Exhibit 4.70
STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
March 31, 1998, is entered into between Discovery Zone, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Pledgor"), and Foothill Capital Corporation, a California
corporation ("Secured Party"), with reference to the following:
WHEREAS, Pledgor beneficially owns the specified number of
shares identified as Pledged Shares in the Persons identified as Issuers on
Schedule A attached hereto (or any addendum thereto);
WHEREAS, Pledgor and Secured Party are parties to that certain
Loan and Security Agreement (the "Loan Agreement"), of even date herewith,
pursuant to which Secured Party has agreed to make certain financial
accommodations to Pledgor;
WHEREAS, to induce Secured Party to make the financial
accommodations provided to Pledgor pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Pledgor
desires to pledge, grant, transfer, and assign to Secured Party a security
interest in the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) to secure the Secured
Obligations (as hereinafter defined), as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises,
covenants, representations, and warranties set forth herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions and Construction.
(a) Definitions. All initially capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto
in the Loan Agreement. As used in this Agreement:
"Agreement" shall mean this Stock Pledge
Agreement.
"Chief Executive Office" shall mean where
Pledgor is deemed located pursuant to ss.9-103(3)(d) of the Code.
"Collateral" shall mean the Pledged Shares,
the Future Rights, and the Proceeds, collectively.
"Future Rights" shall mean: (a) all shares
of stock (other than Pledged Shares) of the Issuers, and all securities
convertible or exchangeable into, and all warrants, options, or other rights to
purchase, shares of stock of the Issuers; (b)
to the extent of Pledgor's interest therein, all shares of, all securities
convertible or exchangeable into, and all warrants, options, or other rights to
purchase shares of stock of any Person in which Pledgor, after the date of this
Agreement, acquires a direct equity interest, irrespective of whether such
Person is or becomes a Subsidiary of Pledgor; and (c) the certificates or
instruments representing such additional shares, convertible or exchangeable
securities, warrants, and other rights and all dividends, cash, options,
warrants, rights, instruments, and other property or proceeds from time to time
received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for
any or all of such shares.
"Holder" and "Holders" shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in Section 3 of this Agreement.
"Issuers" shall mean each of the Persons
identified as an Issuer on Schedule A attached hereto (or any addendum thereto),
and any successors thereto, whether by merger or otherwise.
"Lien" shall mean any lien, mortgage,
pledge, assignment (including any assignment of rights to receive payments of
money), security interest, charge, or encumbrance of any kind (including any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature
thereof, or any agreement to give any security interest).
"Loan Agreement" shall have the meaning
ascribed thereto in the recitals to this Agreement.
"Pledged Shares" shall mean all of the
shares identified as Pledged Shares on Schedule A attached hereto (or any
addendum thereto).
"Pledgor" shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in the preamble to this Agreement.
"Proceeds" shall mean all proceeds
(including proceeds of proceeds) of the Pledged Shares and Future Rights
including all: (a) rights, benefits, distributions, premiums, profits,
dividends, interest, cash, instruments, documents of title, accounts, contract
rights, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, deposit accounts, chattel
paper, and other property from time to time received, receivable, or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for, or as a replacement of or a
substitution for, any of the Pledged Shares, Future Rights, or proceeds thereof
(including any cash, stock, or other securities or instruments issued after any
recapitalization, readjustment, reclassification, merger or consolidation with
respect to the Issuers and any claims against financial intermediaries under
ss.8-313(2) of the Code or otherwise); (b) "proceeds," as such term is used in
ss.9-306 of the Code; (c) proceeds of any insurance,
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indemnity, warranty, or guaranty (including guaranties of delivery) payable from
time to time with respect to any of the Pledged Shares, Future Rights, or
proceeds thereof; (d) payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable
to Pledgor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation,
condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Pledged Shares,
Future Rights, or proceeds thereof; and (e) other amounts from time to time paid
or payable under or in connection with any of the Pledged Shares, Future Rights,
or proceeds thereof.
"Secured Obligations" shall mean all
liabilities, obligations, or undertakings owing by Pledgor to Secured Party of
any kind or description arising out of or outstanding under, advanced or issued
pursuant to, or evidenced by the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or
this Agreement, irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct
or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, voluntary or
involuntary, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and including all
interest (including interest that accrues after the filing of a case under the
Bankruptcy Code) and any and all costs, fees (including attorneys fees), and
expenses which Pledgor is required to pay pursuant to any of the foregoing, by
law, or otherwise.
"Secured Party" shall have the meaning
ascribed thereto in the preamble to this Agreement, together with its successors
or assigns.
"Securities Act" shall have the meaning
ascribed thereto in Section 9(c) of this Agreement.
(b) Construction.
(i) Unless the context of this Agreement
clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular and to
the singular include the plural, the part includes the whole, the term
"including" is not limiting, and the term "or" has, except where otherwise
indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase "and/or." The words
"hereof," "herein," "hereby," "hereunder," and other similar terms in this
Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not exclusively to any
particular provision of this Agreement. Article, section, subsection, exhibit,
and schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All of
the exhibits or schedules attached to this Agreement shall be deemed
incorporated herein by reference. Any reference to any of the following
documents includes any and all alterations, amendments, restatements,
extensions, modifications, renewals, or supplements thereto or thereof, as
applicable: this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, or any of the other Loan
Documents.
(ii) Neither this Agreement nor any
uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed or resolved against Secured
Party or Pledgor, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the
contrary, this Agreement
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has been reviewed by both of the parties and their respective counsel and shall
be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used
so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions of the parties hereto.
(iii) In the event of any direct conflict
between the express terms and provisions of this Agreement and of the Loan
Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement shall control.
2. Pledge. As security for the prompt payment and performance
of the Secured Obligations in full by Pledgor when due, whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (including amounts that would become due
but for the operation of the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code), Pledgor hereby
pledges, grants, transfers, and assigns to Secured Party a security interest in
all of Pledgor's right, title, and interest in and to the Collateral.
3. Delivery and Registration of Collateral.
(a) All certificates or instruments representing or
evidencing the Collateral shall be promptly delivered by Pledgor to Secured
Party or Secured Party's designee pursuant hereto at a location designated by
Secured Party and shall be held by or on behalf of Secured Party pursuant
hereto, and shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be
accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all
in form and substance satisfactory to Secured Party.
(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance
of an Event of Default, Secured Party shall have the right, at any time in its
discretion and without notice to Pledgor, to transfer to or to register on the
books of the Issuers (or of any other Person maintaining records with respect to
the Collateral) in the name of Secured Party or any of its nominees any or all
of the Collateral. In addition, Secured Party shall have the right at any time
to exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Collateral
for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations.
(c) If, at any time and from time to time, any
Collateral (including any certificate or instrument representing or evidencing
any Collateral) is in the possession of a Person other than Secured Party or
Pledgor (a "Holder"), then Pledgor shall immediately, at Secured Party's option,
either cause such Collateral to be delivered into Secured Party's possession, or
execute and deliver to such Holder a written notification/instruction, and take
all other steps necessary to perfect the security interest of Secured Party in
such Collateral, including obtaining from such Holder a written acknowledgment
that such Holder holds such Collateral for Secured Party, all pursuant to
ss.9-115 of the Code or other applicable law governing the perfection of Secured
Party's security interest in the Collateral in the possession of such Holder.
Each such
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notification/instruction and acknowledgment shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to Secured Party.
(d) Any and all Collateral (including dividends,
interest, and other cash distributions) at any time received or held by Pledgor
shall be so received or held in trust for Secured Party, shall be segregated
from other funds and property of Pledgor and shall be forthwith delivered to
Secured Party in the same form as so received or held, with any necessary
endorsements; provided that cash dividends or distributions received by Pledgor,
if and to the extent they are not prohibited by the Loan Agreement, may be
retained by Pledgor in accordance with Section 4 and used in the ordinary course
of Pledgor's business.
(e) If at any time and from time to time any
Collateral consists of an uncertificated security or a security in book entry
form, then Pledgor shall immediately cause such Collateral to be registered or
entered, as the case may be, in the name of Secured Party, or otherwise cause
Secured Party's security interest thereon to be perfected in accordance with
applicable law.
4. Voting Rights and Dividends.
(a) So long as no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all
voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Collateral or any part
thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of the Loan Documents
and shall be entitled to receive and retain any cash dividends or distributions
paid in respect of the Collateral.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default, all rights of Pledgor to exercise the voting and other
consensual rights or receive and retain cash dividends or distributions that it
would otherwise be entitled to exercise or receive and retain, as applicable
pursuant to Section 4(a), shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon
become vested in Secured Party, who shall thereupon have the sole right to
exercise such voting or other consensual rights and to receive and retain such
cash dividends and distributions. Pledgor shall execute and deliver (or cause to
be executed and delivered) to Secured Party all such proxies and other
instruments as Secured Party may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling
Secured Party to exercise the voting and other rights which it is entitled to
exercise and to receive the dividends and distributions that it is entitled to
receive and retain pursuant to the preceding sentence.
5. Representations and Warranties. Pledgor represents,
warrants, and covenants as follows:
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(a) Pledgor has taken all steps it deems necessary or
appropriate to be informed on a continuing basis of changes or potential changes
affecting the Collateral (including rights of conversion and exchange, rights to
subscribe, payment of dividends, reorganizations or recapitalization, tender
offers and voting rights), and Pledgor agrees that Secured Party shall have no
responsibility or liability for informing Pledgor of any such changes or
potential changes or for taking any action or omitting to take any action with
respect thereto;
(b) All information herein or hereafter supplied to
Secured Party by or on behalf of Pledgor in writing with respect to the
Collateral is, or in the case of information hereafter supplied will be,
accurate and complete in all material respects;
(c) Pledgor is and will be the sole legal and
beneficial owner of the Collateral (including the Pledged Shares and all other
Collateral acquired by Pledgor after the date hereof) free and clear of any
adverse claim, Lien, or other right, title, or interest of any party;
(d) This Agreement, and the delivery to Secured Party
of the Pledged Shares representing Collateral (or the delivery to all Holders of
the Pledged Shares representing Collateral of the notification/instruction
referred to in Section 3 of this Agreement), creates a valid, perfected, and
first priority security interest in one hundred percent (100%) of the Pledged
Shares in favor of Secured Party securing payment of the Secured Obligations,
and all actions necessary to achieve such perfection have been duly taken;
(e) Schedule A to this Agreement is true and correct
and complete in all material respects; without limiting the generality of the
foregoing: (i) all the Pledged Shares are in certificated form, and, except to
the extent registered in the name of Secured Party or its nominee pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement, are registered in the name of Pledgor; and
(ii) the Pledged Shares as to each of the Issuers constitute at least the
percentage of all the fully diluted issued and outstanding shares of stock of
such Issuer as set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement;
(f) There are no presently existing Future Rights or
Proceeds owned by Pledgor, except as set forth in Schedule C hereto;
(g) The Pledged Shares have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable; and
(h) Neither the pledge of the Collateral pursuant to
this Agreement nor the extensions of credit represented by the Secured
Obligations violates Regulation G, T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
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6. Further Assurances.
(a) Pledgor agrees that from time to time, at the
expense of Pledgor, Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver all further
instruments and documents, and take all further action that may be necessary or
reasonably desirable, or that Secured Party may request, in order to perfect and
protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to
enable Secured Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder
with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Pledgor will: (i) at the request of Secured Party, xxxx conspicuously
each of its records pertaining to the Collateral with a legend, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Secured Party, indicating that such
Collateral is subject to the security interest granted hereby; (ii) execute and
file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such
other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or reasonably desirable, or as
Secured Party may request, in order to perfect and preserve the security
interests granted or purported to be granted hereby; (iii) allow inspection of
the Collateral by Secured Party or Persons designated by Secured Party; and (iv)
appear in and defend any action or proceeding that may affect Pledgor's title to
or Secured Party's security interest in the Collateral.
(b) Pledgor hereby authorizes Secured Party to file
one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto,
relative to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of Pledgor
where permitted by law. A carbon, photographic, or other reproduction of this
Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof
shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.
(c) Pledgor will furnish to Secured Party, upon the
request of Secured Party: (i) a certificate executed by an authorized officer of
Pledgor, and dated as of the date of delivery to Secured Party, itemizing in
such detail as Secured Party may request, the Collateral which, as of the date
of such certificate, has been delivered to Secured Party by Pledgor pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement; and (ii) such statements and schedules further
identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection
with the Collateral as Secured Party may request.
7. Covenants of Pledgor. Pledgor shall:
(a) Perform each and every covenant in the Loan
Documents applicable to Pledgor;
(b) At all times keep at least one complete set of
its records concerning substantially all of the Collateral at its Chief
Executive Office as set forth in Schedule B hereto, and not change the location
of its Chief Executive Office or such records without giving Secured Party at
least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof;
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(c) To the extent it may lawfully do so, use its best
efforts to prevent the Issuers from issuing Future Rights or Proceeds, except
for cash dividends and other distributions, if any, that are not prohibited by
the terms of the Loan Agreement to be paid by any Issuer to Pledgor; and
(d) Upon receipt by Pledgor of any material notice,
report, or other communication from any of the Issuers or any Holder relating to
all or any part of the Collateral, deliver such notice, report or other
communication to Secured Party as soon as possible, but in no event later than
five (5) days following the receipt thereof by Pledgor.
8. Secured Party as Pledgor's Attorney-in-Fact.
(a) Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints Secured Party
as Pledgor's attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of
Pledgor and in the name of Pledgor, Secured Party or otherwise, from time to
time at Secured Party's discretion, to take any action and to execute any
instrument that Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including: (i) after the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to receive, endorse, and
collect all instruments made payable to Pledgor representing any dividend,
interest payment or other distribution in respect of the Collateral or any part
thereof to the extent permitted hereunder and to give full discharge for the
same and to execute and file governmental notifications and reporting forms;
(ii) to issue any notifications/instructions Secured Party deems necessary
pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement; or (iii) after the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, to arrange for the transfer of
the Collateral on the books of any of the Issuers or any other Person to the
name of Secured Party or to the name of Secured Party's nominee.
(b) In addition to the designation of Secured Party
as Pledgor's attorney-in-fact in subsection (a), Pledgor hereby irrevocably
appoints Secured Party as Pledgor's agent and attorney-in-fact to make, execute
and deliver any and all documents and writings which may be necessary or
appropriate for approval of, or be required by, any regulatory authority located
in any city, county, state or country where Pledgor or any of the Issuers engage
in business, in order to transfer or to more effectively transfer any of the
Pledged Shares or otherwise enforce Secured Party's rights hereunder.
9. Remedies upon Default. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default:
(a) Secured Party may exercise in respect of the
Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or
otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on
default under the Code (irrespective of whether the Code applies to the affected
items of Collateral), and Secured Party may also
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without notice (except as specified below) sell the Collateral or any part
thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange,
broker's board or at any of Secured Party's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on
credit or for future delivery, at such time or times and at such price or prices
and upon such other terms as Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable,
irrespective of the impact of any such sales on the market price of the
Collateral. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Secured Party may
be the purchaser of any or all of the Collateral at any such sale and shall be
entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the
purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public
sale, to use and apply all or any part of the Secured Obligations as a credit on
account of the purchase price of any Collateral payable at such sale. Each
purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any
claim or right on the part of Pledgor, and Pledgor hereby waives (to the extent
permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay, or appraisal that it now has
or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now
existing or hereafter enacted. Pledgor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale
shall be required by law, at least ten (10) calendar days notice to Pledgor of
the time and place of any public sale or the time after which a private sale is
to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. Secured Party shall not be
obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having
been given. Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to
time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may,
without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so
adjourned. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pledgor hereby waives any
claims against Secured Party arising because the price at which any Collateral
may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price that might
have been obtained at a public sale, even if Secured Party accepts the first
offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree.
(b) Pledgor hereby agrees that any sale or other
disposition of the Collateral conducted in conformity with reasonable commercial
practices of banks, insurance companies, or other financial institutions in the
City of Los Angeles, California in disposing of property similar to the
Collateral shall be deemed to be commercially reasonable.
(c) Pledgor hereby acknowledges that the sale by
Secured Party of any Collateral pursuant to the terms hereof in compliance with
the Securities Act of 1933 as now in effect or as hereafter amended, or any
similar statute hereafter adopted with similar purpose or effect (the
"Securities Act"), as well as applicable "Blue Sky" or other state securities
laws may require strict limitations as to the manner in which Secured Party or
any subsequent transferee of the Collateral may dispose thereof. Pledgor
acknowledges and agrees that in order to protect Secured Party's interest it may
be necessary to sell the Collateral at a price less than the maximum price
attainable if a sale were delayed or were made in another manner, such as a
public offering under the Securities Act. Pledgor has no objection to sale in
such a manner and agrees that Secured
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Party shall have no obligation to obtain the maximum possible price for the
Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Pledgor agrees
that, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default,
Secured Party may, subject to applicable law, from time to time attempt to sell
all or any part of the Collateral by a private placement, restricting the
bidders and prospective purchasers to those who will represent and agree that
they are purchasing for investment only and not for distribution. In so doing,
Secured Party may solicit offers to buy the Collateral or any part thereof for
cash, from a limited number of investors deemed by Secured Party, in its
reasonable judgment, to be institutional investors or other responsible parties
who might be interested in purchasing the Collateral. If Secured Party shall
solicit such offers, then the acceptance by Secured Party of one of the offers
shall be deemed to be a commercially reasonable method of disposition of the
Collateral.
(d) If Secured Party shall determine to exercise its
right to sell all or any portion of the Collateral pursuant to this Section,
Pledgor agrees that, upon request of Secured Party, Pledgor will, at its own
expense:
(i) use its best efforts to execute and
deliver, and cause the Issuers and the directors and officers thereof to execute
and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and to do or cause to be done
all such other acts and things, as may be necessary or, in the opinion of
Secured Party, advisable to register such Collateral under the provisions of the
Securities Act, and to cause the registration statement relating thereto to
become effective and to remain effective for such period as prospectuses are
required by law to be furnished, and to make all amendments and supplements
thereto and to the related prospectuses which, in the opinion of Secured Party,
are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission applicable thereto;
(ii) use its best efforts to qualify the
Collateral under the state securities laws or "Blue Sky" laws and to obtain all
necessary governmental approvals for the sale of the Collateral, as requested by
Secured Party;
(iii) cause the Issuers to make available
to their respective security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings
statement which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities
Act;
(iv) execute and deliver, or cause the
officers and directors of the Issuers to execute and deliver, to any person,
entity or governmental authority as Secured Party may choose, any and all
documents and writings which, in Secured Party's reasonable judgment, may be
necessary or appropriate for approval, or be required by, any regulatory
authority located in any city, county, state or country where Pledgor or the
Issuers engage in business, in order to transfer or to more
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effectively transfer the Pledged Shares or otherwise enforce Secured Party's
rights hereunder; and
(v) do or cause to be done all such other
acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of the Collateral or any
part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.
Pledgor acknowledges that there is no adequate remedy at law for failure by it
to comply with the provisions of this Section and that such failure would not be
adequately compensable in damages, and therefore agrees that its agreements
contained in this Section may be specifically enforced.
(e) PLEDGOR EXPRESSLY WAIVES TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW: (i) ANY CONSTITUTIONAL OR OTHER RIGHT TO A
JUDICIAL HEARING PRIOR TO THE TIME SECURED PARTY DISPOSES OF ALL OR ANY PART OF
THE COLLATERAL AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION; (ii) ALL RIGHTS OF REDEMPTION, STAY,
OR APPRAISAL THAT IT NOW HAS OR MAY AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE HAVE UNDER ANY
RULE OF LAW OR STATUTE NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ENACTED; AND (iii) EXCEPT AS
SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (a) OF THIS SECTION, ANY REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE, DEMAND,
OR ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE.
10. Application of Proceeds. After the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default, any cash held by Secured Party as
Collateral and all cash proceeds received by Secured Party in respect of any
sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the
Collateral pursuant to the exercise by Secured Party of its remedies as a
secured creditor as provided in Section 9 shall be applied from time to time by
Secured Party as provided in the Loan Agreement.
11. Duties of Secured Party. The powers conferred on Secured
Party hereunder are solely to protect its interests in the Collateral and shall
not impose on it any duty to exercise such powers. Except as provided in Section
9-207 of the Code, Secured Party shall have no duty with respect to the
Collateral or any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve
rights against any Persons with respect to any Collateral.
12. Choice of Law and Venue. THE VALIDITY OF THIS
AGREEMENT, ITS CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT, AND THE RIGHTS OF
THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL
ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE TRIED
AND LITIGATED
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ONLY IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF
NEW YORK OR, AT THE SOLE OPTION OF SECURED PARTY, IN ANY OTHER COURT IN WHICH
SECURED PARTY SHALL INITIATE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PROCEEDINGS AND WHICH HAS
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER IN CONTROVERSY. EACH OF PLEDGOR AND
SECURED PARTY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT
EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO
VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION
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13. Amendments; Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by Pledgor herefrom shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Secured
Party, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of
Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising any right under this
Agreement, any other Loan Document, or otherwise with respect to any of the
Secured Obligations, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right under this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or
otherwise with respect to any of the Secured Obligations preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies
provided for in this Agreement or otherwise with respect to any of the Secured
Obligations are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
14. Notices. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein,
any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall
be in writing and shall be delivered in the manner set forth in the Loan
Agreement.
15. Continuing Security Interest. This Agreement shall create
a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall: (i) remain in full
force and effect until the indefeasible payment in full of the Secured
Obligations, including the cash collateralization, expiration, or cancellation
of all Secured Obligations, if any, consisting of letters of credit, and the
full and final termination of any commitment to extend any financial
accommodations under the Loan Agreement; (ii) be binding upon Pledgor and its
successors and assigns; and (iii) inure to the benefit of Secured Party and its
successors, transferees, and assigns. Upon the indefeasible payment in full of
the Secured Obligations, including the cash collateralization, expiration, or
cancellation of all Secured Obligations, if any, consisting of letters of
credit, and the full and final termination of any commitment to extend any
financial accommodations under the Loan Agreement, the security interests
granted herein shall automatically terminate and all rights to the Collateral
shall revert to Pledgor. Upon any such termination, Secured Party will, at
Pledgor's expense, execute and deliver to Pledgor such documents as Pledgor
shall reasonably request to evidence such termination. Such documents shall be
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prepared by Pledgor and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Secured Party.
16. Security Interest Absolute. To the maximum extent
permitted by law, all rights of Secured Party, all security interests hereunder,
and all obligations of Pledgor hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional
irrespective of:
(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any of
the Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto,
including any of the Loan Documents;
(b) any change in the time, manner, or place of
payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or
any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from any of the
Loan Documents, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(c) any exchange, release, or non-perfection of any
other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to
departure from any guaranty for all or any of the Secured Obligations; or
(d) any other circumstances that might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Pledgor.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pledgor hereby waives any right to
require Secured Party to: (A) proceed against or exhaust any security held from
Pledgor; or (B) pursue any other remedy in Secured Party's power whatsoever.
17. Headings. Section and subsection headings in this
Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not
constitute a part of this Agreement or be given any substantive effect.
18. Severability. In case any provision in or obligation under
this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or
obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall
not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
20. Waiver of Marshaling. Each of Pledgor and Secured Party
acknowledges and agrees that in exercising any rights under or with respect to
the
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Collateral: (i) Secured Party is under no obligation to marshal any Collateral;
(ii) may, in its absolute discretion, realize upon the Collateral in any order
and in any manner it so elects; and (iii) may, in its absolute discretion, apply
the proceeds of any or all of the Collateral to the Secured Obligations in any
order and in any manner it so elects. Pledgor and Secured Party waive any right
to require the marshaling of any of the Collateral.
21. Waiver of Jury Trial. PLEDGOR AND SECURED PARTY HEREBY
WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION
BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY
CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. PLEDGOR AND SECURED PARTY
REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY
WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE
EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT
TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
[Signature page to follow.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pledgor and Secured Party have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first written above.
FOOTHILL CAPITAL DISCOVERY ZONE, INC.,
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
a California corporation
By /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx By /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: AVP Title: Senior Vice President-Chief
Financial Officer
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SCHEDULE A
TO
STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Pledgor: Discovery Zone, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Pledged Shares
--------------
Former Name, if Pledgor's
Number Certificate any, in which Percentage Jurisdiction of
Issuer of Shares Class Number(s) Certificate Issued Ownership Incorpration
------ --------- ----- --------- ------------------ --------- ------------
DZ Party, Inc. 1 Common DZ 1 None 100% Delaware
Discover Zone 1 Common C-3 None 100% Canada
(Canada) Limited (Ontario)
Discovery Zone 1 Common DZ 1 None 100% Puerto Rico
(Puerto Rico,)
Inc.
Discovery Zone 1000 Common 1 None 100% Nevada
Licensing, Inc.
SCHEDULE B
TO
STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Pledgor: Discovery Zone, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Address of Chief Executive Office:
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
SCHEDULE C
TO
STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Existing Future Rights and Proceeds: [None.]
