Dentsply 10-Q2 2014


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014
OR
 
o    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ______________ to _______________
 
Commission File Number 0-16211
 
DENTSPLY International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
39-1434669
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
  
Identification No.)
 
221 West Philadelphia Street, York, PA
 
17405-2558
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
(717) 845-7511
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   x No   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes   x No   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer” and “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  x
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  o
Smaller reporting company  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   
 
Yes   o No   x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:  At July 23, 2014, DENTSPLY International Inc. had 141,777,636 shares of Common Stock outstanding, with a par value of $.01 per share.




DENTSPLY International Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 – Financial Statements


DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
765,225

 
$
761,010

 
$
1,495,339

 
$
1,493,094

Cost of products sold
340,756

 
346,054

 
676,665

 
689,938

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
424,469

 
414,956

 
818,674

 
803,156

Selling, general and administrative expenses
296,121

 
289,921

 
583,963

 
583,598

Restructuring and other costs
1,242

 
2,169

 
2,035

 
2,834

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
127,106

 
122,866

 
232,676

 
216,724

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income and expenses:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense
11,798

 
11,507

 
22,753

 
26,728

Interest income
(1,744
)
 
(2,243
)
 
(3,179
)
 
(4,418
)
Other expense (income), net
575

 
4,223

 
963

 
7,141

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
116,477

 
109,379

 
212,139

 
187,273

Provision for income taxes
26,096

 
22,870

 
48,548

 
26,412

Equity in net (loss) income of unconsolidated affiliated company
(367
)
 
2,182

 
(657
)
 
403

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
90,014

 
88,691

 
162,934

 
161,264

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
21

 
1,463

 
63

 
2,351

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to DENTSPLY International
$
89,993

 
$
87,228

 
$
162,871

 
$
158,913

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
$
0.63

 
$
0.61

 
$
1.15

 
$
1.11

Diluted
$
0.62

 
$
0.60

 
$
1.13

 
$
1.10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
141,790

 
142,922

 
141,921

 
142,849

Diluted
144,164

 
145,133

 
144,288

 
145,107


See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

3




DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
90,014

 
$
88,691

 
$
162,934

 
$
161,264

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(27,640
)
 
5,886

 
(28,675
)
 
(88,256
)
Net gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments
440

 
(13,362
)
 
2,197

 
14,756

Net unrealized holding loss on available-for-sale securities
(1,762
)
 
(16,629
)
 
(3,803
)
 
(8,989
)
Pension liability adjustments
823

 
540

 
1,141

 
3,316

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(28,139
)
 
(23,565
)
 
(29,140
)
 
(79,173
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
61,875

 
65,126

 
133,794

 
82,091

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attributable
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

to noncontrolling interests
(254
)
 
2,019

 
(140
)
 
2,200

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income attributable to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DENTSPLY International
$
62,129

 
$
63,107

 
$
133,934

 
$
79,891

 


 


 


 



See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

4




DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
Assets
 
 
 
Current Assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
66,929

 
$
74,954

Accounts and notes receivables-trade, net
503,972

 
472,802

Inventories, net
461,203

 
438,559

Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net
199,170

 
157,487

 
 
 
 
Total Current Assets
1,231,274

 
1,143,802

 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
639,212

 
637,172

Identifiable intangible assets, net
765,105

 
795,323

Goodwill, net
2,278,798

 
2,281,596

Other noncurrent assets, net
157,984

 
220,154

 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
5,072,373

 
$
5,078,047

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
 

 
 

Current Liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
143,562

 
$
132,789

Accrued liabilities
412,849

 
339,308

Income taxes payable
38,604

 
14,446

Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt
301,294

 
309,862

 
 
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
896,309

 
796,405

 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
1,065,881

 
1,166,178

Deferred income taxes
231,005

 
238,394

Other noncurrent liabilities
294,404

 
299,096

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities
2,487,599

 
2,500,073

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 
 
Equity:
 

 
 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; .25 million shares authorized; no shares issued

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 200.0 million shares authorized; 162.8 million shares issued at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013
1,628

 
1,628

Capital in excess of par value
217,274

 
255,272

Retained earnings
3,239,641

 
3,095,721

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(97,999
)
 
(69,062
)
Treasury stock, at cost, 21.0 million and 20.5 million shares at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
(777,081
)
 
(748,506
)
Total DENTSPLY International Equity
2,583,463

 
2,535,053

 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests
1,311

 
42,921

 
 
 
 
Total Equity
2,584,774

 
2,577,974

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Equity
$
5,072,373

 
$
5,078,047

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
162,934

 
$
161,264

 
 
 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

Depreciation
42,325

 
41,743

Amortization
24,493

 
23,434

Amortization of deferred financing costs
2,285

 
2,592

Deferred income taxes
(4,893
)
 
(8,564
)
Share-based compensation expense
13,358

 
12,023

Stock option income tax benefit
(349
)
 
(1,122
)
Equity in loss (earnings) from unconsolidated affiliates
657

 
(403
)
Other non-cash (income) expense
(9,110
)
 
11,480

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 

 
 

Accounts and notes receivable-trade, net
(31,505
)
 
(72,324
)
Inventories, net
(22,427
)
 
(40,700
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net
(6,068
)
 
26,364

Other noncurrent assets, net
1,096

 
845

Accounts payable
10,613

 
(11,143
)
Accrued liabilities
(6,228
)
 
(2,051
)
Income taxes
35,532

 
(17,670
)
Other noncurrent liabilities
7,532

 
6,100

 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
220,245

 
131,868

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(48,831
)
 
(46,151
)
Cash paid for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
(2,009
)
 
(3,939
)
Cash received on derivatives contracts
1,674

 
7,499

Cash paid on derivatives contracts
(4,006
)
 
(94,843
)
Expenditures for identifiable intangible assets
(1,316
)
 
(963
)
Purchase of short-term investments
(1,135
)
 

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment, net
277

 
2,209

 
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
(55,346
)
 
(136,188
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net change in short-term borrowings
(38,087
)
 
40,450

Cash paid for treasury stock
(54,586
)
 
(62,278
)
Cash dividends paid
(18,453
)
 
(16,928
)
Cash paid for acquisition of noncontrolling interests of consolidated subsidiary
(33
)
 
(8,960
)
Payments on long-term borrowings
(75,371
)
 

Proceeds from exercised stock options
12,736

 
31,213

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation
349

 
1,122

Cash received on derivative contracts

 
25

Cash paid on derivative contracts

 
(80
)
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
(173,445
)
 
(15,436
)
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
521

 
(3,349
)
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(8,025
)
 
(23,105
)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
74,954

 
80,132

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
66,929

 
$
57,027

 
See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

 
Common
Stock
 
Capital in
Excess of
Par Value
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Total DENTSPLY
International
Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
1,628

 
$
246,548

 
$
2,818,461

 
$
(144,200
)
 
$
(713,739
)
 
$
2,208,698

 
$
40,745

 
$
2,249,443

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income

 

 
158,913

 

 

 
158,913

 
2,351

 
161,264

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 
(79,022
)
 

 
(79,022
)
 
(151
)
 
(79,173
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

 
(3,926
)
 

 

 

 
(3,926
)
 
(5,034
)
 
(8,960
)
Exercise of stock options

 
(3,937
)
 

 

 
35,150

 
31,213

 

 
31,213

Tax benefit from stock options exercised

 
1,122

 

 

 

 
1,122

 

 
1,122

Share based compensation expense

 
12,023

 

 

 

 
12,023

 

 
12,023

Funding of Employee Stock Ownership Plan

 
959

 

 

 
3,698

 
4,657

 

 
4,657

Treasury shares purchased

 

 

 

 
(62,278
)
 
(62,278
)
 

 
(62,278
)
RSU distributions

 
(8,342
)
 

 

 
4,959

 
(3,383
)
 

 
(3,383
)
RSU dividends

 
151

 
(151
)
 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends ($0.1250 per share)

 

 
(17,832
)
 

 

 
(17,832
)
 

 
(17,832
)
Balance at June 30, 2013
$
1,628

 
$
244,598

 
$
2,959,391

 
$
(223,222
)
 
$
(732,210
)
 
$
2,250,185

 
$
37,911

 
$
2,288,096


 
Common
Stock
 
Capital in
Excess of
Par Value
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Total DENTSPLY
International
Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
1,628

 
$
255,272

 
$
3,095,721

 
$
(69,062
)
 
$
(748,506
)
 
$
2,535,053

 
$
42,921

 
$
2,577,974

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income

 

 
162,871

 

 

 
162,871

 
63

 
162,934

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 
(23,407
)
 

 
(23,407
)
 
(203
)
 
(23,610
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

 
(40,283
)
 

 
(5,530
)
 

 
(45,813
)
 
(41,470
)
 
(87,283
)
Exercise of stock options

 
(2,204
)
 

 

 
14,940

 
12,736

 

 
12,736

Tax benefit from stock options exercised

 
349

 

 

 

 
349

 

 
349

Share based compensation expense

 
13,358

 

 

 

 
13,358

 

 
13,358

Funding of Employee Stock Ownership Plan

 
1,535

 

 

 
4,418

 
5,953

 

 
5,953

Treasury shares purchased

 

 

 

 
(54,586
)
 
(54,586
)
 

 
(54,586
)
RSU distributions

 
(10,917
)
 

 

 
6,653

 
(4,264
)
 

 
(4,264
)
RSU dividends

 
164

 
(164
)
 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends ($0.1325 per share)

 

 
(18,787
)
 

 

 
(18,787
)
 

 
(18,787
)
Balance at June 30, 2014
$
1,628

 
$
217,274

 
$
3,239,641

 
$
(97,999
)
 
$
(777,081
)
 
$
2,583,463

 
$
1,311

 
$
2,584,774


See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DENTSPLY International Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by US GAAP. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for interim periods have been included. Results for interim periods should not be considered indicative of results for a full year. These financial statements and related notes contain the accounts of DENTSPLY International Inc. and Subsidiaries (“DENTSPLY” or the “Company”) on a consolidated basis and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

NOTE 1 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies of the Company, as applied in the interim consolidated financial statements presented herein are substantially the same as presented in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, except as may be indicated below:

Accounts and Notes Receivable

The Company sells dental and certain healthcare products through a worldwide network of distributors and directly to end users.  For customers on credit terms, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of those customers’ financial condition and generally does not require collateral from them.  The Company establishes allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments based on historical averages of aged receivable balances and the Company’s experience in collecting those balances, customer specific circumstances, as well as changes in the economic and political environments.  The Company records a provision for doubtful accounts, which is included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Accounts and notes receivables – trade, net are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts and trade discounts, which were $12.1 million at June 30, 2014 and $14.7 million at December 31, 2013.

Marketable Securities

The Company’s marketable securities consist of corporate convertible bonds that are classified as available-for-sale in “Other noncurrent assets, net” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as the instruments mature in December 2015. The Company determined the appropriate classification at the time of purchase and will re-evaluate such designation as of each balance sheet date. In addition, the Company reviews the securities each quarter for indications of possible impairment. If an impairment is identified, the determination of whether the impairment is temporary or other-than-temporary requires significant judgment. The primary factors that the Company considers in making this judgment include the extent and time the fair value of each investment has been below cost and the existence of a credit loss. If a decline in fair value is judged other-than-temporary, the basis of the securities is written down to fair value and the amount of the write-down is included as a realized loss in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Changes in fair value are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

 The convertible element of the bonds has not been bifurcated from the underlying bonds as the element does not contain a net-settlement feature, nor would the Company be able to achieve a hypothetical net-settlement that would substantially place the Company in a comparable cash settlement position.  As such, the derivative is not accounted for separately from the bond.  The cash paid by the Company was equal to the face value of the bonds issued, and therefore, the Company has not recorded any bond premium or discount on acquiring the bonds.  The fair value of the bonds was $64.3 million and $70.0 million at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, an unrealized holding gain of $8.9 million and $12.7 million, respectively, on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, has been recorded in AOCI. 

Revisions in Classification

Certain revisions in classification have been made to prior year’s data in order to conform to current year presentation.




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New Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-05, “Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity.” This newly issued accounting standard requires a cumulative translation adjustment (“CTA”) attached to the parent’s investment in a foreign entity should be released in a manner consistent with the derecognition guidance on investment entities. Thus the entire amount of CTA associated with the foreign entity would be released when there has been a sale of a subsidiary or group of net assets within a foreign entity and the sale represents a complete liquidation of the investment in the foreign entity, a loss of a controlling financial interest in an investment in a foreign entity, or step acquisition for a foreign entity. The Company adopted this accounting standard for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The adoption of this standard did not materially impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit when a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” The newly issued accounting standard requires the netting of unrecognized tax benefits against a deferred tax asset for a loss or other carryforward that would apply in settlement of the uncertain tax positions. Under the new standard, unrecognized tax benefits will be netted against all available same-jurisdiction losses or other tax carryforwards that would be utilized, rather than only against carryforwards that are created by the unrecognized tax benefit. The Company adopted this accounting standard for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The adoption of this standard did not materially impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” This newly issued accounting standard changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies related disclosure requirements. This standard will have the impact of reducing the frequency of disposals reported as discontinued operations, by requiring such a disposal to represent a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on entity’s operations and financial results. Additionally, existing provisions that prohibit an entity from reporting a discontinued operation if it has certain continuing cash flows or involvement with the component after a disposal are eliminated by this standard. The ASU also expands the disclosures for discontinued operations and requires new disclosures related to individually significant disposals that do not qualify as discontinued operations. This standard allows for early adoption and the Company expects to adopt this accounting standard no later than the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The adoption of this standard is not expected to materially impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”. This newly issued accounting standard is intended to improve the reporting of revenue. The Company has not yet determined the impact from adoption of this new accounting pronouncement on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. The Company expects to adopt this accounting standard for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted.


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NOTE 2 – STOCK COMPENSATION

The following table represents total stock based compensation expense for non-qualified stock options, restricted stock units (“RSU”) and the tax related benefit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock option expense
$
2,829

 
$
2,876

 
$
4,503

 
$
5,005

RSU expense
4,366

 
3,337

 
8,085

 
6,269

Total stock based compensation expense
$
7,195

 
$
6,213

 
$
12,588

 
$
11,274

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total related tax benefit
$
1,979

 
$
1,788

 
$
3,543

 
$
2,865


At June 30, 2014, the remaining unamortized compensation cost related to non-qualified stock options is $13.6 million, which will be expensed over the weighted average remaining vesting period of the options, or approximately 1.8 years. At June 30, 2014, the unamortized compensation cost related to RSU is $27.4 million, which will be expensed over the weighted average remaining restricted period of the RSU, or approximately 1.6 years.

The following table reflects the non-qualified stock option transactions from December 31, 2013 through June 30, 2014:
 
Outstanding
 
Exercisable
(in thousands, except per share data)
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
8,295

 
$
35.04

 
$
111,450

 
6,225

 
$
33.67

 
$
92,200

Granted
920

 
45.23

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Exercised
(390
)
 
32.63

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cancelled
(5
)
 
45.15

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Forfeited
(24
)
 
41.01

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Balance at June 30, 2014
8,796

 
$
36.20

 
$
98,117

 
6,906

 
$
34.48

 
$
88,889


At June 30, 2014, the weighted average remaining contractual term of all outstanding options is approximately 5.7 years and the weighted average remaining contractual term of exercisable options is approximately 4.8 years.


The following table summarizes the unvested RSU transactions from December 31, 2013 through June 30, 2014:
(in thousands, except per share data)
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
1,131

 
$
38.81

Granted
443

 
45.16

Vested
(272
)
 
36.69

Forfeited
(97
)
 
40.88

Balance at June 30, 2014
1,205

 
$
41.45










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NOTE 3 – COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, foreign currency translation adjustments included currency translation losses of $20.6 million and losses on the Company’s loans designated as hedges of net investments of $1.2 million.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2013, foreign currency translation adjustments included currency translation gains of $1.3 million and gains of $4.0 million on the Company’s loans designated as hedges of net investments.  During the six months ended June 30, 2014, foreign currency translation adjustments included currency translation losses of $19.7 million and losses on the Company’s loans designated as hedges of net investments of $3.2 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, foreign currency translation adjustments included currency translation losses of $100.6 million and gains on the Company’s loans designated as hedges of net investments of $12.5 million. These foreign currency translation adjustments were offset by movements on derivative financial instruments, which are discussed in Note 10, Financial Instruments and Derivatives.

The cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments included translation gains of $224.6 million and $249.9 million at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, were offset by losses of $112.1 million and $108.9 million, respectively, on loans designated as hedges of net investments.  These foreign currency translation adjustments were partially offset by movements on derivatives financial instruments, which are discussed in Note 10, Financial Instruments and Derivatives.

Changes in AOCI, net of tax, by component for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
(in thousands)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
 
Gain and (Loss) on Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges
 
Gain and (Loss) on Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Net Investment Hedges
 
Net Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Securities
 
Pension Liability Adjustments
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
140,992

 
$
(21,753
)
 
$
(151,114
)
 
$
12,729

 
$
(49,916
)
 
$
(69,062
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
(22,942
)
 
(2,717
)
 
849

 
(3,803
)
 
197

 
(28,416
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 
4,065

 

 

 
944

 
5,009

Net (decrease) increase in other comprehensive income
(22,942
)
 
1,348

 
849

 
(3,803
)
 
1,141

 
(23,407
)
Foreign currency translation related to acquisition of noncontrolling interests
(5,530
)
 

 

 

 

 
(5,530
)
Balance at June 30, 2014
$
112,520

 
$
(20,405
)
 
$
(150,265
)
 
$
8,926

 
$
(48,775
)
 
$
(97,999
)


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(in thousands)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
 
Gain and (Loss) on Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges
 
Gain and (Loss) on Derivative Financial Instruments Designated as Net Investment Hedges
 
Net Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss)on Available-for-Sale Securities
 
Pension Liability Adjustments
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
54,302

 
$
(17,481
)
 
$
(125,661
)
 
$
17,822

 
$
(73,182
)
 
$
(144,200
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
(88,105
)
 
(1,503
)
 
16,056

 
(8,989
)
 
1,439

 
(81,102
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 
203

 

 

 
1,877

 
2,080

Net (decrease) increase in other comprehensive income
(88,105
)
 
(1,300
)
 
16,056

 
(8,989
)
 
3,316

 
(79,022
)
Balance at June 30, 2013
$
(33,803
)
 
$
(18,781
)
 
$
(109,605
)
 
$
8,833

 
$
(69,866
)
 
$
(223,222
)

Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (expense) to the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Details about AOCI Components
 
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
 
Affected Line Item in the
Statements of Operations
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains and (losses) on derivative financial instruments:
Interest rate swaps
 
$
(929
)
 
$
(918
)
 
Interest expense
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
(1,651
)
 
631

 
Cost of products sold
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
(58
)
 
(10
)
 
SG&A expenses
Commodity contracts
 
(158
)
 
45

 
Cost of products sold
 
 
(2,796
)
 
(252
)
 
Net (loss) gain before tax
 
 
819

 
171

 
Tax benefit (expense)
 
 
$
(1,977
)
 
$
(81
)
 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of defined benefit pension and other postemployment benefit items:
Amortization of prior service benefits
 
$
35

 
$
33

 
(a)
Amortization of net actuarial losses
 
(721
)
 
(1,357
)
 
(a)
 
 
(686
)
 
(1,324
)
 
Net loss before tax
 
 
213

 
392

 
Tax benefit
 
 
$
(473
)
 
$
(932
)
 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
(2,450
)
 
$
(1,013
)
 
 
 
 
(a) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (see Note 8, Benefit Plans, for additional details).




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(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Details about AOCI Components
 
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
 
Affected Line Item in the
Statements of Operations
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains and (losses) on derivative financial instruments:
Interest rate swaps
 
$
(1,856
)
 
$
(1,830
)
 
Interest expense
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
(3,296
)
 
1,129

 
Cost of products sold
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
(157
)
 
(40
)
 
SG&A expenses
Commodity contracts
 
(403
)
 
202

 
Cost of products sold
 
 
(5,712
)
 
(539
)
 
Net (loss) gain before tax
 
 
1,647

 
336

 
Tax benefit (expense)
 
 
$
(4,065
)
 
$
(203
)
 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of defined benefit pension and other postemployment benefit items:
Amortization of prior service benefits
 
$
69

 
$
67

 
(b)
Amortization of net actuarial losses
 
(1,439
)
 
(2,725
)
 
(b)
 
 
(1,370
)
 
(2,658
)
 
Net loss before tax
 
 
426

 
781

 
Tax benefit
 
 
$
(944
)
 
$
(1,877
)
 
Net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
(5,009
)
 
$
(2,080
)
 
 
 
 
(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (see Note 8, Benefit Plans, for additional details).































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NOTE 4 – EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

The dilutive effect of outstanding non-qualified stock options and RSU is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

Basic Earnings Per Common Share Computation
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to DENTSPLY International
$
89,993

 
$
87,228

 
$
162,871

 
$
158,913

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
141,790

 
142,922

 
141,921

 
142,849

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share - basic
$
0.63

 
$
0.61

 
$
1.15

 
$
1.11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share Computation
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to DENTSPLY International
$
89,993

 
$
87,228

 
$
162,871

 
$
158,913

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
141,790

 
142,922

 
141,921

 
142,849

Incremental weighted average shares from assumed exercise of dilutive options from stock-based compensation awards
2,374

 
2,211

 
2,367

 
2,258

Total weighted average diluted shares outstanding
144,164

 
145,133

 
144,288

 
145,107

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share - diluted
$
0.62

 
$
0.60

 
$
1.13

 
$
1.10


The calculation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding excludes options to purchase 1.0 million and 1.4 million shares of common stock that were outstanding during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, because their effect would be antidilutive. There were 2.9 million and 3.5 million antidilutive shares of common stock outstanding during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively.

NOTE 5 – BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

Effective January 1, 2014, the Company recorded a liability for the contractual purchase of the remaining shares of one variable interest entity. The amount is preliminary and is based on the Company’s best estimate of this obligation, which is subject to contractual adjustments. As a result, the Company recorded a reduction to additional paid in capital for the excess of the purchase price above the carrying value of the noncontrolling interest. The Company anticipates the cash outflow for this purchase to be later in 2014.

NOTE 6 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has numerous operating businesses covering a wide range of dental and certain healthcare products and geographic regions, primarily serving the professional dental market. Professional dental products represented approximately 88% of sales in each of the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and 88% and 89% of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The operating businesses are combined into operating groups, which generally have overlapping product offerings, geographical presence, customer bases, distribution channels, and regulatory oversight. These operating groups are considered the Company’s reportable segments as the Company’s chief operating decision-maker regularly reviews financial results at the operating group level and uses this information to manage the Company’s operations. The accounting policies of the segments are consistent with those described in the Company’s most recently filed Form 10-K in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates performance of the segments based on the groups’ net third party sales, excluding precious metal content, and segment income. The Company defines net third party sales excluding precious metal content as the Company’s net sales excluding the precious metal cost within the products sold, and this is considered a non-US GAAP measure. The

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Company’s exclusion of precious metal content in the measurement of net third party sales enhances comparability of performance between periods as it excludes the fluctuating market prices of the precious metal content. The Company defines segment income as net operating income before restructuring and other costs, interest expense, interest income, other expense (income), net and provision for income taxes. A description of the products and services provided within each of the Company’s three reportable segments is provided below.

Significant interdependencies exist among the Company’s operations in certain geographic areas. Inter-segment sales are at prices intended to provide a reasonable profit to the manufacturing unit after recovery of all manufacturing costs and to provide a reasonable profit for purchasing locations after coverage of marketing and general and administrative costs.

During the first quarter of 2014, the Company realigned reporting responsibilities for multiple locations as a result of changes to the management structure. The segment information below reflects the revised structure for all periods shown.

Dental Consumables and Certain International Businesses

This segment includes responsibility for the design and manufacture of the Company’s chairside consumable products. It also has responsibilities for sales and distribution of certain small equipment and chairside consumable products in the United States, Germany and certain other European regions as well as responsibility for the sales and distribution of certain endodontic products in Germany and certain other European regions. In addition, this segment has responsibilities for sales and distribution of chairside consumable, endodontic and dental laboratory products in Australia.

Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses

This segment includes responsibility for the design, manufacture, sales and distribution of most of the Company’s dental specialty products, including endodontic, orthodontic and implant products, in most regions of the world. In addition, this segment is responsible for the design, manufacture, sales and distribution of most of the Company’s dental laboratory products. This segment is also responsible for the sales and distribution of most of the Company’s other dental products, including most dental consumables, within certain European regions as well as Japan, Canada and Mexico, and the design, manufacture, worldwide distribution and sales of certain non-dental products, excluding urological and surgery-related products.

Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses

This segment is responsible for the worldwide design, manufacture, sales and distribution of the Company’s healthcare products, primarily urological and surgery-related products, throughout most of the world. This segment also includes the responsibility for the sales and distribution of most of the Company’s dental products, including most dental consumables, sold in Eastern Europe, Middle East, South America, Latin America, Asia (excluding Japan) and Africa.

The following tables set forth information about the Company’s segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

Third Party Net Sales
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses
$
183,741

 
$
170,688

 
$
357,716

 
$
334,395

Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
442,655

 
458,128

 
875,062

 
906,105

Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
139,848

 
133,054

 
264,794

 
254,793

All Other (a)
(1,019
)
 
(860
)
 
(2,233
)
 
(2,199
)
Total net sales
$
765,225

 
$
761,010

 
$
1,495,339

 
$
1,493,094

(a) Includes amounts recorded at Corporate headquarters.







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Third Party Net Sales, Excluding Precious Metal Content
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses
$
183,638

 
$
170,596

 
$
357,552

 
$
334,205

Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
408,631

 
413,386

 
800,312

 
802,302

Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
139,648

 
132,833

 
264,450

 
254,296

All Other (b)
(1,019
)
 
(860
)
 
(2,233
)
 
(2,199
)
Total net sales, excluding precious metal content
730,898

 
715,955

 
1,420,081

 
1,388,604

Precious metal content of sales
34,327

 
45,055

 
75,258

 
104,490

Total net sales, including precious metal content
$
765,225

 
$
761,010

 
$
1,495,339

 
$
1,493,094

(b) Includes amounts recorded at Corporate headquarters.

Inter-segment Net Sales
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses
$
32,209

 
$
31,372

 
$
60,810

 
$
61,602

Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
50,487

 
49,472

 
100,718

 
92,437

Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
2,639

 
3,464

 
5,945

 
6,577

All Other (c)
62,484

 
60,238

 
123,268

 
117,665

Eliminations
(147,819
)
 
(144,546
)
 
(290,741
)
 
(278,281
)
Total
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

(c) Includes amounts recorded at Corporate headquarters and one distribution warehouse not managed by named segments.

Segment Operating Income (Loss)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses
$
66,147

 
$
59,863

 
$
124,656

 
$
114,178

Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
79,616

 
79,758

 
153,529

 
149,436

Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
9,959

 
8,623

 
14,683

 
10,089

All Other (d)
(27,374
)
 
(23,209
)
 
(58,157
)
 
(54,145
)
Segment operating income
128,348

 
125,035

 
234,711

 
219,558

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciling Items:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Restructuring and other costs
1,242

 
2,169

 
2,035

 
2,834

Interest expense
11,798

 
11,507

 
22,753

 
26,728

Interest income
(1,744
)
 
(2,243
)
 
(3,179
)
 
(4,418
)
Other expense (income), net
575

 
4,223

 
963

 
7,141

Income before income taxes
$
116,477

 
$
109,379

 
$
212,139

 
$
187,273

(d) Includes the results of Corporate headquarters, inter-segment eliminations and one distribution warehouse not managed by named segments.





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Assets
(in thousands)
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses
$
706,509

 
$
683,965

Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
3,346,528

 
3,364,190

Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
932,438

 
925,742

All Other (e)
86,898

 
104,150

Total
$
5,072,373

 
$
5,078,047

(e) Includes the assets of Corporate headquarters, inter-segment eliminations and one distribution warehouse not managed by named segments.

NOTE 7 – INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market.  The cost of inventories determined by the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were $7.7 million and $6.5 million, respectively. The cost of other inventories was determined by the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) or average cost methods. If the FIFO method had been used to determine the cost of LIFO inventories, the amounts at which net inventories are stated would be higher than reported at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 by $6.1 million and $5.9 million, respectively.

The Company establishes reserves for inventory estimated to be obsolete or unmarketable. Assumptions about future demand and market conditions are considered when estimating these reserves. The inventory valuation reserves were $37.4 million and $34.2 million at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Inventories, net of inventory valuation reserves, consist of the following:
(in thousands)
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
Finished goods
$
293,776

 
$
285,271

Work-in-process
75,929

 
67,718

Raw materials and supplies
91,498

 
85,570

Inventories, net
$
461,203

 
$
438,559




NOTE 8 – BENEFIT PLANS

The following sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s defined benefit plans and for the Company’s other postemployment benefit plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

Defined Benefit Plans 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
3,549

 
$
3,662

 
$
7,101

 
$
7,385

Interest cost
2,861

 
2,445

 
5,726

 
4,922

Expected return on plan assets
(1,391
)
 
(1,230
)
 
(2,777
)
 
(2,477
)
Amortization of prior service credit
(35
)
 
(33
)
 
(69
)
 
(67
)
Amortization of net actuarial loss
709

 
1,269

 
1,417

 
2,549

Curtailments and settlement gains

 
(235
)
 

 
(625
)
Net periodic benefit cost
$
5,693

 
$
5,878

 
$
11,398

 
$
11,687



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Other Postemployment Benefit Plans
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(in thousands)
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
44

 
$
61

 
$
89

 
$
123

Interest cost
140

 
122

 
280

 
243

Amortization of net actuarial loss
12

 
88

 
22

 
176

Net periodic benefit cost
$
196

 
$
271

 
$
391

 
$
542


The following sets forth the information related to the contributions to the Company’s benefit plans for 2014:
(in thousands)
Pension
Benefits
 
Other
Postemployment Benefits
 
 
 
 
Actual contributions through June 30, 2014
$
6,508

 
$
121

Projected contributions for the remainder of the year
6,059

 
381

Total projected contributions
$
12,567

 
$
502


NOTE 9 – RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER COSTS

Restructuring Costs

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded net restructuring costs of $1.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded net restructuring costs of $2.1 million and $2.8 million, respectively. These costs are recorded in “Restructuring and other costs” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and the associated liabilities are recorded in “Accrued liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

At June 30, 2014, the Company’s restructuring accruals were as follows:
 
Severance
(in thousands)
2012 and
Prior Plans
 
2013 Plans
 
2014 Plans
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
1,282

 
$
5,764

 
$

 
$
7,046

Provisions
109

 
243

 
3,210

 
3,562

Amounts applied
(601
)
 
(3,270
)
 
(388
)
 
(4,259
)
Change in estimates
(313
)
 
(770
)
 
(7
)
 
(1,090
)
Balance at June 30, 2014
$
477

 
$
1,967

 
$
2,815

 
$
5,259

 
 
Lease/Contract Terminations
(in thousands)
2012 and
Prior Plans
 
2013 Plans
 
2014 Plans
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
748

 
$
98

 
$

 
$
846

Provisions
11

 
81

 
33

 
125

Amounts applied
(64
)
 
(264
)
 

 
(328
)
Change in estimate
(14
)
 
96

 

 
82

Balance at June 30, 2014
$
681

 
$
11

 
$
33

 
$
725



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Other Restructuring Costs
(in thousands)
2012 and
Prior Plans
 
2013 Plans
 
2014 Plans
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
58

 
$
658

 
$

 
$
716

Provisions

 

 
4

 
4

Amounts applied
(62
)
 
(237
)
 

 
(299
)
Change in estimate
20

 
(272
)
 

 
(252
)
Balance at June 30, 2014
$
16

 
$
149

 
$
4

 
$
169


The following table provides the year-to-date changes in the restructuring accruals by segment:
(in thousands)
December 31,
2013
 
Provisions
 
Amounts
Applied
 
Change in Estimates
 
June 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses
$
656

 
$
1,483

 
$
(65
)
 
$

 
$
2,074

Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
6,333

 
1,510

 
(3,609
)
 
(1,195
)
 
3,039

Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
1,245

 
698

 
(903
)
 

 
1,040

All Other
374

 

 
(309
)
 
(65
)
 

Total
$
8,608

 
$
3,691

 
$
(4,886
)
 
$
(1,260
)
 
$
6,153



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NOTE 10 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVES

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company’s activities expose it to a variety of market risks, which primarily include the risks related to the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. These financial exposures are monitored and managed by the Company as part of its overall risk management program. The objective of this risk management program is to reduce the volatility that these market risks may have on the Company’s operating results and equity. The Company employs derivative financial instruments to hedge certain anticipated transactions, firm commitments, or assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. Additionally, the Company utilizes interest rate swaps to convert variable rate debt to fixed rate debt and to convert fixed rate debt to variable rate debt, cross currency basis swaps to convert debt denominated in one currency to another currency and commodity swaps to fix certain variable raw material costs.

Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedging

Cash Flow Hedges

The following table summarizes the notional amounts of cash flow hedges by derivative instrument type at June 30, 2014 and the notional amounts expected to mature during the next 12 months, with a discussion of the various cash flow hedges by derivative instrument type following the table:
 
 
Aggregate
 Notional
 Amount
 
Aggregate Notional Amount Maturing within 12 Months
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
395,392

 
$
296,707

Interest rate swaps
 
197,164

 
123,871

Commodity contracts
 
2,325

 
2,325

Total derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges
 
$
594,881

 
$
422,903


Foreign Exchange Risk Management

The Company uses a layered hedging program to hedge select anticipated foreign currency cash flows to reduce volatility in both cash flows and reported earnings of the consolidated Company. The Company accounts for the designated foreign exchange forward contracts as cash flow hedges. As a result, the Company records the fair value of the contracts primarily through AOCI based on the tested effectiveness of the foreign exchange forward contracts. The Company measures the effectiveness of cash flow hedges of anticipated transactions on a spot-to-spot basis rather than on a forward-to-forward basis. Accordingly, the spot-to-spot change in the derivative fair value will be deferred in AOCI and released and recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the same period that the hedged transaction is recorded. The time value component of the fair value of the derivative is deemed ineffective and is reported currently in “Other expense (income), net” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period which it is applicable. Any cash flows associated with these instruments are included in cash from operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company hedges various currencies, with the most significant activity occurring in euros, Swedish kronor, Canadian dollars, and Swiss francs.

These foreign exchange forward contracts generally have maturities up to 18 months and the counterparties to the transactions are typically large international financial institutions.

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company uses interest rate swaps to convert a portion of its variable interest rate debt to fixed interest rate debt. At June 30, 2014, the Company has two groups of significant interest rate swaps. One of the groups of swaps has notional amounts totaling 12.6 billion Japanese yen, and effectively converts the underlying variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate of 0.2% for an initial term of three years, ending in September 2014. Another swap has a notional amount of 65.0 million Swiss francs, and effectively converts the underlying variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate of 0.7% for an initial term of five years, ending in September 2016.

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The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts infrequently as they are only used to manage interest rate risk on long-term debt instruments and not for speculative purposes. Any cash flows associated with these instruments are included in cash from operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Commodity Risk Management

The Company enters into precious metal commodity swap contracts to effectively fix certain variable raw material costs typically for up to 18 months. These swaps are used to stabilize the cost of components used in the production of certain of the Company’s products. The Company generally accounts for the commodity swaps as cash flow hedges. As a result, the Company records the fair value of the contracts primarily through AOCI based on the tested effectiveness of the commodity swaps. The Company measures the effectiveness of cash flow hedges of anticipated transactions on a spot-to-spot basis rather than on a forward-to-forward basis. Accordingly, the spot-to-spot change in the derivative fair value will be deferred in AOCI and released and recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the same period that the hedged transaction is recorded. The time value component of the fair value of the derivative is deemed ineffective and is reported currently in “Interest expense” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period which it is applicable. Any cash flows associated with these instruments are included in cash from operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The following tables summarize the amount of gains (losses) recorded in AOCI in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and income (expense) in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations related to all cash flow hedges for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

June 30, 2014
 
 
Gain (Loss) in AOCI
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)
 
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
$
(149
)
 
Interest expense
 
$
(929
)
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
(4,636
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
(1,651
)
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
45

 
SG&A expenses
 
(58
)
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
101

 
Cost of products sold
 
(158
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ineffective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
 
 
Other expense (income), net
 
 
 
$
(151
)
Commodity contracts
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
 
 
(11
)
Total in cash flow hedging
 
$
(4,639
)
 
 
 
$
(2,796
)
 
$
(162
)


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June 30, 2013
 
 
Gain (Loss) in AOCI
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)
 
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
$
401

 
Interest expense
 
$
(918
)
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
(5,324
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
631

 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
(97
)
 
SG&A expenses
 
(10
)
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
(1,243
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ineffective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
 
 
Other expense (income), net
 
 
 
$
202

Commodity contracts
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
 
 
(27
)
Total for cash flow hedging
 
$
(6,263
)
 
 
 
$
(252
)
 
$
175


The following tables summarize the amount of gains (losses) recorded in AOCI in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and income (expense) in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations related to all cash flow hedges for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

June 30, 2014
 
 
Gain (Loss) in AOCI
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)
 
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
$
(537
)
 
Interest expense
 
$
(1,856
)
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
(3,569
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
(3,296
)
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
35

 
SG&A expenses
 
(157
)
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
203

 
Cost of products sold
 
(403
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ineffective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
 
 
Other expense (income), net
 
 
 
$
(45
)
Commodity contracts
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
 
 
(24
)
Total in cash flow hedging
 
$
(3,868
)
 
 
 
$
(5,712
)
 
$
(69
)


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June 30, 2013
 
 
Gain (Loss) in AOCI
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)
 
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
$
593

 
Interest expense
 
$
(1,830
)
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
(1,302
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
1,129

 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
89

 
SG&A expenses
 
(40
)
 
 
Commodity contracts
 
(1,259
)
 
Cost of products sold
 
202

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ineffective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
 
 
Other expense (income), net
 
 
 
$
189

Commodity contracts
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
 
 
(40
)
Total for cash flow hedging
 
$
(1,879
)
 
 
 
$
(539
)
 
$
149



Overall, the derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are considered to be highly effective. At June 30, 2014, the Company expects to reclassify $7.6 million of deferred net losses on cash flow hedges recorded in AOCI to the Consolidated Statements of Operations during the next 12 months. This reclassification is primarily due to the sale of inventory that includes hedged purchases and recognized interest expense on interest rate swaps. The term over which the Company is hedging exposures to variability of cash flows (for all forecasted transactions, excluding interest payments on variable interest rate debt) is typically 18 months.

For the roll forward of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges in AOCI see Note 3, Comprehensive Income.

Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations

The Company has significant investments in foreign subsidiaries the most significant of which are denominated in euros, Swiss francs, Japanese yen and Swedish kronor. The net assets of these subsidiaries are exposed to volatility in currency exchange rates. To hedge a portion of this exposure the Company employs both derivative and non-derivative financial instruments. The derivative instruments consist of foreign exchange forward contracts and cross currency basis swaps. The non-derivative instruments consist of foreign currency denominated debt held at the parent company level. Translation gains and losses related to the net assets of the foreign subsidiaries are offset by gains and losses in derivative and non-derivative financial instruments designated as hedges of net investments, which are included in AOCI. Any cash flows associated with these instruments are included in investing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows except for derivative instruments that include an other-than-insignificant financing element, in which case all cash flows will be classified as financing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The following table summarizes the notional amounts of hedges of net investments by derivative instrument type at June 30, 2014 and the notional amounts expected to mature during the next 12 months:

 
 
Aggregate
 Notional
 Amount
 
Aggregate Notional Amount Maturing within 12 Months
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
179,378

 
$
116,391

Cross currency basis swaps
 
487,681

 
154,479

Total derivative instruments designated as net investment hedges
 
$
667,059

 
$
270,870


On February 14, 2014, the Company de-designated 449.8 million euros of foreign exchange forward contracts that were previously designated as net investment hedges. The change in the value of the de-designated hedges will be recorded in “Other expense (income), net” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and will offset the change in the value of non-designated

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euro denominated cross currency basis swaps as further noted in the section below titled Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges.

The fair value of the cross currency basis swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts is the estimated amount the Company would receive or pay at the reporting date, taking into account the effective interest rates, cross currency swap basis rates and foreign exchange rates. The effective portion of the change in the value of these derivatives is recorded in AOCI, net of tax effects.

The following tables summarize the amount of gains (losses) recorded in AOCI on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and income (expense) on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations related to the hedges of net investments for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

June 30, 2014
 
 
Gain (Loss) in AOCI
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Recognized in Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cross currency basis swaps
 
$
1,572

 
Interest income
 
$
674

 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(384
)
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
1,272

 
Other expense (income), net
 
(73
)
Total for net investment hedging
 
$
2,844

 
 
 
$
217


June 30, 2013
 
 
Gain (Loss) in AOCI
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Recognized in Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cross currency basis swaps
 
$
(13,735
)
 
Interest income
 
$
1,270

 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
1,345

Total for net investment hedging
 
$
(13,735
)
 
 
 
$
2,615


The following tables summarize the amount of gains (losses) recorded in AOCI on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and income (expense) on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations related to the hedges of net investments for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

June 30, 2014
 
 
Gain (Loss) in AOCI
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Recognized in Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cross currency basis swaps
 
$
(3,087
)
 
Interest income
 
$
1,351

 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
157

Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
4,341

 
Other expense (income), net
 
175

Total for net investment hedging
 
$
1,254

 
 
 
$
1,683



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June 30, 2013
 
 
Gain (Loss) in AOCI
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Recognized in Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective Portion:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cross currency basis swaps
 
$
26,150

 
Interest income
 
$
2,657

 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(257
)
Total for net investment hedging
 
$
26,150

 
 
 
$
2,400


Fair Value Hedges

The Company uses interest rate swaps to convert a portion of its fixed interest rate debt to variable interest rate debt. The Company has a group of U.S. dollar denominated interest rate swaps with an initial total notional value of $150.0 million to effectively convert the underlying fixed interest rate of 4.1% on the Company’s $250.0 million Private Placement Notes (“PPN”) to variable rate for an initial term of five years, ending February 2016. The notional value of the swaps will decline proportionately as portions of the PPN mature. These interest rate swaps are designated as fair value hedges of the interest rate risk associated with the hedged portion of the fixed rate PPN. Accordingly, the Company will carry the portion of the hedged debt at fair value, with the change in debt and swaps offsetting each other on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Any cash flows associated with these instruments are included in operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The following table summarizes the notional amounts of fair value hedges by derivative instrument type at June 30, 2014 and the notional amounts expected to mature during the next 12 months:
 
 
Aggregate
 Notional
 Amount
 
Aggregate Notional Amount Maturing within 12 Months
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
$
105,000

 
$
60,000


The following tables summarize the amount of income (expense) recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations related to the hedges of fair value for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Income (Expense) Recognized
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
 
Interest expense
 
$
133

 
$
(151
)
 
$
220

 
$
(89
)

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges

The Company enters into derivative instruments to hedge the foreign exchange revaluation risk associated with recorded assets and liabilities that are denominated in a non-functional currency. The gains and losses on these derivative transactions offset the gains and losses generated by the revaluation of the underlying non-functional currency balances and are recorded in “Other expense (income), net” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company primarily uses foreign exchange forward contracts and cross currency basis swaps to hedge these risks. Any cash flows associated with the foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swaps not designated as hedges are included in cash from operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Any cash flows associated with the cross currency basis swaps not designated as hedges are included in investing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows except for derivative instruments that include an other-than-insignificant financing element, in which case the cash flows will be classified as financing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.




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The following tables summarize the aggregate notional amounts of the Company’s economic hedges not designated as hedges by derivative instrument types at June 30, 2014 and the notional amounts expected to mature during the next 12 months:
 
 
Aggregate
 Notional
 Amount
 
Aggregate Notional Amount Maturing within 12 Months
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
1,084,838

 
$
1,084,838

Interest rate swaps
 
3,709

 
989

Cross currency basis swaps
 
718,907

 
718,907

Total for instruments not designated as hedges
 
$
1,807,454

 
$
1,804,734


The Company maintains Swiss franc denominated cross currency basis swaps to offset an intercompany Swiss franc note receivable at a U.S. dollar functional entity. The hedge declines each quarter to coincide with expected repayments of the note. At June 30, 2014, the remaining notional value of the cross currency swaps was 91.4 million Swiss francs.

On February 14, 2014, a series of U.S. dollar denominated intercompany note receivables were transferred from a euro functional entity to a U.S. dollar functional entity at which point the underlying foreign currency revaluation risk that was hedged by non-designated cross currency swaps totaling 449.8 million euro was eliminated. As a result, the company de-designated an offsetting amount of 449.8 million euro of net investment hedges. The change in the value of the de-designated net investment hedges will be recorded in “Other expense (income), net” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and will offset the change in the value of the non-designated euro denominated cross currency swaps until both sets of hedges mature in December 2014.

The following table summarizes the amounts of gains (losses) recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations related to the economic hedges not designated as hedging for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

 
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Gain (Loss) Recognized
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts (a)
 
Other expense (income), net
 
$
(716
)
 
$
568

DIO equity option contracts
 
Other expense (income), net
 
90

 
45

Interest rate swaps
 
Interest expense
 
(16
)
 
11

Cross currency basis swaps (a)
 
Other expense (income), net
 
(4,005
)
 
24,057

Total for instruments not designated as hedges
 
 
 
$
(4,647
)
 
$
24,681

 (a) The gains and losses on these derivative transactions offset the gains and losses generated by the revaluation of the underlying non-functional currency balances which are recorded in “Other expense (income), net” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
 
Gain (Loss) Recognized
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts (b)
 
Other expense (income), net
 
$
(5,157
)
 
$
3,083

DIO equity option contracts
 
Other expense (income), net
 
(138
)
 
13

Interest rate swaps
 
Interest expense
 
(27
)
 
21

Cross currency basis swaps (b)
 
Other expense (income), net
 
(3,180
)
 
(1,376
)
Total for instruments not designated as hedges
 
 
 
$
(8,502
)
 
$
1,741

 (b) The gains and losses on these derivative transactions offset the gains and losses generated by the revaluation of the underlying non-functional currency balances which are recorded in “Other expense (income), net” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.





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Consolidated Balance Sheets Location of Derivative Fair Values

The following tables summarize the fair value and consolidated balance sheet location of the Company’s derivatives at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
 
 
June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
 
Prepaid
Expenses
and Other
Current Assets, Net
 
Other
Noncurrent
Assets, Net
 
Accrued
Liabilities
 
Other
Noncurrent
Liabilities
Designated as Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
2,392

 
$
258

 
$
7,988

 
$
928

Commodity contracts
 
48

 

 
5

 

Interest rate swaps
 
567

 
1,003

 
506

 
555

Cross currency basis swaps
 
560

 

 
6,072

 
15,507

Total
 
$
3,567

 
$
1,261

 
$
14,571

 
$
16,990

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not Designated as Hedges
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
1,850

 
$

 
$
3,107

 
$

DIO equity option contracts
 

 

 

 
279

Interest rate swaps
 

 

 
81

 
203

Cross currency basis swaps
 

 

 
38,638

 
1,457

Total
 
$
1,850

 
$

 
$
41,826

 
$
1,939


 
 
December 31, 2013
(in thousands)
 
Prepaid
Expenses
and Other
Current Assets, Net
 
Other
Noncurrent
Assets, Net
 
Accrued
Liabilities
 
Other
Noncurrent
Liabilities
Designated as Hedges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
1,517

 
$
255

 
$
10,280

 
$
940

Commodity contracts
 

 
1

 
434

 
1

Interest rate swaps
 
789

 
1,617

 
466

 
419

Cross currency basis swaps
 
530

 

 
2,223

 
16,413

Total
 
$
2,836

 
$
1,873

 
$
13,403

 
$
17,773

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not Designated as Hedges
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
3,128

 
$

 
$
2,328

 
$

DIO equity option contracts
 

 

 

 
142

Interest rate swaps
 

 

 
85

 
256

Cross currency basis swaps
 

 

 
38,551

 
1,941

Total
 
$
3,128

 
$

 
$
40,964

 
$
2,339


Balance Sheet Offsetting

Substantially all of the Company’s derivative contracts are subject to netting arrangements, whereby the right to offset occurs in the event of default or termination in accordance with the terms of the arrangements with the counterparty. While these contracts contain the enforceable right to offset through netting arrangements with the same counterparty, the Company elects to present them on a gross basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.




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Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities under netting arrangements at June 30, 2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Gross Amounts Recognized
 
Gross Amount Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Financial Instruments
 
Cash Collateral Received/Pledged
 
Net Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
4,500

 
$

 
$
4,500

 
$
(3,533
)
 
$

 
$
967

Commodity contracts
 
48

 

 
48

 
(5
)
 

 
43

Interest rate swaps
 
1,570

 

 
1,570

 
(1,188
)
 

 
382

Cross currency basis swaps
 
560

 

 
560

 
(560
)
 

 

Total Assets
 
$
6,678

 
$

 
$
6,678

 
$
(5,286
)
 
$

 
$
1,392


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Gross Amounts Recognized
 
Gross Amount Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Financial Instruments
 
Cash Collateral Received/Pledged
 
Net Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
12,023

 
$

 
$
12,023

 
$
(2,123
)
 
$

 
$
9,900

Commodity contracts
 
5

 

 
5

 
(5
)
 

 

DIO equity option contracts
 
279

 

 
279

 

 

 
279

Interest rate swaps
 
1,345

 

 
1,345

 
(57
)
 

 
1,288

Cross currency basis swaps
 
61,674

 

 
61,674

 
(3,101
)
 

 
58,573

Total Liabilities
 
$
75,326

 
$

 
$
75,326

 
$
(5,286
)
 
$

 
$
70,040



















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Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities under netting arrangements at December 31, 2013:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Gross Amounts Recognized
 
Gross Amount Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Financial Instruments
 
Cash Collateral Received/Pledged
 
Net Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
4,900

 
$

 
$
4,900

 
$
(4,641
)
 
$

 
$
259

Commodity contracts
 
1

 

 
1

 
(1
)
 

 

Interest rate swaps
 
2,406

 

 
2,406

 
(1,979
)
 

 
427

Cross currency basis swaps
 
530

 

 
530

 
(530
)
 

 

Total Assets
 
$
7,837

 
$

 
$
7,837

 
$
(7,151
)
 
$

 
$
686


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Gross Amounts Recognized
 
Gross Amount Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Financial Instruments
 
Cash Collateral Received/Pledged
 
Net Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
 
$
13,548

 
$

 
$
13,548

 
$
(3,467
)
 
$

 
$
10,081

Commodity contracts
 
435

 

 
435

 
(1
)
 

 
434

DIO equity option contracts
 
142

 

 
142

 

 

 
142

Interest rate swaps
 
1,226

 

 
1,226

 
(62
)
 

 
1,164

Cross currency basis swaps
 
59,128

 

 
59,128

 
(3,621
)
 

 
55,507

Total Liabilities
 
$
74,479

 
$

 
$
74,479

 
$
(7,151
)
 
$

 
$
67,328


NOTE 11 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The Company records financial instruments at fair value with unrealized gains and losses related to certain financial instruments reflected in AOCI on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  In addition, the Company recognizes certain liabilities at fair value.  The Company applies the market approach for recurring fair value measurements.  Accordingly, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The fair value of financial instruments is determined by reference to various market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. The Company believes the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts), prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, income taxes payable and notes payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.  The Company estimated the fair value and carrying value of total long-term debt, including the current portion, was $1,338.7 million and $1,299.9 million, respectively, at June 30, 2014.  At December 31, 2013, the Company estimated the fair value and carrying value, including the current portion, was $1,387.7 million and $1,370.8 million, respectively.  The interest rate on the $450.0 million Senior Notes, the $300.0 million Senior Notes, and the $250.0 million PPN are fixed rates of 4.2%, 2.8% and 4.1%, respectively, and their fair value is based on the interest rates as of June 30, 2014. The interest rates on variable rate term loan debt and commercial paper are consistent with current market conditions, therefore the fair value of these instruments approximates their carrying values.

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The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, which are classified as “Cash and cash equivalents,” “Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net,” “Other noncurrent assets, net,” “Accrued liabilities,” and “Other noncurrent liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Financial assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value as of the balance sheet date are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 
June 30, 2014
(in thousands)
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
$
1,570

 
$

 
$
1,570

 
$

Commodity contracts
48

 

 
48

 

Cross currency basis swaps
560

 

 
560

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts
4,500

 

 
4,500

 

DIO Corporation convertible bonds
64,323

 

 

 
64,323

Total assets
$
71,001

 
$

 
$
6,678

 
$
64,323

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate swaps
$
1,345

 
$

 
$
1,345

 
$

Commodity contracts
5

 

 
5

 

Cross currency basis swaps
61,674

 

 
61,674

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts
12,023

 

 
12,023

 

Long term debt
106,577

 

 
106,577

 

DIO equity option contracts
279

 

 

 
279

Total liabilities
$
181,903

 
$

 
$
181,624

 
$
279


 
December 31, 2013
(in thousands)
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps
$
2,406

 
$

 
$
2,406

 
$

Commodity contracts
1

 

 
1

 

Cross currency basis swaps
530

 

 
530

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts
4,900

 

 
4,900

 

DIO Corporation convertible bonds
70,019

 

 

 
70,019

Total assets
$
77,856

 
$

 
$
7,837

 
$
70,019

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest rate swaps
$
1,226

 
$

 
$
1,226

 
$

Commodity contracts
435

 

 
435

 

Cross currency basis swaps
59,128

 

 
59,128

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts
13,548

 

 
13,548

 

Long term debt
152,370

 

 
152,370

 

DIO equity option contracts
142

 

 

 
142

Total liabilities
$
226,849

 
$

 
$
226,707

 
$
142


Derivative valuations are based on observable inputs to the valuation model including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, future commodities prices and credit risks.  As discussed in Note 10, Financial Instruments and Derivatives, commodity contracts, certain interest rate swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts are considered cash flow hedges. In addition, certain cross currency basis swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts are considered hedges of net investments in foreign operations.


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The Company uses the income method valuation technique to estimate the fair value of the DIO Corporation convertible bonds.  The significant unobservable inputs for valuing the corporate bonds are DIO Corporation’s stock volatility factor of approximately 40% and corporate bond rating which implies approximately a 13% discount rate on the valuation model.  Significant observable inputs used to value the corporate bonds include foreign exchange rates and DIO Corporation’s period-ending market stock price.

The Company has valued the DIO equity option contracts using a Monte Carlo simulation which uses several estimates and probability assumptions by management including the future stock price, the stock price as a multiple of DIO earnings and the probability of the sellers to reduce their shares held by selling into the open market.  The fair value of equity option contracts are reported in “Other noncurrent liabilities,” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and changes in the fair value are reported in “Other expense (income), net” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company’s Level 3 holdings measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs:
(in thousands)
DIO Corporation
Convertible
Bonds
 
DIO Equity
Options
Contracts
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
70,019

 
$
(142
)
Unrealized loss:
 

 
 

Reported in AOCI, pretax
(5,428
)
 

Unrealized loss:
 

 
 

Reported in other expense (income), net

 
(138
)
Effects of exchange rate changes
(268
)
 
1

Balance at June 30, 2014
$
64,323

 
$
(279
)

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, there were no purchases, issuances or transfers of Level 3 financial instruments.

NOTE 12 – INCOME TAXES

Uncertainties in Income Taxes

The Company recognizes in the interim consolidated financial statements, the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position.

It is reasonably possible that certain amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within 12 months of the reporting date of the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements.  Expiration of statutes of limitation in various jurisdictions during the next 12 months could include unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $1.1 million.

Other Tax Matters

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the effective tax rate was unfavorably impacted by the Company’s change in the mix of consolidated earnings. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $9.4 million related to U.S. federal legislative changes enacted in January 2013, relating to 2012, and a benefit of $3.1 million related to prior year tax matters.

NOTE 13 – FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

The Company refinanced the first required payment of $75.0 million under the PPN due February 2016 by issuing commercial paper. The second required payment of $100.0 million due in February 2015 has been classified as current on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

On July 23, 2014, the Company entered into an Amended and Extended Revolving Credit Agreement to replace the 2011 Revolving Credit Agreement dated July 27, 2011, that had provided for a multi-currency revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million through July 27, 2016. The new Credit Agreement provides for a new five year, $500.0 million multi-currency revolving credit facility through July 23, 2019 (the “Facility”) to provide working capital from time to time for the Company and for other general corporate purposes. The Facility is unsecured and contains certain affirmative and negative

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covenants, which are generally consistent with the prior agreement, relating to the Company’s operations and financial condition, including prescribed leverage and interest coverage ratios. The Facility contains customary events of default. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, all outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated and become immediately due and payable. At June 30, 2014, outstanding borrowings, in the form of issued commercial paper, were $62.0 million under the current multi-currency revolving facility.

The Company’s revolving credit facility, term loans and PPN contain certain affirmative and negative covenants relating to the Company's operations and financial condition. At June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

At June 30, 2014, the Company had total unused lines of credit, including lines available under its short-term arrangements and revolving credit agreement, of $511.1 million.

NOTE 14 – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company performed the required annual impairment tests of goodwill as of April 30, 2014 on 15 reporting units. As discussed in Note 6, Segment Information, effective in the first quarter of 2014, the Company realigned reporting responsibilities for multiple locations.  For any realignment that resulted in reporting unit changes, the Company applied the relative fair value method to determine the reallocation of goodwill of the associated reporting units.  

To determine the fair value of the Company’s reporting units, the Company uses a discounted cash flow model with market-based support as its valuation technique to measure the fair value for its reporting units. The discounted cash flow model uses five-year forecasted cash flows plus a terminal value based on a multiple of earnings. In addition, the Company applies gross margin and operating expense assumptions consistent with historical trends. The total cash flows were discounted based on a range between 8.6% to 14.0%, which included assumptions regarding the Company’s weighted-average cost of capital. The Company considered the current market conditions both in the U.S. and globally, when determining its assumptions. Lastly, the Company reconciled the aggregated fair values of its reporting units to its market capitalization, which included a reasonable control premium based on market conditions. As a result of the annual impairment tests of goodwill, no impairment was identified.

In addition, the Company assessed the annual impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets as of April 30, 2014, which largely consists of acquired tradenames, in conjunction with the annual impairment tests of goodwill. The performance of the Company’s annual impairment test did not result in any impairment of the Company’s indefinite-lived assets.

A reconciliation of changes in the Company’s goodwill is as follows:
(in thousands)
Dental Consumable Businesses and Certain International Businesses
 
Dental Specialty and Laboratory Businesses and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
 
Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
$
325,044

 
$
1,576,126

 
$
380,426

 
$
2,281,596

Adjustments of provisional amounts on prior acquisitions

 
(240
)
 

 
(240
)
Effects of exchange rate changes
533

 
(12,696
)
 
9,605

 
(2,558
)
Balance at June 30, 2014
$
325,577

 
$
1,563,190

 
$
390,031

 
$
2,278,798














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Identifiable definite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of the following:
 
June 30, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
(in thousands) 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patents
$
181,716

 
$
(95,703
)
 
$
86,013

 
$
181,847

 
$
(91,736
)
 
$
90,111

Trademarks
84,739

 
(37,998
)
 
46,741

 
85,922

 
(35,994
)
 
49,928

Licensing agreements
32,130

 
(21,910
)
 
10,220

 
31,950

 
(20,992
)
 
10,958

Customer relationships
499,208

 
(98,815
)
 
400,393

 
497,108

 
(82,381
)
 
414,727

Total definite-lived
$
797,793

 
$
(254,426
)
 
$
543,367

 
$
796,827

 
$
(231,103
)
 
$
565,724

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indefinite-lived Trademarks and In-process R&D
$
221,738

 
$

 
$
221,738

 
$
229,599

 
$

 
$
229,599

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total identifiable intangible assets
$
1,019,531

 
$
(254,426
)
 
$
765,105

 
$
1,026,426

 
$
(231,103
)
 
$
795,323


NOTE 15 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

On June 18, 2004, Marvin Weinstat, DDS and Richard Nathan, DDS filed a class action suit in San Francisco County, California alleging that the Company misrepresented that its Cavitron® ultrasonic scalers are suitable for use in oral surgical procedures. The Complaint seeks a recall of the product and refund of its purchase price to dentists who have purchased it for use in oral surgery. The Court certified the case as a class action in June 2006 with respect to the breach of warranty and unfair business practices claims. The class that was certified is defined as California dental professionals who, at any time during the period beginning June 18, 2000 through September 14, 2012, purchased and used one or more Cavitron® ultrasonic scalers for the performance of oral surgical procedures on their patients, which Cavitrons® were accompanied by Directions for Use that “Indicated” Cavitron® use for “periodontal debridement for all types of periodontal disease.” The case went to trial in September 2013, and on January 22, 2014, the San Francisco Superior Court issued its decision in the Company’s favor, rejecting all of the plaintiffs’ claims. The plaintiffs have appealed the Superior Court’s decision, and the appeal is now pending. The Company intends to defend against this appeal.

On December 12, 2006, a Complaint was filed by Carole Hildebrand, DDS and Robert Jaffin, DDS in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the Plaintiffs subsequently added Dr. Mitchell Goldman as a named class representative).  The case was filed by the same law firm that filed the Weinstat case in California.  The Complaint asserts putative class action claims on behalf of dentists located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Complaint seeks damages and asserts that the Company’s Cavitron® ultrasonic scaler was negligently designed and sold in breach of contract and warranty arising from misrepresentations about the potential uses of the product because it cannot assure the delivery of potable or sterile water. Following grant of a Company Motion and dismissal of the case for lack of jurisdiction, the plaintiffs filed a second complaint under the name of Dr. Hildebrand’s corporate practice, Center City Periodontists, asserting the same allegations (this case is now proceeding under the name “Center City Periodontists”). The plaintiffs moved to have the case certified as a class action, to which the Company has objected and filed its brief. The Court has not yet ruled on class certification. The Court subsequently granted a Motion filed by the Company and dismissed plaintiffs’ New Jersey Consumer Fraud and negligent design claims, leaving only a breach of express warranty claim, in response to which the Company has filed a Motion for Summary Judgment.

On January 20, 2014, the Company was served with a qui tam complaint filed by two former and one current employee of the Company under the Federal False Claims Act and equivalent state and city laws. The lawsuit was previously under seal in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the Company engaged in various illegal marketing activities, and thereby caused dental and other healthcare professionals to file false claims for reimbursement with Federal and State governments. The relators seek injunctive relief, fines, treble damages, and attorneys’ fees and costs. On January 27, 2014, the United States filed with the Court a notice that it had elected not to intervene in the qui tam action at this time. The United States’ notice indicated that the named state and city co-plaintiffs had authorized the United States to communicate to the Court that they also had decided not to intervene at this time. These non-intervention decisions do not prevent the qui tam relators from litigating this action, and the United States and/or the named states and/or cities may seek to

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intervene in the action at a later time. The Company has filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and intends to vigorously defend itself in the litigation.

The Company does not believe a loss is probable related to the above litigation. Further a reasonable estimate of a possible range of loss cannot be made. In the event that one or more of these matters is unfavorably resolved, it is possible the Company’s results from operations could be materially impacted.

In 2012, the Company received subpoenas from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana (the “USAO”) and from the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) requesting documents and information related to compliance with export controls and economic sanctions regulations by certain of its subsidiaries. The Company has voluntarily contacted OFAC and the Bureau of Industry and Security of the United States Department of Commerce (“BIS”), in connection with these matters as well as regarding compliance with export controls and economic sanctions regulations by certain other business units of the Company identified in connection with an internal review by the Company. The Company is cooperating with the USAO, OFAC and BIS with respect to these matters.

At this stage of the inquiries, the Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters or what impact, if any, the outcome of these matters might have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Violations of export control or economic sanctions laws or regulations could result in a range of governmental enforcement actions, including fines or penalties, injunctions and/or criminal or other civil proceedings, which actions could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations. At this time, no claims have been made against the Company.

In addition to the matters disclosed above, the Company is, from time to time, subject to a variety of litigation and similar proceedings incidental to its business.  These legal matters primarily involve claims for damages arising out of the use of the Company’s products and services and claims relating to intellectual property matters including patent infringement, employment matters, tax matters, commercial disputes, competition and sales and trading practices, personal injury and insurance coverage.  The Company may also become subject to lawsuits as a result of past or future acquisitions or as a result of liabilities retained from, or representations, warranties or indemnities provided in connection with, divested businesses.  Some of these lawsuits may include claims for punitive and consequential, as well as compensatory damages.  Based upon the Company’s experience, current information and applicable law, it does not believe that these proceedings and claims will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity. However, in the event of unexpected further developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, or other similar matters, if unfavorable, may be materially adverse to the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

While the Company maintains general, products, property, workers’ compensation, automobile, cargo, aviation, crime, fiduciary and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance up to certain limits that cover certain of these claims, this insurance may be insufficient or unavailable to cover such losses.  In addition, while the Company believes it is entitled to indemnification from third parties for some of these claims, these rights may also be insufficient or unavailable to cover such losses.

Purchase Commitments

From time to time, the Company enters into long-term inventory purchase commitments with minimum purchase requirements for raw materials and finished goods to ensure the availability of products for production and distribution.  These commitments may have a significant impact on levels of inventory maintained by the Company.


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DENTSPLY International Inc. and Subsidiaries

Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This report contains information that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Generally, the use of terms such as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “anticipate,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that DENTSPLY International Inc. (“DENTSPLY” or the “Company”) expects or anticipates will occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs, and are inherently susceptible to uncertainty, risks, and changes in circumstances that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Part I, Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty and has no obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments.

OVERVIEW

Highlights

For the quarter ended June 30, 2014, worldwide internal sales growth contracted slightly by 0.6%, as modest U.S. internal sales growth of 0.2% was more than offset by declines in internal sales growth for Europe and the Rest of World region of 1.3% and 0.6%, respectively.

Second quarter 2014 earnings per diluted share of $0.62 grew 3.3% from $0.60 in the prior year period.  On an adjusted basis (a non-GAAP measure), second quarter 2014 earnings per diluted share of $0.69 grew 4.5% from $0.66 in the same period in the prior year.

Operating margin for the first six months of 2014 was 15.6% an increase of 110 basis points as compared to 14.5% for the first six months of 2013.

Operating cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $220.2 million compared to $131.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

Company Profile

DENTSPLY International Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of dental and other consumable medical device products.  The Company believes it is the world’s largest manufacturer of consumable dental products for the professional dental market.  For over 110 years, DENTSPLY’s commitment to innovation and professional collaboration has enhanced its portfolio of branded consumables and small equipment.  Headquartered in the United States, the Company has global operations with sales in more than 120 countries. The Company also has strategically located distribution centers to enable it to better serve its customers and increase its operating efficiency. While the United States and Europe are the Company’s largest markets, the Company serves all major markets worldwide.

Principal Products

The Company has four principal product categories: 1) Dental Consumable Products; 2) Dental Laboratory Products; 3) Dental Specialty Products; and 4) Consumable Medical Device Products.

Dental consumable products consist of dental supplies and devices and small equipment used in dental offices for the treatment of patients. The Company manufactures thousands of different dental consumable products marketed under more than one hundred brand names.  DENTSPLY’s dental consumable products within this category include dental anesthetics, prophylaxis paste, dental sealants, impression materials, restorative materials, tooth whiteners and topical fluoride.  Small equipment products in the dental consumable category consist of various durable goods used in dental offices for treatment of patients.  DENTSPLY’s small equipment products include dental handpieces, intraoral curing light systems, dental diagnostic systems, and ultrasonic scalers and polishers.


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DENTSPLY’s products in the dental laboratory products category include dental prosthetics, including artificial teeth, precious metal dental alloys, dental ceramics and crown and bridge materials. Equipment in this category includes computer aided design and machining (CAD/CAM) ceramic systems and porcelain furnaces.

Dental specialty products are specialized treatment products used within the dental office and laboratory settings.  DENTSPLY’s products in this category include endodontic (root canal) instruments and materials, implants and related products, bone grafting materials, 3D digital scanning and treatment planning software, orthodontic appliances and accessories.

Consumable medical device products consist mainly of urology catheters, certain surgical products, medical drills and other non-medical products.

Principal Measurements

The principal measurements used by the Company in evaluating its business are: (1) internal sales growth by geographic region; (2) constant currency sales growth by geographic region; (3) operating margins of each reportable segment including product pricing and cost controls; (4) the development, introduction and contribution of innovative new products; and (5) sales growth through acquisition.

The Company defines “internal sales growth” as the increase or decrease in net sales from period to period, excluding (1) precious metal content; (2) the impact of changes in currency exchange rates; and (3) net acquisition sales growth. The Company defines “net acquisition sales growth” as the net sales, excluding precious metal content, for a period of twelve months following the transaction date of businesses that have been acquired, less the net sales, excluding precious metal content, for a period of twelve months prior to the transaction date of businesses that have been divested. The Company defines “constant currency sales growth” as internal sales growth plus net acquisition sales growth.

The primary drivers of internal growth includes global dental market growth, innovation and new products launched by the Company, and continued investments in sales and marketing resources, including clinical education. Management believes that over time, the Company’s ability to execute its strategies allows it to grow at a modest premium to the growth rate of the underlying dental market. Management further believes that the global dental market has generally in the past and should over time in the future grow at a premium to underlying economic growth rates. Considering all of these factors, the Company assumes that the long-term growth rate for the dental market will range from 3% to 6% on average and that the Company targets a slight premium to market growth. Over the past several years, growth in the global dental and other healthcare markets have been restrained by lower economic growth in Western Europe and certain other markets compared to historical averages and, accordingly, market growth rates, and the Company’s internal growth rate remains uncertain in the near term.

The Company’s business is subject to quarterly fluctuations of consolidated net sales and net income. The Company typically implements most of its price changes at the beginning of the first or fourth quarters. Price changes, other marketing and promotional programs as well as the management of inventory levels by distributors and the implementation of strategic initiatives, may impact sales levels in a given period.

The Company also has a focus on maximizing operational efficiencies. Management continues to evaluate the consolidation of operations or functions to reduce costs. In addition, the Company remains focused on enhancing efficiency through expanded use of technology and process improvement initiatives. The Company believes that the benefits from these initiatives will improve the cost structure and help offset areas of rising costs such as energy, employee benefits and regulatory oversight and compliance. In connection with these efforts, the Company targets adjusted operating income margins to expand to 20% as the benefits of these initiatives are realized over time. In addition, the Company expects that it will record restructuring charges, from time to time associated with such initiatives. These restructuring charges could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and there can be no assurance that the target adjusted operating income margins will be achieved.

Product innovation is a key component of the Company’s overall growth strategy. New advances in technology are anticipated to have a significant influence on future products in dentistry and consumable medical device markets in which the Company operates. As a result, the Company continues to pursue research and development initiatives to support technological development, including collaborations with various research institutions and dental schools. In addition, the Company licenses and purchases technologies developed by third parties. Although the Company believes these activities will lead to new innovative dental and consumable medical device products, they involve new technologies and there can be no assurance that commercialized products will be developed.

The Company will continue to pursue opportunities to expand the Company’s product offerings through acquisitions. Although the professional dental and the consumable medical device markets in which the Company operates have experienced consolidation,

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they remain fragmented. Management believes that there will continue to be adequate opportunities to participate as a consolidator in the industry for the foreseeable future.

Reclassification of Prior Year Amounts

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year’s data in order to conform to current year presentation. Specifically, during the first quarter of 2014, the Company realigned reporting responsibilities for multiple locations as a result of changes to the management reporting structure. The segment information reflects the revised structure for all periods shown.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 COMPARED TO QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2013

Net Sales

Management believes that the presentation of net sales, excluding precious metal content, provides useful information to investors because a significant portion of DENTSPLY’s net sales is comprised of sales of precious metals generated through sales of the Company’s precious metal dental alloy products, which are used by third parties to construct crown and bridge materials.  Due to the fluctuations of precious metal prices and because the precious metal content of the Company’s sales is largely a pass-through to customers and has minimal effect on earnings, DENTSPLY reports net sales both with and without precious metal content to show the Company’s performance independent of precious metal price volatility and to enhance comparability of performance between periods.  The Company uses its cost of precious metal purchased as a proxy for the precious metal content of sales, as the precious metal content of sales is not separately tracked and invoiced to customers.  The Company believes that it is reasonable to use the cost of precious metal content purchased in this manner since precious metal dental alloy sale prices are typically adjusted when the prices of underlying precious metals change.

The presentation of net sales, excluding precious metal content, is considered a measure not calculated in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”), and is therefore considered a non-US GAAP measure.  The Company provides the following reconciliation of net sales to net sales, excluding precious metal content.  The Company’s definitions and calculations of net sales, excluding precious metal content, and other operating measures derived using net sales, excluding precious metal content, may not necessarily be the same as those used by other companies.

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
765.2

 
$
761.0

 
$
4.2

 
0.6
%
Less: precious metal content of sales
34.3

 
45.1

 
(10.8
)
 
(23.9
%)
Net sales, excluding precious metal content
$
730.9

 
$
715.9

 
$
15.0

 
2.1
 %

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $730.9 million, an increase of $15.0 million or 2.1% over the second quarter of 2013.  The change in net sales, excluding precious metal content, was primarily a result of 1.8% increase in foreign currency translation. Precious metal content of sales declined mostly as a result of lower refinery volume compared to the same period a year ago.

Constant Currency and Internal Sales Growth

The following table includes growth rates for net sales, excluding precious metal content, for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the three months ended June 30, 2013.

 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
United
States
 
Europe
 
Rest of World
 
Worldwide
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Internal sales growth
0.2
%
 
(1.3
%)
 
(0.6
%)
 
(0.6
%)
Acquisition sales growth
0.5
%
 
0.2
 %
 
3.1
 %
 
0.9
 %
Constant currency sales growth
0.7
%
 
(1.1
%)
 
2.5
 %
 
0.3
 %


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United States

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased by 0.7% on a constant currency sales growth basis in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to the second quarter of 2013. Internal sales growth was led by increased sales in dental consumable products partially offset by sales declines in other product categories.

Europe

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, decreased by 1.1% on a constant currency sales growth basis in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to the second quarter of 2013. Negative internal sales growth was the result of sales declines in the dental consumable and dental laboratory products partially offset by increased sales in the consumable medical device products and dental specialty product categories.

Rest of World

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased by 2.5% on a constant currency sales growth basis in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to the second quarter of 2013, which was primarily the result of acquisition sales growth offset by negative internal sales growth in dental consumable products. Internal sales growth in the region was also highly influenced by the impact of an excise tax increase in Japan effective April 1, 2014.

Gross Profit
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
$
424.5

 
$
415.0

 
$
9.5

 
2.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales, including precious metal content
55.5
%
 
54.5
%
 
 

 
 

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content
58.1
%
 
58.0
%
 
 

 
 


Gross profit as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased by 10 basis points for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2013.  The increase in the gross profit rate was primarily the result of favorable net pricing slightly offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign currency movements as compared to the same three month period in 2013.

Operating Expenses
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”)
$
296.1

 
$
289.9

 
$
6.2

 
2.1
%
Restructuring and other costs
1.2

 
2.2

 
(1.0
)
 
(45.5
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SG&A as a percentage of net sales, including precious metal content
38.7
%
 
38.1
%
 
 

 
 

SG&A as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content
40.5
%
 
40.5
%
 
 

 
 


SG&A Expenses

SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 was unchanged compared to the quarter end June 30, 2013. The $6.2 million increase was primarily the impact of changes in foreign currency rates.



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Other Income and Expense
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest expense
$
10.1

 
$
9.3

 
$
0.8

Other expense (income), net
0.6

 
4.2

 
(3.6
)
Net interest and other expense
$
10.7

 
$
13.5

 
$
(2.8
)

Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $0.8 million higher compared to the three months ended June 30, 2013. The net increase is the result of a decline in non-cash fair value gains in the three months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013, partially offset by a decline in interest expense as a result of lower average debt levels in 2014 compared to the prior year period.

Other Expense (Income), Net

Other expense (income), net for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $3.6 million lower compared to the three months ended June 30, 2013. Other expense (income), net in the three months ended June 30, 2014 of $0.6 million is comprised primarily of $0.1 million of interest and non-cash charges relating to fair value adjustments and $0.4 million of other expense. Other expense (income), net in the second quarter of 2013 of $4.2 million was comprised primarily of $2.8 million of non-cash charges relating to cross currency basis swaps not designated as hedges that offset currency risk on intercompany loans and $1.1 million of currency transaction losses.

Income Taxes and Net Income

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
(in millions, except per share data)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective income tax rate
22.4
%
 
20.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in net (loss) income of unconsolidated affiliated company
$
(0.4
)
 
$
2.2

 
$
(2.6
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
$

 
$
1.5

 
$
(1.5
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to DENTSPLY International
$
90.0

 
$
87.2

 
$
2.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share - diluted
$
0.62

 
$
0.60

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2014 and 2013 was 22.4% and 20.9%, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the effective tax rate was unfavorably impacted by the Company’s change in the mix of consolidated earnings.

The Company’s effective income tax rate for 2014 includes the net favorable impact of amortization on purchased intangibles assets, restructuring and other costs, income related to credit risk adjustments on outstanding derivatives and various income tax adjustments, which impacted income before income taxes and the provision for income taxes by $13.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively.

In 2013, the Company’s effective income tax rate included the net favorable impact of amortization on purchased intangibles assets, restructuring and other costs, income related to credit risk adjustments on outstanding derivatives, and various income tax adjustments, which impacted income before income taxes and the provision for income taxes by $15.6 million and $4.6 million, respectively.


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Equity in net (loss) income of unconsolidated affiliated company

The Company’s 17% ownership investment of DIO Corporation (“DIO”) resulted in a net loss of $0.4 million on an after-tax basis for the second quarter of 2014 and net income of $2.2 million on an after-tax basis for the second quarter of 2013.  The equity earnings of DIO include the result of mark-to-market changes related to the derivative accounting for the convertible bonds issued by DIO to DENTSPLY.  The Company’s portion of the mark-to-market changes recorded through DIO’s net income for the second quarter of 2014 and 2013 was approximately $0.8 million and $2.4 million, respectively.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

The portion of consolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to the same three month in 2013 as a result of the contractual purchase of the remaining shares of a variable interest entity effective January 1, 2014. The Company anticipates the cash outflow for this purchase to be later in 2014.

Net Income attributable to DENTSPLY International

In addition to the results reported in accordance with US GAAP, the Company provides adjusted net income attributable to DENTSPLY International and adjusted earnings per diluted common share. The Company discloses adjusted net income attributable to DENTSPLY International to allow investors to evaluate the performance of the Company’s operations exclusive of certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period and certain large non-cash charges related to purchased intangible assets. The Company believes that this information is helpful in understanding underlying operating trends and cash flow generation. The adjusted net income attributable to DENTSPLY International consists of net income attributable to DENTSPLY International adjusted to exclude the impact of the following:

(1) Acquisition related costs. These adjustments include costs related to integrating recently acquired businesses and specific costs related to the consummation of the acquisition process. These costs are irregular in timing and as such may not be indicative of past and future performance of the Company and are therefore excluded to allow investors to better understand underlying operating trends.
(2) Restructuring and other costs. These adjustments include both costs and income that are irregular in timing, amount and impact to the Company’s financial performance. As such, these items may not be indicative of past and future performance of the Company and are therefore excluded for the purpose of understanding underlying operating trends.
(3) Amortization of purchased intangible assets. This adjustment excludes the periodic amortization expense related to purchased intangible assets. Beginning in 2011, the Company began recording large non-cash charges related to the values attributed to purchased intangible assets. These charges have been excluded from adjusted net income attributed to DENTSPLY International to allow investors to evaluate and understand operating trends excluding these large non-cash charges.
(4) Income related to credit risk and fair value adjustments. These adjustments include both the cost and income impacts of adjustments in certain assets and liabilities that are recorded through net income which are due solely to the changes in fair value and credit risk. These items can be variable and driven more by market conditions than the Company’s operating performance. As such, these items may not be indicative of past and future performance of the Company and therefore are excluded for comparability purposes.
(5) Certain fair value adjustments related to an unconsolidated affiliated company. This adjustment represents the fair value adjustment of the unconsolidated affiliated company’s convertible debt instrument held by the Company. The affiliate is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The fair value adjustment is driven by open market pricing of the affiliate’s equity instruments, which has a high degree of variability and may not be indicative of the operating performance of the affiliate or the Company.
(6) Income tax related adjustments. These adjustments include both income tax expenses and income tax benefits that are representative of income tax adjustments mostly related to prior periods, as well as the final settlement of income tax audits. These adjustments are irregular in timing and amount and may significantly impact the Company’s operating performance. As such, these items may not be indicative of past and future performance of the Company and therefore are excluded for comparability purposes.
Adjusted earnings per diluted common share is calculated by dividing adjusted net income attributable to DENTSPLY International by diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding. Adjusted net income attributable to DENTSPLY International and adjusted earnings per diluted common share are considered measures not calculated in accordance with US

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GAAP, and therefore are non-US GAAP measures. These non-US GAAP measures may differ from other companies. Income tax related adjustments may include the impact to adjust the interim effective income tax rate to the expected annual effective tax rate. The non-US GAAP financial information should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net Income
 
Per Diluted
Common Share
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to DENTSPLY International
$
89,993

 
$
0.62

Amortization of purchased intangible assets, net of tax
8,319

 
0.06

Income tax-related adjustments
1,045

 
0.01

Restructuring and other costs, net of tax  
943

 
0.01

Acquisition related activities, net of tax
380

 

Credit risk and fair value adjustments to outstanding derivatives, net of tax
(177
)
 

Gain on fair value adjustments related to an unconsolidated affiliated company, net of tax
(832
)
 
(0.01
)
Adjusted non-US GAAP earnings
$
99,671

 
$
0.69


 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net Income
 
Per Diluted
Common Share
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to DENTSPLY International
$
87,228

 
$
0.60

Amortization of purchased intangible assets, net of tax
8,002

 
0.06

Restructuring and other costs, net of tax  
1,962

 
0.01

Acquisition related activities, net of tax
746

 
0.01

Credit risk and fair value adjustments to outstanding derivatives, net of tax
457

 

Income tax related adjustments
(118
)
 

Gain on fair value adjustments at an unconsolidated affiliated company, net of tax
(2,446
)
 
(0.02
)
Adjusted non-US GAAP earnings
$
95,831

 
$
0.66


Operating Segment Results

Third Party Net Sales, Excluding Precious Metal Content
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses
$
183.6

 
$
170.6

 
$
13.0

 
7.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
$
408.6

 
$
413.4

 
$
(4.8
)
 
(1.2
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
$
139.6

 
$
132.8

 
$
6.8

 
5.1
%








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Segment Operating Income
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses
$
66.1

 
$
59.9

 
$
6.2

 
10.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
$
79.6

 
$
79.8

 
$
(0.2
)
 
(0.3
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
$
10.0

 
$
8.6

 
$
1.4

 
16.3
 %

Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased $13.0 million, or 7.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to 2013.  On a constant currency basis, net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased 6.1% as compared to 2013 due to sales growth across all regions.

Operating income increased $6.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to 2013. The increase in operating income was primarily the result of sales growth and improved gross margins within these businesses.

Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, decreased $4.8 million, or 1.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared to 2013. On a constant currency basis, net sales, excluding precious metal content, decreased 3.1% as compared to 2013 due to sales declines in several regions with the largest contraction being in Europe.

Operating income decreased $0.2 million compared to 2013, due to lower sales partially offset by improvement in gross margins rates across a number of businesses.

Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased $6.8 million, or 5.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to 2013.  On a constant currency basis, net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased 3.4% as compared to 2013.  The growth was primarily related to increased sales of consumable medical device products.

Operating income improved $1.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to stronger sales, as well as lower operating expense levels within these businesses.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013

Net Sales
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
1,495.3

 
$
1,493.1

 
$
2.2

 
0.1
%
Less: precious metal content of sales
75.3

 
104.5

 
(29.2
)
 
(27.9
%)
Net sales, excluding precious metal content
$
1,420.0

 
$
1,388.6

 
$
31.4

 
2.3
 %

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $1,420.0 million, an increase of $31.4 million or 2.3% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2013.  The change in net sales, excluding precious metal content, was a result of 1.3% increase from foreign currency translation as well as 1.0% constant currency sales growth.  Precious metal content of sales declined mostly as a result of lower refinery volume compared to the same period a year ago.



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Constant Currency and Internal Sales Growth

The following table includes growth rates for net sales, excluding precious metal content, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
 
United
States
 
Europe
 
Rest of World
 
Worldwide
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Internal sales growth
0.1
%
 
(1.3
%)
 
3.8
%
 
0.2
%
Acquisition sales growth
0.4
%
 
0.1
 %
 
3.2
%
 
0.8
%
Constant currency sales growth
0.5
%
 
(1.2
%)
 
7.0
%
 
1.0
%

United States

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased by 0.5% on a constant currency sales growth basis for the six months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to the same six month period of 2013. Internal sales growth was led by increased sales in the dental consumable product category offset by sales declines in other product categories.

Europe

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, decreased by 1.2% on a constant currency sales growth basis for the six months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2013, primarily as a result of the geopolitical impact in the CIS countries. Excluding sales in the CIS, internal sales growth would have been a positive 0.4% for the six months ended led by increased sales in consumable medical device products and dental specialty products.

Rest of World

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased by 7.0% on a constant currency sales growth basis for the six months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2013. Internal sales and acquisition growth was led by the dental specialty products category.

Gross Profit
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
$
818.7

 
$
803.2

 
$
15.5

 
1.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales, including precious metal content
54.7
%
 
53.8
%
 
 

 
 

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content
57.6
%
 
57.8
%
 
 

 
 


Gross profit as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content, decrease 20 basis points for the six month period ended June 30, 2014 compared to the six months end June 30, 2013.  The decline in the gross profit rate was primarily the result of the unfavorable impact of foreign currency movements slightly offset by favorable net pricing as compared to the same six month period in 2013.










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Operating Expenses
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”)
$
584.0

 
$
583.6

 
$
0.4

 
0.1
%
Restructuring and other costs
2.0

 
2.8

 
(0.8
)
 
(28.6
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SG&A as a percentage of net sales, including precious metal content
39.1
%
 
39.1
%
 
 

 
 

SG&A as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content
41.1
%
 
42.0
%
 
 

 
 


SG&A Expenses

SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content, decreased 90 basis points in the six months ended June 30, 2014 when compared to the same period ended June 30, 2013. The rate reduction is primarily due to cost reduction initiatives and expense controls across a number of businesses, as well as higher expenses recorded in the first six months of 2013 relating to biannual international trade shows.

Other Income and Expense
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest expense
$
19.6

 
$
22.3

 
$
(2.7
)
Other expense (income), net
1.0

 
7.1

 
(6.1
)
Net interest and other expense
$
20.6

 
$
29.4

 
$
(8.8
)

Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense for the six month period ended June 30, 2014 was $2.7 million lower compared to the six months ended June 30, 2013. The net decrease is a result of a decrease in interest expense due to lower average debt levels in 2014 compared to the prior year period, partially offset by $1.3 million decrease in interest income due to lower balances of cross currency basis swaps designated as net investment hedges compared to the same six month period in 2013.

Other Expense (Income), Net

Other expense (income), net for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $6.1 million lower compared to the six months ended June 30, 2013. Other expense (income), net for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $1.0 million primarily consisting of $0.7 million of currency transaction losses. Other expense (income), net for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $7.1 million, comprised primarily of $5.6 million of fair value adjustments on cross currency basis swaps not designated as hedges that offset currency risk on intercompany loans and $1.3 million of currency transaction losses.















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Income Taxes and Net Income
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
(in millions, except per share data)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective income tax rate
22.9
%
 
14.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in net (loss) income of unconsolidated affiliated company
$
(0.7
)
 
$
0.4

 
$
(1.1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
$
0.1

 
$
2.4

 
$
(2.3
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to DENTSPLY International
$
162.9

 
$
158.9

 
$
4.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share - diluted
$
1.13

 
$
1.10

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the six month period of 2014 and 2013 was 22.9% and 14.1%, respectively. In the 2013 period, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $9.4 million related to U.S. federal legislative changes enacted in January 2013, relating to 2012, and a benefit of $3.1 million related to prior year tax matters. In the six months ended June 30, 2014, the effective tax rate was unfavorably impacted by the Company’s change in the mix of consolidated earnings.

The Company’s effective income tax rate for 2014 includes the net favorable impact of amortization on purchased intangibles assets, restructuring and other costs, acquisition related activities, various income tax adjustments, and income related to credit risk adjustments on outstanding derivatives which impacted income before income taxes and the provision for income taxes by $29.1 million and $5.7 million, respectively.

In the 2013 period, the Company’s effective income tax rate included the net favorable impact of amortization on purchased intangibles assets, income related to credit risk adjustments on outstanding derivatives, restructuring and other costs, acquisition related activities and various income tax adjustments which impacted income before income taxes and the provision for income taxes by $34.9 million and $22.3 million, respectively.

Equity in net (loss) income of unconsolidated affiliated company

The Company’s 17% ownership investment of DIO Corporation (“DIO”) resulted in a net loss of $0.7 million on an after-tax basis for the six months end June 30, 2014 and net income of $0.4 million on an after-tax basis for the six months ended June 30, 2013.  The equity earnings of DIO include the result of mark-to-market changes related to the derivative accounting for the convertible bonds issued by DIO to DENTSPLY.  The Company’s portion of the mark-to-market changes recorded through DIO’s net income for the six month period in 2014 and 2013 was approximately $1.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

The portion of consolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013 as a result of the contractual purchase of the remaining shares of a variable interest entity effective January 1, 2014. The Company anticipates the cash outflow for this purchase to be later in 2014.

Net Income attributable to DENTSPLY International

In addition to the results reported in accordance with US GAAP, the Company provides adjusted net income attributable to DENTSPLY International and adjusted earnings per diluted common share. The Company discloses adjusted net income attributable to DENTSPLY International to allow investors to evaluate the performance of the Company’s operations exclusive of certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period and certain large non-cash charges related to purchased intangible assets. The Company believes that this information is helpful in understanding underlying operating trends and cash flow generation. The adjusted net income attributable to DENTSPLY International consists of net income attributable to DENTSPLY International adjusted to exclude the impact of the following:

(1) Acquisition related costs. These adjustments include costs related to integrating recently acquired businesses and specific costs related to the consummation of the acquisition process. These costs are irregular in timing and as such may not be indicative

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of past and future performance of the Company and are therefore excluded to allow investors to better understand underlying operating trends.
(2) Restructuring and other costs. These adjustments include both costs and income that are irregular in timing, amount and impact to the Company’s financial performance. As such, these items may not be indicative of past and future performance of the Company and are therefore excluded for the purpose of understanding underlying operating trends.
(3) Amortization of purchased intangible assets. This adjustment excludes the periodic amortization expense related to purchased intangible assets. Beginning in 2011, the Company began recording large non-cash charges related to the values attributed to purchased intangible assets. These charges have been excluded from adjusted net income attributed to DENTSPLY International to allow investors to evaluate and understand operating trends excluding these large non-cash charges.
(4) Income related to credit risk and fair value adjustments. These adjustments include both the cost and income impacts of adjustments in certain assets and liabilities that are recorded through net income which are due solely to the changes in fair value and credit risk. These items can be variable and driven more by market conditions than the Company’s operating performance. As such, these items may not be indicative of past and future performance of the Company and therefore are excluded for comparability purposes.
(5) Certain fair value adjustments related to an unconsolidated affiliated company. This adjustment represents the fair value adjustment of the unconsolidated affiliated company’s convertible debt instrument held by the Company. The affiliate is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The fair value adjustment is driven by open market pricing of the affiliate’s equity instruments, which has a high degree of variability and may not be indicative of the operating performance of the affiliate or the Company.
(6) Income tax related adjustments. These adjustments include both income tax expenses and income tax benefits that are representative of income tax adjustments mostly related to prior periods, as well as the final settlement of income tax audits. These adjustments are irregular in timing and amount and may significantly impact the Company’s operating performance. As such, these items may not be indicative of past and future performance of the Company and therefore are excluded for comparability purposes.
Adjusted earnings per diluted common share is calculated by dividing adjusted net income attributable to DENTSPLY International by diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding. Adjusted net income attributable to DENTSPLY International and adjusted earnings per diluted common share are considered measures not calculated in accordance with US GAAP, and therefore are non-US GAAP measures. These non-US GAAP measures may differ from other companies. Income tax related adjustments may include the impact to adjust the interim effective income tax rate to the expected annual effective tax rate. The non-US GAAP financial information should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net Income
 
Per Diluted
Common Share
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to DENTSPLY International
$
162,871

 
$
1.13

Amortization of purchased intangible assets, net of tax
17,231

 
0.12

Income tax-related adjustments
2,942

 
0.02

Acquisition related activities, net of tax
2,346

 
0.02

Restructuring and other costs, net of tax
1,588

 
0.01

Credit risk and fair value adjustments to outstanding derivatives, net of tax
(801
)
 
(0.01
)
Gain on fair value adjustments related to an unconsolidated affiliated company, net of tax
(1,035
)
 
(0.01
)
Adjusted non-US GAAP earnings
$
185,142

 
$
1.28



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Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net Income
 
Per Diluted
Common Share
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to DENTSPLY International
$
158,913

 
$
1.10

Amortization of purchased intangible assets, net of tax
16,378

 
0.11

Credit risk and fair value adjustments to outstanding derivatives, net of tax
3,190

 
0.02

Restructuring and other costs, net of tax
2,501

 
0.02

Acquisition related activities, net of tax
2,099

 
0.01

Gain on fair value adjustments at an unconsolidated affiliated company, net of tax
(519
)
 

Income tax related adjustments
(11,505
)
 
(0.08
)
Adjusted non-US GAAP earnings
$
171,057

 
$
1.18


Operating Segment Results

Third Party Net Sales, Excluding Precious Metal Content
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses
$
357.6

 
$
334.2

 
$
23.4

 
7.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
$
800.3

 
$
802.3

 
$
(2.0
)
 
(0.2
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
$
264.5

 
$
254.3

 
$
10.2

 
4.0
%

Segment Operating Income
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
(in millions)
2014
 
2013
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses
$
124.7

 
$
114.2

 
$
10.5

 
9.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses
$
153.5

 
$
149.4

 
$
4.1

 
2.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses
$
14.7

 
$
10.1

 
$
4.6

 
45.5
%

Dental Consumable and Certain International Businesses

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased $23.4 million, or 7.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.  On a constant currency basis, net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased 5.8% as compared to the same period in 2013 due to sales growth in all regions.

Operating income increased $10.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to 2013. The improvement in operating income was primarily the result of sales growth as well as improved gross margin rates within these businesses.

Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, decreased $2.0 million, or 0.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to 2013. On a constant currency basis, net sales, excluding precious metal content, decreased 1.6% as compared to the same period in 2013 due to sales declines in the United States and European regions, partially offset by stronger sales in the Rest of the World region.

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Operating income increased $4.1 million compared to the same period in 2013, primarily due to impact of foreign currency translation.

Healthcare and Emerging Markets Businesses

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased $10.2 million, or 4.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to 2013.  On a constant currency basis, net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased 3.2% when compared to the same period of 2013.  The growth was primarily related to increased sales of specialty dental and consumable medical device products.

Operating income improved $4.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 compared to 2013 primarily due to increased sales and lower expense levels in these business.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Except as noted below, there have been no other significant material changes to the critical accounting policies as disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Annual Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Assets Impairment Testing

Goodwill

Goodwill is not amortized; instead, it is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist or if a decision is made to sell a business. The valuation date for annual impairment testing is April 30.

The performance of the Company's 2014 annual impairment test did not result in any impairment of the Company's goodwill. The weighted average cost of capital (“ WACC”) rates utilized in the 2014 analysis ranged from 8.6% to 14.0%. Had the WACC rate of each of the Company's reporting units been hypothetically increased by 100 basis points at April 30, 2014, the fair value of those reporting units would still exceed net book value.  If the fair value of each of the Company's reporting units had been hypothetically reduced by 5% at April 30, 2014, the fair value of those reporting units would still exceed net book value. If the fair value of each of the Company's reporting units had been hypothetically reduced by 10% at April 30, 2014, due to competitive conditions, one reporting unit within the Dental Specialty and Laboratory and Certain Global Distribution Businesses segment would have a net book value exceeding its fair value by approximately $5.9 million. Goodwill for this reporting unit totals $122.7 million at June 30, 2014. To the extent that future operating results of this reporting unit do not meet the forecasted cash flows the Company can provide no assurance that a future goodwill impairment charge would not be incurred.

Indefinite-Lived Assets

Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of tradenames and are not subject to amortization; instead, they are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist or if a decision is made to sell a business. The valuation date for annual impairment testing is April 30.

The performance of the Company’s 2014 annual impairment test did not result in any impairment of the Company’s indefinite-lived assets. If the fair value of each of the Company’s indefinite-lived intangibles assets had been hypothetically reduced by 10% or the discount rate had been hypothetically increased by 50 basis points at April 30, 2014, the fair value of these assets would still exceed their book value.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Six months ended June 30, 2014

Cash flow from operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $220.2 million compared to $131.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2013. The improvement in the first six months’ cash from operations of $88.4 million was primarily the result of substantially lower cash taxes paid and lower working capital increases in accounts receivable and inventory as compared to the year ago period.  The Company’s cash and cash equivalents decreased by $8.0 million to $66.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the number of days for sales outstanding in accounts receivable increased by three days to 59 days as compared to 56 days at December 31, 2013 and are equal compared to the same period in 2013. On a constant

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currency basis, the number of days of sales in inventory increased to 123 days at June 30, 2014 as compared to 114 days at December 31, 2013 and 116 days at June 30, 2013. The Company has strategically increased inventory in a few businesses as part of transition plans associated with anticipated operational changes.  The Company anticipates that inventory levels will gradually return to more normal levels by the end of 2015.

The cash outflows for investing activities during the first six months of 2014 were $55.3 million, including capital expenditures of $48.8 million. The Company expects capital expenditures to be approximately $120.0 million for the full year 2014.

At June 30, 2014, the Company had authorization to maintain up to 34.0 million shares of treasury stock under the stock repurchase program as approved by the Board of Directors. Under this program, the Company repurchased 1.2 million shares during the first six months of 2014 for $54.6 million. As of June 30, 2014, the Company held 21.0 million shares of treasury stock. The Company received proceeds of $12.2 million as a result of the exercise of 0.4 million of stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2014.

The Company's total borrowings decreased by a net $108.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014, which includes an increase of $5.1 million due to exchange rate fluctuations on debt denominated in foreign currencies. The Company refinanced a portion of the first required payment of $75.0 million under the Private Placement Notes due February 2016 by issuing commercial paper. The second required payment of $100.0 million under the Private Placement Notes is due in February 2015 and has been classified as current on the balance sheet. At June 30, 2014, the Company's ratio of total net debt to total capitalization was 33.5% compared to 35.2% at December 31, 2013. The Company defines net debt as total debt, including current and long-term portions, less cash and cash equivalents and total capitalization as the sum of net debt plus equity.

Under its five-year multi-currency revolving credit agreement, the Company is able to borrow up to $500.0 million through July 27, 2016. The facility is unsecured and contains certain affirmative and negative covenants relating to the operations and financial condition of the Company. The most restrictive of these covenants pertain to asset dispositions and prescribed ratios of indebtedness to total capital and operating income plus depreciation and amortization to interest expense. At June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with these covenants. The Company also has available an aggregate $500.0 million under a U.S. dollar commercial paper facility. The five-year revolver serves as a back-up to the commercial paper facility, thus the total available credit under the commercial paper facility and the multi-currency revolving credit facilities in the aggregate is $500.0 million. At June 30, 2014, outstanding borrowings were $62.0 million under the multi-currency revolving facility.

The Company also has access to $78.4 million in uncommitted short-term financing under lines of credit from various financial institutions. The lines of credit have no major restrictions and are provided under demand notes between the Company and the lending institutions. At June 30, 2014, the Company had $5.2 million outstanding under these short-term lines of credit. At June 30, 2014, the Company had total unused lines of credit related to the revolving credit agreement and the uncommitted short-term lines of credit of $511.1 million.

At June 30, 2014, the Company held $73.0 million of precious metals on consignment from several financial institutions. The consignment agreements allow the Company to acquire the precious metal at market rates at a point in time which is approximately the same time and for the same price as alloys are sold to the Company's customers. In the event that the financial institutions would discontinue offering these consignment arrangements, and if the Company could not obtain other comparable arrangements, the Company may be required to obtain third party financing to fund an ownership position in the required precious metal inventory levels.

At June 30, 2014, the majority of the Company's cash and cash equivalents were held outside of the United States. Most of these balances could be repatriated to the United States, however, under current law, would potentially be subject to U.S. federal income tax, less applicable foreign tax credits. Historically, the Company has generated more than sufficient operating cash flows in the United States to fund domestic operations. Further, the Company expects on an ongoing basis, to be able to finance domestic and international cash requirements, including capital expenditures, stock repurchases, debt service, operating leases and potential future acquisitions, from the funds generated from operations and amounts available under its existing credit facilities. The Company intends retire or refinance the current portion of long-term debt due in 2014 utilizing available cash flow, available commercial paper and the revolving credit facilities as well as other sources of credit.

There have been no material changes to the Company's scheduled contractual cash obligations disclosed in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.





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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Refer to Part 1, Item 1, Note 1, Significant Accounting Policies, to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recent accounting standards and pronouncements.

Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no significant material changes to the market risks as disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 – Legal Proceedings

Reference to Part I, Item 1, Note 15, Commitments and Contingencies, to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 1A – Risk Factors

Except as noted below, there have been no significant material changes to the risk factors as disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

At June 30, 2014, the Company had authorization to maintain up to 34.0 million shares of treasury stock under the stock repurchase program as approved by the Board of Directors.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Company had the following activity with respect to this repurchase program:

(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
 
Average Price
Paid Per
Share
 
Total Cost
of Shares
Purchased
 
Number of
Shares that
May be Purchased
Under the Share
Repurchase
Program
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014
 
56.2

 
$
46.86

 
$
2,632.4

 
13,016.8

May 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014
 
73.3

 
46.83

 
3,431.4

 
13,008.9

June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014
 
168.9

 
48.10

 
8,126.9

 
13,002.2

 
 
298.4

 
$
47.56

 
$
14,190.7

 




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Item 6 – Exhibits

Exhibit Number
 
Description
14.13
 
Amended and Extended $500.0 Million Credit Agreement dated July 23, 2014 final maturity July 2019
31
 
Section 302 Certification Statements
32
 
Section 906 Certification Statements
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
 
XBRL Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document


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.

DENTSPLY International Inc.

/s/
Bret W. Wise
 
July 31, 2014
 
Bret W. Wise
 
Date
 
Chairman of the Board and
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 

/s/
Christopher T. Clark
 
July 31, 2014
 
Christopher T. Clark
 
Date
 
President and
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 

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14.13Dentsply_2014CreditAgreement


EXECUTION COPY


CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
July 23, 2014
among
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.
The Subsidiary Borrowers Party Hereto
The Lenders Party Hereto
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
CITIBANK, N.A.
as Syndication Agent
and
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES
and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Co-Documentation Agents
____________________
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC and CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers







Table of Contents
ARTICLE I
 
Page

Definitions
 
1

SECTION 1.01
Defined Terms
18

SECTION 1.02
Classification of Loans and Borrowings
18

SECTION 1.03
Terms Generally
19

SECTION 1.04
Accounting Terms; GAAP
19

SECTION 1.05
Status of Obligations
20

ARTICLE II The Credits
20

SECTION 2.01
Commitments
20

SECTION 2.02
Loans and Borrowings
20

SECTION 2.03
Requests for Revolving Borrowings
20

SECTION 2.04
Determination of Dollar Amounts
21

SECTION 2.05
Swingline Loans
22

SECTION 2.06
Letters of Credit
23

SECTION 2.07
Funding of Borrowings
27

SECTION 2.08
Interest Elections
27

SECTION 2.09
Termination and Reduction of Commitments
29

SECTION 2.10
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt
29

SECTION 2.11
Prepayment of Loans
30

SECTION 2.12
Fees
30

SECTION 2.13
Interest
31

SECTION 2.14
Alternate Rate of Interest
32

SECTION 2.15
Increased Costs
33

SECTION 2.16
Break Funding Payments
34

SECTION 2.17
Taxes
34

SECTION 2.18
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
37

SECTION 2.19
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
39

SECTION 2.20
Expansion Option
40

SECTION 2.21
Extension of Maturity Date
41

SECTION 2.22
Judgment Currency
43

SECTION 2.23
Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers
43

SECTION 2.24
Defaulting Lenders
43

ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties
45

SECTION 3.01
Representations and Warranties of the Company
45

ARTICLE IV Conditions
46

SECTION 4.01
Effective Date
46

SECTION 4.02
Each Credit Event
47

SECTION 4.03
Designation of a Subsidiary Borrower
48

ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants
48

SECTION 5.01
Compliance with Laws, Etc
49

SECTION 5.02
Payment of Taxes, Etc
49






SECTION 5.03
Maintenance of Insurance
49

SECTION 5.04
Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc
49

SECTION 5.05
Visitation Rights
49

SECTION 5.06
Keeping of Books
49

SECTION 5.07
Maintenance of Properties, Etc
50

SECTION 5.08
Transactions with Affiliates
50

SECTION 5.09
Reporting Requirements
50

SECTION 5.10
Use of Proceeds
51

ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants
51

SECTION 6.01
Liens, Etc
51

SECTION 6.02
Mergers, Etc
52

SECTION 6.03
Accounting Changes
52

SECTION 6.04
Subsidiary Debt
52

SECTION 6.05
Change in Nature of Business
53

SECTION 6.06
Financial Covenants
53

ARTICLE VII Events of Default
53

SECTION 7.01
Events of Default and Remedies
53

SECTION 7.02
Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit upon Default
55

ARTICLE VIII The Administrative Agent
56

ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous
58

SECTION 9.01
Notices
58

SECTION 9.02
Waivers; Amendments
59

SECTION 9.03
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
61

SECTION 9.04
Successors and Assigns
62

SECTION 9.05
Survival
66

SECTION 9.06
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution
66

SECTION 9.07
Severability
66

SECTION 9.08
Right of Setoff
66

SECTION 9.09
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
67

SECTION 9.10
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
68

SECTION 9.11
Headings
68

SECTION 9.12
Confidentiality
68

SECTION 9.13
USA PATRIOT Act
69

SECTION 9.14
Interest Rate Limitation
69

SECTION 9.15
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
69

ARTICLE X Company Guarantee
70

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






SCHEDULES:
 
Schedule 2.01    
Commitments
Schedule 6.01
Existing Liens
Schedule 6.04
Existing Debt
 
 
EXHIBITS:
 
 
 
Exhibit A
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B
Form of Opinion of General Counsel to Borrowers
Exhibit C
Form of Increasing Lender Supplement
Exhibit D
Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement
Exhibit E
List of Closing Documents
Exhibit F-1
Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement
Exhibit F-2
Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Termination
Exhibit G-1
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships)
Exhibit G-2
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships)
Exhibit G-3
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships)
Exhibit G-4
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships)
Exhibit H-1
Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit H-2
Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit I
Form of Note







CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of July 23, 2014 among DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC., the SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS from time to time party hereto, the LENDERS from time to time party hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, CITIBANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Documentation Agents.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I

Definitions
SECTION 1.01    Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to a Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
Additional Commitment Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(d).
Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including its branches and affiliates), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
Agent Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).
Aggregate Commitment” means the aggregate of the Commitments of all of the Lenders, as reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. As of the Effective Date, the Aggregate Commitment is $500,000,000.
Agreed Currencies” means (i) Dollars, (ii) euro, (iii) Swiss Francs, (iv) Japanese Yen, (v) Pounds Sterling and (vi) any other currency (x) that is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars, (y) for which a LIBOR Screen Rate is available in the Administrative Agent’s determination and (z) that is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders.
Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.





Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a 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 ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period in Dollars on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.
Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the Aggregate Commitment represented by such Lender’s Commitment; provided that, in the case of Section 2.24 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Applicable Percentage” shall mean the percentage of the Aggregate Commitment (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Commitment in accordance with Section 2.24. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.
Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan or any ABR Revolving Loan or with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Eurocurrency Spread”, “ABR Spread” or “Facility Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Index Debt Rating applicable on such date:
 
Index Debt Ratings (Moody’s/S&P):
Eurocurrency Spread
ABR Spread
Facility Fee Rate
Category 1:
A2/A or higher
0.80
%
0
%
0.075
%
Category 2:
A3/A-
0.90
%
0
%
0.10
%
Category 3:
Baa1/BBB+
1.00
%
0
%
0.125
%
Category 4:
Baa2/BBB
1.10
%
0.10
%
0.15
%
Category 5:
Less than Baa2/BBB
1.30
%
0.30
%
0.20
%

For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if either Moody’s or S&P shall not have in effect a rating for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then such rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 5; (ii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two ratings unless one of the two ratings is two or more Categories lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category next below that of the higher of the two ratings; and (iii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency, irrespective of when notice of such change shall have been furnished by the Company to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. Each change in

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the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Company and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.
Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
Arrangers” means each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., in its capacity as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner for the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.
Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Astra Tech” means Astra Tech AB, a private company limited by shares incorporated in Sweden.
Augmenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.
Banking Services” means each and any of the following bank services provided to the Company or any Subsidiary by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) credit cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, commercial credit cards and purchasing cards), (b) stored value cards and (c) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, overdrafts and interstate depository network services).
Banking Services Agreement” means any agreement entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with Banking Services.
Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
Borrower” means the Company or any Subsidiary Borrower.
Borrowing” means (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect or (b) a Swingline Loan.
Borrowing Request” means a request by any Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H-1.
Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1.

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Borrowing Subsidiary Termination” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2.
Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in the relevant Agreed Currency in the London interbank market or the principal financial center of such Agreed Currency (and, if the Borrowings or LC Disbursements which are the subject of a borrowing, drawing, payment, reimbursement or rate selection are denominated in euro, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which the TARGET payment system is not open for the settlement of payments in euro).
Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement (or with respect to any Lender, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender), of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, policy, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, policy, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, rule, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued on or after the date of this Agreement or (d) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued or promulgated in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives issued or 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, promulgated, issued or implemented.
Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans.
Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Co-Documentation Agent” means each of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Commerzbank AG, New York and Grand Cayman Branches and HSBC Bank USA, National Association in its capacity as co-documentation agent for the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.
COF Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(a).
Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.20 and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable.

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Communications” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).
Company” means DENTSPLY International Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Computation Date” is defined in Section 2.04.
Consignment Agreements” means, collectively, (i) that certain Consignment Agreement dated as of February 15, 2002 by and between OMG AG & Co. KG and the Company, (ii) that certain Consignment Agreement dated as of December 15, 2005 by and between ABN Amro Bank N.V., Australian Branch and the Company, (iii) that certain Consignment and Forward Contracts Agreement dated as of December 20, 2001 by and between The Bank of Nova Scotia and the Company, (iv) that certain Consignment Agreement dated as of January 30, 2002 by and between Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt and the Company, (v) that certain Consignment Agreement dated as of December 20, 2001 by and between JPMorgan Chase Bank and the Company and (vi) that certain Consignment Agreement dated as of December 20, 2001 by and between Mitsui & Co., Precious Metals Inc. and the Company, in each case as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Consolidated” refers to the consolidation of accounts in accordance with GAAP.
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. The terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
Credit Event” means a Borrowing, the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, an LC Disbursement or any of the foregoing.
Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.
Debt” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables not overdue by more than 60 days incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all obligations of such Person 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), (e) all obligations of such Person as lessee under leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of acceptances, letters of credit or similar extensions of credit, (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Agreements, (h) all Debt of others referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above or clause (i) below and other payment obligations (collectively, “Guaranteed Debt”) guaranteed directly or indirectly in any manner by such Person, or in effect guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person through an agreement (1) to pay or purchase such Guaranteed Debt or to advance or supply funds for the payment or purchase of such Guaranteed Debt, (2) to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of such Guaranteed Debt or to assure the holder of such Guaranteed Debt against loss, (3) to supply funds to or in any other manner invest in the debtor (including any agreement to pay for property or services irrespective of whether such property is received or such services are rendered) or (4) otherwise to assure a creditor against loss, and (i) all Debt referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above (including Guaranteed Debt) secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including,

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without limitation, accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt.
Debt for Borrowed Money” of any Person means all items that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as indebtedness on a Consolidated balance sheet of such Person, provided that Debt for Borrowed Money of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not include Debt incurred in connection with the Consignment Agreements relating to the consignment of precious metals between the Company and certain counterparties.
Default” means any Event of Default or any event that would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.
Defaulting Lender” means any Lender, as determined by the Administrative Agent, that has (a) failed to fund any portion of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans within three (3) Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder (unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith 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), (b) notified the Company, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement (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 good faith 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) or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans, (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three (3) Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) (i) become or is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is insolvent or (ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or custodian, appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, a Lender will not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity in such Lender or its parent company by any Governmental Authority.
Dollar Amount” of any currency at any date shall mean (i) the amount of such currency if such currency is Dollars or (ii) the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars if such currency is a Foreign Currency, calculated on the basis of the Exchange Rate for such currency, on or as of the most recent Computation Date provided for in Section 2.04.
Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

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Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary Borrower” means any Eligible Domestic Subsidiary that becomes a Domestic Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to Section 2.23 and that has not ceased to be a Domestic Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to such Section.
EBITDA” means, for any period, net income (or net loss) plus the sum of (a) interest expense, (b) income tax expense, (c) depreciation expense (d) amortization expense, (e) other non-cash charges (less unusual or non-recurring non-cash income or gains) and (f) any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual fees, expenses or other charges incurred in connection with any acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary (including the issuance or repayment of Debt related to such acquisition), and any corporate reorganization and integration activities which are related to such acquisition, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP for such period.
Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
Electronic 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.
Electronic System” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks®, ClearPar® and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank and any of its respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.
Eligible Domestic Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary that is approved from time to time by the Administrative Agent.
Eligible Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiary that is approved from time to time by the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders.
Environmental Action” means any action, suit, demand, demand letter, claim, notice of non-compliance or violation, notice of liability or potential liability, investigation, proceeding, consent order or consent agreement relating in any way to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment, including, without limitation, (a) by any governmental or regulatory authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages and (b) by any governmental or regulatory authority or any third party for damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief.
Environmental Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, judgment, decree or judicial or agency interpretation, policy or guidance relating to pollution or protection of the environment, health, safety or natural resources, including, without limitation, those relating to the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous Materials.
Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law,

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(b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
Equivalent Amount” of any currency with respect to any amount of Dollars at any date shall mean the equivalent in such currency of such amount of Dollars, calculated on the basis of the Exchange Rate for such other currency at 11:00 a.m., London time, on the date on or as of which such amount is to be determined.
ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate” means any Person that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of the Company’s controlled group, or under common control with the Company, within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.
ERISA Event” means (a) (i) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to any Plan unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect to such event has been waived by the PBGC, or (ii) the requirements of subsection (1) of Section 4043(b) of ERISA (without regard to subsection (2) of such Section) are met with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, of a Plan, and an event described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 days; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions for the imposition of a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; (g) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; or (h) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan.
euro” and/or “EUR” means the single currency of the Participating Member States.
Eurocurrency”, when used in reference to a currency means an Agreed Currency and when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, means that such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
Eurocurrency Payment Office” of the Administrative Agent shall mean, for each Foreign Currency, the office, branch, affiliate or correspondent bank of the Administrative Agent for such currency as specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Company and each Lender.
Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

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Exchange Rate” means, on any day, with respect to any Foreign Currency, the rate at which such Foreign Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date on the Reuters World Currency Page for such Foreign Currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Exchange Rate with respect to such Foreign Currency shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the event no such service is selected, such Exchange Rate shall instead be calculated on the basis of the arithmetical mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent for such Foreign Currency on the London market at 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date for the purchase of Dollars with such Foreign Currency, for delivery two Business Days later; provided, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Company, may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Company hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Company is located, (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Company under Section 2.19(b)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Company with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17(a) and (d) any United States of America withholding tax that is imposed by FATCA.
Existing Credit Agreement” means the $500,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated July 27, 2011, among the Company, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Effective Date.
Existing Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04(b).
Existing Maturity Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(a).
Extending Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(b).
Extension Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(a).
FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) 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 Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 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

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such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Company.
Foreign Currencies” means Agreed Currencies other than Dollars.
Foreign Currency LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Amount of the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of all outstanding Foreign Currency Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all LC Disbursements in respect of Foreign Currency Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed at such time.
Foreign Currency Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency.
Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Company is located. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
Foreign Subsidiary Borrower” means any Eligible Foreign Subsidiary that becomes a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to Section 2.23 and that has not ceased to be a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to such Section.
GAAP” has the meaning specified in Section 1.04.
Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
Hazardous Materials” means (a) petroleum and petroleum products, byproducts or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas and (b) any other chemicals, materials or substances designated, classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Law.
Impacted Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.
Increasing Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
Incremental Term Loan Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
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Index Debt” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company that is not guaranteed by any other Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.
Ineligible Institution” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated June 2014 relating to the Company and the Transactions.
Interest Election Request” means a request by the applicable Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H-2.
Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date, (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and the Maturity Date and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid and the Maturity Date.
Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the applicable Borrower (or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower) may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBOR Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBOR Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the LIBOR Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBOR Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
Issuing Bank” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(i). The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
Japanese Yen” means the lawful currency of Japan.
LC Collateral Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(j).

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LC Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn Dollar Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate Dollar Amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Company at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.
Lender Notice Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(b).
Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.20 or pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank.
Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.
LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in any Agreed Currency and for any applicable 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 such Agreed Currency for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen or, in the event such rate does not appear on either of such Reuters pages, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion (in each case the “LIBOR Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Quotation Day for such currency and Interest Period; provided that, if the LIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if a LIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (the “Impacted Interest Period”), then the LIBO Rate for such currency and such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Rate; provided, that, if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that all of the terms and conditions of this definition of “LIBO Rate” shall be subject to Section 2.14.
LIBOR Screen Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.
Lien” means any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement, including, without limitation, the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property.
Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, each Borrowing Subsidiary Termination, any Notes, any Letter of Credit applications and any and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates identified in Section 4.01 executed and delivered to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any Lenders and including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Borrower, or any employee of any Borrower, and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements

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or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to this Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.
Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.
Local Time” means (i) New York City time in the case of a Loan, Borrowing or LC Disbursement denominated in Dollars and (ii) local time in the case of a Loan, Borrowing or LC Disbursement denominated in a Foreign Currency (it being understood that such local time shall mean London, England time unless otherwise notified by the Administrative Agent).
Material Adverse Change” means any material adverse change in the business, financial condition or operations of the Company or the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition or operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any and all other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder.
Maturity Date” means July 23, 2019 subject to extension (in the case of each Lender consenting thereto) as provided in Section 2.21.
Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.
Multiple Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one Person other than the Company and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
Non-Extending Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21(b).
Note” means a promissory note of a Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, delivered pursuant to a request made under Section 2.10(e), evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of such Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Loans made by such Lender.
Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations and indebtedness (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), obligations and liabilities of any of the Company and its Subsidiaries to any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any indemnified party, individually or collectively, existing on the Effective Date or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or to the Lenders or any of their Affiliates under any Swap Agreement or any Banking Services Agreement or in respect of

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any of the Loans made or reimbursement or other obligations incurred or any of the Letters of Credit or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof.
OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury.
Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Overnight Foreign Currency Rate” means, for any amount payable in a Foreign Currency, the rate of interest per annum as determined by the Administrative Agent at which overnight or weekend deposits in the relevant currency (or if such amount due remains unpaid for more than three (3) Business Days, then for such other period of time as the Administrative Agent may elect) for delivery in immediately available and freely transferable funds would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the interbank market upon request of such major banks for the relevant currency as determined above and in an amount comparable to the unpaid principal amount of the related Credit Event, plus any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed upon, or charged to, the Administrative Agent by any relevant correspondent bank in respect of such amount in such relevant currency.
Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to economic and monetary union.
Patriot Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor).
Permitted Liens” means such of the following as to which no enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies to the extent not required to be paid under Section 5.02 hereof; (b) Liens imposed by law, such as landlords’, banks’ (and rights of set-off), warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days; (c) pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers’ compensation laws, laws related to unemployment insurance and other types of social security or similar legislation or Liens to secure public or statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations; (d) easements, rights of way, restrictions, encroachments, encumbrances and other minor defects or irregularities in title to real property that do not render title to the property encumbered thereby unmarketable or materially adversely affect the use of such property for its present purposes; (e) interest or title of a lessor, lessee, sublessor or sublessee under any lease or sublease permitted hereunder and any interest or title of a licensor, licensee, sublicensor or sublicensee under any license or sublicense permitted hereunder; (f) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits, escrow arrangements or similar arrangements made by the Company or any other Borrower in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder; (g) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary Uniform

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Commercial Code financing statements (or any similar precautionary filings) relating solely to operating leases of personal property entered into in the ordinary course of business; (h) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with importation of goods; (i) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property; (j) Liens arising out of judgments, decrees, orders or awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01; and (k) Liens arising by reason of deposits necessary to obtain standby letters of credit in the ordinary course of business.
Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan” means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan.
Pounds Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
Pro Forma Basis” means, with respect to any event, that the Company is in compliance on a pro forma basis with the applicable covenant, calculation or requirement herein recomputed as if the event with respect to which compliance on a Pro Forma Basis is being tested had occurred on the first day of the four fiscal quarter period most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.09.
Quotation Day” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, (i) if the currency is Pounds Sterling, the first day of such Interest Period, (ii) if the currency is euro, the day that is two (2) TARGET2 Days before the first day of such Interest Period, and (iii) for any other currency, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (unless, in each case, market practice differs in the relevant market where the LIBO Rate for such currency is to be determined, in which case the Quotation Day will be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice in such market (and if quotations would normally be given on more than one day, then the Quotation Day will be the last of those days)).
Reference Bank Rate” means the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded upwards to four decimal places) supplied to the Administrative Agent at its request by the Reference Banks (as the case may be) as of the applicable time on the Quotation Day for Loans in the applicable currency and the applicable Interest Period as the rate at which the relevant Reference Bank could borrow funds in the London (or other applicable) interbank market in the relevant currency and for the relevant period, were it to do so by asking for and then accepting interbank offers in reasonable market size in that currency and for that period.
Reference Banks” means the principal London (or other applicable) offices of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and such other banks as may be appointed by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company. No Lender shall be obligated to be a Reference Bank without its consent.
Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

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Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and representatives of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.
Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.
Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01.
S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business.
Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).
Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons.
Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Single Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate and no Person other than the Company and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

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Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves or other requirements) established by any central bank, monetary authority, the Board, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the European Central Bank or other Governmental Authority for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in the applicable currency, expressed in the case of each such requirement as a decimal. Such reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset, fee or similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under any applicable law, rule or regulation, including Regulation D of the Board. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirement.
Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary the payment of which is subordinated to payment of the obligations under the Loan Documents.
subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or estate of which (or in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the interest in the capital or profits of such limited liability company, partnership or joint venture or (c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other subsidiaries.
Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.
Subsidiary Borrower” means any Domestic Subsidiary Borrower or any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower.
Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.
Swingline Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.
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Syndication Agent” means Citibank, N.A. in its capacity as syndication agent for the credit facility evidenced by this Agreement.
TARGET2” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) for the settlement of payments in euro.
TARGET2 Day” means a day that TARGET2 is open for the settlement of payments in euro.
Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, fees, assessments, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
Voting Stock” means capital stock issued by a corporation, or equivalent interests in any other Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.
Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
SECTION 1.02    Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03    Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring

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thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
SECTION 1.04    Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistent with those applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 3.01(e) (“GAAP”); provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Debt or other liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Debt in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Debt in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Debt shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof. For purposes of calculations made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, GAAP will be deemed to treat operating leases and capital leases each in a manner consistent with its current treatment under generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the Effective Date, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.
SECTION 1.05    Status of Obligations. In the event that the Company or any other Borrower shall at any time issue or have outstanding any Subordinated Indebtedness, the Company shall take or cause such other Borrower to take all such actions as shall be necessary to cause the Obligations to constitute senior indebtedness (however denominated) in respect of such Subordinated Indebtedness and to enable the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness. Without limiting the foregoing, the Obligations are hereby designated as “senior indebtedness” and as “designated senior indebtedness” and words of similar import under and in respect of any indenture or other agreement or instrument under which such other Subordinated Indebtedness is outstanding and are further given all such other designations as shall be required under the terms of any such Subordinated Indebtedness in order that the Lenders may have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness.

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ARTICLE II    

The Credits
SECTION 2.01    Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers in Agreed Currencies from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or (b) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the sum of the Dollar Amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the Aggregate Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
SECTION 2.02    Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Revolving Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required. Any Swingline Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.05.
(b)    Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the relevant Borrower may request in accordance herewith; provided that each ABR Loan shall only be made in Dollars and shall only be made to the Company. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the relevant Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c)    At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or, if such Borrowing is denominated in (i) Japanese Yen, JPY 100,000,000 or (ii) a Foreign Currency other than Japanese Yen, 1,000,000 units of such currency) and not less than $5,000,000 (or, if such Borrowing is denominated in (i) Japanese Yen, JPY 500,000,000 or (ii) a Foreign Currency other than Japanese Yen, 5,000,000 units of such currency). At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the Aggregate Commitment or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e). Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten (10) Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowings outstanding.
(d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Borrower shall be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03    Requests for Revolving Borrowings. To request a Revolving Borrowing, the applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, shall notify the

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Administrative Agent of such request (a) by irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing Request signed by the applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, promptly followed by telephonic confirmation of such request) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three (3) Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars) or by irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing Request signed by such Borrower, or the Company on its behalf) not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, four (4) Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency), in each case before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) by telephone in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request signed by the applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i)    the name of the applicable Borrower;
(ii)    the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(iii)    the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iv)    whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
(v)    in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Agreed Currency and initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(vi)    the location and number of the applicable Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07.
If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, then the relevant Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04    Determination of Dollar Amounts. The Administrative Agent will determine the Dollar Amount of:
(a)    each Eurocurrency Borrowing as of the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date of such Borrowing or, if applicable, the date of conversion/continuation of any Borrowing as a Eurocurrency Borrowing,
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(c)    all outstanding Credit Events on and as of the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and, during the continuation of an Event of Default, on any other Business Day elected by the Administrative Agent in its discretion or upon instruction by the Required Lenders.
Each day upon or as of which the Administrative Agent determines Dollar Amounts as described in the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c) is herein described as a “Computation Date” with respect to each Credit Event for which a Dollar Amount is determined on or as of such day.
SECTION 2.05    Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans in Dollars to the Company from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $75,000,000 or (ii) the Dollar Amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the Aggregate Commitment; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
(b)    To request a Swingline Loan, the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Company. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Company by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Company with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c)    The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Company (or other party on behalf of the Company) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly

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remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Company for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Company of any default in the payment thereof.
SECTION 2.06    Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company may request the issuance of Letters of Credit denominated in Agreed Currencies as the applicant thereof for the support of its or its Subsidiaries’ obligations, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Company to, or entered into by the Company with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. The Company unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, in connection with any Letter of Credit issued for the support of any Subsidiary’s obligations as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph, the Company will be fully responsible for the reimbursement of LC Disbursements in accordance with the terms hereof, the payment of interest thereon and the payment of fees due under Section 2.12(b) to the same extent as if it were the sole account party in respect of such Letter of Credit (the Company hereby irrevocably waiving any defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of the obligations of such a Subsidiary that is an account party in respect of any such Letter of Credit).
(b)    Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Company shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the Agreed Currency applicable thereto, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank, the Company also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Company shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure shall not exceed $50,000,000 and (ii) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the sum of the Dollar Amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitment.
(c)    Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereof) at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.
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the Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Company on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Company for any reason. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(e)    Reimbursement. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Company shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent in Dollars the Dollar Amount equal to such LC Disbursement, calculated as of the date the Issuing Bank made such LC Disbursement (or if the Issuing Bank shall so elect in its sole discretion by notice to the Company, in such other Agreed Currency which was paid by the Issuing Bank pursuant to such LC Disbursement in an amount equal to such LC Disbursement) not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Company shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Company prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Company receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that, if such LC Disbursement is not less than the Dollar Amount of $1,000,000, the Company may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with (i) to the extent such LC Disbursement was made in Dollars, an ABR Revolving Borrowing, Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in Dollars in an amount equal to such LC Disbursement or (ii) to the extent that such LC Disbursement was made in a Foreign Currency, a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing in such Foreign Currency in an amount equal to such LC Disbursement and, in each case, to the extent so financed, the Company’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing, Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan, as applicable. If the Company fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Company in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Company, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Company pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement. If the Company’s reimbursement of, or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Foreign Currency would subject the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to any stamp duty, ad valorem charge or similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement were made or required to be made in Dollars, the Company shall, at its option, either (x) pay the amount of any such tax requested by the Administrative Agent, the

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Issuing Bank or the relevant Lender or (y) reimburse each LC Disbursement made in such Foreign Currency in Dollars, in an amount equal to the Equivalent Amount, calculated using the applicable Exchange Rates, on the date such LC Disbursement is made, of such LC Disbursement.
(f)    Obligations Absolute. The Company’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Company’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Company to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Company to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Company that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(g)    Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Company by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.
(h)    Interim Interest. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Company shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Company reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans (or in the case such LC Disbursement is denominated in a Foreign Currency, at the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate for such Agreed Currency plus the then effective Applicable

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Rate with respect to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans); provided that, if the Company fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i)    Replacement of the Issuing Bank. The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Company shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit then outstanding and issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(j)    Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Company receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders (the “LC Collateral Account”), an amount in cash equal to 105% of the Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that (i) the portions of such amount attributable to undrawn Foreign Currency Letters of Credit or LC Disbursements in a Foreign Currency that the Company is not late in reimbursing shall be deposited in the applicable Foreign Currencies in the actual amounts of such undrawn Letters of Credit and LC Disbursements and (ii) the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Company described in Section 7.01(e). For the purposes of this paragraph, the Foreign Currency LC Exposure shall be calculated using the applicable Exchange Rate on the date notice demanding cash collateralization is delivered to the Company. The Company also shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.11(b). Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the Obligations. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Company’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Company for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other Obligations. If the Company is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Company within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

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SECTION 2.07    Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds (i) in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars, by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders and (ii) in the case of each Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency, by 12:00 noon, Local Time, in the city of the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency and at such Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the relevant Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to (x) an account of such Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York City or Chicago and designated by such Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request, in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars and (y) an account of such Borrower in the relevant jurisdiction and designated by such Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request, in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank.
(b)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing (or in the case of an ABR Borrowing, prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the relevant Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and such Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation (including without limitation the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency) or (ii) in the case of such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.
SECTION 2.08    Interest Elections. (a) Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the relevant Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. A Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
(b)    To make an election pursuant to this Section, a Borrower, or the Company on its behalf, shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election (by telephone or irrevocable written notice in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars or by irrevocable written notice (via an Interest Election Request signed by such Borrower, or the Company on its behalf) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on

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the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request signed by the relevant Borrower, or the Company on its behalf. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, this Section shall not be construed to permit any Borrower to (i) change the currency of any Borrowing, (ii) elect an Interest Period for Eurocurrency Loans that does not comply with Section 2.02(d) or (iii) convert any Borrowing to a Borrowing of a Type not available under such Borrowing.
(c)    Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i)    the name of the applicable Borrower and the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii)    the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)    whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and
(iv)    if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period and Agreed Currency to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which Interest Period shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d)    Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e)    If the relevant Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period (i) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency in respect of which the applicable Borrower shall have failed to deliver an Interest Election Request prior to the third (3rd) Business Day preceding the end of such Interest Period, such Borrowing shall automatically continue as a Eurocurrency Borrowing in the same Agreed Currency with an Interest Period of one month unless such Eurocurrency Borrowing is or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.11. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Company, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving Borrowing denominated in Dollars may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (iii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency shall automatically be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month.

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SECTION 2.09    Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.
(b)    The Company may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000 and (ii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, the Dollar Amount of the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the Aggregate Commitment.
(c)    The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Company may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or other transactions specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
SECTION 2.10    Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan made to such Borrower on the Maturity Date in the currency of such Loan and (ii) in the case of the Company, to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two (2) Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Company shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
(b)    Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c)    The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class, Agreed Currency and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(d)    The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the Obligations.
(e)    Any Lender may request that Loans made by it to any Borrower be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the relevant Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and

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its registered assigns) and in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if any such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
SECTION 2.11    Prepayment of Loans.
(a)    Any Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.11(a). The applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by written notice (promptly followed by telephonic confirmation of such request) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three (3) Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars) or four (4) Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency), in each case before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13 and (ii) break funding payments pursuant to Section 2.16.
(b)    If at any time, (i) other than as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the sum of the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all of the Revolving Credit Exposures (calculated, with respect to those Credit Events denominated in Foreign Currencies, as of the most recent Computation Date with respect to each such Credit Event) exceeds the Aggregate Commitment or (ii) solely as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the sum of the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all of the outstanding Revolving Credit Exposures (so calculated), as of the most recent Computation Date with respect to each such Credit Event, exceeds 105% of the Aggregate Commitment, the Borrowers shall in each case immediately repay Borrowings or cash collateralize LC Exposure in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(j), as applicable, in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to cause the aggregate Dollar Amount of all Revolving Credit Exposures (so calculated) to be less than or equal to the Aggregate Commitment.
SECTION 2.12    Fees. (a) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the Commitment of such Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates; provided that, if such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Commitment terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which its Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued facility fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June,

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September and December of each year and on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any facility fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. All facility fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b)    The Company agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans on the average daily Dollar Amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to the Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.25% per annum on the average daily Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) attributable to Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees and commissions with respect to the issuance, amendment, cancellation, negotiation, transfer, presentment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the third (3rd) Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within ten (10) days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). Participation fees and fronting fees in respect of Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars shall be paid in Dollars, and participation fees and fronting fees in respect of Letters of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency shall be paid in such Foreign Currency.
(c)    The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the Administrative Agent.
(d)    All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.12) and immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.13    Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b)    The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by any Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment,

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at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
(d)    Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Revolving Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e)    All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest (i) computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and (ii) for Borrowings denominated in Pounds Sterling shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days, and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.14    Alternate Rate of Interest.
(a)    If at the time that the Administrative Agent shall seek to determine the LIBOR Screen Rate on the Quotation Day for any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing the LIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available for such Interest Period and/or for the applicable currency with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for any reason, and the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine that it is not possible to determine the Interpolated Rate (which conclusion shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error), then the Reference Bank Rate shall be the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Borrowing; provided that if the Reference Bank Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, however, that if less than two Reference Banks shall supply a rate to the Administrative Agent for purposes of determining the LIBO Rate for such Eurocurrency Borrowing, (i) if such Borrowing shall be requested in Dollars, then such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing at the Alternate Base Rate and (ii) if such Borrowing shall be requested in any Foreign Currency, the LIBO Rate shall be equal to the cost to each Lender to fund its pro rata share of such Eurocurrency Borrowing (from whatever source and using whatever methodologies as such Lender may select in its reasonable discretion, such rate, the “COF Rate”).
(b)    If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
(i)    the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for a Loan in the applicable currency or for the applicable Interest Period; or
(ii)    the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for a Loan in the applicable currency or for the applicable Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

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then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the applicable Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing in the applicable currency or for the applicable Interest Period, as the case may be, shall be ineffective, (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and (iii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing in a Foreign Currency, then the LIBO Rate for such Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be the COF Rate; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.
SECTION 2.15    Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(iii)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;
(iv)    impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or
(v)    subject the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank to any Taxes, or changes the basis of taxation of payments (other than with respect to Excluded Taxes) to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank in respect of its Loans, loan principal, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender of making, continuing, converting into or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan or to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder, whether of principal, interest or otherwise, then the applicable Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)    If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
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specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay, or cause the other Borrowers to pay, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
(d)    Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
SECTION 2.16    Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or as a result of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11 or the operation of Section 2.20), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(a) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrowers shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event but excluding loss of anticipated profits. Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in the relevant currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurocurrency market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the applicable Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.17    Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of each Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if any Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) such Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

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(b)    In addition, each Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes related to such Borrower and imposed on or incurred by the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the Issuing Bank to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c)    The relevant Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Bank, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of such Borrower hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Lender or the Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d)    As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by any Borrower to a Governmental Authority, such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e)    Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent for any Taxes (but, in the case of any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes, only to the extent that a Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of any Borrower to do so) attributable to such Lender that are paid or payable by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.17(e) shall be paid within ten (10) days after the Administrative Agent or a Borrower (as applicable) delivers to the applicable Lender a certificate stating the amount of Taxes so paid or payable by the Administrative Agent or Borrower (as applicable). Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.
(f)    (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to any withholding (including backup withholding) or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(A) through (E) below) shall not be required if the Lender reasonably determines that such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Upon the reasonable request of such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.17(f). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, such Lender shall promptly (and in any event within

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ten (10) days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify such Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so.
(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, any Lender with respect to such Borrower shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to such Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies reasonably requested by such Borrower and the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto, duly completed and executed copies of whichever of the following is applicable:
(A)    in the case of a Lender that is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;
(B)    in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (2) with respect to any other applicable payments under this Agreement, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(C)    in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender for whom payments under this Agreement constitute income that is effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States, IRS Form W-8ECI;
(D)    in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code both (1) IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E and (2) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G (a “U.S. Tax Certificate”) to the effect that such Lender is not (a) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (b) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code (c) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (d) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected;
(E)    in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under this Agreement (including a partnership or a participating Lender) (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2) the relevant forms prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (f)(ii) that would be required of each such beneficial owner or partner of such partnership if such beneficial owner or partner were a Lender; provided, however, that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate on behalf of such partners; or
(F)    any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax together with such supplementary documentation necessary to enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by law to be withheld.

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(g)    If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrowers or with respect to which a Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17, it shall pay over such refund to such Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Borrower under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that such Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to any Borrower or any other Person.
(h)    If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to United States of America federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender fails to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, as applicable, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, as applicable, as may be necessary for the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, as applicable, to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.17(h), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
SECTION 2.18    Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
(a)    Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to (i) in the case of payments denominated in Dollars, 12:00 noon, New York City time and (ii) in the case of payments denominated in a Foreign Currency, 12:00 noon, Local Time, in the city of the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency, in each case on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made (i) in the same currency in which the applicable Credit Event was made (or where such currency has been converted to euro, in euro) and (ii) to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 10 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 or, in the case of a Credit Event denominated in a Foreign Currency, the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments denominated in the same currency received

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by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, if, after the making of any Credit Event in any Foreign Currency, currency control or exchange regulations are imposed in the country which issues such currency with the result that the type of currency in which the Credit Event was made (the “Original Currency”) no longer exists or any Borrower is not able to make payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders in such Original Currency, then all payments to be made by such Borrower hereunder in such currency shall instead be made when due in Dollars in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount (as of the date of repayment) of such payment due, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the Borrowers take all risks of the imposition of any such currency control or exchange regulations.
(b)    If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.
(c)    At the election of the Administrative Agent, all payments of principal, interest, LC Disbursements, fees, premiums, reimbursable expenses (including, without limitation, all reimbursement for fees and expenses pursuant to Section 9.03), and other sums payable under the Loan Documents, may be paid from the proceeds of Borrowings made hereunder whether made following a request by a Borrower (or the Company on behalf of a Borrower) pursuant to Section 2.03 or a deemed request as provided in this Section or may be deducted from any deposit account of such Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes (i) the Administrative Agent to make a Borrowing for the purpose of paying each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder or any other amount due under the Loan Documents and agrees that all such amounts charged shall constitute Loans (including Swingline Loans) and that all such Borrowings shall be deemed to have been requested pursuant to Sections 2.03 or 2.05, as applicable and (ii) the Administrative Agent to charge any deposit account of the relevant Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent for each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder or any other amount due under the Loan Documents.
(d)    If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment

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of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(e)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the relevant Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation (including without limitation the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency).
(f)    If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(e) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank to satisfy such Lender’s obligations to it under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account over which the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive control as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section; in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
SECTION 2.19    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b)    If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, (ii) any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or (iii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 2.15 or

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2.17) and obligations under the Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Company shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and if a Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder (including amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.16(d)), from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION 2.20    Expansion Option. The Company may from time to time elect to increase the Commitments or enter into one or more tranches of term loans (each an “Incremental Term Loan”), in each case in minimum increments of $25,000,000 or integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof so long as, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such increases and all such Incremental Term Loans does not exceed an amount, that together with the outstanding Commitments, is equal to $750,000,000. The Company may arrange for any such increase or tranche to be provided by one or more Lenders (each Lender so agreeing to an increase in its Commitment, or to participate in such Incremental Term Loans, an “Increasing Lender”), or by one or more new banks, financial institutions or other entities (each such new bank, financial institution or other entity, an “Augmenting Lender”; provided that no Ineligible Institution may be an Augmenting Lender), to increase their existing Commitments, or to participate in such Incremental Term Loans, or provide new Commitments, as the case may be; provided that (i) each Augmenting Lender, shall be subject to the approval of the Company and the Administrative Agent and (ii) (x) in the case of an Increasing Lender, the Company and such Increasing Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, and (y) in the case of an Augmenting Lender, the Company and such Augmenting Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto. No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders participating in the increase or any Incremental Term Loan) shall be required for any increase in Commitments or Incremental Term Loan pursuant to this Section 2.20. Increases and new Commitments and Incremental Term Loans created pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall become effective on the date agreed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the relevant Increasing Lenders or Augmenting Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender) or tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall become effective under this paragraph unless, (i) on the proposed date of the effectiveness of such increase or Incremental Term Loans, (A) the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 shall be satisfied or waived by the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Company and (B) the Company shall be in compliance (on a Pro Forma Basis reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) with the covenants contained in Section 6.06 and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received documents and opinions consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date as to the organizational power and authority of the Borrowers to borrow hereunder after giving effect to such increase. On the effective date of any increase in the Commitments or any Incremental Term Loans being made, (i) each relevant Increasing Lender and Augmenting Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other Lenders, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such increase and the use of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, each Lender’s portion of the outstanding Revolving Loans of all the Lenders to equal its Applicable Percentage of such outstanding Revolving Loans, and (ii) except

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in the case of any Incremental Term Loans, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Loans as of the date of any increase in the Commitments (with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of Revolving Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.03). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, in respect of each Eurocurrency Loan, shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrowers pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the related Interest Periods. The Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with the Revolving Loans, (b) shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date (but may have amortization prior to such date) and (c) shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Revolving Loans; provided that (i) the terms and conditions applicable to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans maturing after the Maturity Date may provide for material additional or different financial or other covenants or prepayment requirements applicable only during periods after the Maturity Date and (ii) the Incremental Term Loans may be priced differently than the Revolving Loans. Incremental Term Loans may be made hereunder pursuant to an amendment or restatement (an “Incremental Term Loan Amendment”) of this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrowers, each Increasing Lender participating in such tranche, each Augmenting Lender participating in such tranche, if any, and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Term Loan Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.20. Nothing contained in this Section 2.20 shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder, or provide Incremental Term Loans, at any time.
SECTION 2.21    Extension of Maturity Date.
(a)    Requests for Extension. The Company may, by notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the Lenders) not earlier than 60 days and not later than 30 days prior to each anniversary of the date of this Agreement (each such date, an “Extension Date”), request that each Lender extend such Lender’s Maturity Date to the date that is one year after the Maturity Date then in effect for such Lender (the “Existing Maturity Date”).
(b)    Lender Elections to Extend. Each Lender, acting in its sole and individual discretion, shall, by notice to the Administrative Agent given not later than the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Administrative Agent received the Company’s extension request (the “Lender Notice Date”), advise the Administrative Agent whether or not such Lender agrees to such extension (each Lender that determines to so extend its Maturity Date, an “Extending Lender”). Each Lender that determines not to so extend its Maturity Date (a “Non-Extending Lender”) shall notify the Administrative Agent of such fact promptly after such determination (but in any event no later than the Lender Notice Date), and any Lender that does not so advise the Administrative Agent on or before the Lender Notice Date shall be deemed to be a Non-Extending Lender. The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate any other Lender to so agree, and it is understood and agreed that no Lender shall have any obligation whatsoever to agree to any request made by the Company for extension of the Maturity Date.
(c)    Notification by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company of each Lender’s determination under this Section no later than the date that is 15 days prior to the applicable Extension Date (or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day).

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(d)    Additional Commitment Lenders. The Company shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, on or before the applicable Maturity Date for any Non-Extending Lender to replace such Non-Extending Lender with, and add as “Lenders” under this Agreement in place thereof, one or more financial institutions that are not Ineligible Institutions (each, an “Additional Commitment Lender”) approved by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the procedures provided in Section 2.19(b), each of which Additional Commitment Lenders shall have entered into an Assignment and Assumption (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04, with the Company or replacement Lender obligated to pay any applicable processing or recordation fee) with such Non-Extending Lender, pursuant to which such Additional Commitment Lenders shall, effective on or before the applicable Maturity Date for such Non-Extending Lender, assume a Commitment (and, if any such Additional Commitment Lender is already a Lender, its Commitment shall be in addition to such Lender’s Commitment hereunder on such date). Prior to any Non-Extending Lender being replaced by one or more Additional Commitment Lenders pursuant hereto, such Non-Extending Lender may elect, in its sole discretion, by giving irrevocable notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Company (which notice shall set forth such Lender’s new Maturity Date), to become an Extending Lender. The Administrative Agent may effect such amendments to this Agreement as are reasonably necessary to provide for any such extensions with the consent of the Company but without the consent of any other Lenders.
(e)    Minimum Extension Requirement. If (and only if) the total of the Commitments of the Lenders that have agreed to extend their Maturity Date and the new or increased Commitments of any Additional Commitment Lenders is more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments in effect immediately prior to the applicable Extension Date, then, effective as of the applicable Extension Date, the Maturity Date of each Extending Lender and of each Additional Commitment Lender shall be extended to the date that is one year after the Existing Maturity Date (except that, if such date is not a Business Day, such Maturity Date as so extended shall be the next preceding Business Day) and each Additional Commitment Lender shall thereupon become a “Lender” for all purposes of this Agreement and shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as a Lender hereunder and shall have the obligations of a Lender hereunder.
(f)    Conditions to Effectiveness of Extension. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) no more than two (2) extensions of the Maturity Date shall be permitted hereunder and (y) any extension of any Maturity Date pursuant to this Section 2.21 shall not be effective with respect to any Extending Lender unless:
(i)    no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the applicable Extension Date and immediately after giving effect thereto;
(ii)    the representations and warranties of the Borrowers set forth in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the applicable Extension Date and after giving effect thereto; and
(iii)    the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Company signed by a Financial Officer of the Company (A) certifying the accuracy of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) and (B) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by each Borrower approving or consenting to such extension.
(g)    Maturity Date for Non-Extending Lenders. On the Maturity Date of each Non-Extending Lender, (i) the Commitment of each Non-Extending Lender shall automatically terminate and (ii) the Company shall repay such Non-Extending Lender in accordance with Section 2.10 (and shall pay to such Non-Extending Lender all of the other Obligations owing to it under this Agreement) and after giving

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effect thereto shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding on such date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.16) to the extent necessary to keep outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages of the respective Lenders effective as of such date, and the Administrative Agent shall administer any necessary reallocation of the Revolving Credit Exposures (without regard to any minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and/or pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement).
(h)    Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.18 or Section 9.02 to the contrary.
SECTION 2.22    Judgment Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from any Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “specified currency”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at the Administrative Agent’s main New York City office on the Business Day preceding that on which final, non-appealable judgment is given. The obligations of each Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal, reasonable banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency. If the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, each Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds (a) the sum originally due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency and (b) any amounts shared with other Lenders as a result of allocations of such excess as a disproportionate payment to such Lender under Section 2.18, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such excess to such Borrower.
SECTION 2.23    Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers. The Company may at any time and from time to time designate any Eligible Domestic Subsidiary as a Domestic Subsidiary Borrower or any Eligible Foreign Subsidiary as a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and the Company and the satisfaction of the other conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.03, and upon such delivery and satisfaction such Subsidiary shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a Subsidiary Borrower and a party to this Agreement; provided, that in the case of the designation of a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received at least 10 Business Days prior written notice of such designation during which period the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have an opportunity to review drafts of the documentation to be provided under Section 4.03 in connection with such designation and to discuss such designation with the Administrative Agent and/or the Company as applicable. If the Company shall at any time execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination with respect to any Subsidiary Borrower, such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary Borrower and a party to this Agreement; provided, that no Borrowing Subsidiary Termination will become effective as to any Subsidiary Borrower at a time when any principal of or interest on any Loan to such Borrower shall be outstanding hereunder; provided, further, that such Borrowing Subsidiary Termination shall be effective to terminate the right of such Subsidiary Borrower to make further Borrowings under this Agreement. As soon as

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practicable upon receipt of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall furnish a copy thereof to each Lender.
SECTION 2.24    Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a)    fees shall cease to accrue on the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(a);
(b)    the Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); provided, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02, this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender directly affected thereby;
(c)    if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(iv)    all or any part of the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent that (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied;
(v)    if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay such Swingline Exposure and (y) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Bank only the Borrowers’ obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;
(vi)    if the Company cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;
(vii)    if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.12(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Applicable Percentages; and
(viii)    if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all facility fees that otherwise would have been payable to such Defaulting Lender (solely with respect to the portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment that was utilized by such LC Exposure) and letter of credit fees payable under Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and

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(d)    so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Company in accordance with Section 2.24(c), and participating interests in any such newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.24(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).
In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Company, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of a Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
ARTICLE III    

Representations and Warranties
SECTION 3.01    Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants as follows:
(e)    The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(f)    The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Notes to be delivered by it, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, are within the Company’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) the Company’s charter or by-laws, (ii) any law in any material respect or (iii) any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Company, except in the case of this clause (iii), to the extent such contravention could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)    No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party (except for such approvals, notices or filings which are obtained on or before the Effective Date, have been disclosed in writing to the Arrangers, and remain in full force and effect) is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Notes to be delivered by it.
(h)    This Agreement has been, and each of the Notes to be delivered by it when delivered hereunder will have been, duly executed and delivered by the Company. This Agreement is, and each of the Notes when delivered hereunder will be, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be

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limited by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(i)    The Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2013, and the related Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, accompanied by an opinion of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC, independent public accountants, and the Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2014, and the related Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the three months then ended, duly certified by the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company, copies of which have been furnished to each Lender, fairly present, subject, in the case of said balance sheet as at March 31, 2014, and said statements of income and cash flows for the three months then ended, to year-end audit adjustments, the Consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at such dates and the Consolidated results of the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the periods ended on such dates, all in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Since December 31, 2013, there has been no Material Adverse Change.
(j)    There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding, including, without limitation, any Environmental Action, affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that (i) could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k)    No Borrower is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock. No part of the proceeds of any Loan have been used or will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U and X thereof.
(l)    No Borrower is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(m)    Neither the Information Memorandum nor any other written information, exhibit or report other than projections and information of a general economic or general industry nature furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any other Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation and syndication of this Agreement or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading as of the date made, in light of the circumstances in which the same were made; provided, that the foregoing representations to the extent relating to Astra Tech are, until and including the Effective Date, made only to the best of the Company’s knowledge.
(n)    The Company and the Borrowers are Solvent on a consolidated basis.
(o)    The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Company and its Subsidiaries with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Company and its Subsidiaries, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, is not knowingly engaged in any activity that could reasonably be expected to result in such Borrower being designated as a Sanctioned Person. None of (a) the Company, any Subsidiary or to

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the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary any of their respective directors or officers, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other Transactions will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions. For purposes of this Section 3.01(k), the word “knowledge” shall be deemed to mean actual knowledge (and not imputed or constructive knowledge) of an officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable.
ARTICLE IV    

Conditions
SECTION 4.01    Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(b)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) from each party hereto either (A) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and (ii) duly executed copies of the Loan Documents and such other legal opinions, certificates, documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and as further described in the list of closing documents attached as Exhibit E.
(c)    The Lenders shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Deborah M. Rasin, general counsel for the initial Borrowers, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, and covering such other matters relating to the initial Borrowers, the Loan Documents or the Transactions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. The Company hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.
(d)    The Lenders shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the initial Borrowers, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to such Borrowers, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and as further described in the list of closing documents attached as Exhibit E.
(e)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Company, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02.
(f)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the chief financial officer of the Company, confirming that the Company and the Borrowers are, on a consolidated basis, Solvent at the Effective Date and immediately after giving effect to the Transactions.
(g)    The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been terminated and cancelled and all indebtedness thereunder shall have been fully repaid (except to the extent being so repaid with the initial Revolving Loans).

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(h)    The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least 1 Business Day prior to the Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 4.02    Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(d)    The representations and warranties of the Borrowers set forth in this Agreement (except those representations and warranties set forth in (x) the last sentence of Section 3.01(e) and (y) Section 3.01(f) which need only be true and correct on and as of the Effective Date) shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit (or, for the purposes of Section 4.01(e), as of the Effective Date), as applicable.
(e)    At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit (or, for the purposes of Section 4.01(e), as of the Effective Date), as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(f)    No law or regulation shall prohibit, and no order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority shall enjoin, prohibit or restrain, any Lender from making the requested Loan or the Issuing Bank or any Lender from issuing, renewing, extending or increasing the face amount of or participating in the Letter of Credit requested to be issued, renewed, extended or increased.
Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrowers on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
SECTION 4.03    Designation of a Subsidiary Borrower. The designation of a Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to Section 2.23 is subject to the condition precedent that the Company or such proposed Subsidiary Borrower shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Administrative Agent:
(d)    Copies, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Subsidiary, of its Board of Directors’ resolutions (and resolutions of other bodies, if any are deemed necessary by counsel for the Administrative Agent) approving the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement and any other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary is becoming a party and such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of such Subsidiary;
(e)    An incumbency certificate, executed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Subsidiary, which shall identify by name and title and bear the signature of the officers of such Subsidiary authorized to request Borrowings hereunder and sign the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary is becoming a party, upon which certificate the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely until informed of any change in writing by the Company or such Subsidiary;

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(f)    Opinions of counsel to such Subsidiary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, with respect to the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and such other matters as are reasonably requested by counsel to the Administrative Agent and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;
(g)    Any promissory notes requested by any Lender, and any other instruments and documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; and
(h)    Any documentation and other information that is reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders and that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.
ARTICLE V    

Affirmative Covenants
So long as any Loan shall remain unpaid, and any Letter of Credit is outstanding or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Company will:
SECTION 5.01    Compliance with Laws, Etc. (g) Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, compliance with ERISA, Environmental Laws and the Patriot Act, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Company and its Subsidiaries with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
SECTION 5.02    Payment of Taxes, Etc. Pay and discharge, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, before the same shall become delinquent, (i) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its property and (ii) all material lawful claims that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon its property; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves are being maintained, unless and until any Lien resulting therefrom attaches to its property and becomes enforceable against its other creditors.
SECTION 5.03    Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Company or such Subsidiary operates; provided, however, that the Company and its Subsidiaries may self-insure to the same extent as other companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Company or such Subsidiary operates and to the extent consistent with prudent business practice.
SECTION 5.04    Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc. Preserve and maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain, its corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided, however, that the Company and its Subsidiaries may consummate any merger or consolidation permitted under Section 6.02 and provided further that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to maintain corporate existence of any subsidiary or preserve any right or franchise if the Board of Directors of the Company or such Subsidiary shall determine that the maintenance or preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company or such Subsidiary,

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as the case may be, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Company, such Subsidiary or the Lenders.
SECTION 5.05    Visitation Rights. At any reasonable time upon reasonable notice during normal business hours and from time to time, permit the Administrative Agent or any authorized agents or representatives thereof, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from the financial records and books of account of, and visit the properties of, the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries with any of their officers or directors and with their independent certified public accountants; provided that, such visitation rights shall not be exercised more frequently than once during any calendar quarter, except during the existence of an Event of Default.
SECTION 5.06    Keeping of Books. Keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Company and each such Subsidiary in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time.
SECTION 5.07    Maintenance of Properties, Etc. Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its material properties that are used or useful in the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
SECTION 5.08    Transactions with Affiliates. Conduct, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to conduct, all transactions otherwise permitted under this Agreement with any of their Affiliates on terms that are fair and reasonable and not materially less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate; provided, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) any transaction between or among Company and its Subsidiaries; (b) reasonable and customary fees paid to members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of Company and its Subsidiaries; (c) compensation arrangements (including severance arrangements to the extent approved by a majority of the disinterested members of Company’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s board of directors (or similar governing body) or the applicable committee thereof) for present or former officers and other employees entered into in the ordinary course of business; (d) indemnities provided for the benefit of, directors, officers or employees of Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and (e) loans and advances to employees of Company and its Subsidiaries permitted hereunder.
SECTION 5.09    Reporting Requirements. Furnish to the Lenders:
(e)    as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, the Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter, duly certified (subject to year-end audit adjustments) by the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company as having been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and certificates of the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company as to compliance with the terms of this Agreement and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to demonstrate compliance with Section 6.06, provided that, subject to Section 1.04, in the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles used in the preparation of such financial statements, the Company shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 6.06, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP;

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(f)    as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of the annual audit report for such year for the Company and its Subsidiaries, containing the Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, in each case accompanied by an opinion acceptable to the Required Lenders by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC or other independent public accountants acceptable to the Required Lenders and certificates of the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company as to compliance with the terms of this Agreement and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to demonstrate compliance with Section 6.06, provided that, subject to Section 1.04, in the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles used in the preparation of such financial statements, the Company shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 6.06, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP;
(g)    as soon as possible and in any event within five days after the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company obtains knowledge of the occurrence of each Default continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of the chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company setting forth details of such Default and the action that the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(h)    promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all reports that the Company sends to any of its securityholders, and copies of all reports and registration statements that the Company or any Subsidiary files with the SEC or any national securities exchange;
(i)    promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all actions and proceedings before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the type described in Section 3.01(f); and
(j)    such other information respecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
SECTION 5.10    Use of Proceeds. (f) Use the proceeds of the Borrowings to provide working capital from time to time for the Borrower and other general corporate purposes and (y) not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and not use, and the Company shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
ARTICLE VI    

Negative Covenants
So long as any Loan shall remain unpaid, and any Letter of Credit is outstanding or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Company will not:
SECTION 6.01    Liens, Etc. Create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien on or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to assign, any right to receive income, other than:

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(i)    Permitted Liens;
(j)    purchase money Liens upon or in any real property or equipment acquired or held by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the purchase price of such property or equipment or to secure Debt incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of such property or equipment, or Liens existing on such property or equipment at the time of its acquisition (other than any such Liens created in contemplation of such acquisition that were not incurred to finance the acquisition of such property) or extensions, renewals or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount, provided, however, that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any properties of any character other than the real property or equipment being acquired, and no such extension, renewal or replacement shall extend to or cover any properties not theretofore subject to the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced, provided further that the aggregate principal amount of the indebtedness secured by the Liens referred to in this clause (b) shall not exceed the amount specified therefor in Section 6.04(c) at any time outstanding;
(k)    the Liens existing on the Effective Date and described on Schedule 6.01 hereto;
(l)    Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or becomes a Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person so merged into or consolidated with the Company or such Subsidiary or acquired by the Company or such Subsidiary;
(m)    other Liens securing Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount specified therefor in Section 6.04(d) at any time outstanding; and
(n)    the replacement, extension or renewal of any Lien permitted by clauses (c) or (d) above upon or in the same property theretofore subject thereto or the replacement, extension or renewal (without increase in the amount or change in any direct or contingent obligor) of the Debt secured thereby.
SECTION 6.02    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 or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except that any Subsidiary of the Company may merge or consolidate with or into, or dispose of assets to, any other Subsidiary of the Company, and except that any Subsidiary of the Company may merge into or dispose of assets to the Company, provided, in each case, that no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such proposed transaction or would result therefrom.
SECTION 6.03    Accounting Changes. Make or permit, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make or permit, any change in accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by generally accepted accounting principles.
SECTION 6.04    Subsidiary Debt. Permit any of its Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Debt other than:
(f)    Debt owed to the Company or to a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company or Debt under this Agreement or the Notes;
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the Existing Debt, provided that the principal amount of such Existing Debt shall not be increased above the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refunding or refinancing, and the direct and contingent obligors therefor shall not be changed, as a result of or in connection with such extension, refunding or refinancing;
(h)    Debt secured by Liens permitted by Section 6.01(b) aggregating for all of the Company’s Subsidiaries not more than $100,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(i)    Debt that, in aggregate with all Debt secured by Liens permitted by Section 6.01(e), does not exceed an amount equal to 15% of Consolidated net worth of the Company and its Subsidiaries at any one time outstanding; and
(j)    endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business.
SECTION 6.05    Change in Nature of Business. Make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, any material change in the nature of the business as carried on by the Company and its Subsidiaries at the date hereof; provided that the nature of the businesses carried on by Astra Tech as of the date hereof shall be deemed to be in the nature of the business carried on by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 6.06    Financial Covenants. The Company will:
(f)    Leverage Ratio. Maintain a ratio of Consolidated Debt for Borrowed Money to the sum of Consolidated Debt for Borrowed Money plus Consolidated net worth of the Company and its Subsidiaries of not greater than 0.55 to 1.00.
(g)    Interest Coverage Ratio. Maintain a ratio of Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters then ended of the Company and its Subsidiaries to the sum of interest payable on, and amortization of debt discount in respect of, all Debt for Borrowed Money during such period by the Company and its Subsidiaries of not less than 3.5 to 1.0.
ARTICLE VII    

Events of Default
SECTION 7.01    Events of Default and Remedies. If any of the following events (each an “Event of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:
(k)    The Company or any other Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when the same becomes due and payable; or the Company or any other Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or make any other payment of fees or other amounts payable under this Agreement or any Note within five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or
(l)    Any representation or warranty made by any Borrower herein or by any Borrower (or any of its officers) in connection with this Agreement or by any Subsidiary Borrower in the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement pursuant to which such Subsidiary Borrower became a Borrower hereunder shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made; or
(m)    (i) The Company shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 5.04, 5.05, 5.08, 5.09 or 5.10 or Article VI, or (ii) the Company shall fail to perform

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or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed or observed if such failure pursuant to this clause (ii) shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Company by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or
(n)    The Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Debt that is outstanding in a principal or notional amount of at least $75,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt outstanding hereunder) of the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Debt and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than (i) by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption or (ii) a prepayment or redemption required solely as a result of the proceeds of such Debt not having been applied to consummate a transaction or toward any other purpose for which such Debt was incurred), purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
(o)    The Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this clause (e); or
(p)    one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $75,000,000 shall be rendered against the Company, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment; or
(q)    (i) Any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock of the Company (or other securities convertible into such Voting Stock) representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of all Voting Stock of the Company; or (ii) during any period of up to 24 consecutive months, commencing after the date of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of the Company shall cease for any reason (other than due to death or disability) to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Company (except to the extent that individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were replaced by individuals (x) elected by a majority of the remaining members of the board of directors of the

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Company or (y) nominated for election by a majority of the remaining members of the board of directors of the Company and thereafter elected as directors by the shareholders of the Company); or
(r)    The Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates shall incur, or shall be reasonably likely to incur liability in excess of $75,000,000 in the aggregate as a result of one or more of the following:
(i)    the occurrence of any ERISA Event;
(ii)    the partial or complete withdrawal of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan; or
(iii)    the reorganization or termination of a Multiemployer Plan; or
(iv)    so long as any Subsidiary of the Company is a Subsidiary Borrower, any provision of Article X shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the Company, or the Company shall so state in writing;
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrowers, declare the obligation of each Lender to make Loans (other than Loans made pursuant to Section 2.06(e)) and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrowers, declare the Loans, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Loans, all such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower; provided, however, that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Company or any other Borrower under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (A) the obligation of each Lender to make Loans (other than Loans made pursuant to Section 2.06(e)) and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit shall automatically be terminated and (B) the Loans, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower.
SECTION 7.02    Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit upon Default. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent may with the consent, or shall at the request, of the Required Lenders, irrespective of whether it is taking any of the actions described in Section 7.01 or otherwise, make demand upon the Borrowers to, and forthwith upon such demand the Borrowers will, (a) pay to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders in same day funds at the Administrative Agent’s office designated in such demand, for deposit in the LC Collateral Account, an amount equal to the aggregate undrawn Dollar Amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding or (b) make such other arrangements in respect of the outstanding Letters of Credit as shall be acceptable to the Required Lenders and not more disadvantageous to the Borrowers than clause (a); provided, however, that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, an amount equal to the aggregate undrawn Dollar Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit shall be immediately due and payable to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as applicable, without notice to or demand upon the Borrowers, which are expressly waived by each Borrower, to be held in the LC Collateral Account. If at any time an Event of Default is continuing the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held in the LC Collateral Account are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Lenders or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate undrawn Dollar Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, the Borrowers will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent,

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as additional funds to be deposited and held in the LC Collateral Account, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate undrawn Dollar Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held in the LC Collateral Account that the Administrative Agent determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon any LC Disbursement, to the extent funds are on deposit in the LC Collateral Account, such funds shall be applied to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, as applicable, to the extent permitted by applicable law. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon and all other Obligations of the Borrowers hereunder and under the Notes shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such LC Collateral Account shall be returned to the Borrowers.
ARTICLE VIII    

The Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf, including execution of the other Loan Documents, and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Company or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

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The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by any Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between such Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that the extensions of credit made hereunder are commercial loans and letters of credit and not investments in a business enterprise or securities. Each Lender further represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder. Each Lender shall, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Company and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder and in deciding whether or to the extent to which it will continue as a lender or assign or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder.

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None of the Lenders, if any, identified in this Agreement as an Arranger, Syndication Agent or Co-Documentation Agent shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to the relevant Lenders in their respective capacities as Arranger, Syndication Agent or Co-Documentation Agents, as applicable, as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in the preceding paragraph.
Except with respect to the exercise of setoff rights of any Lender, in accordance with Section 9.08, the proceeds of which are applied in accordance with this Agreement, each Lender agrees that it will not take any action, nor institute any actions or proceedings, against any Borrower or with respect to any Loan Document, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders or, as may be provided in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, with the consent of the Administrative Agent.
The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of the Administrative Agent) authorized to act for, any other Lender. The Administrative Agent shall have the exclusive right on behalf of the Lenders to enforce the payment of the principal of and interest on any Loan after the date such principal or interest has become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX    

Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01    Notices. (k) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:
(i)    if to any Borrower, to it c/o DENTSPLY International Inc., 221 West Philadelphia Street, York, Pennsylvania 17405, Attention of Treasurer (Telecopy No. (717) 849‑4759); Telephone No. (717) 845-7511);
(ii)    if to the Administrative Agent, (A) in the case of Borrowings denominated in Dollars, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 South Dearborn, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Teresita Siao (Telecopy No. (888) 292-9533) and (B) in the case of Borrowings denominated in Foreign Currencies, to J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 5JP, Attention of The Manager, Loan & Agency Services (Telecopy No. 44 207 777 2360), and in each case with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 270 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attention of Deborah R. Winkler (Telecopy No. (646) 534-3081);
(iii)    if to the Issuing Bank, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 South Dearborn, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Pavithra Charles (Telecopy No. (877) 242-0410);
(iv)    if to the Swingline Lender, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 South Dearborn, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Teresita Siao (Telecopy No. (888) 292-9533); and
(v)    if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

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Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through Electronic Systems, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
(l)    Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by using Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Company may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
(m)    Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
(n)    Electronic Systems.
(i)    The Company agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make Communications (as defined below) available to the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar Electronic System.
(ii)    Any Electronic System used by the Administrative Agent is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of such Electronic Systems and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or any Electronic System. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Borrower, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Communications through an Electronic System. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any

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Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through an Electronic System.
SECTION 9.02    Waivers; Amendments. (d) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(e)    Except as provided in Section 2.20 with respect to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrowers and the Required Lenders or by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or (d) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (it being understood that, solely with the consent of the parties prescribed by Section 2.20 to be parties to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment, Incremental Term Loans may be included in the determination of Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Commitments and the Revolving Loans are included on the Effective Date), or (vi) release the Company from its obligations under Article X without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be (it being understood that any change to Section 2.24 shall require the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement shall be required of any Defaulting Lender, except with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the first proviso of this paragraph and then only in the event such Defaulting Lender shall be directly affected by such amendment, waiver or other modification.
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Agent and the Borrowers (x) to add one or more credit facilities (in addition to the Incremental Term Loans pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment) to this Agreement and to permit extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (y) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and Lenders.
(g)    If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of “each Lender” or “each Lender directly affected thereby,” the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other necessary Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is necessary but not obtained being referred to herein as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then the Company may elect to replace a Non-Consenting Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that, concurrently with such replacement, (i) another bank or other entity which is reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Administrative Agent shall agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash the Loans and other Obligations due to the Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption and to become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Non-Consenting Lender to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the requirements of clause (b) of Section 9.04, and (ii) each Borrower shall pay to such Non-Consenting Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement (1) all interest, fees and other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such Non-Consenting Lender by such Borrower hereunder to and including the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Non-Consenting Lender under Sections 2.15 and 2.17, and (2) an amount, if any, equal to the payment which would have been due to such Lender on the day of such replacement under Section 2.16 had the Loans of such Non-Consenting Lender been prepaid on such date rather than sold to the replacement Lender.
(h)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrowers only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency.
SECTION 9.03    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of a single counsel for the Administrative Agent (together with (A) a single local counsel and single specialist counsel (for each relevant jurisdiction and relevant specialization), as reasonably required and (B) in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each relevant jurisdiction and/or specialization for similarly situated parties); provided, that the Company shall not be obligated to pay for any other third party advisor hired without the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld)), in connection with the syndication and distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet or through a service such as Intralinks) of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and any other Loan Document, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

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(h)    The Company shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
(i)    To the extent that the Company fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount (it being understood that the Company’s failure to pay any such amount shall not relieve the Company of any default in the payment thereof); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.
(j)    To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Borrower shall assert, and each Borrower hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee (i) for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), or (ii) on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(k)    All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than fifteen (15) days after written demand therefor.
SECTION 9.04    Successors and Assigns. (c) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns

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permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(d)    (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Persons (other than an Ineligible Institution) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
(A)    the Company, provided that no consent of the Company shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(e) has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee;
(B)    the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;
(C)    the Issuing Bank; provided that no consent of the Issuing Bank shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(D)    the Swingline Lender; provided that no consent of the Swingline Lender shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
(ii)    Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A)    except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(e) has occurred and is continuing;
(B)    each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;
(C)    the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, such fee to be paid by either the assigning Lender or the assignee Lender or shared between such Lenders;

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(D)    the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Company and its affiliates and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws; and
(E)    the assignee shall not be the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the consent of the Company is required pursuant to this Section 9.04(b) in connection with any proposed assignment, then the Company shall be deemed to have consented to such proposed assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received written notice of such proposed assignment.
For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the terms “Approved Fund” and “Ineligible Institution” have the following meanings:
Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
Ineligible Institution” means (a) a natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender, (c) the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates, or (d) a company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof.
(iii)    Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv)    The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of each Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

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(v)    Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(e) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(e)    (vi) Any Lender may, without the consent of any Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”), other than an Ineligible Institution, in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.17(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(d) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
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Company’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Company is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Company, to comply with Section 2.17(e) as though it were a Lender.
(f)    Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 9.05    Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrowers in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.
SECTION 9.06    Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, e-mailed.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.

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SECTION 9.07    Severability. Any provision of any Loan Document 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 thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08    Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final and in whatever currency denominated) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any of and all of the Obligations held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under the Loan Documents and although such obligations may be unmatured, provided that the deposits and other indebtedness owing by any Lender to the Company or any Borrower organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States shall be set-off prior to the set-off of the deposits or other indebtedness owed to any other Borrower. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION 9.09    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b)    Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County, Borough of Manhattan, and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c)    Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d)    Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Each Subsidiary Borrower irrevocably designates and appoints the Company, as its authorized agent, to accept and acknowledge on its behalf, service of any and all process which may be served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 9.09(b) in any federal or New York State court sitting in New York City. The Company hereby represents, warrants and confirms that the Company has agreed to accept such appointment. Said designation and appointment shall be irrevocable by each such Subsidiary Borrower until all Loans, all reimbursement obligations, interest thereon and all other amounts payable by such Subsidiary Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan

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Documents shall have been paid in full in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof and such Subsidiary Borrower shall have been terminated as a Borrower hereunder pursuant to Section 2.23. Each Subsidiary Borrower hereby consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 9.09(b) in any federal or New York State court sitting in New York City by service of process upon the Company as provided in this Section 9.09(d); provided that, to the extent lawful and possible, notice of said service upon such agent shall be mailed by registered or certified air mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Company and (if applicable to) such Subsidiary Borrower at its address set forth in the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement to which it is a party or to any other address of which such Subsidiary Borrower shall have given written notice to the Administrative Agent (with a copy thereof to the Company). Each Subsidiary Borrower irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all claim of error by reason of any such service in such manner and agrees that such service shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such Subsidiary Borrower in any such suit, action or proceeding and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be taken and held to be valid and personal service upon and personal delivery to such Subsidiary Borrower. To the extent any Subsidiary Borrower has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether from service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of a judgment, execution or otherwise), each Subsidiary Borrower hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under the Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 9.10    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 9.11    Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12    Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or

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Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Company or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Company relating to the Company or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company; provided that, in the case of information received from the Company after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PARAGRAPH FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COMPANY AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE COMPANY OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE COMPANY AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW.
SECTION 9.13    USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act hereby notifies each Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Borrower, which information includes the name and address of such Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
SECTION 9.14    Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased

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(but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.15    No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between such Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Lenders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, (B) such Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) such Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Lenders and their Affiliates is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for such Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) no Lender or any of its Affiliates has any obligation to such Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except, in the case of a Lender, those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) each of the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of such Borrower and its Affiliates, and no Lender or any of its Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to such Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against each of the Lenders and their Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE X    

Company Guarantee
In order to induce the Lenders to extend credit to the other Borrowers hereunder, but subject to the last sentence of this Article X, the Company hereby absolutely and irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the payment when and as due of the Obligations of such other Borrowers. The Company further agrees that the due and punctual payment of such Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any such Obligation.
The Company waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Borrower of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its obligations and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Borrower under the provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise; (b) any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations; (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or release from, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, or any other Loan Document or agreement; (d) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any of the Obligations; (e) the failure of the Administrative Agent to take any steps to perfect and maintain any security interest in, or to preserve any rights to, any security or collateral for the Obligations, if any; (f) any change in the corporate, partnership or other existence, structure or ownership of any Borrower or any other guarantor of any of the Obligations; (g) the enforceability or validity of the Obligations or any part thereof or the genuineness, enforceability or validity of any agreement relating thereto or with respect to any collateral

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securing the Obligations or any part thereof, or any other invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against any Borrower or any other guarantor of any of the Obligations, for any reason related to this Agreement, any Swap Agreement, any Banking Services Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any provision of applicable law, decree, order or regulation of any jurisdiction purporting to prohibit the payment by the Company or any other guarantor of the Obligations, of any of the Obligations or otherwise affecting any term of any of the Obligations; or (h) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Company or otherwise operate as a discharge of a guarantor as a matter of law or equity or which would impair or eliminate any right of the Company to subrogation.
The Company further agrees that its agreement hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in favor of any Borrower or any other Person.
The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason other than the irrevocable payment in full of the Obligations, and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Obligations or otherwise.
The Company further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall constitute a continuing and irrevocable guarantee of all Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation (including a payment effected through exercise of a right of setoff) is rescinded, or is or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or otherwise (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by a holder of Obligations in its discretion).
In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have at law or in equity against the Company by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any other Borrower to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, the Company hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in cash an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the Obligations then due, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Company further agrees that if payment in respect of any Obligation shall be due in a currency other than Dollars and/or at a place of payment other than New York, Chicago or any other Eurocurrency Payment Office and if, by reason of any Change in Law, disruption of currency or foreign exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or other event, payment of such Obligation in such currency or at such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, disadvantageous to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in any material respect, then, at the election of the Administrative Agent, the Company shall make payment of such Obligation in Dollars (based upon the applicable Equivalent Amount in effect on the date of payment) and/or in New York, Chicago or such other Eurocurrency Payment Office as is designated by the Administrative Agent and, as a separate and independent obligation, shall indemnify the Administrative

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Agent, the Issuing Bank and any Lender against any losses or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment.
Upon payment by the Company of any sums as provided above, all rights of the Company against any Borrower arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations owed by the Company to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders.
Nothing shall discharge or satisfy the liability of the Company hereunder except the full performance and payment in cash of the Obligations.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC., as the Company

By             
    Name:
    Title:
By             
    Name:
    Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually as a Lender, as the Swingline Lender, as the Issuing Bank and as Administrative Agent
By             
    Name:
    Title:
CITIBANK, N.A., individually as a Lender and as Syndication Agent
By             
    Name:
    Title:
[OTHER AGENTS AND LENDERS]
By             
    Name:
    Title:


Signature Page to Credit Agreement
DENTSPLY International Inc.



SCHEDULE 2.01
COMMITMENTS
LENDER
COMMITMENT
 
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
$55,000,000
 
 
Citibank, N.A.
$55,000,000
 
 
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
$48,000,000
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
$48,000,000
 
 
Commerzbank AG, New York and Grand Cayman Branches
$48,000,000
 
 
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
$48,000,000
 
 
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
$37,000,000
 
 
PNC Bank, National Association
$37,000,000
 
 
TD Bank, N.A.
$37,000,000
 
 
U.S. Bank, National Association
$37,000,000
 
 
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)
$25,000,000
 
 
DZ Bank AG
Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, New York Branch

$25,000,000
 
 
AGGREGATE COMMITMENT
$500,000,000







EXHIBIT A
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “Assignor”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1.
Assignor:
   
 
 
 
2.
Assignee:
   
 
 
[and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify Lender]1
 
 
 
3.
Borrowers:
   
 
 
DENTSPLY International Inc. and certain Subsidiary Borrowers
 
 
 
4.
Administrative Agent:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
 
 
 
5.
Credit Agreement:
The Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 among DENTSPLY International Inc., the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the Lenders parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents parties thereto
 
 
 
6.
Assigned Interest:
   







1 Select as applicable.

2




Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders
Amount of
Commitment/Loans Assigned
Percentage Assigned of Commitment/Loans
 
 
 
$
$
%
$
$
%
$
$
%

Effective Date:          , 20     [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:             
    Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:             
    Title:
Consented to and Accepted:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as

Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank
By:        

    Title:

3



[Consented to:]
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:            

    Title:


4



ANNEX I
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1.    Representations and Warranties.
1.1    Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2.    Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.09 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2.    Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3.    General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Acceptance and adoption of the terms of this Assignment and Assumption by the Assignee and the Assignor by Electronic Signature or delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by any Electronic System shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of





this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.


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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF OPINION OF GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE BORROWERS
[See attached.]







EXHIBIT C
FORM OF INCREASING LENDER SUPPLEMENT
INCREASING LENDER SUPPLEMENT, dated     , 20     (this “Supplement”), by and among each of the signatories hereto, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2011 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement, the Company has the right, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to effectuate from time to time an increase in the Aggregate Commitment and/or one or more tranches of Incremental Term Loans under the Credit Agreement by requesting one or more Lenders to increase the amount of its Commitment and/or to participate in such a tranche;
WHEREAS, the Company has given notice to the Administrative Agent of its intention to [increase the Aggregate Commitment] [and] [enter into a tranche of Incremental Term Loans] pursuant to such Section 2.20; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned Increasing Lender now desires to [increase the amount of its Commitment] [and] [participate in a tranche of Incremental Term Loans] under the Credit Agreement by executing and delivering to the Company and the Administrative Agent this Supplement;
NOW, THEREFORE, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows:
1.    The undersigned Increasing Lender agrees, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, that on the date of this Supplement it shall [have its Commitment increased by $[__________], thereby making the aggregate amount of its total Commitments equal to $[__________]] [and] [participate in a tranche of Incremental Term Loans with a commitment amount equal to $[__________] with respect thereto].
2.    The Company hereby represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on and as of the date hereof.
3.    Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used herein.
4.    This Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
5.    This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document.






IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Supplement to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above written.
[INSERT NAME OF INCREASING LENDER]
By:            
Name:
Title:
Accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above:
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:        

Name:

Title:
Acknowledged as of the date first written above:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

as Administrative Agent
By:        

Name:

Title:


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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF AUGMENTING LENDER SUPPLEMENT
AUGMENTING LENDER SUPPLEMENT, dated     , 20     (this “Supplement”), by and among each of the signatories hereto, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2011 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement provides in Section 2.20 thereof that any bank, financial institution or other entity may [extend Commitments] [and] [participate in tranches of Incremental Term Loans] under the Credit Agreement subject to the approval of the Company and the Administrative Agent, by executing and delivering to the Company and the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Credit Agreement in substantially the form of this Supplement; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned Augmenting Lender was not an original party to the Credit Agreement but now desires to become a party thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows:
1.    The undersigned Augmenting Lender agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and agrees that it shall, on the date of this Supplement, become a Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if originally a party thereto, with a [Commitment with respect to Revolving Loans of $[    ]] [and] [a commitment with respect to Incremental Term Loans of $[        ]].
2.    The undersigned Augmenting Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.09 thereof, as applicable, and has reviewed such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
3.    The undersigned’s address for notices for the purposes of the Credit Agreement is as follows:
[___________]






[___________]

[___________]
4.    The Company hereby represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on and as of the date hereof.
5.    Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used herein.
6.    This Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
7.    This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Supplement to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above written.
[INSERT NAME OF AUGMENTING LENDER]
By:             
Name:
Title:
Accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above:
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:        

Name:

Title:
Acknowledged as of the date first written above:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

as Administrative Agent
By:        

Name:

Title:


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EXHIBIT E
LIST OF CLOSING DOCUMENTS
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.
CERTAIN SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS
CREDIT FACILITIES
July 23, 2014
LIST OF CLOSING DOCUMENTS
A.    LOAN DOCUMENTS
1.
Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by and among DENTSPLY International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto (collectively with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the institutions from time to time parties thereto as Lenders (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent for itself and the other Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”), evidencing a revolving credit facility to the Borrowers from the Lenders in an initial aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000.
SCHEDULES
Schedule 2.01
--
Commitments
Schedule 6.01
--
Existing Liens
Schedule 6.04
--
Existing Debt

EXHIBITS





Exhibit A
--
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B
--
Form of Opinion of General Counsel to Borrowers
Exhibit C
--
Form of Increasing Lender Supplement
Exhibit D
--
Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement
Exhibit E
--
List of Closing Documents
Exhibit F-1
--
Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement
Exhibit F-2
--
Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Termination
Exhibit G-1
--
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships)
Exhibit G-2
--
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships)
Exhibit G-3
--
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships)
Exhibit G-4
--
Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships)
Exhibit H-1
--
Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit H-2
--
Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit I
--
Form of Note

2.
Notes executed by the initial Borrowers in favor of each of the Lenders, if any, which has requested a note pursuant to Section 2.10(e) of the Credit Agreement.
B.    CORPORATE DOCUMENTS
3.
Certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Borrower certifying (i) that there have been no changes in the Certificate of Incorporation or other charter document of such Borrower, as attached thereto and as certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or analogous governmental entity) of the jurisdiction of its organization, since the date of the certification thereof by such governmental entity, (ii) the By-Laws or other applicable organizational document, as attached thereto, of such Borrower as in effect on the date of such certification, (iii) resolutions of the Board of Directors or other governing body of such Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of each Loan Document to which it is a party, and (iv) the names and true signatures of the incumbent officers of each Borrower authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (in the case of each Borrower) authorized to request a Borrowing or the issuance of a Letter of Credit under the Credit Agreement.
4.
Good Standing Certificate (or analogous documentation if applicable) for each Borrower from the Secretary of State (or analogous governmental entity) of the jurisdiction of its organization, to the extent generally available in such jurisdiction.
C.    OPINIONS
5.
Opinion of Deborah M. Rasin, general counsel for the Borrowers.
D.    CLOSING CERTIFICATES AND MISCELLANEOUS

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6.
A Certificate signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Company certifying the following: (i) all of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Credit Agreement are true and correct and (ii) no Default has occurred and is then continuing.
7.
A Certificate signed by the chief financial officer of the Company, certifying that the Company and the Borrowers, on a consolidated basis, Solvent at the Effective Date and immediately after giving effect to the Transactions.
8.
Termination Letter in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement.


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EXHIBIT F-1
[FORM OF]
BORROWING SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT
BORROWING SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT dated as of [    ], among DENTSPLY International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), [Name of Subsidiary Borrower], a [__________] (the “New Borrowing Subsidiary”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. Under the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein set forth, to make Loans to certain Subsidiary Borrowers (collectively with the Company, the “Borrowers”), and the Company and the New Borrowing Subsidiary desire that the New Borrowing Subsidiary become a Subsidiary Borrower. In addition, the New Borrowing Subsidiary hereby authorizes the Company to act on its behalf as and to the extent provided for in Article II of the Credit Agreement. [Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the New Borrowing Subsidiary hereby designates the following officers as being authorized to request Borrowings under the Credit Agreement on behalf of the New Subsidiary Borrower and sign this Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the New Borrowing Subsidiary is, or may from time to time become, a party: [    ].]
Each of the Company and the New Borrowing Subsidiary represents and warrants that the representations and warranties of the Company in the Credit Agreement relating to the New Borrowing Subsidiary and this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, other than representations given as of a particular date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of that date. [The Company and the New Borrowing Subsidiary further represent and warrant that the execution, delivery and performance by the New Borrowing Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the use of any of the proceeds raised in connection with this Agreement will not contravene or conflict with, or otherwise constitute unlawful financial assistance under, Sections 677 to 683 (inclusive) of the United Kingdom Companies Act 2006 of England and Wales (as amended).]2 [INSERT OTHER PROVISIONS REASONABLY REQUESTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ITS COUNSELS] The Company agrees that the guaranty of the Company contained in Article X of the Credit Agreement will apply to the Obligations of the New Borrowing Subsidiary. Upon execution of this Agreement by each of the Company, the New Borrowing Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent, the New Borrowing Subsidiary shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and shall constitute a “Subsidiary Borrower” for all purposes thereof, and the New Borrowing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be bound by all provisions of the Credit Agreement.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
[Signature Page Follows]






IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their authorized officers as of the date first appearing above.
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:            
    Name:
    Title:
[NAME OF NEW BORROWING SUBSIDIARY]
By:            
    Name:
    Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
By:            
    Name:
    Title:


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EXHIBIT F-2
[FORM OF]
BORROWING SUBSIDIARY TERMINATION
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders referred to below
270 Park Avenue, 43
rd Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Deborah R. Winkler
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”), refers to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 27, 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The Company hereby terminates the status of [    ] (the “Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary”) as a Subsidiary Borrower under the Credit Agreement. [The Company represents and warrants that no Loans made to the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary are outstanding as of the date hereof and that all amounts payable by the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary in respect of interest and/or fees (and, to the extent notified by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement) pursuant to the Credit Agreement have been paid in full on or prior to the date hereof.] [The Company acknowledges that the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary shall continue to be a Borrower until such time as all Loans made to the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary shall have been prepaid and all amounts payable by the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary in respect of interest and/or fees (and, to the extent notified by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement) pursuant to the Credit Agreement shall have been paid in full, provided that the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary shall not have the right to make further Borrowings under the Credit Agreement.]
[Signature Page Follows]






This instrument shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.
Very truly yours,
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:            
    Name:
    Title:
Copy to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017


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EXHIBIT G-1
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto (collectively with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:        

Name:

Title:
Date:     , 20[    ]






EXHIBIT G-2
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto (collectively with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:        

Name:

Title:
Date:     , 20[    ]






EXHIBIT G-3
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto (collectively with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form) or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form) from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:        

Name:

Title:
Date:     , 20[    ]






EXHIBIT G-4
[FORM OF]
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto (collectively with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form) or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form) from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:        

Name:

Title:
Date:     , 20[    ]







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EXHIBIT H-1
FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders referred to below
[10 South Dearborn, 7th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Teresita Siao
Facsimile: (888) 292-9533]
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With a copy to:
270 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Deborah R. Winkler
Facsimile: (646) 534-3081
Re: DENTSPLY International Inc.
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The [undersigned Borrower][Company, on behalf of [Subsidiary Borrower],] hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that it requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection the [undersigned Borrower][Company, on behalf of [Subsidiary Borrower],] specifies the following information with respect to such Borrowing requested hereby:
1.    Name of Borrower:     
2.    Aggregate principal amount of Borrowing:4     
3.    Date of Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day):     
4.    Type of Borrowing (ABR or Eurocurrency):     
5.    Interest Period and the last day thereof (if a Eurocurrency Borrowing):5     
6.    Agreed Currency:     





7.
Location and number of the applicable Borrower’s account or any other account agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and such Borrower to which proceeds of Borrowing are to be disbursed:

    
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The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the conditions to lending specified in Section[s] [4.01 and]1 4.02 of the Credit Agreement are satisfied as of the date hereof.
Very truly yours,
[DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.,
as the Company]
[SUBSIDIARY BORROWER,
as a Borrower]
By:            
Name:
Title:
[By:            
Name:
Title:]


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EXHIBIT H-2
FORM OF INTEREST ELECTION REQUEST
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders referred to below
[10 South Dearborn, 7th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Teresita Siao
Facsimile: (888) 292-9533]
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Re: DENTSPLY International Inc.
[Date]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The [undersigned Borrower][Company, on behalf of [Subsidiary Borrower],] hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Credit Agreement that it requests to [convert][continue] an existing Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection the [undersigned Borrower][Company, on behalf of [Subsidiary Borrower],] specifies the following information with respect to such [conversion][continuation] requested hereby:
1.
List Borrower, date, Type, principal amount, Agreed Currency and Interest Period (if applicable) of existing Borrowing:     
2.
Aggregate principal amount of resulting Borrowing:     
3.
Effective date of interest election (which shall be a Business Day):     
4.
Type of Borrowing (ABR or Eurocurrency):     
5.
Interest Period and the last day thereof (if a Eurocurrency Borrowing):2     
6.
Agreed Currency:     
[Signature Page Follows]






Very truly yours,
[DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.,
as the Company]
[SUBSIDIARY BORROWER,
as a Borrower]
By:            
Name:
Title:
[By:            
Name:
Title:]


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EXHIBIT I
[FORM OF] NOTE
July [    ], 2014
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, [DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.][SUBSIDIARY BORROWER], a [    ] (the “Borrower”), HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of [NAME OF LENDER] (the “Lender”) the aggregate unpaid Dollar Amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the “Credit Agreement” (as defined below) on the Maturity Date or on such earlier date as may be required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are as defined in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made to it from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full at a rate or rates per annum determined in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Interest hereunder is due and payable at such times and on such dates as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
At the time of each Loan, and upon each payment or prepayment of principal of each Loan, the Lender shall make a notation either on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof, or in such Lender’s own books and records, in each case specifying the amount of such Loan, the respective Interest Period thereof (in the case of Eurocurrency Loans) or the amount of principal paid or prepaid with respect to such Loan, as applicable; provided that the failure of the Lender to make any such recordation or notation shall not affect the Obligations of the undersigned Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement.
This Note is one of the notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 by and among the Borrower, [Company, the other][the] Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the financial institutions from time to time parties thereto as Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of Loans by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Commitment, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Loan to it being evidenced by this Note, and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments of the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions therein specified.
Demand, presentment, protest and notice of nonpayment and protest are hereby waived by the Borrower.
Whenever in this Note reference is made to the Administrative Agent, the Lender or the Borrower, such reference shall be deemed to include, as applicable, a reference to their respective successors and assigns. The provisions of this Note shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of said successors and assigns. The Borrower’s successors and assigns shall include, without limitation, a receiver, trustee or debtor in possession of or for the Borrower.
This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.





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[DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.]
[SUBSIDIARY BORROWER]
By:            
Name:
Title:
[By:            
Name:
Title:]


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SCHEDULE OF LOANS AND PAYMENTS OR PREPAYMENTS
Date
Amount of Loan
Type of
Loan Currency
Interest Period/Rate
Amount of Principal Paid or Prepaid
Unpaid Principal Balance
Notation Made By
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




Exhibit 31 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Exhibit 31.1

Section 302 Certifications Statement

I, Bret W. Wise, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of DENTSPLY International Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 31, 2014

/s/
Bret W. Wise    
 
Bret W. Wise
 
Chairman of the Board and
 
Chief Executive Officer




Exhibit 31.2

Section 302 Certifications Statement

I, Christopher T. Clark, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of DENTSPLY International Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 31, 2014

/s/
Christopher T. Clark
 
Christopher T. Clark
 
President and
 
Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Exhibit 32



CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), We, Bret W. Wise, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Christopher T. Clark, President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of our knowledge and belief:

(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company as of the date of the Report.



/s/
Bret W. Wise    
 
Bret W. Wise
 
Chairman of the Board and
 
Chief Executive Officer


/s/
Christopher T. Clark
 
Christopher T. Clark
 
President and
 
Chief Financial Officer


July 31, 2014