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EXHIBIT 4.08
SECURITY AGREEMENT
among
JCC HOLDING COMPANY,
JAZZ CASINO COMPANY, L.L.C.,
CERTAIN OF THEIR SUBSIDIARIES
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Collateral Agent
Dated as of March 30, 2001
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I SECURITY INTERESTS..........................................................................3
1.1. Grant of Security Interests.................................................................3
1.2. Power of Attorney...........................................................................4
ARTICLE II GENERAL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS................................................................................4
2.1. Necessary Filings...........................................................................4
2.2. No Liens....................................................................................4
2.3. Other Financing Statements..................................................................5
2.4. Chief Executive Office; Jurisdiction of Organization; Records...............................5
2.5. Location of Inventory and Equipment.........................................................5
2.6. Pledged Accounts............................................................................6
2.7. Trade Names; Change of Name.................................................................7
2.8. Recourse....................................................................................7
ARTICLE III SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING RECEIVABLES;
CONTRACT RIGHTS..........................................................................7
3.1. Maintenance of Records......................................................................7
3.2. Direction to Account Debtors; Contracting Parties; etc......................................8
3.3. Modification of Terms; etc..................................................................8
3.4. Collection..................................................................................8
3.5. The Assignors Remain Liable.................................................................8
3.6. Further Actions.............................................................................9
ARTICLE IV SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING MARKS.........................................................9
4.1. Additional Representations and Warranties...................................................9
4.2. Licenses and Assignments....................................................................9
4.3. Infringements...............................................................................9
4.4. Preservation of Marks......................................................................10
4.5. Maintenance of Registration................................................................10
4.6. Future Registered Marks....................................................................10
ARTICLE V SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING
PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS..................................................................10
5.1. Additional Representations and Warranties..................................................10
5.2. Licenses and Assignments...................................................................10
5.3. Infringements..............................................................................11
5.4. Maintenance of Patents.....................................................................11
(i)
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5.5. Prosecution of Patent Application..........................................................11
5.6. Other Patents and Copyrights...............................................................11
ARTICLE VI PROVISIONS CONCERNING ALL COLLATERAL.......................................................11
6.1. Protection of Collateral Agent's Security..................................................11
6.2. Warehouse Receipts Non-negotiable..........................................................12
6.3. Further Actions; Louisiana Matters.........................................................12
6.4. Financing Statements.......................................................................13
ARTICLE VII REMEDIES UPON OCCURRENCE OF EVENT OF DEFAULT...............................................13
7.1. Remedies; Obtaining the Collateral Upon Default............................................13
7.2. Remedies; Disposition of the Collateral....................................................15
7.3. Waiver of Claims...........................................................................15
7.4. Application of Proceeds....................................................................16
7.5. Remedies Cumulative........................................................................16
7.6. Discontinuance of Proceedings..............................................................17
ARTICLE VIII INDEMNITY..................................................................................17
8.1. Indemnity..................................................................................17
8.2. Indemnity Obligations Secured by Collateral; Survival......................................18
ARTICLE IX DEFINITIONS................................................................................19
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS..............................................................................26
10.1. Notices....................................................................................26
10.2. Waiver; Amendment..........................................................................26
10.3. Obligations Absolute.......................................................................27
10.4. Successors and Assigns.....................................................................27
10.5. Headings...................................................................................27
10.6. Severability...............................................................................27
10.7. GOVERNING LAW..............................................................................27
10.8. Assignors' Duties..........................................................................27
10.9. Termination; Release.......................................................................27
10.10 Counterparts...............................................................................28
10.11. The Collateral Agent.......................................................................28
10.12. Gaming Regulations.........................................................................28
10.13. Additional Assignors.......................................................................28
10.14. Intercreditor Agreement....................................................................29
10.15. No Third Party Beneficiaries...............................................................29
ANNEX A Schedule of Permitted Liens
ANNEX B Schedule of Chief Executive Office and Record Locations
ANNEX C Schedule of Inventory and Equipment Locations
ANNEX D Form of Consent of Depositary Bank
(ii)
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ANNEX E Pledged Accounts
ANNEX F Schedule of Trade, Fictions and Other Names
ANNEX G Schedule of Marks
ANNEX H Schedule of License Agreements and Assignments
ANNEX I Schedule of Patents and Applications
ANNEX J Schedule of Copyrights and Applications
ANNEX K Assignment of Security Interest in United States Trademarks and Patents
ANNEX L Assignment of Security Interest in United States Copyrights
(iii)
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EXHIBIT F
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of March 30, 2001, among each of the
undersigned (each an "Assignor" and, together with any other entity that becomes
a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.13 hereof, the "Assignors") and The Bank
of New York, as Collateral Agent (the "Collateral Agent") for the benefit of (w)
Xxxxxx'x Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("HET"), and Xxxxxx'x
Operating Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("HOC"), or any successor or
substitute Minimum Payment Guarantor under any other Minimum Payment Guarantor
Documents referred to below (the "Minimum Payment Guarantors"), (x) HET, HOC and
Xxxxxx'x New Orleans Management Company ("HNOMC"), as lenders under the
Revolving Credit Agreement hereinafter referred to, together with any successor
and other lenders and letter of credit issuers under the Revolving Credit
Agreement hereinafter referred to (HET, HOC, HNOMC and any other such lenders or
letter of credit issuers, if any, are hereinafter called the "Revolver
Creditors"), and (y) the holders from time to time of the Senior Notes
hereinafter referred to (such holders of the Senior Notes hereinafter called the
"Senior Note Holders") and the Senior Note Trustee referred to below (the Senior
Note Holders, together with the Senior Note Trustee in its capacity as such, are
hereinafter called the "Senior Note Creditors" and, together with the Minimum
Payment Guarantors and the Revolver Creditors, are hereinafter called the
"Secured Creditors"). Except as otherwise defined herein, terms used herein and
defined in the Intercreditor Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof and
without giving effect to any termination thereof) shall be used herein as so
defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, HET and HOC have jointly and severally provided the
initial Minimum Payment Guaranty (and HET and HOC and/or one or more other
Minimum Payment Guarantors may hereafter provide one or more substitute or
replacement Minimum Payment Guaranties) and in connection therewith Jazz Casino
Company, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company ("JCC"), HET and HOC have
entered into that certain Amended and Restated HET/JCC Agreement dated as of
March 30, 2001 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the
"HET/JCC Agreement");
WHEREAS, JCC, as borrower, JCC Holding Company ("JCC Holding"),
Canal Development, Xxxxxx Development and JCC Development, as guarantors, and
HET, HOC and HNOMC, as lenders, have entered into a Revolving Credit Agreement,
dated as of March 30, 2001, providing for the making of loans and the issuance
of, and participation in, letters of credit as contemplated therein (as used
herein, the term "Revolving Credit Agreement" means the Revolving Credit
Agreement described above in this paragraph, as the same may be amended,
modified, extended, renewed, replaced, restated, supplemented or refinanced from
time to time, and including any agreement extending the maturity of, or
refinancing or restructuring (including, but not limited to, the inclusion of
additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder or any increase in the amount
borrowed) all or any portion of, the indebtedness under such agreement or any
successor agreements, whether or not with the same agent, trustee,
representative, lenders or holders; provided that, with respect to any agreement
providing for the refinancing or replacement
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of indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Agreement, such agreement shall only
be treated as, or as part of, the Revolving Credit Agreement hereunder if (i)
either (A) all obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement being refinanced
or replaced (if then outstanding) shall be paid in full at the time of such
refinancing or replacement, and all commitments and letters of credit issued
pursuant to the refinanced or replaced Revolving Credit Agreement shall have
terminated in accordance with their terms or (B) the Required Revolver Creditors
shall have consented in writing to the refinancing or replacement indebtedness
being treated as indebtedness pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement, (ii)
the refinancing or replacement indebtedness shall be permitted to be incurred
under the Revolving Credit Agreement being refinanced or replaced (if such
Revolving Credit Agreement is to remain outstanding) and the other Revolving
Credit Documents then in effect, and under the Senior Note Documents referred to
below (if any Senior Notes remain outstanding) and (iii) a notice to the effect
that the refinancing or replacement indebtedness shall be treated as issued
under the Revolving Credit Agreement shall be delivered by JCC to the Collateral
Agent;
WHEREAS, JCC, as issuer, JCC Holding, Canal Development, Xxxxxx
Development and JCC Development, as guarantors, and the Senior Note Trustee have
executed an Indenture, dated as of March 30, 2001 (as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, the "Senior Note Indenture," and together with
the Senior Notes and all other documents and agreements relating thereto are
herein called the "Senior Note Documents"), pursuant to which the Company (x)
will initially issue $124,520,000 in aggregate principal amount of its Senior
Notes due 2008 and (y) may, in accordance with the terms of the Senior Note
Indenture, issue additional principal amounts of its Senior Notes due 2008 as a
result of its payment of interest in Secondary Securities, as defined in the
Senior Note Indenture (with all Senior Notes issued as contemplated by preceding
clauses (x) and (y), together with any securities issued in replacement or
substitution therefor, being herein called the "Senior Notes");
WHEREAS, JCC Holding and each other Assignor (other than JCC) has
jointly and severally guaranteed to the Revolver Creditors the payment when due
of all obligations and liabilities of JCC under or with respect to the Revolving
Credit Documents;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article X of the Senior Note Indenture, JCC
Holding and each other Assignor (other than JCC) have jointly and severally
guaranteed (the "Senior Note Guaranty") to the Senior Note Creditors the payment
when due of all obligations and liabilities of JCC under or with respect to the
Senior Note Documents;
WHEREAS, the Secured Creditors and the Collateral Agent have
entered into that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of March 30, 2001
(the "Intercreditor Agreement") setting forth the respective rights of the
Secured Creditors in the Collateral referred to in this Agreement, the Pledge
Agreement and the Mortgages;
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to each of the
above-described extensions of credit to JCC that the Assignors shall have
executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent this Agreement; and
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WHEREAS, each Assignor desires to enter into this Agreement in
order to satisfy the condition described in the preceding paragraph;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the extensions of credit to
be made to JCC and other benefits accruing to each Assignor, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Assignor hereby makes the
following representations and warranties to the Collateral Agent for the benefit
of the Secured Creditors and hereby covenants and agrees with the Collateral
Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors as follows:
ARTICLE I
SECURITY INTERESTS
1.1. Grant of Security Interests. (a) As security for the prompt
and complete payment and performance when due of all of the Obligations, each
Assignor does hereby assign and transfer unto the Collateral Agent, and does
hereby grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and further
subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, a continuing security
interest (subject to Liens to the extent permitted under the terms of all
Secured Debt Documents from time to time in effect) in, all of the right, title
and interest of such Assignor in, to and under all of the following, whether now
existing or hereafter from time to time acquired: (i) each and every Receivable,
(ii) all Contracts, together with all Contract Rights arising thereunder (in
each case except to the extent constituting Excluded Collateral), (iii) all
Inventory, (iv) the Cash Collateral Account established with the Collateral
Agent for such Assignor and all monies, securities, investments and instruments
deposited or required to be deposited in such Cash Collateral Account, (v) all
present and future bank accounts of such Assignor including, without limitation,
any demand, time savings, passbook, certificates of deposit, or like accounts
maintained by such Assignor with any bank, savings and loan association, credit
union or other organization, all money, cash and checks, drafts, notes, bills,
bills of exchange, securities, investments, bonds or other instruments, writings
or property of such Assignor from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect thereof, in renewal or extension thereof, or in exchange
therefor, whether or not deposited in any such deposit account (collectively, in
each case, except to the extent constituting Excluded Collateral, the "Pledged
Accounts"), (vi) all Equipment, (vii) all Fixtures, (viii) all Marks, together
with the registrations and right to all renewals thereof, and the goodwill of
the business of such Assignor symbolized by the Marks, and all licenses of
rights associated therewith, (ix) all Patents and Copyrights, and all reissues,
renewals or extensions thereof, (x) all computer programs of such Assignor and
all intellectual property rights therein and all other proprietary information
of such Assignor, including, but not limited to, trade secrets, (xi) all other
Goods, General Intangibles, Permits (other than the Casino Operating Contract),
Chattel Paper, Investment Property and Documents, (xii) all Proceeds and
products of any and all of the foregoing and (xiii) all other personal property
of any Assignor of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all
accounts, bank accounts, deposits, credit balances, contract rights, inventory,
general intangibles, goods, equipment, instruments, chattel paper, machinery,
furniture, furnishings, fixtures, tools, supplies, appliances, plans and
drawings and all property from time to
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time described in any financing statement (UCC-1) signed by any Assignor naming
the Collateral Agent as secured party for the benefit of the Secured Creditors
(all of the above, collectively, the "Collateral"). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term "Collateral" shall not include any Excluded Collateral.
(b) The security interests of the Collateral Agent under this
Agreement extend to all Collateral of the kind which is the subject of this
Agreement which any Assignor may acquire at any time during the continuation of
this Agreement.
1.2. Power of Attorney. Each Assignor hereby constitutes and
appoints the Collateral Agent its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full
power after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default
(in the name of such Assignor or otherwise), in the Collateral Agent's
discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument or document which
the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish
the purposes of this Agreement, which appointment as attorney is coupled with an
interest. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
Each Assignor represents, warrants and covenants to the
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, which
representations, warranties and covenants shall survive execution and delivery
of this Agreement, as follows:
2.1. Necessary Filings. All filings, registrations and recordings
necessary or appropriate to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security
interest granted by such Assignor to the Collateral Agent hereby in respect of
the Collateral have been accomplished and the security interest granted to the
Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement in and to the Collateral constitutes
a perfected security interest therein prior to the rights of all other Persons
therein and subject to no other Liens (except that the Collateral may be subject
to the security interests evidenced by the financing statements disclosed on
Annex A hereto (the "Permitted Filings") and to other Liens permitted under all
the Secured Debt Documents from time to time in effect) and is entitled to all
the rights, priorities and benefits afforded by the Uniform Commercial Code or
other relevant law as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction, from time to time,
to perfected security interests.
2.2. No Liens. Such Assignor is, and as to Collateral acquired by
it from time to time after the date hereof such Assignor will be, the owner of
all Collateral free from any Lien, security interest, encumbrance or other
right, title or interest of any Person (other than Liens created hereby, Liens
permitted under all the Secured Debt Documents from time to time in effect and
Liens evidenced by the Permitted Filings), and such Assignor shall defend the
Collateral against all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming
the same or any interest therein adverse to the Collateral Agent.
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2.3. Other Financing Statements. As of the date hereof, there is
no financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under
the law of any jurisdiction) on file or of record in any relevant jurisdiction
covering or purporting to cover any interest of any kind in the Collateral
except as disclosed in Annex A hereto and so long as the Termination Date has
not occurred, unless otherwise permitted under the terms of all the Secured Debt
Documents from time to time in effect, such Assignor will not execute or
authorize to be filed in any public office any financing statement (or similar
statement or instrument of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) or
statements relating to the Collateral, except financing statements filed or to
be filed in respect of and covering the security interests granted hereby by the
Assignor.
2.4. Chief Executive Office; Jurisdiction of Organization;
Records. The chief executive office of each Assignor is located, as of the date
hereof, at the address or addresses indicated on Annex B for such Assignor, and
the organizational structure and the jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization, as the case may be, for each Assignor, as of the date hereof, is
listed on Annex B for such Assignor. No Assignor will move its chief executive
office or change, or permit the change of, its organizational structure or its
jurisdiction of organization (whether by merger, reincorporation or otherwise),
except to such new location, organizational structure or jurisdiction, as the
case may be, as such Assignor may establish in accordance with the following
provisions of this Section 2.4. The originals of all documents evidencing all
Receivables and Contract Rights of such Assignor and the only original books of
account and records of such Assignor relating thereto are, and will continue to
be, kept at such chief executive office, at such other locations shown on Annex
B hereto or at such new locations as such Assignor may establish in accordance
with the remaining sentences of this Section 2.4. No Assignor shall establish
new locations for such offices, new organizational structure or new jurisdiction
of organization until (i) it shall have given to the Collateral Agent not less
than 20 days' prior written notice of its intention so to do, clearly describing
such new location, organizational structure or jurisdiction and providing such
other information in connection therewith as the Collateral Agent may reasonably
request, (ii) with respect to such new location, organizational structure or
jurisdiction, it shall have taken all action to maintain the security interest
of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral intended to be granted hereby at all
times fully perfected and in full force and effect and (iii) it shall have
furnished an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Collateral Agent to the effect
that all financing or continuation statements and amendments or supplements
thereto have been filed in the appropriate filing office or offices (and shall
have previously furnished any such forms or statements to the Collateral Agent
for execution), and all other actions (including, without limitation, the
payment of all filing fees and taxes, if any, payable in connection with such
filings) have been taken, in order to perfect (and maintain the perfection and
priority of) the security interests granted hereby. Promptly after (x)
establishing a new location for such offices in accordance with the immediately
preceding sentence or (y) any change in the organizational structure or
jurisdiction of organization of any Assignor, the respective Assignor shall
deliver to the Collateral Agent a supplement to Annex B hereto so as to cause
such Annex B to be complete and accurate.
2.5. Location of Inventory and Equipment. All Inventory and
Equipment held on the date hereof by each Assignor is located at one of the
locations for such Assignor shown on Annex C hereto. Each Assignor agrees that
all Inventory and all Equipment now held or subsequently acquired by it shall be
kept at (or shall be in transport to) any one of the locations for such
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Assignor shown on Annex C hereto, or such new location as such Assignor may
establish in accordance with the last sentence of this Section 2.5. Any Assignor
may establish a new location for Inventory and Equipment only if (i) it shall
have given to the Collateral Agent not less than 30 days' prior written notice
of its intention so to do, clearly describing such new location and providing
such other information in connection therewith as the Collateral Agent may
reasonably request, (ii) with respect to such new location, as promptly as
practicable and in no event later than 30 days after the establishment thereof,
it shall have taken all action to maintain the security interests of the
Collateral Agent in the Collateral intended to be granted hereby at all times
fully perfected and in full force and effect and (iii) it shall have furnished
an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Collateral Agent to the effect that all
financing or continuation statements and amendments or supplements thereto have
been filed in the appropriate filing office or offices, and all other actions
(including, without limitation, the payment of all filing fees and taxes, if
any, payable in connection with such filings) have been taken, in order to
perfect (and maintain the perfection and priority of) the security interests
granted hereby.
2.6. Pledged Accounts. (a) The Pledged Accounts are, and will
continue to be, maintained at, and controlled and directed from, the respective
offices of those institutions set forth on Annex E hereto (such institutions,
the "Pledged Account Banks"). Concurrently with the establishment of any Pledged
Account, each Assignor will cause the applicable Pledged Account Bank to execute
and deliver to the Collateral Agent a consent substantially in the form of Annex
D hereto. No Assignor shall establish any additional Pledged Account until (i)
it shall have given to the Collateral Agent prior written notice of intention so
to do, clearly describing such new account and providing such other information
in connection therewith as Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (ii) with
respect to such new account, it shall have taken all action to maintain the
security interest of the Collateral Agent in such Collateral intended to be
granted hereby at all times fully perfected and in full force and effect,
including by having any bank or other institution which maintains such account
to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a consent substantially in the
form Annex D hereto.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Event of Default, and upon notice by the Collateral Agent to each Assignor
(although no such notice shall be required to be so given in the case of an
Event of Default of the types described in Sections 6.1(e), (f), (g) and (h) of
the Revolving Credit Agreement or Sections 6.1(f) and (g) of the Senior Note
Indenture), the Assignors shall no longer have the right to withdraw funds from
any Pledged Account, and, subject to (i) the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement, (ii) the rights of the landlord under the Casino Lease to certain of
the funds in the Pledged Accounts pursuant to Sections 5.3(e), 7.1(c) and
19.8(d) of the Casino Lease and (iii) the rights of the landlord in and to a
portion of the rent under Section 3.1 of the Second Floor Sublease (as defined
in the Senior Note Indenture), the Collateral Agent shall have the sole right to
make withdrawals from the Pledged Accounts, provided that (subject to the rights
of the Collateral Agent under Section 7.1(d) to withdraw such funds) (x) the
Assignors may continue to withdraw funds from the Pledged Accounts (to the
extent that such funds have not been withdrawn as permitted by Section 7.1 of
this Agreement) to make payments and pay operating expenses required under the
terms of the Casino Lease and the Casino Operating Contract and the Collateral
Agent may rely on a certificate of the Assignor as to such amounts and (y) the
Manager may continue to withdraw funds from the accounts referred to in Section
8.03 of the Management Agreement to pay
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operating expenses of the Casino pursuant to the Annual Plan (under and as
defined in the Management Agreement) then in effect. All Collateral held in the
Pledged Accounts shall be held therein in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
2.7. Trade Names; Change of Name. No Assignor has or operates in
any jurisdiction under, or in the preceding 12 months has had or has operated in
any jurisdiction under, any trade names, fictitious names or other names
(including, without limitation, any names of divisions or operations) except its
legal name and such other trade, fictitious or other names as are listed on
Annex F hereto. No Assignor shall change its legal name or assume or operate in
any jurisdiction under any trade, fictitious or other name except those names
listed on Annex F hereto and new names (including, without limitation, any names
of divisions or operations) established in accordance with the last sentence of
this Section 2.7. No Assignor shall assume or operate in any jurisdiction under
any new trade, fictitious or other name until (i) it shall have given to the
Collateral Agent not less than 30 days' prior written notice of its intention so
to do, clearly describing such new name and the jurisdictions in which such new
name shall be used and providing such other information in connection therewith
as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, (ii) with respect to such new
name, it shall have taken all action to maintain the security interests of the
Collateral Agent in the Collateral intended to be granted hereby at all times
fully perfected and in full force and effect and (iii) at the request of the
Collateral Agent, it shall have furnished an opinion of counsel acceptable to
the Collateral Agent to the effect that all financing or continuation statements
and amendments or supplements thereto have been filed in the appropriate filing
office or offices, and all other actions (including, without limitation, the
payment of all filing fees and taxes, if any, payable in connection with such
filings) have been taken, in order to perfect (and maintain the perfection and
priority of) the security interest granted hereby.
2.8. Recourse. This Agreement is made with full recourse to each
Assignor and pursuant to and upon all the warranties, representations, covenants
and agreements on the part of such Assignor contained herein, in the Secured
Debt Documents and otherwise in writing in connection herewith or therewith. No
Assignor shall assert against the Collateral Agent any claim or defense which
such Assignor may have against any seller of the Collateral or any part thereof
or against any person with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof.
ARTICLE III
SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING
RECEIVABLES; CONTRACT RIGHTS
3.1. Maintenance of Records. Each Assignor will keep and maintain
at its own cost and expense records of its Receivables and Contracts in
accordance with good business practice, and such Assignor will make the same
available on its premises to the Collateral Agent for inspection, at such
Assignor's own cost and expense, at any and all reasonable times upon demand.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and if
the Collateral Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Secured
Creditors under the Intercreditor Agreement) so directs, each Assignor shall
legend, in form and manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, the
Receivables and the Contracts, as well as books, records
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and documents of such Assignor evidencing or pertaining to such Receivables and
Contracts with an appropriate reference to the fact that such Receivables and
Contracts have been assigned to the Collateral Agent and that the Collateral
Agent has a security interest therein.
3.2. Direction to Account Debtors; Contracting Parties; etc. Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and if the
Collateral Agent so directs any Assignor, such Assignor agrees (x) to cause all
payments on account of the Receivables and Contracts to be made directly to the
Cash Collateral Account, (y) that the Collateral Agent may, at its option,
directly notify the obligors with respect to any Receivables and/or under any
Contracts to make payments with respect thereto as provided in the preceding
clause (x) and (y) that the Collateral Agent may enforce collection of any such
Receivables and Contracts and may adjust, settle or compromise the amount of
payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent that such Assignor
might have done. Without notice to or assent by any Assignor, the Collateral
Agent may apply any or all amounts then in, or thereafter deposited in, the Cash
Collateral Account in the manner provided in Section 7.4 of this Agreement. The
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) of collection, whether
incurred by any Assignor or the Collateral Agent, shall be borne by the relevant
Assignor.
3.3. Modification of Terms; etc. No Assignor shall rescind or
cancel any indebtedness evidenced by any Receivable or under any Contract, or
modify any term relating to such indebtedness or make any adjustment with
respect thereto, or extend or renew the same, or compromise or settle any
material dispute, claim, suit or legal proceeding relating thereto, or sell any
Receivable or Contract, or interest therein, without the prior written consent
of the Collateral Agent, except as permitted by Section 3.4. Each Assignor will
duly fulfill all obligations on its part to be fulfilled under or in connection
with the Receivables and Contracts and will do nothing to impair the rights of
the Collateral Agent in the Receivables or Contracts.
3.4. Collection. Each Assignor shall endeavor to cause to be
collected from the account debtor named in each of its Receivables or obligor
under any Contract, as and when due (including, without limitation, amounts
which are delinquent, such amounts to be collected in accordance with generally
accepted lawful collection procedures) any and all amounts owing under or on
account of such Receivable or Contract, and apply forthwith upon receipt thereof
all such amounts as are so collected to the outstanding balance of such
Receivable or under such Contract, except that, prior to the occurrence of an
Event of Default, any Assignor may allow in the ordinary course of business as
adjustments to amounts owing under its Receivables and Contracts (i) an
extension or renewal of the time or times of payment, or settlement for less
than the total unpaid balance, which the Assignor finds appropriate in
accordance with sound business judgment and (ii) a refund or credit due as a
result of returned or damaged merchandise or improperly performed services. The
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) of
collection, whether incurred by any Assignor or the Collateral Agent, shall be
borne by such Assignor.
3.5. The Assignors Remain Liable. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, (x) each Assignor shall remain liable under the
Contracts to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and
obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been
executed, (y) the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any of the rights
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hereunder shall not release any Assignor from any of its duties or obligations
under the Contracts and (z) the Collateral Agent and the Secured Creditors shall
not have any obligation or liability under the Contracts by reason of this
Agreement, nor shall the Collateral Agent or any Secured Creditor be obligated
to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Assignor thereunder or to
take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.
3.6. Further Actions. Each Assignor will, at its own expense,
make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or deliver to the Collateral Agent
from time to time such vouchers, invoices, schedules, confirmatory assignments,
conveyances, financing statements, transfer endorsements, powers of attorney,
certificates, reports and other assurances or instruments and take such further
steps relating to its Receivables, Contracts and other property or rights
covered by the security interest hereby granted, as may be required to maintain
the perfection and priority of the security interests granted hereby, and to
carry out its obligations and covenants hereunder, or as the Collateral Agent
may reasonably require.
ARTICLE IV
SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING MARKS
4.1. Additional Representations and Warranties. Each Assignor
represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Creditors, that it is the true and lawful exclusive owner of the Marks listed in
Annex G hereto and that said listed Marks include all the United States federal
registrations or applications registered in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office. The Assignor represents and warrants that it owns or is
licensed to use or is not prohibited from using all Marks that it uses. Each
Assignor further warrants that it is aware of no third party claim that any
aspect of such Assignor's present or contemplated business operations infringes
or will infringe any Xxxx. Each Assignor represents and warrants that it is the
owner of record of all United States registrations and applications listed in
Annex G hereto and that said registrations are valid, subsisting, have not been
cancelled and that such Assignor is not aware of any third-party claim that any
of said registrations is invalid or unenforceable.
4.2. Licenses and Assignments. Other than the license agreements
listed on Annex H hereto and any extensions or renewals thereof, each Assignor
hereby agrees not to divest itself of any right under any Xxxx that such
Assignor is required to maintain under Section 4.5 hereof absent prior written
approval of the Collateral Agent.
4.3. Infringements. Each Assignor agrees, promptly upon learning
thereof, to notify the Collateral Agent in writing of the name and address of,
and to furnish such pertinent information that may be available with respect to,
any party who such Assignor believes is infringing or otherwise violating any of
such Assignor's rights in and to any Xxxx, or with respect to any party claiming
that such Assignor's use of any Xxxx violates in any material respect any
property right of that party. Each Assignor further agrees, unless otherwise
agreed by the Collateral Agent, diligently to prosecute any Person infringing
any material Xxxx.
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4.4. Preservation of Marks. Each Assignor agrees to use those
Marks that such Assignor is required to maintain under Section 4.5 hereof in
interstate commerce during the time in which this Agreement is in effect,
sufficiently to preserve such Marks as trademarks or service marks registered
under the laws of the United States.
4.5. Maintenance of Registration. Each Assignor shall, at its own
expense, diligently process all documents required by the Trademark Act of 1946,
15 U.S.C. Sections 1051 et seq. to maintain trademark registration, including
but not limited to affidavits of use and applications for renewals of
registration in the United States Patent and Trademark Office for all of its
registered Marks pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Sections 1058(a), 1059 and 1065, and
shall pay all fees and disbursements in connection therewith and shall not
abandon any such filing of affidavit of use or any such application of renewal
prior to the exhaustion of all administrative and judicial remedies without
prior written consent of the Collateral Agent; provided that no Assignor shall
be obligated to maintain any Xxxx in the event that such Assignor determines, in
its reasonable business judgment, that the maintenance of such Xxxx is no longer
necessary or desirable in the conduct of its business. Each Assignor agrees to
notify the Collateral Agent three (3) months prior to the date on which the
affidavits of use or the applications for renewal registration are due with
respect to any registered Xxxx that the affidavits of use or the renewal is
being processed or being abandoned, as the case may be.
4.6. Future Registered Marks. If any Xxxx registration issues
hereafter to any Assignor as a result of any application now or hereafter
pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, within thirty (30)
days of receipt of such certificate such Assignor shall deliver a copy of such
certificate, and a grant of security in such xxxx to the Collateral Agent,
confirming the grant thereof hereunder.
ARTICLE V
SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING
PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS
5.1. Additional Representations and Warranties. Each Assignor
represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Creditors, that it is the true and lawful exclusive owner of all rights in the
Patents listed in Annex I hereto and in the Copyrights listed in Annex J hereto,
that said Patents include all the United States patents and applications for
United States patents that such Assignor now owns and that said Copyrights
constitute all the United States copyrights registered with the United States
Copyright Office and applications for United States copyrights that such
Assignor now owns. Each Assignor represents and warrants that it owns or is
licensed to practice under all Patents and Copyrights that it now uses or
practices under. Each Assignor further warrants that it is aware of no third
party claim that any aspect of such Assignor's present or contemplated business
operations infringes or will infringe any Patent or any Copyright.
5.2. Licenses and Assignments. Other than the license agreements
listed on Annex H hereto and any extensions or renewals thereof, each Assignor
hereby agrees not to
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divest itself of any right under any significant Patent or significant Copyright
absent prior written approval of the Collateral Agent.
5.3. Infringements. Each Assignor agrees, promptly upon learning
thereof, to furnish the Collateral Agent in writing with all pertinent
information available to such Assignor with respect to any infringement or other
violation of such Assignor's rights in any Patent or Copyright, or with respect
to any claim that practice of any Patent or use of any Copyright violates any
property right of a third party. Each Assignor further agrees, absent direction
of the Collateral Agent to the contrary, diligently to prosecute any Person
infringing any Patent or Copyright.
5.4. Maintenance of Patents. At its own expense, each Assignor
shall make timely payment of all post-issuance fees required pursuant to 35
U.S.C. Section 41 to maintain in force rights under each significant Patent.
5.5. Prosecution of Patent Application. At its own expense, each
Assignor shall diligently prosecute all applications for Patents listed in Annex
G hereto and shall not abandon any such application prior to exhaustion of all
administrative and judicial remedies, absent written consent of the Collateral
Agent, unless such Assignor determines, in its reasonable discretion, that
prosecuting such application is no longer necessary or desirable in the conduct
of its business.
5.6. Other Patents and Copyrights. Within 30 days of acquisition
of a Patent or Copyright, or of filing of an application for a Patent or
Copyright, the relevant Assignor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of
said Patent or Copyright or such application, as the case may be, with a grant
of security as to such Patent or Copyright, as the case may be, confirming the
grant thereof hereunder.
ARTICLE VI
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ALL COLLATERAL
6.1. Protection of Collateral Agent's Security. (a) Each Assignor
will do nothing to impair the rights of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral.
Each Assignor will at all times keep its Inventory and Equipment insured in
favor of the Collateral Agent, at such Assignor's own expense to the extent and
in the manner provided in the Secured Debt Documents from time to time in
effect. Each Assignor assumes all liability and responsibility in connection
with the Collateral acquired by it and the liability of such Assignor to pay the
Obligations shall in no way be affected or diminished by reason of the fact that
such Collateral may be lost, destroyed, stolen, damaged or for any reason
whatsoever unavailable to such Assignor.
(b) Each Assignor shall furnish to the Collateral Agent from time
to time, without notice or demand by the Collateral Agent, (i) not later than 10
Business Days prior to the expiration date of each insurance policy maintained
pursuant to this Section 6.1, a binding commitment (issued by the insurer or an
insurance agent for the insurer authorized to issue such certificate who shall
certify its authority) evidencing the issuance of a replacement policy or the
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extension of such existing policy and that such new or extended insurance policy
is in full force and effect and (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Collateral
Agent of payment of the premium therefor within 30 days of any request by the
Collateral Agent and (iii) within 30 days of any request by the Collateral
Agent, a certificate as to the coverage of any such new or extended insurance
policy required to be maintained hereunder (issued by the insurer or an
insurance agent for the insurer authorized to issue such certificate who shall
certify its authority) to the effect that such insurance policy is in force and
effect.
6.2. Warehouse Receipts Non-negotiable. Each Assignor agrees that
if any warehouse receipt or receipt in the nature of a warehouse receipt is
issued with respect to any of its Inventory, such warehouse receipt or receipt
in the nature thereof shall not be "negotiable" (as such term is used in Section
7-104 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction
or under other relevant law from time to time hereinafter).
6.3. Further Actions; Louisiana Matters. (a) Each Assignor will,
at its own expense, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or deliver to
the Collateral Agent from time to time such lists, descriptions and designations
of its Collateral, warehouse receipts, receipts in the nature of warehouse
receipts, bills of lading, documents of title, vouchers, invoices, schedules,
confirmatory assignments, conveyances, financing statements, transfer
endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates, reports and other assurances or
instruments and take such further steps relating to the Collateral and other
property or rights covered by the security interest hereby granted, are
reasonably appropriate or advisable to perfect, preserve or protect the security
interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, this Agreement shall be governed by Chapters 8 and 9 of the Louisiana
Commercial Laws, Louisiana R.S. 10:8-101 et seq. and 10:9-101 et seq., as may be
amended from time to time hereinafter (collectively, the "Louisiana UCC"), to
the extent that any security interest in any of the Collateral located in the
State of Louisiana, and any remedies hereunder with respect thereto, are
required to be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Louisiana.
(c) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the
Collateral Agent shall have all remedies available to a secured party under the
Louisiana UCC in addition to the other remedies provided elsewhere in this
Agreement. For purposes of executory process under the laws of the State of
Louisiana, each Assignor hereby acknowledges the Obligations and confesses
judgment in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Creditors, for the full amount of the Obligations, including, without
limitation, principal, interest, attorneys' fees, court costs, and all other
fees, expenses and charges.
(d) Each Assignor hereby expressly waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by Louisiana law, the benefit of appraisement provided for in Articles
2332, 2336, 2723 and 2724 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure and all other
laws of the State of Louisiana conferring such benefits and the demand and three
days' delay accorded by Articles 2639 and 2721 of the Louisiana Code of Civil
Procedure.
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(e) Pursuant to Louisiana R.S. 27:275 et seq., the Collateral
Agent is hereby authorized and empowered to file a petition to foreclose the
liens created hereby in which the Louisiana Gaming Control Board is named a
nominal defendant and the Assignors request the appointment of a receiver as
contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of the cited statutes. The
filing of a verified petition by the Collateral Agent shall constitute prima
facie proof of the Collateral Agent's right to enforce the liens created hereby
in executory or ordinary proceedings, at the Collateral Agent's option, and to
appointment of a receiver pursuant to the cited statutes.
(f) In the event the Collateral or any part thereof is seized as
an incident to an action for the recognition or the enforcement of this
Agreement by executory process, ordinary process, sequestration, writ of fieri
facias, or otherwise, the Assignors and the Collateral Agent hereby agree that
the court issuing any such order shall, if petitioned for by the Collateral
Agent, direct the Sheriff to appoint as a keeper of the Collateral, the
Collateral Agent or any agent designated by the Collateral Agent or any person
named by the Collateral Agent at the time such seizure is effected. This
designation is made pursuant to La. R.S. 9:5136 through 5140.2, inclusive, as
the same may be amended, and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all the
rights and benefits afforded thereunder, including reasonable compensation,
which compensation shall be secured by this Agreement, and which reasonable
compensation shall not exceed one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of the amount due
or sued for or claimed or sought to be protected, preserved or enforced in the
proceeding for the recognition of the liens created hereby.
6.4. Financing Statements. Each Assignor agrees to execute and
deliver to the Collateral Agent such financing statements, as are necessary or
desirable to establish and maintain a valid, enforceable and perfected security
interest in the Collateral as provided herein and the other rights and security
contemplated hereby all in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code as
enacted in any and all relevant jurisdictions or any other relevant law. Each
Assignor will pay any applicable filing fees, recordation taxes and related
expenses. Each Assignor authorizes the Collateral Agent to file any such
financing statements without the signature of such Assignor where permitted by
law.
ARTICLE VII
REMEDIES UPON OCCURRENCE OF EVENT OF DEFAULT
7.1. Remedies; Obtaining the Collateral Upon Default. Each
Assignor agrees that, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, then and in every such case, subject to any mandatory requirements
of applicable law then in effect and further subject to the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent, in addition to any rights now or
hereafter existing under applicable law, shall have all rights as a secured
creditor under the Uniform Commercial Code in all relevant jurisdictions, as the
same may be amended from time to time hereinafter, and may also:
(a) personally, or by agents or attorneys, immediately retake
possession of the Collateral or any part thereof, from such Assignor or
any other Person who then has
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possession of any part thereof with or without notice or process of
law, and for that purpose may enter upon such Assignor's premises where
any of the Collateral is located and remove the same and use in
connection with such removal any and all services, supplies, aids and
other facilities of such Assignor; and
(b) instruct the obligor or obligors on any agreement,
instrument or other obligation (including, without limitation, the
Receivables and the Contracts and, as contemplated by such terms, any
policy of insurance or any payment or performance bond) constituting
the Collateral to make any payment required by the terms of such
agreement, instrument or other obligation directly to the Collateral
Agent and may exercise any and all rights and remedies of such Assignor
in respect of such Collateral; and
(c) withdraw all monies, securities and instruments in the
Cash Collateral Account for application to the Obligations in
accordance with Section 7.4 hereof; and
(d) withdraw all monies, securities and instruments in the
Reserve Fund (subject to the rights of the landlord under the Casino
Lease pursuant to Sections 5.3(e), 7.1(c) and 19.8(d) of the Casino
Lease) and the other Pledged Accounts for application to the
Obligations in accordance with Section 7.4 hereof, and in connection
therewith, deliver to the Reserve Fund Bank and the Pledged Account
Banks the notice referred to in the form of consent attached hereto as
Annex D; and
(e) sell, assign or otherwise liquidate, or direct such
Assignor to sell, assign or otherwise liquidate, any or all of the
Collateral or any part thereof, and take possession of the proceeds of
any such sale or liquidation; and
(f) take possession of the Collateral or any part thereof, by
directing such Assignor in writing to deliver the same to the
Collateral Agent at any place or places designated by the Collateral
Agent, in which event such Assignor shall at its own expense forthwith
cause the same to be moved to the place or places so designated by the
Collateral Agent and there delivered to the Collateral Agent; and
(g) effect an absolute assignment of all of such Assignor's
right, title and interest in and to each Xxxx (and the goodwill of the
business of such Assignor associated therewith), Patent and Copyright;
it being understood that each Assignor's obligation so to deliver the Collateral
is of the essence of this Agreement and that, accordingly, upon application to a
court of equity having jurisdiction, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to a
decree requiring specific performance by such Assignor of said obligation. The
Secured Creditors agree that this Agreement may be enforced only by the action
of the Collateral Agent acting upon the instructions of the Required Secured
Creditors (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and that no Secured
Creditor, except as otherwise provided in the Intercreditor Agreement, shall
have any right individually to seek to enforce this Agreement or to realize upon
the security to be granted hereby, it being understood and agreed that such
rights and remedies may be exercised by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of
the Secured Creditors upon the terms of this Agreement and the Intercreditor
Agreement.
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7.2. Remedies; Disposition of the Collateral. Any Collateral
repossessed by the Collateral Agent under or pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof and
any other Collateral whether or not so repossessed by the Collateral Agent, may
be sold, assigned, leased or otherwise disposed of under one or more contracts
or as an entirety, and without the necessity of gathering at the place of sale
the property to be sold, and in general in such manner, at such time or times,
at such place or places and on such terms as the Collateral Agent may, in
compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law, determine to be
commercially reasonable. Any of the Collateral may be sold, leased or otherwise
disposed of, in the condition in which the same existed when taken by the
Collateral Agent or after any overhaul or repair which the Collateral Agent
shall determine to be commercially reasonable. Any such disposition which shall
be a private sale or other private proceedings permitted by such requirements
shall be made upon not less than 10 days' written notice to the relevant
Assignor specifying the time at which such disposition is to be made and the
intended sale price or other consideration therefor, and shall be subject, for
the 10 days after the giving of such notice, to the right of the relevant
Assignor or any nominee of such Assignor to acquire the Collateral involved at a
price or for such other consideration at least equal to the intended sale price
or other consideration so specified. Any such disposition which shall be a
public sale permitted by such requirements shall be made upon not less than 10
days' written notice to the relevant Assignor specifying the time and place of
such sale and, in the absence of applicable requirements of law, shall be by
public auction (which may, at the Collateral Agent's option, be subject to
reserve), after publication of notice of such auction not less than 10 days
prior thereto in two newspapers in general circulation in the City of New York.
The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral
regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent 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 extent permitted by any such
requirement of law, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Creditors may bid for
and become the purchaser of the Collateral or any item thereof, offered for sale
in accordance with this Section without accountability to the relevant Assignor.
If, under mandatory requirements of applicable law, the Collateral Agent shall
be required to make disposition of the Collateral within a period of time which
does not permit the giving of notice to any Assignor as hereinabove specified,
the Collateral Agent need give such Assignor only such notice of disposition as
shall be reasonably practicable in view of such mandatory requirements of
applicable law. Each Assignor agrees to do or cause to be done all such other
acts and things as may be reasonably necessary to make such sale or sales of all
or any portion of the Collateral valid and binding and in compliance with any
and all applicable laws, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees or
awards of any and all courts, arbitrators or governmental instrumentalities,
domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over any such sale or sales, all at
such Assignor's expense.
7.3. Waiver of Claims. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, EACH ASSIGNOR HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, NOTICE AND JUDICIAL HEARING IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLATERAL AGENT'S
TAKING POSSESSION OR THE COLLATERAL AGENT'S DISPOSITION OF ANY OF THE
COLLATERAL, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL PRIOR NOTICE AND HEARING
FOR ANY PREJUDGMENT REMEDY OR REMEDIES AND ANY SUCH RIGHT WHICH SUCH ASSIGNOR
WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE
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UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OR ANY STATUTE OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY STATE, and,
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, such Assignor hereby further
waives, to the extent permitted by law:
(a) all damages occasioned by such taking of possession except
any damages which are the direct result of the Collateral Agent's gross
negligence or willful misconduct;
(b) all other requirements as to the time, place and terms of
sale or other requirements with respect to the enforcement of the
Collateral Agent's rights hereunder; and
(c) all rights of redemption, appraisement, valuation, stay,
extension or moratorium now or hereafter in force under any applicable
law in order to prevent or delay the enforcement of this Agreement or
the absolute sale of the Collateral or any portion thereof, and each
Assignor, for itself and all who may claim under it, insofar as it or
they now or hereafter lawfully may, hereby waives the benefit of all
such laws.
Any sale of, or the grant of options to purchase, or any other realization upon,
any Collateral shall operate to divest all right, title, interest, claim and
demand, either at law or in equity, of the relevant Assignor therein and
thereto, and shall be a perpetual bar both at law and in equity against such
Assignor and against any and all Persons claiming or attempting to claim the
Collateral so sold, optioned or realized upon, or any part thereof, from,
through and under such Assignor.
7.4. Application of Proceeds. All moneys collected by the
Collateral Agent upon any sale or other disposition of the Collateral, together
with all other moneys received by the Collateral Agent hereunder, shall be
applied in the manner provided in Section 11 of the Intercreditor Agreement.
7.5. Remedies Cumulative. Each and every right, power and remedy
hereby specifically given to the Collateral Agent shall be in addition to every
other right, power and remedy specifically given under this Agreement, the other
Secured Debt Documents or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity, or by
statute and each and every right, power and remedy whether specifically herein
given or otherwise existing may be exercised from time to time or simultaneously
and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Collateral
Agent. All such rights, powers and remedies shall be cumulative and the exercise
or the beginning of exercise of one shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to
exercise of any other or others. No delay or omission of the Collateral Agent in
the exercise of any such right, power or remedy, renewal or extension of any of
the Obligations and no course of dealing between any Assignor and the Collateral
Agent or any holder of any of the Obligations shall impair any such right, power
or remedy or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Default or Event of
Default or an acquiescence therein. No notice to or demand on any Assignor in
any case shall entitle it to any other or further notice or demand in similar or
other circumstances or constitute a waiver of any of the rights of the
Collateral Agent to any other or further action in any circumstances without
notice or demand. In the event that the Collateral Agent shall bring any suit to
enforce any of its rights
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hereunder and shall be entitled to judgment, then in such suit the Collateral
Agent may recover reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, and the
amounts thereof shall be included in such judgment.
7.6. Discontinuance of Proceedings. In case the Collateral Agent
shall have instituted any proceeding to enforce any right, power or remedy under
this Agreement by foreclosure, sale, entry or otherwise, and such proceeding
shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or shall have been
determined adversely to the Collateral Agent, then and in every such case the
relevant Assignor, the Collateral Agent and each holder of any of the
Obligations shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder
with respect to the Collateral subject to the security interest created under
this Agreement, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Collateral Agent
shall continue as if no such proceeding had been instituted.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNITY
8.1. Indemnity. (a) Each Assignor agrees to indemnify, reimburse
and hold the Collateral Agent, each Secured Creditor and their respective
successors, assigns, employees, agents and servants (hereinafter in this Section
8.1 referred to individually as "Indemnitee," and collectively as "Indemnitees")
harmless from any and all liabilities, obligations, damages, injuries,
penalties, claims, demands, actions, suits, judgments and any and all costs,
expenses or disbursements (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses)
(for the purposes of this Section 8.1 the foregoing are collectively called
"expenses") of whatsoever kind and nature imposed on, asserted against or
incurred by any of the Indemnitees in any way relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or any other document executed in connection herewith or in any other
way connected with the administration of the transactions contemplated hereby or
the enforcement of any of the terms of, or the preservation of any rights under
any thereof, or in any way relating to or arising out of (a) the manufacture,
ownership, ordering, purchase, delivery, control, acceptance, lease, financing,
possession, operation, condition, sale, return or other disposition, or use of
the Collateral (including, without limitation, latent or other defects, whether
or not discoverable), any contract claim or, to the maximum extent permitted
under applicable law, the violation of the laws of any country, state or other
governmental body or unit, or any tort (including, without limitation, claims
arising or imposed under the doctrine of strict liability, or for or on account
of injury to or the death of any Person (including any Indemnitee), or property
damage) or (b) the actual or alleged presence of hazardous materials in the air,
surface water or groundwater or on the surface or subsurface of any real
property owned, leased or at any time operated by such Assignor or any of its
Subsidiaries, the release, generation, storage, transportation, handling or
disposal of hazardous materials at any location, whether or not owned or
operated by such Assignor or any of their Subsidiaries, the non-compliance of
any real property with foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations, and
ordinances (including applicable permits thereunder) applicable to any real
property, or any environmental claim relating in any way to such Assignor or any
of its Subsidiaries, their operations, or any real property owned, leased or at
any time operated by such Assignor or any of its Subsidiaries, including, in
each case, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
and other consultants incurred in connection with any such
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investigation, litigation or other proceeding; provided that no Indemnitee shall
be indemnified pursuant to this Section 8.1(a) for expenses to the extent caused
by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. Each Assignor
agrees that upon written notice by any Indemnitee of the assertion of such a
liability, obligation, damage, injury, penalty, claim, demand, action, suit or
judgment, such Assignor shall assume full responsibility for the defense
thereof. Each Indemnitee agrees to use its best efforts to promptly notify the
relevant Assignor of any such assertion of which such Indemnitee has knowledge.
(b) Without limiting the application of Section 8.1(a) hereof,
each Assignor, jointly and severally, agrees to pay, or reimburse the Collateral
Agent for any and all fees, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature
incurred in connection with the creation, preservation or protection of the
Collateral Agent's Liens on, and security interest in, the Collateral,
including, without limitation, all fees and taxes in connection with the
recording or filing of instruments and documents in public offices, payment or
discharge of any taxes or Liens upon or in respect of the Collateral, premiums
for insurance with respect to the Collateral and all other fees, costs and
expenses in connection with protecting, maintaining or preserving the Collateral
and the Collateral Agent's interest therein, whether through judicial
proceedings or otherwise, or in defending or prosecuting any actions, suits or
proceedings arising out of or relating to the Collateral.
(c) Without limiting the application of Section 8.1(a) or (b)
hereof, each Assignor, jointly and severally, agrees to pay, indemnify and hold
each Indemnitee harmless from and against any loss, costs, damages and expenses
which such Indemnitee may suffer, expend or incur in consequence of or growing
out of any misrepresentation by any Assignor in this Agreement or in any writing
contemplated by or made or delivered pursuant to or in connection with this
Agreement.
(d) If and to the extent that the obligations of any Assignor
under this Section 8.1 are unenforceable for any reason, any Assignor hereby
agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such
obligations which is permissible under applicable law.
8.2. Indemnity Obligations Secured by Collateral; Survival. Any
amounts paid by any Indemnitee as to which such Indemnitee has the right to
reimbursement shall constitute Obligations secured by the Collateral. The
indemnity obligations of each Assignor contained in this Article VIII shall
continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the full payment of all the
Notes issued under the Revolving Credit Agreement, all of the Senior Notes
issued under the Senior Note Indenture and all obligations under the HET/JCC
Agreement or any other Minimum Payment Guaranty Documents and the payment of all
other Obligations and notwithstanding the discharge thereof.
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ARTICLE IX
DEFINITIONS
The following terms shall have the meanings herein specified.
Such definitions shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined.
"Agreement" shall mean this Security Agreement as the same may be
modified, supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance with its
terms.
"Assignor" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph
of this Agreement.
"Cash Collateral Account" shall mean a non-interest bearing cash
collateral account maintained with the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Secured Creditors.
"Casino Operating Contract" shall have the meaning provided in
the Senior Note Indenture.
"Chattel Paper" shall have the meaning provided in the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.
"Class" shall have the meaning provided in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
"Collateral" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.1(a) of
this Agreement.
"Collateral Agent" shall have the meaning provided in the first
paragraph of this Agreement.
"Component Parts" shall mean those things or goods which after
they are incorporated or permanently attached into a tract of land, a building
or other construction become an integral part of it, and/or those things or
goods which after they are permanently attached to a building or other
construction cannot be removed without substantial damage to themselves or to
the immovable property to which they are attached.
"Contract Rights" shall mean all rights of any Assignor
(including, without limitation, all rights to payment) under each Contract.
"Contracts" shall mean (i) the Management Agreement, (ii) all
construction contracts and sub-contracts relating thereto and all payment and
performance bonds related thereto, (iii) all architectural, engineering,
maintenance, management, leasing and service documents and franchise contracts,
and (iv) all other contracts between any Assignor and one or more additional
parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the definition of "Contracts" shall not
include the Casino Operating Contract.
"Copyrights" shall mean any United States copyright which any
Assignor now or hereafter has registered with the United States Copyright
Office, as well as any application for a
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Xxxx 00
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx copyright registration now or hereafter made with the United
States Copyright Office by any Assignor.
"Default" shall mean any event which, with notice or lapse of
time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
"Documents" shall have the meaning provided in the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.
"Equipment" shall mean any "equipment," as such term is defined
in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of
New York, now or hereafter owned by any Assignor and, in any event, shall
include, but shall not be limited to, all machinery, equipment (including,
without limitation, all gaming equipment, gaming devices, appliances, chattels,
furnishings, furniture, fixtures, accessories, apparatus, building or
construction materials and supplies, china, glassware, silverware, pots, pans,
linens, stoves, refrigerators, freezers and other restaurant, bar, food service
or kitchen appliances and equipment), furnishings, movable trade fixtures and
vehicles now or hereafter owned by any Assignor and any and all additions,
substitutions and replacements of any of the foregoing, wherever located,
together with all attachments, components, parts, equipment and accessories
installed thereon or affixed thereto.
"Event of Default" shall mean any Event of Default under, and as
defined in, the Intercreditor Agreement or any other default hereunder not
constituting an Event of Default enumerated above in this definition after
notice and 30 days' opportunity to cure, and shall in any event, include,
without limitation, any payment default on any of the Obligations after the
expiration of any applicable grace period.
"Excluded Collateral" shall mean (i) the Casino Operating
Contract, (ii) the House Bank, (iii) the Louisiana Gross Gaming Revenue Share
Payments, including the States' Interest in Daily Collections, each as defined
in the Casino Operating Contract, and (iv) the Casino Lease (it being understood
and agreed that the security interests in the relevant Mortgage in respect to
the Casino Lease exist and will not otherwise be effected by the inclusion of
this paragraph (iv) herein).
"Fixtures" shall mean those things which after placement on any
real estate or immovable property, become Component Parts of the respective
land, buildings and other constructions, and which are used in the conduct of
business on such land or in such building or other constructions.
"General Intangibles" shall have the meaning provided in the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York
and shall in any event include, without limitation, any and all of the relevant
Assignor's present and future contract rights, instruments, documents and
general intangibles necessary for use in connection with the operation of the
Casino or the ownership of any Collateral, whether now existing or hereinafter
created, or otherwise owned or acquired by such Assignor, and all liens,
security interests, guaranties, remedies, privileges and other rights pertaining
to such general intangibles, and all of the relevant Assignor's claims, rights,
powers, privileges, authority, options, security interests, liens and
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remedies under any partnership or limited liability company agreement to which
such Assignor is a party or with respect to any partnership or limited liability
company of which such Assignor is a partner or member, respectively, and all
inventions, processes, production methods, proprietary information and
knowledge, and all licenses or other agreements granted to such Assignor with
respect to the foregoing; all information, customer lists, identification of
suppliers, data, plans, blueprints, specifications, designs, drawings, recorded
knowledge, surveys, engineering reports, test reports, manuals, materials
standards, processing standards, performance standards, catalogs, books,
records, computer and automatic machinery software and programs and the like
pertaining to operations by or the business of such Assignor; all field repair
data, sales data and other information relating to sales or service of products
manufactured or sold by such Assignor; all present and future Permits (other
than the Casino Operating Contract) of governmental agencies held by such
Assignor pertaining to its operations or business, except for licenses that
cannot be transferred or encumbered by such Assignor without causing a default
thereunder or termination thereof, including, without limitation, liquor and
gaming licenses of such type; all rights of such Assignor to receive return of
deposits and trust payments; all rights of such Assignor to payment under
letters of credit and similar agreements; all tax refunds (including, without
limitation, all foreign, federal, state and local income tax and property tax
refunds) owed to such Assignor; all causes of action, rights, claims and
warranties of such Assignor; all rights of such Assignor as lessor or lessee
under any lease or rental agreement; all rights of such Assignor under any
insurance, surety or similar contract or arrangement; all written guaranties and
express or implied warranties regarding the Collateral and any part or parts
thereof; and all goodwill.
"Goods" shall have the meaning provided in the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.
"HET" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
"HET/JCC Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in the
Recitals to this Agreement.
"HNOMC" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
"HOC" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
"House Bank" shall have the meaning provided in the Management
Agreement.
"Indemnitee" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.1 of
this Agreement.
"Intercreditor Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in the
Recitals to this Agreement.
"Inventory" shall mean merchandise, inventory, goods and other
assets (including, without limitation, gaming equipment and gaming devices to
the extent not included in the definition of "Equipment" and food and food
products), and all additions, substitutions and replacements thereof, wherever
located, together with all goods, supplies, incidentals, packaging materials,
labels, materials and any other items used or usable in manufacturing,
processing,
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packaging or shipping same; in all stages of production -- from raw materials
through work-in-process to finished goods -- and all products and proceeds of
whatever sort and wherever located and any portion thereof which may be
returned, rejected, reclaimed or repossessed by the Collateral Agent from any
Assignor's customers, and shall specifically include all "inventory" as such
term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof
in the State of New York, now or hereafter owned by any Assignor.
"Investment Property" shall mean any "investment property" as
such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date
hereof in the State of New York.
"JCC" shall have the meaning provided in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
"JCC Holding" shall have the meaning provided in the Recitals to
this Agreement.
"Lien" shall have the meaning provided in the Senior Note
Indenture.
"Louisiana Gaming Regulations" shall have the meaning provided in
Section 10.12.
"Louisiana UCC" shall have the meaning provided in Section 6.3.
"Management Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in the
Senior Note Indenture.
"Marks" shall mean any trademarks and service marks now held or
hereafter acquired by any Assignor, which are registered in the United States
Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United
States or any state thereof or any political subdivision thereof and any
application for such trademarks and service marks, as well as any unregistered
marks used by any Assignor in the United States and trade dress including logos,
designs, trade names, company names, business names, fictitious business names
and other business identifiers in connection with which any of these registered
or unregistered marks are used in the United States.
"Minimum Payment Guarantors" shall have the meaning provided in
the first paragraph of this Agreement.
"Minimum Payment Guaranty" shall have the meaning assigned that
term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
"Minimum Payment Guaranty Documents" shall have the meaning
assigned that term in the Intercreditor Agreement.
"Obligations" shall mean (i) the full and prompt payment when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of (x) the
principal of and interest on all Protective Advances (as defined in the
Intercreditor Agreement) made in accordance with the requirements of Section
4(e) of the Intercreditor Agreement and (y) all other obligations and
indebtedness (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees, expenses,
enforcement costs (including reasonable
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attorneys' fees) and interest on such obligations and indebtedness), of each
Credit Party to the Secured Creditors, whether now existing or hereafter
incurred, to the extent relating to Protective Advances made in accordance with
Section 4(e) of the Intercreditor Agreement and the due performance and
compliance by each Credit Party with all the terms, conditions and agreements
relating to such Protective Advances; (ii) the full and prompt payment when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all
obligations and indebtedness (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees,
expenses, enforcement costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and interest
on such obligations and indebtedness) of such Assignor to the Minimum Payment
Guarantors now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or in
connection with any Minimum Payment Guaranty Document (in each case, to the
extent such obligations and indebtedness relate to the Minimum Payment Guaranty)
to which it is a party (including, without limitation, all such obligations and
indebtedness under the HET/JCC Agreement) and the due performance and compliance
by such Assignor with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in
each such Minimum Payment Guaranty Document; (iii) the full and prompt payment
when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all
obligations and indebtedness (including, without limitation, the principal of
and interest on the notes issued, and Loans made, under the Revolving Credit
Agreement, all reimbursement obligations and unpaid drawings with respect to
letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Agreement, and all
indemnities, fees, expenses, enforcement costs (including reasonable attorneys'
fees) and interest on such obligations and indebtedness) of each Assignor to the
Revolver Creditors now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or
in connection with any Revolving Credit Document (including, without limitation,
all such obligations and indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Agreement, and
any guaranties thereof) to which such Assignor is a party and the due
performance and compliance by each Assignor with all of the terms, conditions
and agreements contained in the Revolving Credit Agreement and the other
Revolving Credit Documents; (iv) the full and prompt payment when due (whether
at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations and
indebtedness (including, without limitation, the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on, the Senior Notes, and all indemnities, fees, expenses,
enforcement costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and interest on such
obligations and indebtedness) of each Assignor to the Senior Note Creditors now
existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with the
Senior Notes, the other Senior Note Documents and the Security Documents
(including, without limitation, all such obligations and indebtedness under the
Senior Note Guaranty) to which such Assignor is a party and the due performance
and compliance by each Assignor with all of the terms, conditions and agreements
contained therein; (v) any and all sums advanced by the Collateral Agent in
order to preserve the Collateral or preserve its security interest in the
Collateral, and any and all amounts (but without any interest thereon) owing to
the Minimum Payment Guarantors to reimburse the Minimum Payment Guarantors for
amounts paid by the Minimum Payment Guarantors to the Collateral Agent pursuant
to the indemnity provisions contained in Section 6(c) and (d) of the
Intercreditor Agreement; (vi) in the event of any proceeding for the collection
or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations, or liabilities of any Assignor
referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), after an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the reasonable expenses of the Collateral
Agent in re-taking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise
disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by the
Collateral Agent of its rights hereunder, together with reasonable attorneys'
fees and court costs; and (vii) all amounts paid by any
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Indemnitee as to which such Indemnitee has the right to reimbursement under
Section 8.1 of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the
"Obligations" shall include extensions of credit described above, whether
outstanding on the date of this Agreement or extended from time to time after
the date of this Agreement.
"Patents" shall mean any United States patent to which any
Assignor now or hereafter has title and any divisions or continuations thereof,
as well as any application for a United States patent now or hereafter made by
any Assignor.
"Permits" shall mean any and all actions, approvals,
certificates, consents, waivers, exemptions, variances, franchises, orders,
permits, authorizations, rights or licenses of or from any governmental
authority or agency, including, without limitation the Casino Operating
Contract.
"Permitted Filings" shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.1 of this Agreement.
"Pledged Account Bank" shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.6(a) of this Agreement.
"Pledged Accounts" shall have the meaning provided in Section
1.1(a) of this Agreement.
"Proceeds" shall have the meaning provided in the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof or
under other relevant law and, in any event, shall include, but not be limited
to, (i) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty
payable to the Collateral Agent or any Assignor from time to time with respect
to any of the Collateral, (ii) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever)
made or due and payable to any Assignor from time to time in connection with any
requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any
part of the Collateral by any governmental authority (or any person acting under
color of governmental authority) and (iii) any and all other amounts from time
to time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral.
"Receivables" shall mean any "account" as such term is defined in
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New
York (and, to the extent not otherwise included within the aforementioned
definition, "Receivables" shall also include all additional property or assets
as may constitute "accounts" as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as it may
be amended from time to time hereinafter in the State of New York), now or
hereafter owned by any Assignor and, in any event, shall include, but shall not
be limited to, all of such Assignor's rights to payment for goods sold or leased
or services performed by such Assignor, whether now in existence or arising from
time to time hereafter, including, without limitation, rights evidenced by an
account, note, contract, security agreement, chattel paper, or other evidence of
indebtedness or security, together with (i) all security pledged, assigned,
hypothecated or granted to or held by such Assignor to secure the foregoing,
(ii) all of such Assignor's right, title and interest in and to any goods, the
sale of which gave rise thereto, (iii) all guarantees, endorsements and
indemnifications on, or of, any of the foregoing, (iv) all powers of attorney
for the execution of any evidence of indebtedness or security or other writing
in connection therewith,
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(v) all books, records, ledger cards, and invoices relating thereto, (vi) all
evidences of the filing of financing statements and other statements and the
registration of other instruments in connection therewith and amendments
thereto, notices to other creditors or secured parties, and certificates from
filing or other registration officers, (vii) all credit information, reports and
memoranda relating thereto, (viii) all claims, rights, powers or privileges and
remedies of any Assignor relating thereto or arising in connection therewith,
including, without limitation, all rights of such Assignor to make
determinations, to exercise any election (including, but not limited to,
election of remedies) or option or to give or receive any notice, consent,
waiver or approval, together with full power and authority to demand, receive,
enforce, collect or give receipt for any of the foregoing, to enforce or execute
any checks, or other instruments or orders, to file any claims and to take any
action which in the reasonable discretion of the Collateral Agent may be
necessary or advisable in connection with any of the foregoing, and (ix) all
other writings related in any way to the foregoing.
"Reserve Fund" shall have the meaning provided in the Senior Note
Indenture.
"Revolver Creditors" shall have the meaning provided in the first
paragraph of this Agreement.
"Revolving Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in
the Recitals to this Agreement.
"Secured Creditors" shall have the meaning provided in the first
paragraph of this Agreement.
"Secured Debt Documents" shall mean and include each of this
Agreement, the Revolving Credit Agreement, the other Revolving Credit Documents,
the Senior Note Documents, the HET/JCC Agreement and the other Minimum Payment
Guaranty Documents and all Shared Security Documents.
"Senior Note Creditors" shall have the meaning provided in the
first paragraph of this Agreement.
"Senior Note Documents" shall have the meaning provided in the
Recitals to this Agreement.
"Senior Note Guaranty" shall have the meaning provided in the
Recitals to this Agreement.
"Senior Note Holders" shall have the meaning provided in the
first paragraph of this Agreement.
"Senior Note Indenture" shall have the meaning provided in the
Recitals to this Agreement.
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"Senior Note Trustee" shall mean Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota,
National Association, in its capacity as trustee, pursuant to the Senior Note
Indenture, and any successor thereof as such trustee.
"Senior Notes" shall have the meaning provided in the Recitals to
this Agreement.
"Termination Date" shall have the meaning provided in Section
10.9 of this Agreement.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1. Notices. Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices,
requests, demands or other communications to or upon the respective parties
hereto shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered to the
party to which such notice, request, demand or other communication is required
or permitted to be given or made under this Agreement, addressed as follows:
(a) if to any Assignor, at the address set forth opposite its
signature below;
(b) if to the Collateral Agent:
Attention: The Bank of New York
00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone No.: 0-000-000-0000
(c) if to any Minimum Payment Guarantor, at the address set
forth in the Intercreditor Agreement;
(d) if to any Revolver Creditor, at the address set forth in
the Intercreditor Agreement;
(e) if to any Senior Note Creditor, to the Senior Note Trustee
at the address set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement;
or at such other address as shall have been furnished in writing by any Person
described above to the party required to give notice hereunder or, as to any
Secured Creditor, as may otherwise be specified in the applicable Secured Debt
Document.
10.2. Waiver; Amendment. None of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement may be changed, waived, modified or varied in any manner whatsoever
except in accordance with the terms of Section 16 of the Intercreditor
Agreement.
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10.3. Obligations Absolute. The obligations of each Assignor
hereunder shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not
be impaired by, (a) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement,
readjustment, composition, liquidation or the like of any Assignor; (b) any
exercise or non-exercise, or any waiver of, any right, remedy, power or
privilege under or in respect of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or
any other Secured Debt Document except as specifically set forth in a waiver
granted pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof; (c) any amendment to or modification of
any Secured Debt Document or any security for any of the Obligations; whether or
not any Assignor shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing; or (d)
any defect or any invalidity of this Agreement as same applies to any Assignor.
10.4. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon each Assignor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit
of the Collateral Agent and each Secured Creditor and their respective
successors and assigns, provided that no Assignor may transfer or assign any or
all of its rights or obligations hereunder except pursuant to an amendment to
the terms of this Agreement effected in accordance with the requirements of
Section 10.2 hereof. All agreements, statements, representations and warranties
made by each Assignor herein or in any certificate or other instrument delivered
by such Assignor or on its behalf under this Agreement shall be considered to
have been relied upon by the Secured Creditors and shall survive the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the other Secured Debt Documents regardless
of any investigation made by the Secured Creditors or on their behalf.
10.5. Headings. The headings of the several sections of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
10.6. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
10.7. GOVERNING LAW. EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS 6.3(b) THROUGH 6.3(f) HEREOF, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND
BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10.8. Assignors' Duties. It is expressly agreed, anything herein
contained to the contrary notwithstanding, that each Assignor shall remain
liable to perform all of the obligations, if any, assumed by it with respect to
the Collateral and the Collateral Agent shall not have any obligations or
liabilities with respect to any Collateral by reason of or arising out of this
Agreement, nor shall the Collateral Agent be required or obligated in any manner
to perform or fulfill any of the obligations of any Assignor under or with
respect to any Collateral.
10.9. Termination; Release. (a) After the Termination Date, this
Agreement and the security interests created hereby shall terminate (provided
that all indemnities set forth herein
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including, without limitation, in Article VIII hereof, shall survive any such
termination) and the Collateral Agent, at the request and expense of the
respective Assignor, will execute and deliver to such Assignor a proper
instrument or instruments (including Uniform Commercial Code termination
statements on form UCC-3) acknowledging the satisfaction and termination of this
Agreement, and will duly assign, transfer and deliver to such Assignor (without
recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Collateral of
such Assignor as may be in the possession of the Collateral Agent and as has not
theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this
Agreement. As used in this Agreement, "Termination Date" shall mean the date
upon which no obligations remain pursuant to the HET/JCC Agreement or any other
Minimum Payment Guaranty Documents and all Minimum Payment Guaranties have been
terminated, the total commitments under the Revolving Credit Agreement have been
terminated, all Minimum Payment Guaranties have been terminated, no Note under
the Revolving Credit Agreement is outstanding (and all Loans thereunder have
been repaid in full), all letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit
Agreement have been terminated, no Senior Notes are outstanding and all
Obligations then owing have been paid in full.
(b) The Collateral Agent shall release any or all of the
Collateral in accordance with the terms of Section 17 of the Intercreditor
Agreement. Furthermore, one or more Assignors (other than JCC Holding and JCC)
may be released from time to time as Assignors hereunder in accordance with the
terms of Section 17 of the Intercreditor Agreement.
10.10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of
which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of
counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with JCC and the
Collateral Agent.
10.11. The Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent will hold in
accordance with this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement all items of the
Collateral at any time received under this Agreement. It is expressly understood
and agreed that the obligations of the Collateral Agent as holder of the
Collateral and interest therein and with respect to the disposition thereof, and
otherwise under this Agreement, are only those expressly set forth in this
Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement.
10.12. Gaming Regulations. This Agreement and the security
interests granted hereby and any remedies contemplated hereby, are and shall
remain subject to the Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation Act,
La. R.S. 27:1 et seq., La. R.S. 27:201 et seq. and the rules and regulations
thereunder, as amended from time to time (collectively, the "Louisiana Gaming
Regulations"), and the exercise of remedies hereunder will be subject to the
Louisiana Gaming Regulations.
10.13. Additional Assignors. It is understood and agreed that any
Subsidiary of JCC Holding that is required to execute a counterpart of this
Agreement after the date hereof pursuant to any Secured Debt Document shall
automatically become an Assignor hereunder by executing a counterpart hereof and
by delivering the same to the Collateral Agent.
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10.14. Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement or any document or instrument executed by any
Assignor, this Agreement and all liens and security interests and rights granted
herein, and the priority thereof, are expressly subject to the provisions of the
Intercreditor Agreement which are incorporated herein by reference and made
applicable hereto. In addition, the Collateral Agent is the collateral agent
under and pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, and,
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the rights, powers, remedies
and obligations of the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be subject to the
provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. Any exercise or waiver by the
Collateral Agent of any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder or any other
act by the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be conclusive evidence of the
Collateral Agent's authority pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement against all
persons other than the Secured Creditors.
10.15. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is entered
into solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns and for the benefit of the Secured Creditors from time to
time and their respective successors and assigns and, except for the Secured
Creditors and their successors and assigns, there shall be no third party
beneficiaries hereof, nor shall any Person other than the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns, and the Secured Creditors and their
respective successors and assigns, be entitled to enforce the provisions hereof
or have any claims against any party hereto (or any Secured Creditor) or their
successors and assigns arising from, or under, this agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement
to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers, as the case may
be, as of the date first above written.
JCC HOLDING COMPANY,
as Assignor
By
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Title:
JAZZ CASINO COMPANY, L.L.C.,
as Assignor
By
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Title:
JCC CANAL DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C.,
as Assignor
By
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Title:
JCC XXXXXX DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C.,
as Assignor
By
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Title:
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JCC DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.L.C.,
as Assignor
By
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Title:
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Collateral Agent
By
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Title:
37
ANNEX A
to
Security Agreement
SCHEDULE OF PERMITTED LIENS
1. UCC-1 Financing Statement 09-986447, Lease
Filed: March 31, 2000, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Debtor: Jazz Casino Company
Secured Party: Conseco Finance Vendor Services Corp.
- Assignment 09-995126, filed February 14, 2001
Secured Party: Xxxxx Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc.
2. UCC-1 Financing Statement 09-985628, Lease
Filed: February 29, 2000, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Debtor: Jazz Casino Company, LLC
Secured Party: Conseco Finance Vendor Services Corp.
- Assignment 09-995115, filed February 14, 2001
Secured Party: Xxxxx Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc.
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ANNEX B
to
Security Agreement
SCHEDULE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND RECORD LOCATIONS
(Section 2.4)
Jurisdiction of
Organizational Organization or
Assignor Address Structure Incorporation
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JCC Holding Company One Canal Place, Suite 900 Corporation Delaware
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Jazz Casino Company Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
L.L.C. Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 liability
company
JCC Canal Development, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
L.L.C. Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 liability
company
JCC Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Development, LLC Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 liability
company
JCC Development, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
L.L.C. Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 liability
company
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ANNEX C
to
Security Agreement
SCHEDULE OF INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS
(Section 2.5)
All Assignors have Inventory and Equipment at the locations set forth below.
NAME OF ASSIGNOR LOCATION ADDRESS FUNCTION
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Offices of Jazz Casino One Canal Place, Suite 900 Casino Owner
Company, L.L.C. Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 offices
Offices of Xxxxxx'x New One Canal Place, Suite 900 Casino Manager
Orleans Management Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 offices
Company
Xxxxxx'x Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 0 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx premises
Premises Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Poydras Street Support On the site bounded by Xxxxxx Casino parking
Facility Premises Street, Poydras Street, facility
Convention Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Employee and Bus Parking On the site bounded by St. Ancillary parking
Support Facility Premises Louis Street, Lafitte Street and facilities
X. Xxxxxxxxx and X. Xxxxxx
Street
Warehouse 000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
CP3 Parking Lot at Canal 0 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Recruiting Office 512 X. Xxxxxx Recruiting and
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 Human Resources
Dealer School 201 Tchopitoulis Dealer School
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
40
ANNEX D
FORM OF CONSENT OF DEPOSITARY BANK
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[Name and Address of Pledged Account Bank]
re Security Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This will confirm the arrangements regarding the account of [name
of Assignor] (the "Assignor"), Account Number ______, which is currently
maintained with you (the "Account").
Pursuant to a Security Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2001, as
amended from time to time (the "Agreement"), between the Assignor, various other
Assignors and , as Collateral Agent (the "Collateral Agent"), the Assignor has
granted to the Collateral Agent a security interest in all cash, securities,
certificates, checks, drafts, investments and instruments from time to time
deposited in the Account.
All monies, securities, certificates, checks, drafts, investments
and instruments in the Account will become subject to the security interest
under the Agreement and subject to the terms of this letter arrangement as soon
as deposited therein. The Account shall not be subject to deduction, setoff,
banker's lien, or any other right in favor of any person other than the
Collateral Agent. The undersigned hereby waives any contractual or statutory
security interest, banker's lien and/or right of offset the undersigned has in
the Account and acknowledges receipt of the Security Agreement. The undersigned
further agrees to xxxx its records to reflect the security interest in favor of
the Collateral Agent in accordance with the Security Agreement and confirms that
its records indicate that no other party has been granted a security interest in
the Account The undersigned further agrees not to acknowledge or accept any
other parties' security interest in the Account or to enter into any other
agreement granting or acknowledging any other parties' control over or right to
make entitlement orders with respect to the Account.
Notwithstanding the security interest in favor of the Collateral
Agent, if the conditions set forth in Sections 5.3(e), 7.1(c) and 19.8 of the
Casino Lease (as defined the Senior Note Indenture) between Assignors and
Landlord occur, Landlord shall become the assignee and shall have the sole right
to draw upon and use all funds held in the Capital Replacement Fund for the
purposes, to the extent, and subject to the limitations, set forth in the
aforesaid Casino Lease. The Landlord's right to draw upon and use the Capital
Replacement Fund, as assignee upon the occurrence of such conditions shall be
superior to the rights of the Collateral Agent as set forth in
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Section 19.15 of the Casino Lease. Nothing in this paragraph shall act to
acknowledge any interest or right of Landlord in any Account other than the
Capital Replacement Account.
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Assignor also has granted the
Collateral Agent an irrevocable power of attorney to give the notice referred to
in the immediately succeeding sentence. Until you have received written notice
from an officer of the Collateral Agent stating that an Event of Default as
defined in the Agreement has occurred, the Assignor shall be entitled to make
withdrawals from the Account and to invest the funds therein. Upon your receipt
of such a written notice from an officer of the Collateral Agent directing you
to do so, at the end of each business day until further written notice only from
an officer of the Collateral Agent, each day's deposit to the Account are to be
sent by wire and intact to the account designated below or to such other account
designated in writing by an officer of the Collateral Agent:
[Address of Account]
For Credit: [name of Assignor]
Account #
This new arrangement will start upon your agreement to the
foregoing. This agreement cannot be amended or terminated without at least
thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent.
Very truly yours,
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By
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Title:
ACCEPTED this ____ day of
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[name of Assignor],
as Assignor
By
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Title:
[NAME OF PLEDGED ACCOUNT BANK]
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By
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Title:
43
ANNEX E
to
Security Agreement
PLEDGED ACCOUNTS
(Section 2.6(a))
BANK ACCOUNTS
Account
Financial Institution Account Title Number GL Number
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Jazz Casino Company, LLC; Casino Accounts (E30)
Chase Manhattan Bank Jazz Casino Co LLC Medical 475006070 X00-0000-0000-000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Benefits Account
X.X. 000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Chase Manhattan Bank Jazz Casino Co LLC Dental 475002709 X00-0000-0000-000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Benefits Account
X.X. 000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 812534211 E30-0000-1030-000
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Project Disbursement Account
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 542028035 E30-0000-1030-010
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Casino A/P Disbursement
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Account
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 812533665 E30-0000-1030-038
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Project Account
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 542028043 E30-0000-1030-062
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Casino Cage Disbursement
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 812533975 E30-0000-1030-070
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Casino Operating Account
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 882130002 E30-0000-1030-100
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Casino Telecheck Account
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 542028069 E30-0000-1030-585
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Casino Payroll Disbursement
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 812534203 E30-0000-1030-585
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Project Payroll Disbursement
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Account
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 882129748 E30-0000-1040-010
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Account
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 542029724
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Medical Insurance
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Disbursement Account
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 882129721 E31-0000-1030-000
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Corporate Operating Account
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 882294722
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Net Cash Proceeds Account
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 542028077 E31-0000-1030-010
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Corporate A/P Disbursement
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Account
Dryades Savings Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 800103797
X.X. Xxx 00000 X.X.X.X. Xxxxx Disbursement
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Account Checking
Dryades Savings Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 840100375
X.X. Xxx 00000 X.X.X.X. Xxxxx Disbursement
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Account Money Market
JCC Holding Company
Hibernia National Bank Jazz Casino Company, LLC 812533835 01-10100-00-00
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
JCC Development, L.L.C.
Hibernia National Bank JCC Development A/P 542028086 20-10100-00-00
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Hibernia National Bank JCC Development 812512978 20-10100-00-00
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Operating Account
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
JCC Xxxxxx Development, L.L.C.
Hibernia National Bank JCC Xxxxxx Development 812533592 30-10100-00-00
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Operating Account
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
JCC Canal Development, L.L.C.
Hibernia National Bank JCC Canal Development 812533606 40-10100-00-00
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Operating Account
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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ANNEX F
to
Security Agreement
SCHEDULE OF TRADE, FICTIONS AND OTHER NAMES
Xxxxxx'x New Orleans Casino
Xxxxxx'x Jazz Casino
Xxxxxx'x New Orleans Jazz Casino
45
ANNEX G
to
Security Agreement
I. SCHEDULE OF U.S. TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS
None
II. SCHEDULE OF PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR U.S. TRADEMARK
REGISTRATIONS ON THE BASIS OF USE IN COMMERCE
UNDER 17 USC SECTION 1051(a)
None
III. SCHEDULE OF PENDING APPLICATION FOR U.S. TRADEMARK
REGISTRATION ON THE BASIS OF INTENT TO USE THE
XXXX IN COMMERCE UNDER 17 USC SECTION 1051(b)
None
46
ANNEX H
to
Security Agreement
SCHEDULE OF LICENSE AGREEMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS
I. License Agreements
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None
II. Assignments
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None
47
ANNEX I
to
Security Agreement
SCHEDULE OF PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS
I. Patents
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None
II. Patent Applications
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None
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Application Serial No. Date Filed
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49
ANNEX J
to
Security Agreement
SCHEDULE OF COPYRIGHTS AND APPLICATIONS
I. Copyrights
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None
II. Copyright Applications
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None
50
ANNEX K
to
Security Agreement
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST
IN UNITED STATES TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, [Assignor], a ___________
[corporation/partnership/limited liability company] (the "Assignor") with
principal offices at _____________, hereby assigns and grants to The Bank of New
York, as Collateral Agent, with principal offices at 00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx.,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (the "Assignee"), a security interest in (i) all of the
Assignor's right, title and interest in and to the United States trademarks,
trademark registrations and trademark applications (the "Marks") set forth on
Schedule A attached hereto, (ii) all of the Assignor's right, title and interest
in and to the United States patents (the "Patents") set forth on Schedule B
attached, in each case together with (iii) all Proceeds (as such term is defined
in the Security Agreement referred to below) and products of the Marks and
Patents, (iv) the goodwill of the businesses symbolized by the Marks and (v) all
causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of
any of the Marks and Patents or unfair competition regarding the same.
THIS ASSIGNMENT is made to secure the full and prompt performance
and payment of all the Obligations, as such term is defined in the Security
Agreement among the Assignor, the other assignors from time to time party
thereto and the Assignee, dated as of March 30, 2001 (as amended, restated or
otherwise modified, from time to time, the "Security Agreement"). Upon the
occurrence of the Termination Date (as defined in the Security Agreement), the
Assignee shall, upon such satisfaction, execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the
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Assignor an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Marks
and Patents acquired under this Assignment.
This Assignment has been granted in conjunction with the security
interest granted to the Assignee under the Security Agreement. The rights and
remedies of the Assignee with respect to the security interest granted herein
are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the Security
Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by
reference. In the event that any provisions of this Assignment are deemed to
conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement
shall govern.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement
as of the ____ day of ____________, 200_.
[ASSIGNOR], as Assignor
By
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Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Collateral Agent, Assignee
By
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Title:
00
XXXXX XX XXX XXXX )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On this ____ day of __________, 200_ before me personally came
_________________ who, being by me duly sworn, did state as follows: that he is
_______________ of [Assignor], that he is authorized to execute the foregoing
Assignment on behalf of said corporation and that he did so by authority of the
Board of Directors of said corporation.
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Notary Public
00
XXXXX XX XXX XXXX )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On this ____ day of ___________, 200_, before me personally
came _____________________ who, being by me duly sworn, did state as follows:
that he is __________________ of The Bank of New York, that he is authorized to
execute the foregoing Assignment on behalf of said corporation and that he did
so by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation.
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Notary Public
55
SCHEDULE A
XXXX REG. NO. REG. DATE
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56
SCHEDULE B
PATENT PATENT NO. ISSUE DATE
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57
ANNEX L
to
Security Agreement
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST
IN UNITED STATES COPYRIGHTS
WHEREAS, [Assignor], a ____________
[corporation/partnership/limited liability company] (the "Assignor"), having its
chief executive office at ________________, is the owner of all right, title and
interest in and to the United States copyrights and associated United States
copyright registrations and applications for registration set forth in Schedule
A attached hereto;
WHEREAS, The Bank of New York, as Collateral Agent, having its
principal offices at 00000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx., Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (the
"Assignee"), desires to acquire a security interest in, and lien on, said
copyrights and copyright registrations and applications therefor and the
goodwill of the business symbolized by said copyrights; and
WHEREAS, the Assignor is willing to assign to the Assignee, and
to grant to the Assignee a security interest in and lien upon the copyrights and
copyright registrations and applications therefor described above;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions of the
Security Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2001, among the Assignor, the other
assignors from time to time party thereto and the Assignee (as amended, restated
or otherwise modified, from time to time, the "Security Agreement"), the
Assignor hereby assigns to the Assignee, and grants to the Assignee a security
interest in and a lien upon, the copyrights and copyright registrations and
applications therefor set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and the goodwill
of the business symbolized by said copyrights.
This Assignment has been granted in conjunction with the security
interest granted to the Assignee under the Security Agreement. The rights and
remedies of the Assignee with respect to the security interest granted herein
are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the Security
Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by
reference. In the event that any provisions of this Assignment are deemed to
conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement
shall govern.
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Executed at New York, New York, the __ day of _________, 200_.
[ASSIGNOR], as Assignor
By
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Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Assignee
By
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Name:
Title:
00
XXXXX XX XXX XXXX )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On this __ day of ___________, 200_ before me personally came
_______________, who being duly sworn, did depose and say that he is
___________________ of [Assignor], that he is authorized to execute the
foregoing Assignment on behalf of said corporation and that he did so by
authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation.
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Notary Public
