Borrower’s Covenants 3.1 As and when he becomes, and for so long as he remains a shareholder of Borrower Company, Borrower covenants irrevocably that during the term of this Agreement, Borrower shall cause Borrower Company:
3.1.1 to strictly abide by the provisions of the Exclusive Option Agreement and the Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement (“Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement”) to which the Borrower Company is a party, and to refrain from any action/omission that may affect the effectiveness and enforceability of the Exclusive Option Agreement and Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement.
3.1.2 at the request of Lender (or a party designated by Lender), to execute contracts/agreements on business cooperation with Lender (or a party designated by Lender), and to strictly abide by such contracts/agreements;
3.1.3 to provide Lender with all of the information on Borrower Company’s business operations and financial condition at Lender’s request;
3.1.4 to immediately notify Lender of the occurrence or possible occurrence of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings relating to Borrower Company’s assets, business or income;
3.1.5 at the request of Lender, to appoint any persons designated by Lender as directors of Borrower Company;
3.2 Borrower covenants that during the term of this Agreement, he shall:
3.2.1 endeavor to keep Borrower Company to engage in its principle businesses;
3.2.2 abide by the provisions of this Agreement, the Power of Attorney, the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement (“Equity Interest Pledge Agreement”) and the Exclusive Option Agreement to which the Borrower is a party, perform his obligations under this Agreement, the Power of Attorney, the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement and the Exclusive Option Agreement, and refrain from any action/omission that may affect the effectiveness and enforceability of this Agreement, the Power of Attorney, the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement and the Exclusive Option Agreement;
3.2.3 not sell, transfer, mortgage or dispose of in any other manner the legal or beneficial interest in Borrower Equity Interest, or allow the encumbrance thereon of any security interest or the encumbrance, except in accordance with the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement;
3.2.4 cause any shareholders’ meeting and/or the board of directors of Borrower Company not to approve the sale, transfer, mortgage or disposition in any other manner of any legal or beneficial interest in Borrower Equity Interest, or allow the encumbrance thereon of any security interest, except to Lender or Lender’s designated person;
3.2.5 cause any shareholders’ meeting and/or the board of directors of the Borrower Company not to approve the merger or consolidation of Borrower Company with any person, or its acquisition of or investment in any person, without the prior written consent of Lender;
3.2.6 immediately notify Lender of the occurrence or possible occurrence of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings relating to Borrower Equity Interest;
3.2.7 to the extent necessary to maintain his ownership of the Borrower Equity Interest, execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or appropriate actions and file all necessary or appropriate complaints or raise necessary and appropriate defense against all claims;
3.2.8 without the prior written consent of Lender, refrain from any action /omission that may have a material impact on the assets, business and liabilities of Borrower Company;
3.2.9 appoint any designee of Lender as director of Borrower Company, at the request of Lender;
3.2.10 to the extent permitted by the laws of China, at the request of Lender at any time, promptly and unconditionally transfer all of Borrower Equity Interest to Lender or Lender’s designated representative(s) at any time, and cause the other shareholders of Borrower Company to waive their right of first refusal with respect to the share transfer described in this Section;
3.2.11 to the extent permitted by the laws of China, at the request of Lender at any time, cause the other shareholders of Borrower Company to promptly and unconditionally transfer all of their equity interests to Lender or Lender’s designated representative(s) at any time, and Borrower hereby waives his right of first refusal (if any) with respect to the share transfer described in this Section;
3.2.12 in the event that Lender purchases Borrower Equity Interest from Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Exclusive Option Agreement, use such purchase price obtained thereby to repay the Loan to Lender; and
3.2.13 without the prior written consent of Lender, not to cause Borrower Company to supplement, change, or amend its articles of association in any manner, increase or decreases its registered capital or change its share capital structure in any manner.
Grantor’s Covenants Each Grantor covenants and agrees as follows:
(a) Such Grantor will keep the Collateral in reasonably good repair, working order and operating condition (normal wear and tear excluded), and from time to time make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements thereto and, as appropriate and applicable, will otherwise deal with the Collateral in all such ways as are considered customary practice by owners of like property.
(b) Such Grantor will not sell, encumber, lease, rent, or otherwise dispose of or transfer any Collateral or right or interest therein, provided that Company may sell, lease, transfer, license or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral consisting of (i) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (ii) sales of worn-out or obsolete equipment in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) non-exclusive licenses and similar arrangements for the use of the property of Company in the ordinary course of business.
(c) Such Grantor shall not create or permit to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any of its property, except for Permitted Liens.
(d) Such Grantor shall (i) carry and maintain insurance at its expense of the types and in the amounts customarily carried by others engaged in substantially the same business as such person and operating in the same geographic area as such person, including, but not limited to, fire, property damage and worker's compensation, such insurance to be in such form as is carried with companies and in amounts satisfactory to Collateral Agent.
(e) Such Grantor will promptly notify the Collateral Agent in writing in the event of any material damage to the Collateral from any source whatsoever.
(f) Such Grantor will not (i) move its principal place of business or any other office listed in Schedule 1-A or (ii) adopt, use or conduct business under any trade name or other corporate or fictitious name not disclosed in Schedule 1-A, except, in each case, upon not less than 30 days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and such Grantor's prior compliance with all applicable requirements of Section 4 hereof necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent's security interest hereunder.
(g) Such Grantor shall not establish any additional Deposit Account or securities account not listed on Schedule 1-B, except upon prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and such Grantor’s compliance with all applicable requirements of Section 4 hereof necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest hereunder, including without limitation, delivery of duly executed account control agreements by all necessary parties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
Pledgor’s Covenants At its own expense and until the Secured Obligations are fully discharged, Pledgor hereby undertakes as follows:
(a) To give the Pledgor 10 (ten) day prior notice of any call for a Company shareholders' and/or board of directors' meeting and subscribe, fully pay in and give the Pledgor, within three (3) days of issuance, all certificates evidencing new shares issued by the Company which are subject to the Pledge granted hereby. Should the Pledgor fail to perform a share subscription obligation, Pledgor shall notify the Pledgee of such circumstance by means of the abovementioned notice, in order to enable the Pledgee, to exercise such rights in the name and on behalf of the Pledgor.;
(b) Not to convey, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose by any cause or title of the Pledged Stock;
(c) Not to grant further property rights in, pledges, liens and/or encumber the Pledged Stock or otherwise affect them to restrictions or charge them in any manner without the prior written consent of the Pledgee;
(d) To furnish to the Pledgee all documents requested by it or by such other person as the Pledgee may appoint for perfection of the Pledge granted hereby, and do and perform such other acts as may prove necessary to maintain the perfected security interest;
(e) Not to take or fail to take any action if such action might negatively affect any of the rights granted to the Pledgee hereunder, including, without limitation, any action or omission that may result in the Pledgor's interest participation decreasing to less than 80% (eighty per cent) of the capital of and voting rights in the Company;
(f) Should Pledgor vote for or take any other action to obtain an increase in the capital of the Company, Pledgor shall subscribe and pay in such number of shares as may be appropriate in proportion to its respective interest participation in the Company's capital.
(g) Not to call any meeting or vote on shareholders' meeting decisions aimed at effecting a merger, spin-off, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or an increase of its capital, issuance of new shares or exchange of existing ones, without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
(h) Not to approve, propose or vote the declaration and/or payment of distributions or dividends of the Company without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
(i) To ensure that the Company shall comply with all statutes, executive orders, ordinances and regulations applicable to it and to obtain and maintain in full force and effect all permits, licenses, certificates, and authorizations necessary for any activities and or transactions to be carried out by it.
(j) Not to amend the Company's by-laws or other governing and constitutive documents without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
(k) Not to execute shareholders' agreements or voting trusts agreements or otherwise restrict the voting rights of the Pledged Stock, without the prior written consent of the Pledgee.
Further Assurances Covenants (a) The Company will not change its name, taxpayer identification number, organizational number, identity, jurisdiction of organization or corporate structure in any manner unless it shall have given the Holder thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof, executed and delivered to the Holder all financing statements and financing statement amendments which the Holder may request in connection therewith.
(b) The Company will not merge or consolidate into, or transfer any of the Collateral to, any other Person other than another Company, without the prior written consent of the Holder.
(c) The Company hereby authorizes Holder, its counsel or its representative, at any time and from time to time, to file financing statements and amendments that accurately describe the Collateral covered by such financing statements in such jurisdictions as Holder may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the security interests granted by Company under the Agreement. The Company will, from time to time, at its expense, execute, deliver, file and record any statement, assignment, instrument, document, agreement or other paper and take any other action that from time to time may be necessary, or that the Holder may request, in order to create, preserve, upgrade in rank (to the extent required hereby), perfect, confirm or validate the security interest granted hereunder or to enable the Holder to obtain the full benefits of the Agreement, or to enable the Holder to exercise and enforce any of its rights, powers and remedies hereunder with respect to any of the Collateral. To the extent permitted by law, Company hereby authorizes the Holder to execute and file financing statements, financing statement amendments or continuation statements without Company's signature appearing thereon. The Company agrees that a carbon, photographic, photostatic or other reproduction of the Agreement or of a financing statement is sufficient as a financing statement. The Company shall pay the costs of, or incidental to, any recording or filing of any financing statements, financing statement amendments or continuation statements concerning the Collateral.
(d) The Company will not permit any of its tangible assets which are part of the Collateral to be in the possession of any other Person, except to the extent that any tangible assets (for example, computer servers) are being managed by a third party as a part of the ordinary course of business of the Company.
(e) The Company will not (A) sell, transfer, lease, exchange, assign or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option, warrant or other right with respect to, any Collateral except the sale of inventory in the ordinary course or the sale or disposal of obsolete equipment; or (B) create, incur or suffer to exist any lien with respect to any Collateral, except for the permitted liens set forth on Schedule 3(e) hereof (the "Permitted Liens").
(f) The Company will, promptly upon request, provide to the Holder all information and evidence it may reasonably request concerning the Collateral, to enable the Holder to enforce the provisions of the Agreement.
(g) The Company will not file any amendment to or termination of a financing statement naming any Company as debtor and Holder as secured party, or any correction statement with respect thereto, in any jurisdiction.
Parent Covenants Except as otherwise provided below, during the time period from the Agreement Date until the earlier to occur of (a) the Effective Time or (b) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article 9, Parent covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:
Interim Covenants (a) Except with the prior written consent of Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), as otherwise contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as required by the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable Law, during the period prior to and up to Closing, Seller shall operate the Yu-Gi-Oh! Business in compliance in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the operation of its business. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, or as otherwise required by applicable Law, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to:
(i) maintain the Purchased Assets in a manner consistent with past practices, reasonable wear and tear excepted and maintain the types and levels of insurance currently in effect in respect of the Purchased Assets;
(ii) preserve intact the Yu-Gi-Oh! Business, to keep available the services of its current employees and agents and to maintain its relations and goodwill with its suppliers, customers, distributors and any others with whom or with which it has business relations;
(iii) upon any damage, destruction or loss to any Purchased Asset, apply any insurance proceeds received with respect thereto to the prompt repair, replacement and restoration thereof to the condition of such Purchased Asset before such event or, if required, to such other (better) condition as may be required by applicable Law;
(iv) promptly advise Purchaser in writing of the occurrence of any event that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Change; and
(v) consult with Purchaser on all material aspects of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Business as may be reasonably requested from time to time by Purchaser, including, but not limited to, personnel, accounting and financial functions.
(b) Except as otherwise contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or by applicable Law, during the period prior to and up to Closing, Seller shall not, without the prior written consent of Purchaser:
(i) enter into, terminate or amend or reject any of the Transferred Agreements, or cancel, modify or waive any material claims held in respect of the Purchased Assets or waive any material rights of value;
(ii) do any act or fail to do any act that will cause a material breach or default under any of the Transferred Agreements;
(iii) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Purchased Assets;
(iv) modify any of its sales practices or receivables collections practices from those in place on the date hereof, including offering any discounts, incentives or other accommodations for early payment;
(v) conduct any “going out of business,” liquidation, bankruptcy, or similar sales or take any action to fashion its business as going out of business, liquidating or closing;
(vi) dispose of or fail to keep in effect any material rights in, to, or for the use of any of the Intellectual Property, except for rights which expire or terminate in accordance with their terms;
(vii) subject any Purchased Assets to any Liens;
(viii) enter into, or negotiate any licenses or grant any party any rights or license in any of the Purchased Assets; or
(ix) authorize any of the foregoing, or commit or agree to take actions, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing.
(c) Seller take all action to properly and timely (i) exercise its option for the next season of Yu-Gi-Oh! such that the expiration dates of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Grant Agreements at Closing shall be August 31, 2019 for broadcast and home video rights in the United States, August 31, 2020 for broadcast and home video rights in the territory described therein outside of the United States, and August 31, 2019 with respect to merchandising rights and (ii) make any required payments under the Yu-Gi-Oh Grant Agreements.
Additional Agreements and Covenants The parties further agree and covenant as follows:
Nonpetition Covenants (a) Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Servicer and the Seller shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Issuer, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer.
(b) Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Servicer shall not, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Seller, acquiesce to, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Seller to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Seller under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, or other similar official of the Seller or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Seller.
Debtor’s Covenants Until the Obligations are paid in full, Debtor agrees that it will:
6.1 preserve its legal existence and not, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, merge into or consolidate with any other entity, or sell all or substantially all of its assets;
6.2 not change the Debtor State of its registered organization;
6.3 not change its registered name without providing Secured Party with 30 days’ prior written notice; and
6.4 not change the state of its Place of Business or, if Debtor is an individual, change his state of residence without providing Secured Party with 30 days’ prior written notice.
Agreements and Covenants The Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective Time.
