the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates in which the Borrowers or such Affiliate are not restricted hereby from engaging with any other Person.
Section 11.13 Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURT OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN (OR IF SUCH COURT LACKS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN), AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE BORROWERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OF FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, THE BORROWERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND SUCH LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
Section 11.14 Process Agent. If at any time either Borrower ceases to have a place of business in the United States, such Borrower shall appoint an agent for service of process (reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) located in New York City and shall furnish to the Administrative Agent evidence that such agent shall have accepted such appointment for a period of time ending no earlier than one year after the Maturity Date.
Section 11.15 Judgment.
(a) If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in Dollars into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase Dollars with such other currency at the Administrative Agent’s principal office in New York at 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) The obligation of the Borrowers in respect of any sum due from it in any currency (the “Primary Currency”) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any other currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be), of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the applicable Primary Currency with such other currency; if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased is less than such sum due to such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, the Borrowers agree, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased exceeds such sum due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) agrees to remit to the Borrowers such excess.
Section 11.16 [Reserved].
Section 11.17 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE SECURITY AGENT, THE LENDERS AND THE BORROWERS HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OTHER PARTY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT.
Section 11.18 Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners); (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to any other party hereto; (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 11.18, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or actual or prospective counterparty to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrowers; (g) with the consent of the Lead Borrower; or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other
than as a result of a breach of this Section 11.18, or (y) becomes available to any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrowers.
For purposes of this Section 11.18, “Information” means all information received from the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries relating to the Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 11.18 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. The list of Disqualified Lenders may be disclosed, subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 11.18, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement.
Section 11.19 No Fiduciary Relationship. The Borrowers acknowledge that the Lenders have no fiduciary relationship with, or fiduciary duty to, the Borrowers arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between each Lender and the Borrowers is solely that of creditor and debtor. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not create a joint venture among the parties hereto. The Borrowers acknowledge that the Arrangers, the Bookrunners, the Bookrunning Managers, the Global Coordinators, the Co-Managers, the Security Agent and each Lender may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrowers, its stockholders and/or its Affiliates.
Section 11.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent 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 11.21 Approval and Authorization. The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent (i) to enter into the Loan Documents on their behalf
and (ii) to perform their duties and obligations and to exercise their rights and remedies thereunder. The Lenders acknowledge that the Security Agent will be acting as collateral agent for the holders of the Obligations under the Security Documents, on the terms provided for therein.
Section 11.22 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for 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 any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
ARTICLE XII
GUARANTEES
Section 12.1 Guarantees.
(a) The Guarantors, either by execution of this Agreement or a Joinder, fully and, subject to the limitations on the effectiveness and enforceability set forth in this Agreement or such Joinder, as applicable, unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis to each Lender and to the Administrative Agent and its successors and assigns on behalf of each Lender, the full payment of the Obligations. The Guarantors further agree that the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from the Guarantors and that the Guarantors shall remain bound under this Article XII notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Obligation. All payments under each Guarantee will be made in Dollars.
(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be as if they were each principal debtor and not merely surety, unaffected by, and irrespective of, any
invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Agreement, any failure to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Borrowers with respect thereto by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or any other circumstance which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor (except payment in full); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification, indulgence or circumstance shall without the written consent of the Guarantors increase the principal amount of an Advance or the interest rate thereon or change the currency of payment with respect to any Advance, or alter the Stated Maturity thereof. The Guarantors hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Borrowers, any right to require that the Administrative Agent pursue or exhaust its legal or equitable remedies against the Borrowers prior to exercising its rights under a Guarantee (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any right which a Guarantor may have to require the seizure and sale of the assets of the Borrowers to satisfy the outstanding principal of, interest on or any other amount payable under this Agreement prior to recourse against such Guarantor or its assets), protest or notice with respect to any Advance and all demands whatsoever, and each covenant that their Guarantee will not be discharged except by payment in full of the principal thereof and interest thereon or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, including Section 12.4. If at any time any payment of any Obligation is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrowers, the Guarantors’ obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as of the date of such rescission, restoration or returns as though such payment had become due but had not been made at such times.
(c) The Guarantors also agree to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in enforcing any rights under this Section 12.1.
Section 12.2 Subrogation.
(a) Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Lenders against the Borrowers in respect of any amounts paid to such Lenders by such Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of its Guarantee.
(b) The Guarantors agree that they shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Lenders in respect of any Obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all Obligations. The Guarantors further agree that, as between them, on the one hand, and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 7.2 or 7.3 for the purposes of the Guarantees herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Section 7.2 or 7.3, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purposes of this Section 12.2.
Section 12.3 Release of Guarantees. The Guarantee of a Guarantor (other than Carnival plc) shall automatically be released:
(i) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including by way of merger, consolidation, amalgamation or combination) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 6.2.5;
(ii) in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Subsidiary Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 6.2.5 and the Subsidiary Guarantor either (i) ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such sale or other disposition or (ii) would not be required to provide a Guarantee pursuant to Section 6.2.7;
(iii) if the Lead Borrower designates such Subsidiary Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;
(iv) upon the full and final payment and performance of all Obligations of the Borrowers and the Guarantors under this Agreement and the Guarantees; or
(v) as described under Section 11.1;
provided that, in each case, Lead Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement relating to such release have been complied with.
The Guarantee of Carnival plc shall automatically be released upon any of the circumstances described in clause (iv) of the immediately preceding paragraph; provided that, in each case, Carnival plc has delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement relating to such release have been complied with.
The Administrative Agent shall take all necessary actions at the request of the Lead Borrower, including the granting of releases or waivers under the Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, to effectuate any release of a Guarantee in accordance with these provisions. Each of the releases set forth above shall be effected by the Administrative Agent without the consent of the Lenders and will not require any other action or consent on the part of the Lenders.
Section 12.4 Limitation and Effectiveness of Guarantees. Each Guarantor and each Lender hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or a fraudulent transfer for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee will be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Agreement, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law and not otherwise being void or voidable under any similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under this Agreement to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Section 12.5 Successors and Assigns. This Article XII shall be binding upon the Guarantors and each of their successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders and, in the event of
any transfer or assignment of rights by any Lender or the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this Agreement shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assigns, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 12.6 No Waiver. Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent or the Lenders in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article XII 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 Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders herein expressly specified are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article XII at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
Section 12.7 Modification. No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Article XII, nor the consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 11.1, 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 Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstance.
Section 12.8 Limitation on the Italian Guarantor’s Liability. Without prejudice to Section 12.4, the obligations of the Italian Guarantor under this Agreement shall be subject to the following limitations:
(a) obligations of the Italian Guarantor shall not include, and shall not extend, directly or indirectly, to any indebtedness incurred by any obligor as borrower or as a guarantor in respect of any proceeds of the Advances, the purpose or actual use of which is, directly or indirectly:
(i) the acquisition of the Italian Guarantor (and/or of any entity directly or indirectly controlling it), including any related costs and expenses;
(ii) a subscription for any shares in the Italian Guarantor (and/or any entity directly or indirectly controlling it), including any related costs and expenses; or
(iii) the refinancing thereof;
(b) pursuant to Article 1938 of the Italian Civil Code, the maximum amount that the Italian Guarantor may be required to pay in respect of its obligations as Guarantor under this Agreement shall not exceed, at any given time, the lower of (i) $1,310,753,769, and (ii) the following amount: (1) the ratio between the net book value of the vessels owned by the Italian Guarantor and subject to mortgage to secure the indebtedness raised pursuant to the Secured Debt (which shall indicate, collectively (A) the 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes, (B) the 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes, (C) the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes, (D) the Existing Term Loan Facility, (E) this Agreement, and (F) the 2029 First-Priority Secured Notes ((A, (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F), collectively, the “Secured Debt”), divided by the net book value of all vessels owned by the Lead Borrower and the guarantors under the Secured Debt (including the Italian Guarantor) and subject to mortgage to secure the indebtedness raised pursuant to the Secured Debt, multiplied by (2) the amounts issued/drawn down and not repaid yet under the Secured Debt, the Existing Unsecured Notes and the Convertible Notes.
(c) obligations of the Italian Guarantor shall not extend to the payment obligations of other entities which do not belong to the Italian Guarantor’s corporate group (gruppo di appartenenza) in the meaning of articles 1(e) of the decree of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance No. 53 of April 2, 2015.
ARTICLE XIII
SECURITY
Section 13.1 Security; Security Documents.
(a) The due and punctual payment of the Obligations and the Guarantees when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date in accordance with Section 2.7(a), on the Maturity Date, upon acceleration or otherwise, default interest in accordance with Section 2.7(b), if any, and performance of all other obligations under this Agreement, shall be secured as provided in the Security Documents. The Administrative Agent, the Security Agent, the Borrowers and the Guarantors hereby agree that, subject to Permitted Collateral Liens, the Security Agent – to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law - shall hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of itself, the Administrative Agent and all of the Lenders pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents, and shall act as mortgagee or security holder under all mortgages or standard securities, beneficiary under all deeds of trust and as secured party under the applicable security agreements.
(b) Each Lender consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for foreclosure and release of Collateral) as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and authorizes and directs the Security Agent to perform its respective obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith.
(c) The Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and each Lender acknowledges that, as more fully set forth in the Security Documents, the Collateral as now or hereafter constituted shall be held for the benefit of all the Lenders under the Security Documents, and that the Lien on the Collateral securing the Obligations under Security Documents in respect of the Security Agent and the Lenders is subject to and qualified and limited in all respects by the Security Documents and actions that may be taken thereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding (i) anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Guarantees or any other instrument governing, evidencing or relating to any Indebtedness, (ii) the time, order or method of attachment of any Liens, (iii) the time or order of filing or recording of financing statements or other documents filed or recorded to perfect any Lien upon any Collateral, (iv) the time of taking possession or control over any Collateral or (v) the rules for determining priority under any law of any relevant jurisdiction governing relative priorities of secured creditors:
(i) the Liens will rank equally and ratably with all valid, enforceable and perfected Liens, whenever granted upon any present or future Collateral, but only to the extent such Liens are permitted under this Agreement to exist and to rank equally and ratably with the Lien on the Collateral securing the Obligations; and
(ii) all proceeds of the Collateral applied under the Security Documents shall be allocated and distributed as set forth in the Security Documents, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement.
(e) Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, to the extent not already perfected, the Security Agent’s Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations are required to be perfected within the following timeframes:
(i) in the case of the Collateral described in clause (i) of the definition of “Collateral,” not later than the fifth day after the Effective Date (or, in the case of shares of entities (x) organized in Italy, the 75th day after the Effective Date or (y) organized in Curacao, the 45th after the Effective Date);
(ii) in the case of the Collateral described in clause (ii) of the definition of “Collateral,” not later than the 45th day after the Effective Date (or, in the case of Vessels flagged in Italy, the 75th day after the Effective Date);
(iii) in the case of the Collateral described in clause (iii) of the definition of “Collateral,” not later than the 30th day after the Effective Date with respect to recordings with the United States Patent Office and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable and, using commercially reasonable efforts, not later than the 90th day after the Effective Date with respect to filings with the relevant governmental authorities in the United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union Intellectual Property office; provided that, if any government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be open, such Lien will be required to be perfected not later than the day that is the later of (x) the 30th (or 90th, as applicable) day after the Effective Date and (y) the business day following the 15th day after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open; and
(iv) in the case of the Collateral described in clause (iv) of the definition of “Collateral,” the Borrowers and the Guarantors must make all necessary UCC filings (if any) against such assets not later than the fifth day after the Effective Date;
in each case, or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion.
To the extent any deadline in the foregoing paragraphs falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the deadline shall instead be the Business Day next succeeding such date.
Section 13.2 Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents. The Security Agent shall be the representative on behalf of the Lenders and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, shall act upon the written direction of the Administrative Agent (in turn, acting on written direction of the Lenders) with regard to all voting, consent and other rights granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Security Documents. Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents (including the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement), the Security Agent may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Lenders, on behalf of the Lenders, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to (a) enforce any of its rights or any of the rights of the Lenders under the Security Documents and (b) receive any and all amounts payable from the Collateral in respect of the obligations of the Borrowers and the Guarantors hereunder. Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents, the Security Agent shall have the power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts of impairment that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents or this Agreement, and such suits and proceedings as the Security Agent (after consultation with the Administrative Agent, where appropriate) may deem reasonably expedient to preserve or protect its interest and the interests of the Lenders 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 the Lenders or the Security Agent). The Security Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender to effect any release of Liens or Collateral contemplated by Section 13.5, or by the terms of the Security Documents.
Each Lender hereby (i) irrevocably appoints U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as Security Agent, (ii) irrevocably authorizes the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent to (i) perform the duties and exercise the rights, powers and discretions that are specifically given to each of them under the Intercreditor Agreement or other documents to which the Security Agent and/or the Administrative Agent is a party, together with any other incidental rights, powers and discretions and (ii) execute each document expressed to be executed by the Security Agent and/or the Administrative Agent on its behalf and (iii) accepts the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and each Lender will also be deemed to have authorized the Security Agent and the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Additional Intercreditor Agreement.
Section 13.3 Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents. The Security Agent is authorized to receive and distribute any funds for the benefit of the Lenders under the Security Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Lenders according to the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents.
Section 13.4 Additional Intercreditor Agreements and Amendments to the Intercreditor Agreement.
(a) At the written request of the Lead Borrower, in connection with the incurrence or refinancing by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness secured or permitted to be secured (including as to priority) by the Collateral, the Company, the relevant Restricted Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent, as applicable, shall (in the case of the Administrative Agent and Security Agent, upon receipt, if they so request (which request they shall be entitled but not obligated to make), of an Officer’s Certificate (upon which the Administrative Agent and Security Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely) to the effect that such Additional Intercreditor Agreement (as defined below) complies with this Section 13.4(a) and this Agreement) enter into an intercreditor or similar agreement or joinder to or a restatement, amendment or other modification of the existing Intercreditor Agreement (an “Additional Intercreditor Agreement”) with the holders of such Indebtedness (or their duly authorized representatives) on substantially the same terms as the Intercreditor Agreement (or on terms that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower are not materially less favorable to the Lenders), including containing substantially the same terms with respect to the application of the proceeds of the Collateral held thereunder and the means of enforcement, it being understood that an increase in the amount of Indebtedness being subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or Additional Intercreditor Agreement shall not be deemed to be less favorable to the Lenders and shall be permitted by this Section 13.4(a) if the incurrence of such Indebtedness and any Lien in its favor is permitted by Section 6.2.1 and Section 6.2.2; provided that (x) any such Additional Intercreditor Agreement that is entered into with the holders of Indebtedness intended to be secured by Collateral on a junior basis to the Obligations may include different terms to the extent customary for a junior intercreditor arrangement of that type and (y) such Additional Intercreditor Agreement shall not impose any personal obligations on the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent, adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Administrative Agent or the Security Agent under this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement. As used herein, the term “Intercreditor Agreement” shall include
references to any Additional Intercreditor Agreement that supplements or replaces the Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent and Security Agent shall be required to enter into any customary intercreditor agreement with respect to the establishment of junior-priority liens securing such Junior Obligations upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate (upon which the Administrative Agent and Security Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely) to the effect that such customary intercreditor agreement is in customary form for an intercreditor agreement governing the relationship between Pari Passu Obligations and Junior Obligations. Such customary intercreditor agreement will set forth the relative rights in respect of the Collateral between holders of the Pari Passu Obligations, on the one hand, and holders of the Junior Obligations, on the other hand, and will provide that the Security Agent will, subject to very limited circumstances, have the exclusive right to exercise rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral. Furthermore, such intercreditor agreement will set forth the priorities relative to the Collateral, and the application from the proceeds thereof, first to the Pari Passu Obligations, then to the Junior Obligations.
(c) Each Lender hereby:
(i) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent from time to time to give effect to such provisions;
(ii) authorized each of the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent from time to time to become a party to any additional intercreditor arrangements described above;
(iii) agreed to be bound by such provisions and the provisions of any additional intercreditor arrangements described above; and
(iv) irrevocably appointed the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent to act on its behalf from time to time to enter into and comply with such provisions and the provisions of any additional intercreditor arrangements described above, in each case, without the need for the consent of any Lender.
(d) A form of an Additional Intercreditor Agreement posted to all Lenders so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed form to all Lenders, written notice of objection to such proposed intercreditor arrangements from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders shall be deemed to be satisfactory to the Lenders.
Section 13.5 Release of the Collateral.
(a) To the extent a release is required by a Security Document, the Security Agent shall release, and the Administrative Agent (as applicable) shall release and if so requested direct the Security Agent to release, without the need for consent of the Lenders, Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations:
(i) as to all of the Collateral, upon payment in full of the Obligations;
(ii) as to the Collateral held by a Guarantor, upon release of the Guarantee of such Guarantor (with respect to the Liens securing such Guarantee granted by such Guarantor) in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;
(iii) as to any Collateral, in connection with any disposition or transfer of such Collateral to any Person (but excluding any transaction subject to Section 6.2.4); provided that if the Collateral is disposed of to a Borrower or a Guarantor, the relevant Collateral becomes immediately subject to a substantially equivalent Lien in favor of the Security Agent securing the Obligations; provided, further, that, in each case, such disposition is permitted by this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement;
(iv) as to any Collateral held by a Subsidiary Guarantor, if the Lead Borrower designates such Subsidiary Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, the release of the property, assets and Capital Stock of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(v) in connection with certain enforcement actions taken by the creditors under certain secured indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries as provided under the Intercreditor Agreement, or otherwise in compliance with the Intercreditor Agreement;
(vi) as may be permitted by Section 6.2.9 or Section 11.1; and
(vii) in order to effectuate (i) a merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or other business combination conducted in compliance with Section 6.2.4 or (ii) a re-flagging of a vessel, provided such vessel and its related assets constituting Collateral remain pledged (or become immediately re-pledged) as Collateral to secure the Obligations pursuant to liens ranking pari passu with or higher in priority than the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations prior to such release and re-flagging or (iii) a reconstitution or merger for the purpose of re-flagging a vessel in compliance with Section 6.1.10.
Each of the foregoing releases shall be effected by the Security Agent without the consent of the Lenders or any action on the part of the Administrative Agent.
(b) Any release of Collateral made in compliance with this Section 13.5 shall not be deemed to impair the Lien under the Security Documents or the Collateral thereunder in contravention of the provisions of this Agreement or the Security Documents (including Section 6.2.9).
(c) In the event that the Borrowers or any Guarantor seek to release Collateral, the Lead Borrower or such Guarantor shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate (which the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent shall rely upon in connection with such release) to the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent setting forth that the specified release complies with the terms of this Agreement as well as with the terms of the relevant Security Document. Upon receipt of the Officer’s Certificate and if so requested by the Lead Borrower or such Guarantor, the Security Agent shall execute, deliver or acknowledge any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 13.6 Appointment of Security Agent and Supplemental Security Agents. The Lenders hereby appoint U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association to act as Security Agent hereunder, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association accepts such appointment. Each Lender authorizes and expressly directs the Administrative Agent and the Security Agent on such Lender’s behalf to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that the Security Agent will be acting in respect to the Security Documents and the security granted thereunder on the
terms outlined therein (which terms in respect of the rights and protections of the Security Agent, in the event of an inconsistency with the terms of this Agreement, will prevail).
(a) The Security Agent may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through one or more sub-agents or co-trustees appointed by it. The Security Agent and any such sub-agent or co-trustee may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through its affiliates. All of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the Security Agent including its rights to be indemnified, shall apply to and be enforceable by any such sub-agent and affiliates of a Security Agent and any such sub-agent or co-trustee. All references herein to a “Security Agent” shall include any such sub-agent or co-trustee and affiliates of a Security Agent or any such sub-agent or co-trustee.
(b) It is the purpose of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents that there shall be no violation of any law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. Without limiting paragraph (a) of this Section 13.6, it is recognized that in case of litigation under, or enforcement of, this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Additional Intercreditor Agreement or any of the Security Documents, or in case the Security Agent deems that by reason of any present or future law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the Security Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Security Agent is hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the Security Agent in its sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, Security Agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “Supplemental Security Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Security Agents”).
(c) In the event that the Security Agent appoints a Supplemental Security Agent with respect to any Collateral, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to such Security Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Security Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Security Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Security Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Security Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either such Security Agent or such Supplemental Security Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this Agreement that refer to the Security Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Security Agent and all references therein to the Security Agent shall be deemed to be references to a Security Agent and/or such Supplemental Security Agent, as the context may require.
(d) Should any instrument in writing from the Borrowers or any other obligor be required by any Supplemental Security Agent so appointed by the Security Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Company shall, or shall cause the Borrowers and relevant Guarantor to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Security Agent. In case any Supplemental Security Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Security Agent, to the extent permitted by law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Security Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Security Agent.
Section 13.7 Designation as Other Secured Obligations and Pari Passu Obligations. This Agreement shall constitute an Other Pari Passu Document as defined in, and for all purposes under, the Intercreditor Agreement and an Other Secured Agreement as defined in, and for all
purposes under, U.S. Collateral Agreement. Further to the foregoing, the U.S. Collateral Agreement and all other Security Documents are hereby designated as, and shall constitute, Pari Passu Documents as defined in, and for all purposes under, the Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall constitute Authorized Representative as defined in, and for all purposes under, the Intercreditor Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION,
as the Lead Borrower
By: /s/ Lourdes Suarez
Name: Lourdes Suarez
Title: Treasurer
CARNIVAL FINANCE, LLC,
as the Co-Borrower
By: Carnival Corporation, its sole member
By: /s/ Lourdes Suarez
Name: Lourdes Suarez
Title: Treasurer
CARNIVAL PLC,
as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Lourdes Suarez
Name: Lourdes Suarez
Title: Treasurer
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE N.V.,
as a Guarantor
By: SSC Shipping and Air Services (Curaçao) N.V., its Sole Director
By: /s/ Iseline R. Gouverneur
Name: Iseline R. Gouverneur
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Stephanie Huggins
Name: Stephanie Huggins
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
CRUISEPORT CURAÇAO C.V.,
as a Guarantor
By: Holland America Line N.V., its General Partner
By: SSC Shipping and Air Services (Curaçao) N.V., its Sole Director
By: /s/ Iseline R. Gouverneur
Name: Iseline R. Gouverneur
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Stephanie Huggins
Name: Stephanie Huggins
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
PRINCESS CRUISE LINES LTD.,
as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Daniel Howard
Name: Daniel Howard
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel & Assistant Secretary
SEABOURN CRUISE LINE LIMITED,
as a Guarantor
By: SSC Shipping and Air Services (Curaçao) N.V., its Sole Director
By: /s/ Iseline R. Gouverneur
Name: Iseline R. Gouverneur
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Stephanie Huggins
Name: Stephanie Huggins
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
HAL ANTILLEN N.V.,
as a Guarantor
By: SSC Shipping and Air Services (Curaçao) N.V., its Sole Director
By: /s/ Iseline R. Gouverneur
Name: Iseline R. Gouverneur
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Stephanie Huggins
Name: Stephanie Huggins
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
COSTA CROCIERE S.P.A.,
as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Enrique Miguez
Name: Enrique Miguez
Title: Director
Place of execution: Miami, FL, USA
GXI, LLC,
as a Guarantor
By: Carnival Corporation, its Sole Member
By: /s/ Lourdes Suarez
Name: Lourdes Suarez
Title: Treasurer
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and a Lender
By: /s/ Nadeige Dang
Name: Nadeige Dang
Title: Executive Director
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Security Agent
By: /s/ Brandon Bonfig
Name: Brandon Bonfig
Title: Vice President
SCHEDULE I
CARNIVAL FINANCE, LLC
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
| | | | | |
Name of Lender | Commitment |
| $1,310,753,769 $1,310,753,769 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
Total: |
SCHEDULE II
[RESERVED]
SCHEDULE III
| | | | | | | | |
Name of Subsidiary | Type of Entity | Jurisdiction of Organization |
GXI, LLC | Limited liability company | Delaware |
HAL Antillen N.V. | Naamloze Vennootschap | Curaçao |
Holland America Line N.V. | Naamloze Vennootschap | Curaçao |
Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. | Commanditaire Vennootschap | Curaçao |
Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. | Exempted company with limited liability | Bermuda |
Seabourn Cruise Line Limited | Exempted company with limited liability | Bermuda |
Costa Crociere S.p.A. | Società per azioni | Italy |
SCHEDULE IV
AGREED SECURITY PRINCIPLES
1 Agreed security principles
The Liens to be provided under and in connection with this Agreement will be given in accordance with the security principles set out in this Schedule (the Agreed Security Principles), and subject to the Intercreditor Agreements.
2 General principles
2.1 The Agreed Security Principles embody a recognition by all parties that there may be certain legal and practical difficulties in obtaining effective Liens from the Carnival Group in certain jurisdictions. In particular:
(a) general statutory limitations, capital maintenance, financial assistance, corporate benefit, fraudulent preference, “thin capitalisation” rules, retention of title claims, regulatory restrictions and similar principles may limit the ability of a member of the Carnival Group to provide Liens or may require that the Liens be limited by an amount or otherwise; provided that the Carnival Group will use commercially reasonable efforts to overcome any such obstacle and assist in demonstrating that adequate corporate benefit accrues to the Carnival Group and each relevant Guarantor. If any such limit applies, the Liens provided will be limited to the maximum amount which the relevant member of the Carnival Group may provide having regard to applicable law;
(b) a factor in determining whether or not Liens shall be taken is the applicable cost which shall not be disproportionate to the benefit to the Lenders (or any other beneficiary of the Liens) of obtaining such Liens. For these purposes, “cost” includes, but is not limited to, income or corporate tax cost, registration taxes payable on the creation or enforcement or for the continuance of any Liens, notary costs, stamp duties, out-of-pocket expenses and other fees and expenses directly incurred by the relevant grantor of Liens or any of its direct or indirect owners, subsidiaries or
Affiliates; except that such registration taxes related to enforcement shall not be applicable in the case of Liens governed by Italian law;
(c) except in the case of the Guarantors, unless each consent required by law, statute, the terms of any applicable contract, instrument or constitutional document or otherwise from the minority shareholders in, or any relevant corporate body of, any member of the Carnival Group which is not wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by another member of the Carnival Group is obtained, such member shall not be required to grant Liens; provided that the relevant company and the Lead Borrower have used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent, it being acknowledged that commercially reasonable efforts shall not require the payment by the Lead Borrower or the relevant company of any monetary consent or waiver excluding any reasonable legal fees that may be payable;
(d) Liens shall not be created or perfected to the extent that it would result in the directors or officers of the relevant grantor being in contravention of any statutory duty in such capacity or their fiduciary duties and/or which could reasonably be expected to result in personal, civil or criminal liability on the part of any such director or officer; provided that the relevant member of the Carnival Group shall use commercially reasonable efforts to overcome any such obstacle, it being acknowledged that commercially reasonable efforts shall not require the payment by the Lead Borrower or the relevant company of any monetary consent or waiver;
(e) any assets (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any Vessels) subject to third party arrangements (including shareholder agreements or joint venture agreements) which are permitted by the terms of the Agreement and which would prevent or prohibit those assets from being subject to legal, valid, binding and enforceable Liens will be excluded from the Liens created by any relevant Security Document; provided that the relevant member of the Carnival Group has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary consent or waiver if the asset is material, it being acknowledged that commercially reasonable efforts shall not require the payment by
the Lead Borrower or the relevant company of any monetary consent or waiver excluding any reasonable legal fees that may be payable;
(f) where a class of assets to be secured includes material and immaterial assets, if the cost of granting Liens over the immaterial assets is disproportionate to the benefit of such Liens, Liens will be granted over the material assets only;
(g) the granting of Liens or the perfection of the Liens granted will not be required if:
(i) it has or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the relevant member of the Carnival Group to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course as otherwise permitted by the Agreement; or
(ii) it has or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the tax arrangements of the Carnival Group or any member of the Carnival Group,
provided that, in each case, the relevant member of the Carnival Group shall use commercially reasonable efforts to overcome such obstacle. The secured obligations will be limited where necessary to prevent any material additional tax liability of any member of the Carnival Group;
(h) in the case of any Liens granted by any member of the Carnival Group, no fixed Liens will be given over hedging or intellectual property rights registered outside of the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom or the European Union (as a whole), which instead in each case shall be subject to floating Liens to the extent applicable under the laws of the jurisdiction governing the relevant Security Document. Nothing in this paragraph will restrict any provision permitting the crystallisation of any floating charge in certain circumstances as set out in the Security Documents; and
(i) other than in respect of: (i) the registration of the mortgages in respect of the Vessels with the relevant ship registry and in the jurisdiction in which the relevant Vessel owner is organized, to the extent required under the law of such jurisdiction; (ii) UCC financing statements to be filed in the applicable jurisdictions and (iii) any
other notifications expressly contemplated in these Agreed Security Principles, no perfection action will be required in jurisdictions in which Guarantors are not located, except as required to effect a share pledge over any shares held in Italy. In the case of Italian mortgages over Vessels, the relevant grantor shall obtain as soon as practically possible annotation of the mortgage on the Vessel’s “atto di nazionalità”, but such annotation shall not be required to constitute “perfection” of the Vessel mortgage.
3 Security
Security will be for all Obligations of the relevant members of the Carnival Group (including the Guarantors) under this Agreement, in accordance with, and subject to, the requirements of the Agreed Security Principles in each relevant jurisdiction.
4 Terms of Security Documents
4.1 Security will be first ranking (save as described below, and subject to certain liens mandatorily preferred by applicable laws), to the extent possible (and subject to certain liens mandatorily preferred by applicable laws), in accordance with the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. It is hereby understood and agreed that, whenever a lien or security interest is referred to herein as being “first-ranking”, in the case of certain liens on assets located in Italy, such liens may be formally of a lower priority than “first-ranking”, as applicable, but made effectively “first-ranking”, as applicable, pursuant to deeds of equalization (atti di parificazione di grado) and/or deeds of subordination (atti di antergazione/postergazione di grado) of previously existing security.
4.2 Security shall (to the extent legally possible, subject to the general principles above) be created in favour of the Security Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Pari Passu Secured Parties (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) or the Security Agent on behalf of or as trustee for the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Pari Passu Secured Parties (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) (as considered appropriate by counsel to the Security Agent (it being anticipated that the latter option shall be appropriate in most cases)), to secure all of the obligations of the party giving the
relevant Liens as well as all liabilities under this Agreement and the other Pari Passu Documents (to the extent permitted by local law) and provided that “parallel debt” provisions may be used where necessary.
4.3 The Security Documents should only operate to create Liens rather than to impose new commercial obligations other than to the extent required by local law in order to create, enforce or perfect the Liens expressed to be created thereby, or to deal with requirements directly related thereto. Accordingly, subject to customary representations and undertakings as to the Vessels, representations and undertakings (such as in respect of insurance, maintenance of assets, information or the payment of costs) shall be strictly limited to those necessary for the creation, registration and/or perfection of the Liens, will not unreasonably interfere with the normal running of the business and/or the Vessels and shall not be included to the extent the subject matter thereof is the same as a corresponding undertaking in this Agreement and shall not operate so as to prevent transactions which are otherwise permitted under the Agreement or to require additional consents or authorizations or to impose commercial obligations, in each case other than to the extent required by local law in order to create, enforce or perfect the Liens expressed to be created thereby, or to deal with requirements directly related thereto.
4.4 Unless otherwise required under applicable law, if a member of a Carnival Group grants a Lien over any asset it shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the other Pari Passu Documents, be free to deal with that asset in the ordinary course of its business until a Declared Default (as defined below) has occurred.
4.5 The following principles will be reflected in the terms of any Liens taken as part of this transaction:
(a) Liens will not be enforceable in respect of this Agreement until an Event of Default has occurred in respect of which the Advances or any other series of indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreements, if any, is being accelerated (a Declared Default);
(b) information, such as lists of assets, will be provided if, in the opinion of counsel to the Security Agent or the Administrative Agent, these are required by local law to be
provided to perfect or register the Liens or to ensure the Liens can be enforced and, unless in the opinion of counsel to the Security Agent or the Administrative Agent required to be provided by local law more frequently, be provided annually or, following an Event of Default which is continuing, on the Security Agent’s or the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request; and
(c) each of the Administrative Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders should only be able to exercise any power of attorney granted to it under the Security Documents following a Declared Default.
5 Bank accounts
No Liens will be given over bank accounts.
6 Real estate
No Liens will be given over land, building and improvements or other real estate.
7 Security in respect of Vessels
7.1 Security will be given over the Vessels set out in the table below. It is acknowledged and agreed that certain of the Collateral in respect of the Vessels has already been entered into in connection with the issue of the Carnival Corporation’s 11.500% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (2023 First-Priority Notes) and no further Security Documents shall be entered into or perfection action required under this Agreement in respect of such Collateral. The status of such Collateral is set out in the table below.
7.2 No Liens will be given over or in respect of the contractually restricted Vessels (being: (i) Carnival Panorama; (ii) Carnival Horizon; (iii) Sky Princess; (iv) Nieuw Statendam; (v) Seabourn Ovation; (vi) Costa Smeralda; (vii) Carnival Venezia (formerly Costa Venezia); (viii) Costa Diadema; and (ix) Britannia).
7.3 Where a new mortgage is required, each such mortgage (or, as the case may be, an amendment in respect of an existing mortgage) (a Mortgage) in respect of a Vessel must be perfected by its due registration in the relevant ship registry of the Ship’s Flag State
(and evidence of such registration shall be provided in the form of transcript or equivalent Mortgage registration document from the relevant registry or, to the extent such transcript or registration document is not available, such other evidence as may be provided by the relevant local counsel that evidences (to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent (acting reasonably)) that the relevant Mortgage has been duly registered in its favour as soon as possible following the Effective Date , but no later than the deadline set out next to each ship in the table under paragraph 7.6 below, provided that, if any government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be open, and the closure precludes the registration of a Mortgage within such period, such Mortgage will be registered not later than the day that is the later of: (a) the deadline set out in the table under paragraph 7.6 below; and (b) the business day following the 15th day after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open.
7.4 All other Liens in respect of a Vessel shall be entered into on or before the same deadline as its Mortgage. No manager’s undertakings will be procured or given.
7.5 Any Panamanian Mortgages shall be registered on a provisional basis no later than the applicable deadlines set forth below and the relevant owner shall be under an obligation to procure the permanent registration of the relevant mortgage within 180 days of the provisional registration.
7.6 In addition to the Mortgage over a Vessel, the vessel Collateral shall include: (a) in connection with any Mortgage that is in account current form, a deed of covenants; (b) an assignment of insurances and any requisition compensation (as set out in more detail below) from the relevant owner and (if applicable) the bareboat charterer (with such assignment from the bareboat charterer also including a subordination of its rights under the relevant charter in favour of the Security Agent); and (c) an assignment of earnings generated by the Vessel from the relevant owner and (if applicable) the bareboat charterer (which earnings assignment(s) shall also contain a mortgage and charge over the assignor’s property on the Vessels (specifically, inventory, trade receivables, intangibles, computer software and casino equipment, as set out in more detail below)) (the Ancillary Vessel Collateral).
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| Vessel | Flag state | Status of Mortgages and Ancillary Vessel Collateral |
1 | Pacific Explorer | United Kingdom | Mortgages and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated April 8, 2020. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
2 | Majestic Princess | United Kingdom |
3 | Sapphire Princess | United Kingdom |
4 | Diamond Princess | United Kingdom |
5 | Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess) | United Kingdom | Mortgage dated August 13, 2021 and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated August 13, 2021. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
6 | Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess) | United Kingdom | Mortgage dated January 27, 2021 and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated January 7, 2021. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
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7 | Carnival Vista | Panama |
First Preferred Fleet Mortgage dated April 8, 2020, as amended by First Mortgage Addendum dated July 23, 2020 permanently registered.
Second Amendment to the First Preferred Fleet Mortgage dated July 23, 2021 permanently registered.
Third Amendment to the First Preferred Fleet Mortgage dated September 8, 2021 permanently registered.
Fourth Amendment to the First Preferred Fleet Mortgage dated December 1, 2021 permanently registered.
Fifth Amendment to the First Preferred Fleet Mortgage be executed within 45 days of Effective Date.
No further Security Documents or perfection action required in respect of Ancillary Vessel Collateral. |
8 | Carnival Breeze | Panama |
9 | Carnival Magic | Panama |
10 | Carnival Dream | Panama |
11 | Carnival Splendor | Panama |
12 | Carnival Freedom | Panama |
13 | Carnival Liberty | Panama |
14 | Carnival Valor | Panama |
15 | Carnival Miracle | Panama |
16 | Carnival Glory | Panama |
17 | Carnival Conquest | Panama |
18 | Carnival Pride | Panama |
19 | Carnival Radiance (formerly known as Carnival Victory) | Panama |
20 | Carnival Paradise | Panama |
21 | Carnival Elation | Panama |
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22 | Carnival Sunshine | Bahamas | Mortgages and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated April 8, 2020. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
23 | Carnival Sunrise | Bahamas |
24 | Seabourn Encore | Bahamas |
25 | Seabourn Quest | Bahamas |
26 | Seabourn Sojourn | Bahamas |
27 | Carnival Legend | Bahamas | Mortgages and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated October 25, 2021. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
28 | Carnival Spirit | Bahamas |
29 | Carnival Luminosa | Bahamas | Mortgage dated September 21, 2022 and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated September 8, 2022. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
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30 | Regal Princess | Bermuda | Mortgages and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated April 8, 2020. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
31 | Royal Princess | Bermuda |
32 | Ruby Princess | Bermuda |
33 | Emerald Princess | Bermuda |
34 | Crown Princess | Bermuda |
35 | Caribbean Princess | Bermuda |
36 | Island Princess | Bermuda |
37 | Coral Princess | Bermuda |
38 | Grand Princess | Bermuda |
39 | Azura | Bermuda |
40 | Ventura | Bermuda |
41 | Arcadia | Bermuda |
42 | Aurora | Bermuda |
43 | Queen Elizabeth | Bermuda |
44 | Queen Victoria | Bermuda |
45 | Queen Mary 2 | Bermuda |
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46 | Koningsdam | Curaçao | First ranking Mortgages dated April 9, 2020, July 24, 2020, September 8, 2021 and November 24, 2021.
First ranking Mortgages (equal to the mortgages created on April 9, 2020, July 24, 2020, September 8, 2021 and November 24, 2021) to be executed within 45 days of Effective Date. Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated May 5, 2020, July 24, 2020, September 8, 2021 and November 24, 2021.
No further Security Documents or perfection action required in respect of Ancillary Vessel Collateral, save that a First ranking Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets (equal to the first ranking pledges created by the Deeds of Pledge of Moveable Assets dated May 5, 2020, July 24, 2020, September 8, 2021 and November 24, 2021) governed by Curaçao law shall be executed within 45 days of Effective Date. |
47 | Nieuw Amsterdam | Curaçao |
48 | Eurodam | Curaçao |
49 | Noordam | Curaçao |
50 | Westerdam | Curaçao |
51 | Oosterdam | Curaçao |
52 | Zuiderdam | Curaçao |
53 | Zaandam | Curaçao |
54 | Volendam | Curaçao |
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55 | Costa Fascinosa | Italy | First ranking Mortgages dated April 8, 2020 (2023 1L Notes).
Second ranking Mortgages dated July 7 2020 (2025 Term Loan).
Deed of equalization of First ranking Mortgages (2023 1L Notes) and Second ranking Mortgages (2025 Term Loan) dated July 22 2020, by which the ranking of the First ranking Mortgages (2023 1L Notes) and Second ranking Mortgages (2025 Term Loan) were equalized.
Second ranking Mortgages dated July 29 2020 (2026 2L Notes).
Third ranking Mortgages dated September 8 2020 (2027 2L Notes).
Deed of equalization of Second ranking Mortgages (2026 2L Notes) and Third ranking Mortgages (2027 2L Notes) dated September 16 2020, by which the ranking of the Second ranking Mortgages (2026 2L Notes) and Third ranking Mortgages (2027 2L Notes) were equalized.
Third ranking Mortgages dated August 5 2021 (2028 1L Notes).
Deed of equalization and subordination dated September 7 2021, by which the ranking of the Third ranking Mortgages (2028 1L Notes) and the First ranking Mortgages (2023 1L Notes, 2025 Term Loan) were equalized and Second ranking Mortgages (2026 2L Notes, 2027 2L Notes) were subordinated.
Third ranking Mortgages dated November 16 2021 (2025 Incremental Term Loan).
Deed of equalization and subordination dated December 3 2021, by which the ranking of the Third ranking Mortgages (2025 Incremental Term Loan) were equalized to First ranking Mortgages (2023 1L Notes, 2025 Term Loan, 2028 1L Notes) and Second ranking Mortgages (2026 2L Notes, 2027 2L Notes) were subordinated.
New Third ranking Mortgages (2027 Term Loan) and Fourth ranking Mortgages (2029 1L Notes) to be executed within 75 days of the Effective Date.
New deed of equalization and subordination to be entered into within 75 days of the Effective Date by which the rankings of the Third ranking Mortgages (2027 Term Loan) and Fourth ranking Mortgages (2029 1L Notes) are equalized to First ranking Mortgages (2023 1L Notes, 2025 Term Loan, 2028 1L Notes, 2025 Incremental Term Loan) and Second ranking Mortgages (2026 2L Notes, 2027 2L Notes) are subordinated.
Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated April 8, 2020. No further Security Documents or perfection action required in respect of Ancillary Vessel Collateral. |
56 | Costa Favolosa | Italy |
57 | Costa Deliziosa | Italy |
58 | Costa Pacifica | Italy |
59 | Costa Serena | Italy |
60 | Costa Fortuna | Italy |
61 | AIDAnova | Italy |
62 | AIDAperla | Italy |
63 | AIDAprima | Italy |
64 | AIDAstella | Italy |
65 | AIDAmar | Italy |
66 | AIDAsol | Italy |
67 | AIDAblu | Italy |
68 | AIDAluna | Italy |
69 | AIDAbella | Italy |
70 | AIDAdiva | Italy |
8 Insurances in respect of Vessels
8.1 The owner of each Vessel will be required to take out and maintain in its name or procure to be taken out and maintained in its name customary insurances on each Vessel with financially sound and reputable insurers or underwriters, including without limitation: (a) hull, machinery and equipment insurance (covering all fire and usual marine risks including excess risks, but excluding war risks); and (b) protection and indemnity insurance (including pollution risks, but excluding war risks).
8.2 The policies shall be assigned by each owner and each bareboat charterer of the Vessels simultaneously with the granting of the Mortgages described in paragraph 7 above, and the insurers shall be instructed to apply claims proceeds as follows:
(a) all claims under the hull and machinery (and war risks) policy for the Vessels in respect of an actual or constructive or compromised or arranged total loss of such Vessel shall be paid in full to the Security Agent or to its order; and
(b) all other claims under the hull and machinery (and war risks) policy and the protection and indemnity cover for a Vessel shall be paid in full to the relevant owner or, in the case of a Vessel subject to a bareboat charter, the relevant charterer or to its order, unless and until the Security Agent shall have notified the insurers to the contrary, whereupon all such claims shall be paid to the Security Agent or to its order.
8.3 Forthwith following the Liens being granted, the owner and (if applicable) the charterer of a Vessel shall serve a notice of assignment of insurances over that Vessel on the relevant brokers and Protection and Indemnity Club and shall then use reasonable endeavours to obtain:
(a) a loss payee or other endorsement or, in the case of entries in a protection and indemnity association, a note of the Security Agent’s interest made on the insurance policy; and
(b) a letter of undertaking issued to the Security Agent by the broker(s) through whom the relevant policy is placed (or, in the case of entries in protection and indemnity or war risks associations, by their managers).
If, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, the owner and (if applicable) the charterer has not been able to obtain the items referred to in (a) and (b) above for a period of six (6) weeks from the serving of the notice of assignment, such obligation to obtain those items shall cease at the end of that six (6) week period.
8.4 Reference is made to the table set forth at paragraph 7 above as to the status of the Ancillary Vessel Collateral. Accordingly, no further Security Documents or perfection action is required under this Agreement in respect of Vessel insurances.
9 Intellectual property
9.1 No Liens shall be granted over any licensed intellectual property which cannot be secured under the terms of the relevant licensing agreement. No notice shall be prepared or given to any third party from whom intellectual property is licensed until a Declared Default has occurred.
9.2 The Security Documents will not provide for registration of the Liens over owned intellectual property registered outside of the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom or the European Union (as a whole) unless otherwise agreed. The Security Documents are required to be recorded with:
(a) the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, not later than the 30th day after the Effective Date; and
(b) with the applicable Governmental Authorities in the United Kingdom and Germany, and with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, using commercially reasonable efforts, not later than the 90th day after the Effective Date,
provided that, if any government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be open, and the closure precludes the filing of a Lien in such intellectual
property within such period, such Liens will be filed not later than the day that is the later of:
(i) the 30th day after the Effective Date in respect of the intellectual property registered in the United States or, using commercially reasonable efforts, the 90th day after the Effective Date in respect of the intellectual property registered in the United Kingdom, Germany or the European Union (as a whole); and
(ii) the business day following the 15th day after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open.
9.3 It is acknowledged and agreed that the Collateral in respect of intellectual property has already been entered into in connection with the issue of the 2023 First-Priority Notes and no further Security Documents shall be entered into or perfection action required under this Agreement.
10 Other personal property in respect of Vessels
Security will be given by the Lead Borrower and the Guarantors over assets consisting of inventory, trade receivables, intangibles, computer software and casino equipment, in each case associated with the Vessels required to be pledged. Reference is made to the table set forth at paragraph 7 above as to the status of the Ancillary Vessel Collateral. Accordingly, no further Security Documents or perfection action is required under this Agreement in respect of such assets.
11 Shares and partnership interests
11.1 The following share pledges will be given over all shares and partnership interests in the Subsidiary Guarantors listed below (excluding the 0.02% of Costa Crociere S.p.A. held by individuals) within 30 days of the Effective Date (or, (x) in the case of shares of entities organized in Italy, within 75 days of the Effective Date or (y) in the case of shares of entities organized in Curaçao, 45 days after the Effective Date); provided that, if any applicable government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be
open, such Lien will be required to be perfected not later than the day that is the later of: (a) the 30th day (or, (x) in the case of shares of entities organized in Italy, 75th day, or (y) in the case of shares of entities organized in Curaçao, the 45th day) after the Effective Date; and (b) the business day following the 15th day after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open)).
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Subsidiary Guarantor | Name of shareholder/partners | Governing law |
HAL Antillen N.V. | Carnival Corporation | Curaçao |
Holland America Line N.V. | HAL Antillen N.V. | Curaçao |
Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. | (1) Holland America Line N.V. (2) HAL Antillen N.V. (3) Seabourn Cruise Line Limited | Curaçao |
Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. | Sunshine Shipping Corporation, Ltd. | Bermuda |
Seabourn Cruise Line Limited | HAL Antillen N.V. | Bermuda |
Costa Crociere S.p.A. | Carnival plc | Italy |
GXI, LLC | Carnival Corporation | United States |
11.2 Until a Declared Default has occurred, the securing person will be permitted to retain dividends and other payments to which they may be entitled as shareholders or partners and to exercise voting rights to any shares or partnership interests pledged by it in a manner which does not adversely affect the validity or enforceability of the Collateral or cause an Event of Default to occur and the company whose shares or partnership interests have been pledged will, subject to the terms of the Agreement, be permitted to pay dividends.
11.3 Unless the restriction is required or advisable by law, the constitutional documents of the company whose shares have been charged will be amended to remove any restriction on the transfer or the registration of the transfer of the shares on enforcement of the Liens granted over them and/or pre-emption rights to the extent these would materially and adversely affect the Liens created under the Security Documents.
11.4 Where customary and applicable as a matter of law, at the time of execution of the applicable Security Document, a copy of the share certificate (or other documents evidencing title to the relevant shares) and a signed but undated copy of the stock transfer form will be provided to the Security Agent and where required by law the shareholders’ register will be written up to annotate the existence of the pledge, it being agreed that originals of such documents shall be supplied to the Security Agent as soon as practicable following execution of the applicable Security Document (having regard to the current logistical difficulties caused by the impact of COVID-19).
11.5 It is acknowledged and agreed that the share pledges described above have already been entered into in connection with the issue of the 2023 First-Priority Notes. Accordingly, no further Security Documents shall be entered into or perfection action required under this Agreement in respect of such share pledges, save in respect of Costa Crociere S.p.A., HAL Antillen N.V., Holland America Line N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V.
In the case of Costa Crociere S.p.A., (i) a substantially third ranking (formally seventh ranking) share pledge shall be entered into in accordance with paragraph 11.1 and a substantially fourth ranking (formally eighth ranking) share pledge shall be entered into in connection with the Carnival Corporation’s new 7.00% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (2029 First-Priority Notes); thereafter, (ii) an agreement for (a) equalisation of such substantial third ranking (formally seventh ranking) and fourth ranking (formally eighth ranking) share pledge with, inter alia, existing first ranking pledges and (b) subordination of existing second ranking pledges shall also be entered into. In the case of each of HAL Antillen N.V. and Holland America Line N.V. an equal first ranking share pledge shall be entered into and in the case of Cruiseport Curaçao C.V., an equal first ranking partnership interests pledge shall be entered into and each of such pledges shall be entered into in accordance with paragraph 11.1.
12 Intercompany receivables
No Liens will be granted over intercompany receivables.
SCHEDULE V
SECURITY DOCUMENTS
Part 1 – Existing Security Documents
1. U.S. Collateral Agreement dated and effective as of April 8, 2020 among the Lead Borrower, Carnival plc and others, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Effective Date.
2. Intercreditor Agreement dated and effective as of April 8, 2020 among the Lead Borrower, Carnival plc and others, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Effective Date.
3. First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated and effective as of July 20, 2020 among the Lead Borrower, Carnival plc and other parties, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Effective Date.
4. Supplement No. 1 to the U.S. Collateral Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I to the U.S. Collateral Agreement, dated June 30, 2020, executed by the Co-Borrower, and evidence that the Company has designated the Obligations to be secured on a pari passu basis with the then-outstanding Secured Obligations (as defined in the U.S. Collateral Agreement) as Other Secured Obligations (as defined in the U.S. Collateral Agreement) in accordance with Section 5.19 of the U.S. Collateral Agreement.
5. First priority English mortgages dated April 8, 2020 executed by the relevant owner in respect of the following Vessels: Pacific Explorer, Majestic Princess, Sapphire Princess and Diamond Princess.
6. First priority English mortgage dated January 27, 2021 executed by the relevant owner in respect of Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess).
7. First priority English mortgage dated August 13, 2021 executed by the relevant owner in respect of Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess).
8. First preferred Panamanian fleet naval mortgage dated April 8, 2020, as amended by the second amendment dated July 23, 2021, the third amendment dated September 8, 2021 and the fourth amendment dated December 1, 2021, executed by the Lead Borrower as owner (the “Panamanian Fleet Mortgage”) in respect of the following Vessels: Carnival Vista, Carnival Breeze, Carnival Magic, Carnival Dream, Carnival Splendor, Carnival Freedom, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Valor, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Glory, Carnival Conquest, Carnival Pride, Carnival Radiance (formerly Carnival Victory), Carnival Paradise and Carnival Elation (the “Panamanian Vessels”).
9. First priority Bahamian mortgages dated April 8, 2020 executed by the relevant owner in respect of the following Vessels: Carnival Sunshine, Carnival Sunrise, Seabourn Encore, Seabourn Quest and Seabourn Sojourn.
10. First priority Bahamian mortgages dated October 25, 2021 executed by the relevant owner in respect of the following Vessels: Carnival Legend and Carnival Spirit.
11. First priority Bahamian mortgage dated September 21, 2022 executed by the relevant owner in respect of Carnival Luminosa.
12. First priority Bermuda law mortgages dated April 8, 2020 executed by the relevant owner in respect of the following Vessels: Regal Princess, Royal Princess, Ruby Princess, Emerald Princess, Crown Princess, Caribbean Princess, Island Princess, Coral Princess, Grand Princess, Azura, Ventura, Arcadia, Aurora, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2.
13. First ranking Curaçao law deeds of mortgage dated April 9, 2020 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as mortgagor and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as the partnership in respect of the following Vessels: Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Eurodam, Noordam, Westerdam, Oosterdam, Zuiderdam, Zaandam and Volendam (the “Curaçao Vessels”).
14. First ranking Curaçao law deeds of mortgage dated July 24, 2020 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as mortgagor and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as the partnership in respect of the Curaçao Vessels.
15. First ranking Curaçao law deeds of mortgage dated September 8, 2021 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as mortgagor and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as the partnership in respect of the Curaçao Vessels.
16. First ranking Curaçao law deeds of mortgage dated November 24, 2021 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as mortgagor and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as the partnership in respect of the Curaçao Vessels.
17. The following deeds, executed by the Italian Guarantor as owner in respect of the following Vessels: Costa Fascinosa, Costa Favolosa, Costa Deliziosa, Costa Pacifica, Costa Serena, Costa Fortuna, AIDAnova, AIDAperla, AIDAprima, AIDAstella, AIDAmar, AIDAsol, AIDAblu, AIDAluna, AIDAbella and AIDAdiva, (the “Italian Vessels”);
(i) First ranking Italian law deeds of mortgage dated April 8, 2020;
(ii) Deeds of mortgage dated 7 July 2020 (the July 2020 Mortgages);
(iii) Italian law deeds of equalization of First ranking mortgages and July 2020 Mortgages dated 22 July 2020;
(iv) Second ranking Italian law deeds of mortgage dated 29 July 2020;
(v) Third ranking Italian law deeds of mortgage dated 8 September 2020;
(vi) Italian law deeds of equalization of Second ranking mortgages and Third ranking Mortgages dated 16 September 2020;
(vii) Italian law deeds of mortgages dated 5 August 2021 (the August 2021 Mortgages);
(viii) Italian law deeds of equalization of August 2021 Mortgages and First ranking mortgages dated 7 September 2021;
(ix) Italian law deeds of mortgages dated 16 November 2021 (the November 2021 Mortgages);
(x) Italian law deeds of equalization of November 2021 Mortgages and First ranking mortgages dated 3 December 2021.
18. First Deed of Covenant dated April 8, 2020 executed by the Lead Borrower in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
19. First Deed of Covenant dated April 8, 2020 executed by Carnival plc in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
20. First Deed of Covenant dated April 8, 2020 executed by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
21. First Deed of Covenant dated April 8, 2020 executed by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
22. First Earnings Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by the Lead Borrower in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
23. First Earnings Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Carnival plc in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
24. First Earnings Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
25. First Earnings Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
26. First Earnings Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by the Italian Guarantor in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
27. First Earnings Assignment dated April 9, 2020 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
28. First Insurance Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by the Lead Borrower in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
29. First Insurance Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Carnival plc in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
30. First Insurance Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
31. First Insurance Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
32. First Insurance Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by the Italian Guarantor in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
33. First Insurance Assignment dated April 9, 2020 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
34. First Charterer’s Earnings Assignment dated April 9, 2020 executed by Holland America Line N.V. (as general partner of Cruiseport Curaçao C.V.) in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
35. First Charterer’s Insurance Assignment dated April 9, 2020 executed by Holland America Line N.V. (as general partner of Cruiseport Curaçao C.V.) in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
36. First ranking Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets governed by Curaçao law and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as pledgors, dated May 5, 2020.
37. First ranking Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets governed by Curaçao law and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as pledgors, dated July 24, 2020.
38. First ranking Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets governed by Curaçao law and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as pledgors, dated September 8, 2021.
39. First ranking Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets governed by Curaçao law and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as pledgors, dated November 24, 2021.
40. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of Holland America Line N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated May 5, 2020 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as pledgor.
41. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of Holland America Line N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated July 24, 2020 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as pledgor.
42. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of Holland America Line N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated September 8, 2021 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as pledgor.
43. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of Holland America Line N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated November 24, 2021 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as pledgor.
44. Deed of Pledge of Interest in Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated May 5, 2020 and executed by Holland America Line N.V., HAL Antillen N.V., HAL Nederland N.V. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
45. Deed of Pledge of Interest in Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated July 24, 2020 and executed by Holland America Line N.V., HAL Antillen N.V., HAL Nederland N.V. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
46. Deed of Pledge of Interest in Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated September 8, 2021 and executed by Holland America Line N.V., HAL Antillen N.V. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
47. Deed of Pledge of Interest in Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated November 24, 2021 and executed by Holland America Line N.V., HAL Antillen N.V. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
48. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of HAL Antillen N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated May 5, 2020 and executed by the Lead Borrower as pledgor.
49. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of HAL Antillen N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated July 24, 2020 and executed by the Lead Borrower as pledgor.
50. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of HAL Antillen N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated September 8, 2021 and executed by the Lead Borrower as pledgor.
51. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of HAL Antillen N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated November 24, 2021 and executed by the Lead Borrower as pledgor.
52. The following agreements in respect of the shares of the Italian Guarantor and executed by Carnival plc as pledgor:
(i) First Ranking Share Pledge Agreement dated 8 April 2020;
(ii) Share pledge agreement executed on 2 July 2020 (the July 2020 Pledge);
(iii) Italian law agreement for ranking equalization of First ranking pledge and July 2020 Pledge, dated 22 July 2020;
(iv) Second Ranking Share Pledge Agreement dated 22 July 2020;
(v) Share pledge agreement executed on 14 September 2020 (the September 2020 Pledge);
(vi) Italian law agreement for ranking equalization of Second ranking pledge and September 2020 Pledge, dated 15 September 2020;
(vii) Share pledge agreement executed on 8 September 2021 (the September 2021 Pledge);
(viii) Italian law agreement for ranking equalization of the September 2021 Pledge with the First Ranking Share Pledge and the July 2020 Pledge;
(ix) Share pledge agreement executed on 23 November 2021 (the November 2021 Pledge);
(x) Italian law agreement ranking equalisation of the November 2021 Pledge with the First Ranking Share Pledge, the July 2020 Pledge and the September 2021 Pledge.
53. Charge in respect of Shares of Seabourn Cruise Line Limited governed by Bermuda law, dated April 8, 2020 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V.
54. Charge in respect of Shares of Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. governed by Bermuda law, dated April 8, 2020 and executed by Sunshine Shipping Corporation, Ltd.
55. Deed of Amendment relating to certain English law Security Documents dated May 13, 2020 and executed by, amongst others, the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc.
56. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated May 18, 2020 and executed by Holland America Line N.V.
57. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated May 18, 2020 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V.
58. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by the Lead Borrower.
59. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by Carnival plc.
60. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd.
61. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
62. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by the Italian Guarantor.
63. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by GXI, LLC.
64. Pledge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by German law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by the Lead Borrower.
65. Pledge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by German law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd.
66. Pledge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by German law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by the Italian Guarantor.
67. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
68. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Carnival plc in favor of the Security Agent;
69. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in favor of the Security Agent;
70. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited in favor of the Security Agent;
71. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Costa Crociere S.p.A. in favor of the Security Agent;
72. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
73. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Copyrights, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
74. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Patents, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Carnival Corporation. in favor of the Security Agent;
75. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Patents, dated as of April 8, 2020, Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in favor of the Security Agent;
76. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of May 18, 2020, by Holland America Line N.V. in favor of the Security Agent;
77. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Copyrights, dated as of May 18, 2020, by Holland America Line N.V. in favor of the Security Agent;
78. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of June 28, 2020, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
79. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of June 28, 2020, by GXI, LLC, in favor of the Security Agent;
80. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 20, 2020, by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd., in favor of the Security Agent;
81. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 20, 2020, by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited, in favor of the Security Agent;
82. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 20, 2020, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
83. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of August 11, 2020, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
84. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of August 11, 2020, by Carnival plc in favor of the Security Agent;
85. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of August 11, 2020, by HAL Antillen N.V. in favor of the Security Agent;
86. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of August 11, 2020, by Holland America Line N.V. in favor of the Security Agent;
87. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of August 11, 2020, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
88. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Patents, dated as of August 11, 2020, by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in favor of the Security Agent;
89. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Copyrights, dated as of August 11, 2020, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
90. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of September 30, 2020, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
91. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of January 12, 2021, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
92. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of January 12, 2021, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
93. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 7, 2021, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
94. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 21, 2021, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
95. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 21, 2021, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
96. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of October 12, 2021, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
97. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of January 19, 2022, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
98. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of January 19, 2022, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
99. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2022, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
100. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 13, 2022, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
101. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 13, 2022, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
102. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 19, 2023, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
103. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 25, 2023 by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
104. Charge over shares of Costa Crociere SpA governed by English law, dated September 10, 2021 and executed by Carnival plc. Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess).
105. First Deed of Covenant dated January 7, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess).
106. First Earnings Assignment dated January 7, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess).
107. First Insurance Assignment dated January 7, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess).
108. First Deed of Covenant dated August 13, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess).
109. First Earnings Assignment dated August 13, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess).
110. First Insurance Assignment dated August 13, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess).
111. First Earnings Assignment dated September 8, 2022 executed by Carnival Corporation in respect of Carnival Luminosa.
112. First Insurance Assignment dated September 8, 2022 executed by Carnival Corporation in respect of Carnival Luminosa.
113. First Deed of Covenant dated September 21, 2022 executed by the Lead Borrower in respect of Carnival Luminosa.
Part 2 – New Security Documents
1. On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) evidence that the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc have designated the Obligations as Other Pari Passu Obligations in accordance with Section 4.12(b) of the Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) evidence that the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc have designated the Obligations as a First Lien Facility in accordance with Section 8.22 of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (iii) a copy of the Other Secured Party Consent, dated as of the Effective Date, executed by the Administrative Agent, as Authorized Representative under the U.S. Collateral Agreement and acknowledged by U.S. Bank National Association, as Pari Passu Collateral Agent, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to the U.S. Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, (iv) certifications from the Lead Borrower in accordance with Section 5.19 of the U.S. Collateral Agreement (A) designating the Obligations to be secured on a pari passu basis with the then-outstanding Secured Obligations (as defined in the U.S. Collateral Agreement) as Other Secured Obligations (as defined in the U.S. Collateral Agreement), (B) identifying the Obligations so designated and the initial aggregate principal amount or face amount of the Obligations, (C) stating that the Obligations are designated as Other Secured Obligations for purposes of the U.S. Collateral Agreement, (D) representing that such designation of the Obligations as Other Secured Obligations is not prohibited by the Indenture (as defined in the U.S. Collateral Agreement) or any Other Secured Agreement (as defined in the U.S. Collateral Agreement) in effect, and (E) specifying the name and address of the Authorized Representative for such obligations and (v) a copy of Joinder Agreement to Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to
the Intercreditor Agreement, duly executed by the Administrative Agent, as New Authorized Representative, and acknowledged and agreed to by the Lead Borrower and Carnival plc.
2. On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received financing statements with respect to the Loan Parties duly prepared for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code and written authorization to make such UCC filing under the Uniform Commercial Code.
3. Amendment to the Panamanian Fleet Mortgage in respect of the Panamanian Vessels, executed by the Lead Borrower.
4. Third ranking Italian law deeds of mortgage in respect of the Italian Vessels, executed by the Italian Guarantor, and deeds of (i) equalization to, inter alia, first ranking mortgages collateral thereto and (ii) subordination of second ranking mortgages thereto.
5. Fourth ranking Italian law deeds of mortgage in respect of the Italian Vessels, executed by the Italian Guarantor, and deeds of (i) equalization to, inter alia, first ranking mortgages collateral thereto and (ii) subordination of second ranking mortgages thereto.
6. Substantially third (but formally seventh) ranking Share Pledge Agreement governed by Italian law in respect of the shares of the Italian Guarantor, executed by Carnival plc, and contractual agreement of (i) equalization to first ranking substantial pledges collateral thereto and (ii) subordination of second-ranking substantial pledges collateral thereto.
7. Substantially fourth (but formally eighth) ranking Share Pledge Agreement governed by Italian law in respect of the shares of the Italian Guarantor, executed by Carnival plc, and contractual agreement of (i) equalization to first ranking substantial pledges collateral thereto and (ii) subordination of second-ranking substantial pledges collateral thereto.
8. Curaçao law deeds of mortgage in respect of the Curaçao Vessels, executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as mortgagor and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as the partnership.
9. Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets governed by Curaçao law, executed by HAL Antillen N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as pledgors.
10. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of Holland America Line N.V. governed by Curaçao law, executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as pledgor.
11. Deed of Pledge of Interest in Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. governed by Curaçao law, executed by Holland America Line N.V., HAL Antillen N.V. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
12. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of HAL Antillen N.V. governed by Curaçao law, executed by the Lead Borrower as pledgor.
Closing / Post-Closing Legal Opinions
Concurrently with the receipt of the applicable Security Documents listed above, the Administrative Agent shall have received opinions, addressed to the Administrative Agent and Security Agent, of (i) (a) Stephenson Harwood LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent, and (b) Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, counsel for the Borrowers and Guarantors, each as to matters of English law, (ii) (a) Patton Moreno & Asvat, counsel for the Administrative Agent, and (b) Tapia, Linares y Alfaro, counsel for the Borrowers and Guarantors, each as to matters of Panamanian law, (iii) Harry B. Sands, Lobosky and Company, counsel for the Borrowers and Guarantors, each as to matters of Bahamian law, (iv) Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited, counsel for the Borrowers and Guarantors, as to matters of Bermudian law, (v) STvB Advocaten (Europe) N.V., counsel for the Borrowers and Guarantors, as to matters of Curaçao law and (vii) Norton Rose Fulbright Studio Legale, counsel for the Borrowers and Guarantors, as to matters of Italian law, in each case in substantially the same form as agreed with counsel to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date.
SCHEDULE VI
COLLATERAL VESSELS
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| Cruise Brands and Ships | Registry | Registered Owner |
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| Carnival Cruise Lines | | |
1. | Carnival Vista | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
2. | Carnival Breeze | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
3. | Carnival Magic | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
4. | Carnival Dream | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
5. | Carnival Splendor | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
6. | Carnival Freedom | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
7. | Carnival Liberty | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
8. | Carnival Valor | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
9. | Carnival Miracle | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
10. | Carnival Glory | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
11. | Carnival Conquest | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
12. | Carnival Legend | Bahamas | Carnival Corporation |
13. | Carnival Pride | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
14. | Carnival Spirit | Bahamas | Carnival Corporation |
15. | Carnival Radiance | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
16. | Carnival Sunrise | Bahamas | Carnival Corporation |
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| Cruise Brands and Ships | Registry | Registered Owner |
17. | Carnival Paradise | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
18. | Carnival Elation | Panama | Carnival Corporation |
19. | Carnival Sunshine | Bahamas | Carnival Corporation |
20. | Carnival Luminosa | Bahamas | Carnival Corporation |
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Princess | | |
21. | Majestic Princess | UK | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
22. | Regal Princess | Bermuda | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
23. | Royal Princess | Bermuda | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
24. | Ruby Princess | Bermuda | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
25. | Emerald Princess | Bermuda | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
26. | Crown Princess | Bermuda | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
27. | Sapphire Princess | UK | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
28. | Caribbean Princess | Bermuda | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
29. | Diamond Princess | UK | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
30. | Island Princess | Bermuda | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
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| Cruise Brands and Ships | Registry | Registered Owner |
31. | Coral Princess | Bermuda | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
32. | Grand Princess | Bermuda | Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. |
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| Holland America Line | | |
33. | Koningsdam | Curaçao | HAL Antillen N.V. |
34. | Nieuw Amsterdam | Curaçao | HAL Antillen N.V. |
35. | Eurodam | Curaçao | HAL Antillen N.V. |
36. | Noordam | Curaçao | HAL Antillen N.V. |
37. | Westerdam | Curaçao | HAL Antillen N.V. |
38. | Oosterdam | Curaçao | HAL Antillen N.V. |
39. | Zuiderdam | Curaçao | HAL Antillen N.V. |
40. | Zaandam | Curaçao | HAL Antillen N.V. |
41. | Volendam | Curaçao | HAL Antillen N.V. |
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Seabourn | | |
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| Cruise Brands and Ships | Registry | Registered Owner |
42. | Seabourn Encore | Bahamas | Seabourn Cruise Line Limited |
43. | Seabourn Quest | Bahamas | Seabourn Cruise Line Limited |
44. | Seabourn Sojourn | Bahamas | Seabourn Cruise Line Limited |
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| P&O Cruises (Australia) | | |
45. | Pacific Explorer | UK | Carnival plc |
46. | Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess) | UK | Carnival plc |
47. | Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess) | UK | Carnival plc |
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| Costa | | |
48. | Costa Fascinosa | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
49. | Costa Favolosa | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
50. | Costa Deliziosa | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
51. | Costa Pacifica | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
52. | Costa Serena | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
53. | Costa Fortuna | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
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| Cruise Brands and Ships | Registry | Registered Owner |
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| AIDA | | |
54. | AIDAnova | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
55. | AIDAperla | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
56. | AIDAprima | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
57. | AIDAstella | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
58. | AIDAmar | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
59. | AIDAsol | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
60. | AIDAblu | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
61. | AIDAluna | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
62. | AIDAbella | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
63. | AIDAdiva | Italy | Costa Crociere SpA |
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| P&O Cruises (UK) | | |
64. | Azura | Bermuda | Carnival plc |
65. | Ventura | Bermuda | Carnival plc |
66. | Arcadia | Bermuda | Carnival plc |
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| Cruise Brands and Ships | Registry | Registered Owner |
67. | Aurora | Bermuda | Carnival plc |
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| Cunard | | |
68. | Queen Elizabeth | Bermuda | Carnival plc |
69. | Queen Victoria | Bermuda | Carnival plc |
70. | Queen Mary 2 | Bermuda | Carnival plc |
SCHEDULE VII
CONSOLIDATED EBITDA ADJUSTMENTS
The adjustments below, which the Company has set forth in Clause (10) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” pursuant to the 2028 First-Priority Note Indenture, are hereby incorporated by reference and copied below:
Net revenue yields enables us to separate the impact of predictable capacity or ALBD changes from price and other changes that affect our business. We believe this non-GAAP measure provides useful information to investors and expanded insight to measure our revenue and cost performance as a supplement to our U.S. GAAP consolidated financial statements.
Net revenue yields is a combination of net passenger ticket revenues and net onboard and other revenues divided by ALBDs. Net passenger ticket revenues reflect gross passenger ticket revenues, net of commissions, transportation and other costs. Net onboard and other revenues reflect gross cruise onboard and other revenues, net of onboard and other costs.
Net revenue yields are commonly used in the cruise industry to measure a company’s cruise segment revenue performance and for revenue management purposes. We believe that net cruise revenues is a more meaningful measure in determining revenue yield than gross cruise revenues because it reflects the cruise revenues earned net of our most significant variable cost, which are travel agent commissions, costs of air and other transportation, certain other costs that are directly associated with onboard and other revenues and credit and debit card fees.
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF] NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), Carnival Finance, LLC, a Delaware subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (the “Co-Borrower” and, together with the Lead Borrower, the “Borrowers”) promise to pay to the order of [__] (the “Lender”) on the Maturity Date (as defined in the Loan Agreement described below) applicable to the Lender the principal sum of [ ] DOLLARS ($[ ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Advances shown on the schedule attached hereto (and any continuation thereof) made by the Lender pursuant to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023 (together with all amendments and other modifications, if any, from time to time thereafter made thereto, the “Loan Agreement”), among the Borrowers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Security Agent, and the various financial institutions (including the Lender) as are, or shall from time to time become, parties thereto.
The Borrowers also promise to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity, until paid, at the rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Loan Agreement. Both principal and interest in respect of each Advance are payable in lawful money of the United States to the Administrative Agent at its applicable account in same day funds.
This Note is a Note referred to in, and evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Loan Agreement, to which reference is made for a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrowers are permitted and required to make prepayments and repayments of principal of the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and on which such Indebtedness may be declared to be immediately due and payable. Unless otherwise defined, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Loan Agreement.
All Advances made by the Lender to the Borrowers under the Loan Agreement and all payments of principal hereof by the Borrowers to the Lender shall be recorded by the Lender and endorsed on the Schedule attached hereto (and any continuation thereof); provided that the failure by the Lender to set forth such Advances, payments and other information on such Schedule shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay such Advances in accordance with the terms thereof.
All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor. THIS NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
CARNIVAL FINANCE, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE TO EXHIBIT A
ADVANCES AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS
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EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF] BORROWING REQUEST
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
500 Stanton Christiana Rd.
NCC5 / 1st Floor
Newark, DE 19713
Attention: Loan & Agency Services Group
Tel: +13026343010
Email: margaret.hanzsche@chase.com
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
Gentlemen and Ladies:
This Borrowing Request is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.2(a) of the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Agreement”), among Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), Carnival Finance, LLC, a Delaware subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (the “Co-Borrower” and, together with the Lead Borrower, the “Borrowers”), Carnival plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party thereto, certain financial institutions, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as security agent (the “Security Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Loan Agreement.
The undersigned hereby give you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Loan Agreement that the undersigned hereby request a Borrowing under the Loan Agreement, and in that connection set forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required by Section 2.2(a) of the Loan Agreement:
(i) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is , 20 .
(ii) The Type of Advances comprising the Proposed Borrowing is [Base Rate Advances] [Term SOFR Rate Advances].
(iii) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing is $ .
[(iv) The initial Interest Period for each Term SOFR Rate Advance made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is [ ] month[s].]
[(v)] The Proposed Borrowing is an [Initial Borrowing][Incremental Borrowing].
The Borrowers hereby acknowledge that, pursuant to Section 4.2(b) of the Loan Agreement, each of the delivery of this Borrowing Request and the acceptance by the Borrowers of the proceeds of the Advances requested hereby constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers that, on the date of such Advances (before and after giving effect thereto and to the
application of the proceeds therefrom), all statements set forth in Section 4.2(a) are true and correct in all material respects.
Each Borrower agrees that if prior to the time of the Borrowing requested hereby any matter certified to herein by it will not be true and correct at such time as if then made, it will immediately so notify the Administrative Agent. Except to the extent, if any, that prior to the time of the Borrowing requested hereby the Administrative Agent shall receive written notice to the contrary from any Borrower, each matter certified to herein shall be deemed once again to be certified as true and correct at the date of such Borrowing as if then made.
Proceeds are to be disbursed in accordance with the funds flow.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
CARNIVAL FINANCE, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT C
[FORM OF] INTEREST PERIOD NOTICE
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
500 Stanton Christiana Rd.
NCC5 / 1st Floor
Newark, DE 19713
Attention: Loan & Agency Services Group
Tel: +13026343010
Email: margaret.hanzsche@chase.com
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
Gentlemen and Ladies:
This Interest Period Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.9 of the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Agreement”), among Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), Carnival Finance, LLC, a Delaware subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (the “Co-Borrower” and, together with the Lead Borrower, the “Borrowers”), Carnival plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party thereto, certain financial institutions, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as security agent (the “Security Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Loan Agreement.
The Lead Borrower hereby requests that on , 20 ,
(1) $ of the presently outstanding principal amount of the Advances originally made on , [and $ of the presently outstanding principal amount of the Advances originally made on , ],
(2) be [Converted to] [continued as] [Base Rate Advances]1 [Term SOFR Rate Advances having an Interest Period of [ month][s]2.
The Borrowers have caused this Interest Period Notice to be executed and delivered by its Authorized officer this day of , 20 .
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
1 any Conversion of Base Rate Advances into Term SOFR Rate Advances shall be in an amount not less than the Borrowing Minimum ($5,000,000) or shall be an amount in excess thereof that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple ($1,000,000).
2 any Conversion of Term SOFR Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances shall be made only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Rate Advances.
CARNIVAL FINANCE, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT D-1
[FORM OF] LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
This Lender Assignment Agreement (the “Lender Assignment Agreement”) is dated as of the effective date (the “Effective Date”) set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]3 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “Assignor”) and [the][each]4 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]5 hereunder are several and not joint.]6 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Lender Assignment Agreement as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Loan Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Loan Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below, and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Loan Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Lender Assignment Agreement, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.
3 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.
4 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.
5 Select as appropriate.
6 Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.
| | | | | |
1. Assignor[s]: | |
| |
2. Assignee[s]: | |
[for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate] of [identify Lender] | |
3. Lead Borrower: | Carnival Corporation |
4. Co-Borrower: | Carnival Finance, LLC |
5. Administrative Agent: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Loan Agreement |
6. Loan Agreement: | The Term Loan Agreement dated as of August 8, 2023, among Carnival Corporation, Carnival Finance, LLC, the Lenders parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the other parties party thereto |
7. Assigned Interest[s]: | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assignor[s]7 | Assignee[s]8 | Aggregate Amount of Commitment/ Loans for all Lenders9 | Amount of Commitment/ Loans Assigned8 | Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans10 |
| | $ | $ | % |
| | $ | $ | % |
| | $ | $ | % |
7 List each Assignor, as appropriate.
8 List each Assignee, as appropriate.
9 Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
10 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.
11 To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.
Effective Date: 20 [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Lender Assignment Agreement are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR[S]12
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:
Title:
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:
Title:
ASSIGNEE[S]13
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:
Title:
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:
Title:
[Consented to and]14 Accepted:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
By:
Title:
12 Add additional signature blocks as needed.
13 Add additional signature blocks as needed.
14 To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Loan Agreement.
[Consented to:]15
[NAME OF RELEVANT PARTY]
By:
Title:
15 To be added only if the consent of the Borrowers and/or other parties is required by Section 11.11.1 of the Loan Agreement.
ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor[s]. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Lender Assignment Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee[s]. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Lender Assignment Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Loan Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.11.1(f) of the Loan Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.11.1(c) of the Loan Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Loan Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Loan Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Lender Assignment Agreement and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Lender Assignment Agreement and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) attached to the Lender Assignment Agreement is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date.
3. General Provisions. This Lender Assignment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Lender Assignment Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Lender Assignment Agreement. This Lender Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under, and shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York.
EXHIBIT D-2
[FORM OF] PURCHASING BORROWER PARTY LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
AFFILIATED LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
This Affiliated Lender Assignment Agreement (the “Lender Assignment Agreement”) is dated as of the effective date (the “Effective Date”) set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]16 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “Assignor”) and [the][each]17 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]18 hereunder are several and not joint.]19 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Lender Assignment Agreement as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Loan Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Loan Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below, and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Loan Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Lender Assignment Agreement, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.
16 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.
17 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.
18 Select as appropriate.
19 Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.
| | | | | |
1. Assignor[s]: | |
[Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender] | |
2. Assignee[s]: | |
[for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate] of [identify Lender] | |
3. Borrowers: | Carnival Finance, LLC and Carnival Corporation |
4. Administrative Agent: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Loan Agreement |
5. Loan Agreement: | Term Loan Agreement dated as of August 8, 2023, among Carnival Corporation, Carnival Finance, LLC, the Lenders parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Security Agent, and the other parties party thereto |
6. Assigned Interest[s]: | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assignor[s]20 | Assignee[s]21 | Aggregate Amount of Commitment/ Loans for all Lenders22 | Amount of Commitment/ Loans Assigned8 | Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans23 |
| | $ | $ | % |
| | $ | $ | % |
| | $ | $ | % |
20 List each Assignor, as appropriate.
21 List each Assignee, as appropriate.
22 Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
23 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.
24 To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.
Effective Date: 20 [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Lender Assignment Agreement are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR[S]25
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:
Title:
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:
Title:
ASSIGNEE[S]26
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:
Title:
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:
Title:
[Consented to and]27 Accepted:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
By:
Title:
25 Add additional signature blocks as needed.
26 Add additional signature blocks as needed.
27 To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Loan Agreement.
[Consented to:]28
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
By:
Title:
28 To be added only if the consent of the Lead Borrower and/or other parties is required by Section 11.11.1 of the Loan Agreement.
ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
AFFILIATED LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor[s]. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Lender Assignment Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrowers, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrowers, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee[s]. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Lender Assignment Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Loan Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.11.1(f) of the Loan Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.11.1(c) of the Loan Agreement) and shall comply with the requirements of Section 11.11.4 of the Loan Agreement, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Loan Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Loan Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Lender Assignment Agreement and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Lender Assignment Agreement and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) attached to the Lender Assignment Agreement is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have
accrued from and after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to [the][the relevant] Assignee.
3. General Provisions. This Lender Assignment Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Lender Assignment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Lender Assignment Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Lender Assignment Agreement. This Lender Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under, and shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York.
EXHIBIT E
[FORM OF] JOINDER
JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of ___, 20__, made by each signatory hereto (each a “[Subsidiary Borrower][Subsidiary Guarantor]”), in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) referred to in the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Agreement”), among Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), Carnival Finance, LLC (the “Co-Borrower”), certain financial institutions, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Security Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Loan Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the parties to this Joinder Agreement wish to add the [Subsidiary Borrower][Subsidiary Guarantor] to the Loan Agreement in the manner hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, this Joinder Agreement is entered into pursuant to Section [6.2.4][12.1] of the Loan Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. The [Subsidiary Borrower][Subsidiary Guarantor], hereby acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Loan Agreement, and acknowledges and agrees to (i) join the Loan Agreement as a [Subsidiary Borrower][Subsidiary Guarantor], as indicated with its signature below; (ii) be bound by all covenants, agreements and acknowledgments attributable to a [Subsidiary Borrower][Subsidiary Guarantor] in the Loan Agreement; and (iii) perform all obligations and duties required of it by the Credit Agreement.
2. The address, taxpayer identification number (if any) and jurisdiction of organization of the [Subsidiary Borrower][Subsidiary Guarantor] is set forth in Annex I to this Joinder Agreement.
3. THIS JOINDER AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Joinder Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its proper and duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.
[EACH SUBSIDIARY [BORROWER][GUARANTOR]],
as a [Subsidiary Borrower][Subsidiary Guarantor]
By:__________________________
Name:
Title:
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
By:_________________________
Name:
Title:
[____]
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT F
[FORM OF] NOTICE OF PREPAYMENT
NOTICE OF PREPAYMENT
[__]
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
500 Stanton Christiana Rd.
NCC5 / 1st Floor
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Term Loan Agreement”) among Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), Carnival Finance, LLC (the “Co- Borrower”), Carnival plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party hereto, the various financial institutions as are or shall become parties hereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as security agent (the “Security Agent”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Term Loan Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given in the Term Loan Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 2.10 of the Term Loan Agreement, each Borrower hereby notifies the Administrative Agent that it intends to prepay the amount outstanding in respect of the Advances as specified below:
a) Principal Amount of Payoff: $[_____]
b) Accrued Interest on Principal Amount
of Payoff: $[_____]
c) Date of Prepayment: [__]
c) Class: [__]
d) Type: [__]
Each Borrower respectfully requests that the Administrative Agent promptly notify each of the Lenders party to the Term Loan Agreement of this notice of prepayment.
[Signature page follows.]
Very truly yours,
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
CARNIVAL FINANCE, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT G
[FORM OF] COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
_____________, 20__
To: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent under the Term Loan Agreement referred to below
Re: The Term Loan Agreement (“Term Loan Agreement”), dated as of August 8, 2023, is among CARNIVAL FINANCE, LLC (the “Co-Borrower”), CARNIVAL CORPORATION, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), CARNIVAL PLC, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party hereto, the various financial institutions as are or shall become parties hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders, and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as security agent (the “Security Agent”).
This Compliance Certificate (this “Certificate”) is furnished pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Term Loan Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Term Loan Agreement. I, the undersigned, a Financial Officer of the Company, do hereby certify, in the name and on behalf of the Company, and without assuming any personal liability, as follows:
1. I am [the] [a] duly elected [insert title of Financial Officer] of the Company;
2. To the best of my knowledge, no Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing as of the date hereof [, except as set forth in Annex 1 hereto];
3. A change in GAAP or in the application thereof [set forth in Annex 2 hereto has][has not] occurred since the date of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company most recently theretofore delivered under clause 6.1(a) or 6.1(b) of the Credit Agreement (or, prior to the first such delivery, referred to in Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement) that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material effect on the calculations of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio.
[signature page follows]
The foregoing certifications are made and delivered in my capacity described in paragraph 1 above for and on behalf of the Company.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
CARNIVAL PLC
By:____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:___________________________
ANNEX 1
to
Compliance Certificate
[Defaults/Events of Default that have occurred and are continuing]
[Description of any change in GAAP and the effect on the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio]
EXHIBIT H-1
to
Loan Agreement
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Agreement”), among Carnival Finance, LLC, a Delaware subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (the “Co-Borrower), Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower” and, together with the Co-Borrower, the “Borrowers”), Carnival plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party thereto, certain financial institutions, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as security agent (the “Security Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Loan Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.6 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Commitment, the Advance(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Advances(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a “10-percent shareholder” of the Lead Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Lead Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned's conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished, or concurrently herewith furnishes, the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided in this certificate or in such Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date: ______________, 20__
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U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Agreement”), among Carnival Finance, LLC, a Delaware subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (the “Co-Borrower), Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower” and, together with the Co-Borrower, the “Borrowers”), Carnival plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party thereto, certain financial institutions, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as security agent (the “Security Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Loan Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.6 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Commitment, the Advance(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Advance(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Advance(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Advance(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Loan Agreement, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “10-percent shareholder” of the Lead Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Lead Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s or its direct or indirect partner/members’ conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished, or concurrently herewith furnishes, the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exception: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such direct or indirect partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided in this certificate or in such Form W-8IMY, Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.
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[NAME OF LENDER]
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date: ___________, 20__
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U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Agreement”), among Carnival Finance, LLC, a Delaware subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (the “Co-Borrower”), Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower” and, together with the Co-Borrower, the “Borrowers”), Carnival plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party thereto, certain financial institutions, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as security agent (the “Security Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Loan Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.6 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a “10-percent shareholder” of the Lead Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Lead Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned's conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided in this certificate or in such Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Documents is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
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Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date: _____________, 20__
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U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the “Loan Agreement”), among Carnival Finance, LLC, a Delaware subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (the “Co-Borrower”), Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Lead Borrower” and, together with the Co-Borrower, the “Borrowers”), Carnival plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party thereto, certain financial institutions, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as security agent (the “Security Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Loan Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.6 of the Loan Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “10-percent shareholder” of the Lead Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members that is a beneficial owner of such participation is a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Lead Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s or its direct or indirect partners/members’ conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exception: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such direct or indirect partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided in this certificate or in such Form W-8IMY, Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Documents is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
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Name:
Title:
Date: ______________, 20__
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Document
CARNIVAL CORPORATION,
as Issuer,
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee, Principal Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Registrar and Security Agent,
_____________________________
INDENTURE
Dated as of August 8, 2023
_____________________________
7.000% FIRST-PRIORITY SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2029
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE ONE DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
SECTION 1.01 | Definitions | 1 |
SECTION 1.02 | Other Definitions | 39 |
SECTION 1.03 | Rules of Construction | 40 |
ARTICLE TWO THE NOTES |
SECTION 2.01 | The Notes | 41 |
SECTION 2.02 | Execution and Authentication | 42 |
SECTION 2.03 | Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent | 43 |
SECTION 2.04 | Paying Agent to Hold Money | 44 |
SECTION 2.05 | Holder Lists | 44 |
SECTION 2.06 | Transfer and Exchange | 44 |
SECTION 2.07 | Replacement Notes | 47 |
SECTION 2.08 | Outstanding Notes | 47 |
SECTION 2.09 | Notes Held by Issuer | 48 |
SECTION 2.10 | Definitive Registered Notes | 48 |
SECTION 2.11 | Cancellation | 48 |
SECTION 2.12 | Defaulted Interest | 49 |
SECTION 2.13 | Computation of Interest | 49 |
SECTION 2.14 | ISIN and CUSIP Numbers | 49 |
SECTION 2.15 | Issuance of Additional Notes | 50 |
ARTICLE THREE REDEMPTION; OFFERS TO PURCHASE |
SECTION 3.01 | Right of Redemption | 50 |
SECTION 3.02 | Notices to Trustee | 50 |
SECTION 3.03 | Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed | 50 |
SECTION 3.04 | Notice of Redemption | 51 |
SECTION 3.05 | Deposit of Redemption Price | 52 |
SECTION 3.06 | Payment of Notes Called for Redemption | 52 |
SECTION 3.07 | Notes Redeemed in Part | 52 |
SECTION 3.08 | Redemption for Changes in Taxes | 53 |
ARTICLE FOUR COVENANTS |
SECTION 4.01 | Payment of Notes | 54 |
SECTION 4.02 | Corporate Existence | 54 |
SECTION 4.03 | Maintenance of Properties | 54 |
SECTION 4.04 | Insurance | 54 |
SECTION 4.05 | Statement as to Compliance | 54 |
SECTION 4.06 | Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock | 55 |
SECTION 4.07 | Liens | 62 |
SECTION 4.08 | Restricted Payments | 63 |
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SECTION 4.09 | Asset Sales | 67 |
SECTION 4.10 | Transactions with Affiliates | 70 |
SECTION 4.11 | Purchase of Notes upon a Change of Control | 72 |
SECTION 4.12 | Additional Amounts | 74 |
SECTION 4.13 | Additional Intercreditor Agreements and Amendments to the Intercreditor Agreements | 76 |
SECTION 4.14 | Note Guarantees and Security Interests | 77 |
SECTION 4.15 | Limitation on Issuance of Guarantees of Indebtedness | 77 |
SECTION 4.16 | Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries | 78 |
SECTION 4.17 | Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries | 81 |
SECTION 4.18 | Payment of Taxes and Other Claims | 81 |
SECTION 4.19 | Reports to Holders | 82 |
SECTION 4.20 | Further Assurances | 83 |
SECTION 4.21 | Use of Proceeds | 83 |
SECTION 4.22 | Impairment of Security Interest | 83 |
SECTION 4.23 | After-Acquired Property | 84 |
SECTION 4.24 | Re-flagging of Vessels | 85 |
SECTION 4.25 | Automatic Reduction of New Secured Debt Secured by the Collateral | 85 |
SECTION 4.26 | [Reserved] | 86 |
SECTION 4.27 | Covenant Fall-Away | 86 |
ARTICLE FIVE MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS |
SECTION 5.01 | Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets | 87 |
SECTION 5.02 | Successor Substituted | 88 |
ARTICLE SIX DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES |
SECTION 6.01 | Events of Default | 89 |
SECTION 6.02 | Acceleration | 91 |
SECTION 6.03 | Other Remedies | 92 |
SECTION 6.04 | Waiver of Past Defaults | 93 |
SECTION 6.05 | Control by Majority | 93 |
SECTION 6.06 | Limitation on Suits | 93 |
SECTION 6.07 | Unconditional Right of Holders to Bring Suit for Payment | 94 |
SECTION 6.08 | Collection Suit by Trustee | 94 |
SECTION 6.09 | Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 94 |
SECTION 6.10 | Application of Money Collected | 95 |
SECTION 6.11 | Undertaking for Costs | 95 |
SECTION 6.12 | Restoration of Rights and Remedies | 95 |
SECTION 6.13 | Rights and Remedies Cumulative | 96 |
SECTION 6.14 | Delay or Omission Not Waiver | 96 |
SECTION 6.15 | Record Date | 96 |
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SECTION 6.16 | Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws | 96 |
ARTICLE SEVEN TRUSTEE AND SECURITY AGENT |
SECTION 7.01 | Duties of Trustee and the Security Agent | 96 |
SECTION 7.02 | Certain Rights of Trustee and the Security Agent | 98 |
SECTION 7.03 | Individual Rights of Trustee and the Security Agent | 102 |
SECTION 7.04 | Disclaimer of Trustee and Security Agent | 102 |
SECTION 7.05 | Compensation and Indemnity | 102 |
SECTION 7.06 | Replacement of Trustee or Security Agent | 103 |
SECTION 7.07 | Successor Trustee or Security Agent by Merger | 105 |
SECTION 7.08 | Appointment of Security Agent and Supplemental Security Agents | 105 |
SECTION 7.09 | Eligibility; Disqualification | 106 |
SECTION 7.10 | Appointment of Co-Trustee | 106 |
SECTION 7.11 | Resignation of Agents | 107 |
SECTION 7.12 | Agents General Provisions | 108 |
ARTICLE EIGHT DEFEASANCE; SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE |
SECTION 8.01 | Issuer’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance | 109 |
SECTION 8.02 | Defeasance and Discharge | 109 |
SECTION 8.03 | Covenant Defeasance | 110 |
SECTION 8.04 | Conditions to Defeasance | 110 |
SECTION 8.05 | Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture | 112 |
SECTION 8.06 | Survival of Certain Obligations | 112 |
SECTION 8.07 | Acknowledgment of Discharge by Trustee | 113 |
SECTION 8.08 | Application of Trust Money | 113 |
SECTION 8.09 | Repayment to Issuer | 113 |
SECTION 8.10 | Indemnity for Government Securities | 113 |
SECTION 8.11 | Reinstatement | 113 |
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SECTION 9.01 | Without Consent of Holders | 113 |
SECTION 9.02 | With Consent of Holders | 115 |
SECTION 9.03 | Effect of Supplemental Indentures | 116 |
SECTION 9.04 | Notation on or Exchange of Notes | 116 |
SECTION 9.05 | [Reserved] | 116 |
SECTION 9.06 | Notice of Amendment or Waiver | 116 |
SECTION 9.07 | Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. | 117 |
SECTION 9.08 | Additional Voting Terms; Calculation of Principal Amount | 117 |
ARTICLE TEN GUARANTEE |
SECTION 10.01 | Note Guarantees | 117 |
SECTION 10.02 | Subrogation | 118 |
SECTION 10.03 | Release of Note Guarantees | 119 |
SECTION 10.04 | Limitation and Effectiveness of Note Guarantees | 119 |
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SECTION 10.05 | Notation Not Required | 120 |
SECTION 10.06 | Successors and Assigns | 120 |
SECTION 10.07 | No Waiver | 120 |
SECTION 10.08 | Modification | 120 |
SECTION 10.09 | Limitation on the Italian Guarantor’s Liability | 120 |
ARTICLE ELEVEN SECURITY |
SECTION 11.01 | Security; Security Documents | 121 |
SECTION 11.02 | Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents | 122 |
SECTION 11.03 | Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents | 123 |
SECTION 11.04 | Release of the Collateral | 123 |
ARTICLE TWELVE MISCELLANEOUS |
SECTION 12.01 | Notices | 125 |
SECTION 12.02 | Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent | 126 |
SECTION 12.03 | Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion | 126 |
SECTION 12.04 | Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar | 127 |
SECTION 12.05 | [Reserved] | 127 |
SECTION 12.06 | Legal Holidays | 127 |
SECTION 12.07 | Governing Law | 127 |
SECTION 12.08 | Jurisdiction | 127 |
SECTION 12.09 | No Recourse Against Others | 128 |
SECTION 12.10 | Successors | 128 |
SECTION 12.11 | Counterparts | 128 |
SECTION 12.12 | Table of Contents and Headings | 128 |
SECTION 12.13 | Severability | 128 |
SECTION 12.14 | Currency Indemnity | 128 |
Schedules
Schedule I – Guarantors
Schedule II – Security Documents
Schedule III – Agreed Security Principles
Schedule IV – Collateral Vessels
Exhibits
Exhibit A – Form of Note
Exhibit B – Form of Transfer Certificate for Transfer from Restricted Global Note to Regulation S Global Note
Exhibit C – Form of Transfer Certificate for Transfer from Regulation S Global Note to Restricted Global Note
Exhibit D – Form of Supplemental Indenture
INDENTURE, dated as of August 8, 2023, among Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (the “Issuer”), Carnival plc, a company incorporated and registered under the laws of England and Wales (“Carnival plc”), the other Guarantors party hereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), as Principal Paying Agent, as Transfer Agent, as Registrar and as Security Agent.
RECITALS
The Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance on the date hereof of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7.000% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Original Notes”) and any additional senior secured notes (the “Additional Notes”) that may be issued after the Issue Date in compliance with this Indenture. The Original Notes and the Additional Notes together are referred to herein as the “Notes.” The Issuer has received good and valuable consideration for the execution and delivery of this Indenture. All necessary acts and things have been done to make (i) the Notes, when duly issued and executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered hereunder, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer and (ii) this Indenture a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Issuer in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
SECTION 1.01 Definitions.
“2024 Convertible Notes” means the 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 of the Issuer (as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2024 Convertible Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2024 Convertible Notes Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2024 Convertible Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2024 Convertible Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2024 Convertible Note.”
“2024 Convertible Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 22, 2022, among the Issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee thereunder.
“2026 Second-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of July 20, 2020, among the Issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder, as supplemented on November 18, 2020.
“2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes” means the 10.500% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and the 10.125% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 of the Issuer (together, as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2026 Second-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2026 Second-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2026 Second-Priority Secured Note.”
“2026 Unsecured Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2020, among the Issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder.
“2026 Unsecured Notes” means the U.S. dollar-denominated 7.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 and the euro-denominated 7.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 of the Issuer (together, as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2026 Unsecured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2026 Unsecured Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2026 Unsecured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2026 Unsecured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2026 Unsecured Note.”
“2027 Convertible Notes” means the 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 of the Issuer (together, as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2027 Convertible Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 Convertible Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2027 Convertible Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2027 Convertible Note.”
“2027 Convertible Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2022, among the Issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee thereunder.
“2027 First-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of October 23, 2000 (as supplemented on July 15, 2003 with respect to the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes, and as further supplemented on December 1, 2003), among the Issuer, Carnival plc, as guarantor, and the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes Trustee, as trustee thereunder.
“2027 First-Priority Secured Notes” means the 7.875% Debentures due 2027 of the Issuer (as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2027 First-Priority Note Indenture, as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 First-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2027 First-Priority Secured Note.”
“2027 First-Priority Secured Notes Trustee” means The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee for the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes.
“2027 Second-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2020, among the Issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder, as supplemented on November 18, 2020.
“2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes” means the 9.875% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2027 of the Issuer (as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2027 Second-Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 Second-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2027 Second-Priority Secured Note.”
“2027 Unsecured Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of February 16, 2021, among the Issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder.
“2027 Unsecured Notes” means the 5.750% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 of the Issuer (as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2027 Unsecured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2027 Unsecured Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2027 Unsecured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2027 Unsecured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2027 Unsecured Note.”
“2028 First-Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2021, among the Issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes Trustee.
“2028 First-Priority Secured Notes” means the 4.000% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2028 of the Issuer (as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2028 First-Priority Note Indenture, as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2028 First-Priority Secured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2028 First-Priority Secured Note.”
“2028 First-Priority Secured Notes Trustee” means U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee for the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes.
“2028 Priority Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of October 25, 2022, among Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Limited, as issuer, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee thereunder.
“2028 Priority Notes” means the 10.375% Senior Priority Notes due 2028 of Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Limited (as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2028 Priority Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2028 Priority Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity
thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2028 Priority Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2028 Priority Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2028 Priority Note.”
“2029 Unsecured Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2021, among the Issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee thereunder.
“2029 Unsecured Notes” means the 6.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029 of the Issuer (as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2029 Unsecured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2029 Unsecured Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2029 Unsecured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2029 Unsecured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2029 Unsecured Note.”
“2030 Unsecured Note Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of May 25, 2022, among the Issuer, Carnival plc, the various guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee thereunder.
“2030 Unsecured Notes” means the 10.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030 of the Issuer (as in effect on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date 2030 Unsecured Notes”), issued pursuant to the 2030 Unsecured Note Indenture, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument shall constitute a “2030 Unsecured Note” for purposes of the foregoing definition (other than the Issue Date 2030 Unsecured Notes) unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “2030 Unsecured Note.”
“Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
“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,” 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. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.
“After-Acquired Property” means any property of the Issuer or any Guarantor acquired after the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(2), (3) or (4) that constitutes Collateral (including, but not limited to, any Vessel which replaces a Vessel that was the subject of an Event of Loss) and is of the same type as any of the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s assets that were intended to be a part of the Collateral as of the Issue Date.
“Agreed Security Principles” means the Agreed Security Principles as set forth on Schedule III hereto.
“Applicable Law” means any competent regulatory, prosecuting, Tax or governmental authority in any jurisdiction.
“Asset Sale” means:
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Section 4.11 and/or Article Five and not by Section 4.09; and
(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any Restricted Subsidiary or the sale by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests in any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case, other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares to be held by third parties to meet the applicable legal requirements).
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets or Equity Interests having a Fair Market Value of less than $250.0 million;
(2) a sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of assets or Equity Interests between or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary;
(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary;
(4) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of inventory, insurance proceeds or other assets in the ordinary course of business and any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets or assets that are no longer useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(5) licenses and sublicenses by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(6) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims in the ordinary course of business;
(7) any transfer, assignment or other disposition deemed to occur in connection with the creation or granting of Liens not prohibited under Section 4.07;
(8) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(9) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 4.08 or a Permitted Investment;
(10) the disposition 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;
(11) the foreclosure, condemnation or any similar action with respect to any property or other assets or a surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;
(12) the sale of any property in a sale and leaseback transaction that is entered into within six months of the acquisition of such property or completion of the construction of the applicable Vessel; and
(13) time charters and other similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business.
“Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any sale and leaseback transaction, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate reasonably determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer to be the interest rate implicit in the lease determined in accordance with GAAP, or, if not known, at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate) of the total obligations of the lessee of the property subject to such lease for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction, including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended, or until the earliest date on which the lessee may terminate such lease without penalty or upon payment of penalty (in which case the rental payments shall include such penalty), after excluding from such rental payments all amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water, utilities and similar charges; provided, however, that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.” For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Bareboat Charters (as defined in the Existing Revolving Facility) or any other time charters, bareboat charters or other intercompany arrangements among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be deemed to be or result in “Attributable Debt.”
“Authority” means any competent regulatory, prosecuting, Tax or governmental authority in any jurisdiction.
“Authorized Representative” means (a) in the case of the Obligations under the Notes, the Trustee, (b) in the case of the Obligations under the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes, the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes Trustee, (c) in the case of the Obligations under the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes, the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes Trustee, (d) [reserved], (e) in the case of the Existing Term Loan Facility, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent thereunder, and (f) in the case of any series of Other Pari Passu Obligations or secured parties thereunder that become subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement after the Issue Date, the
Authorized Representative named for such series in the applicable joinder agreement to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any similar U.S. federal or state law or the laws of any other jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, voluntary or judicial liquidation, composition with creditors, reprieve from payment, controlled management, fraudulent conveyance, general settlement with creditors, reorganization or similar or equivalent laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, including, in the case of Italy, Legislative Decree no. 14 of 12 January 2019, as amended and/or restated from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the UK Companies Act 2006 governing a solvent reorganisation or a voluntary liquidation thereunder shall not be deemed to be Bankruptcy Laws.
“Board of Directors” means:
(1) with respect to a corporation (or a company), the board of directors of the corporation (or company, as applicable) 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 the partnership;
(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and
(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
“Book-Entry Interest” means a beneficial interest in a Global Note held through and shown on, and transferred only through, records maintained in book-entry form by DTC and its nominees and successors.
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York or a place of payment under this Indenture are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed), which obligation is required to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease obligation under GAAP, and, for purposes of this Indenture, the amount of such obligation at any date will be the capitalized amount thereof at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP and the Stated Maturity thereof will be the date of last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date such lease may be terminated without penalty.
“Capital Stock” means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(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 interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; 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 (including, in the case of a company, shares (of whatever class) in its capital), but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1) direct obligations (or certificates representing an interest in such obligations) issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the European Union, the government of a member state of the European Union, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or Canada (including, in each case, any agency or instrumentality thereof), as the case may be, the payment of which is backed by the full faith and credit of the European Union, the relevant member state of the European Union or the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or Canada, as the case may be, and which are not callable or redeemable at the Issuer’s option;
(2) overnight bank deposits, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and money market deposits (and similar instruments) with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under, or authorized to operate as a bank or trust company under, the laws of a member state of the European Union or of the United States of America or any state thereof, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia or Canada; provided that such bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $250.0 million (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment) and whose long-term debt is rated “A-1” or higher by Moody’s or “A+” or higher by S&P or the equivalent rating category of another internationally recognized rating agency; provided, further, that any cash held pursuant to clause (6) below not covered by the foregoing may be held through overnight bank deposits, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and money market deposits (and similar instruments) with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition issued by a bank or trust company organized and operating in the applicable jurisdiction;
(3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (1) and (2) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (2) above;
(4) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of acquisition;
(5) money market funds or other mutual funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (4) of this definition; and
(6) cash in any currency in which the Company and its subsidiaries now or in the future operate, in such amounts as the Company determines to be necessary in the ordinary course of their business.
“Change of Control” means any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used for the purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act), other than Permitted Holders
(each, a “Relevant Person”) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 under the U.S. Exchange Act), directly or indirectly of such capital stock of the Issuer and Carnival plc, in each case as is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of more than 50 percent of the rights to vote to elect members of the boards of directors of each of the Issuer and Carnival plc; provided (i) such event shall not be deemed a Change of Control so long as one or more of the Permitted Holders have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the boards of directors of the Issuer or Carnival plc, (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, no Change of Control shall occur solely as a result of either the Issuer (or any subsidiary thereof) or Carnival plc (or any subsidiary thereof) acquiring or owning, at any time, any or all of the capital stock of each other, and (iii) no Change of Control shall be deemed to occur if all or substantially all of the holders of the capital stock of the Relevant Person immediately after the event which would otherwise have constituted a Change of Control were the holders of the capital stock of the Issuer and/or Carnival plc with the same (or substantially the same) pro rata economic interests in the share capital of the Relevant Person as such shareholders had in the Capital Stock of the Issuer and/or Carnival plc, respectively, immediately prior to such event. Any direct or indirect intermediate holding company whose only asset is the Issuer or Carnival plc stock shall be deemed not to be a “Relevant Person.”
“Change of Control Period” means, in respect of any Change of Control, the period commencing on the Relevant Announcement Date in respect of such Change of Control and ending 60 days after the occurrence of such Change of Control.
“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Downgrade.
“Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, S.A., its nominees and successors.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means the following:
(i) shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary Guarantor;
(ii) each of the Vessels owned or operated by the Issuer and the Guarantors on April 8, 2020 and still owned or controlled by the Issuer and the Guarantors on the Issue Date, excluding certain Vessels expected to be sold or otherwise disposed of (as set forth on Schedule IV), and, in each case, an assignment of insurance claims and earnings in respect of such Vessels, in each case except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or contract;
(iii) the material intellectual property owned or controlled by the Issuer and the Guarantors on April 8, 2020 and still owned or controlled by the Issuer and the Guarantors on the Issue Date;
(iv) other assets of the Issuer and the Guarantors consisting of inventory, trade receivables, intangibles, computer software and casino equipment, in each case associated with the Vessels pledged as specified in clause (ii) of this definition; and
(v) any additional assets that are pledged for the benefit of the holders or lenders, as applicable, of the Notes, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Term Loan Facility and other Indebtedness permitted to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Note Obligations under this Indenture, as well as certain hedge counterparties.
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Company” means Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation, or either of them, as the context may require, and not any of their Subsidiaries; provided, however, that if a Parent Entity of the Issuer and/or Carnival plc becomes a Guarantor of the Notes, the Issuer may, at its election, designate, by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee, the relevant Parent Entity as constituting the “Company” (in replacement of the Issuer and/or Carnival plc, a applicable) for all purposes of this Indenture.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, without duplication:
(1) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(2) the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(3) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles and deferred financing fees but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash charges and expenses (excluding any such non-cash charge or expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge or expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(4) any expenses, charges or other costs related to any Equity Offering or issuance of Subordinated Shareholder Funding permitted by this Indenture or relating to the offering of the Notes, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Issuer; plus
(5) any expenses or charges (other than depreciation and amortization expenses) related to any issuance of Equity Interests or the making of any Investment, acquisition, 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, the offering of the Notes or any Credit Facilities, and (ii) any amendment or other modification of the Notes or other Indebtedness; plus
(6) business optimization expenses and other restructuring charges, reserves or expenses (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, the effect of inventory optimization programs, facility, branch, office or business unit closures, facility, branch, office or business unit consolidations, retention, severance, systems establishment costs, contract termination costs, future lease commitments and excess pension charges); plus
(7) the amount of any management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid in such period to consultants and advisors; plus
(8) any costs or expense 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 expense are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Company or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interest of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) solely to
the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation set forth in Section 4.08(a)(iii)(B); plus
(9) the amount of any minority interest expense consisting of subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary in such period or any prior period, except to the extent of dividends declared or paid on, or other cash payments in respect of, Equity Interests held by such parties; plus
(10) all adjustments of the nature used in connection with the calculation of “adjusted net income” as set forth in footnote (1) to the “Summary Historical Financial and Other Data” under “Summary” in the Offering Memorandum to the extent such adjustments, without duplication, continue to be applicable to such period; minus
(11) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period (other than any non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clauses (1) through (16) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”), other than the reversal of a reserve for cash charges in a future period in the ordinary course of business,
in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt discount (but not debt issuance costs);
(2) non-cash interest payments;
(3) the interest component of deferred payment obligations;
(4) the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations;
(5) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates;
(6) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period;
(7) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries or is secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(8) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined national, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, as estimated in good faith by a responsible accounting or financial officer of the Issuer.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Consolidated Interest Expense shall not include any payments on any operating leases.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (loss) attributable to such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis (excluding the net income (loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary), determined in accordance with GAAP and without any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided that:
(1) any goodwill or other intangible asset impairment, charge, amortization or write-off, including debt issuance costs, will be excluded;
(2) the net income (loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary of the Person;
(3) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.08(a)(iii)(A), any net income (loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor will be excluded if such Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company (or any Guarantor that holds the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable) by operation of the terms of such Restricted Subsidiary’s charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute or governmental rule or regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary or its shareholders (other than (a) restrictions that have been waived or otherwise released and (b) restrictions pursuant to the Notes, this Indenture, the Credit Facilities, the Convertible Notes, the Existing Revolving Facility, the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Unsecured Notes, and any indenture, loan or credit agreement or other agreement governing such Indebtedness or other Indebtedness permitted hereunder), except that the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash or Cash Equivalents actually distributed or that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, to the limitation contained in this clause);
(4) any net gain (or loss) realized upon the sale or other disposition of any asset or disposed operations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any sale leaseback transaction) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Issuer) or in connection with the sale or disposition of securities will be excluded;
(5) any net after-tax extraordinary, exceptional, nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income or expense or charge (less all fees and expenses relating thereto), any severance, relocation or other restructuring expenses, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, excess pension charges (including, in each case, any cost or expense related to employment of terminated employees), any expenses related to any or any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses and fees, expenses or charges relating to closing costs, rebranding costs, acquisition integration costs, opening costs, project start-up costs, business optimization costs, recruiting costs, signing, retention or
completion bonuses, litigation and arbitration costs, charges, fees and expenses (including settlements), and expenses or charges related to any offering of Equity Interests or debt securities, Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or incurrence, issuance, repayment, repurchase, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not successful), and any fees, expenses, charges or change in control payments related to the Transactions (including any costs relating to auditing prior periods, any transition-related expenses, and transaction expenses incurred before, on or after the Issue Date), in each case, shall be excluded;
(6) any non-cash compensation charge or expense arising from any grant of stock, stock options or other equity-based awards will be excluded;
(7) all deferred financing costs written off and premium paid or other expenses incurred directly in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness and any net gain (loss) from any write-off or forgiveness of Indebtedness will be excluded;
(8) any one time non-cash charges or any increases in amortization or depreciation resulting from purchase accounting, in each case, in relation to any acquisition of another Person or business or resulting from any reorganization or restructuring involving the Company or its Subsidiaries will be excluded;
(9) any unrealized gains or losses in respect of Hedging Obligations or any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value or changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions, in each case, in respect of Hedging Obligations will be excluded; provided that any such gains or losses shall be included during the period in which they are realized;
(10) (x) any unrealized foreign currency transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness of any Person denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of such Person and (y) any unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses relating to translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies will be excluded;
(11) any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded;
(12) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or so long as the Issuer 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 (a) not denied by the applicable insurer in writing within 180 days and (b) 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), losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption;
(13) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;
(14) any non-cash interest expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20, “Debt — Debt with Conversion Options — Recognition” will be excluded;
(15) any charges resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, “Business Combinations,” Accounting Standards Codification Topic 350, “Intangibles — Goodwill and Other,” Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360-10-35-15, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” Accounting Standards Codification Topic 480-10-25-4, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity — Overall — Recognition” or Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” will be excluded; and
(16) the impact of capitalized, accrued or accreting or pay-in-kind interest or principal on Subordinated Shareholder Funding will be excluded.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum (without duplication) of (1) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any undrawn letters of credit) consisting of Capital Lease Obligations, bankers’ acceptances, Indebtedness for borrowed money and Indebtedness in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services, plus (2) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Disqualified Stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and all preferred stock of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, with the amount of such Disqualified Stock and preferred stock equal to the greater of their respective voluntary or involuntary liquidation preferences.
“Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness on such day to Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of and for the Company’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of calculation; in each case, with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
“continuing” means, with respect to any Default or Event of Default, that such Default or Event of Default has not been cured or waived.
“Convertible Notes” means the 2024 Convertible Notes and the 2027 Convertible Notes.
“Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities, instruments or arrangements incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including but not limited to the Existing Revolving Facility and the Existing Term Loan Facility) with banks, other institutions or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such institutions or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such institutions against such receivables), letters of credit, notes or other Indebtedness, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, refinanced, repaid, increased or extended in whole or in part from time to time (and whether in whole or in part and whether or not with the original administrative agent and lenders or another administrative agent or agents or trustees or other banks or institutions and whether provided under the Existing Revolving Facility, the Existing Term Loan Facility or one or more other credit or other agreements, indentures, financing agreements or otherwise) and in each case including all agreements, instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with the foregoing (including any notes and letters of credit issued pursuant thereto and any Guarantee and collateral agreement, patent and trademark security agreement, mortgages or letter of credit applications and other Guarantees, pledges, agreements, security agreements and collateral documents). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Credit Facilities” shall include any agreement or instrument (1) changing the maturity of any Indebtedness incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby, (2) adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers, issuers or guarantors thereunder, (3) increasing the amount of
Indebtedness incurred thereunder or available to be borrowed thereunder or (4) otherwise altering the terms and conditions thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no other instrument shall constitute a “Credit Facility” for purposes of this definition unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting a “Credit Facility.”
“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian, administrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
“Customary Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement providing for payment subordination or lien priority, payment blockage and enforcement limitation terms which are customary in the good faith judgment of the Company as evidenced in an Officer’s Certificate (it being understood that an intercreditor agreement in the form of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement is customary).
“Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Definitive Registered Note” means, with respect to the Notes, a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and transferred in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto except that such Note shall not bear the legends applicable to Global Notes and shall not have the “Schedule of Principal Amount in the Global Note” attached thereto.
“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the date that the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the issuer thereof to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a “change of control” or an “asset sale” will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the issuer thereof may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.08. For purposes hereof, the amount of Disqualified Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock as if such Disqualified Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the Fair Market Value of such Disqualified Stock, such Fair Market Value to be determined as set forth herein.
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and successors.
“ECA Covered Indebtedness” of a person means (a) any liability of such person (i) for borrowed money, or under any reimbursement obligation related to a letter of credit or bid or performance bond facility, or (ii) evidenced by a bond, note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (including a purchase money obligation) representing extensions of credit or given in connection with the acquisition of any business, property, service or asset of any kind, including without limitation, any liability under any commodity, interest rate or currency exchange hedge or swap agreement (other than a trade payable, other current liability arising in the ordinary course of business or commodity, interest rate or currency exchange hedge or swap agreement arising in the ordinary course of business) or (iii) for obligations with respect to (A) an operating lease, or (B) a lease of real or personal property that is or would be classified and accounted for as an ECA Covered Capital Lease; (b) any liability of others either for any lease,
dividend or letter of credit, or for any obligation described in the preceding clause (a) that (i) the person has guaranteed or that is otherwise its legal liability (whether contingent or otherwise or direct or indirect, but excluding endorsements or negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business) or (ii) is secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by that person, regardless whether the obligation secured thereby shall have been assumed by or is a personal liability of that person; and (c) any amendment, supplement, modification, deferral, renewal, extension or refunding of any liability of the types referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “ECA Covered Indebtedness” shall not include any liabilities or obligations that do not constitute “Indebtedness” (or other analogous term) for purposes of the 25% of ECA Total Tangible Assets test described in the definition of TTA Test Debt Agreements under all of the TTA Test Debt Agreements.
“ECA Covered Capital Lease” means with respect to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee that in accordance with GAAP (in effect from time to time), either would be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person or otherwise be disclosed as such in a note to such balance sheet, other than, in the case of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, any such lease under which the Company or such Subsidiary is the lessor.
“ECA Security Interests” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, assignment, hypothecation or security interest or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.
“ECA Total Tangible Assets” means the amount of the total assets of the Company and their respective Subsidiaries as shown in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and their Subsidiaries (excluding for these purposes the value of any intangible assets).
“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 prior to such conversion or exchange).
“Equity Offering” means a public or private sale either (a) of the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock and other than offerings registered on Form S-8 (or any successor form) under the U.S. Securities Act or any similar offering in other jurisdictions) of the Company or (b) of the Equity Interests of a direct or indirect parent entity of the Company to the extent that the net proceeds therefrom are contributed as Subordinated Shareholder Funding or to the equity capital of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Euroclear” means Euroclear SA/NV, its nominees and successors.
“Event of Loss” means the actual or constructive total loss, arranged or compromised total loss, destruction, condemnation, confiscation, requisition, seizure or forfeiture of, or other taking of title or use of, a Vessel.
“Existing First-Priority Secured Notes” means the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes and the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes.
“Existing Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the Issue Date.
“Existing Revolving Facility” means the Multicurrency Revolving Facilities Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2011, among the Issuer and Carnival plc, as guarantors, certain of the Company’s Subsidiaries, as borrowers, and certain financial institutions, as lenders, as amended and restated on June 16, 2014 and August 6, 2019 and as further amended, restated,
supplemented, waived or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof (such facility outstanding on the Issue Date, the “Issue Date Existing Revolving Facility”), and as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Facilities Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2023, among Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) II Limited, as borrower, the Issuer and Carnival plc, as guarantors, the other guarantors party thereto, the lender parties thereto and J.P. Morgan SE, as facilities agent (the “Forward Start Facility”), shall constitute an “Existing Revolving Facility” for purposes of the foregoing definition and (ii) no instrument (other than the Issue Date Existing Revolving Facility) shall constitute an “Existing Revolving Facility” for purposes of the foregoing definition unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting an “Existing Revolving Facility.”
“Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes” means the 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes and the 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes.
“Existing Term Loan Facility” means the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2020, among the Issuer, as lead borrower, Carnival Finance, LLC, as co-borrower, and Carnival plc and the other Guarantors, as guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions, as lenders, as amended on December 3, 2020, June 30, 2021, October 5, 2021, October 18, 2021 and June 16, 2023 (the “2020 Existing Term Loan Facility”) and the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2023, among the Issuer, as lead borrower, Carnival Finance, LLC, as co-borrower, and Carnival plc and the other Guarantors, as guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions, as lenders (the “2023 Existing Term Loan Facility”, and together with the 2020 Existing Term Loan Facility, the “Issue Date Existing Term Loan Facility”), and as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the existing holders or lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced, supplemented, extended, expanded or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing, supplementing, extending, expanding or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or any successor, additional, supplemental or replacement agreement or agreements or increasing the amount loaned, whether under the same agreement or more than one agreement (in each case subject to compliance with Section 4.06) or altering the maturity thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no instrument (other than the Issue Date Existing Term Loan Facility) shall constitute an “Existing Term Loan Facility” for purposes of the foregoing definition unless such instrument is designated to the Trustee in writing by the Issuer as constituting an “Existing Term Loan Facility.”
“Existing Unsecured Notes” means the 2026 Unsecured Notes, the 2027 Unsecured Notes, the 2029 Unsecured Notes, the 2030 Unsecured Notes and the 2028 Priority Notes.
“Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress of either party, determined in good faith by the Issuer’s Chief Executive Officer or responsible accounting or financial officer of the Issuer.
“FATCA Withholding” means any withholding or deduction required pursuant to an agreement described in section 1471(b) of the Code, or otherwise imposed pursuant to sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any regulations or agreements thereunder, any official interpretations thereof, or any law implementing an intergovernmental approach thereto.
“First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2020, by and among, inter alios, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Security Agent, as pari passu collateral agent thereunder and in its capacity as Trustee, and the other parties named therein or joined thereto from time to time, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified or varied from time to time.
“First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020, among, inter alios, (a) the Security Agent, in its capacities as the First Lien Collateral Agent and the Applicable First Lien Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacities as the Second Lien Collateral Agent and the Applicable Second Lien Agent, the Company and the Guarantors, (b) each Other First Lien Obligations Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Other First Lien Obligations Secured Parties, that has executed and delivered an applicable Consent and Acknowledgment, and (c) each Other Second Lien Obligations Agent, for itself and on behalf of the Other Second Lien Obligations Secured Parties, that has executed and delivered an applicable Consent and Acknowledgment. Capitalized terms used in this definition but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Inc.
“Fixed Charge Calculation Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, repays, repurchases or redeems any Indebtedness 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 prior to the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Fixed Charge Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, repayment, 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; provided, however, that the pro forma calculation of Fixed Charges shall not give effect to (i) any Permitted Debt incurred on the Fixed Charge Calculation Date or (ii) the discharge on the Fixed Charge Calculation Date of any Indebtedness to the extent that such discharge results from the proceeds of Permitted Debt.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) and any operational changes, business realignment projects or initiatives, restructurings or reorganizations 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 Fixed Charge Calculation Date (each, for purposes of this definition, a “pro forma event”) shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, amalgamations, consolidations, discontinued operations and other operational changes, business realignment projects or initiatives, restructurings or reorganizations (and the change of any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in Consolidated 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, disposition, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, discontinued operation, operational change, business realignment project or initiative, restructuring or reorganization 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, disposition, discontinued operation, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, operational change, business realignment project or initiative, restructuring or reorganization had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter 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.
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any pro forma 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 may include adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable good faith determination of the Issuer as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from the applicable event. Any calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio may be made, at the option of the Issuer, either (i) at the time the Board of Directors of the Issuer approves the action necessitating the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or (ii) at the completion of such action necessitating the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
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 Fixed Charge 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 Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital 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 Issuer may designate.
For purposes of this definition, any amount in a currency other than U.S. dollars will be converted to U.S. 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 Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable period.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period related to Indebtedness, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt discount (but not debt issuance costs), non-cash interest payments, the interest component of deferred payment obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of
letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates; plus
(2) the consolidated interest expense (but excluding such interest on Subordinated Shareholder Funding) of such Person and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; plus
(3) any interest on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries or is secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries; plus
(4) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined national, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, as estimated in good faith by a responsible accounting or financial officer of the Issuer.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Fixed Charges shall not include (i) any payments on any operating leases, (ii) any non-cash interest expense resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470-20, “Debt — Debt with Conversion Options — Recognition” or (iii) the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which were in effect on June 30, 2020. 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.
“Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States of America, and the payment for which the United States pledges its full faith and credit.
“Guarantee” means a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by agreements to keep-well, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions, pledges of assets, sureties or otherwise).
“Guarantors” means Carnival plc and any Restricted Subsidiary that guarantees the Notes in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:
(1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;
(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and
(3) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
“Holder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company (a) the assets of which Subsidiary, taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, constitute less than or equal to 5% of the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (b) the revenues of which Subsidiary, taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, account for less than or equal to 5% of the total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (c) the Consolidated EBITDA of which Subsidiary, taken together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries as of such date, accounts for less than 5% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), without duplication:
(1) the principal amount of indebtedness of such Person in respect of borrowed money;
(2) the principal amount of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments for which such Person is responsible or liable;
(3) reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments (except to the extent such reimbursement obligations relate to trade payables and such obligations are satisfied within 30 days of incurrence), in each case only to the extent that the underlying obligation in respect of which the instrument was issued would be treated as Indebtedness;
(4) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person;
(5) the principal component of all obligations of such Person to pay the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than one year after such property is acquired or such services are completed;
(6) net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time); and
(7) Attributable Debt of such Person,
if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit, Attributable Debt and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.
The term “Indebtedness” shall not include:
(1) anything accounted for as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP as in effect on June 30, 2020;
(2) contingent obligations in the ordinary course of business;
(3) in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business, any post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing;
(4) deferred or prepaid revenues;
(5) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the applicable seller;
(6) any contingent obligations in respect of workers’ compensation claims, early retirement or termination obligations, pension fund obligations or contributions or similar claims, obligations or contributions or social security or wage Taxes;
(7) Subordinated Shareholder Funding; or
(8) any Capital Stock.
“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof.
“Intercreditor Agreements” means the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement.
“Interest Payment Date” means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on the Notes.
“Investment Grade Rating” means “Baa3” by Moody’s or “BBB-” by S&P or Fitch, or equivalent (including the equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency), or better.
“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations, but excluding advances or extensions of credit to customers or suppliers made in the ordinary course of business), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as Investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. The acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in the penultimate and final paragraphs of Section 4.08. Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
“Issue Date” means August 8, 2023.
“Issuer Order” means a written order signed in the name of the Issuer by any Person authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
“Italian Guarantor” means Costa Crociere S.p.A.
“Junior Obligations” means Indebtedness and related Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors that are secured by Liens ranking junior in priority to those securing the Pari Passu Obligations, including (i) Indebtedness and related Obligations under the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes and (ii) other Indebtedness and related Obligations permitted under the Note Documents to be incurred and be secured by Liens ranking junior in priority to those securing the Pari Passu Obligations.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or 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, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
“Loan-to-Value Ratio” means, as of any date, the ratio of (1) the Consolidated Total Indebtedness on a pro forma basis that is secured by Liens on any of the Collateral to (2) the aggregate Net Book Value of all Collateral, with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.” At the Issuer’s option, the Loan-to-Value Ratio can be calculated either (i) at the time the Board of Directors of the Issuer approves the action with which the proceeds of the financing transaction necessitating the calculation of Loan-to-Value Ratio is to be financed or (ii) at the consummation of the financing necessitating the calculation of Loan-to-Value Ratio.
“Management Advances” means loans or advances made to, or Guarantees with respect to loans or advances made to, directors, officers or employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(1) in respect of travel, entertainment or moving (including tax equalization) related expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(2) in respect of moving (including tax equalization) related expenses incurred in connection with any closing or consolidation of any office; or
(3) in the ordinary course of business and (in the case of this clause (3)) not exceeding $5.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any time.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Net Book Value” means, with respect to any asset or property at any time, the net book value of such asset or property as reflected on the most recent balance sheet of the Company at such time, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Net Proceeds” means with respect to any Asset Sale or Event of Loss, the aggregate cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss (including, without limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale); provided that with respect to any Asset Sale or Event of Loss, such amount shall be net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale or Event of Loss,
including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale or Event of Loss, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale or Event of Loss, any charges, payments or expenses incurred in connection with an Asset Sale or Event of Loss (including, without limitation, (i) any exit or disposal costs, (ii) any repair, restoration or environmental remediation costs, charges or payments, (iii) any penalties or fines resulting from such Event of Loss, (iv) any severance costs resulting from such Event of Loss, (v) any costs related to salvage, scrapping or related activities and (vi) any fees, settlement payments or other charges related to any litigation or administrative proceeding resulting from such Event of Loss) and any reserve for adjustment or indemnification obligations in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP. To the extent the amounts that must be netted against any cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents cannot be reasonably determined by the Issuer with respect to any Asset Sale or Event of Loss, such cash proceeds and Cash Equivalents shall not be deemed received until such amounts to be netted are known by the Issuer.
“New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap” means the sum of each of the New Vessel Secured Debt Caps (with such New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap to be expressed as the sum of the euro and U.S. dollar denominations of the New Vessel Secured Debt Caps reflected in the New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap).
“New Vessel Financing” means any financing arrangement (including but not limited to a sale and leaseback transaction or bareboat charter or lease or an arrangement whereby a Vessel under construction is pledged as collateral to secure the indebtedness of a shipbuilder, as well as any financing pursuant to export credit agency facilities), entered into by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of financing or refinancing all or any part of the purchase price, cost of design or construction of a Vessel or Vessels or the acquisition of Capital Stock of entities owning or to own Vessels.
“New Vessel Secured Debt Cap” means, in respect of a New Vessel Financing, no more than 80% of the contract price for the acquisition, plus, as applicable, additional costs permitted to be financed under related export credit financing, and any other Ready for Sea Cost of the related Vessel (and 100% of any related export credit insurance premium), expressed in euros or U.S. dollars, as the case may be, being financed by such New Vessel Financing.
“Note Documents” means the Notes, any additional Notes, the Note Guarantees, this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements and any other agreements, documents or instruments related to any of the foregoing, as they may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, supplemented, refunded, replaced or refinanced, from time to time.
“Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.
“Note Obligations” means the Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under the Note Documents.
“Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
“Offering Memorandum” means the final offering memorandum in respect of the Original Notes dated August 1, 2023.
“Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, an
Executive Vice President, a Vice President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, an Assistant Controller, the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, or any individual designated by the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel, subject to customary exceptions and qualifications. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer.
“Other Pari Passu Documents” means the documents governing any Other Pari Passu Obligations, as such documents are in effect from time to time.
“Other Pari Passu Obligations” means all Obligations with respect to any Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Guarantors (other than the Note Obligations) that that are secured by Liens ranking pari passu in priority with those securing the Note Obligations, including (i) Indebtedness and related Obligations under the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, and the Existing Term Loan Facility, and (ii) other Indebtedness and related Obligations permitted under the Note Documents to be incurred and be secured by Liens ranking pari passu in priority with those securing the Note Obligations.
“Parent Entity” means any Person of which the Issuer or Carnival plc, as applicable, is a Subsidiary (including any Person of which the Issuer or Carnival plc, as applicable, becomes a Subsidiary after the Issue Date in compliance with this Indenture) and any holding company established by one or more Permitted Holders for purposes of holding its investment in any Parent Entity.
“Pari Passu Documents” means the Note Documents and the Other Pari Passu Documents.
“Pari Passu Obligations” means (i) the Note Obligations and (ii) the Other Pari Passu Obligations.
“Permitted Business” means (a) in respect of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, any businesses, services or activities engaged in by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and (b) any businesses, services and activities engaged in by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that are related, complementary, incidental, ancillary or similar to any of the foregoing or are extensions or developments of any thereof.
“Permitted Collateral Liens” means:
(A) Liens on the Collateral described in one or more of clauses (1), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (14), (15), (19), (20), (26), (27) (as to operating leases) and (31) (but to the extent related to the foregoing clauses) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”;
(B) Liens on the Collateral described in one or more of clauses (2), (5), (11), (13), (17), (18), (22), (24), (27) (as to Capital Lease Obligations), (29) and (31) (but to the extent related to the foregoing clauses) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”;
(C) Liens on the Collateral securing Indebtedness incurred under Section 4.06(a);
(D) Liens on Collateral securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Indebtedness secured pursuant to the foregoing clauses (B), (C) and clause
(E); provided that, to the extent the refinanced Indebtedness consists of Junior Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Junior Obligations; and
(E) Liens on the Collateral to secure Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that is permitted to be incurred under Section 4.06(b);
provided that, in the case of Liens incurred pursuant to any of clauses (B), (C) or (E) (other than Liens securing the Note Obligations in respect of the Notes issued on the Issue Date), after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence and the use of proceeds thereof, (i) if the Permitted Collateral Liens secure Pari Passu Obligations, the Loan-to-Value Ratio does not exceed 25% or (ii) if the Permitted Collateral Liens secure Junior Obligations, the Loan-to-Value Ratio does not exceed 33%.
“Permitted Holders” means (i) each of Marilyn B. Arison, Micky Arison, Shari Arison, Michael Arison or their spouses, the children or lineal descendants of Marilyn B. Arison, Micky Arison, Shari Arison, Michael Arison or their spouses, any trust established for the benefit of (or any charitable trust or non-profit entity established by) any Arison family member mentioned in this clause (i), or any trustee, protector or similar person of such trust or non-profit entity or any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, controlling, controlled by or under common control with any Permitted Holder mentioned in this clause (i), and (ii) any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the U.S. Exchange Act) the members of which include any of the Permitted Holders specified in clause (i) above, and that (directly or indirectly) hold or acquire beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Issuer and/or Carnival plc (a “Permitted Holder Group”); provided that in the case of this clause (ii), the Permitted Holders specified in clause (i) collectively, directly or indirectly, beneficially own more than 50% on a fully diluted basis of the capital stock of the Issuer and Carnival plc (or, in each case, of the relevant Parent Entity designated as constituting the “Company” (in replacement of the Issuer and/or Carnival plc, as applicable)) held by such Permitted Holder Group. Any one or more persons or group whose acquisition of beneficial ownership constitutes a Change of Control in respect of which a Change of Control Offer is made in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture will thereafter, together with its (or their) affiliates, constitute an additional Permitted Holder or Permitted Holders, as applicable.
“Permitted Investments” means:
(1) any Investment in the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(2) any Investment in cash in U.S. dollars, euros, Swiss francs, UK pounds sterling or Australian dollars, and Cash Equivalents;
(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 is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.09 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;
(5) any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
(6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors, vendors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor, vendor or customer; or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;
(7) Investments in receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;
(8) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations, which obligations are permitted to be incurred under Section 4.06(b)(9);
(9) repurchases of Indebtedness not constituting a Restricted Payment (other than any Permitted Investment permitted pursuant to this clause (9));
(10) any Guarantee of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.06 other than a guarantee of Indebtedness of an Affiliate of the Company that is not a Restricted Subsidiary;
(11) any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Issue Date and any Investment consisting of an extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to a binding commitment existing on, the Issue Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased (a) as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the Issue Date or (b) as otherwise permitted under this Indenture;
(12) Investments acquired after the Issue Date as a result of the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of another Person, including by way of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a transaction that is not prohibited by Article Five 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;
(13) Management Advances;
(14) Investments consisting of the licensing and contribution of intellectual property rights pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business;
(15) Investments consisting of, or to finance, the acquisition, purchase, charter or leasing or the construction, installation or the making of any improvement with respect to any asset (including Vessels) or purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services or equipment or purchases of contract rights, licenses or leases of intellectual property rights (including prepaid expenses and advances to suppliers), in each case, in the ordinary course of business (including, for the avoidance of doubt any deposits made to secure the acquisition, purchase or construction of, or any options to acquire, any vessel);
(16) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (16) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $300.0 million and 0.8% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company; provided that if an Investment is made pursuant to this clause in a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary and such Person subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is subsequently designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4.17, such Investment, if applicable, shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) or (3) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” and not this clause;
(17) Investments in joint ventures or other Persons having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other investments made pursuant to this clause (17) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $300.0 million and 0.8% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company; provided that if an Investment is made pursuant to this clause in a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary and such Person subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is subsequently designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4.17, such Investment, if applicable, shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) or (3) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” and not this clause;
(18) additional Investments in joint ventures in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries holds an Investment existing on the Issue Date; provided such Investments are made in the ordinary course of business;
(19) additional Investments in additional joint ventures; provided that the Equity Interests held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such joint ventures are pledged as Collateral;
(20) loans and advances (and similar Investments) in the ordinary course of business to employees, other than executive officers and directors, of the Company in an aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $100.0 million;
(21) guarantees of passenger volume or port fees in the ordinary course of business; and
(22) any bareboat charter, lease or similar arrangements between or among the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and/or any joint venture or similar arrangement.
“Permitted Jurisdictions” means (i) any state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States of America, (ii) Panama, (iii) Bermuda, (iv) the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, (v) the Isle of Man, (vi) the Marshall Islands, (vii) Malta, (viii) the United Kingdom, (ix) Curaçao, (x) Liberia, (xi) Barbados, (xii) Singapore, (xiii) Hong Kong, (xiv) the People’s Republic of China, (xv) the Commonwealth of Australia, (xvi) the Cayman Islands, (xvii) the British Virgin Islands and (xviii) any member state of the European Economic Area as of the Issue Date and any states that may accede to the European Economic Area following the Issue Date.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(1) Liens in favor of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors;
(2) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such merger or consolidation, were not incurred in contemplation thereof and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person (or the Capital Stock of such Person) that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(3) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, insurance, surety, bid, performance, travel or appeal bonds, workers compensation obligations, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (including Liens to secure letters of credit or similar instruments issued to assure payment of such obligations or for the protection of customer deposits or credit card payments);
(4) Liens on any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of securing Capital Lease Obligations, purchase money obligations, mortgage financings or other Indebtedness, in each case, incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(b)(4) in connection with the financing of all or any part of the purchase price, lease expense, rental payments or cost of design, construction, installation, repair, replacement or improvement of property, plant or equipment or other assets (including Capital Stock) used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any such Lien may not extend to any assets or property owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is incurred other than (i) the assets (including Vessels) and property acquired, improved, constructed, leased or financed and improvements, accessions, proceeds, products, dividends and distributions in respect thereof (provided that to the extent any such Capital Lease Obligations, purchase money obligations, mortgage financings or other Indebtedness relate to multiple assets or properties, then all such assets and properties may secure any such Capital Lease Obligations, purchase money obligations, mortgage financings or other Indebtedness) and (ii) to the extent such Lien secures financing in connection with the purchase of a Vessel, Related Vessel Property; provided further that any such assets or property subject to such Lien do not constitute Collateral;
(5) Liens existing on the Issue Date;
(6) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that (x) are not yet due and payable or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings that have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien and for which adequate reserves are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP;
(7) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, construction or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves in accordance with GAAP; and with respect to Vessels: (i) Liens fully covered (in excess of customary deductibles) by valid policies of insurance and (ii) Liens for general average and salvage, including contract salvage; or Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to attorney’s liens or bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depositary institution;
(8) survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
(9) Liens created for the benefit of (and to secure) (A) the Pari Passu Obligations (or the guarantees in respect thereof) outstanding on the Issue Date (including Pari Passu Obligations in respect of the 2023 Existing Term Loan Facility) and (B) the Notes Obligations in respect of the Notes issued on the Issue Date;
(10) Liens securing Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations, which obligations are permitted to be incurred under Section 4.06(b)(9);
(11) Liens on insurance policies and proceeds thereof, or other deposits, to secure insurance premium financings;
(12) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not constituting an Event of Default 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;
(13) Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other property arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness;
(14) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods (and the proceeds thereof) of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created in the ordinary course of business for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(15) Leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses of assets in the ordinary course of business and Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of assets entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(16) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”;
(17) (i) mortgages, liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on property over which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has easement rights or on any real property leased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto and (ii) any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings or compulsory purchase order affecting real property;
(18) Liens securing or arising by reason of any netting or set-off arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of banking or other trading activities;
(19) Liens on Unearned Customer Deposits (i) in favor of payment processors pursuant to agreements therewith consistent with industry practice or (ii) in favor of customers;
(20) pledges of goods, the related documents of title and/or other related documents arising or created in the ordinary course of the Company’s or any Restricted
Subsidiary’s business or operations as Liens only for Indebtedness to a bank or financial institution directly relating to the goods or documents on or over which the pledge exists;
(21) Liens over cash paid into an escrow account pursuant to any purchase price retention arrangement as part of any permitted disposal by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on condition that the cash paid into such escrow account in relation to a disposal does not represent more than 15.0% of the net proceeds of such disposal;
(22) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising from Vessel chartering, dry-docking, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, the furnishing of supplies and bunkers to Vessels or masters’, officers’ or crews’ wages and maritime Liens (and similar Liens relating to port or other facilities), in the case of each of the foregoing, which were not incurred or created to secure the payment of Indebtedness;
(23) Liens securing an aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness not to exceed the aggregate amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(b)(5); provided that such Lien extends only to (i) the assets (including Vessels), purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of which is financed or refinanced thereby and any improvements, accessions, proceeds, products, dividends and distributions in respect thereof, (ii) any Related Vessel Property or (iii) the Capital Stock of a Vessel Holding Issuer;
(24) Liens created on any asset of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary established to hold assets of any stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit or incentive plan or unit trust of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary securing any loan to finance the acquisition of such assets;
(25) Liens incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to obligations the outstanding principal amount of which does not, taken together with the outstanding principal amount of all obligations secured by Liens to secure any extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement in respect of any Liens incurred under this clause (25) incurred pursuant to clause (31) below, exceed the greater of $500.0 million and 1.0% of Total Tangible Assets at any one time outstanding;
(26) Liens arising from financing statement filings (or similar filings in any applicable jurisdiction) regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(27) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capital Lease Obligation or an operating lease or bareboat charter, or any Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under clause (21) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”;
(28) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(29) Liens on Vessels under construction securing Indebtedness of shipyard owners and operators;
(30) following a Covenant Fall-Away Event, Liens securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 25% of the ECA Total Tangible Assets at the time of incurrence thereof; and
(31) any extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement, in whole or in part, of any Lien described in the foregoing clauses (1) through (30); provided that (x) any such
Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds, products or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the Indebtedness being refinanced and (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of such Indebtedness at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture and an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any Disqualified Stock issued by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any preferred stock issued by any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, exchange, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness), including Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that:
(1) the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable, or if issued with original issue discount, aggregate issue price, or, if greater, committed amount (only to the extent the committed amount could have been incurred on the date of initial incurrence)) of such new Indebtedness, the liquidation preference of such new Disqualified Stock or the amount of such new preferred stock does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable, or if issued with original issue discount, aggregate issue price or, if greater, committed amount (only to the extent the committed amount could have been incurred on the date of initial incurrence)) of the Indebtedness, the liquidation preference of the Disqualified Stock or the amount of the preferred stock (plus in each case the amount of accrued and unpaid interest or dividends on and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection with the incurrence or issuance of, such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock), renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, exchanged, defeased or discharged;
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has (a) a final maturity date that is either (i) no earlier than the final maturity date of the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, exchanged, defeased or discharged or (ii) after the final maturity date of the Notes and (b) has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is equal to or greater than either (i) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged or (ii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Notes;
(3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as the case may be, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as the case may be, on terms at least as favorable to the holders of Notes or the Note Guarantees, as the case may be, as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, exchanged, defeased or discharged; and
(4) if such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Company (if the Company was the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged) or by the Restricted Subsidiary that was the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged, such Indebtedness may not be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiaries other than (i)
Guarantors or (ii) Restricted Subsidiaries that were obligors on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
“Productive Asset Lease” means any lease or charter of one or more Vessels (other than leases or charters required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases under GAAP).
“QIB” means a “Qualified Institutional Buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“Rating Agencies” means any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, or any of their respective successors or, if any of the foregoing shall cease to provide a corporate or issuer credit rating (or the equivalent) of the Issuer or a rating of the Notes, as applicable, for reasons outside the control of the Company, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Issuer to substitute for such Rating Agency.
“Rating Downgrade” means, in respect of any Change of Control, that the Notes are, within the Change of Control Period in respect of such Change of Control, downgraded by two of the Rating Agencies to a non-Investment Grade Rating (“Ba1”/“BB+”, or equivalent, or lower) and are not, within such Change of Control Period subsequently upgraded to an Investment Grade Rating by both such Rating Agencies; provided, however, that a Rating Downgrade otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Rating Downgrade for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or confirm to us in writing at our request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has occurred at the time of the Rating Downgrade).
“Ready for Sea Cost” means with respect to a Vessel to be acquired, constructed, chartered or leased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, the aggregate amount of all expenditures incurred to acquire or construct and bring such Vessel to the condition and location necessary for its intended use, including any and all inspections, appraisals, repairs, modifications, additions, permits and licenses in connection with such acquisition or lease, which would be classified as “property, plant and equipment” in accordance with GAAP and any assets relating to such Vessel.
“Record Date,” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date, means the January 31 and July 31 (in each case, whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, in whole or in part, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
“Redemption Price” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
“Regulation S” means Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act (including any successor regulation thereto), as it may be amended from time to time.
“Related Vessel Property” means, with respect to any Vessel (i) any insurance policies on such Vessel, (ii) any requisition compensation payable in respect of any compulsory acquisition thereof, (iii) any earnings derived from the use or operation thereof and/or any earnings account with respect to such earnings, and (iv) any charters, operating leases, licenses and related agreements entered into in respect of the Vessel and any security or guarantee in respect of the relevant charterer’s or lessee’s obligations under any relevant charter, operating lease, license or related agreement, (v) any cash collateral account established with respect to such Vessel pursuant to the financing arrangements with respect thereto, (vi) any inter-company loan or facility agreements relating to the financing of the acquisition of, and/or the leasing or charter arrangements with respect to, such Vessel, (vii) any building or conversion contracts relating to such Vessel and any security or guarantee in respect of the builder’s obligations under such contracts, (viii) any interest rate swap, foreign currency hedge, exchange or similar agreement incurred in connection with the financing of such Vessel and required to be assigned by the lender and (ix) any security interest in, or agreement or assignment relating to, any of the foregoing or any mortgage in respect of such Vessel.
“Relevant Announcement Date” means, in respect of any Change of Control, the date which is the earlier of (A) the date of the first public announcement of such Change of Control and (B) the date of the earliest Relevant Potential Change of Control Announcement, if any, in respect of such Change of Control.
“Relevant Potential Change of Control Announcement” means, in respect of any Change of Control, any public announcement or statement by the Issuer or Carnival plc or any actual or potential bidder or any advisor acting on behalf of any actual or potential bidder of any action or actions which could give rise to such Change of Control, provided that within 180 days following such announcement or statement such Change of Control shall have occurred.
“Replacement Assets” means (1) assets not classified as current assets under GAAP that will be used or useful in a Permitted Business or (2) substantially all the assets of a Permitted Business or a majority of the Voting Stock of any Person engaged in a Permitted Business that will become on the date of acquisition thereof a Restricted Subsidiary.
“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“RP Date” means April 8, 2020.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act (including any successor regulation thereto), as it may be amended from time to time.
“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act (including any successor regulation thereto), as it may be amended from time to time.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC .
“Secured Indebtedness” means the Notes, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Term Loan Facility and any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors secured by a Lien on the assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors (excluding the Note Obligations).
“Secured Indebtedness Documents” means any agreements, documents or instruments governing or entered into in connection with any Secured Indebtedness, as they may be
amended, restated, modified, renewed, supplemented, refunded, replaced or refinanced, from time to time.
“Security Agent” means U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association acting as Pari Passu Collateral Agent pursuant to and as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or such successor collateral agent or any delegate thereof as may be appointed thereunder.
“Security Documents” means the security agreements, pledge agreements, charge agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages and any other instrument and document executed and delivered pursuant to this Indenture or otherwise or any of the foregoing, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, creating the security interests in the Collateral as contemplated by this Indenture.
“Significant Subsidiary” means, at the date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary that together with its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for the most recent fiscal year, accounted for more than 10% of the consolidated revenues of the Company or (ii) as of the end of the most recent fiscal year, was the owner of more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company.
“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the Issue Date, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
“Subordinated Shareholder Funding” means, collectively, any funds provided to the Company by any Parent Entity, any Affiliate of any Parent Entity or any Permitted Holder in exchange for or pursuant to any security, instrument or agreement other than Capital Stock, in each case issued to and held by the foregoing Persons, together with any such security, instrument or agreement and any other security or instrument other than Capital Stock issued in payment of any obligation under any Subordinated Shareholder Funding; provided, however, that such Subordinated Shareholder Funding:
(1) does not mature or require any amortization, redemption or other repayment of principal or any sinking fund payment prior to the first anniversary of the maturity of the Notes (other than through conversion or exchange of such funding into Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any funding meeting the requirements of this definition);
(2) does not require, prior to the first anniversary of the maturity of the Notes, payment of cash interest, cash withholding amounts or other cash gross ups, or any similar cash amounts;
(3) contains no change of control or similar provisions and does not accelerate and has no right to declare a default or event of default or take any enforcement action or otherwise require any cash payment, in each case, prior to the first anniversary of the maturity of the Notes;
(4) does not provide for or require any security interest or encumbrance over any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(5) pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreements or another intercreditor agreement is fully subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to
subordination, payment blockage and enforcement limitation terms which are customary in all material respects for similar funding.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) any corporation, company, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, company, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and
(2) any partnership or limited liability company of which (a) 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 (b) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each subsidiary of the Company that has provided a Note Guarantee.
“Supplemental Indenture” means a supplemental indenture to this Indenture substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and additions to tax related thereto, and, for the avoidance of doubt, including any withholding or deduction for or on account of Tax).
“Total Assets” means the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, calculated after giving effect to pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
“Total Tangible Assets” means the Total Assets excluding consolidated intangible assets, calculated after giving effect to pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”
“Transactions” means, collectively, the amendments with respect to the Company’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Indebtedness occurring during the thirteen months ended September 30, 2021, the 2021 Transactions, as defined in that certain Amendment No. 4 to Existing Term Loan Facility, dated October 18, 2021, the offerings of the Existing Unsecured Notes, the offering of the Notes, the offering of the Company’s 11.500% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2023, the offering of the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes, the offerings of the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the November Registered Direct Offerings (as defined in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020), the offerings of the Convertible Notes and the use of proceeds of the foregoing.
“Trust Officer” means any officer within the agency and corporate trust group, division or section of the Trustee (however named, or any successor group of the Trustee) and also
means, with respect to any particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
“TTA Test Debt Agreements” means the outstanding debt instruments of the Company and its Subsidiaries having provisions requiring that if the Company and their respective Subsidiaries have ECA Security Interests in respect of ECA Covered Indebtedness that exceed 25% of ECA Total Tangible Assets, such debt instruments would be required to be secured by certain vessels.
“Unearned Customer Deposits” means amounts paid to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries representing customer deposits for unsailed bookings (whether paid directly by the customer or by a credit card company).
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Issuer as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:
(1) except as permitted by Section 4.10, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company; and
(2) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results.
“U.S. dollar” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“U.S. Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“U.S. Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
“Vessel” means a passenger cruise vessel which is owned by and registered (or to be owned by and registered) in the name of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or operated or to be operated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case together with all related spares, equipment and any additions or improvements.
“Vessel Holding Issuer” means a Subsidiary of the Company, the assets of which consist solely of one or more Vessels and the corresponding Related Vessel Property and whose activities are limited to the ownership of such Vessels and Related Vessel Property and any other asset reasonably related to or resulting from the acquisition, purchase, charter, leasing, rental, construction, ownership, operation, improvement, expansion and maintenance of such Vessel, the leasing of such Vessels and any activities reasonably incidental to the foregoing.
“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
(2) the then outstanding principal amounts of such Indebtedness.
SECTION 1.02 Other Definitions.
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Term | Section |
“Additional Amounts” | 4.12(a) |
“Additional Intercreditor Agreement” | 4.13(a) |
“Additional Notes” | Recitals |
“Additional Secured Debt” | 4.25(d) |
“Affiliate Transaction” | 4.10(a) |
“Agents” | 2.03 |
“Applicable Procedures” | 2.06(b)(ii) |
“Asset Sale Offer” | 4.09(c) |
“Authorized Agent” | 12.08 |
“Change in Tax Law” | 3.08(b) |
“Change of Control Offer” | 4.11(a) |
“Change of Control Purchase Date” | 4.11(a) |
“Change of Control Purchase Price” | 4.11(a) |
“Covenant Defeasance” | 8.03 |
“Covenant Fall-Away Event” | 4.27(a) |
“Deemed Date” | 4.06(e) |
“Defaulted Interest” | 2.12 |
“Equal and Ratable Provision” | 4.07(c) |
“Event of Default” | 6.01(a) |
“Excess Proceeds”. | 4.09(c) |
“Global Notes” | 2.01(c) |
“Guaranteed Obligations” | 10.01(a) |
“Increased Amount” | 4.07(d) |
“incur” | 4.06(a) |
“Intercreditor Agreements” | 4.13(a) |
“Issuer” | Preamble |
“Judgment Currency” | 12.13 |
“Legal Defeasance” | 8.02 |
“New Secured Debt” | 4.25(a) |
“Notes” | Recitals |
“Notes Offer” | 4.09(b)(1) |
“Obligations” | 10.01(a) |
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Term | Section |
“Original Notes” | Recitals |
“Parent Company” | 4.16(a) |
“Participants” | 2.01(c) |
“Paying Agent” | 2.03 |
“Permitted Debt” | 4.06(b) |
“Permitted Payments” | 4.08(b) |
“Principal Paying Agent” | 2.03 |
“Reduction Event” | 4.25(b) |
“Registrar” | 2.03 |
“Regulation S Global Note” | 2.01(b) |
“Required Currency” | 12.13 |
“Restricted Global Note” | 2.01(b) |
“Restricted Payments” | 4.08(a)(D) |
“Secured Debt” | 10.09(c) |
“Security Fall-Away Event” | 11.04(a)(8) |
“Security Register” | 2.03 |
“Supplemental Security Agent” | 7.08(b) |
“Supplemental Security Agents” | 7.08(b) |
“Tax Group” | 4.08(b)(10) |
“Tax Jurisdiction” | 4.12(a) |
“Tax Redemption Date” | 3.08 |
“Terminated Covenants” | 4.27(a) |
“TIA” | 1.03(ix) |
“Transfer Agent” | 2.03 |
“Trustee” | Preamble |
SECTION 1.03 Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(iii) “or” is not exclusive;
(iv) “including” or “include” means including or include without limitation;
(v) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular;
(vi) unsecured or unguaranteed Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured or guaranteed Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured or unguaranteed Indebtedness;
(vii) any Indebtedness secured by a Lien ranking junior to any of the Liens securing other Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to such other Indebtedness by virtue of the ranking of such Liens;
(viii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision;
(ix) except as provided in Section 7.09, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), shall not apply to this Indenture or the other Note Documents or any documents or instruments related thereto, and no terms used in any of the foregoing shall have meanings given to them by the TIA; and
(x) where a notification or designation is to be made by the “Company,” under this Indenture, such notification or designation may be made either by the Issuer or Carnival plc.
ARTICLE TWO
THE NOTES
SECTION 2.01 The Notes.
(a) Form and Dating. The Notes and the Trustee’s (or the authenticating agent’s) certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, the rules of any securities exchange agreements to which the Issuer is subject, if any, or usage; provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer. The Issuer shall approve the form of the Notes. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms and provisions contained in the form of the Notes shall constitute and are hereby expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes shall be issued only in registered form without coupons and only in minimum denominations of $2,000 in principal amount and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
(b) Global Notes. Notes offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, with such applicable legends as are provided in Exhibit A attached hereto, except as otherwise permitted herein (each, a “Restricted Global Note”), which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with a custodian for DTC, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee (or its authenticating agent in accordance with Section 2.02) as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of each Restricted Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made by the Registrar on Schedule A to such Restricted Global Note and recorded in the Security Register, as hereinafter provided.
Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, with such applicable legends as are provided in Exhibit A attached hereto, except as otherwise permitted herein (each, a “Regulation S Global Note”), which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with a custodian for DTC, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee (or its authenticating agent in accordance with Section 2.02) as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of each Regulation S Global Note may from time to time be increased or
decreased by adjustments made by the Registrar on Schedule A to such Regulation S Global Note and recorded in the Security Register, as hereinafter provided.
(c) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.01(c) shall apply to the Regulation S Global Notes and the Restricted Global Notes (together, the “Global Notes”) deposited with or on behalf of DTC.
Members of, or participants and account holders in, DTC (including Euroclear and Clearstream) (“Participants”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by DTC or by the Trustee or any custodian of DTC or under such Global Note, and DTC or its nominees may be treated by the Issuer, a Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Trustee as the sole owner of such Global Note (as applicable) for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, a Guarantor, the Trustee or any agent of the Issuer, a Guarantor or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by DTC or impair, as between DTC, on the one hand, and the Participants, on the other, the operation of customary practices of such persons governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.
Subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b), the registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Participants and Persons that may hold interests through Participants, to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.
Except as provided in Section 2.10, owners of a beneficial interest in Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Registered Notes.
SECTION 2.02 Execution and Authentication. An authorized member of the Issuer’s Board of Directors or an executive officer of the Issuer shall sign the Notes on behalf of the Issuer by manual, electronic or facsimile signature.
If an authorized member of the Issuer’s Board of Directors or an executive officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee (or its authenticating agent) authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.
A Note shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or its authenticating agent) 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 Issuer shall execute and, upon receipt of an Issuer Order, the Trustee shall authenticate (whether itself or via the authenticating agent) (a) Original Notes, on the date hereof, for original issue up to an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 and (b) Additional Notes, from time to time, subject to compliance at the time of issuance of such Additional Notes with the provisions of Section 4.06 and Section 4.07. The Issuer is permitted to issue Additional Notes as part of a further issue under this Indenture, from time to time; provided that any Additional Notes may not have the same CUSIP number and/or ISIN (or be represented by the same Global Note or Global Notes) as the Notes unless the Additional Notes are fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Issuer will issue Notes in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate the Notes. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, any such authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture
to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by any such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as any Registrar, co-Registrar, Transfer Agent or Paying Agent to deal with the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer.
The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Notes under this Section 2.02 if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Holders.
SECTION 2.03 Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent. The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency for the registration of the Notes and of their transfer or exchange (the “Registrar”), an office or agency where Notes may be transferred or exchanged (the “Transfer Agent”), an office or agency where the Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent” and references to the Paying Agent shall include the Principal Paying Agent) and an office or agency where notices or demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes may be served. The Issuer may appoint one or more Transfer Agents, one or more co-Registrars and one or more additional Paying Agents.
The Issuer or any of its Affiliates may act as Transfer Agent, Registrar, co-Registrar, Paying Agent and agent for service of notices and demands in connection with the Notes; provided that neither the Issuer nor any of its Affiliates shall act as Paying Agent for the purposes of Articles Three and Eight and Sections 4.09 and 4.11.
The Issuer hereby appoints (i) U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, located at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107, as Principal Paying Agent (the “Principal Paying Agent”), (ii) U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, located at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107, as Registrar, and (iii) U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, located at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107, as Transfer Agent. Each hereby accepts such appointments. The Transfer Agent, Principal Paying Agent and Registrar and any authenticating agent are collectively referred to in this Indenture as the “Agents.” The roles, duties and functions of the Agents are of a mechanical nature and each Agent shall only perform those acts and duties as specifically set out in this Indenture and no other acts, covenants, obligations or duties shall be implied or read into this Indenture against any of the Agents. For the avoidance of doubt, a Paying Agent’s obligation to disburse any funds shall be subject to prior receipt by it of those funds to be disbursed.
Subject to any applicable laws and regulations, the Issuer shall cause the Registrar to keep a register (the “Security Register”) at its corporate trust office in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of ownership, exchange, and transfer of the Notes. Such registration in the Security Register shall be conclusive evidence of the ownership of Notes. Included in the books and records for the Notes shall be notations as to whether such Notes have been paid, exchanged or transferred, canceled, lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed and whether such Notes have been replaced. In the case of the replacement of any of the Notes, the Registrar shall keep a record of the Note so replaced and the Note issued in replacement thereof. In the case of the cancellation of any of the Notes, the Registrar shall keep a record of the Note so canceled and the date on which such Note was canceled.
The Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Paying Agent or co-Registrar not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee may appoint a suitably qualified and reputable party to act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.05.
SECTION 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money. Not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York, New York time), one Business Day prior to each due date of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on any Notes, the Issuer shall deposit with the Principal Paying Agent (and, if applicable, any other Paying Agent) money in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, and interest so becoming due on the due date for payment under the Notes. The Issuer shall procure payment confirmation on or prior to the third Business Day preceding payment. The Principal Paying Agent (and, if applicable, each other Paying Agent) shall remit such payment in a timely manner to the Holders on the relevant due date for payment, it being acknowledged by each Holder that if the Issuer deposits such money with the Principal Paying Agent (and, if applicable, any other Paying Agent) after the time specified in the immediately preceding sentence, the Principal Paying Agent (and, if applicable, any other Paying Agent) shall remit such money to the Holders on the relevant due date for payment, unless such remittance is impracticable having regard to applicable banking procedures and timing constraints, in which case the Principal Paying Agent (and, if applicable, any other Paying Agent) shall remit such money to the Holders on the next Business Day, but without liability for any interest resulting from such late payment. For the avoidance of doubt, the Principal Paying Agent (and, if applicable, any other Paying Agent) shall only be obliged to remit money to Holders if it has actually received such money from the Issuer in clear funds. The Principal Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Trustee of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor on the Notes) in making any payment. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and account for any funds disbursed, and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any payment default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed. Upon doing so, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money so paid over to the Trustee. If the Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer acts as Paying Agent, it shall, on or before each due date of any principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders a sum of money sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, or interest so becoming due until such sum of money shall be paid to such Holders or otherwise disposed of as provided in this Indenture, and shall promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure to act.
The Trustee may, if the Issuer has notified it in writing that the Issuer intends to effect a defeasance or to satisfy and discharge this Indenture in accordance with the provisions of Article Eight, notify the Paying Agent in writing of this fact and require the Paying Agent (until notified by the Trustee to the contrary) to act thereafter as Paying Agent of the Trustee and not the Issuer in relation to any amounts deposited with it in accordance with the provisions of Article Eight.
SECTION 2.05 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 Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee, in writing no later than the Record Date for 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 Record Date as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of Holders, including the aggregate principal amount of Notes held by each Holder.
SECTION 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.
(a) Where Notes are presented to the Registrar or a co-Registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Notes of other denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange in accordance with the requirements of this Section 2.06. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee (or the authenticating agent) shall, upon receipt of an Issuer Order, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, at
the Registrar’s request; provided that no Note of less than $2,000 may be transferred or exchanged. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein), but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any agency fee or similar charge payable in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange of Notes (other than any agency fee or similar charge payable in connection with any redemption of the Notes or upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.07 or 9.04) or in accordance with an Asset Sale Offer pursuant to Section 4.09 or Change of Control Offer pursuant to Section 4.11 not involving a transfer.
Upon presentation for exchange or transfer of any Note as permitted by the terms of this Indenture and by any legend appearing on such Note, such Note shall be exchanged or transferred upon the Security Register and one or more new Notes shall be authenticated and issued in the name of the relevant Holder (in the case of exchanges only) or the transferee, as the case may be. No exchange or transfer of a Note shall be effective under this Indenture unless and until such Note has been registered in the name of such Person in the relevant Security Register. Furthermore, the exchange or transfer of any Note shall not be effective under this Indenture unless the request for such exchange or transfer is made by the relevant Holder or by a duly authorized attorney-in-fact at the office of the Registrar.
Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Registrar, duly executed by the relevant Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee, Registrar or any Paying Agent shall be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any Note during a period beginning at the opening of 15 days before the day of the delivery of a notice of redemption of Notes selected for redemption under Section 3.03 and ending at the close of business on the day of such delivery, or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, so long as a Global Note remains outstanding and is held by or on behalf of DTC, transfers of a Global Note, in whole or in part, or of any beneficial interest therein, shall only be made in accordance with Section 2.01(c), Section 2.06(a) and this Section 2.06(b); provided that a beneficial interest in a Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the restricted Note legend on the Note, if any.
(i) Except for transfers or exchanges made in accordance with either of clauses (ii) or (iii) of this Section 2.06(b), transfers of a Global Note shall be limited to transfers of such Global Note in whole, but not in part, to nominees or custodians of DTC or to a successor of DTC or such successor’s nominee or custodian.
(ii) Restricted Global Note to Regulation S Global Note. If the holder of a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note at any time wishes to exchange its interest in such Restricted Global Note for an interest in the Regulation S Global Note, or to transfer its interest in such Restricted Global Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, such transfer or exchange may be effected, only in accordance with this clause (ii) and the
rules and procedures of DTC, in each case to the extent applicable (the “Applicable Procedures”). Upon receipt by the Registrar from the Transfer Agent of (A) written instructions directing the Registrar to credit or cause to be credited an interest in the Regulation S Global Note in a specified principal amount and to cause to be debited an interest in the Restricted Global Note in such specified principal amount, and (B) a certificate in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and (x) pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S or (y) that the interest in the Restricted Global Note being transferred is being transferred in a transaction permitted by Rule 144, then the Registrar shall reduce or cause to be reduced the principal amount of the Restricted Global Note and shall cause DTC to increase or cause to be increased the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note by the aggregate principal amount of the interest in the Restricted Global Note to be exchanged or transferred.
(iii) Regulation S Global Note to Restricted Global Note. If the holder of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note at any time wishes to transfer such interest to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note, such transfer may be effected only in accordance with this clause (iii) and the Applicable Procedures. Upon receipt by the Registrar from the Transfer Agent of (A) written instructions directing the Registrar to credit or cause to be credited an interest in the Restricted Global Note in a specified principal amount and to cause to be debited an interest in the Regulation S Global Note in such specified principal amount, and (B) a certificate in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and stating that (x) the Person transferring such interest reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest is a QIB and is obtaining such interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or (y) that the Person transferring such interest is relying on an exemption other than Rule 144A from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and, in such circumstances, such Opinion of Counsel as the Issuer or the Trustee may reasonably request to ensure that the requested transfer or exchange is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act, then the Registrar shall reduce or cause to be reduced the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note and to increase or cause to be increased the principal amount of the Restricted Global Note by the aggregate principal amount of the interest in such Regulation S Global Note to be exchanged or transferred.
(c) If Notes are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing the restricted Notes legends set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, the Notes so issued shall bear the restricted Notes legends, and a request to remove such restricted Notes legends from Notes shall not be honored unless there is delivered to the Issuer such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel licensed to practice law in the State of New York, as may be reasonably required by the Issuer, that neither the legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Trustee, at the direction of the Issuer, shall (or shall direct the authenticating agent to) authenticate and deliver Notes that do not bear the legend.
(d) The Trustee, the Security Agent and the Agents shall have no responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.06, the Issuer is not required to register the transfer of any Definitive Registered Notes:
(i) for a period of 15 days prior to any date fixed for the redemption of the Notes;
(ii) for a period of 15 days immediately prior to the date fixed for selection of Notes to be redeemed in part;
(iii) for a period of 15 days prior to the Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date; and
(iv) which the Holder has tendered (and not withdrawn) for repurchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer.
SECTION 2.07 Replacement Notes. If a mutilated Definitive Registered Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall (or shall direct the authenticating agent to), upon receipt of an Issuer Order, authenticate a replacement Note in such form as the Note mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken if the Holder satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Issuer and any requirement of the Trustee. If required by the Trustee or the Issuer, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Issuer and the Trustee to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, the Security Agent, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent, the Registrar and any co-Registrar, and any authenticating agent, from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Issuer and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note.
In the event any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may pay such Note instead of issuing a new Note in replacement thereof.
Every replacement Note shall be an additional obligation of the Issuer.
The provisions of this Section 2.07 are exclusive and will preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Notes.
SECTION 2.08 Outstanding Notes. Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Subject to Section 2.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer holds the Note.
If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Issuer receive proof satisfactory to them that the Note that has been replaced is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with this Indenture, on a Redemption Date or maturity date money sufficient to pay all principal, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, payable on that date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, and the Paying Agent is not 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 2.09 Notes Held by Issuer. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction or consent or any amendment, modification or other change to this Indenture, Notes owned by the Issuer, by any Guarantor or by any Affiliate thereof shall be disregarded and treated as if they were not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent or any amendment, modification or other change to this Indenture, only Notes which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or any of its Affiliates.
SECTION 2.10 Definitive Registered Notes.
(a) A Global Note deposited with a custodian for DTC pursuant to Section 2.01 shall be transferred in whole to a Definitive Registered Note only if such transfer complies with Section 2.06 and (i) DTC notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as depositary for such Global Note or DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the U.S. Exchange Act, and in each case a successor depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 120 days of such notice, (ii) the Issuer, at its option, executes and delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such Global Note shall be so exchangeable or (iii) the owner of a Book-Entry Interest requests such an exchange in writing delivered through DTC following an Event of Default under this Indenture. Notice of any such transfer shall be given by the Issuer in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.01(a).
(b) Any Global Note that is transferred to a Definitive Registered Note pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be surrendered by the custodian for DTC, to the Transfer Agent, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall itself or via the authenticating agent authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount at maturity of Notes of authorized denominations in the form of one or more Definitive Registered Notes. Any portion of a Global Note transferred or exchanged pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof and registered in such names as DTC may direct. Subject to the foregoing, a Global Note is not exchangeable except for a Global Note of like denomination to be registered in the name of DTC or its nominee. In the event that a Global Note becomes exchangeable for Definitive Registered Notes, payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Definitive Registered Notes will be payable, and the transfer of the Definitive Registered Notes will be registrable, at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained for such purposes in accordance with Section 2.03. Such Definitive Registered Notes shall bear the applicable legends set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.
(c) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.10(a), the Issuer shall promptly make available to the Trustee and the authenticating agent a reasonable supply of Definitive Registered Notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons.
SECTION 2.11 Cancellation. The Issuer at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee, in accordance with its customary procedures, and no one else shall cancel (subject to the record retention requirements of the U.S. Exchange Act and the Trustee’s retention policy) all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and dispose of such cancelled Notes in its customary manner. Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the
Issuer may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
SECTION 2.12 Defaulted Interest. Any interest on any Note that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and this Indenture (all such interest herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (a) or (b) below:
(a) The Issuer may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Notes are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer may deposit with the Paying Agent an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest; or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as provided in this clause. In addition, the Issuer shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, such date to be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the proposed payment date and not less than 15 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment date. The Issuer shall promptly but, in any event, not less than 15 days prior to the special record date, notify the Trustee of such special record date and, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, the Trustee shall cause notice of the proposed payment date of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor to be delivered first-class, postage prepaid to each Holder as such Holder’s address appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment date of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been so delivered, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Notes are registered at the close of business on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to clause (b) below.
(b) The Issuer may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Notes in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment date pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed reasonably practicable.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note.
SECTION 2.13 Computation of Interest. Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
SECTION 2.14 ISIN and CUSIP Numbers. The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use ISIN and CUSIP numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use ISIN and CUSIP numbers, as appropriate, in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers or codes either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the ISIN or CUSIP numbers.
SECTION 2.15 Issuance of Additional Notes. The Issuer may, subject to Section 4.06 of this Indenture, issue Additional Notes under this Indenture in accordance with the procedures of Section 2.02. Except as provided herein, the Original Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Notes subsequently issued shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture.
ARTICLE THREE
REDEMPTION; OFFERS TO PURCHASE
SECTION 3.01 Right of Redemption. The Issuer may redeem all or any portion of the Notes upon the terms and at the Redemption Prices set forth in the Notes. Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this Article Three.
SECTION 3.02 Notices to Trustee. If the Issuer elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.01, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date and the record date, the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed, the Redemption Price and the paragraph of the Notes pursuant to which the redemption will occur.
The Issuer shall give each notice to the Trustee provided for in this Section 3.02 in writing at least 10 days before the date notice is delivered to the Holders pursuant to Section 3.04 unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period. Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate from the Issuer to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein. If fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the record date relating to such redemption shall be selected by the Issuer and given to the Trustee, which record date shall be not less than 15 days after the date of notice to the Trustee unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period.
SECTION 3.03 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed by a method that complies with the requirements, as certified to it by the Issuer, of the principal securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed at such time, and in compliance with the requirements of DTC or, if the Notes are not listed on a securities exchange, or such securities exchange prescribes no method of selection and the Notes are not held through DTC or DTC prescribes no method of selection, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; provided, however, that no such partial redemption shall reduce the portion of the principal amount of a Note not redeemed to less than $2,000.
For Notes which are represented by global certificates held on behalf of DTC, if the Notes are selected for redemption on a pro rata basis, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected in accordance with DTC procedures on a “Pro Rata Pass-Through Distribution of Principal” basis. If the Trustee does not provide the necessary information and identify the redemption as on a “Pro Rata Pass-Through Distribution of Principal Basis,” the Notes shall be selected for redemption by lot in accordance with DTC procedures.
The Trustee shall make the selection from the Notes outstanding and not previously called for redemption. The Trustee may select for redemption portions equal to $1,000 in principal amount and any integral multiple thereof; provided that no Notes of $2,000 in principal amount or less may be redeemed in part. 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 Issuer promptly in writing of the Notes or portions of Notes to be called for redemption.
The Trustee shall not be liable for selections made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.03 or for selections made by DTC.
SECTION 3.04 Notice of Redemption.
(a) At least 10 days but not more than 60 days before a date for redemption of the Notes, the Issuer shall deliver a notice of redemption by first-class mail to each Holder to be redeemed at its address contained in the Security Register or electronically if such Notes are held by DTC, as applicable, except that redemption notices may be delivered more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, and shall comply with the provisions of Section 12.01(b).
(b) The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including ISIN and CUSIP numbers) and shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date and the record date;
(ii) the appropriate calculation of the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if any, and Additional Amounts, if any, to be paid;
(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, if any, and Additional Amounts, if any;
(v) that, if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount (equal to $1,000 in principal amount or any integral multiple thereof) of such Note to be redeemed and that, on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be reissued;
(vi) that, if any Note contains an ISIN or CUSIP number, no representation is being made as to the correctness of such ISIN or CUSIP number either as printed on the Notes or as contained in the notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes;
(vii) that, unless the Issuer and the Guarantors default in making such redemption payment, interest on the Notes (or portion thereof) called for redemption shall cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date; and
(viii) the paragraph of the Notes or section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed.
At the Issuer’s written request, the Trustee shall give a notice of redemption in the Issuer’s name and at the Issuer’s expense. In such event, the Issuer shall provide the Trustee with the notice and the other information required by this Section 3.04.
For Notes which are represented by global certificates held on behalf of DTC, notices may be given by delivery of the relevant notices to DTC for communication to entitled account holders in substitution for the aforesaid delivery.
(c) Notice of any redemption upon or following 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, and any redemption or notice thereof may, at the Issuer’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 satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall describe each such condition and, if applicable, shall state that, in the Issuer’s discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied (or waived by the Issuer in the Issuer’s discretion), and/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 Issuer in the Issuer’s discretion) by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date as so delayed, and/or that such notice may be rescinded at any time by the Issuer if the Issuer determines in its discretion that any or all of such conditions will not be satisfied (or waived). The Issuer will provide notice of any such delay, non-occurrence or rescission in substantially the same manner the applicable notice of redemption was provided. In addition, the Issuer may provide in such notice that payment of the redemption price and performance of the Issuer’s obligations with respect to such redemption may be performed by another Person.
SECTION 3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price. On the Redemption Date, by no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) on that date, the Issuer shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer or any of its Affiliates is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) a sum in same day funds sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption that have previously been delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee for cancellation. The Paying Agent shall return to the Issuer following a written request by the Issuer any money so deposited that is not required for that purpose.
SECTION 3.06 Payment of Notes Called for Redemption. If notice of redemption has been given in the manner provided below, the Notes or portion of Notes specified in such notice to be redeemed shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the Redemption Price stated therein, together with accrued interest to such Redemption Date, and on and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of such Notes at the Redemption Price and accrued interest to the Redemption Date, in which case the principal, until paid, shall bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed in the Notes) such Notes shall cease to accrue interest. Upon surrender of any Note for redemption in accordance with a notice of redemption, such Note shall be paid and redeemed by the Issuer at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date; provided that installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date.
Notice of redemption shall be deemed to be given when delivered, whether or not the Holder receives the notice. In any event, failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of Notes held by Holders to whom such notice was properly given.
SECTION 3.07 Notes Redeemed in Part.
(a) Upon surrender of a Global Note that is redeemed in part, the Paying Agent shall forward such Global Note to the relevant Registrar who shall make a notation on the relevant Security Register to reduce the principal amount of such Global Note to an amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Global Note surrendered; provided that each such Global Note shall be in a principal amount at final Stated Maturity of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
(b) Upon surrender and cancellation of a Definitive Registered Note that is redeemed in part, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder (at the Issuer’s expense) a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note
surrendered and canceled; provided that each such Definitive Registered Note shall be in a principal amount at final Stated Maturity of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
SECTION 3.08 Redemption for Changes in Taxes. The Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at its discretion at any time upon giving not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior written notice to the Holders of the Notes (which notice shall be irrevocable and given in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.04), at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date fixed by the Issuer for redemption (a “Tax Redemption Date”) and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due or which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof), if on the next date on which any amount would be payable in respect of the Notes or Note Guarantee, the Issuer or any Guarantor is or would be required to pay Additional Amounts (but, in the case of a Guarantor, only if the payment giving rise to such requirement cannot be made by the Issuer or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts), and the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor cannot avoid any such payment obligation by taking reasonable measures available (including, for the avoidance of doubt, appointment of a new Paying Agent but excluding the reincorporation or reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor), and the requirement arises as a result of:
(a) any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of the relevant Tax Jurisdiction which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the date of the Offering Memorandum (or if the applicable Tax Jurisdiction became a Tax Jurisdiction on a date after the date of the Offering Memorandum, after such later date); or
(b) any change in, or amendment to, the official application, administration or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including by virtue of a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in published practice), which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the date of the Offering Memorandum (or if the applicable Tax Jurisdiction became a Tax Jurisdiction on a date after the date of the Offering Memorandum, after such later date) (each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), a “Change in Tax Law”).
The Issuer shall not give any such notice of redemption earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to make such payment or Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes or Note Guarantee were then due and at the time such notice is given, the obligation to pay Additional Amounts must remain in effect. Prior to the delivery of any notice of redemption of the Notes pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer shall deliver the Trustee an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing qualified under the laws of the relevant Tax Jurisdiction (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) to the effect that there has been a Change in Tax Law which would entitle the Issuer to redeem the Notes hereunder. In addition, before the Issuer delivers a notice of redemption of the Notes as described above, it shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that it cannot avoid its obligation to pay Additional Amounts by the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it.
The Trustee will accept and shall be entitled to rely on such Officer’s Certificate and opinion of counsel as sufficient evidence of the existence and satisfaction of the conditions as described above, in which event it will be conclusive and binding on all of the Holders.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 3.08 will apply, mutatis mutandis, to any successor of the Issuer (or any Guarantor) with respect to a Change in Tax Law occurring after the time such Person becomes successor to the Issuer (or any Guarantor).
ARTICLE FOUR
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.01 Payment of Notes. The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, covenant and agree for the benefit of the Holders that they shall duly and punctually pay the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture. Subject to Section 2.04, principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent (other than the Issuer or any of its Affiliates) holds, as of 10:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) on the due date, in accordance with this Indenture, money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, then due. If the Issuer or any of its Affiliates acts as Paying Agent, principal, premium, if any, interest and Additional Amounts, if any, shall be considered paid on the due date if the entity acting as Paying Agent complies with Section 2.04.
The Issuer or the Guarantors shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Notes. The Issuer or the Guarantors shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.
SECTION 4.02 Corporate Existence. Subject to Article Five, the Issuer and each Guarantor shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect their corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence and the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Issuer, the Company and each Guarantor; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Issuer and the Guarantors as a whole.
SECTION 4.03 Maintenance of Properties. The Issuer shall cause all properties owned by it or any Guarantor or used or held for use in the conduct of its business or the business of any Guarantor to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Issuer may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided that nothing in this Section 4.03 shall prevent the Issuer from discontinuing the maintenance of any such properties if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Issuer, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Issuer and the Guarantors as a whole.
SECTION 4.04 Insurance. The Issuer shall maintain, and shall cause the Guarantors to maintain, insurance with carriers believed by the Issuer to be responsible, against such risks and in such amounts, and with such deductibles, retentions, self-insured amounts and coinsurance provisions, as the Issuer believes are customarily carried by businesses similarly situated and owning like properties, including as appropriate general liability, property and casualty loss insurance (but on the basis that the Company and the Guarantors self-insure Vessels for certain war risks); provided that in no event shall the Company and the Guarantors be required to obtain any business interruption, loss of hire or delay in delivery insurance.
SECTION 4.05 Statement as to Compliance.
(a) The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year or within 14 days of written request by the Trustee, an Officer’s Certificate stating that in the course of the performance by the signer of its duties as an Officer of the Issuer he would normally have knowledge of any Default and whether or not the signer knows of any Default that occurred during such period and, if any, specifying such Default, its status and what action the Issuer is taking or proposed to take with respect thereto. For purposes of this Section 4.05(a), such compliance shall be determined without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice under this Indenture.
(b) If the Issuer shall become aware that (i) any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) any Holder seeks to exercise any remedy hereunder with respect to a claimed Default under this Indenture or the Notes, the Issuer shall promptly, and in any event within 30 days, deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate specifying such event, notice or other action (including any action the Issuer is taking or propose to take in respect thereof).
SECTION 4.06 Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company will not and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that the Company may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, and the Restricted Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s 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 such preferred stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, 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 the preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
(b) Section 4.06(a) shall not, however, prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness, without duplication (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):
(1) (i) Indebtedness, including under the Credit Facilities, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (1)(i), not to exceed the greater of $4,500.0 million and 8.6% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (ii) [reserved], (iii) Indebtedness, including under the Existing Revolving Facility, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (1)(iii), not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of $1,700.0 million, €1,000.0 million and £300.0 million and (y) 7.3% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (iv) Indebtedness, including under the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (1)(iv), not to exceed the greater of $192.0 million and 0.5% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (v) Indebtedness, including under the Existing Term Loan Facility, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (1)(v), not to exceed the greater of
(x) the sum of $3,660.0 million and €800.0 million and (y) 9.1% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (vi) Indebtedness, including under the 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (1)(vi), not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of $775.0 million and €425.0 million and (y) 2.6% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (vii) Indebtedness, including under the 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (1)(vii), not to exceed the greater of $900.0 million and 1.7% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company and (viii) Indebtedness, including under the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (1)(viii), not to exceed the greater of $2,405.5 million and 4.7% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company;
(2) (i) Existing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Convertible Notes, the Existing Revolving Facility, the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes and the Existing Unsecured Notes), (ii) Indebtedness, including under the 2026 Unsecured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (2)(ii), not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of $1,450.0 million and €500.0 million and (y) 4.0% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (iii) Indebtedness, including under the 2027 Unsecured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (2)(iii), not to exceed the greater of $3,500.0 million and 6.7% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (iv) Indebtedness, including under the 2029 Unsecured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (2)(iv), not to exceed the greater of $2,000.0 million and 3.9% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (v) Indebtedness, including under the 2030 Unsecured Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (2)(v), not to exceed the greater of $1,000.0 million and 2.04% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (vi) Indebtedness, including under the 2024 Convertible Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (2)(vi), not to exceed the greater of $2,012.5 million and 4.0% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company, (vii) Indebtedness, including under the 2027 Convertible Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (2)(vii) not to exceed the greater of $1,131.0 million and 2.3% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company and (viii) Indebtedness, including under the 2028 Priority Notes, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (2)(vii), not to exceed the greater of $2,030.0 million and 3.98% of Total Tangible Assets of the Company;
(3) the incurrence by the Issuer and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes issued on the Issue Date and the related Note Guarantees;
(4) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness represented by Attributable Debt, Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock, in each case, incurred or issued for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price, lease expense, charter hire, rental payments or cost of design, construction, installation, repair, replacement or improvement of property (including Vessels), plant or equipment or other assets (including Capital Stock) used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued pursuant to this clause (4), not to exceed the greater of $600.0 million and 1.5% of Total Tangible Assets at any time outstanding (it being understood that any such Indebtedness may be incurred and such Disqualified Stock and preferred stock may be issued after the acquisition, purchase, charter, leasing or rental or the design, construction, installation, repair, replacement or the making of any improvement with respect to any asset (including Vessels)); provided that any such property (including Vessels), plant or equipment or other assets do not constitute Collateral; provided further that the principal amount of any Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock permitted under this clause (4) did not in each case at the time of incurrence exceed, together with amounts previously incurred and outstanding under this clause (4) with respect to any applicable Vessel, (i) in the case of a completed Vessel, the book value and (ii) in the case of an uncompleted Vessel, 80% of the contract price for the acquisition or construction of such Vessel, in the case of this clause (ii), as determined on the date on which the agreement for acquisition or construction of such Vessel was entered into by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiary, plus any other Ready for Sea Cost of such Vessel plus 100% of any related export credit insurance premium;
(5) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock in connection with any New Vessel Financing in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued under this clause (5)) not exceeding the New Vessel Aggregate Secured Debt Cap as calculated on the date of the relevant incurrence under this clause (5);
(6) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge, any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock) that was permitted to be incurred under Section 4.06(a) or clause (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (12) or (18) of this Section 4.06(b);
(7) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that:
(A) if the Issuer or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Issuer or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and ((i) except in respect of the intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) only to the extent legally permitted (the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries having completed all procedures required in the reasonable judgment of directors or officers of the obligee or obligor to protect such Persons from any penalty or
civil or criminal liability in connection with the subordination of such Indebtedness)) expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the case of the Issuer, or the Note Guarantee, in the case of a Guarantor; and
(B) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (7);
(8) the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Disqualified Stock or preferred stock; provided that (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (8);
(9) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Hedging Obligations not for speculative purposes;
(10) the Guarantee by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the guaranteed Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 4.06; provided that, in each case, if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the Notes or a Note Guarantee, then the Guarantee must be subordinated or pari passu, as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
(11) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness (i) in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, captive insurance companies and bankers’ acceptances in the ordinary course of business; (ii) in respect of letters of credit, surety, bid, performance, travel or appeal bonds, completion guarantees, judgment, advance payment, customs, VAT or other tax guarantees or similar instruments issued in the ordinary course of business of such Person or consistent with past practice or industry practice (including as required by any governmental authority) and not in connection with the borrowing of money, including letters of credit or similar instruments in respect of self-insurance and workers compensation obligations, or for the protection of customer deposits or credit card payments; provided, however, that upon the drawing of such letters of credit or other instrument, such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing; (iii) arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within 30 days; and (iv) consisting of (x) the financing of insurance premiums or (y) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(12) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock (i) of any Person outstanding on the date on which such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged, consolidated, amalgamated or otherwise combined with (including pursuant to any acquisition of assets and assumption of related liabilities) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) incurred or issued to provide all or any portion of the funds used to consummate the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or
was otherwise acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, with respect to this clause (12), that at the time of the acquisition or other transaction pursuant to which such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock was deemed to be incurred or issued, (x) the Company would have been able to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.06(a) after giving pro forma effect to the relevant acquisition or other transaction and the incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock pursuant to this clause (12) or (y) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company’s 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 Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued pursuant to this clause (12), taken as one period, would not be less than it was immediately prior to giving pro forma effect to such acquisition or other transaction and the incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock;
(13) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for customary indemnification, obligations in respect of earnouts or other adjustments of purchase price or, in each case, similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets or Person or any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary; provided that (in the case of a disposition) the maximum liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds, including the Fair Market Value of non-cash proceeds (measured at the time received and without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value), actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition;
(14) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness in the form of Unearned Customer Deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business;
(15) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection with credit card processing arrangements or other similar payment processing arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(16) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock to finance the replacement (through construction or acquisition) of a Vessel upon an Event of Loss of such Vessel in an aggregate amount no greater than the Ready for Sea Cost for such replacement Vessel, in each case less all compensation, damages and other payments (including insurance proceeds other than in respect of business interruption insurance) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Person in connection with such Event of Loss in excess of amounts actually used to repay Indebtedness secured by the Vessel subject to such Event of Loss and any costs and expenses incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Event of Loss;
(17) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness in relation to (i) regular maintenance required on any port or other facilities or any of the Vessels owned or chartered by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (ii) any expenditures that are, or are reasonably expected to be, recoverable from insurance on such Vessels or facilities;
(18) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness, the issuance by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of
Disqualified Stock and the issuance by any Restricted Subsidiary of preferred stock in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred or Disqualified Stock or preferred stock issued pursuant to this clause (18), not to exceed the greater of $3,500.0 million and 6.7% of Total Tangible Assets;
(19) Indebtedness existing solely by reason of Permitted Liens described in clause (29) of the definition thereof;
(20) guarantees of passenger volume or port fees in the ordinary course of business; and
(21) any bareboat charter, lease or similar arrangement between or among the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and/or any joint venture or similar arrangement.
(c) Neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor will incur any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the applicable Note Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor solely by virtue of being unsecured.
(d) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.06, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (21) of Section 4.06(b), or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(a), the Issuer, in its sole discretion, will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one of such clauses and will be permitted on the date of such incurrence to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Sections 4.06(a) and (b) and from time to time to reclassify or redivide (as if incurred at such later time) all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.06.
(e) In connection with the incurrence or issuance, as applicable, of (x) revolving loan Indebtedness or (y) any commitment relating to the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock, in each case, in compliance with this Section 4.06, and the granting of any Lien to secure such Indebtedness, the Issuer or applicable Restricted Subsidiary may, at its option, designate such incurrence or issuance and the granting of any Lien therefor as having occurred on the date of first incurrence of such revolving loan Indebtedness or commitment (such date, the “Deemed Date”), and any related subsequent actual incurrence or issuance and granting of such Lien therefor will be deemed for all purposes under this Indenture to have been incurred or issued and granted on such Deemed Date, including, without limitation, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, usage of any baskets described herein (if applicable), the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Loan-to-Value Ratio and Consolidated EBITDA (and all such calculations on and after the Deemed Date until the termination or funding of such commitment shall be made on a pro forma basis giving effect to the deemed incurrence or issuance, the granting of any Lien therefor and related transactions in connection therewith). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Indenture, all Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date under the Existing Revolving Facility is deemed to have been incurred on the Deemed Date of March 18, 2020 pursuant to this paragraph and allocated as having been incurred pursuant to Section 4.06(a).
(f) The accrual of interest or preferred stock dividends, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the reclassification of preferred stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles, the payment of dividends on preferred stock or Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock, the accretion of liquidation preference and the increase in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of preferred stock or Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 4.06; provided, in each such case, that the amount of any such accrual, accretion, amortization, payment, reclassification or increase is included in the Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued.
(g) 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 different currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred or, in the case of Indebtedness incurred under a revolving credit facility and at the option of the Issuer, first committed; provided that (a) if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, 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 aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced; and (b) if and for so long as any Indebtedness is subject to a Hedging Obligation with respect to the currency in which such Indebtedness is denominated covering principal amounts payable on such Indebtedness, the amount of such Indebtedness, if denominated in U.S. dollars, will be the amount of the principal payment required to be made under such Hedging Obligation and, otherwise, the U.S. dollar-equivalent of such amount plus the U.S. dollar-equivalent of any premium which is at such time due and payable but is not covered by such Hedging Obligation.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.06, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this Section 4.06 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values. The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, will be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such refinancing indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.
(i) The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(i) in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount, the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP;
(ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and
(iii) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:
(A) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and
(B) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.
SECTION 4.07 Liens.
(a) The Company shall not and shall not cause or permit any of the Guarantors to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or otherwise cause to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness upon any of their property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(1) in the case of any property or assets that constitute Collateral, Permitted Collateral Liens, which may be secured on a pari passu basis with, or junior basis to, the Liens on the Collateral securing the Note Obligations, subject to Section 4.25; and
(2) in the case of any property or assets that do not constitute Collateral, (A) Permitted Liens or (B) a Lien on such property or assets that is not a Permitted Lien (each Lien under this clause (B), a “Triggering Lien”) if, contemporaneously with (or prior to) the incurrence of such Triggering Lien, all Note Obligations are secured on an equal and ratable basis with or on a senior basis to the obligations so secured until such time as such obligations are no longer secured by such Triggering Lien; provided that, (i) if the Indebtedness secured by such Triggering Lien is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, as the case may be, then such Triggering Lien securing such Indebtedness shall be subordinate or junior in priority to the Lien securing the Note Obligations and (ii) if any Secured Indebtedness is also required to be secured by Liens on such property or assets pursuant to provisions in the Secured Indebtedness Documents that are similar to this clause (B), the Liens on such property or assets securing the Note Obligations may rank senior or pari passu in priority to the Liens on such property or assets securing such Secured Indebtedness pursuant to a Customary Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.07, (A) Liens securing Indebtedness and obligations need not be incurred solely by reference to one category of Permitted Liens (or subparts thereof) but are permitted to be incurred in part under any combination thereof, and (B) in the event that a Lien meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Permitted Liens (or subparts thereof), the Issuer shall, in its sole discretion, classify, divide or later reclassify or redivide (as if incurred at such later time) such Liens (or any portions thereof) in any manner that complies with the definition of Permitted Liens, and such Liens (or portions thereof, as applicable) will be treated as having been incurred pursuant to such clause, clauses or subparts of the definition of Permitted Liens (and in the case of a subsequent division, classification or reclassification, such Liens shall cease to be divided or classified as it was prior to such subsequent division, classification or reclassification).
(c) To the extent that any Liens are imposed pursuant to Section 4.07(a)(2)(B) (the “Equal and Ratable Provision”) on any assets or property to secure the Note Obligations, additional Liens may be granted on any such asset or property, which additional Liens may be pari passu or junior in priority to the Liens on such asset or property securing the Note Obligations subject to any limitations or requirements set forth in the Equal and Ratable Provision. The Security Agent (and/or the Trustee if applicable (as may be the case following a Security Fall-Away Event)) shall be required to enter into a Customary Intercreditor Agreement with respect to such permitted pari passu Liens, junior Liens and Liens imposed pursuant to the Equal and Ratable Provision, if any, in each case, upon being provided with an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Security Agent (and the Trustee if applicable) and upon which the Security Agent (and the Trustee if applicable) may conclusively rely, each stating that the execution of any Customary Intercreditor Agreement
authorized pursuant to this Section 4.07(c) is authorized or permitted by this Indenture; provided such Customary Intercreditor Agreement shall not impose any personal obligations on the Trustee or the Security Agent or, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Security Agent, adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee or the Security Agent under this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements.
(d) 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 accretion or 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 of the Company, the payment of dividends on preferred stock in the form of additional shares of preferred stock of the same class, 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 or increases in the value of property securing Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, any Lien that is permitted under this Indenture to secure Indebtedness shall also be permitted to secure any obligations related to such Indebtedness.
(e) Any Lien created in favor of this Indenture and the Notes or a Note Guarantee pursuant to the Equal and Ratable Provision will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged (i) upon the release and discharge of the Triggering Lien to which it relates and (ii) otherwise as set forth under Section 11.04.
SECTION 4.08 Restricted Payments.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(A) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as holders of such Equity Interests (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or in Subordinated Shareholder Funding and other than dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary);
(B) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company;
(C) make any principal payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor that is expressly contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except (i) a payment of principal at the Stated Maturity thereof or (ii) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition of Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or scheduled maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other
acquisition, or make any cash interest payment on, or purchase, repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any Subordinated Shareholder Funding; or
(D) make any Restricted Investment
(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (A) through (D) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of such Restricted Payment:
(i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;
(ii) after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Company would have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.06(a);
(iii) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the RP Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (1) (without duplication of amounts paid pursuant to any other clause of Section 4.08(b)), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (11) of Section 4.08(b)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the first day of the fiscal quarter commencing immediately following the fiscal quarter in which the RP Date occurred 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, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus
(B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of other assets received by the Company since the RP Date as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or Subordinated Shareholder Funding or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests of the Company or Subordinated Shareholder Funding (other than (x) net cash proceeds and marketable securities received from an issuance or sale of Equity Interests, Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Company, (y) net cash proceeds and marketable securities received from an issuance or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities that have been converted into, exchanged or redeemed for Disqualified Stock and (z) net cash proceeds and marketable securities to the extent any Restricted Payment has been made from such proceeds pursuant to Section 4.08(b)(4)); plus
(C) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the RP Date is (i) sold, disposed of or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid, 100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities received; or (ii) made in an entity that subsequently
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Restricted Investment as of the date such entity becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; plus
(D) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company designated as such after the RP Date is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary, or is merged or consolidated into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or all of the assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary are transferred to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, after the RP Date, the Fair Market Value of the Restricted Investments of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation, merger, consolidation or transfer of assets to the extent such investments reduced the restricted payments capacity under this Section 4.08(a)(iii) and were not previously repaid or otherwise reduced; provided, however, that no amount will be included in Consolidated Net Income of the Company for purposes of the preceding clause (A) to the extent that it is included under this clause (D); plus
(E) 100% of any dividends or distributions received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary after the RP Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent that such dividends or distributions were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, repayments of, or interest payments in respect of, any Permitted Investment pursuant to clause (16) of the definition thereof); and
(iv) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would not have been greater than 5.00:1.00 on a pro forma basis.
(b) The preceding provisions will not prohibit the following (“Permitted Payments”):
(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend or distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture;
(2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or Subordinated Shareholder Funding or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from Section 4.08(a)(iii)(B) and will not be considered to be net cash proceeds from an Equity Offering for purposes of Section 6(c) of the Notes;
(3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(4) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the purchase, repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary held by
any current or former officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, restricted stock grant, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such purchased, repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $25.0 million in the aggregate in any twelve-month period with unused amounts being carried over to any subsequent twelve-month period subject to a maximum aggregate amount of $50.0 million being available in any twelve-month period; and provided, further, that such amount in any twelve-month period may be increased by an amount not to exceed the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of the Company or Subordinated Shareholder Funding, in each case, received by the Company during such twelve-month period, in each case to members of management, directors or consultants of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests or Subordinated Shareholder Funding have not otherwise been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 4.08(a)(iii) or Section 4.08(b)(2) or to an optional redemption of the Notes pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Notes;
(5) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options;
(6) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after the RP Date in accordance with Section 4.06;
(7) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (i) the exercise of options or warrants or (ii) the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person;
(8) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests (other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) on no more than a pro rata basis;
(9) the making of (i) cash payments made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in satisfaction of the conversion obligation upon conversion of convertible Indebtedness issued in a convertible notes offering and (ii) any payments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination of any related capped call, hedge, warrant or other similar transactions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any payments due upon entering into such transactions);
(10) with respect to any Tax period (i) in which any of the Restricted Subsidiaries are members of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar income Tax group for U.S. federal or applicable state and local, or non-U.S. income Tax purposes (a “Tax Group”) of which a Parent Entity, or any Subsidiary of a Parent Entity, is a common parent, (ii) in which any Company is a member of a Tax Group of which a Parent Entity (other than such Company), or a Subsidiary of a Parent Entity (other than such Company), is the common parent, or (iii) for which a Restricted Subsidiary is
disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes as separate from a Parent Entity, or any Subsidiary of a Parent Entity that is a C corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, payments by each such Restricted Subsidiary or each such Company, as applicable, in an amount not to exceed the amount of its allocable share of any U.S. federal, state and/or local and/or foreign income Taxes, as applicable, of such Tax Group for such taxable period that are attributable to the income, revenue, receipts or capital of such Restricted Subsidiary or each such Company, as applicable, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such income Taxes that such Restricted Subsidiary or such Company, as applicable, would have paid had it been a standalone corporate tax payer or standalone corporate tax group (without duplication, for the avoidance of doubt, of any such Taxes paid by such Restricted Subsidiary directly to the relevant taxing authority); and
(11) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $225.0 million since the RP Date so long as, immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.08, (1) in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment or Investment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more categories (or subparts thereof) of Permitted Payments or Permitted Investments, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(a), the Issuer will be entitled to classify or re-classify such payment (or portion thereof) based on circumstances existing on the date of such reclassification in any manner that complies with this Section 4.08, and such payment (or portion thereof) will be treated as having been made pursuant to Section 4.08(a) or such clause or clauses (or subparts thereof) in the definition of Permitted Payments or Permitted Investments, (2) the amount of any return of or on capital from any Investment shall be netted against the amount of such Investment for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.08 and (3) payments made among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the agreements, constituent documents, guarantees, deeds and other instruments governing the “dual listed company” structure of the Company shall not be deemed to be Restricted Payments.
SECTION 4.09 Asset Sales.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
(1) the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and
(2) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash, Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets or a combination thereof (which determination may be made by the Issuer, at its option, either (x) at the time such Asset Sale is approved by the Issuer’s Board of Directors or (y) at the time the Asset Sale is completed). For purposes of this clause (2), each of the following will be deemed to be cash:
(A) any liabilities, as recorded on the balance sheet of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities or
liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or the Notes Guarantees), that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and as a result of which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer obligated with respect to such liabilities or are indemnified against further liabilities or that are otherwise retired or repaid;
(B) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within 180 days following the closing of the Asset Sale, to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received in that conversion;
(C) any Capital Stock or assets of the kind referred to in Section 4.09(b)(2) or (4);
(D) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated to the Notes or the Notes Guarantees) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Sale, to the extent that Carnival plc and each other Restricted Subsidiary are released from any Guarantee of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Sale;
(E) consideration consisting of Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor received from Persons who are not the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and
(F) consideration other than cash, Cash Equivalents or Replacement Assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in Asset Sales with a Fair Market Value not exceeding $250.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any one time.
(b) Within 450 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale or any Event of Loss, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) may apply such Net Proceeds:
(1) to repurchase the Notes pursuant to an offer to all Holders at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to (but not including) the date of purchase (a “Notes Offer”);
(2) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Permitted Business; provided that (i) after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, the Permitted Business is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) to the extent the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss comprised part of the Collateral, the assets comprising such Permitted Business shall also be pledged as Collateral;
(3) to make a capital expenditure; provided that to the extent the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss comprised part of the Collateral, such capital expenditures shall be made in respect of assets that are Collateral;
(4) to acquire other assets (other than Capital Stock) not classified as current assets under GAAP that are used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that to the extent the assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale or Event of
Loss comprised part of the Collateral, the assets being acquired shall also be pledged as Collateral;
(5) to repurchase, prepay, redeem or repay Indebtedness (a) that is secured by a Lien on Collateral ranking pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes in accordance with Section 4.06, Section 4.07 and Section 4.25; provided that in connection with any repurchase, prepayment, redemption or repayment of revolving credit Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (a), the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary will retire such Indebtedness and will cause the related commitment to be permanently reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so repurchased, prepaid, redeemed or repaid; (b)upon the sale of assets that do not constitute Collateral, of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Guarantor (other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary), or Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor that is secured by a Lien (provided that the assets secured by such Lien do not constitute Collateral) or (c) of the Issuer or a Guarantor which is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and which is pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or any Note Guarantee; provided that, in the case of this clause (c), the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) may repurchase, prepay, redeem or repay such pari passu Indebtedness only if the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) makes an offer to all Holders to purchase their Notes in accordance with the provisions set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer for an aggregate principal amount of Notes at least equal to the proportion that (x) the total aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding bears to (y) the sum of the total aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding plus the total aggregate principal amount outstanding of such pari passu Indebtedness;
(6) to enter into a binding commitment to apply the Net Proceeds pursuant to clause (2), (3) or (4) of this Section 4.09(b); provided that such binding commitment (or any subsequent commitments replacing the initial commitment that may be cancelled or terminated) shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment until the earlier of (x) the date on which such acquisition or expenditure is consummated (in which case, for the avoidance of doubt, the Net Proceeds used for such acquisition or expenditure shall not constitute Excess Proceeds) and (y) the 180th day following the expiration of the aforementioned 450-day period; or
(7) any combination of the foregoing.
Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) may temporarily reduce borrowings under any revolving credit facility, or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture.
(c) Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales or an Event of Loss that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 4.09(b) (it being understood that any portion of such Net Proceeds used to make an offer to purchase Notes as described in Section 4.09(b)(1) or (5) above shall be deemed to have been applied or invested whether or not such Notes Offer is accepted) will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $250.0 million (or at an earlier time, at the option of the Issuer), within ten Business Days thereof, the Company will make an offer (an “Asset Sale Offer”) to all Holders and may make an offer to all holders of other Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and that is pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or any Note Guarantees with respect to offers to purchase, prepay or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets or events of loss to purchase, prepay or redeem the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith) that may be purchased, prepaid
or redeemed out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price for the Notes in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Amounts, if any, to the date of purchase, prepayment or redemption, subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into (or to be prepaid or redeemed in connection with) such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, or if the aggregate amount of Notes tendered pursuant to a Notes Offer exceeds the amount of the Net Proceeds so applied, the Trustee will select the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness, if applicable, to be purchased on a pro rata basis (or in the manner provided in Section 3.03), based on the amounts tendered or required to be prepaid or redeemed. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.
The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the U.S. Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations (and rules of any exchange on which the Notes are then listed) to the extent those laws, regulations or rules are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer or a Notes Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations or exchange rules conflict with the Asset Sale or Notes Offer provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws, regulations and rules and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale or Notes Offer provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.
SECTION 4.10 Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $100.0 million, unless:
(1) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with a Person who is not such an Affiliate; and
(2) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee, with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $250.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer set forth in an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 4.10 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Issuer (or in the event there is only one disinterested director, by such disinterested director, or, in the event there are no disinterested directors, by unanimous approval of the members of the Board of Directors of the Issuer).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.10(a):
(i) any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement, consulting agreement or employee benefit arrangements with any employee, consultant, officer or director of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, including under any
stock option, stock appreciation rights, stock incentive or similar plans, entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;
(iv) payment of reasonable and customary fees, salaries, bonuses, compensation, other employee benefits and reimbursements of expenses (pursuant to indemnity arrangements or otherwise) of Officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(v) any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any issuance of Subordinated Shareholder Funding;
(vi) Restricted Payments that do not violate Section 4.08;
(vii) transactions pursuant to or contemplated by any agreement in effect on the Issue Date and transactions pursuant to any amendment, modification or extension to such agreement, so long as such amendment, modification or extension, taken as a whole, is not materially more disadvantageous to the Holders than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date;
(viii) Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments described in clause (16) of the definition thereof);
(ix) Management Advances;
(x) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture that are fair to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries in the reasonable determination of the members of the Board of Directors of the Issuer or the senior management thereof, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated Person;
(xi) the granting and performance of any registration rights for the Company’s Capital Stock;
(xii) any contribution to the capital of the Company;
(xiii) pledges of Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(xiv) transactions with respect to which the Company has obtained an opinion of an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of international standing, or other recognized independent expert of international standing with experience appraising the terms and conditions of the type of transaction or series of related transactions for which an opinion is required, stating that the transaction or series of related transactions is (A) fair from a financial point of view taking into account all relevant circumstances or (B) on terms not less favorable than might have been obtained
in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person who is not an Affiliate;
(xv) transactions made pursuant to the agreements, constituent documents, guarantees, deeds and other instruments governing the “dual listed company” structure of the Company; and
(xvi) transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer in an Officer’s Certificate) between the Company and any other Person or a Restricted Subsidiary and any other Person with which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries files a combined, consolidated, unitary or similar group tax return or which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is part of a group for tax purposes that are effected for the purpose of improving the combined, consolidated, unitary or similar group tax efficiency of the Company and its Subsidiaries and not for the purpose of circumventing any provision of this Indenture.
SECTION 4.11 Purchase of Notes upon a Change of Control.
(a) If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs at any time, then the Company shall make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder to purchase such Holder’s Notes (equal to $2,000 principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof), at a purchase price (the “Change of Control Purchase Price”) in cash in an amount equal to 101.0% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Purchase Date”) (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall deliver a notice to each Holder of the Notes at such Holder’s registered address or otherwise deliver a notice in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.04, which notice shall state:
(A) that a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred, and the date it occurred, and that a Change of Control Offer is being made;
(B) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control (including, but not limited to, applicable information with respect to pro forma historical income, cash flow and capitalization after giving effect to the Change of Control);
(C) the Change of Control Purchase Price and the Change of Control Purchase Date, which shall be a Business Day no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is delivered, pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice;
(D) that any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Purchase Date unless the Change of Control Purchase Price is not paid;
(E) that any Note (or part thereof) not tendered shall continue to accrue interest; and
(F) any other procedures that a Holder must follow to accept a Change of Control Offer or to withdraw such acceptance.
(c) On the Change of Control Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;
(ii) deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Purchase Price in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.
(d) The Paying Agent shall promptly deliver to each Holder which has properly tendered and so accepted the Change of Control Offer for such Notes, and the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Company) shall promptly authenticate and deliver (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any. Any Note so accepted for payment will cease to accrue interest on or after the Change of Control Purchase Date. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Purchase Date.
(e) This Section 4.11 will be applicable whether or not any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable.
(f) If the Change of Control Purchase Date is on or after an interest Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest shall be payable to Holders who tender pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.
(g) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if (1) 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 Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer or (2) a notice of redemption has been given pursuant to Section 6 of the Notes, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditioned upon the consummation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.
(h) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the U.S. Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations (and rules of any exchange on which the Notes are then listed) to the extent those laws, regulations or rules are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations or exchange rules conflict with the Change of Control provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws, regulations and rules and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.
SECTION 4.12 Additional Amounts.
(a) All payments made by or on behalf of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors (including, in each case, any successor entity) under or with respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee shall be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future Taxes unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is then required by law. If the Issuer, any Guarantor or any other applicable withholding agent is required by law to withhold or deduct any amount for, or on account of, any Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of (1) any jurisdiction (other than the United States) in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or was incorporated, engaged in business, organized or resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision thereof or therein or (2) any jurisdiction from or through which any payment is made by or on behalf of the Issuer or any Guarantor (including, without limitation, the jurisdiction of any Paying Agent) or any political subdivision thereof or therein (each of (1) and (2), a “Tax Jurisdiction”) in respect of any payments under or with respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, including, without limitation, payments of principal, redemption price, purchase price, interest or premium, the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received and retained in respect of such payments by each beneficial owner of Notes after such withholding or deduction will equal the respective amounts that would have been received and retained in respect of such payments in the absence of such withholding or deduction; provided, however, that no Additional Amounts shall be payable with respect to:
(1) any Taxes, to the extent such Taxes would not have been imposed but for the holder or the beneficial owner of the Notes (or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, partner of, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, the relevant holder, if the relevant holder is an estate, trust, nominee, partnership, limited liability company or corporation) being or having been a citizen or resident or national of, or incorporated, engaged in a trade or business in, being or having been physically present in or having a permanent establishment in, the relevant Tax Jurisdiction or having or having had any other present or former connection with the relevant Tax Jurisdiction, other than any connection arising solely from the acquisition, ownership or disposition of Notes, the exercise or enforcement of rights under such Note, this Indenture or a Note Guarantee, or the receipt of payments in respect of such Note or a Note Guarantee;
(2) any Taxes, to the extent such Taxes were imposed as a result of the presentation of a Note for payment (where presentation is required) more than 30 days after the relevant payment is first made available for payment to the holder (except to the extent that the holder would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the Note been presented on the last day of such 30 day period);
(3) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar Taxes;
(4) any Taxes payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments under, or with respect to, the Notes or any Note Guarantee;
(5) any Taxes to the extent such Taxes would not have been imposed or withheld but for the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, following the Issuer’s reasonable written request addressed to the holder at least 60 days before any such withholding or deduction would be imposed, to comply with any certification, identification, information or other reporting requirements, whether required by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of a Tax Jurisdiction, as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, Taxes imposed by the Tax Jurisdiction (including, without limitation, a certification that the holder or beneficial owner is not resident in the Tax
Jurisdiction), but in each case, only to the extent the holder or beneficial owner is legally eligible to provide such certification or documentation;
(6) any Taxes imposed in connection with a Note presented for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) by or on behalf of a holder or beneficial owner of the Notes to the extent such Taxes could have been avoided by presenting the relevant Note to, or otherwise accepting payment from, another Paying Agent;
(7) any Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors to the holder of the Notes if such holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that such Taxes would not have been imposed on such payments had such holder been the sole beneficial owner of such Note;
(8) any Taxes that are imposed pursuant to current Section 1471 through 1474 of the Code or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with, any regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof, any intergovernmental agreement between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States (or any related law or administrative practices or procedures) implementing the foregoing or any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above); or
(9) any combination of clauses (1) through (8) above.
In addition to the foregoing, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall also pay and indemnify the holder for any present or future stamp, issue, registration, value added, transfer, court or documentary Taxes, or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies (including penalties, interest and additions to tax related thereto) which are levied by any jurisdiction on the execution, delivery, issuance, or registration of any of the Notes, this Indenture, any Note Guarantee or any other document referred to therein, or the receipt of any payments with respect thereto, or enforcement of, any of the Notes or any Note Guarantee (limited, solely in the case of Taxes attributable to the receipt of any payments, to any such Taxes imposed in a Tax Jurisdiction that are not excluded under clauses (1) through (3) or (5) through (9) above or any combination thereof).
(b) If the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, becomes aware that it will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to any payment under or with respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Trustee on a date that is at least 30 days prior to the date of that payment (unless the obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises after the 30th day prior to that payment date, in which case the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor shall notify the Trustee promptly thereafter) an Officer’s Certificate stating the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amount estimated to be so payable. The Officer’s Certificates must also set forth any other information reasonably necessary to enable the Paying Agents to pay Additional Amounts to Holders on the relevant payment date. The Issuer or the relevant Guarantor will provide the Trustee with documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the payment of Additional Amounts. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely absolutely on an Officer’s Certificate as conclusive proof that such payments are necessary.
(c) The Issuer or the relevant Guarantor, if it is the applicable withholding agent, shall make all withholdings and deductions (within the time period) required by law and shall remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Tax authority in accordance with applicable law. The Issuer or the relevant Guarantor shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain Tax receipts from each Tax authority evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld.
The Issuer or the relevant Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee (or to a Holder upon request), within 60 days after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld is made, certified copies of Tax receipts evidencing payment by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or if, notwithstanding such entity’s efforts to obtain receipts, receipts are not obtained, other evidence of payments (reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee) by such entity.
(d) Whenever in this Indenture or the Notes there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of amounts based upon the principal amount of the Notes or of principal, interest or of any other amount payable under, or with respect to, any of the Notes or any Note Guarantee, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
(e) This Section 4.12 shall survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of this Indenture, any transfer by a holder or beneficial owner of its Notes, and will apply, mutatis mutandis, to any jurisdiction in which any successor Person to the Issuer (or any Guarantor) is incorporated, engaged in business, organized or resident for tax purposes, or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made under or with respect to the Notes (or any Note Guarantee) by or on behalf of such Person and, in each case, any political subdivision thereof or therein.
SECTION 4.13 Additional Intercreditor Agreements and Amendments to the Intercreditor Agreements.
(a) At the request of the Issuer, in connection with the incurrence or refinancing by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness secured or permitted to be secured (including as to priority) by the Collateral, the Company, the relevant Restricted Subsidiaries, the Trustee and the Security Agent, as applicable, shall enter into an intercreditor or similar agreement or joinder to or a restatement, amendment or other modification of the then-existing applicable Intercreditor Agreements (an “Additional Intercreditor Agreement”) with the holders of such Indebtedness (or their duly authorized representatives) on substantially the same terms as the then-existing applicable Intercreditor Agreements (or on terms that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Issuer are not materially less favorable to the Holders), including containing substantially the same terms with respect to the application of the proceeds of the Collateral held thereunder and the means of enforcement, it being understood that an increase in the amount of Indebtedness being subject to the terms of an Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Intercreditor Agreement shall not be deemed to be less favorable to the Holders and shall be permitted by this Section 4.13(a) if the incurrence of such Indebtedness and any Lien in its favor is permitted under Section 4.06 and Section 4.07; provided that (x) any such Additional Intercreditor Agreement that is entered into with the holders of Indebtedness intended to be secured by Collateral on a junior basis to the Notes may include different terms to the extent customary for a junior intercreditor arrangement of that type and (y) such Additional Intercreditor Agreement shall not impose any personal obligations on the Trustee or the Security Agent or, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Security Agent, adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee or the Security Agent under this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements. As used herein, the term “Intercreditor Agreement” shall include references to any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, including without limitation, those that supplement or replace any then-existing Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) The Trustee and Security Agent shall be required to enter into any customary intercreditor agreement with respect to the establishment of junior-priority Liens securing such Junior Obligations upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that such customary intercreditor agreement is in customary form for an intercreditor agreement governing
the relationship between Pari Passu Obligations and Junior Obligations. Such customary intercreditor agreement will set forth the relative rights in respect of the Collateral between holders of the Pari Passu Obligations, on the one hand, and holders of the Junior Obligations, on the other hand, and will provide that the Security Agent will, subject to very limited circumstances, have the exclusive right to exercise rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral. Furthermore, such customary intercreditor agreement will set forth the priorities relative to the Collateral, and the application from the proceeds thereof, first to the Pari Passu Obligations, then to the Junior Obligations.
(c) Each Holder, by accepting such Note, shall be deemed to have:
(i) appointed and authorized the Trustee and the Security Agent from time to time to give effect to such provisions;
(ii) authorized each of the Trustee and the Security Agent from time to time to become a party to any additional intercreditor arrangements described above;
(iii) agreed to be bound by such provisions and the provisions of any additional intercreditor arrangements described above; and
(iv) irrevocably appointed the Trustee and the Security Agent to act on its behalf from time to time to enter into and comply with such provisions and the provisions of any additional intercreditor arrangements described above, in each case, without the need for the consent of any Holder of the Notes.
SECTION 4.14 Note Guarantees and Security Interests.
Subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Issuer shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, (i) complete all filings and other similar actions required in connection with the creation and perfection of the security interests in the Collateral owned by it in favor of the Holders, the Trustee (on its own behalf and on behalf of the Holders) and/or the Security Agent (on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Holders), as applicable, as and to the extent contemplated by the Security Documents set forth on Schedule II attached hereto within the time periods set forth therein and deliver, and cause each Guarantor to deliver, such other agreements, instruments, certificates and opinions of counsel that may be reasonably requested by the Security Agent in connection therewith and (ii) take all actions necessary to maintain such security interests. For the avoidance of doubt, a Paying Agent shall be held harmless by the Company and have no liability with respect to payments or disbursements to be made by such Paying Agent for which payment instructions are not made or that are not otherwise deposited by the respective times set forth in this Indenture.
SECTION 4.15 Limitation on Issuance of Guarantees of Indebtedness.
(a) Subject to the Agreed Security Principles and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) that is not a Guarantor to Guarantee, directly or indirectly, the payment of any obligations of the Issuer or a Guarantor under a Credit Facility, the Convertible Notes, the Existing Revolving Facility (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) II Limited and any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries that guarantee the Forward Start Facility), the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Unsecured Notes (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Limited and any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries that guarantee the 2028 Priority Notes) or any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor, in each case, having an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of $300.0
million unless such Restricted Subsidiary simultaneously executes and delivers a Supplemental Indenture providing for the Note Guarantee of the payment of the Notes by such Restricted Subsidiary which Note Guarantee will be senior to or pari passu in right of payment with such Restricted Subsidiary’s Guarantee of such other Indebtedness and with respect to any Guarantee of Indebtedness that is expressly contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee by such Restricted Subsidiary, any such Guarantee will be subordinated to such Restricted Subsidiary’s Note Guarantee at least to the same extent as such subordinated Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes.
Following the provision of any additional Note Guarantees as described in the immediately preceding paragraph, subject to the Agreed Security Principles and the Intercreditor Agreements (if such security is being granted in respect of the other Indebtedness), any such Guarantor shall provide security over its material assets that are of the same type as any of the Issuer’s or the Guarantors’ assets that are required to be a part of the Collateral (excluding any assets of such Guarantor which are subject to a Permitted Lien at the time of the execution of such Supplemental Indenture (to the extent that such Permitted Lien was not created, incurred or assumed in contemplation thereof) if providing such security interest would not be permitted by the terms of such Permitted Lien or by the terms of any obligations secured by such Permitted Lien) to secure its Note Guarantee on a first-priority basis consistent with the priority of the Liens on the Collateral securing the Pari Passu Obligations.
This Section 4.15(a) will not be applicable to any Guarantees of any Restricted Subsidiary:
(i) existing on the Issue Date;
(ii) that existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary if the Guarantee was not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; or
(iii) arising solely due to granting of a Permitted Lien that would not otherwise constitute a Guarantee of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to cause such Restricted Subsidiary to guarantee the Notes or provide security to the extent that such Note Guarantee or the grant of such security by such Restricted Subsidiary would be inconsistent with the Intercreditor Agreements or the Agreed Security Principles or would reasonably be expected to give rise to or result in (x) any liability for the officers, directors or shareholders of such Restricted Subsidiary, (y) any violation of applicable law that cannot be prevented or otherwise avoided through measures reasonably available to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary or (z) any significant cost, expense, liability or obligation (including with respect to any Taxes) other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and other than reasonable expenses incurred in connection with any governmental or regulatory filings required as a result of, or any measures pursuant to clause (y) undertaken in connection with, such Note Guarantee which cannot be avoided through measures reasonably available to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary.
SECTION 4.16 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.
(a) Each of the Issuer and Carnival plc (together with any other Person designated in the future as constituting the “Company,” each, a “Parent Company”) shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to its Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the relevant Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(ii) make loans or advances to its Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or
(iii) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to its Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
provided that (x) the priority of any preferred stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock, (y) the subordination of (including the application of any standstill period to) loans or advances made to the relevant Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness incurred by the relevant Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and (z) the provisions contained in documentation governing or relating to Indebtedness requiring transactions between or among the relevant Parent Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or between or among any Restricted Subsidiaries to be on fair and reasonable terms or on an arm’s-length basis, in each case, shall not be deemed to constitute such an encumbrance or restriction.
(b) The provisions of Section 4.16(a) shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) agreements or instruments governing or relating to Indebtedness as in effect on the Issue Date (including pursuant to the Convertible Notes, the Existing Revolving Facility, the Existing Term Loan Facility, the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes, the Existing Unsecured Notes and the related documentation) and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Holders with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements or instruments on the Issue Date (as determined in good faith by the Issuer);
(ii) the Note Documents, including the Intercreditor Agreements;
(iii) agreements or instruments governing other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.06 and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the Company determines at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness that such encumbrances or restrictions will not adversely effect, in any material respect, the Issuer’s ability to make principal or interest payments on the Notes;
(iv) applicable law, rule, regulation or order or the terms of any license, authorization, concession or permit;
(v) any agreement or instrument governing or relating to Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the relevant Parent Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (other than any
agreement or instrument entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred;
(vi) customary non-assignment and similar provisions in contracts, leases and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature set forth in Section 4.16(a)(iii) or any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to a joint venture agreement that imposes restrictions on the transfer of the assets of the joint venture;
(viii) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of the Capital Stock or all or substantially all of the property and assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;
(ix) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that either (i) the restrictions contained in the agreements or instruments governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements or instruments governing the Indebtedness being refinanced or (ii) the Company determines at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness that such encumbrances or restrictions will not adversely effect, in any material respect, the Issuer’s ability to make principal or interest payments on the Notes;
(x) Liens permitted to be incurred under Section 4.07 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
(xi) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements (including agreements entered into in connection with a Restricted Investment or Permitted Investment) entered into with the approval of the Issuer’s Board of Directors, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements;
(xii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or suppliers or required by insurance, surety or bonding companies, in each case, under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) any customary Productive Asset Leases for Vessels and other assets used in the ordinary course of business; provided that such encumbrance or restriction only extends to the Vessel or other asset financed in such Productive Asset Lease;
(xiv) any encumbrance or restriction existing with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary or the property or assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary that is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture at the time of such designation and not incurred in contemplation of such designation, which encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to any Person other than such Unrestricted Subsidiary or the property or assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that the encumbrances or restrictions are customary for the business of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and would not, at the time agreed to, be expected to affect the
ability of the Issuer and the Guarantors to make payments under the Notes and this Indenture;
(xv) customary encumbrances or restrictions contained in agreements in connection with Hedging Obligations permitted under this Indenture;
(xvi) the agreements, constituent documents, guarantees, deeds and other instruments governing the “dual listed company” structure of the Company; and
(xvii) any encumbrance or restriction existing under any agreement that extends, renews, refinances, replaces, amends, modifies, restates or supplements the agreements containing the encumbrances or restrictions in the foregoing clauses (i) through (xvi), or in this clause (xvii); provided that the terms and conditions of any such encumbrances or restrictions are no more restrictive in any material respect than those under or pursuant to the agreement so extended, renewed, refinanced, replaced, amended, modified, restated or supplemented.
SECTION 4.17 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(a) The Board of Directors of the Issuer may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default.
(b) If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.08 or under one or more clauses of the definition of “Permitted Investments,” as determined by the Issuer. The designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will only be permitted if the deemed Investment resulting from such designation would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
(c) The Issuer may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if that redesignation would not cause a Default.
(d) Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer giving effect to such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.08. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 4.06, the Issuer will be in default of such Section 4.06. The Board of Directors of the Issuer may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation will only be permitted if (i) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.06, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable reference period; and (ii) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
SECTION 4.18 Payment of Taxes and Other Claims. The Company shall pay or discharge and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay or discharge, or cause to be paid or
discharged, before the same shall become delinquent (a) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon (i) the Company or any such Subsidiary, (ii) the income or profits of any such Subsidiary which is a corporation or (iii) the property of the Company or any such Subsidiary and (b) all material lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies that, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon the property of the Company or any such Subsidiary; provided that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge, or cause to be paid or discharged, any such tax, assessment, charge or claim, the amount, applicability or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or for which adequate reserves have been established.
SECTION 4.19 Reports to Holders.
(a) So long as any Notes are outstanding, notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission, the Company will file with the Commission within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations that are then applicable to the Company (or if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. Exchange Act, then the time periods for filing applicable to a filer that is not an “accelerated filer” as defined in such rules and regulations) (in either case, including any extension as would be permitted by Rule 12b-25 under the U.S. Exchange Act or any special order of the Commission):
(1) all financial information that would be required to be contained in an annual report on Form 10-K, or any successor or comparable form, filed with the Commission, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm;
(2) all financial information that would be required to be contained in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q, or any successor or comparable form, filed with the Commission, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section; and
(3) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form 8-K, or any successor or comparable form, if the Company were required to file such reports,
in each case in a manner that complies in all material respects with the requirements specified in such form provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no responsibility whatsoever to determine if such filing has occurred.
(b) The requirements set forth in Section 4.19(a) may be satisfied by delivering such information to the Trustee and posting copies of such information on a website or on IntraLinks or any comparable online data system or website.
(c) Not later than ten Business Days after the furnishing of each such report discussed in Section 4.19(a)(1) or (2), the Company will hold a conference call related to the report. Details regarding access to such conference call will be posted at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of such call on the website, IntraLinks or other online data system or website on which the report is posted.
(d) The reports set forth in Section 4.19(a)(1) and (2) shall include disclosure with respect to (1) the Collateral and (2) the non-Guarantor Subsidiaries similar to what was included in the Offering Memorandum.
(e) The Issuer will make the information described in Section 4.19(a) available electronically to prospective investors upon request. For so long as any Notes remain outstanding during any period when it is not or the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act, or otherwise permitted to furnish the Commission with certain information pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) of the U.S. Exchange Act, the Issuer 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 U.S. Securities Act. Further, if a direct or indirect parent of the Issuer and/or Carnival plc files with or furnishes to the Commission documents or reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act, then such filings shall be deemed to satisfy the reporting requirements of this provision; provided that such direct or indirect parent also guarantees the Notes.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) through (e) of this Section 4.19, the Issuer will be deemed to have delivered such reports and information referred to above to the holders, prospective investors, market makers, securities analysts and the Trustee for all purposes of this Indenture if the Issuer or the Company has filed such reports with the Commission via the EDGAR filing system (or any successor system) and such reports are publicly available.
(g) Delivery of reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and its receipt of such reports, information and documents shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Issuer’s, any Guarantors’ or any other Person’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture or the Notes (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on the Officer’s Certificates delivered pursuant to this Indenture). The Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility for the content, filing or timeliness of any report delivered or filed under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated thereunder.
SECTION 4.20 Further Assurances. Subject to the Agreed Security Principles and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will, at their own expense, execute and do all such acts and things and provide such assurances as the Security Agent may reasonably require (i) for registering any of the Security Documents in any required register and for granting, perfecting, preserving or protecting the security intended to be afforded by such Security Documents and (ii) if such Security Documents have become enforceable, for facilitating the realization of all or any part of the assets which are subject to such Security Documents and for facilitating the exercise of all powers, authorities and discretions vested in the Security Agent or in any receiver of all or any part of those assets. Subject to the Agreed Security Principles and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will execute all transfers, conveyances, assignments and releases of that property whether to the Security Agent or to its nominees and give all notices, orders and directions which the Security Agent may reasonably request.
SECTION 4.21 Use of Proceeds. The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, place, invest or use the proceeds from the Notes in the Republic of Panama.
SECTION 4.22 Impairment of Security Interest. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, take or omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral (it being understood that (i) the incurrence of Permitted Collateral Liens and (ii) the release or modification of the Liens on the Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the
Security Documents, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), shall under no circumstances be deemed to materially impair the security interest with respect to the Collateral) for the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the Notes, and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, grant to any Person other than the Security Agent, for the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the Notes and the other beneficiaries described in the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements and any Additional Intercreditor Agreement, any Lien over any of the Collateral that is prohibited by Section 4.07; provided that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur any Lien over any of the Collateral that is not prohibited by Section 4.07, including Permitted Collateral Liens, and the Collateral may be discharged or released in accordance with the Indenture, the applicable Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Additional Intercreditor Agreement.
Subject to the foregoing, the Security Documents may be amended, extended, renewed, restated or otherwise modified or released to (i) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency therein; (ii) provide for Permitted Collateral Liens; (iii) add to the Collateral; or (iv) make any other change thereto that does not adversely affect the holders of the Notes in any material respect; provided, however, that (except where permitted by this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Additional Intercreditor Agreement or to effect or facilitate the creation of Permitted Collateral Liens for the benefit of the Security Agent and holders of other Indebtedness incurred in accordance with this Indenture) no Security Document may be amended, extended, renewed, restated or otherwise modified or released, unless contemporaneously with such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement or modification or release (followed by an immediate retaking of a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets), the Issuer delivers to the Security Agent and the Trustee, either (1) a solvency opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Security Agent and the Trustee, from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of international standing which confirms the solvency of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to any transactions related to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release, (2) a certificate from an Officer of the relevant Person which confirms the solvency of the Person granting such Lien after giving effect to any transactions related to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release (followed by an immediate retaking of a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets) or (3) an Opinion of Counsel (subject to any qualifications customary for this type of opinion of counsel), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, confirming that, after giving effect to any transactions related to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release (followed by an immediate retaking of a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets), the Lien or Liens created under the Security Document, so amended, extended, renewed, restated, modified or released and retaken, are valid and perfected Liens not otherwise subject to any limitation, imperfection or new hardening period, in equity or at law, that such Lien or Liens were not otherwise subject to immediately prior to such amendment, extension, renewal, restatement, modification or release and retake and to which the new Indebtedness secured by the Permitted Collateral Lien is not subject. In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries comply with the requirements of this Section 4.22, the Trustee and the Security Agent shall (subject to customary protections and indemnifications) consent to such amendments without the need for instructions from the Holders of the Notes.
SECTION 4.23 After-Acquired Property. Promptly following the acquisition by the Issuer or any Guarantor of any After-Acquired Property (but subject to the Agreed Security Principles, the Intercreditor Agreements and Article Eleven), the Issuer or such Guarantor shall execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, security instruments, financing statements and certificates and opinions of counsel as shall be reasonably necessary to vest in the Security Agent a perfected security interest in such After-Acquired Property and to have such After-Acquired Property 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 4.24 Re-flagging of Vessels. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, a Restricted Subsidiary may reconstitute itself in another jurisdiction, or merge with or into another Restricted Subsidiary, for the purpose of re-flagging a vessel that it owns or bareboat charters so long as at all times each Restricted Subsidiary remains organized under the laws of any country recognized by the United States of America with an investment grade credit rating from either S&P or Moody’s or any Permitted Jurisdiction; provided that, prior to a Security Fall-Away Event, contemporaneously with the transactions required to complete the re-flagging of such vessel, to the extent that any Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes were released as provided for under Section 11.04, (x) the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary grants a Lien of at least equivalent ranking over the same assets and (y) the Issuer delivers to the Security Agent and the Trustee, either (1) a solvency opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Security Agent and the Trustee, from an independent financial advisor or appraiser or investment bank which confirms the solvency of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to any transactions related to such re-flagging, (2) a certificate from an Officer of the relevant Person which confirms the solvency of the Person granting such Lien after giving effect to any transactions related to such re-flagging, or (3) an Opinion of Counsel (subject to any qualifications customary for this type of opinion of counsel), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, confirming that, after giving effect to any transactions related to such re-flagging, the Lien or Liens created under the Security Document, as so released and retaken are valid and perfected Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Article Five will not apply to a reconstitution or merger permitted under this Section 4.24.
SECTION 4.25 Automatic Reduction of New Secured Debt Secured by the Collateral. The Issuer and Guarantors agree and will cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to agree that:
(a) if any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under Section 4.06(b)(1)(iv), (1)(viii) or (6) (solely in respect of Indebtedness incurred under such Section 4.06(b)(1)(iv) or (1)(viii)) is secured by a Lien on the Collateral after the Issue Date (“New Secured Debt”); and
(b) if (i) there are TTA Test Debt Agreements outstanding; and (ii) at any time the Issuer’s (or if the Issuer is not rated, Carnival plc’s) long term senior indebtedness credit rating by S&P is below BBB- and by Moody’s is below Baa3; and (iii) at such time the Company and its Subsidiaries have ECA Security Interests in respect of ECA Covered Indebtedness that would otherwise exceed 25% of ECA Total Tangible Assets at such time (subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, a “Reduction Event”); then
(c) the principal amount of such New Secured Debt that is secured by Liens on the Collateral shall (without any further action on the part of the Trustee, the Security Agent or any other party) automatically be reduced (i) on a pro rata basis among the various tranches of New Secured Debt, (ii) in such other manner as may be specified in the documents governing the various tranches of New Secured Debt or (iii) in such other manner as may be specified in an Officer’s Certificate delivered by the Issuer to the Security Agent and the Trustee not less than five Business Days prior to the date of the applicable Reduction Event, in each case of subclause (i), (ii) and (iii) as applicable, such that the Company and their respective Subsidiaries no longer would have ECA Security Interests in respect of ECA Covered Indebtedness that exceed 25% of ECA Total Tangible Assets.
(d) Any such automatic reduction shall be applied in accordance with the following priorities: (i) the secured amounts under any agreements governing the secured debt of
the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the 2027 First-Priority Secured Notes and the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes (such other secured debt, the “Additional Secured Debt”) that constitutes Junior Obligations shall be reduced prior to secured amounts under any Additional Secured Debt that constitutes Pari Passu Obligations, including the Note Obligations, and (ii) the secured amounts under any Additional Secured Debt issued after the Issue Date that constitutes Junior Obligations will be reduced prior to secured amounts under any Additional Secured Debt that constitutes Junior Obligations outstanding on the Issue Date.
(e) If any such automatic reduction occurs with respect to any New Secured Debt under clause (c) above, and at a later date the Issuer determines that some or all of the then-unsecured amount of such New Secured Debt can be secured by a Lien on the Collateral without at such time causing a reduction in the secured principal amount thereof pursuant to clause (c) above, then such principal amount of New Secured Debt the Issuer determines can be so secured will automatically (without any further action on the part of the Trustee, the Security Agent or any other party) become secured by the Collateral, subject to future automatic reductions as provided in clause (c) above. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee and the Security Agent in writing of any such determination in an Officer’s Certificate.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) all obligations outstanding under the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes that are secured by Liens on the Collateral shall not be subject to reduction as provided for in this Section 4.25, but (ii) all obligations outstanding under the Original Notes issued on the Issue Date, the Existing Term Loan Facility and the Existing Second-Priority Secured Notes that are secured by the Collateral shall be “New Secured Debt” as defined above and shall be subject to reduction as provided for in this Section 4.25. Any such automatic reduction with respect to the Note Obligations shall be pro rata with such reductions with respect to the Issue Date Existing Term Loan Facility, to the extent permitted thereunder.
SECTION 4.26 [Reserved].
SECTION 4.27 Covenant Fall-Away.
(a) 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 such date (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a “Covenant Fall-Away Event”), the covenants set forth in (1) Section 4.06, (2) Section 4.08, (3) Section 4.09, (4) Section 4.10, (5) Section 4.15, (6) Section 4.16, (7) Section 4.20, (8) Section 4.22, (9) Section 4.23, (10) Section 4.25 and (11) Section 5.01(a)(iv) shall have no further force and effect (collectively, the “Terminated Covenants”), regardless of whether the conditions set forth in clause (i) and (ii) continue to be satisfied.
In addition, upon a Covenant Fall-Away Event, Liens incurred by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the date of the Covenant Fall-Away Event will be deemed to have been incurred upon assets that are not Collateral for purposes of Section 4.07.
The Company will notify the Trustee in writing promptly following a Covenant Fall-Away Event; provided, that the failure to provide such notice shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default.
ARTICLE FIVE
MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OF ASSETS
SECTION 5.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.
(a) Neither the Issuer nor Carnival plc will, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable) is the surviving Person), or (2) sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(i) either: (a) the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable) is the surviving Person; or (b) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable)) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of Switzerland, Canada or any Permitted Jurisdiction;
(ii) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable)) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes (a) by a Supplemental Indenture entered into with the Trustee, all the obligations of the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable) under the Notes and this Indenture (including Carnival plc’s Note Guarantee, if applicable) and (b) all obligations of the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable) under the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents, subject to the Agreed Security Principles;
(iii) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default is continuing;
(iv) the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable) or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable)), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.06(a); and
(v) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, in each case, stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and, in the case in which a Supplemental Indenture is entered into, such Supplemental Indenture, comply with this Section 5.01 and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Clauses (iii) and (iv) of this Section 5.01(a) shall not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets to or merger or consolidation of the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable) with or into a Guarantor, and clause (iv) of this Section 5.01(a) will not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets to or merger or consolidation of the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable) with or into an Affiliate for the purpose of reincorporating the Issuer or Carnival plc (as applicable) in another jurisdiction.
(b) A Subsidiary Guarantor (other than a Subsidiary Guarantor whose Note Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the terms of the Note Guarantee, this Indenture, and the Intercreditor Agreements as provided in Section 10.03) will not, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving Person), or (2) sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(i) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default is continuing;
(ii) either:
(A) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger assumes all the obligations of that Subsidiary Guarantor under its Note Guarantee and this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents to which such Subsidiary Guarantor is a party, pursuant to a Supplemental Indenture; or
(B) such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of assets does not violate the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 4.09); and
(iii) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, in each case, stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and, in the case in which a Supplemental Indenture is entered into, such Supplemental Indenture, comply with this Section 5.01 and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.01(b), (x)(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate or merge with or into or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Guarantor and (b) any Guarantor may consolidate or merge with or into or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of such Guarantor and its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries to another Guarantor and (y) any Guarantor may consolidate or merge with or into an Affiliate incorporated or organized for the purpose of changing the legal domicile of such Guarantor, reincorporating such Guarantor in another jurisdiction or changing the legal form of such Guarantor.
SECTION 5.02 Successor Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Issuer or Carnival plc in accordance with Section 5.01 of this Indenture, any surviving entity formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer or Carnival plc, as applicable, is merged or to which such sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition is made, shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named as the Company herein; provided that the Company shall not be released from its obligation to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest and Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of its property and assets.
ARTICLE SIX
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECTION 6.01 Events of Default.
(a) Each of the following shall be an “Event of Default”:
(i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest or Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to the Notes;
(ii) default in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, the Notes;
(iii) failure by the Issuer or relevant Guarantor to comply with Section 4.11 or Section 5.01;
(iv) failure by the Issuer or relevant Guarantor for 60 days after written notice to the Issuer by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with any of the agreements in this Indenture (other than a default in performance, or breach, or a covenant or agreement which is specifically dealt with in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above);
(v) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists, or is created after the Issue Date, if that default:
(1) is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default; or
(2) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity,
and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness that is due and has not been paid, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness that is due and has not been paid or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, equals or exceeds $120.0 million in aggregate;
(vi) failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $120.0 million (exclusive of any amounts for which a solvent insurance company has acknowledged liability), which judgments shall not have been discharged or waived and there shall have been a period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of an appeal, waiver or otherwise, shall not have been in effect;
(vii) prior to a Security Fall-Away Event, any security interest under the Security Documents on any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $250.0 million shall, at any time, cease to be in full force and effect (other than as a result of any action or inaction by the Security Agent and other than in accordance with the terms of
the relevant Security Document, the Intercreditor Agreements and this Indenture) for any reason other than the satisfaction in full of all obligations under this Indenture or the release or amendment of any such security interest in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or such Security Document or any such security interest created thereunder shall be declared invalid or unenforceable in a final non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction or the Issuer or any Guarantor shall assert in writing that any such security interest is invalid or unenforceable and any such Default continues for ten days;
(viii) except as permitted by this Indenture (including with respect to any limitations), any Note Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor which is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or any Person acting on behalf of any such Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee and such Default continues for 30 days; or
(ix) (A) a court having jurisdiction over the Company or a Significant Subsidiary enters (x) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law or (y) a decree or order adjudging the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries under any Bankruptcy Law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days or (B) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of its Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary (i) commences a voluntary case under any Bankruptcy Law or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any Bankruptcy Law, (ii) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries or for all or substantially all the property and assets of the Company or any such Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) effects any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (iv) generally is not paying its debts as they become due.
(b) If a Default or an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is known to a responsible officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver to each Holder notice of the Default or Event of Default within 15 Business Days after its occurrence by registered or certified mail or facsimile transmission of an Officer’s Certificate specifying such event, notice or other action, its status and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. Except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, and Additional Amounts or interest on any Notes, the Trustee may withhold the notice to the Holders of such Notes if a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders. The Trustee shall not be deemed to
have knowledge of a Default unless a Trust Officer has actual knowledge of such Default. The Issuer shall also notify the Trustee within 15 Business Days of the occurrence of any Default stating what action, if any, it is taking with respect to that Default.
(c) If any report or conference call required by Section 4.19 is provided after the deadlines indicated for such report or conference call, the later provision of the applicable report or conference call shall cure a Default caused by the failure to provide such report or conference call prior to the deadlines indicated, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as a result of such failure.
SECTION 6.02 Acceleration.
(a) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(ix)) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may, or the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if such notice is given by the Holders) may and the Trustee shall, if so directed by the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default described in Section 6.01(a)(v) has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if the event of default or payment default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(v) shall be remedied or cured, or waived by the Holders of the relevant Indebtedness, or the Indebtedness that gave rise to such Event of Default shall have been discharged in full, within 30 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto and if the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) In the case of an Event of Default arising under Section 6.01(a)(ix), with respect to the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice.
(c) The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all outstanding Notes, rescind acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under this Indenture, except a continuing Default or Event of Default:
(i) in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, any Additional Amounts or interest on any Note held by a non-consenting Holder (which may only be waived with the consent of each Holder of Notes affected); or
(ii) for any Note held by a non-consenting Holder, in respect of a covenant or provision which under this Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected by such modification or amendment.
Upon any such rescission or waiver, such Default shall cease to exist and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose under this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
(d) Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or in its exercise of any trust or power conferred
on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with applicable law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other holders of the Notes (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such directions are unduly prejudicial to such Holders) or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal, interest or Additional Amounts or premium, if any.
(e) Subject to the provisions of Article Seven, in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense. Except (subject to the provisions of Article Nine) to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest or Additional Amounts when due, no Holder of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:
(i) such Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;
(ii) Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;
(iii) such Holders have offered, and if requested, provide to the Trustee reasonable security or 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) Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.
(f) Within 30 days of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, the Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
SECTION 6.03 Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy. Subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee may direct the Security Agent to take enforcement action with respect to the Collateral if any amount is declared or becomes due and payable pursuant to Section 6.02 (but not otherwise).
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Notes may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee, and all rights of action and claims under the Security Documents may be prosecuted or enforced under the Security Documents by the Security Agent (in consultation with the Trustee, where appropriate), without the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee or the Security Agent shall be brought in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee or the Security Agent, their
agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
SECTION 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may, by written notice to the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders of all outstanding Notes, rescind acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default:
(a) in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, Additional Amounts, if any, or interest on any Note held by a non-consenting Holder (which may only be waived with the consent of each Holder of Notes affected); or
(b) for any Note held by a non-consenting Holder, in respect of a covenant or provision which under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected by such modification or amendment.
Upon any such rescission or waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose under this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 6.05 Control by Majority. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the 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 under this Indenture; provided that:
(a) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, this Indenture or that the Trustee determines, without obligation, in good faith may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of Holders not joining in the giving of such direction;
(b) the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability; and
(c) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction.
SECTION 6.06 Limitation on Suits. A Holder may not institute any proceedings or pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:
(a) Such Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;
(b) the Holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes shall have made a written request to the Trustee to pursue such remedy;
(c) such Holder or Holders shall have offered, and if requested, provided to the Trustee reasonably satisfactory security and/or indemnity (including by way of pre-funding) against any costs, liability or expense;
(d) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity and/or security (including by way of pre-funding); and
(e) during such 60-day period, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with the request within such 60-day period.
The limitations in the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.06, however, do not apply to a suit instituted by a Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, Additional Amounts, if any, or interest, if any, on such Note on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note.
A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of any other Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.
SECTION 6.07 Unconditional Right of Holders to Bring Suit for Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to bring suit for the enforcement of payment of principal, premium, if any, Additional Amounts, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Notes shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
SECTION 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee. The Issuer covenants that if default is made in the payment of:
(a) any installment of interest on any Note when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
(b) the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note at the Stated Maturity thereof,
the Issuer shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of such Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on such Notes for principal (and premium, if any), Additional Amounts, if any, and interest, and interest on any overdue principal (and premium, if any) and Additional Amounts, if any, and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon any overdue installment of interest, at the rate borne by the Notes, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the amounts provided for in Section 7.05 and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
If the Issuer fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated.
SECTION 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the properly incurred compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.05) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to any of the Issuer or Guarantors, their creditors or their property and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the Holders at their direction in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian 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 to it for the properly incurred compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.05. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.05 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties which the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to empower the Trustee to authorize or consent to, or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder, any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
SECTION 6.10 Application of Money Collected. If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article Six, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:
FIRST: to the Trustee, any Agent, and the Security Agent for amounts due under Section 7.05;
SECOND: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal of, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Amounts, if any, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Amounts, if any, respectively; and
THIRD: to the Issuer, any Guarantor or any other obligors of the Notes, as their interests may appear, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10. At least 30 days before such record date, the Issuer shall deliver to each Holder and the Trustee a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid. This Section 6.10 is subject at all times to the provisions set forth in Section 11.02.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Security Agent shall apply the proceeds of the Collateral as directed by the Intercreditor Agreements.
SECTION 6.11 Undertaking for Costs. A court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee or the Security Agent for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee or as the Security Agent, the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such 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 or the Security Agent, a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes or to any suit by any Holder pursuant to Section 6.07.
SECTION 6.12 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or the Security Agent or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or the Security Agent or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, any Guarantor, the
Trustee, the Security Agent and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee, the Security Agent and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
SECTION 6.13 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee, or the Security Agent or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
SECTION 6.14 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee, or the Security Agent or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article Six or by law to the Trustee, or the Security Agent or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
SECTION 6.15 Record Date. The Issuer may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to vote or to consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted by Sections 6.04 and 6.05. Unless this Indenture provides otherwise, such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.05 prior to such solicitation.
SECTION 6.16 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. Each Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not 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 Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee or to the Security Agent, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE SEVEN
TRUSTEE AND SECURITY AGENT
SECTION 7.01 Duties of Trustee and the Security Agent.
(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing of which a Trust Officer of the Trustee or the Security Agent has actual knowledge, the Trustee or the Security Agent shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01(a), (i) the Trustee and the Security Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents and no others and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee and
the Security Agent; and (ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee and the Security Agent 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 the Security Agent and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents. In the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee or the Security Agent, the Trustee and the Security Agent, as applicable, shall examine same to determine whether 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 Security Agent shall execute and deliver, if necessary, and act as beneficiary under, the Security Documents on behalf of the Holders under this Indenture and shall take such other actions as may be necessary or advisable in accordance with the Security Documents. The Security Agent shall remit any proceeds recovered from enforcement of the Security Documents; provided that all necessary approvals are obtained from each relevant jurisdiction in which the Collateral is located.
(d) Neither the Trustee nor the Security Agent shall be relieved from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly 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 and the Security Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer of the Trustee or the Security Agent unless it is proved that the Trustee or the Security Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(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 6.02 or 6.05.
(e) The Trustee, any Paying Agent and the Security Agent shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee, any Paying Agent and the Security Agent may agree in writing with the Issuer or the Subsidiary Guarantors. Money held by the Trustee, the Principal Paying Agent or the Security Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be held in accordance with the UK client money rules.
(f) No provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Security Documents shall require the Trustee, each Agent, the Principal Paying Agent or the Security Agent 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, if it shall have grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it.
(g) Any provisions hereof, of the Intercreditor Agreements or of the Security Documents relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee, each Agent, or the Security Agent, as the case may be, shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.01.
SECTION 7.02 Certain Rights of Trustee and the Security Agent.
(a) Subject to Section 7.01:
(i) following the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Trustee is entitled to require all Agents to act under its direction;
(ii) the Trustee and the Security Agent may rely conclusively, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting, upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person;
(iii) before the Trustee or the Security Agent act or refrain from acting, they may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both, which shall conform to Section 12.04. Neither the Trustee nor the Security Agent shall be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion and such certificate or opinion will be equal to complete authorization;
(iv) the Trustee and the Security Agent may act through their attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent appointed with due care by them hereunder;
(v) neither the Trustee nor the Security Agent shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee and the Security Agent security and/or indemnity (including by way of pre-funding) satisfactory to them against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by them in compliance with such request or direction;
(vi) unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Issuer will be sufficient if signed by an officer of such Issuer;
(vii) neither the Trustee nor the Security Agent shall be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers;
(viii) whenever, in the administration of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents, the Trustee and the Security Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee and the Security Agent (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;
(ix) neither the Trustee nor the Security Agent shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee and the Security Agent, in their discretion, individually, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee or the Security Agent shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer personally or by agent or attorney;
(x) neither the Trustee nor the Security Agent shall be required to give any bond or surety with respect to the performance of its duties or the exercise of its powers under this Indenture;
(xi) in the event the Trustee or the Security Agent receives inconsistent or conflicting requests and indemnity from two or more groups of Holders, each representing less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee and the Security Agent, in their discretion, may determine what action, if any, will be taken and shall incur no liability for their failure to act until such inconsistency or conflict is, in their reasonable opinion, resolved;
(xii) the permissive rights of the Trustee and the Security Agent to take the actions permitted by this Indenture will not be construed as an obligation or duty to do so;
(xiii) delivery of reports, information and documents to the Trustee under Section 4.19 is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of the foregoing will not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiary’s compliance with any of their covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates);
(xiv) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to each of the Trustee and the Security Agent in this Indenture, including, without limitation, its rights to be indemnified and compensated, are extended to, and will be enforceable by, the Trustee and the Security Agent in each of their capacities hereunder, by the Registrar, the Agents, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
(xv) the Trustee and the Security Agent may consult with counsel or other professional advisors and the advice of such counsel or professional advisor or any Opinion of Counsel will, subject to Section 7.01(c), be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(xvi) the Trustee and the Security Agent shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance of the covenants of the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries in Article Four hereof;
(xvii) the Trustee and the Security Agent shall not have any obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance, and shall not be responsible or liable for compliance with restrictions on transfer, exchange, redemption, purchase or repurchase, as applicable, of minimum denominations imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law or regulation with respect to any transfer, exchange, redemption, purchase or repurchase, as applicable, of any interest in any Notes, but may at its sole discretion, choose to do so;
(xviii) in no event shall the Trustee or the Security Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of, or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, public health emergencies, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts that are consistent with accepted practices in the
banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances; and
(xix) neither the Trustee nor the Security Agent shall under any circumstance be liable for any indirect or consequential loss, special or punitive damages (including loss of business, goodwill or reputation, opportunity or profit of any kind) of the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary even if advised of it in advance and even if foreseeable.
(b) The Trustee and the Security Agent may request that the Issuer deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of the 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.
(c) The Security Agent shall accept without investigation, requisition or objection such right and title as the Issuer and any Guarantor may have to any of the Collateral and shall not be bound or concerned to examine or enquire into or be liable for any defect or failure in the right or title of the Issuer or any Guarantor to the Collateral or any part thereof whether such defect or failure was known to the Security Agent or might have been discovered upon examination or enquiry and whether capable of remedy or not and shall have no responsibility for the validity, value or sufficiency of the Collateral.
(d) Without prejudice to the provisions hereof, the Security Agent shall not be under any obligation to insure any of the Collateral or any certificate, note, bond or other evidence in respect thereof, or to require any other person to maintain any such insurance and shall not be responsible for any loss, expense or liability which may be suffered as a result of any assets comprised in the Collateral being uninsured or inadequately insured.
(e) The Security Agent shall not be responsible for any loss, expense or liability occasioned to the Collateral, howsoever caused, by the Security Agent or by any act or omission on the part of any other person (including any bank, broker, depositary, warehouseman or other intermediary or by any clearing system or other operator thereof), or otherwise, unless such loss is occasioned by the willful misconduct or fraud of the Security Agent.
(f) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Security Agent shall have no duty or liability 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 Security 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 Security 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 Security Agent in good faith.
(g) Neither the Trustee nor the Security Agent is required to give any bond or surety with respect to the performance of its duties or the exercise of its powers under this Indenture or the Notes.
(h) Neither the Trustee nor the Security Agent will be liable to any person if prevented or delayed in performing any of its obligations or discretionary functions under this
Indenture by reason of any present or future law applicable to it, by any governmental or regulatory authority or by any circumstances beyond its control.
(i) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee or the Security Agent to do anything which, in its opinion, may be illegal or contrary to applicable law or regulation.
(j) The Trustee and the Security Agent may refrain from taking any action in any jurisdiction if the taking of such action in that jurisdiction would, in its opinion, based upon legal advice in the relevant jurisdiction, be contrary to any law of that jurisdiction or, to the extent applicable, the State of New York and may without liability (other than in respect of actions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence) do anything which is, in its opinion, necessary to comply with any such law, directive or regulation.
(k) Both the Trustee and the Security Agent may assume without inquiry in the absence of actual knowledge that the Issuer is duly complying with its obligations contained in this Indenture required to be performed and observed by it, and that no Default or Event of Default or other event which would require repayment of the Notes has occurred.
(l) At any time that the security granted pursuant to the Security Documents has become enforceable and the Holders have given a direction to the Trustee to enforce such security, the Trustee is not required to give any direction to the Security Agent with respect thereto unless it has been indemnified and/or secured to its satisfaction in accordance with this Indenture. In any event, in connection with any enforcement of such security, the Trustee is not responsible for:
(i) any failure of the Security Agent to enforce such security within a reasonable time or at all;
(ii) any failure of the Security Agent to pay over the proceeds of enforcement of the security;
(iii) any failure of the Security Agent to realize such security for the best price obtainable;
(iv) monitoring the activities of the Security Agent in relation to such enforcement;
(v) taking any enforcement action itself in relation to such security;
(vi) agreeing to any proposed course of action by the Security Agent which could result in the Trustee incurring any liability for its own account; or
(vii) paying any fees, costs or expenses of the Security Agent.
(m) In addition to the foregoing, the Trustee and the Security Agent agree to accept and act upon notice, instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods; provided that any communication sent to the Trustee or the Security Agent, as applicable, hereunder must be in the form of a document that is signed manually or by way of a digital signature provided by DocuSign (or such other digital signature provider as specified in writing to Trustee by the authorized representative). If the party elects to give the Trustee or the Security Agent, as applicable, e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee or the Security Agent, as applicable, in its discretion elects to act upon such
instructions, the Trustee’s or the Security Agent’s, as applicable, understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee and the Security Agent, as applicable, shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s or the Security Agent’s, as applicable, reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee or the Security Agent, as applicable, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee or the Security Agent, as applicable, acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.
SECTION 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee and the Security Agent. The Trustee, the Security Agent, any Transfer Agent, any Paying Agent, any Registrar or any other agent of the Issuer or of the Trustee or Security Agent, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and, may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, the Security Agent, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Registrar or such other agent. The Trustee and the Security Agent may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Issuer or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries as if it were not performing the duties specified herein, in the Intercreditor Agreements and in the Security Documents, and may accept fees and other consideration from the Issuer for services in connection with this Indenture and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Trustee, the Security Agent or to the Holders from time to time.
SECTION 7.04 Disclaimer of Trustee and Security Agent. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except for the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee and the Security Agent make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements, the Notes or the Security Documents. The Trustee and the Security Agent shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Issuer or upon the Issuer’s direction under any provision of this Indenture nor shall it be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee and the Security Agent and they will not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement on the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication. The Security Agent shall not, nor shall any receiver appointed by or any agent of the Security Agent, by reason of taking possession of any Collateral or any part thereof or any other reason or on any basis whatsoever, be liable to account for anything expect actual receipts or be liable for any loss or damage arising from a realization of the Collateral or any part thereof or from any act, default or omission in relation to the Collateral or any part thereof or from any exercise or non-exercise by it of any power, authority or discretion conferred upon it in relation to the Collateral or any part thereof unless such loss or damage shall be caused by its own fraud or gross negligence. The Security Agent shall not have any responsibility or liability arising from the fact that the Collateral may be held in safe custody by a custodian. The Security Agent assumes no responsibility for the validity, sufficiency or enforceability (which the Security Agent has not investigated) of the Collateral purported to be created by any Supplemental Indenture or other document. In addition, the Security Agent has no duty to monitor the performance by the Issuer and the Guarantors of their obligations to the Security Agent nor is it obliged (unless indemnified and/or secured (including by way of prefunding to its satisfaction) to take any other action which may involve the Security Agent in any personal liability or expense).
SECTION 7.05 Compensation and Indemnity. The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall pay to the Trustee and the Security Agent such compensation as shall be
agreed in writing for their services hereunder. The Trustee’s and the Security Agent’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall reimburse the Trustee and the Security Agent promptly upon request for all properly incurred disbursements, advances or expenses incurred or made by them, including costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for their services. Such expenses shall include the properly incurred compensation, disbursements, charges, advances and expenses of the Trustee’s and the Security Agent’s agents and counsel.
The Issuer and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee and the Security Agent against any and all loss, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by either of them without willful misconduct or gross negligence on their part arising out of or in connection with the administration of this trust and the performance of their duties hereunder (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents against the Issuer and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.05) and defending themselves against any claim, whether asserted by the Issuer, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person, or liability in connection with the execution and performance of any of their powers and duties hereunder). The Trustee and the Security Agent shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim for which they may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee or the Security Agent to so notify the Issuer shall not relieve the Issuer or any Guarantor of its obligations hereunder. The Issuer shall, at the sole discretion of the Trustee or Security Agent, as applicable, defend the claim and the Trustee and the Security Agent may cooperate and may participate at the Issuer’s expense in such defense. Alternatively, the Trustee and the Security Agent may at their option have separate counsel of their own choosing and the Issuer shall pay the properly incurred fees and expenses of such counsel. The Issuer need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld. The Issuer shall not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct or gross negligence.
To secure the Issuer’s payment obligations in this Section 7.05, the Trustee and the Security Agent shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in their capacity as Trustee and the Security Agent, except money or property, including any proceeds from the sale of Collateral, held in trust to pay principal of, premium, if any, additional amounts, if any, and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of all Notes under this Indenture.
When either the Trustee or the Security Agent incur expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 6.01(a)(ix) with respect to the Issuer, the Guarantors, or any Restricted Subsidiary, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under Bankruptcy Law.
The Issuer’s obligations under this Section 7.05 and any claim or Lien arising hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of any Trustee and the Security Agent, the satisfaction and discharge of the Issuer’s obligations pursuant to Article Eight and any rejection or termination under any Bankruptcy Law, and the termination of this Indenture.
SECTION 7.06 Replacement of Trustee or Security Agent. A resignation or removal of the Trustee and the Security Agent and appointment of a successor Trustee and successor Security Agent shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s and the successor Security Agent’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.06.
The Trustee and, subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Security Agent as provided in this Section and the last paragraph of this Section 7.06, the Security Agent may resign at any time without giving any reason by so notifying the Issuer. The Holders of a majority in outstanding principal amount of the outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee and
the Security Agent by so notifying the Trustee, the Security Agent and the Issuer. The Issuer shall remove the Trustee or the Security Agent if:
(a) the Trustee or the Security Agent fails to comply with Section 7.09;
(b) the Trustee or the Security Agent is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
(c) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or the Security Agent or their property; or
(d) the Trustee or the Security Agent otherwise becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee or the Security Agent resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee or the Security Agent for any reason, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or a successor Security Agent, as the case may be. Within one year after the successor Trustee or Security Agent takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee or Security Agent to replace the successor Trustee or Security Agent appointed by the Issuer. If the successor Trustee or Security Agent does not deliver its written acceptance required by the next succeeding paragraph of this Section 7.06 within 30 days after the retiring Trustee or Security Agent resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or Security Agent, the Issuer or the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may, at the expense of the Issuer, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or Security Agent.
A successor Trustee or Security Agent shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee or Security Agent, as the case may be, and to the Issuer. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee or Security Agent shall become effective, and the successor Trustee or Security Agent shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee or the Security Agent under this Indenture. The successor Trustee or Security Agent shall deliver a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee or Security Agent shall, at the expense of the Issuer, promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee or Security Agent to the successor Trustee or Security Agent; provided that all sums owing to the Trustee or Security Agent hereunder have been paid and subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.05.
If a successor Trustee or Security Agent does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee or Security Agent resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or Security Agent, the Issuer or the Holders of at least 30% in outstanding principal amount of the Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or Security Agent at the expense of the Issuer. Without prejudice to the right of the Issuer to appoint a successor Trustee or a successor Security Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the retiring Trustee or Security Agent may appoint a successor Trustee or Security Agent at any time prior to the date on which a successor Trustee or Security Agent takes office.
If the Trustee or the Security Agent fails to comply with Section 7.09, 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 or the Security Agent and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Security Agent.
In addition to the foregoing and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any resignation, removal or replacement of the Security Agent pursuant to this Section 7.06 shall not be effective until (a) a successor to the Security Agent has agreed to act under the terms of this Indenture and (b) all of the Liens on the Collateral securing the Note Obligations have been transferred to such successor. Any replacement or successor Security Agent shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon acceptance of its
appointment as Security Agent hereunder by a replacement or successor, such replacement or successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Security Agent hereunder, and the retiring Security Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder.
Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee or the Security Agent pursuant to this Section 7.06, the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under Section 7.05 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee or Security Agent.
SECTION 7.07 Successor Trustee or Security Agent by Merger. Any corporation into which the Trustee or the Security Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Security Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Security Agent, shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Security Agent hereunder; provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article Seven, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Notes shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Notes so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Notes. In case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor Trustee. In all such cases such certificates shall have the full force and effect which this Indenture provides for the certificate of authentication of the Trustee shall have; provided that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Trustee or to authenticate Notes in the name of any predecessor Trustee shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.
SECTION 7.08 Appointment of Security Agent and Supplemental Security Agents. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree, and each Holder by accepting the Notes acknowledges and agrees, that the Issuer hereby appoints U.S. Bank National Association to act as Security Agent hereunder, and U.S. Bank National Association accepts such appointment. Each Holder, by accepting the Notes, authorizes and expressly directs the Trustee and the Security Agent on such Holder’s behalf to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements and the Trustee and the Holders acknowledge that the Security Agent will be acting in respect to the Security Documents and the security granted thereunder on the terms outlined therein (which terms in respect of the rights and protections of the Security Agent, in the event of an inconsistency with the terms of this Indenture, will prevail).
(a) The Security Agent may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through one or more sub-agents or co-trustees appointed by it. The Security Agent and any such sub-agent or co-trustee may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through its affiliates. All of the provisions of this Indenture applicable to the Security Agent including, without limitation, its rights to be indemnified, shall apply to and be enforceable by any such sub-agent and affiliates of a Security Agent and any such sub-agent or co-trustee. All references herein to a “Security Agent” shall include any such sub-agent or co-trustee and affiliates of a Security Agent or any such sub-agent or co-trustee.
(b) It is the purpose of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents that there shall be no violation of any law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. Without limiting paragraph (a) of this Section, it is recognized that in case of litigation under, or enforcement of, this Indenture, any Intercreditor Agreement or any of the Security Documents, or in case the Security Agent deems that by reason of any present or
future law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the Security Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Security Agent is hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the Security Agent in its sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, Security Agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “Supplemental Security Agent” and collectively as “Supplemental Security Agents”).
(c) In the event that the Security Agent appoints a Supplemental Security Agent with respect to any Collateral, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Indenture or any of the other Security Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to such Security Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Security Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Security Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Security Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Security Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either such Security Agent or such Supplemental Security Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this Indenture (and, in particular, this Article Seven) that refer to the Security Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Security Agent and all references therein to the Security Agent shall be deemed to be references to a Security Agent and/or such Supplemental Security Agent, as the context may require.
(d) Should any instrument in writing from the Issuer or any other obligor be required by any Supplemental Security Agent so appointed by the Security Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Company shall, or shall cause the Issuer and relevant Guarantor to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Security Agent. In case any Supplemental Security Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Security Agent, to the extent permitted by law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Security Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Security Agent.
SECTION 7.09 Eligibility; Disqualification. There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of England and Wales or the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power and which is generally recognized as a corporation which customarily performs such corporate trustee roles and provides such corporate trustee services in transactions similar in nature to the offering of the Notes as described in the Offering Memorandum. Each of the Trustee and the Security Agent shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. If the Trustee acquires any “conflicting interest” (as defined in 310(b) of the TIA) it must comply with the applicable provisions of Section 310 of the TIA in respect of such conflicting interest. The Trustee is subject to Section 311(a) of the TIA, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the TIA.
SECTION 7.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee.
(a) It is the purpose of this Indenture that there shall be no violation of any law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Indenture, and in particular in case of the enforcement thereof on Default, or in the case the Trustee deems that by reason of any present or future law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise
any of the powers, rights or remedies herein granted to the Trustee or hold title to the properties, in trust, as herein granted or take any action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, it may be necessary that the Trustee appoint an individual or institution as a separate or co-trustee. The following provisions of this Section 7.10 are adopted to these ends.
(b) In the event that the Trustee appoints an additional individual or institution as a separate or co-trustee, each and every remedy, power, right, claim, demand, cause of action, immunity, estate, title, interest and Lien expressed or intended by this Indenture to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Trustee with respect thereto shall be exercisable by and vest in such separate or co-trustee but only to the extent necessary to enable such separate or co-trustee to exercise such powers, rights and remedies, and only to the extent that the Trustee by the laws of any jurisdiction is incapable of exercising such powers, rights and remedies, and every covenant and obligation necessary to the exercise thereof by such separate or co-trustee shall run to and be enforceable by either of them.
(c) Should any instrument in writing from the Issuer be required by the separate or co-trustee so appointed by the Trustee for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such properties, rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations, any and all such instruments in writing shall to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of New York and the jurisdiction of organization of the Issuer, on request, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Issuer; provided that if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if the Issuer does not execute any such instrument within 15 days after request therefor, the Trustee shall be empowered as an attorney-in-fact for the Issuer to execute any such instrument in the Issuer’s name and stead. In case any separate or co-trustee or a successor to either shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the estates, properties, rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations of such separate or co-trustee, so far as permitted by law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee until the appointment of a new trustee or successor to such separate or co-trustee.
(d) Each separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:
(i) all rights and powers, conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and may be exercised or performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee; and
(ii) no trustee hereunder shall be liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder.
(e) Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Indenture and the conditions of this Article Seven.
(f) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time appoint the Trustee as its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Indenture on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successors trustee.
SECTION 7.11 Resignation of Agents.
(a) Any Agent may resign its appointment hereunder at any time without the need to give any reason and without being responsible for any costs associated therewith by giving to the Issuer and the Trustee and (except in the case of resignation of the Principal Paying Agent) the Principal Paying Agent 30 days’ written notice to that effect (waivable by the Issuer and the Trustee); provided that in the case of resignation of the Principal Paying Agent no such resignation shall take effect until a new Principal Paying Agent (approved in advance in writing by the Trustee) shall have been appointed by the Issuer to exercise the powers and undertake the duties hereby conferred and imposed upon the Principal Paying Agent. Following receipt of a notice of resignation from any Agent, the Issuer shall promptly give notice thereof to the Holders in accordance with Section 12.01. Such notice shall expire at least 30 days before or after any due date for payment in respect of the Notes.
(b) If any Agent gives notice of its resignation in accordance with this Section 7.11 and a replacement Agent is required and by the tenth day before the expiration of such notice such replacement has not been duly appointed, such Agent may itself appoint as its replacement any reputable and experienced financial institution. Immediately following such appointment, the Issuer shall give notice of such appointment to the Trustee, the remaining Agents and the Holders whereupon the Issuer, the Trustee, the remaining Agents and the replacement Agent shall acquire and become subject to the same rights and obligations between themselves as if they had entered into an agreement in the form mutatis mutandis of this Indenture.
(c) Upon its resignation becoming effective the Principal Paying Agent shall forthwith transfer all moneys held by it hereunder hereof to the successor Principal Paying Agent or, if none, the Trustee or to the Trustee’s order, but shall have no other duties or responsibilities hereunder, and shall be entitled to the payment by the Issuer of its remuneration for the services previously rendered hereunder and to the reimbursement of all reasonable expenses (including legal fees) incurred in connection therewith.
SECTION 7.12 Agents General Provisions.
(a) Actions of Agents. The rights, powers, duties and obligations and actions of each Agent under this Indenture are several and not joint or joint and several.
(b) Agents of Trustee. The Issuer and the Agents acknowledge and agree that in the event of a Default or Event of Default, the Trustee may, by notice in writing to the Issuer and the Agents, require that the Agents act as agents of, and take instructions exclusively from, the Trustee. Prior to receiving such written notification from the Trustee, the Agents shall be the agents of the Issuer and need have no concern for the interests of the Holders.
(c) Funds held by Agents. The Agents will hold all funds subject to the terms of this Indenture.
(d) Publication of Notices. Any obligation the Agents may have to publish a notice to Holders of Global Notes on behalf of the Issuer will be met upon delivery of the notice to DTC.
(e) Instructions. In the event that instructions given to any Agent are not reasonably clear, then such Agent shall be entitled to seek clarification from the Issuer or other party entitled to give the Agents instructions under this Indenture by written request promptly, and in any event within one Business Day of receipt by such Agent of such instructions. If an Agent has sought clarification in accordance with this Section 7.12, then such Agent shall be entitled to take no action until such clarification is provided, and shall not incur any liability for not taking any action pending receipt of such clarification.
(f) No Fiduciary Duty. No Agent shall be under any fiduciary duty or other obligation towards, or have any relationship of agency or trust, for or with any person.
(g) Mutual Undertaking. Each party shall, within ten Business Days of a written request by another party, supply to that other party such forms, documentation and other information relating to it, its operations, or the Notes as that other party reasonably requests for the purposes of that other party’s compliance with applicable law and shall notify the relevant other party reasonably promptly in the event that it becomes aware that any of the forms, documentation or other information provided by such party is (or becomes) inaccurate in any material respect; provided, however, that no party shall be required to provide any forms, documentation or other information pursuant to this Section 7.12(g) to the extent that: (i) any such form, documentation or other information (or the information required to be provided on such form or documentation) is not reasonably available to such party and cannot be obtained by such party using reasonable efforts; or (ii) doing so would or might in the reasonable opinion of such party constitute a breach of any: (a) applicable law or (b) duty of confidentiality. For purposes of this Section 7.12(g), “applicable law” shall be deemed to include (i) any rule or practice of any regulatory or governmental authority by which any party is bound or with which it is accustomed to comply; (ii) any agreement between any Authorities; and (iii) any agreement between any regulatory or governmental authority and any party that is customarily entered into by institutions of a similar nature.
(h) Tax Withholding.
(i) The Issuer shall notify each Agent in the event that it determines that any payment to be made by an Agent under the Notes is a payment which could be subject to FATCA Withholding if such payment were made to a recipient that is generally unable to receive payments free from FATCA Withholding, and the extent to which the relevant payment is so treated; provided, however, that the Issuer’s obligations under this Section 7.12(h) shall apply only to the extent that such payments are so treated by virtue of characteristics of the Issuer, the Notes, or both.
(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, each Agent shall be entitled to make a deduction or withholding from any payment which it makes under the Notes for or on account of any Tax, if and only to the extent so required by Applicable Law, in which event the Agent shall make such payment after such deduction or withholding has been made and shall account to the relevant Authority within the time allowed for the amount so deducted or withheld or, at its option, shall reasonably promptly after making such payment return to the Issuer the amount so deducted or withheld, in which case, the Issuer shall so account to the relevant Authority for such amount. For the avoidance of doubt, FATCA Withholding is a deduction or withholding which is deemed to be required by Applicable Law for the purposes of this Section 7.12(h)(ii).
ARTICLE EIGHT
DEFEASANCE; SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
SECTION 8.01 Issuer’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Issuer may, at its option and at any time prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes, by a resolution of its Board of Directors, elect to have either Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Eight.
SECTION 8.02 Defeasance and Discharge. Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to the Notes on the date the
conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes and to have satisfied all their other obligations under the Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.08 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest (including Additional Amounts) on such Notes when such payments are due from the trust fund described in Section 8.08, (b) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Security Agent hereunder and the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith and (d) the provisions of this Article Eight. Subject to compliance with this Article Eight, the Issuer may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 below with respect to the Notes. If the Issuer exercises its Legal Defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default.
SECTION 8.03 Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Issuer’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be released from their obligations under any covenant contained in Sections 4.04 through 4.11, 4.13 through 4.17, 4.19 through 4.25 and 5.01 with respect to the Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, the Issuer may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, all Events of Default set forth in Section 6.01(a) (except those set forth in Sections 6.01(a)(i), (ii) or (ix) or, as it relates to any covenant or agreement not defeased in such Covenant Defeasance, Section 6.01(a)(iii)) shall no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
SECTION 8.04 Conditions to Defeasance. In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
(i) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest (including Additional Amounts and premium, if any) on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Issuer must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;
(ii) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee:
(A) an opinion of United States counsel, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, confirming that (i) the Issuer has received
from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (ii) since the Issue Date, 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 will confirm that, the holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred; and
(B) an Opinion of Counsel in the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Issuer, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, to the effect that the holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for tax purposes of such jurisdiction as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to tax in such jurisdiction on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred;
(iii) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee:
(A) an opinion of United States counsel, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, confirming that the holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant 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 Covenant Defeasance had not occurred; and
(B) an opinion of counsel in the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Issuer, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, to the effect that the holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for tax purposes of such jurisdiction as a result of such deposit and defeasance and will be subject to tax in such jurisdiction on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and defeasance had not occurred;
(iv) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similar concurrent deposit relating to other Indebtedness), and the granting of Liens to secure such borrowings);
(v) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which the Issuer or any of the Guarantors is a party or by which the Issuer or any of the Guarantors is bound;
(vi) the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Issuer with the intent of preferring the holders of Notes over the other creditors of the Issuer with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Issuer or others; and
(vii) the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
If the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant Defeasance are insufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when due because of any acceleration occurring after an Event of Default, then the Issuer and the Guarantors shall remain liable for such payments.
SECTION 8.05 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture, and the rights of the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes hereunder and under the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents, shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued thereunder, when:
(1) either:
(A) all Notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Issuer, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(B) all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (x) have become due and payable by reason of the delivery of a notice of redemption or otherwise, (y) will become due and payable within one year or (z) are to be called for redemption within one year as certified in writing by the Issuer pursuant to the giving of notice of redemption in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer and, in each case, the Issuer or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;
(2) the Issuer or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture;
(3) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be; and
(4) the Issuer has delivered an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied; provided that any such counsel may rely on any Officer’s Certificate as to matters of fact (including as to compliance with the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3)).
SECTION 8.06 Survival of Certain Obligations. Notwithstanding Sections 8.01 and 8.03, any obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors in Sections 2.02 through 2.14, 6.07, 7.05 and 7.06 shall survive until the Notes have been paid in full. Thereafter, any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors in Section 7.05 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge. Nothing
contained in this Article Eight shall abrogate any of the obligations or duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.
SECTION 8.07 Acknowledgment of Discharge by Trustee. Subject to Section 8.09, after the conditions of Section 8.02 or 8.03 have been satisfied, the Trustee upon written request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of all of the Issuer’s and Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified in this Article Eight.
SECTION 8.08 Application of Trust Money. Subject to Section 8.09, the Trustee shall hold in trust cash in U.S. dollars or Government Securities deposited with it pursuant to this Article Eight. It shall apply the deposited cash or Government Securities through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest, and Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
SECTION 8.09 Repayment to Issuer. Subject to Sections 7.05, and 8.01 through 8.04, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuer upon request set forth in an Officer’s Certificate any excess money held by them at any time and thereupon shall be relieved from all liability with respect to such money. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuer upon request any money held by them for the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest or Additional Amounts, if any, that remains unclaimed for two years; provided that the Trustee or Paying Agent before being required to make any payment may cause to be published through the newswire service of Bloomberg or, if Bloomberg does not then operate, any similar agency or deliver to each Holder entitled to such money at such Holder’s address (as set forth in the Security Register) notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein (which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such publication or delivery) any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuer. After payment to the Issuer, Holders entitled to such money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors unless an applicable law designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease.
SECTION 8.10 Indemnity for Government Securities. The Issuer shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee and the Paying Agent against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against deposited Government Securities or the principal, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Amounts, if any, received on such Government Securities.
SECTION 8.11 Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply cash in U.S. dollars or Government Securities in accordance with this Article Eight 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 Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article Eight until such time as the Trustee or any such Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such cash or Government Securities in accordance with this Article Eight; provided that, if the Issuer has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Amounts, if any, on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the cash in U.S. dollars or Government Securities held by the Trustee or the Paying Agent.
ARTICLE NINE
AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
SECTION 9.01 Without Consent of Holders.
(a) The Issuer, the Guarantors, the Security Agent and the Trustee may modify, amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents without notice to or consent of any Holder:
(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, error, defect or inconsistency;
(ii) to provide for the assumption of the Issuer’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to Holders of Notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a consolidation or merger or sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s assets, as applicable;
(iii) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of Notes or that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, does not adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any such holder in any material respect;
(iv) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to any provision of the section entitled “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 or the Note Guarantees;
(v) to provide for any Restricted Subsidiary to provide a Note Guarantee in accordance with Section 4.06 and Section 4.15 to add security to or for the benefit of the Notes or to confirm and evidence the release, termination, discharge or retaking of any Note Guarantee or Lien (including the Collateral and the Security Documents) or any amendment in respect thereof with respect to or securing the Notes when such release, termination, discharge or retaking or amendment is permitted under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents;
(vi) in the case of the Security Documents, to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest (i) in favor of the Security Agent for the benefit of holders of Note Obligations, the holders of the Existing First-Priority Secured Notes or the parties to the Existing Term Loan Facility or (ii) in favor of any other party that is granted a Lien on Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, in each case, in any property which is required by the documents governing such Indebtedness to be mortgaged, pledged or hypothecated, or in which a security interest is required to be granted to the Security Agent, or to the extent necessary to grant a security interest for the benefit of any Person; provided that the granting of such security interest is not prohibited by this Indenture and Section 4.22 is complied with;
(vii) to provide for the issuance of additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the Issue Date;
(viii) to allow any Guarantor (including any Parent Entity) to execute a Supplemental Indenture and a Note Guarantee with respect to the Notes;
(ix) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of Definitive Registered Notes (provided 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);
(x) to release Collateral from the Liens under this Indenture and the Security Documents when permitted or required by this Indenture or the Security Documents; or
(xi) to evidence and provide the acceptance of the appointment of a successor Trustee under this Indenture.
(b) In connection with any proposed amendment or supplement in respect of such matters, the Trustee will be entitled to receive, and rely conclusively on, an Opinion of Counsel and/or an Officer’s Certificate.
(c) For the avoidance of doubt (and without limiting the generality of any other statements in this Indenture), the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, shall not apply to any amendments to or waivers or consents under this Indenture.
SECTION 9.02 With Consent of Holders.
(a) Except as provided in Section 9.02(b) below and Section 6.04 and without prejudice to Section 9.01, this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements, the Security Documents and the other Note Documents may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes); provided that, prior to a Security Fall-Away Event, any such amendment, supplement or waiver to release the security interests in the Collateral granted for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders (other than pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents or this Indenture, as applicable, and except as permitted by the Intercreditor Agreements) shall (i) in respect of all or substantially all of the Collateral, require the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and (ii) in respect of Collateral with a Fair Market Value greater than $1,000 million (but, for the avoidance of doubt, less than all or substantially all of the Collateral), require the consent of the holders of at least 662/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.
(b) Without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):
(i) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(ii) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any such Note or change the time at which such Note may be redeemed;
(iii) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any Note;
(iv) impair the right of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes or any Note Guarantee in respect thereof;
(v) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest, Additional Amounts or premium, if any, on, the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment Default that resulted from such acceleration);
(vi) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
(vii) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest, Additional Amounts or premium, if any, on, the Notes;
(viii) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required by Section 4.09 or Section 4.11);
(ix) make any change to or modify the ranking of the Notes as to contractual right of payment in a manner that would adversely affect the holders thereof;
(x) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements; or
(xi) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.
(c) The consent of the Holders shall not be necessary under this Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent. A consent to any amendment or waiver under this Indenture by any Holder given in connection with a tender of such Holder’s Notes will not be rendered invalid by such tender.
SECTION 9.03 Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any Supplemental Indenture under this Article Nine, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
SECTION 9.04 Notation on or Exchange of Notes. If an amendment, modification or supplement changes the terms of a Note, the Issuer or the Trustee may require the Holder to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note and on any Note subsequently authenticated regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Issuer so determines, the Issuer 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, modification or supplement.
SECTION 9.05 [Reserved].
SECTION 9.06 Notice of Amendment or Waiver. Promptly after the execution by the Issuer and the Trustee of any Supplemental Indenture or waiver pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02, the Issuer shall give notice thereof to the Holders of each outstanding Note
affected, in the manner provided for in Section 12.01(b), setting forth in general terms the substance of such Supplemental Indenture or waiver.
SECTION 9.07 Trustee to Sign Amendments, Etc. The Trustee or the Security Agent, as the case may be, shall execute any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant and adopted in accordance with this Article Nine; provided that the Trustee or the Security Agent, as the case may be, may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver which affects the Trustee’s or Security Agent’s, as the case may be, own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture. The Trustee and the Security Agent shall receive, if requested, an indemnity and/or security (including by way of pre-funding) satisfactory to it and to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate each stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article Nine is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and is the legally valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable against them in accordance with its terms (for the avoidance of doubt, such Opinion of Counsel is not required with respect to any Guarantor). Such Opinion of Counsel shall be an expense of the Issuer.
SECTION 9.08 Additional Voting Terms; Calculation of Principal Amount.
(a) 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 series of Notes will have the right to vote or consent as a separate series on any matter; provided, however, that if any amendment, waiver or other modification will only affect one series of Notes, only the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the affected series of Notes then outstanding (and not the consent of the Holders of at least a majority of all Notes), shall be required. 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 Nine and Section 9.08(b).
(b) 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 (i) 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 2.08 and Section 2.09 of this Indenture. Any such calculation made pursuant to this Section 9.08(b) shall be made by the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate.
ARTICLE TEN
GUARANTEE
SECTION 10.01 Note Guarantees.
(a) The Guarantors, either by execution of this Indenture or a Supplemental Indenture, fully and, subject to the limitations on the effectiveness and enforceability set forth in this Indenture or such Supplemental Indenture, as applicable, unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis to each Holder and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns on behalf of each Holder, the full payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest, if any, and Additional Amounts, if any, on, and all other monetary obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture and the Notes (including obligations to the Trustee and the Security Agent and the obligations to pay Additional Amounts, if any) with respect to, each Note authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee or its agent pursuant to and in accordance with this Indenture, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The Guarantors further agree that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from the Guarantors and that the Guarantors shall remain bound under this Article Ten notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation. All payments under each Note Guarantee will be made in U.S. dollars.
(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be as if they were each principal debtor and not merely surety, unaffected by, and irrespective of, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any Note or this Indenture, any failure to enforce the provisions of any Note or this Indenture, any waiver, modification or indulgence granted to the Issuer with respect thereto by the Holders or the Trustee, or any other circumstance which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor (except payment in full); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, modification, indulgence or circumstance shall without the written consent of the Guarantors increase the principal amount of a Note or the interest rate thereon or change the currency of payment with respect to any Note, or alter the Stated Maturity thereof. The Guarantors hereby waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require that the Trustee pursue or exhaust its legal or equitable remedies against the Issuer prior to exercising its rights under a Note Guarantee (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any right which a Guarantor may have to require the seizure and sale of the assets of the Issuer to satisfy the outstanding principal of, interest on or any other amount payable under each Note prior to recourse against such Guarantor or its assets), protest or notice with respect to any Note or the Indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and each covenant that their Note Guarantee will not be discharged with respect to any Note except by payment in full of the principal thereof and interest thereon or as otherwise provided in this Indenture, including Section 10.04. If at any time any payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest, if any, or Additional Amounts, if any, on such Note is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuer, the Guarantors’ obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as of the date of such rescission, restoration or returns as though such payment had become due but had not been made at such times.
(c) The Guarantors also agree to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.
SECTION 10.02 Subrogation.
(a) Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holders against the Issuer in respect of any amounts paid to such Holders by such Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of its Note Guarantee.
(b) The Guarantors agree that they shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any Obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all Obligations. The Guarantors further agree that, as between them, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Section 6.02 for the purposes of the Note Guarantees herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Section 6.02, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purposes of this Section 10.02.
SECTION 10.03 Release of Note Guarantees. The Note Guarantee of a Guarantor (other than Carnival plc) shall automatically be released:
(1) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including by way of merger, consolidation, amalgamation or combination) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.09;
(2) in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Subsidiary Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.09 and the Subsidiary Guarantor either (i) ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such sale or other disposition or (ii) would not be required to provide a Note Guarantee under Section 4.15;
(3) if the Issuer designates such Subsidiary Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;
(4) upon the full and final payment of the Notes and performance of all Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees;
(5) upon Legal Defeasance, Covenant Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Notes, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture as provided under Article Eight; and
(6) as described under Article Nine;
provided that, in each case, such Subsidiary Guarantor has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such release have been complied with.
The Note Guarantee of Carnival plc shall automatically be released upon any of the circumstances described in clauses (4), (5) and (6) of the immediately preceding paragraph; provided that, in each case, the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such release have been complied with.
The Trustee shall take all necessary actions at the request of the Issuer, including the granting of releases or waivers under the Intercreditor Agreements, to effectuate any release of a Note Guarantee in accordance with these provisions. Each of the releases set forth above shall be effected by the Trustee without the consent of the Holders and will not require any other action or consent on the part of the Trustee.
SECTION 10.04 Limitation and Effectiveness of Note Guarantees. Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or a fraudulent transfer for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee will be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments
made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law and not otherwise being void or voidable under any similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
SECTION 10.05 Notation Not Required. Neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to make a notation on the Notes to reflect any Note Guarantee or any release, termination or discharge thereof.
SECTION 10.06 Successors and Assigns. This Article Ten shall be binding upon the Guarantors and each of their successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee, the Security Agent and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee or the Security Agent, 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 assigns, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Indenture.
SECTION 10.07 No Waiver. Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of the Trustee, the Security Agent or the Holders in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article Ten 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, the Security Agent and the Holders herein expressly specified are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article Ten at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
SECTION 10.08 Modification. No modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Article Ten, nor the consent to any departure by any 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 Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstance.
SECTION 10.09 Limitation on the Italian Guarantor’s Liability. Without prejudice to Section 10.04, the obligations of the Italian Guarantor under this Indenture shall be subject to the following limitations:
(a) obligations of the Italian Guarantor shall not include, and shall not extend, directly or indirectly, to any indebtedness incurred by any obligor as borrower or as a guarantor in respect of any proceeds of the issuance of the Notes, the purpose or actual use of which is, directly or indirectly:
(i) the acquisition of the Italian Guarantor (and/or of any entity directly or indirectly controlling it), including any related costs and expenses;
(ii) a subscription for any shares in the Italian Guarantor (and/or any entity directly or indirectly controlling it), including any related costs and expenses; or
(iii) the refinancing thereof;
(b) without prejudice to Section 10.04, pursuant to Article 1938 of the Italian civil code, the maximum amount that the Italian Guarantor may be required to pay in respect of its obligations as Guarantor in respect of this Indenture shall not exceed, at any given time, the lower of (i) $500,000,000, and (ii) the following amount: (1) the ratio between the net book value of vessels owned by the Italian Guarantor and subject to mortgage to secure the indebtedness raised pursuant to the Secured Debt (which shall indicate, collectively, (A) the 2026 Second-Priority Secured Notes, (B) the 2027 Second-Priority Secured Notes, (C) the 2028 First-Priority Secured Notes, (D) the Existing Term Loan Facility and (E) the Notes ((A), (B), (C), (D) and (E), collectively, the “Secured Debt”)), divided by the net book value of all vessels owned by the Issuer and the Guarantors (including the Italian Guarantor) under the Secured Debt and subject to mortgage to secure the indebtedness raised pursuant to the Secured Debt, multiplied by (2) the amounts issued/drawn down and not repaid yet under the Secured Debt, the Existing Unsecured Notes and the Convertible Notes; and
(c) obligations of the Italian Guarantor shall not extend to the payment obligations of other entities which do not belong to the Italian Guarantor’s corporate group (gruppo di appartenenza) in the meaning of articles 1(e) of the decree of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance No. 53 of April 2, 2015.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
SECURITY
SECTION 11.01 Security; Security Documents.
(a) The due and punctual payment of the principal of, interest on and Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes and the Note Guarantees when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an Interest Payment Date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, interest on the overdue principal of and interest (to the extent permitted by law), if any, on the Notes and Note Guarantees and performance of all other obligations under this Indenture, shall be secured as provided in the Security Documents. The Trustee, the Security Agent, the Issuer and the Guarantors hereby agree that, subject to Permitted Collateral Liens, the Security Agent shall hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and all of the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents, and shall act as mortgagee or security holder under all mortgages or standard securities, beneficiary under all deeds of trust and as secured party under the applicable security agreements.
(b) Each Holder of the Notes, by its acceptance thereof, consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including, without limitation, the provisions providing for foreclosure and release of Collateral) as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and authorizes and directs the Security Agent to perform its respective obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith.
(c) The Trustee, the Security Agent and each Holder, by accepting the Notes and the Note Guarantees, acknowledges that, as more fully set forth in the Security Documents, the Collateral as now or hereafter constituted shall be held for the benefit of all the Holders under the Security Documents, and that the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents in respect of the Security Agent and the Holders is subject to and qualified and limited in all respects by the Security Documents and actions that may be taken thereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding (i) anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Notes, the Note Guarantees or any other instrument governing, evidencing or relating to any Indebtedness, (ii) the time, order or method of attachment of any
Liens, (iii) the time or order of filing or recording of financing statements or other documents filed or recorded to perfect any Lien upon any Collateral, (iv) the time of taking possession or control over any Collateral or (v) the rules for determining priority under any law of any relevant jurisdiction governing relative priorities of secured creditors:
(i) the Liens will rank equally and ratably with all valid, enforceable and perfected Liens, whenever granted upon any present or future Collateral, but only to the extent such Liens are permitted under this Indenture to exist and to rank equally and ratably with the Notes and the Note Guarantees; and
(ii) all proceeds of the Collateral applied under the Security Documents shall be allocated and distributed as set forth in the Security Documents, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements.
(e) Subject to the Agreed Security Principles and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Security Agent’s Liens on the Collateral are required to be perfected or caused to be perfected by the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor, as applicable, not later than the 30th day after the Issue Date; provided that:
(i) in the case of shares of entities organized in, or Vessels flagged in, Italy, the applicable Lien will be required to be perfected not later than the 75th day after the Issue Date;
(ii) in the case of shares of entities organized in, or Vessels flagged in, Curaçao or Panama, the applicable Lien will be required to be perfected not later than the 45th day after the Issue Date;
(iii) in the case of the Collateral described in clause (iii) of the definition of “Collateral,” with respect to any applicable filings with the relevant governmental authorities in the United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union Intellectual Property Office, the applicable Lien will be required to be perfected, using commercially reasonable efforts, not later than the 90th day after the Issue Date; and
(iv) if any relevant government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be open, the applicable Lien will be required to be perfected not later than the day that is the later of (x) the 30th day (or 75th, 45th or 90th day, as applicable in accordance with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this proviso) after the Issue Date and (y) the Business Day following the 15th day after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open.
To the extent any deadline in the foregoing paragraphs falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the deadline shall instead be the Business Day next succeeding such date.
SECTION 11.02 Authorization of Actions to Be Taken by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents. The Security Agent shall be the representative on behalf of the Holders and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, shall act upon the written direction of the Trustee (in turn, acting on written direction of the Holders) with regard to all voting, consent and other rights granted to the Trustee and the Holders under the Security Documents. Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Security Agent may, in its sole discretion and without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, take all actions it deems necessary or appropriate in order to (a) enforce any of its rights or any of the rights of the Holders under the Security Documents and (b) receive any and all amounts payable from the Collateral in respect of the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors hereunder. Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents, the Security Agent shall have the power to
institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts of impairment that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Security Agent (after consultation with the Trustee, where appropriate) may deem reasonably expedient to preserve or protect its interest and the interests of the Holders 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 the Holders or the Security Agent). The Security Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Holder of the Notes to effect any release of Liens or Collateral contemplated by Section 11.04 hereof or by the terms of the Security Documents.
Each Holder, by accepting a Note, shall be deemed (i) to have irrevocably appointed U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as Security Agent, (ii) to have irrevocably authorized the Security Agent and the Trustee to (i) perform the duties and exercise the rights, powers and discretions that are specifically given to each of them under the Intercreditor Agreements or other documents to which the Security Agent and/or the Trustee is a party, together with any other incidental rights, power and discretions and (ii) execute each document expressed to be executed by the Security Agent and/or the Trustee on its behalf and (iii) to have accepted the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreements and each Holder of the Notes will also be deemed to have authorized the Security Agent and the Trustee to enter into any such Intercreditor Agreement.
SECTION 11.03 Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Security Agent Under the Security Documents. The Security Agent is authorized to receive and distribute any funds for the benefit of the Holders under the Security Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents.
SECTION 11.04 Release of the Collateral.
(a) To the extent a release is required by a Security Document, the Security Agent shall release, and the Trustee (as applicable) shall release and if so requested direct the Security Agent to release, without the need for consent of the Holders of the Notes, Liens on the Collateral securing the Notes:
(1) as to all of the Collateral, upon payment in full of principal of, interest and all other Note Obligations or discharge or defeasance thereof;
(2) as to the Collateral held by a Guarantor, upon release of the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor (with respect to the Liens securing such Note Guarantee granted by such Guarantor) in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture;
(3) as to any Collateral, in connection with any disposition or transfer of such Collateral to any Person (but excluding any transaction subject to Article Five); provided that if the Collateral is disposed of or transferred to the Issuer or a Guarantor, the relevant Collateral becomes immediately subject to a substantially equivalent Lien in favor of the Security Agent securing the Notes; provided, further, that, in each case, such disposition or transfer is permitted by this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements;
(4) as to any Collateral held by a Subsidiary Guarantor, if the Issuer designates such Subsidiary Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the
applicable provisions of this Indenture, the release of the property, assets and Capital Stock of such Unrestricted Subsidiary upon such designation;
(5) in connection with certain enforcement actions taken by the creditors under certain secured indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries as provided under the Intercreditor Agreements, or otherwise in compliance with the Intercreditor Agreements;
(6) as may be permitted by Section 4.22, Section 9.01 or Section 9.02;
(7) in order to effectuate (i) a merger, consolidation, conveyance, transfer or other business combination conducted in compliance with Section 5.01 or (ii) a re-flagging of a vessel; provided such vessel and its related assets constituting Collateral remain pledged (or become immediately re-pledged) as Collateral to secure the Note Obligations pursuant to liens ranking pari passu with or higher in priority than the Liens on the Collateral securing the Note Obligations prior to such release and re-flagging or (iii) a reconstitution or merger for the purpose of re-flagging a vessel in compliance with Section 4.24; and
(8) as to all of the Collateral, upon the first date following the Issue Date on which (i) the Issuer (or, if the Issuer is not rated, Carnival plc) has received corporate or issuer credit ratings (or equivalent) that are Investment Grade Ratings from at least two of the Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) referred to as a “Security Fall-Away Event”), regardless of whether the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) continue to be satisfied.
In connection with any release of Collateral pursuant to Section 11.04(a)(3) above, such disposition or transfer may only be deemed to be excluded from the definition of “Asset Sale” pursuant to clause (2) of the second paragraph of such definition if either (i) such disposition or transfer is necessary or advisable for the conduct of the Permitted Business in the good faith determination of the Issuer, or (ii) such assets or Equity Interests are or remain pledged as Collateral to secure the Note Obligations pursuant to Liens ranking pari passu with or higher in priority than the Liens on the Collateral securing the Note Obligations prior to such disposition or transfer. Any such determination pursuant to clause (i) of the foregoing sentence shall be set forth in an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer.
Each of the releases in accordance with this Section 11.04 shall be effected by the Security Agent without the consent of the Holders of the Notes or any action on the part of the Trustee.
In addition, upon a Security Fall-Away Event, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, without the consent of any of the Holders of Notes, the Trustee, the Security Agent or any other party (to the extent permitted under Applicable Law), be permitted to terminate or otherwise modify the relevant Security Documents and other Note Documents relating thereto to give effect to such release.
Any release made in compliance with this Section 11.04 shall not be deemed to impair the Lien under the Security Documents or the Collateral thereunder in contravention of the provisions of this Indenture or the Security Documents (including Section 4.22 hereof).
In the event that the Issuer or any Guarantor seeks to release Collateral pursuant to Section 11.04(a), the Issuer or such Guarantor shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate (which the Trustee and Security Agent shall rely upon in connection with such release) to the Trustee and the Security Agent setting forth that the specified release complies with the terms of this
Indenture. Upon receipt of the Officer’s Certificate and if so requested by the Issuer or such Guarantor, the Security Agent shall execute, deliver or acknowledge any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction or release to evidence the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture.
ARTICLE TWELVE
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 12.01 Notices.
(a) Any notice or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail or sent by facsimile transmission addressed as follows:
if to the Issuer or the Guarantors:
Carnival Corporation
3655 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33178-2428
Facsimile: +1 305 406 4758
Attn: General Counsel
if to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
Attn: Corporate Trust Administrator
if to the Principal Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Security Agent or Registrar:
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
Attn: Corporate Trust Administrator
The Issuer, the Guarantors or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
(b) Notices regarding the Notes shall be:
(i) delivered to Holders electronically or mailed by first-class mail, postage paid; and
(ii) in the case of Definitive Registered Notes, delivered to each Holder by first-class mail at such Holder’s respective address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar.
Notices given by first-class mail shall be deemed given five calendar days after mailing and notices given by publication shall be deemed given on the first date on which publication is made. Failure to deliver 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 delivered in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
(c) If and so long as the Notes are represented by Global Notes, notice to Holders, in lieu of being given in accordance with Section 12.01(b) above, may be given by delivery of the relevant notice to DTC for communication.
(d) Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
(e) All notices, approvals, consents, requests and any communications hereunder must be in writing; provided that any communication sent to Trustee hereunder must be in the form of a document that is signed manually or by way of a digital signature provided by DocuSign (or such other digital signature provider as specified in writing to Trustee by the authorized representative), in English. The Issuer and Guarantors agree to assume all risks arising out of the use of using digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to Trustee, including without limitation the risk of Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
SECTION 12.02 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Issuer or any Guarantor to the Trustee or the Security Agent to take or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture (except in connection with the original issuance of the Original Notes on the date hereof), the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish upon request to the Trustee or the Security Agent:
(a) an Officer’s Certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or the Security Agent stating that, in the opinion of the Officer, 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 or the Security Agent stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
Any Officer’s Certificate may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon an Opinion of Counsel, unless the Officer signing such certificate knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that such Opinion of Counsel with respect to the matters upon which such Officer’s Certificate is based are erroneous. Any Opinion of Counsel may be based and may state that it is so based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon certificates of public officials or an Officer’s Certificate stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer, unless the counsel signing such Opinion of Counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the Officer’s Certificate with respect to the matters upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based are erroneous.
SECTION 12.03 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:
(a) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
(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 each 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, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION 12.04 Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.
SECTION 12.05 [Reserved].
SECTION 12.06 Legal Holidays. If an Interest Payment Date or other 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 for the intervening period. If a Record Date is not a Business Day, the Record Date shall not be affected.
SECTION 12.07 Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 12.08 Jurisdiction. The Issuer and each Guarantor agree that any suit, action or proceeding against the Issuer or any Guarantor brought by any Holder or the Trustee or the Security Agent arising out of or based upon this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be instituted in any state or Federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of them irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any suit, action or proceeding. Each of the Issuer and the Guarantors irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection to any suit, action, or proceeding that may be brought in connection with this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees, including such actions, suits or proceedings relating to securities laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, in such courts whether on the grounds of venue, residence or domicile or on the ground that any such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The Issuer and the Guarantors agree that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, are subject by a suit upon such judgment; provided that service of process is effected upon the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, in the manner provided by this Indenture. Each of the Issuer and the Guarantors not resident in the United States has appointed National Registered Agents, Inc., located 28 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10005, or any successor so long as such successor is resident in the United States and can act for this purpose, as its authorized agent (the “Authorized Agent”), upon whom process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees or the transactions contemplated herein which may be instituted in any state or Federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York, by any Holder or the Trustee, and expressly accepts the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding. National Registered Agents, Inc. has hereby accepted such appointment and has agreed to act as said agent for service of process, and the Issuer and each Guarantor agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents that may be necessary to continue such respective appointment in full force and effect
as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Issuer and the Guarantors, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action involving the Issuer or Guarantors arising out of or based upon this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be instituted by any Holder or the Trustee or the Security Agent in any other court of competent jurisdiction. The Issuer and each Guarantor expressly consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such action and waives any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto.
EACH OF THE ISSUER, THE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE, AND EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
SECTION 12.09 No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee, incorporator, member or shareholder, as such, of the Issuer or any Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor under this Indenture, the Notes or any Note Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.
SECTION 12.10 Successors. All agreements of the Issuer and any Guarantor in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.
SECTION 12.11 Counterparts. 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 transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
SECTION 12.12 Table of Contents and Headings. The table of contents 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 12.13 Severability. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes 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.
SECTION 12.14 Currency Indemnity. Any payment on account of an amount that is payable in U.S. dollars (the “Required Currency”) which is made to or for the account of any holder or the Trustee in lawful currency of any other jurisdiction (the “Judgment Currency”), whether as a result of any judgment or order or the enforcement thereof or the liquidation of the Issuer or any Guarantor, shall constitute a discharge of the Issuer or the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes or Note Guarantee, as the case may be, only to the extent of the amount of the Required Currency with such holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, could purchase in the London foreign exchange markets with the amount of the Judgment Currency in accordance with normal banking procedures at the rate of exchange prevailing on the first Business Day following receipt of the payment in the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the
Required Currency that could be so purchased is less than the amount of the Required Currency originally due to such holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall indemnify and hold harmless the holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, from and against all loss or damage arising out of, or as a result of, such deficiency. This indemnity shall constitute an obligation separate and independent from the other obligations contained in this Indenture or the Notes, shall give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by any holder or the Trustee from time to time and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order for a liquidated sum in respect of an amount due hereunder or under any judgment or order.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Bo-Erik Blomqvist
Name: Bo-Erik Blomqvist
Title: Senior Vice President
GUARANTORS:
CARNIVAL PLC
By: /s/ Bo-Erik Blomqvist
Name: Bo-Erik Blomqvist
Title: Senior Vice President
GXI, LLC
By: Carnival Corporation, its Sole Member
By: /s/ Lourdes Suarez
Name: Lourdes Suarez
Title: Treasurer
COSTA CROCIERE S.P.A.
By: /s/ Enrique Miguez
Name: Enrique Miguez
Title: Director
[Signature Page to Indenture]
PRINCESS CRUISE LINES, LTD.
By: /s/ Daniel Howard
Name: Daniel Howard
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary
SEABOURN CRUISE LINE LIMITED
By: SSC Shipping and Air Services (Curacao) N.V., its Sole Director
By: /s/ Iseline R. Gouverneur
Name: Iseline R. Gouverneur
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Stephanie Huggins
Name: Stephanie Huggins
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
CRUISEPORT CURACAO C.V.
By: Holland America Line N.V., its General Partner
By: SSC Shipping and Air Services (Curacao), N.V., its Sole Director
By: /s/ Iseline R. Gouverneur
Name: Iseline R. Gouverneur
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Stephanie Huggins
Name: Stephanie Huggins
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
[Signature Page to Indenture]
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE N.V.
By: SSC Shipping and Air Services (Curacao) N.V., its Sole Director
By: /s/ Iseline R. Gouverneur
Name: Iseline R. Gouverneur
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Stephanie Huggins
Name: Stephanie Huggins
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
HAL ANTILLEN N.V.
By: SSC Shipping and Air Services (Curacao) N.V., its Sole Director
By: /s/ Iseline R. Gouverneur
Name: Iseline R. Gouverneur
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Stephanie Huggins
Name: Stephanie Huggins
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
[Signature Page to Indenture]
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee, Principal Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Registrar and Security Agent
By: /s/ Brandon Bonfig
Name: Brandon Bonfig
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Indenture]
Schedule I
GUARANTORS
| | | | | |
Entity | Jurisdiction |
Carnival plc | England and Wales |
GXI, LLC | Delaware |
Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. | Bermuda |
Seabourn Cruise Line Limited | Bermuda |
Costa Crociere S.p.A. | Italy |
Holland America Line N.V. | Curaçao |
HAL Antillen N.V. | Curaçao |
Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. | Curaçao |
Schedule II
SECURITY DOCUMENTS
Existing Security Documents
1. U.S. Collateral Agreement dated and effective as of April 8, 2020 among the Issuer, Carnival plc and others, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Issue Date.
2. Intercreditor Agreement dated and effective as of April 8, 2020 among the Issuer, Carnival plc and others, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Issue Date.
3. First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated and effective as of July 20, 2020 among the Issuer, Carnival plc and other parties, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Issue Date.
4. First priority English mortgages dated April 8, 2020 executed by the relevant owner in respect of the following Vessels: Pacific Explorer, Majestic Princess, Sapphire Princess and Diamond Princess.
5. First priority English mortgage dated January 27, 2021 executed by the relevant owner in respect of Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess).
6. First priority English mortgage dated August 13, 2021 executed by the relevant owner in respect of Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess).
7. First preferred Panamanian fleet naval mortgage dated April 8, 2020, as amended by the second amendment dated July 23, 2021, the third amendment dated September 8, 2021 and the fourth amendment dated December 1, 2021, executed by the Issuer as owner (the “Panamanian Fleet Mortgage”) in respect of the following Vessels: Carnival Vista, Carnival Breeze, Carnival Magic, Carnival Dream, Carnival Splendor, Carnival Freedom, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Valor, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Glory, Carnival Conquest, Carnival Pride, Carnival Radiance (formerly Carnival Victory), Carnival Paradise and Carnival Elation (the “Panamanian Vessels”).
8. First priority Bahamian mortgages dated April 8, 2020 executed by the relevant owner in respect of the following Vessels: Carnival Sunshine, Carnival Sunrise, Seabourn Encore, Seabourn Quest and Seabourn Sojourn.
9. First priority Bahamian mortgages dated October 25, 2021 executed by the relevant owner in respect of the following Vessels: Carnival Legend and Carnival Spirit.
10. First priority Bahamian mortgage dated September 21, 2022 executed by the relevant owner in respect of Carnival Luminosa.
11. First priority Bermuda law mortgages dated April 8, 2020 executed by the relevant owner in respect of the following Vessels: Regal Princess, Royal Princess, Ruby Princess, Emerald Princess, Crown Princess, Caribbean Princess, Island Princess, Coral Princess, Grand Princess, Azura, Ventura, Arcadia, Aurora, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2.
12. First ranking Curaçao law deeds of mortgage dated April 9, 2020 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as mortgagor and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as the partnership in respect of the following Vessels: Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Eurodam, Noordam, Westerdam, Oosterdam, Zuiderdam, Zaandam and Volendam (the “Curaçao Vessels”).
13. First ranking Curaçao law deeds of mortgage dated July 24, 2020 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as mortgagor and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as the partnership in respect of the Curaçao Vessels.
14. First ranking Curaçao law deeds of mortgage dated September 8, 2021 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as mortgagor and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as the partnership in respect of the Curaçao Vessels.
15. First ranking Curaçao law deeds of mortgage dated November 24, 2021 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as mortgagor and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as the partnership in respect of the Curaçao Vessels.
16. The following deeds, executed by the Italian Guarantor as owner in respect of the following Vessels: Costa Fascinosa, Costa Favolosa, Costa Deliziosa, Costa Pacifica, Costa Serena, Costa Fortuna, AIDAnova, AIDAperla, AIDAprima, AIDAstella, AIDAmar, AIDAsol, AIDAblu, AIDAluna, AIDAbella and AIDAdiva, (the “Italian Vessels”);
(i) First ranking Italian law deeds of mortgage dated April 8, 2020;
(ii) Deeds of mortgage dated 7 July 2020 (the July 2020 Mortgages);
(iii) Italian law deeds of equalization of First ranking mortgages and July 2020 Mortgages dated 22 July 2020;
(iv) Second ranking Italian law deeds of mortgage dated 29 July 2020;
(v) Third ranking Italian law deeds of mortgage dated 8 September 2020;
(vi) Italian law deeds of equalization of Second ranking mortgages and Third ranking Mortgages dated 16 September 2020;
(vii) Italian law deeds of mortgages dated 5 August 2021 (the August 2021 Mortgages);
(viii) Italian law deeds of equalization of August 2021 Mortgages and First ranking mortgages dated 7 September 2021;
(ix) Italian law deeds of mortgages dated 16 November 2021 (the November 2021 Mortgages);
(x) Italian law deeds of equalization of November 2021 Mortgages and First ranking mortgages dated 3 December 2021.
17. First Deed of Covenant dated April 8, 2020 executed by the Issuer in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
18. First Deed of Covenant dated April 8, 2020 executed by Carnival plc in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
19. First Deed of Covenant dated April 8, 2020 executed by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
20. First Deed of Covenant dated April 8, 2020 executed by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
21. First Earnings Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by the Issuer in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
22. First Earnings Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Carnival plc in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
23. First Earnings Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
24. First Earnings Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
25. First Earnings Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by the Italian Guarantor in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
26. First Earnings Assignment dated April 9, 2020 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
27. First Insurance Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by the Issuer in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
28. First Insurance Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Carnival plc in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
29. First Insurance Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
30. First Insurance Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
31. First Insurance Assignment dated April 8, 2020 executed by the Italian Guarantor in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
32. First Insurance Assignment dated April 9, 2020 executed by HAL Antillen N.V. in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
33. First Charterer’s Earnings Assignment dated April 9, 2020 executed by Holland America Line N.V. (as general partner of Cruiseport Curaçao C.V.) in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
34. First Charterer’s Insurance Assignment dated April 9, 2020 executed by Holland America Line N.V. (as general partner of Cruiseport Curaçao C.V.) in respect of the Vessels listed therein.
35. First ranking Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets governed by Curaçao law and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as pledgors, dated May 5, 2020.
36. First ranking Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets governed by Curaçao law and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as pledgors, dated July 24, 2020.
37. First ranking Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets governed by Curaçao law and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as pledgors, dated September 8, 2021.
38. First ranking Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets governed by Curaçao law and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as pledgors, dated November 24, 2021.
39. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of Holland America Line N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated May 5, 2020 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as pledgor.
40. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of Holland America Line N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated July 24, 2020 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as pledgor.
41. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of Holland America Line N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated September 8, 2021 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as pledgor.
42. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of Holland America Line N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated November 24, 2021 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as pledgor.
43. Deed of Pledge of Interest in Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated May 5, 2020 and executed by Holland America Line N.V., HAL Antillen N.V., HAL Nederland N.V. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
44. Deed of Pledge of Interest in Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated July 24, 2020 and executed by Holland America Line N.V., HAL Antillen N.V., HAL Nederland N.V. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
45. Deed of Pledge of Interest in Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated September 8, 2021 and executed by Holland America Line N.V., HAL Antillen N.V. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
46. Deed of Pledge of Interest in Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated November 24, 2021 and executed by Holland America Line N.V., HAL Antillen N.V. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
47. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of HAL Antillen N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated May 5, 2020 and executed by the Issuer as pledgor.
48. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of HAL Antillen N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated July 24, 2020 and executed by the Issuer as pledgor.
49. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of HAL Antillen N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated September 8, 2021 and executed by the Issuer as pledgor.
50. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of HAL Antillen N.V. governed by Curaçao law, dated November 24, 2021 and executed by the Issuer as pledgor.
51. The following agreements in respect of the shares of the Italian Guarantor and executed by Carnival plc as pledgor:
(i) First Ranking Share Pledge Agreement dated 8 April 2020;
(ii) Share pledge agreement executed on 2 July 2020 (the July 2020 Pledge);
(iii) Italian law agreement for ranking equalization of First ranking pledge and July 2020 Pledge, dated 22 July 2020;
(iv) Second Ranking Share Pledge Agreement dated 22 July 2020;
(v) Share pledge agreement executed on 14 September 2020 (the September 2020 Pledge);
(vi) Italian law agreement for ranking equalization of Second ranking pledge and September 2020 Pledge, dated 15 September 2020;
(vii) Share pledge agreement executed on 8 September 2021 (the September 2021 Pledge);
(viii) Italian law agreement for ranking equalization of the September 2021 Pledge with the First Ranking Share Pledge and the July 2020 Pledge;
(ix) Share pledge agreement executed on 23 November 2021 (the November 2021 Pledge);
(x) Italian law agreement ranking equalisation of the November 2021 Pledge with the First Ranking Share Pledge, the July 2020 Pledge and the September 2021 Pledge.
52. Charge in respect of Shares of Seabourn Cruise Line Limited governed by Bermuda law, dated April 8, 2020 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V.
53. Charge in respect of Shares of Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. governed by Bermuda law, dated April 8, 2020 and executed by Sunshine Shipping Corporation, Ltd.
54. Deed of Amendment relating to certain English law Security Documents dated May 13, 2020 and executed by, amongst others, the Issuer and Carnival plc.
55. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated May 18, 2020 and executed by Holland America Line N.V.
56. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated May 18, 2020 and executed by HAL Antillen N.V.
57. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by the Issuer.
58. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by Carnival plc.
59. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd.
60. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
61. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by the Italian Guarantor.
62. Charge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by English law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by GXI, LLC.
63. Pledge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by German law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by the Issuer.
64. Pledge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by German law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd.
65. Pledge over Intellectual Property Rights governed by German law, dated June 28, 2020 and executed by the Italian Guarantor.
66. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
67. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Carnival plc in favor of the Security Agent;
68. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in favor of the Security Agent;
69. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited in favor of the Security Agent;
70. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Costa Crociere S.p.A. in favor of the Security Agent;
71. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2020, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
72. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Copyrights, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
73. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Patents, dated as of April 8, 2020, by Carnival Corporation. in favor of the Security Agent;
74. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Patents, dated as of April 8, 2020, Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in favor of the Security Agent;
75. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of May 18, 2020, by Holland America Line N.V. in favor of the Security Agent;
76. the Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Copyrights, dated as of May 18, 2020, by Holland America Line N.V. in favor of the Security Agent;
77. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of June 28, 2020, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
78. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of June 28, 2020, by GXI, LLC, in favor of the Security Agent;
79. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 20, 2020, by Princess Cruise Lines Ltd., in favor of the Security Agent;
80. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 20, 2020, by Seabourn Cruise Line Limited, in favor of the Security Agent;
81. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 20, 2020, by GXI, LLC, in favor of the Security Agent;
82. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of August 11, 2020, by Carnival Corporation, in favor of the Security Agent;
83. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of August 11, 2020, by Carnival plc, in favor of the Security Agent;
84. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of August 11, 2020, by HAL Antillen N.V., in favor of the Security Agent;
85. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of August 11, 2020, by Holland America Line N.V., in favor of the Security Agent;
86. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of August 11, 2020, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
87. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Patents, dated as of August 11, 2020, by Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. in favor of the Security Agent;
88. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Copyrights, dated as of August 11, 2020, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
89. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of September 30, 2020, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
90. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of January 12, 2021, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
91. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of January 12, 2021, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
92. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 7, 2021, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
93. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 21, 2021, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
94. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 21, 2021, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
95. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of October 12, 2021, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
96. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of January 19, 2022, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
97. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of January 19, 2022, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
98. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of April 8, 2022, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
99. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 13, 2022, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
100. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 13, 2022, by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
101. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 19, 2023, by Carnival Corporation in favor of the Security Agent;
102. the Supplemental Notice of Grant of Security Interest in US Trademarks, dated as of July 25, 2023 by GXI, LLC in favor of the Security Agent;
103. Charge over shares of Costa Crociere SpA governed by English law, dated September 10, 2021 and executed by Carnival plc. Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess).
104. First Deed of Covenant dated January 7, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess).
105. First Earnings Assignment dated January 7, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess).
106. First Insurance Assignment dated January 7, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess).
107. First Deed of Covenant dated August 13, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess).
108. First Earnings Assignment dated August 13, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess).
109. First Insurance Assignment dated August 13, 2021 executed by Carnival plc in respect of Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess).
110. First Earnings Assignment dated September 8, 2022 executed by Carnival Corporation in respect of Carnival Luminosa.
111. First Insurance Assignment dated September 8, 2022 executed by Carnival Corporation in respect of Carnival Luminosa.
112. First Deed of Covenant dated September 21, 2022 executed by the Issuer in respect of Carnival Luminosa.
New Security Documents
1. On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall have received (i) evidence that Issuer and Carnival plc have designated the Note Obligations as Other Pari Passu Obligations in accordance with Section 4.12(b) of the Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) evidence that the Issuer and Carnival plc have designated the Note Obligations as a First Lien Facility in accordance with Section 8.22 of the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) a copy of the Other Secured Party Consent, dated as of the Issue Date, executed by the Trustee, as Authorized Representative under the U.S. Collateral Agreement and acknowledged by U.S. Bank National Association, as Pari Passu Collateral Agent, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to the U.S. Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, (iv) certifications from the Issuer in accordance with Section 5.19 of the U.S. Collateral Agreement (A) designating the Note Obligations to be secured on a pari passu basis with the then-outstanding Secured Obligations (as defined in the U.S. Collateral Agreement) as Other Secured Obligations (as defined in the U.S. Collateral Agreement), (B) identifying the Note Obligations so designated and the initial aggregate principal amount or face amount of the Note Obligations, (C) stating that the Note Obligations are designated as Other Secured Obligations for purposes of the U.S. Collateral Agreement, (D) representing that such designation of the Note Obligations as Other Secured Obligations is not prohibited by the Indenture (as defined in the U.S. Collateral Agreement) or any Other Secured Agreement (as defined in the U.S. Collateral Agreement) in effect, and (E) specifying the name and address of the Authorized Representative for such obligations and (v) a copy of Joinder Agreement to Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Intercreditor Agreement, duly executed by the Trustee, as New Authorized Representative, and acknowledged and agreed to by the Issuer and Carnival plc.
2. On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall have received financing statements with respect to the Issuer, Carnival plc and the Subsidiary Guarantors duly prepared for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code and written authorization to make such UCC filing under the Uniform Commercial Code.
3. Amendment to the Panamanian Fleet Mortgage in respect of the Panamanian Vessels, executed by the Issuer.
4. Third ranking Italian law deeds of mortgage in respect of the Italian Vessels, executed by the Italian Guarantor, and deeds of (i) equalization to, inter alia, first ranking mortgages collateral thereto and (ii) subordination of second ranking mortgages thereto.
5. Fourth ranking Italian law deeds of mortgage in respect of the Italian Vessels, executed by the Italian Guarantor, and deeds of (i) equalization to, inter alia, first ranking mortgages collateral thereto and (ii) subordination of second ranking mortgages thereto.
6. Substantially third (but formally seventh) ranking Share Pledge Agreement governed by Italian law in respect of the shares of the Italian Guarantor, executed by Carnival plc, and contractual agreement of (i) equalization to first ranking substantial pledges collateral thereto and (ii) subordination of second-ranking substantial pledges collateral thereto.
7. Substantially fourth (but formally eighth) ranking Share Pledge Agreement governed by Italian law in respect of the shares of the Italian Guarantor, executed by Carnival plc, and contractual agreement of (i) equalization to first ranking substantial pledges collateral thereto and (ii) subordination of second-ranking substantial pledges collateral thereto.
8. Curaçao law deeds of mortgage in respect of the Curaçao Vessels, executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as mortgagor and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as the partnership.
9. Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets governed by Curaçao law, executed by HAL Antillen N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. as pledgors.
10. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of Holland America Line N.V. governed by Curaçao law, executed by HAL Antillen N.V. as pledgor.
11. Deed of Pledge of Interest in Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. governed by Curaçao law, executed by Holland America Line N.V., HAL Antillen N.V. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
12. Deed of Pledge of Shares in the capital of HAL Antillen N.V. governed by Curaçao law, executed by the Issuer as pledgor.
Post-Closing Legal Opinions
Concurrently with the receipt of the applicable security documents listed above, the Security Agent shall have received opinions, addressed to the Security Agent, of (i) Tapia, Linares y Alfaro, counsel for the Issuer and Guarantors, as to matters of Panamanian law, (ii) STvB Advocaten (Europe) N.V., counsel for the Issuer and Guarantors, as to matters of Curaçao law, (iii) Norton Rose Fulbright Studio Legale, counsel for the Issuer and Guarantors, as to matters of Italian law and (iv) Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, counsel for the Issuer and Guarantors, each as to matters of English law, in each case in substantially the same form as agreed with counsel to the Initial Purchasers prior to the Issue Date.
Schedule III
AGREED SECURITY PRINCIPLES
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AGREED SECURITY PRINCIPLES
1 Agreed security principles
The security to be provided under and in connection with this Indenture will be given in accordance with the security principles set out in this Schedule (the Agreed Security Principles), and subject to the Intercreditor Agreements.
2 General principles
2.1 The Agreed Security Principles embody a recognition by all parties that there may be certain legal and practical difficulties in obtaining effective security from the Issuer, Carnival plc and their respective Subsidiaries (collectively, the Carnival Group) in certain jurisdictions. In particular:
(a) general statutory limitations, capital maintenance, financial assistance, corporate benefit, fraudulent preference, “thin capitalisation” rules, retention of title claims, regulatory restrictions and similar principles may limit the ability of a member of the Carnival Group to provide security or may require that the security be limited by an amount or otherwise; provided that the Carnival Group will use commercially reasonable efforts to overcome any such obstacle and assist in demonstrating that adequate corporate benefit accrues to the Carnival Group and each relevant Guarantor. If any such limit applies, the security provided will be limited to the maximum amount which the relevant member of the Carnival Group may provide having regard to applicable law;
(b) a factor in determining whether or not security shall be taken is the applicable cost which shall not be disproportionate to the benefit to the holders of the Notes (or any other beneficiary of the security) of obtaining such security. For these purposes, “cost” includes, but is not limited to, income or corporate tax cost, registration taxes payable on the creation or enforcement or for the continuance of any security, notary costs, stamp duties, out-of-pocket expenses and other fees and expenses directly incurred by the relevant grantor of security or any of its direct or indirect owners, subsidiaries or Affiliates; except that such registration taxes related to enforcement shall not be applicable in the case of security governed by Italian law;
(c) except in the case of the Guarantors, unless each consent required by law, statute, the terms of any applicable contract, instrument or constitutional document or otherwise from the minority shareholders in, or any relevant corporate body of, any member of the Carnival Group which is not wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by another member of the Carnival Group is obtained, such member shall not be required to grant security; provided that the
relevant company and the Issuer have used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent, it being acknowledged that commercially reasonable efforts shall not require the payment by the Issuer or the relevant company of any monetary consent or waiver excluding any reasonable legal fees that may be payable;
(d) security shall not be created or perfected to the extent that it would result in the directors or officers of the relevant grantor being in contravention of any statutory duty in such capacity or their fiduciary duties and/or which could reasonably be expected to result in personal, civil or criminal liability on the part of any such director or officer; provided that the relevant member of the Carnival Group shall use commercially reasonable efforts to overcome any such obstacle, it being acknowledged that commercially reasonable efforts shall not require the payment by the Issuer or the relevant company of any monetary consent or waiver;
(e) any assets (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any Vessels) subject to third party arrangements (including shareholder agreements or joint venture agreements) which are permitted by the terms of the Indenture and which would prevent or prohibit those assets from being subject to legal, valid, binding and enforceable security will be excluded from the security created by any relevant Security Document; provided that the relevant member of the Carnival Group has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary consent or waiver if the asset is material, it being acknowledged that commercially reasonable efforts shall not require the payment by the Issuer or the relevant company of any monetary consent or waiver excluding any reasonable legal fees that may be payable;
(f) where a class of assets to be secured includes material and immaterial assets, if the cost of granting security over the immaterial assets is disproportionate to the benefit of such security, security will be granted over the material assets only;
(g) the granting of security or the perfection of the security granted will not be required if:
(i) it has or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the relevant member of the Carnival Group to conduct its operations and business in the ordinary course as otherwise permitted by the Indenture; or
(ii) it has or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the tax arrangements of the Carnival Group or any member of the Carnival Group,
provided that, in each case, the relevant member of the Carnival Group shall use commercially reasonable efforts to overcome such obstacle. The secured obligations will be
limited where necessary to prevent any material additional tax liability of any member of the Carnival Group;
(h) in the case of any security granted by any member of the Carnival Group, no fixed security will be given over hedging or intellectual property rights registered outside of the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom or the European Union (as a whole), which instead in each case shall be subject to floating security to the extent applicable under the laws of the jurisdiction governing the relevant Security Document. Nothing in this paragraph will restrict any provision permitting the crystallisation of any floating charge in certain circumstances as set out in the Security Documents; and
(i) other than in respect of: (i) the registration of the mortgages in respect of the Vessels with the relevant ship registry and in the jurisdiction in which the relevant Vessel owner is organized, to the extent required under the law of such jurisdiction; (ii) UCC financing statements to be filed in the applicable jurisdictions and (iii) any other notifications expressly contemplated in these Agreed Security Principles, no perfection action will be required in jurisdictions in which Guarantors are not located, except as required to effect a share pledge over any shares held in Italy. In the case of Italian mortgages over Vessels, the relevant grantor shall obtain as soon as practically possible annotation of the mortgage on the Vessel’s “atto di nazionalità”, but such annotation shall not be required to constitute “perfection” of the Vessel mortgage.
3 Security
Security will be for all liabilities of the relevant members of the Carnival Group (including the Guarantors) under the Notes and the Indenture, in accordance with, and subject to, the requirements of the Agreed Security Principles in each relevant jurisdiction.
4 Terms of security documents
4.1 Security will be first ranking (save as described below, and subject to certain liens mandatorily preferred by applicable laws), to the extent possible (and subject to certain liens mandatorily preferred by applicable laws), in accordance with the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. It is hereby understood and agreed that, whenever a lien or security interest is referred to herein as being “first-ranking”, in the case of certain liens on assets located in Italy, such liens may be formally of a lower priority than “first-ranking”, as applicable, but made effectively “first-ranking”, as applicable, pursuant to deeds of equalization (atti di parificazione di grado) and/or deeds of subordination (atti di antergazione/postergazione di grado) of previously existing security.
4.2 Security shall (to the extent legally possible, subject to the general principles above) be created in favour of the Security Agent, the Trustee and the holders of the Notes or the Security Agent on behalf of or as trustee for the Trustee, and the holders of the Notes (as considered appropriate by counsel to the Security Agent (it being anticipated that the latter option shall be appropriate in most cases)), to secure all of the obligations of the party giving the relevant security and all other liabilities under the Indenture, the Notes and the Other Pari Passu Documents (to the extent permitted by local law) and provided that “parallel debt” provisions may be used where necessary.
4.3 The Security Documents should only operate to create security rather than to impose new commercial obligations other than to the extent required by local law in order to create, enforce or perfect the security interest expressed to be created thereby, or to deal with requirements directly related thereto. Accordingly, subject to customary representations and undertakings as to the Vessels, representations and undertakings (such as in respect of insurance, maintenance of assets, information or the payment of costs) shall be strictly limited to those necessary for the creation, registration and/or perfection of the security, will not unreasonably interfere with the normal running of the business and/or the Vessels and shall not be included to the extent the subject matter thereof is the same as a corresponding undertaking in this Agreement and shall not operate so as to prevent transactions which are otherwise permitted under the Agreement or to require additional consents or authorizations or to impose commercial obligations, in each case other than to the extent required by local law in order to create, enforce or perfect the security interest expressed to be created thereby, or to deal with requirements directly related thereto.
4.4 Unless otherwise required under applicable law, if a member of a Carnival Group grants security over any asset it shall, subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Notes and the Other Pari Passu Documents, be free to deal with that asset in the ordinary course of its business until a Declared Default (as defined below) has occurred.
4.5 The following principles will be reflected in the terms of any security taken as part of this transaction:
(a) security will not be enforceable in respect of the Notes until an Event of Default has occurred in respect of which the Notes or any other series of indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreements, if any, is being accelerated (a Declared Default);
(b) information, such as lists of assets, will be provided if, in the opinion of counsel to the Security Agent or the Trustee, these are required by local law to be provided to perfect or register the security or to ensure the security can be enforced and, unless in the opinion of counsel to the Security Agent or the Trustee required to be provided by local law more
frequently, be provided annually or, following an Event of Default which is continuing, on the Security Agent’s or the Trustee’s reasonable request; and
(c) each of the Trustee, the Security Agent and the holders of the Notes should only be able to exercise any power of attorney granted to it under the security documents following a Declared Default.
5 Bank accounts
No security will be given over bank accounts.
6 Real estate
No security will be given over land, building and improvements or other real estate.
7 Security in respect of Vessels
7.1 Security will be given over the Vessels set out in the table below. It is acknowledged and agreed that certain of the Collateral in respect of the Vessels has already been entered into in connection with the issue of Carnival Corporation’s 11.500% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (2023 First-Priority Notes) and no further Security Documents shall be entered into or perfection action required under this Agreement in respect of such Collateral. The status of such Collateral is set out in the table below.
7.2 No security will be given over or in respect of the contractually restricted Vessels (being: (i) Carnival Panorama; (ii) Carnival Horizon; (iii) Sky Princess; (iv) Nieuw Statendam; (v) Seabourn Ovation; (vi) Costa Smeralda; (vii) Carnival Venezia (formerly Costa Venezia); (viii) Costa Diadema; and (ix) Britannia).
7.3 Where a new mortgage is required, each such mortgage (or, as the case may be, an amendment in respect of an existing mortgage) (a Mortgage) in respect of a Vessel must be perfected by its due registration in the relevant ship registry of the Ship’s Flag State (and evidence of such registration shall be provided in the form of transcript or equivalent Mortgage registration document from the relevant registry or, to the extent such transcript or registration document is not available, such other evidence as may be provided by the relevant local counsel that evidences that the relevant Mortgage has been duly registered in favour of the Security Agent as soon as possible following the Issue Date, but no later than the deadline set out next to each ship in the table under paragraph 7.6 below, provided that, if any government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be open, and the closure precludes the registration of a Mortgage within such period, such
Mortgage will be registered not later than the day that is the later of: (a) the deadline set out in the table under paragraph 7.6 below; and (b) the business day following the 15th day after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open.
7.4 All other vessel security in respect of a Vessel shall be entered into on or before the same deadline as its Mortgage. No manager’s undertakings will be procured or given.
7.5 Any Panamanian Mortgages shall be registered on a provisional basis no later than the applicable deadlines set forth below and the relevant owner shall be under an obligation to procure the permanent registration of the relevant mortgage within 180 days of the provisional registration.
7.6 In addition to the Mortgage over a Vessel, the vessel Collateral shall include: (a) in connection with any Mortgage that is in account current form, a deed of covenants; (b) an assignment of insurances and any requisition compensation (as set out in more detail below) from the relevant owner and (if applicable) the bareboat charterer (with such assignment from the bareboat charterer also including a subordination of its rights under the relevant charter in favour of the Security Agent); and (c) an assignment of earnings generated by the Vessel from the relevant owner and (if applicable) the bareboat charterer (which earnings assignment(s) shall also contain a mortgage and charge over the assignor’s property on the Vessels (specifically, inventory, trade receivables, intangibles, computer software and casino equipment, as set out in more detail below)) (the Ancillary Vessel Collateral).
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| Vessel | Flag state | Status of Mortgages and Ancillary Vessel Collateral |
1 | Pacific Explorer | United Kingdom | Mortgages and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated April 8, 2020. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
2 | Majestic Princess | United Kingdom |
3 | Sapphire Princess | United Kingdom |
4 | Diamond Princess | United Kingdom |
5 | Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess) | United Kingdom | Mortgage dated August 13, 2021 and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated August 13, 2021. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
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6 | Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess) | United Kingdom | Mortgage dated January 27, 2021 and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated January 7, 2021. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
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7 | Carnival Vista | Panama |
First Preferred Fleet Mortgage dated April 8, 2020, as amended by First Mortgage Addendum dated July 23, 2020 permanently registered.
Second Amendment to the First Preferred Fleet Mortgage dated July 23, 2021 permanently registered.
Third Amendment to the First Preferred Fleet Mortgage dated September 8, 2021 permanently registered.
Fourth Amendment to the First Preferred Fleet Mortgage dated December 1, 2021 permanently registered.
Fifth Amendment to the First Preferred Fleet Mortgage be executed within 45 days of Issue Date.
No further Security Documents or perfection action required in respect of Ancillary Vessel Collateral. |
8 | Carnival Breeze | Panama |
9 | Carnival Magic | Panama |
10 | Carnival Dream | Panama |
11 | Carnival Splendor | Panama |
12 | Carnival Freedom | Panama |
13 | Carnival Liberty | Panama |
14 | Carnival Valor | Panama |
15 | Carnival Miracle | Panama |
16 | Carnival Glory | Panama |
17 | Carnival Conquest | Panama |
18 | Carnival Pride | Panama |
19 | Carnival Radiance (formerly known as Carnival Victory) | Panama |
20 | Carnival Paradise | Panama |
21 | Carnival Elation | Panama |
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22 | Carnival Sunshine | Bahamas | Mortgages and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated April 8, 2020. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
23 | Carnival Sunrise | Bahamas |
24 | Seabourn Encore | Bahamas |
25 | Seabourn Quest | Bahamas |
26 | Seabourn Sojourn | Bahamas |
27 | Carnival Legend | Bahamas | Mortgages and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated October 25, 2021. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
28 | Carnival Spirit | Bahamas |
29 | Carnival Luminosa | Bahamas | Mortgage dated September 21, 2022 and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated September 8, 2022. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
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30 | Regal Princess | Bermuda | Mortgages and Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated April 8, 2020. No further Security Documents or perfection action required. |
31 | Royal Princess | Bermuda |
32 | Ruby Princess | Bermuda |
33 | Emerald Princess | Bermuda |
34 | Crown Princess | Bermuda |
35 | Caribbean Princess | Bermuda |
36 | Island Princess | Bermuda |
37 | Coral Princess | Bermuda |
38 | Grand Princess | Bermuda |
39 | Azura | Bermuda |
40 | Ventura | Bermuda |
41 | Arcadia | Bermuda |
42 | Aurora | Bermuda |
43 | Queen Elizabeth | Bermuda |
44 | Queen Victoria | Bermuda |
45 | Queen Mary 2 | Bermuda |
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46 | Koningsdam | Curaçao | First ranking Mortgages dated April 9, 2020, July 24, 2020, September 8, 2021 and November 24, 2021.
First ranking Mortgages (equal to the mortgages created on April 9, 2020, July 24, 2020, September 8, 2021 and November 24, 2021) to be executed within 45 days of Issue Date.
Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated May 5, 2020, July 24, 2020, September 8, 2021 and November 24, 2021.
No further Security Documents or perfection action required in respect of Ancillary Vessel Collateral, save that a First ranking Deed of Pledge of Moveable Assets (equal to the first ranking pledges created by the Deeds of Pledge of Moveable Assets dated May 5, 2020, July 24, 2020, September 8, 2021 and November 24, 2021) governed by Curaçao law shall be executed within 45 days of Issue Date. |
47 | Nieuw Amsterdam | Curaçao |
48 | Eurodam | Curaçao |
49 | Noordam | Curaçao |
50 | Westerdam | Curaçao |
51 | Oosterdam | Curaçao |
52 | Zuiderdam | Curaçao |
53 | Zaandam | Curaçao |
54 | Volendam | Curaçao |
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55 | Costa Fascinosa | Italy | First ranking Mortgages dated April 8, 2020 (2023 1L Notes).
Second ranking Mortgages dated July 7 2020 (2025 Term Loan).
Deed of equalization of First ranking Mortgages (2023 1L Notes) and Second ranking Mortgages (2025 Term Loan) dated July 22 2020, by which the ranking of the First ranking Mortgages (2023 1L Notes) and Second ranking Mortgages (2025 Term Loan) were equalized.
Second ranking Mortgages dated July 29 2020 (2026 2L Notes).
Third ranking Mortgages dated September 8 2020 (2027 2L Notes).
Deed of equalization of Second ranking Mortgages (2026 2L Notes) and Third ranking Mortgages (2027 2L Notes) dated September 16 2020, by which the ranking of the Second ranking Mortgages (2026 2L Notes) and Third ranking Mortgages (2027 2L Notes) were equalized.
Third ranking Mortgages dated August 5 2021 (2028 1L Notes).
Deed of equalization and subordination dated September 7 2021, by which the ranking of the Third ranking Mortgages (2028 1L Notes) and the First ranking Mortgages (2023 1L Notes, 2025 Term Loan) were equalized and Second ranking Mortgages (2026 2L Notes, 2027 2L Notes) were subordinated.
Third ranking Mortgages dated November 16 2021 (2025 Incremental Term Loan).
Deed of equalization and subordination dated December 3 2021, by which the ranking of the Third ranking Mortgages (2025 Incremental Term Loan) were equalized to First ranking Mortgages (2023 1L Notes, 2025 Term Loan, 2028 1L Notes) and Second ranking Mortgages (2026 2L Notes, 2027 2L Notes) were subordinated.
New Third ranking Mortgages (2027 Term Loan) and Fourth ranking Mortgages (2029 1L Notes) to be executed within 75 days of the Issue Date.
New deed of equalization and subordination to be entered into within 75 days of the Issue Date by which the rankings of the Third ranking Mortgages (2027 Term Loan) and Fourth ranking Mortgages (2029 1L Notes) are equalized to First ranking Mortgages (2023 1L Notes, 2025 Term Loan, 2028 1L Notes, 2025 Incremental Term Loan) and Second ranking Mortgages (2026 2L Notes, 2027 2L Notes) are subordinated.
Ancillary Vessel Collateral dated April 8, 2020. No further Security Documents or perfection action required in respect of Ancillary Vessel Collateral. |
56 | Costa Favolosa | Italy |
57 | Costa Deliziosa | Italy |
58 | Costa Pacifica | Italy |
59 | Costa Serena | Italy |
60 | Costa Fortuna | Italy |
61 | AIDAnova | Italy |
62 | AIDAperla | Italy |
63 | AIDAprima | Italy |
64 | AIDAstella | Italy |
65 | AIDAmar | Italy |
66 | AIDAsol | Italy |
67 | AIDAblu | Italy |
68 | AIDAluna | Italy |
69 | AIDAbella | Italy |
70 | AIDAdiva | Italy |
8 Insurances in respect of Vessels
8.1 The owner of each Vessel will be required to take out and maintain in its name or procure to be taken out and maintained in its name customary insurances on each Vessel with financially sound and reputable insurers or underwriters, including without limitation: (a) hull, machinery and equipment insurance (covering all fire and usual marine risks including excess risks, but excluding war risks); and (b) protection and indemnity insurance (including pollution risks, but excluding war risks).
8.2 The policies shall be assigned by each owner and each bareboat charterer of the Vessels simultaneously with the granting of the Mortgages described in paragraph 7 above, and the insurers shall be instructed to apply claims proceeds as follows:
(a) all claims under the hull and machinery (and war risks) policy for the Vessels in respect of an actual or constructive or compromised or arranged total loss of such Vessel shall be paid in full to the Security Agent or to its order; and
(b) all other claims under the hull and machinery (and war risks) policy and the protection and indemnity cover for a Vessel shall be paid in full to the relevant owner or, in the case of a Vessel subject to a bareboat charter, the relevant charterer or to its order, unless and until the Security Agent shall have notified the insurers to the contrary, whereupon all such claims shall be paid to the Security Agent or to its order.
8.3 Forthwith following the security being granted, the owner and (if applicable) the charterer of a Vessel shall serve a notice of assignment of insurances over that Vessel on the relevant brokers and Protection and Indemnity Club and shall then use reasonable endeavours to obtain:
(a) a loss payee or other endorsement or, in the case of entries in a protection and indemnity association, a note of the Security Agent’s interest made on the insurance policy; and
(b) a letter of undertaking issued to the Security Agent by the broker(s) through whom the relevant policy is placed (or, in the case of entries in protection and indemnity or war risks associations, by their managers).
If, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, the owner and (if applicable) the charterer has not been able to obtain the items referred to in (a) and (b) above for a period of six (6) weeks from the serving of the notice of assignment, such obligation to obtain those items shall cease at the end of that six (6) week period.
8.4 Reference is made to the table set forth at paragraph 7 above as to the status of the Ancillary Vessel Collateral. Accordingly, no further Security Documents or perfection action is required under this Indenture in respect of Vessel insurances.
9 Intellectual property
9.1 No security shall be granted over any licensed intellectual property which cannot be secured under the terms of the relevant licensing agreement. No notice shall be prepared or given to any third party from whom intellectual property is licensed until a Declared Default has occurred.
9.2 The Security Documents will not provide for registration of the security over owned intellectual property registered outside of the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom or the European Union (as a whole) unless otherwise agreed. The Security Documents are required to be recorded with:
(a) the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, not later than the 30th day after the Issue Date; and
(b) with the applicable Governmental Authorities in the United Kingdom and Germany, and with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, using commercially reasonable efforts, not later than the 90th day after the Issue Date,
provided that, if any government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be open, and the closure precludes the filing of a security interest in such intellectual property within such period, such security interests will be filed not later than the day that is the later of:
(i) the 30th day after the Issue Date in respect of the intellectual property registered in the United States or, using commercially reasonable efforts, the 90th day after the Issue Date in respect of the intellectual property registered in the United Kingdom, Germany or the European Union (as a whole); and
(ii) the business day following the 15th day after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open.
9.3 It is acknowledged and agreed that the Collateral in respect of intellectual property has already been entered into in connection with the issue of the 2023 First-Priority Notes and no further Security Documents shall be entered into or perfection action required under this Indenture.
10 Other personal property in respect of Vessels
Security will be given by the Issuer, Carnival plc and the Subsidiary Guarantors over assets consisting of inventory, trade receivables, intangibles, computer software and casino equipment, in each case associated with the Vessels required to be pledged. Reference is made to the table set forth at paragraph 7 above as to the status of the Ancillary Vessel Collateral. Accordingly, no further Security Documents or perfection action is required under this Indenture in respect of such assets.
11 Shares and partnership interests
11.1 The following share pledges will be given over all shares and partnership interests in the Subsidiary Guarantors listed below (excluding the 0.02% of Costa Crociere S.p.A. held by individuals) within 30 days of the Issue Date (or, (x) in the case of shares of entities organized in Italy, within 75 days of the Issue Date or (y) in the case of shares of entities organized in Curaçao, 45 days after the Issue Date); provided that, if any applicable government office is closed on one or more days on which it would normally be open, such Lien will be required to be perfected not later than the day that is the later of: (a) the 30th day (or, (x) in the case of shares of entities organized in Italy, 75th day or (y) in the case of shares of entities organized in Curaçao, the 45th day) after the Issue Date; and (b) the business day following the 15th day after the latest date such government office was closed on a day on which it would normally be open)).
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Subsidiary Guarantor | Name of shareholder/partners | Governing law |
HAL Antillen N.V. | Carnival Corporation | Curaçao |
Holland America Line N.V. | HAL Antillen N.V. | Curaçao |
Cruiseport Curaçao C.V. | (1) Holland America Line N.V. (2) HAL Antillen N.V. (3) Seabourn Cruise Line Limited | Curaçao |
Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. | Sunshine Shipping Corporation, Ltd. | Bermuda |
Seabourn Cruise Line Limited | HAL Antillen N.V. | Bermuda |
Costa Crociere S.p.A. | Carnival plc | Italy |
GXI, LLC | Carnival Corporation | United States |
11.2 Until a Declared Default has occurred, the securing person will be permitted to retain dividends and other payments to which they may be entitled as shareholders or partners and to exercise voting
rights to any shares or partnership interests pledged by it in a manner which does not adversely affect the validity or enforceability of the Collateral or cause an Event of Default to occur and the company whose shares or partnership interests have been pledged will, subject to the terms of the Indenture, be permitted to pay dividends.
11.3 Unless the restriction is required or advisable by law, the constitutional documents of the company whose shares have been charged will be amended to remove any restriction on the transfer or the registration of the transfer of the shares on enforcement of the security granted over them and/or pre-emption rights to the extent these would materially and adversely affect the security interests created under the Security Documents.
11.4 Where customary and applicable as a matter of law, at the time of execution of the applicable Security Document, a copy of the share certificate (or other documents evidencing title to the relevant shares) and a signed but undated copy of the stock transfer form will be provided to the Security Agent and where required by law the shareholders’ register will be written up to annotate the existence of the pledge, it being agreed that originals of such documents shall be supplied to the Security Agent as soon as practicable following execution of the applicable Security Document (having regard to the current logistical difficulties caused by the impact of COVID-19).
11.5 It is acknowledged and agreed that the share pledges described above have already been entered into in connection with the issue of the 2023 First-Priority Notes. Accordingly, no further Security Documents shall be entered into or perfection action required under this Indenture in respect of such share pledges, save in respect of Costa Crociere S.p.A., HAL Antillen N.V., Holland America Line N.V. and Cruiseport Curaçao C.V.
In the case of Costa Crociere S.p.A., (i) a formally eighth ranking (substantially fourth) share pledge shall be entered into in accordance with paragraph 11.1; thereafter, (ii) an agreement for (a) equalisation of such share pledge with, inter alia, existing first ranking pledges and (b) subordination of existing second ranking pledges shall also be entered into. In the case of each of HAL Antillen N.V. and Holland America Line N.V. an equal first ranking share pledge shall be entered into and in the case of Cruiseport Curaçao C.V., an equal first ranking partnership interests pledge shall be entered into and each of such pledges shall be entered into in accordance with paragraph 11.1.
12 Intercompany receivables
No security will be granted over intercompany receivables.
Schedule IV
COLLATERAL VESSELS
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| Vessel | Flag State |
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1. | Carnival Vista | Panama |
2. | Carnival Breeze | Panama |
3. | Carnival Magic | Panama |
4. | Carnival Dream | Panama |
5. | Carnival Splendor | Panama |
6. | Carnival Freedom | Panama |
7. | Carnival Liberty | Panama |
8. | Carnival Valor | Panama |
9. | Carnival Miracle | Panama |
10. | Carnival Glory | Panama |
11. | Carnival Conquest | Panama |
12. | Carnival Legend | Bahamas |
13. | Carnival Pride | Panama |
14. | Carnival Spirit | Bahamas |
15. | Carnival Radiance | Panama |
16. | Carnival Sunrise | Bahamas |
17. | Carnival Paradise | Panama |
18. | Carnival Elation | Panama |
19. | Carnival Sunshine | Bahamas |
20. | Carnival Luminosa | Bahamas |
21. | Majestic Princess | UK |
22. | Regal Princess | Bermuda |
23. | Royal Princess | Bermuda |
24. | Ruby Princess | Bermuda |
25. | Emerald Princess | Bermuda |
26. | Crown Princess | Bermuda |
27. | Sapphire Princess | UK |
28. | Caribbean Princess | Bermuda |
29. | Diamond Princess | UK |
30. | Island Princess | Bermuda |
31. | Coral Princess | Bermuda |
32. | Grand Princess | Bermuda |
33. | Koningsdam | Curaçao |
34. | Nieuw Amsterdam | Curaçao |
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35. | Eurodam | Curaçao |
36. | Noordam | Curaçao |
37. | Westerdam | Curaçao |
38. | Oosterdam | Curaçao |
39. | Zuiderdam | Curaçao |
40. | Zaandam | Curaçao |
41. | Volendam | Curaçao |
42. | Seabourn Encore | Bahamas |
43. | Seabourn Quest | Bahamas |
44. | Seabourn Sojourn | Bahamas |
45. | Pacific Explorer | UK |
46. | Pacific Encounter (formerly Star Princess) | UK |
47. | Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess) | UK |
48. | Costa Fascinosa | Italy |
49. | Costa Favolosa | Italy |
50. | Costa Deliziosa | Italy |
51. | Costa Pacifica | Italy |
52. | Costa Serena | Italy |
53. | Costa Fortuna | Italy |
54. | AIDAnova | Italy |
55. | AIDAperla | Italy |
56. | AIDAprima | Italy |
57. | AIDAstella | Italy |
58. | AIDAmar | Italy |
59. | AIDAsol | Italy |
60. | AIDAblu | Italy |
61. | AIDAluna | Italy |
62. | AIDAbella | Italy |
63. | AIDAdiva | Italy |
64. | Azura | Bermuda |
65. | Ventura | Bermuda |
66. | Arcadia | Bermuda |
67. | Aurora | Bermuda |
68. | Queen Elizabeth | Bermuda |
69. | Queen Victoria | Bermuda |
70. | Queen Mary 2 | Bermuda |
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
[If Regulation S Global Note – CUSIP Number [●]1 / ISIN [●]2]
[If Restricted Global Note – CUSIP Number [●]3 / ISIN [●]4]
No. [●]
[Include if Global Note — UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN 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.
THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF DTC OR A NOMINEE OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. THIS NOTE IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN DTC OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY A NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY DTC OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.]
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE HOLDER: REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (A “QIB”) OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON, IS NOT ACQUIRING THIS NOTE FOR THE ACCOUNT OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT WITHIN [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: ONE YEAR AFTER
1 Issue Date Regulation S CUSIP: P2121V AQ7.
2 Issue Date Regulation S ISIN: USP2121VAQ79.
3 Issue Date Rule 144A CUSIP: 143658 BW1.
4 Issue Date Rule 144A ISIN: US143658BW12.
THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF THIS NOTE)] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE DATE WHEN THE NOTES WERE FIRST OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S AND THE DATE OF THE COMPLETION OF THE DISTRIBUTION] RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE EXCEPT (A) TO THE ISSUER, CARNIVAL PLC OR ANY RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QIB IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH 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 REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (PROVIDED THAT PRIOR TO A TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E), THE TRUSTEE IS FURNISHED WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT) OR (F) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS NOTE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN IS TRANSFERRED (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (F) ABOVE) A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN, THE HOLDER MUST CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF RELATING TO THE MANNER OF SUCH TRANSFER AND SUBMIT THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE TRUSTEE. AS USED HEREIN THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY RULE 902 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES THAT IT SHALL NOT TRANSFER THE SECURITIES IN AN AMOUNT LESS THAN $2,000.
7.000% FIRST-PRIORITY SENIOR SECURED NOTE DUE 2029
Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation, for value received, promises to pay to Cede & Co. or registered assigns the principal sum of $[●] (as such amount may be increased or decreased as indicated in Schedule A (Schedule of Principal Amount in the Global Note) of this Note) on August 15, 2029.
From August 8, 2023 or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or provided for, cash interest on this Note will accrue at 7.000%, payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2024, to the Person in whose name this Note (or any predecessor Note) is registered at the close of business on the preceding January 31 and July 31, as the case may be. Interest on overdue principal and interest, including Additional Amounts, if any, will accrue at a rate that is 1.0% higher than the interest rate on the Notes.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature of an authorized signatory, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof and to the provisions of the Indenture, which provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Carnival Corporation has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized signatory.
Dated:
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Notes referred to in the Indenture.
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:
Authorized Officer
[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
7.000% First-Priority Senior Secured Note due 2029
1. Interest
Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation (together with its successors and assigns under the Indenture, the “Issuer”), for value received, promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note from August 8, 2023 at the rate per annum shown above. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal and interest, including Additional Amounts, if any, at a rate that is 1.0% higher than the interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful. Any interest paid on this Note shall be increased to the extent necessary to pay Additional Amounts as set forth in this Note.
2. Additional Amounts
(a) All payments made by or on behalf of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors (including, in each case, any successor entity) under or with respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee shall be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future Taxes unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is then required by law. If the Issuer, any Guarantor or any other applicable withholding agent is required by law to withhold or deduct any amount for, or on account of, any Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of (1) any jurisdiction (other than the United States) in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is or was incorporated, engaged in business, organized or resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision thereof or therein or (2) any jurisdiction from or through which any payment is made by or on behalf of the Issuer or any Guarantor (including, without limitation, the jurisdiction of any Paying Agent) or any political subdivision thereof or therein (each of (1) and (2), a “Tax Jurisdiction”) in respect of any payments under or with respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, including, without limitation, payments of principal, redemption price, purchase price, interest or premium, the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor, as applicable, shall pay such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received and retained in respect of such payments by each beneficial owner of Notes after such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts that would have been received and retained in respect of such payments in the absence of such withholding or deduction; provided, however, that no Additional Amounts shall be payable with respect to:
(1) any Taxes, to the extent such Taxes would not have been imposed but for the holder or the beneficial owner of the Notes (or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, partner of, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, the relevant holder, if the relevant holder is an estate, trust, nominee, partnership, limited liability company or corporation) being or having been a citizen or resident or national of, or incorporated, engaged in a trade or business in, being or having been physically present in or having a permanent establishment in, the relevant Tax Jurisdiction or having or having had any other present or former connection with the relevant Tax Jurisdiction, other than any connection arising solely from the acquisition, ownership or disposition of Notes, the exercise or enforcement of rights under such Note, the Indenture or a Note Guarantee, or the receipt of payments in respect of such Note or a Note Guarantee;
(2) any Taxes, to the extent such Taxes were imposed as a result of the presentation of a Note for payment (where presentation is required) more than 30 days after the relevant payment is first made available for payment to the holder (except to the extent that the holder would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the Note been presented on the last day of such 30 day period);
(3) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or similar Taxes;
(4) any Taxes payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments under, or with respect to, the Notes or any Note Guarantee;
(5) any Taxes to the extent such Taxes would not have been imposed or withheld but for the failure of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, following the Issuer’s reasonable written request addressed to the holder at least 60 days before any such withholding or deduction would be imposed, to comply with any certification, identification, information or other reporting requirements, whether required by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of a Tax Jurisdiction, as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of, Taxes imposed by the Tax Jurisdiction (including, without limitation, a certification that the holder or beneficial owner is not resident in the Tax Jurisdiction), but in each case, only to the extent the holder or beneficial owner is legally eligible to provide such certification or documentation;
(6) any Taxes imposed in connection with a Note presented for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) by or on behalf of a holder or beneficial owner of the Notes to the extent such Taxes could have been avoided by presenting the relevant Note to, or otherwise accepting payment from, another Paying Agent;
(7) any Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors to the holder of the Notes if such holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that such Taxes would not have been imposed on such payments had such holder been the sole beneficial owner of such Note;
(8) any Taxes that are imposed pursuant to current Section 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with, any regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof, any intergovernmental agreement between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States (or any related law or administrative practices or procedures) implementing the foregoing or any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above); or
(9) any combination of clauses (1) through (8) above.
In addition to the foregoing, the Issuer and the Guarantors will also pay and indemnify the holder for any present or future stamp, issue, registration, value added, transfer, court or documentary Taxes, or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies (including penalties, interest and additions to tax related thereto) which are levied by any jurisdiction on the execution, delivery, issuance, or registration of any of the Notes, the Indenture, any Note Guarantee or any other document referred to therein, or the receipt of any payments with respect thereto, or enforcement of, any of the Notes or any Note Guarantee (limited, solely in the case of Taxes attributable to the receipt of any payments, to any such Taxes imposed in a Tax Jurisdiction that are not excluded under clauses (1) through (3) or (5) through (9) above or any combination thereof).
(b) If the Issuer or any Guarantor, as the case may be, becomes aware that it will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to any payment under or with respect to the
Notes or any Note Guarantee, the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor, as the case may be, will deliver to the Trustee on a date that is at least 30 days prior to the date of that payment (unless the obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises after the 30th day prior to that payment date, in which case the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor shall notify the Trustee promptly thereafter) an Officer’s Certificate stating the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amount estimated to be so payable. The Officer’s Certificates must also set forth any other information reasonably necessary to enable the Paying Agents to pay Additional Amounts to Holders on the relevant payment date. The Issuer or the relevant Guarantor will provide the Trustee with documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee evidencing the payment of Additional Amounts. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely absolutely on an Officer’s Certificate as conclusive proof that such payments are necessary.
(c) The Issuer or the relevant Guarantor, if it is the applicable withholding agent, will make all withholdings and deductions (within the time period) required by law and will remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Tax authority in accordance with applicable law. The Issuer or the relevant Guarantor will use its reasonable efforts to obtain Tax receipts from each Tax authority evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld. The Issuer or the relevant Guarantor will furnish to the Trustee (or to a Holder upon request), within 60 days after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld is made, certified copies of Tax receipts evidencing payment by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or if, notwithstanding such entity’s efforts to obtain receipts, receipts are not obtained, other evidence of payments (reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee) by such entity.
(d) Whenever in the Indenture or this Note there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of amounts based upon the principal amount of the Notes or of principal, interest or of any other amount payable under, or with respect to, any of the Notes or any Note Guarantee, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
(e) The preceding obligations will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of the Indenture, any transfer by a holder or beneficial owner of its Notes, and will apply, mutatis mutandis, to any jurisdiction in which any successor Person to the Issuer (or any Guarantor) is incorporated, engaged in business, organized or resident for tax purposes, or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made under or with respect to the Notes (or any Note Guarantee) by or on behalf of such Person and, in each case, any political subdivision thereof or therein.
3. Method of Payment
The Issuer shall pay interest on this Note (except defaulted interest) to the Holder at the close of business on the Record Date for the next Interest Payment Date even if this Note is cancelled after the Record Date and on or before the Interest Payment Date. The Issuer shall pay principal and interest in U.S. Dollars in immediately available funds that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Issuer by check mailed to the Holder.
The amount of payments in respect of interest on each Interest Payment Date shall correspond to the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by this Note, as established by the Registrar at the close of business on the relevant Record Date. Payments of principal shall be made upon surrender of this Note to the Paying Agent.
4. Paying Agent and Registrar
Initially, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association or one of its affiliates will act as Principal Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer or any of its Affiliates may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar.
5. Indenture
The Issuer issued this Note under an indenture dated as of August 8, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among, inter alios, the Issuer, the guarantors party thereto, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Principal Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Registrar and Security Agent. The terms of this Note include those stated in the Indenture. Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.
6. Optional Redemption
(a) Prior to August 15, 2026 (the “First Call Date”), the Issuer 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 the Issuer by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of such Notes redeemed plus the relevant 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.
(b) On or after the First Call Date, the Issuer 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 the Issuer by first-class mail to each Holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of such Notes redeemed), plus 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, if redeemed during the applicable period set forth below:
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Period | Redemption Price |
First Call Date to August 14, 2027 | 103.50% |
August 15, 2027 to August 14, 2028 | 101.75% |
August 15, 2028 and thereafter | 100.00% |
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time prior to the First Call Date, the Issuer may redeem an aggregate principal amount of Notes up to 40% of the sum of (x) the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued on the Issue Date plus (y) the aggregate principal amount of additional Notes after the Issue Date (such sum, the “Issued Principal Amount”) in an amount up to the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount thereof) of 107.00%, 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 Issued Principal Amount of Notes must remain outstanding after each such redemption; provided, further, that such redemption
shall be completed upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed by the Issuer to each holder of Notes being redeemed to each such holder’s registered address, or delivered electronically if held by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, and otherwise in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.
“Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note on any Redemption Date, the greater of:
(1) 1.0% of the 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 the First Call Date, plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through the First Call Date (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over
(b) the principal amount of the Note.
For the avoidance of doubt, calculation of the Applicable Premium shall not be an obligation or duty of the Trustee or the Registrar or any Paying Agent.
“Treasury Rate” means, as of any Redemption Date, the weekly average rounded to the nearest 1/100th of a percentage point (for the most recently completed week for which such information is available as of the date that is two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date) of the yield to maturity of United States Treasury Securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 with respect to each applicable day during such week or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to the First Call Date; provided, however, that if the period from the Redemption Date to the First Call Date is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury Security for which such a yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury Securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the Redemption Date to the First Call Date is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.
7. Redemption for Changes in Taxes
The Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at its discretion at any time upon giving not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior written notice to the Holders of the Notes (which notice shall be irrevocable and given in accordance with the procedures set forth under Section 3.04 of the Indenture), at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date fixed by the Issuer for redemption (a “Tax Redemption Date”) and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due or which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof), if on the next date on which any amount would be payable in respect of the Notes or Note Guarantee, the Issuer or any Guarantor is or would be required to pay Additional Amounts (but, in the case of a Guarantor, only if the payment giving rise to such requirement cannot be made by the Issuer or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts), and the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor cannot avoid any such payment obligation by taking reasonable measures available
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, appointment of a new Paying Agent but excluding the reincorporation or reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor), and the requirement arises as a result of: (1) any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of the relevant Tax Jurisdiction which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the date of the Offering Memorandum (or if the applicable Tax Jurisdiction became a Tax Jurisdiction on a date after the date of the Offering Memorandum, after such later date); or (2) any change in, or amendment to, the official application, administration or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including by virtue of a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in published practice), which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the date of the Offering Memorandum (or if the applicable Tax Jurisdiction became a Tax Jurisdiction on a date after the date of the Offering Memorandum, after such later date) (each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), a “Change in Tax Law”).
The Issuer shall not give any such notice of redemption earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to make such payment or Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes or Note Guarantee were then due and at the time such notice is given, the obligation to pay Additional Amounts must remain in effect. Prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption of the Notes pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer shall deliver the Trustee an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing qualified under the laws of the relevant Tax Jurisdiction (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) to the effect that there has been a Change in Tax Law which would entitle the Issuer to redeem the Notes hereunder. In addition, before the Issuer mails notice of redemption of the Notes as described above, it shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that it cannot avoid its obligation to pay Additional Amounts by the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it.
The Trustee will accept and shall be entitled to rely on such Officer’s Certificate and opinion of counsel as sufficient evidence of the existence and satisfaction of the conditions as described above, in which event it will be conclusive and binding on all of the Holders.
The foregoing provisions of this paragraph 7 will apply, mutatis mutandis, to any successor of the Issuer (or any Guarantor) with respect to a Change in Tax Law occurring after the time such Person becomes successor to the Issuer (or any Guarantor).
8. Repurchase at the Option of Holders
(a) Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Holders shall have the right to require the Issuer to offer to repurchase the Notes pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Indenture.
(b) The Notes may also be subject to Asset Sale Offers pursuant to Section 4.09 of the Indenture.
9. Denominations
The Notes (including this Note) are in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof of principal amount at maturity. The transfer of Notes (including this Note) may be registered, and Notes (including this Note) may be exchanged, as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.
10. Unclaimed Money
All moneys paid by the Issuer or the Guarantors to the Trustee or a Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, this Note or any other Note that remain unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable may be repaid to the Issuer or the Guarantors, subject to applicable law, and the Holder of such Note thereafter may look only to the Issuer or the Guarantors for payment thereof.
11. Discharge and Defeasance
The Notes shall be subject to defeasance, satisfaction and discharge as provided in Article Eight of the Indenture.
12. Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
The Note Documents may be amended or modified as provided in Article Nine of the Indenture.
13. Defaults and Remedies
This Note and the other Notes have the Events of Default as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture.
14. Security
This Note and the other Notes will be secured by the Security Interests in the Collateral, subject to Permitted Collateral Liens, as set forth in Article Eleven of the Indenture.
15. Trustee and Security Agent Dealings with the Issuer
The Trustee and the Security Agent 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 Issuer, the Guarantors or any of their Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Security Agent. Any Paying Agent, Registrar, co-Registrar or co-Paying Agent may do the same with like rights.
16. No Recourse Against Others
A director, officer, employee, incorporator, member or shareholder, as such, of the Issuer or the Guarantors shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or the Guarantors under this Note, the other Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.
17. Authentication
This Note shall not be valid until an authorized officer of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.
18. Abbreviations
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint
tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
19. ISIN and/or CUSIP Numbers
The Issuer may cause ISIN and/or CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes, and if so the Trustee shall use ISIN and/or CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption, and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed on the Notes.
20. Governing Law
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign and transfer this Note, fill in the form below:
(I) or (the Issuer) assign and transfer this Note to
(Insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and postal code)
and irrevocably appoint ___________________ agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Your Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)
Signature Guarantee:
(Participant in a recognized signature guarantee medallion program)
Date:
Certifying Signature
In connection with any transfer of any Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issuance of such Notes and the last date, if any, on which the Notes were owned by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in such Notes and:
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(1) to the Issuer, Carnival plc or any respective Subsidiary thereof; or
(2) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933; or
(3) pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933; or
(4) pursuant to and in compliance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933; or
(5) pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
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 (3) is checked, by executing this form, the Transferor is deemed to have certified that such Notes are being transferred to a person it reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, who has received notice that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A; if box (4) is checked, by executing this form, the Transferor is deemed to have certified that such
transfer is made pursuant to an offer and sale that occurred outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act; and if box (5) is checked, the Trustee may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Issuer reasonably requests 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 U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
Signature:
Signature Guarantee:
(Participant in a recognized signature guarantee medallion program)
Certifying Signature: __________________ Date: ____________________
Signature Guarantee:
(Participant in a recognized signature guarantee medallion program)
OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note or a portion thereof repurchased pursuant to Section 4.09 or 4.11 of the Indenture, check the box:
If the purchase is in part, indicate the portion (in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) to be purchased:
Your Signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)
Date:
Certifying Signature:
SCHEDULE A
SCHEDULE OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT IN THE GLOBAL NOTE
The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Registered Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Registered Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
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Date of Decrease/ Increase | Amount of Decrease in Principal Amount | Amount of Increase in Principal Amount | Principal Amount Following such Decrease/Increase | Signature of authorized officer of Registrar |
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER FROM RESTRICTED
GLOBAL NOTE TO REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE5
(Transfers pursuant to § 2.06(b)(ii) of the Indenture)
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
U.S. Bank Global Corporate Trust Services
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55017
EP-MN-WS3C
Attention: Transfer Agent
Re: 7.000% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture dated as of August 8, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”) among, inter alios, Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation, as Issuer, the guarantors party thereto, as Guarantors, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee and as Security Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Indenture.
This letter relates to $________ aggregate principal amount of Notes that are held as a beneficial interest in the form of the Restricted Global Note (CUSIP No.: [●]6; ISIN No: [●]7) with DTC in the name of [name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP No.: [●]8; ISIN No: [●]9).
In connection with such request, the Transferor does hereby certify that such transfer has been effected in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Notes and:
(a) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), does certify that:
(i) the offer of the Notes was not made to a person in the United States;
(ii) either (i) at the time the buy order is originated the transferee is outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believe that the transferee is outside the United States; or (ii) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated
5 If the Note is a Definitive Registered Note, appropriate changes need to be made to the form of this transfer certificate.
6 Issue Date Rule 144A CUSIP: 143658 BW1.
7 Issue Date Rule 144A ISIN: US143658BW12.
8 Issue Date Regulation S CUSIP: P2121V AQ7.
9 Issue Date Regulation S ISIN: USP2121VAQ79.
offshore securities market described in paragraph (b) of Rule 902 of Regulation S and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;
(iii) no directed selling efforts have been made in the United States by the Transferor, an affiliate thereof or any person their behalf in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S, as applicable;
(iv) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act; and
(v) the Transferor is not the Issuer, a distributor of the Notes, an affiliate of the Issuer or any such distributor (except any officer or director who is an affiliate solely by virtue of holding such position) or a person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing.
(b) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Rule 144 the Transferor certifies that the Notes are being transferred in a transaction permitted by Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act.
You, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.
[Name of Transferor]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
cc:
Attn:
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER FROM REGULATION S
GLOBAL NOTE TO RESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE
(Transfers pursuant to § 2.06(b)(iii) of the Indenture)
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
U.S. Bank Global Corporate Trust Services
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55017
EP-MN-WS3C
Attention: Transfer Agent
Re: 7.000% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”)
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture dated as of August 8, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”) among, inter alios, Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation, as Issuer, the guarantors party thereto, as Guarantors, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee and as Security Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Indenture.
This letter relates to $_______ aggregate principal amount at maturity of Notes that are held in the form of the Regulation S Global Note with DTC CUSIP No.: [●]10; ISIN No: [●]11in the name of [name of transferor] (the “Transferor”) to effect the transfer of the Notes in exchange for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Restricted Global Note (CUSIP No.: [●]12; ISIN No: [●]13).
In connection with such request, and in respect of such Notes the Transferor does hereby certify that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Notes and that:
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the Transferor is relying on Rule 144A under the Securities Act for exemption from such Act’s registration requirements; it is transferring such Notes to a person it reasonably believes is a QIB as defined in Rule 144A that purchases for its own account, or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer, and to whom the Transferor has given notice that the transfer is made in reliance on Rule 144A and the transfer is being made in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States; or
the Transferor is relying on an exemption other than Rule 144A from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject to the Issuer’s and the
10 Issue Date Regulation S CUSIP: P2121V AQ7.
11 Issue Date Regulation S ISIN: USP2121VAQ79.
12 Issue Date Rule 144A CUSIP: 143658 BW1.
13 Issue Date Rule 144A ISIN: US143658BW12.
Trustee’s right prior to any such offer, sale or transfer to require the delivery of an Opinion of Counsel, certification and/or other information satisfactory to each of them.
You, the Issuer, the Guarantors, and the Trustee are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
[Name of Transferor]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
cc:
Attn:
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of [●], 20[●] (this “Supplemental Indenture”) by and among Carnival Corporation (the “Issuer”), the other parties listed as New Guarantors on the signature pages hereto (each, a “New Guarantor” and, collectively, the “New Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Trustee and the other parties thereto have heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of 7.000% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) of the Issuer initially in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Issuer and the Trustee are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all necessary acts have been done to make this Supplemental Indenture a legal, valid and binding agreement of each New Guarantor in accordance with the terms of 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 parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
ARTICLE II
AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
SECTION 2.1 Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Indenture and all other documents it deems necessary to review in order to enter into this Supplemental Indenture, and acknowledges and agrees to (i) join and become a party to the Indenture as indicated by its signature below; (ii) be bound by the Indenture, as of the date hereof, as if made by, and with respect to, each signatory hereto; and (iii) perform all obligations and duties required of a Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture. The New Guarantor hereby agrees to provide a Note Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture, including, but not limited to, Article Ten thereof.
SECTION 2.2 Execution and Delivery. The New Guarantor agrees that the Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Note Guarantee on the Notes.
[SECTION 2.3 Guarantee Limitations. Schedule IV of the Indenture is hereby amended by adding the following:
[New Guarantee Limitation Language].]
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 3.1 Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 3.2 Severability. In case any provision in this Supplemental 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.
SECTION 3.3 Ratification. 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 heretofore or hereafter shall be bound hereby. The Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 3.4 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. One signed copy is enough to prove this Supplemental Indenture. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
SECTION 3.5 Effect of Headings. The headings herein are convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
SECTION 3.6 The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the New Guarantor.
SECTION 3.7 Benefits Acknowledged. The New Guarantor’s Note Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The New Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Note Guarantee and this Supplemental Indenture are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
SECTION 3.8 Successors. All agreements of the New Guarantor in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in this Supplemental Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
ISSUER:
CARNIVAL CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
NEW GUARANTORS:
[NEW GUARANTORS]
By:
Name:
Title:
TRUSTEE:
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:
Name:
Title:
Document
Exhibit 31.1
I, Josh Weinstein, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Carnival Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: September 29, 2023
By:/s/ Josh Weinstein
Josh Weinstein
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Climate Officer
Document
Exhibit 31.2
I, David Bernstein, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Carnival Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: September 29, 2023
By:/s/ David Bernstein
David Bernstein
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Document
Exhibit 31.3
I, Josh Weinstein, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Carnival plc;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: September 29, 2023
By:/s/ Josh Weinstein
Josh Weinstein
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Climate Officer
Document
Exhibit 31.4
I, David Bernstein, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Carnival plc;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: September 29, 2023
By:/s/ David Bernstein
David Bernstein
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
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Exhibit 32.1
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2023 as filed by Carnival Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Carnival Corporation.
Date: September 29, 2023
By:/s/ Josh Weinstein
Josh Weinstein
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Climate Officer
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Exhibit 32.2
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2023 as filed by Carnival Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Carnival Corporation.
Date: September 29, 2023
By:/s/ David Bernstein
David Bernstein
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
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Exhibit 32.3
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2023 as filed by Carnival plc with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Carnival plc.
Date: September 29, 2023
By:/s/ Josh Weinstein
Josh Weinstein
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Climate Officer
Document
Exhibit 32.4
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2023 as filed by Carnival plc with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Carnival plc.
Date: September 29, 2023
By:/s/ David Bernstein
David Bernstein
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer