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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 08, 2023

 

 

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware			001-34037	87-4613576
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900
Houston, Texas				77002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713) 654-2200

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
None		N/A		N/A

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

Emerging growth company ☐

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

 

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 8, 2023, SESI, L.L.C., as borrower, SESI Holdings, Inc., as parent, and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto entered into an Amendment No.5 to Credit Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement”) to, among other things, replace the interest rate based on the London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”) and related LIBOR-based mechanics applicable to borrowings under the Credit Agreement with a forward-looking interest rate based on the secured overnight financing rate (“Term SOFR”) (including a customary spread adjustment) and related Term SOFR-based mechanics and make certain other conforming changes.

The foregoing description of the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
10.1		Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement by and among SESI, L.L.C., SESI Holdings, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and lender, and certain other financial institutions and other parties thereto as lenders
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

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SIGNATURES

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

			Superior Energy Services, Inc
Date:	May 12, 2023	By:	/s/ James W. Spexarth
			James W. Spexarth Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 5

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5 (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 8, 2023, is entered into among SESI HOLDINGS, INC. (formerly known as Superior Energy Services, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), SESI L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each other Subsidiary Guarantor party hereto (together with Parent and the Borrower, the “Loan Parties”), each of the Lenders and Issuing Lenders party hereto and JPMOrgan CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders and Issuing Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent, are party to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2021 (as amended by that certain First Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2021, that certain Second Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Guaranty and Collateral Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2021, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2022 and that certain Fourth Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2022, and as further amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, certain loans, commitments and/or other extensions of credit (the “Loans”) under the Credit Agreement 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 Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the ICE Benchmark Administration has announced cessation of LIBOR for all tenors on June 30, 2023; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have determined that LIBOR be replaced with an alternate rate of interest based on Term SOFR.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided to such terms in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Agreement.

2. Agreement. The Credit Agreement is 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 pages attached as Exhibit A hereto.

3. Payment of Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, including all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.

4. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions (the date of the satisfaction of all such conditions, the “Amendment Effective Date”):

 

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(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each of Parent, the Borrower, the other Guarantors and the Lenders either (x) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (y) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include delivery of a signed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile of other means of electronic transmission (e.g., “.pdf”) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

(b) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, in all respects) on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, unless a representation or warranty is made as of a specific date or for a specified period, in which case, such representation or warranty was true and correct as of such specified date or for such specified period.

(c) At the time of and immediately after effectiveness of this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

5. Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent that, as of the date hereof:

(b) the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement will not (i) violate (A) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; (B) the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents (including any partnership, limited liability company or operating agreements) or bylaws of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; (C) any applicable order of any court or any rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority; or (D) any provision of any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument to which Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (ii) result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, give rise to a right of or result in any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any payment) under any such indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument, where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (i) or this clause (ii) would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by Parent, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary Guarantor, other than the Liens permitted under Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement;

(c) as of the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to the terms of this Agreement, all of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, in all respects), unless a representation or warranty was made as of a specific date or for a specified period, in which case, such representation or warranty was true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date or for such specified period; and

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(d) at the time of and immediately after effectiveness of this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

6. Reaffirmation; Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.

7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial; Etc.

(b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 15.2 AND SECTION 15.3 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AS IF SUCH SECTIONS WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN.

8. Amendments; Headings; Severability. This Agreement may not be amended nor may any provision hereof be waived except pursuant to a writing signed by each of Parent, the Borrower, the other

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Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent. The Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof, and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. 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.

9. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed “.pdf” or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent.

10. Notices. All notices hereunder shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII of the Credit Agreement.

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
	By: /s/ Umar Hassan
	Name: Umar Hassan
	Title: Authorized Officer

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement]

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BORROWER:	SESI, L.L.C.
	By: /s/ James W. Spexarth
	Name: James W. Spexarth
	Title: Vice President and Treasurer
PARENT:	SESI HOLDINGS, INC.
	By: /s/ James W. Spexarth
	Name: James W. Spexarth
	Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:	1105 PETERS ROAD, L.L.C. CONNECTION TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. CSI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC H.B. RENTALS, L.C. INTERNATIONAL SNUBBING SERVICES, L.L.C. PUMPCO ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. SPN WELL SERVICES, L.L.C. STABIL DRILL SPECIALTIES, L.L.C. SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES-NORTH AMERICA SERVICES, L.L.C. SUPERIOR INSPECTION SERVICES, L.L.C. WARRIOR ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C. WILD WELL CONTROL, INC. WORKSTRINGS INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C
	By: /s/ James W. Spexarth
	Name: James W. Spexarth
	Title: Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement]

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ISSUING LENDER AND LENDER:	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
	By: /s/ Alexandra Mills
	Name: Alexandra Mills
	Title: Vice President

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement]

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ISSUING LENDER AND LENDER:	CITIBANK, N.A.
	By: /s/ Michelle Pratt
	Name: Michelle Pratt
	Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement]

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Exhibit A

(Attached hereto)

 

 

Exhibit A

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Exhibit A to Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement

This copy of the Credit Amendment, as amended by that certain First Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2021, that certain Second Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Guaranty and Collateral Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2021, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2022, and that certain Fourth Amendment and Waiver to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2022, has been conformed to show changes made pursuant to the Amendment No. 5 to Credit Amendment dated as of May 8, 2023.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated February 2, 2021

Among

SESI, L.L.C.,

as Borrower,

SESI HOLDINGS, INC. (formerly known as Superior Energy Services, Inc.),

as Parent,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent,

AND

THE LENDERSPARTY HERETO

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

JPMORGAN CHASEBANK, N.A., and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

as Syndication Agent

_____________________________________________________________________________________________
 

Exhibit A

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

		Page
	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
1.1	Definitions	1
1.2	Other Definitional Provisions	4544
1.3	Interest Rates, LIBORBenchmark Unavailability Notifications	4645
1.4	Letters of Credit	4745
	ARTICLE II THE CREDITS
2.1	Loans	4746
2.2	Letters of Credit	4847
2.3	Mandatory Repayments	5453
2.4	Commitment Fee; Reductions in Aggregate Commitment, Other Fees	5554
2.5	Minimum Amount of Each Loan Advance	5654
2.6	Optional Repayments	5654
2.7	Method of Selecting Types and Eurodollar Interest Periods	5655
2.8	Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances	5755
2.9	Changes in Interest Rate, etc.	5756
2.10	Rates Applicable After Default	5756
2.11	Method of Payment	5856
2.12	Noteless Agreement; Evidence of Obligations	5857
2.13	Borrowing Notices	5958
2.14	Interest Payment Dates; Interest and Fee Basis	5958
2.15	Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Commitment Reductions	5958
2.16	Lending Installations	6058
2.17	Non Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent	6058
2.18	Collateral and Guarantees	6059
2.19	Defaulting Lender	6261
2.20	Currency Indemnity	6463
2.21	Increase of Aggregate Commitment	6564
2.22	Banking Services and Rate Management Transactions	6665
	ARTICLE III YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES
3.1	Yield Protection; Changes in Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Regulations	6665
3.2	Alternate Rate of Interest; Illegality	6766
3.3	Funding Indemnification	6968
3.4	Taxes	6968
3.5	Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity	7372
3.6	Replacement of Lender	7372
	ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1	Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent to Advances	7472
4.2	Each Advance	7776
	ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
5.1	Existence and Standing	7877
5.2	Authorization and Validity	7877
5.3	No Conflict; Government Consent	7977
5.4	Financial Statements	7978
5.5	Material Adverse Change	7978
5.6	Taxes	7978

Exhibit A

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5.7	Litigation and Contingent Obligations	7978
5.8	Subsidiaries	8079
5.9	ERISA	8079
5.10	Accuracy of Information	8079
5.11	Material Agreements	8079
5.12	Compliance With Laws	8180
5.13	Ownership of Properties	8180
5.14	Environmental Matters	8180
5.15	Investment Company Act	8281
5.16	Labor Matters	8281
5.17	Solvency	8281
5.18	Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions	8382
5.19	Insurance	8382
5.20	Security Interest in Collateral	8382
5.21	Affiliate Transactions	8482
5.22	Negative Pledge Arrangements	8483
5.23	No Default	8483
5.24	Affected Financial Institutions	8483
	ARTICLE VI COVENANTS
6.1	Financial Reporting; Projections	8483
6.2	Use of Proceeds	8786
6.3	Notices of Material Events	8786
6.4	Conduct of Business	8887
6.5	Taxes	8887
6.6	Insurance	8887
6.7	Compliance with Laws; Environmental and ERISA Matters; Compliance with Material Contractual Obligations	8988
6.8	Maintenance of Properties	8988
6.9	Books and Records; Field Examinations and Appraisals	8988
6.10	Restricted Payments	9089
6.11	Funded Indebtedness; Rate Management Transactions	9190
6.12	Merger	9291
6.13	Sale of Assets	9291
6.14	Liens	9392
6.15	Fiscal Year	9594
6.16	Transactions with Affiliates	9594
6.17	Financial Covenant	9594
6.18	Investments	9594
6.19	Optional Payments and Modifications of Junior Debt	95

 

6.206.19	Negative Pledge Agreements	9695
6.216.20	Sale and Leaseback Transactions	9695
6.226.21	Amendment to Organizational Documents	9695
6.236.22	Parent Restrictions	9695
6.246.23	Negative Pledge on Real Property	96
6.256.24	Fourth Amendment Credit Support Cash Collateral Accounts	96
6.266.25	Post-Closing Matters	9796

 

	ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT
7.1	Events of Default	9796
	ARTICLE VIII ACCELERATION AND REMEDIES

Exhibit A

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8.1	Acceleration	9998
8.2	Preservation of Rights	9998
8.3	Application of Proceeds	99
	ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1	Survival of Representations	10099
9.2	Governmental Regulation	101100
9.3	Headings	101100
9.4	Entire Agreement	101100
9.5	Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement	101100
9.6	Expenses; Indemnification	101100
9.7	Usury Savings Clause	103102
9.8	Severability of Provisions	103102
9.9	Acknowledgements	103102
9.10	Confidentiality	103
9.11	Amendments and Waivers	104103
9.12	The PATRIOT Act	105104
9.13	Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs	105
9.14	Flood Diligence Restrictions	106105
	ARTICLE X THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
10.1	Appointment	106105
10.2	Delegation of Duties	106
10.3	Exculpatory Provisions	107106
10.4	Reliance by Administrative Agent	107106
10.5	Notice of Default	107106
10.6	Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders	107
10.7	Indemnification	108107
10.8	Rights as a Lender	108
10.9	Successor Administrative Agent	108
10.10	Arrangers and Syndication Agent	109108
10.11	Releases of Guarantees and Liens	109108
10.12	Credit Bidding	110109
10.13	Certain ERISA Matters	111110
10.14	Acknowledgement of Lenders and Issuing Lenders	112111
	ARTICLE XI SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS
11.1	Setoff	113112
11.2	Ratable Payments	114113
	ARTICLE XII BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
12.1	Successors and Assigns	114113
12.2	Permitted Assignments and Participations	114113
12.3	Dissemination of Information	118117
12.4	Tax Treatment	118117
	ARTICLE XIII NOTICES
13.1	Notices	118117
13.2	Change of Address	118
	ARTICLE XIV

Exhibit A

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	COUNTERPARTS
14.1	Counterparts	118
	ARTICLE XV CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVEROF JURY TRIAL
15.1	GOVERNING LAW	119
15.2	SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS	119
15.3	WAIVER OF JURYTRIAL	120119
	ARTICLE XVI ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN
16.1	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions	120119

 

Schedules and Exhibits
Schedule 1	Commitment Amounts Of The Lenders
Schedule 1A	L/C Commitment Amounts Of The Issuing Lenders
Schedule 1B	Maximum Premium Rental Drill Pipe Amount
Schedule 2	Pricing Schedule
Schedule 3	List Of Borrower’s Subsidiaries
Schedule 4	Deposit Accounts
Schedule 5	Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 5.19	Material Insurance Coverage
Schedule 5.21	Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 6	Closing Date Investments
Schedule 6.20	Negative Pledge Arrangements
Exhibit A	Form Of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit B	Form Of Assignment And Assumption
Exhibit C	Form Of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit D-1:	Form Of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit D-2:	Form Of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate For Non-U.S.Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit D-3:	Form Of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit D-4:	Form Of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit E	Form Of Incremental Increase Agreement
Exhibit F	Form Of Borrowing Base Certificate

 

Exhibit A

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 2, 2021, is among SESI, L.L.C., as the Borrower, SESI HOLDINGS, INC. (formerly known as Superior Energy Services, Inc.), as the Parent, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders from time to time party hereto.

 

RECITALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

 

“Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Uniform Commercial Code.

 

 

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“Account Debtor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Uniform Commercial Code.

 

“Acquisition” means any transaction, or series of related transactions, consummated on or after the Closing Date, by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (a) acquires any going business concern or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or division thereof that is a going business concern, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise, or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the Equity Interests (including any option, warrant or any right to acquire any of the foregoing) of any other Person or (c) acquires interests in mineral leases. “Acquisition” shall not include the formation of a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or any merger or consolidation among the Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.

 

“Additional Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(a).

 

“Adjusted Book Value” means as to any Person, at any time, in accordance with GAAP (except as otherwise specifically set forth below), the amount equal to (a) the aggregate “net book value” of all assets of such Person (excluding the value of patents, trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, licenses, goodwill and other intangible assets) minus (b) the aggregate amount of intercompany indebtedness of such Person. For purposes of this definition, “net book value” means the gross book value of all assets of such Person less all appropriate reserves in accordance with GAAP (including all reserves for doubtful receivables, obsolescence, depreciation and amortization).

 

“Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate” means an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple SOFR, plus (b) 0.10%; provided that if 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, for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to

 

“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as contractual representative of the Lenders pursuant to Article X, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article X.

 

“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Advance” means a borrowing hereunder, (a) made by the Lenders on the same Borrowing Date,

 

“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

 

“Affected Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.6.

 

 

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“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to Control another Person if the Controlling Person owns twenty percent (20%) or more of any class of voting securities (or other ownership interests) of the Controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the Controlled Person, whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Agent Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.7.

 

“Aggregate Commitment” means, at any time, the aggregate of the Commitments of all of the Lenders, as increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. As of the Closing Date, the Aggregate Commitment is $120,000,000.

 

“Aggregate Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate Credit Exposure of all of the Lenders at such time.

 

“Agreed Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.

 

“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50% and (c) the EurodollarAdjusted Term SOFR Rate applicable for an Eurodollar Interest Period of one month onas published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) plus 1.00%; provided that, the Eurodollar BaseAdjusted Term SOFR Rate for any day shall be based on the Eurodollar BaseTerm SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London5:00 a.m. Chicago time on such day, subject to the interest rate floors set forth therein (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the CME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurodollar BaseAdjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurodollar BaseAdjusted Term SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof, then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate shall be less than 2.0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 2.0% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Alternate Currency” means, (a) with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Australian Dollars, Bahts, Dirhams, Euros, Indian Rupees, Kuwaiti Dinars, New Zealand Dollars, Norwegian Kroners, Pounds, Reais, Ringgits, Rupiah, Saudi Riyals and Singapore Dollars, (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by Bank of America, N.A., Australian Dollars, Bahts, Dirhams, Euros, Indian Rupees, Kuwaiti Dinars, New Zealand Dollars, Norwegian Kroners, Pounds, Ringgits, Rupiah, Saudi Riyals and Singapore Dollars, and (c) with respect to any Letter of Credit issuing by any Issuing Lender, any other currency (other than U.S. Dollars) that has been designated by the Administrative Agent as an Alternate Currency at the request of the Borrower and with the consent of the applicable Issuing Lender.

 

“Alternate Currency Overnight Rate” means, with respect to a currency other than U.S. Dollars, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to represent its cost of overnight or

 

 

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short-term funds in such currency (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) plus the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar LoansTerm Benchmark Advances.

 

“Ancillary Document” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.1.

 

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

“Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate” means, at any time, with respect to Letters of Credit, the percentage rate per annum which is applicable at such time as set forth in the Pricing Schedule; provided that the “Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate” shall be the rate per annum set forth in Category 2 during the period from the Closing Date to, and including, the date on which the Administrative Agent receives the financial statements and Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.1(a)(ii) and (iv) with respect to the fiscal quarter of the Parent ending March 31, 2021.

 

“Applicable Margin” means, with respect to Advances of any Type at any time, the percentage rate per annum which is applicable at such time with respect to Advances of such Type as set forth in the Pricing Schedule; provided that the “Applicable Margin” shall be the applicable rates per annum set forth in Category 2 during the period from the Closing Date to, and including, the date on which the Administrative Agent receives the financial statements and Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.1(a)(ii) and (iv) with respect to the fiscal quarter of the Parent ending March 31, 2021.

 

“Application” means an application, in such form as the Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting the Issuing Lender to open a Letter of Credit.

 

“Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.2(a)(ii).

 

“Approved Plan” means the First Amended Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization, filed with the Bankruptcy Court at Docket No. 289, on January 19, 2021, in Case 20-35812 (DRJ).

 

“Arrangers” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners under this Agreement.

“Article” means an article of this Agreement unless another document is specifically referenced. “Asset Sale” means (a) any disposition of Property or series of related dispositions of Property of

any Borrowing Base Party (excluding (i) any such disposition permitted by Section 6.13(a) other than

Section 6.13(a)(iii) and (ii) dispositions of Equity Interests of any Subsidiary) or (b) any disposition of Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

“Assignee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.2(a)(i).

 

“Assignment and Assumption” means any assignment agreement in the form of Exhibit B, executed and delivered pursuant to Section 12.2.

“Australian Dollars” means the lawful currency of the Commonwealth of Australia. “Authorized Officer” means any of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial

Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any Vice President of the Parent or Borrower, as

applicable, acting singly.

 

 

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“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2.8(b).

 

“Availability” means, at any time, an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the Aggregate Commitment and (ii) the Borrowing Base minus (b) the Aggregate Exposure.

 

“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, (or component thereof), as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark 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 Eurodollar Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Eurodollar Interest Period” pursuant to clause (f) of Section 3.2.

 

“Bahts” means the lawful currency of the Kingdom of Thailand.

 

“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 I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

 

“Banking Services” means each and any of the following bank services provided to the Parent, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) credit cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, “commercial credit cards” and purchasing cards),

 

“Banking Services Reserves” means all Reserves which the Administrative Agent from time to time establishes in its Permitted Discretion for Banking Services then provided or outstanding, but in any event no greater than the amount of Specified Cash Management Obligations as reported to the Administrative Agent by each Lender or Affiliate thereof; provided that (i) any reserve with respect to Specified Cash Management Obligations relating to corporate credit card programs and purchase card programs shall not exceed an amount equal to the maximum amount charged to such card programs in any of the three months prior to such date of determination and (ii) any reserve with respect to any other Specified Cash Management Obligation shall not exceed the usual and customary charges for such Banking Services charged by the applicable Lender or Affiliate thereof.

 

“Bankruptcy Code” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto. “Bankruptcy Court” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Bankruptcy Event” means with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian,

 

 

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assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or becomes the subject of a Bail-in Action, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a governmental or quasi-governmental authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such governmental or quasi-governmental authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

 

“Benchmark” means, initially, Eurodollar Basethe Adjusted Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Eurodollar Basethe Adjusted Term SOFR 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 3.2.

 

“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:

 

 

(ba) the sum of: (i)Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;Rate; and

 

(cb) the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or

(B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

provided that, in the case of clause (a), 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, 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 (x) Term SOFR and (y) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (a) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above).

 

If theprovided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined pursuant to clause (a), or (b) or (c) 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 Eurodollar Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:

 

 

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provided that, in the case of clause (a) 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 “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Eurodollar 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, the availability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides 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 that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines 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 the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, (x) 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 (y) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

 

“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

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 the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.2 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.2.

 

“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership 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”.

 

“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. §1010.230.

 

“Benefitted Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.1(a).

 

“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party shall mean an “affiliate’” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

 

“Borrower” means SESI, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and its permitted successors and assigns.

 

“Borrower Regarded Taxpayer” means (a) the Parent, (b) if an entity other than the Parent becomes the regarded owner of the Borrower for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Borrower’s regarded owner or (c) if the Borrower becomes a regarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Borrower, as applicable.

 

“Borrowing Base” means the sum of the following determined as of the most recent date for which the Borrower has delivered a Borrowing Base Certificate (or, with respect to clause (f), the date on which the Borrowing Base is being determined):

 

 

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$5,000,000, plus

 

 

$25,000,000, plus

 

 

 

 

 

“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer, in substantially the form of Exhibit F or another form which is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Borrowing Base Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors. “Borrowing Date” means a date on which an Advance is made hereunder.

“Borrowing Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.7.

 

“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks generally are open in New York City, Chicago and Houston for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities and interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system.

 

“Calculation Date” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternate Currency, each of the following: (a) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount) and (b) each date of any payment by the Issuing Lender of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternate Currency. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower of the applicable amounts recalculated on each Calculation Date.

 

“Capital Expenditures” means, without duplication, any expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP (excluding expenses which are properly charged to income); GAAP; provided however, that Capital Expenditures shall not include any such expenditures which constitute (a) a Permitted Acquisition (or

 

 

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other Investment permitted hereunder), (b) any such expenditure made to restore, replace, rebuild or purchase property, plant or equipment to the extent financed with insurance proceeds or condemnation awards and similar payments, and (c) the purchase price of property acquired in ordinary course trade-ins or concurrent sales of used or surplus property or otherwise in connection with a disposition permitted by Section 6.13(a)(v).

 

“Capitalized Lease” of a Person means any lease of Property by such Person as lessee which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Capitalized Lease Obligations” of a Person means the amount of the obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided, that obligations created prior to any recharacterization described below (or any refinancings thereof) that are recharacterized as Capitalized Lease Obligations due to a change in GAAP after January 1, 2011 shall not be treated as Capitalized Lease Obligations for any purpose under this Agreement but shall instead be treated as they would have been in accordance with GAAP as in effect on January 1, 2011.

 

“Cash Dominion Implementation Period” means the period from the Closing Date to the date that the requirements in Section 6.26 are satisfied.

“Cash Dominion Trigger Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(d). “Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally

guaranteed by, the United States government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith

and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, euro time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six months from the date of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than thirty (30) days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s; (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; (g) money market mutual or similar funds that invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition; or (h) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.

 

“Change in Control” means (a) Superior Topco shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, at least 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of Superior Midco on a fully diluted basis, (b) Superior Midco shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances, at least 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of the Parent on a fully diluted basis, (c) the Parent shall cease to own, free and clear of all Liens or other encumbrances other than

 

 

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Permitted Liens, at least 100% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis; (d) the acquisition of direct or indirect Control of Superior Topco by any Person or group other than the Permitted Holders; (e) the acquisition of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of Superior Topco on a fully diluted basis by any Person or group other than the Permitted Holders; or (e) occupation at any time of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of Superior Topco by Persons who were not (i) directors of the Parent on the date of this Agreement, nominated, appointed or approved for consideration by shareholders for election by the board of directors of Superior Topco, (ii) approved by the board of directors of Superior Topco as director candidates prior to their election, nor (iii) appointed by directors so nominated, appointed or approved.

 

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any governmental authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any governmental authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

“Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.

 

“CME Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term SOFR (or a successor administrator).

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Collateral” means all of the types of property described in Section 2.18, or as otherwise described as such in any Collateral Documents and all property owned, leased or operated by any Borrowing Base Party covered by the Collateral Documents and any and all other property of any Borrowing Base Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that may at any time be, become or be intended to be, subject to a security interest or Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders and other Secured Parties, to secure the Obligations.

 

“Collateral Access Agreement” means any landlord waiver or other agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, between the Administrative Agent and any third party (including any bailee, consignee, customs broker, or other similar Person) in possession of any Collateral or any landlord of any real property where any Collateral is located, as such landlord waiver or other agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, all guaranties and all security agreements, financing statements, assignments creating and perfecting security interests, liens, or encumbrances in the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in favor of the Administrative Agent to secure the Obligations.

 

“Commitment” means, for each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Loans not exceeding the amount set forth on Schedule 1 under the caption “Commitment” (as amended or replaced

 

 

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from time to time) or as set forth in any Assignment and Assumption relating to any assignment that has become effective pursuant to Section 12.3, as such amount may be modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, together with the commitment of such Lender to acquire participations in Protective Advances hereunder, in each case, as increased pursuant to Section 2.21 or reduced pursuant to Section 2.4(b).

 

“Commitment Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the Termination

Date.

 

“Commodity Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Uniform Commercial Code.

 

“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute, or any rule, regulation or order of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof).

 

“Compliance Certificate” means the certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Parent in substantially the form of Exhibit A.

 

“Concentration Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(d).

 

“Conduit Lender” means any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided, that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 9.6 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have any Commitment.

 

“Confirmation Order” means an order confirming the Approved Plan, filed with the Bankruptcy Court at Docket No. 289, on January 19, 2021, in Case 20-35812 (DJR)

 

“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise; “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

“Control Agreement” means an account control agreement (or similar agreement), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed by the applicable Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and the relevant depository institution, securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, as applicable, party thereto. Such agreement shall provide a first priority perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the applicable Loan Party’s Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account, as applicable.

 

“Controlled Account” means a Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account that is maintained either with the Administrative Agent or another Lender and subject to a Control Agreement.

 

 

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“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” shall mean any of the following:

 

 

 

 

“Covered Party” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.13.

 

“Conversion/Continuation Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.8.

 

“Covered Party” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.13.

 

“Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans and its L/C Exposure at such time, plus (b) an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Protective Advances outstanding at such time.

 

“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will 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 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. (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day, a “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a 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; provided that if by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately following any SOFR Determination Day, SOFR in respect of such SOFR Determination Day has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Day will be SOFR as published in respect of the first (1st) preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided further that SOFR as determined pursuant to this proviso shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three (3) consecutive SOFR Rate Days. 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.

 

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium,

 

 

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rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

 

“Default” means an event which but for the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

“Default Right” shall have the meeting provided in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

 

“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.19(f), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a governmental authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such governmental authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.19(f)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Lender and each Lender.

“Deposit Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Uniform Commercial Code. “DIP Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“DIP Termination Date” means the earliest of (a) June 9, 2021, (b) the date on which the Approved Plan becomes effective, (c) the date of the closing of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Loan Parties under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise and (d) any date upon

 

 

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which the Aggregate Commitment (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) is reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of Section 2.4 of the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

“Dirhams” means the lawful currency of the United Arab Emirates.

 

“Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder thereof) or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is convertible or exchangeable for Funded Indebtedness or redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock) at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is one year after the Scheduled Termination Date; provided that, if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to, or in accordance with, a plan for the benefit of employees of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Parent in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, resignation, death or disability and if any class of Equity Interest of such Person by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of an Equity Interest that is not Disqualified Capital Stock, such Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Capital Stock. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Equity Interest that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Parent or its Subsidiaries to repurchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock.

 

“Domestic Consolidated Cash Balance” means, at any time of determination, (a) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Parent and its Domestic Subsidiaries less (b) Domestic Excluded Cash.

 

“Domestic Excess Cash” means, at any time of determination, the amount by which the Domestic Consolidated Cash Balance exceeds $5,000,000.

 

“Domestic Excluded Cash” means, as of any time of determination, (a) any cash or Cash Equivalents to be used to pay obligations of the Parent and its Domestic Subsidiaries then due and owing (or required to be paid within five (5) Business Days) to third parties, which obligations are permitted under this Agreement, (b) other amounts for which the Parent and its Domestic Subsidiaries have issued checks or have initiated wires or ACH transfers in order to pay the obligations referred to in the immediately preceding clause (a), (c) cash or Cash Equivalents pledged to secure any obligations of the Parent and its Domestic Subsidiaries under any letter of credit or other obligation (including Letters of Credit) and (d) Eligible Cash.

 

“Domestic Subsidiaries” means Subsidiaries of the Borrower incorporated or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America.

 

“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is Eurodollar Base Rate, the occurrence of:

 

 

 

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SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and

 

 

“EBITDA” means Net Income plus, to the extent deducted in determining Net Income, (a) Interest Expense, (b) Income Taxes, (c) depreciation and depletion expense, (d) amortization expense, (e) non-cash charges, excluding cancellation of debt income, (f) extraordinary non-cash losses, (g) any costs, expenses and charges relating to severance, cost savings, operating expense reductions, facilities closing, consolidations, and integration costs, and other restructuring charges or reserves, provided that the aggregate amount included pursuant to this clause (g) shall not exceed $20,000,000 for the Test Period most recently ended as of such date of determination and (h) any non-cash losses or charges resulting from any Rate Management Transaction resulting from the requirements of ASC Section 815-10 (as successor to FASB Statement 133), minus, to the extent included in determining Net Income, extraordinary gains and other non-cash items which would increase Net Income, all calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that following any Material Transaction by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, calculation of EBITDA for the fiscal quarter or calendar month, as applicable, in which such Material Transaction occurred and each of the three (3) fiscal quarters or eleven (11) calendar months, as applicable immediately following such Material Transaction shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

“ECP” means an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the SEC.

 

“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.

 

“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 Accounts” means, at any time, the Accounts of the Borrowing Base Parties; provided that Eligible Accounts shall not include any Account:

 

 

 

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any such case, such Account is backed by a Letter of Credit reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the event that an Account which was previously an Eligible Account ceases to be an Eligible Account hereunder, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof promptly after the

 

 

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Borrower’s knowledge thereof, but in no event later than the time of submission to the Administrative Agent of the next Borrowing Base Certificate. In determining the amount of an Eligible Account, the face amount of an Account may, in the Administrative Agent’s Permitted Discretion, be reduced by, without duplication, to the extent not reflected in such face amount, the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of such Account but not yet applied by the applicable Borrowing Base Party to reduce the amount of such Account.

 

“Eligible Cash” means otherwise unrestricted cash of the Borrowing Base Parties that is (a) held in a segregated and fully-blocked Controlled Account with the Administrative Agent (i) from which funds cannot be withdrawn unless the requirements in Section 2.2.11 are satisfied and (ii) which exclusively contains such Eligible Cash and (b) not subject to Liens other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and Permitted Liens attaching by operation of law in favor of the applicable depository bank. For the avoidance of doubt, Eligible Cash does not include any amounts posted to cash collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.2.9.

 

“Eligible Inventory” means, at any time, the Inventory of the Borrowing Base Parties; provided that Eligible Inventory shall not include any Inventory:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Agreement or (ii) a Rent and Charges Reserve has been established by the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the event that Inventory which was previously Eligible Inventory ceases to be Eligible Inventory hereunder, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof on and at time of submission to the Administrative Agent of the next Borrowing Base Certificate.

 

“Eligible Premium Rental Drill Pipe” means, at any time, the Premium Rental Drill Pipe of the Borrowing Base Parties, provided that Eligible Premium Rental Drill Pipe shall not include any Premium Rental Drill Pipe:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In the event that Inventory which was previously Eligible Inventory ceases to be Eligible Inventory hereunder, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof on and at the time of submission to the Administrative Agent of the next Borrowing Base Certificate.

 

“Eligible Unbilled Accounts” means, at any time, the Accounts of the Borrowing Base Parties which would qualify as an Eligible Account except that the invoice with respect thereto has not yet been submitted to the Account Debtor, so long as the applicable Borrowing Base Party shall have made arrangements for an invoice to be sent to such Account Debtor within thirty (30) days after the end of the following calendar month of any date of determination.

 

“Engagement Letter” means that certain engagement letter, dated as of October 27, 2020, between SESI, L.L.C. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

 

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“Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws (including common law), judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, and other governmental restrictions relating to (a) the protection of the environment or of human health and safety (solely as it relates to exposure to pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes),

(b) the effect of the environment on human health and safety, (c) Releases of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes into surface water, ground water or land, or (d) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.

 

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental investigation, remediation or restoration, administrative oversight costs, consultants’ fees, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of or noncompliance with any Environmental Law or permit, license or approval issued thereunder, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) any exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the indoor or outdoor 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 Interest” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest; provided that debt securities which are convertible shall not be Equity Interests merely by virtue of the right of any Person to convert such securities into Equity Interests of the issuer of such debt securities.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person that, together with any Loan Party, is treated as a single employer, or otherwise aggregated, under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

 

“ERISA Event” means (a) any Reportable Event; (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, with respect to any Plan; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in critical status, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (h) any transactions that resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in any liability to the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate under Section 4069 of ERISA or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (i) engagement in a non-exempt prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA with respect to any Plan; or (j) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in at-risk status, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

 

 

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“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

“Eurodollar Advance” means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10, bears interest at the applicable Eurodollar Rate.

 

“Eurodollar Base Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Advance and relative to any Eurodollar Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for U.S. Dollars for a period equal in length to such Eurodollar Interest Period) as displayed 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 shall be selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case the “LIBO Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Eurodollar Interest Period; provided that, (x) if the LIBO Screen Rate shall be less than 1.00%, the LIBO Screen Rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement and (y) if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Eurodollar Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”), then the Eurodollar Base Rate shall be equal to the Interpolated Rate. Any change in the Eurodollar Base Rate shall be effective from and include the effective date of such change.

 

“Eurodollar Interest Period” means, with respect to a Eurodollar Advance, a period of one, two, three or six months (or other period acceptable to all of the Lenders) commencing on a Business Day selected by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement. Such Eurodollar Interest Period shall end on the day which corresponds numerically to such date one, two, three or six months (or other period acceptable to all of the Lenders) thereafter, provided, however, that if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such next, second, third or sixth succeeding month, such Eurodollar Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such next, second, third or sixth succeeding month. If a Eurodollar Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Eurodollar Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that if said next succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar month, such Eurodollar Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

“Eurodollar Rate” means, with respect to a Eurodollar Advance for the relevant Eurodollar Interest Period, the sum of (a) the quotient of (i) the Eurodollar Base Rate applicable to such Eurodollar Interest Period, divided by (ii) one minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to such Eurodollar Interest Period, plus (b) the Applicable Margin.

 

“Euros” means the single currency of participating member states of the European Monetary Union introduced in accordance with the provisions of Article 109(1)4 of the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957 (as amended by the Single European Act 1986 and the Maastricht Treaty (which was signed at Maastricht on February 7, 1992 and came into force on November 1, 1993) as amended from time to time) and as referred to in legislative measures of the European Union for the introduction of, changeover to or operating of the euro in one or more member states.

 

“Event of Default” means an event described in Article VII.

 

“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Person of, or the grant by such Person of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading

 

 

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Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Person’s failure for any reason to constitute an ECP at the time the guarantee of such Person or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender,

U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 3.6) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.4, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.4(d) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

“Exhibit” refers to an exhibit to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.

 

“Existing Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto. “Existing Issuing Lenders” means the Issuing Lenders (as defined in the Existing Credit

Agreement).

 

“Existing Lenders” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.

 

“Existing Letters of Credit” means each letter of credit listed on Schedule 5, which in each case were previously issued for the account of, or guaranteed by, the Borrower pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement that is outstanding on the Closing Date.

 

“Facility” means the Commitments and the Loans made hereunder.

 

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.

 

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding

 

 

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Business Day by the NYFRB, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it; provided, that, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than 1.0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.0% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any of its successors.

 

“Final” means, with respect to an order of the Bankruptcy Court, an order as to which the time to appeal, or seek certiorari or move for a new trial, reargument, or rehearing has expired and no appeal

or petition for certiorari or other proceedings for a new trial, reargument, or rehearing has been timely taken, or as to which any appeal that has been taken or any petition for certiorari that has been or may be timely filed has been withdrawn or resolved by the highest court to which the order or judgment was appealed or from which certiorari was sought or the new trial, reargument, or rehearing shall have been denied, resulted in no stay pending appeal of such order, or has otherwise been dismissed with prejudice; provided, however, that the possibility that a motion under Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or any analogous rule under the bankruptcy rules, may be filed with respect to such order shall not preclude such order from being Final.

 

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Parent on a consolidated basis, as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been, or were required to be, delivered pursuant to Sections 6.1(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), the ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis, of (a) EBITDA minus Unfinanced Capital Expenditures to (b) Fixed Charges, all calculated for the Test Period ended on such date.

 

“Fixed Charges” means, for any period, without duplication, cash Interest Expense (other than any interest expense of the Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries with respect to the Senior Notes (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement), plus prepayments and scheduled principal payments on Funded Indebtedness actually made or required to be made in such period, plus Income Taxes paid in cash in such period, plus Restricted Payments paid in cash in such period, plus Capitalized Lease Obligation payments made in such period, plus cash contributions to any Plan made in such period, all calculated for the Parent and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Floating Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to (a) the Alternate Base Rate for such day plus (b) the Applicable Margin.

 

“Floating Rate Advance” means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10, bears interest at the Floating Rate.

 

“Flood Laws” means the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, and related laws, rules and regulations, including any amendments or successor provisions.

 

“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 Eurodollar Base Rate.a rate of interest equal to 0.50%.

 

“Foreign Investment Grade Accounts” means Accounts of the Borrowing Base Parties that would constitute Investment Grade Accounts if they were not deemed ineligible solely as a result of such Accounts not meeting the requirements of clause (k) of the definition of “Eligible Accounts”.

 

 

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“Foreign Subsidiaries” means direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower incorporated or organized under the laws of a country other than the United States of America.

 

“Fourth Amendment and Waiver Effective Date” means March 8, 2022.

 

“Fourth Amendment Credit Support Cash Collateral Account” means one or more cash collateral accounts held with an issuer of any Fourth Amendment Credit Support Obligation containing cash or cash equivalents in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (i) 105% of the face amount of such Fourth Amendment Credit Support Obligations, and (ii) the aggregate amount in such Fourth Amendment Credit Support Cash Collateral Accounts as of the Closing Date, to be held by such issuer as cash collateral for the Borrower’s obligations with respect to such Fourth Amendment Credit Support Obligations.

 

“Fourth Amendment Credit Support Cash Obligations” means “Fourth Amendment Credit Support Cash Obligations” (as defined in the Prepetition Credit Agreement) that were supported by amounts on deposit in “Fourth Amendment Credit Support Cash Collateral Accounts” (as defined in the Prepetition Credit Agreement) on the Petition Date.

 

“Funded Indebtedness” of a Person means, without duplication, such Person’s (a) obligations for borrowed money, (b) obligations representing the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business payable on terms customary in the trade), (c) obligations, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from Property now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person, (d) obligations which are evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, acceptances, or other instruments, (e) obligations to purchase securities or other Property arising out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities or Property, (f) Capitalized Lease Obligations, (g) indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (h) liquidation value of all mandatorily redeemable preferred Equity Interests, (i) any other obligation for borrowed money or other financial accommodation which in accordance with GAAP would be shown as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (j) obligations, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit or similar arrangements (but excluding performance bonds of any type, including in the form of letters of credit), (k) Guarantee Obligations in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (e)