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This excerpt taken from the DIS 8-K filed Feb 25, 2010. COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER SECTION 5.01 Affirmative Covenants. So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower will, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing: (a) Compliance with Laws, etc. Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, permits, orders, consent decrees and judgments binding on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including ERISA and the Patriot Act, the failure with which to comply would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. (b) Payment of Taxes, etc. Pay and discharge, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, before the same shall become delinquent, if the failure to pay and discharge would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its property and (ii) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property; provided, however, that neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP. (c) Preservation of Corporate Existence, etc. Subject to Section 5.02(a), preserve and maintain, and cause each of Disney and ABC to preserve and maintain, its corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that none of the Borrower, Disney or ABC shall be required to preserve any right or franchise if the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and provided further, however, that neither Disney nor ABC shall be required to preserve its corporate existence if the loss thereof would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. (d) Maintenance of Interest Coverage Ratio. Maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, commencing with the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower following the Effective Date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the Measurement Period ending on such day to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for the Measurement Period ending on such day of not less than 3.00 to 1.00.
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(e) Reporting Requirements. Furnish to the Designated Agent, on behalf of the Lenders: (i) as soon as available and in any event within 50 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the Borrowers quarterly report to shareholders on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), in each case containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and consolidated statements of income and of cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, and a certificate of any of the Borrowers Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller (A) stating that no Event of Default, or event that with the giving of notice or passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing and (B) containing a schedule which shall set forth the computations used by the Borrower in determining compliance with the covenant contained in Section 5.01(d); provided that the quarterly report on Form 10-Q required to be delivered pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed to be delivered if such report shall have been posted and shall be available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov; (ii) as soon as available and in any event within 100 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the Borrowers annual report to shareholders on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC, containing consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such year and a certificate of any of the Borrowers Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller (A) stating that no Event of Default, or event that with the giving of notice or passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing and (B) containing a schedule which sets forth the computations used by the Borrower in determining compliance with the covenant contained in Section 5.01(d); provided that the annual report on Form 10-K required to be delivered pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed to be delivered if such report shall have been posted and shall be available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov; (iii) promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of Default, and each event that with the giving of notice or passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default, a statement of any Responsible Officer setting forth details of such Event of Default or event continuing on the date of such statement, and the action which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;
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(iv) promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof, notice of any actions, suits and proceedings before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the type described in Section 4.01(d); (v) promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof, written notice of any pending or threatened Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (vi) promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge of the occurrence of any ERISA Event which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, a statement of any of the Borrowers Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or Controller describing such ERISA Event and the action, if any, which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto; (vii) promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge of receipt thereof by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan, a copy of each notice received by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate concerning (A) the imposition of withdrawal liability (as defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA) by a Multiemployer Plan, which withdrawal liability could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (B) the reorganization or termination, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, of any Multiemployer Plan, which reorganization or termination could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (C) the amount of liability incurred, or which may be incurred, by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in connection with any event described in subclause (vii)(A) or (vii)(B) above; and (viii) such other material information reasonably related to any Lenders credit analysis of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Designated Agent may from time to time reasonably request. SECTION 5.02 Negative Covenants. So long as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower will not, without the written consent of the Majority Lenders: (a) Mergers, etc. Merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all
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or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), to, any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, unless (i) immediately after giving effect to such proposed transaction, no Event of Default or event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default would exist and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which the Borrower is a party, the Borrower is the surviving corporation. ARTICLE VI |
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