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.
Operating Covenants From the Execution Date until the Closing or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement as contemplated hereby, except (t) as required by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (u) as required by any lease, Contract, or instrument listed on any Annex, Disclosure Schedule or Schedule, as applicable, (v) as required by any Applicable Law or any Governmental Authority (including by order or directive of the Bankruptcy Court or fiduciary duty of the board of managers of any Seller or its Affiliates) or any requirements or limitations resulting from the Bankruptcy Cases, (w) to the extent related solely to Excluded Assets and/or Excluded Liabilities, (x) for renewal of expiring insurance coverage in the Ordinary Course of Business, (y) for emergency operations or (z) as otherwise consented to in writing by Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
(a) Sellers will:
(i) subject to any Bankruptcy Court order to the contrary, operate the Assets in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ii) maintain or cause its Affiliates to maintain the books of account and records relating to the Assets in the usual, regular and ordinary manner, in accordance with its usual accounting practices;
(iii) give written notice to Buyer as soon as is practicable of any material damage or casualty to or destruction or condemnation of any Asset of which Sellers have Knowledge;
(iv) use reasonable best efforts to maintain insurance coverage on the Assets in the amounts and types described on Disclosure Schedule 3.10; and
(v) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain or cause its Affiliates to maintain all Permits (including Environmental Permits) required for the operation of the Assets as presently conducted; and
(b) no Seller shall:
(i) sell, lease or otherwise transfer any Asset, or otherwise voluntarily divest or relinquish any right or asset, other than (A) sales or other dispositions of materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, improvements or other personal property or fixtures in the Ordinary Course of Business which have been replaced with an item of substantially equal suitability and (B) dispositions of Excluded Assets;
(ii) enter into any material Contract that if entered into prior to the Execution Date would be required to be listed in Disclosure Schedule 3.05(a) other than (A) Contracts of the type described in Section 3.05(a)(iii) and Section 3.05(a)(viii) entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business (provided that Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify Buyer of the terms of any such Contract prior to the execution thereof), (B) confidentiality agreements entered into in accordance with the Bid Procedures Order, (C) contracts or agreements entered into in connection with the Bankruptcy Cases (including any in connection with an Alternative Transaction) and (D) Contracts that would not adversely affect the Assets in any material respect;
(iii) amend or modify in any material respect or terminate any Purchased Contract (other than termination or expiration in accordance with its terms) or any Permits (including Environmental Permits) required for the operation of the Assets as presently conducted;
(iv) change the methods of accounting or accounting practice by Sellers, except as required by concurrent changes in Applicable Law or GAAP as agreed to by its independent public accountants; or
(v) to the extent any of the following would reasonably have the effect of increasing the Non-Income Tax liability of Buyer for any period after the Closing Date, (A) make any settlement of or compromise any Non-Income Tax liability with respect to the Assets, (B) change any Non-Income Tax election or Non-Income Tax method of accounting or make any new Non-Income Tax election or adopt any new Non-Income Tax method of accounting with respect to the Assets; (C) surrender any right to claim a refund of Non-Income Taxes with respect to the Assets; or (D) consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Non-Income Tax claim or assessment with respect to the Assets.
Equipment Covenants With respect to the Equipment: (a) upon Agent’s request, Borrowers and Guarantors shall, at their expense, at any time or times as Agent may request after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, deliver or cause to be delivered to Agent written appraisals as to the Equipment in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Agent and by an appraiser acceptable to Agent, addressed to Agent and upon which Agent is expressly permitted to rely; (b) Borrowers and Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Equipment in good order, repair and running (ordinary wear and tear excepted); (c) Borrowers and Guarantors shall use the Equipment with all reasonable care and caution and in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance and in conformity with all applicable laws; (d) the Equipment is and shall be used in the business of Borrowers and Guarantors and not for personal, family, household or farming use; (e) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not remove any Equipment from the locations set forth or permitted herein, except to the extent necessary to have any Equipment repaired or maintained in the ordinary course of its business or to move Equipment directly from one location set forth or permitted herein to another such location and except for the movement of motor vehicles used by or for the benefit of Borrowers and Guarantors in the ordinary course of business; (f) the Equipment is now and shall remain personal property and Borrowers and Guarantors shall not permit any of the Equipment to be or become a part of or affixed to real property; and (g) Borrowers and Guarantors assume all responsibility and liability arising from the use of the Equipment.
BORROWER COVENANTS Borrower covenants and agrees that:
Joint Covenants Buyer and Seller hereby covenant and agree as follows:
Collateral Covenants Until the Revolving Credit Facility has been terminated and all the Secured Obligations have been paid in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in the manner provided in Section 15.9:
Accounts Covenants (a) Each Borrower and Guarantor shall notify Agent promptly of the assertion of any material claims, offsets, defenses or counterclaims by any account debtor, Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor or any material disputes with any of such persons or any settlement, adjustment or compromise thereof and all material adverse information relating to the financial condition of any account debtor, Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor. No credit, discount, allowance or extension or agreement for any of the foregoing shall be granted to any account debtor, Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor except in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business in accordance with the current practices of such Borrower or Guarantor as in effect on the date hereof. So long as an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, no Borrower or Guarantor shall, without the prior consent of Agent, settle, adjust or compromise any material claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with any account debtor, Credit Card Issuer, Credit Card Processor. At any time that an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Agent shall, at its option, have the exclusive right to settle, adjust or compromise any claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with account debtors, Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors or grant any credits, discounts or allowances.
(b) With respect to each Account: no payments shall be made thereon except payments delivered to Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, there shall be no material setoffs, deductions, contras, defenses, counterclaims or disputes existing or asserted with respect thereto except as reported to Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and none of the transactions giving rise thereto will violate any applicable State or Federal Laws or regulations, all documentation relating thereto will be legally sufficient under such laws and regulations and all such documentation will be legally enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(c) Each Borrower and Guarantor shall notify Agent promptly of: any notice of a material default by such Borrower or Guarantor under any of the Credit Card Agreements or of any default which has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor ceasing to make payments or suspending payments to such Borrower or Guarantor, any notice from any Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor that such person is ceasing or suspending, or will cease or suspend, any present or future payments due or to become due to such Borrower or Guarantor from such person, or that such person is terminating or will terminate any of the Credit Card Agreements, and the failure of such Borrower or Guarantor to comply with any material terms of the Credit Card Agreements or any terms thereof which has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor ceasing or suspending payments to such Borrower or Guarantor.
(d) Upon an Event of Default, Agent shall have the right at any time or times, in Agent’s name or in the name of a nominee of Agent, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Receivables or other Collateral, by mail, telephone, facsimile transmission or otherwise.
Seller Covenants Seller covenants and agrees as follows:
Initial Collateral Custodian The role of Collateral Custodian with respect to the Required Loan Documents shall be conducted by the Person designated as Collateral Custodian hereunder from time to time in accordance with this Section 11.01. The Administrative Agent hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Custodian to act as its agent and hereby authorizes the Collateral Custodian to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly granted to the Collateral Custodian by this Agreement. The Collateral Custodian hereby accepts such agency appointment to act as Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, until its resignation or removal as Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms hereof.
BORROWER'S NEGATIVE COVENANTS Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any of the Commitments hereunder shall remain in effect and until payment in full of all of the Loans and other Obligations and the cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit, unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise give prior written consent, Borrower shall perform, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform, all covenants in this Section 7.
