AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.1
Execution
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 1, 2007, is
entered into by and among: (1) GENIUS PRODUCTS, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Borrower”); (2) each of the
financial institutions party to this Agreement from time to time (each a
“Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”); (3) SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE (“Société Générale”), as administrative agent for the
Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral
agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”); and
(4) Société Générale as issuer of Letters of Credit (as defined below)
under this Agreement (in such capacity, the “L/C Issuer”). SG
Americas Securities, LLC has been given the title of lead arranger and sole
bookrunner in connection with this Agreement (in such capacity, the “Lead
Arranger”) and Alliance & Leicester Commercial Finance plc has been
given the title of managing lead arranger (in such capacity, the “Managing
Lead Arranger”).
RECITALS
A. The
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders
previously entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 10,
2007 (as it existed immediately prior to the Closing Date (as defined herein),
the “Original Agreement”);
B. The
Borrower has requested the Lenders consent to an increase the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment (as defined herein) and various other amendments to the Original
Agreement;
C. As
a result of such request, the parties wish to amend and restate the Original
Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above Recitals and the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree , effective as of the Closing
Date, that this Agreement amends and restates the Original Agreement in its
entirety as follows:
ARTICLE
I. INTERPRETATION.
1.01 Definitions. Unless
otherwise indicated in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, each term
set forth below, when used in this Agreement or any other Credit Document,
shall
have the respective meaning given to that term below or in the provision of
this
Agreement or other document, instrument or agreement referenced
below.
“Account”
shall mean an “account,” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(2) of
the UCC (or any other then applicable provision of the UCC).
“Account
Debtor” shall mean any Person who is or may become obligated under, with
respect to, or on account of an Account.
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“Acquired
Person” shall mean a Proposed Target that is the subject of a Permitted
Acquisition after the Original Closing Date.
“Acquired
Portion” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.03(c)(v).
“Adjusted
Borrowing Base Availability” shall mean, on each Monthly Release Date (and
the Proposed Interim Release Date or any other date following such Monthly
Release Date), an amount equal to:
(a) the
Borrowing Base Availability as of the end of the most recent calendar month
prior to such Monthly Release Date (each a “BB Calculation Month”),
minus
(b) the
amount of Cash allocated and applied to the Eligible Accounts (as contemplated
by the Intercreditor Agreement) during the period beginning on the first day
of
the calendar month immediately following the applicable BB Calculation Month
and
ending on the day prior to such Monthly Release Date, plus
(c) an
amount equal to: (i) the amount of Genius Receivables that have arisen during
the period beginning on the first day of the calendar month immediately
following the applicable BB Calculation Month and ending on the day prior to
such Monthly Release Date, minus (ii) an amount equal to the Return
Reserve Percentage multiplied by the amount set forth in
subsection (c)(i) above, multiplied by (iii) the Applicable Advance
Rate (as of such Monthly Release Date or such Proposed Interim Release Date,
as
applicable) for Eligible Genius Receivables, multiplied by (iv) 90%,
plus
(d) an
amount equal to: (i) the amount of Xxxxxxxxx Receivables that have arisen during
the period beginning on the first day of the calendar month immediately
following the applicable BB Calculation Month and ending on the day prior to
such Monthly Release Date, minus (ii) an amount equal to the Return
Reserve Percentage multiplied by the amount set forth in
subsection (d)(i) above, multiplied by (iii) the Applicable Advance
Rate (as of such Monthly Release Date or such Proposed Interim Release Date,
as
applicable) for Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables, multiplied by (iv) 90%,
minus
(e) the
amount of any Eligible Cash Amount that has been released from the Genius
Control Account from and after the most recent Monthly Release
Date.
“Administrative
Agent” shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (3) of the
introductory paragraph hereof.
“Administrative
Agent’s Fee Letter” shall mean the letter agreement dated as of the Original
Closing Date, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent regarding
certain fees payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as expressly
indicated therein.
“Affected
Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.15.
“Affected
L/C Issuer” shall have
the meaning given to that term in Section 2.15.
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“Affiliate”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) each Person that, directly or
indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially or as a trustee, guardian
or
other fiduciary, ten percent (10%) or more of any class of Equity Securities
of
such Person, (b) each Person that controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with such Person or any Affiliate of such Person or (c) each
of
such Person’s officers, directors, managers, joint venturers and partners;
provided, however, that in no case shall the Administrative Agent,
the Collateral Agent or any Lender be deemed to be an Affiliate of any Loan
Party for purposes of this Agreement. For the purpose of this
definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management
or
policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“Agreement”
shall mean this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“Agreement
Currency” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.18.
“Allocation
Certificate” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 5.01(a)(v).
“Anti-Terrorism
Law” shall mean each of: (a) the Executive Order; (b) the Patriot Act; (c)
the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. Sect. 1956; and (d) any
other Governmental Rule now or hereafter enacted to monitor, deter or otherwise
prevent terrorism or the funding or support of terrorism.
“Applicable
Advance Rate” shall mean (1) with respect to the Eligible Library
Value, 0%, (2) with respect to the Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables, 0% and (3)
with respect to Eligible Genius Receivables, 80%, in each case, subject to
(i)
reduction as set forth in Section 2.17 and (ii) increase upon the
unanimous written approval of the Lenders in their sole discretion pursuant
to
Section 8.04(a).
“Applicable
Concentration Percentage” shall mean (a) in the case of Wal-Mart, the
percentage set forth below in the column headed “Wal-Mart Concentration Limit”
and (b) in the case of each other Account Debtor, the percentage set forth
in the column headed “General Concentration Limit”, in each case, based on the
ratings set forth below and determined from time to time as set forth
herein:
S&P’s
Short Term
Debt
Rating for
such
Account Debtor
|
S&P’s
Long Term
Debt
Implied Rating
for
such Account Debtor
|
Wal-Mart
Concentration
Limit
|
General
Concentration
Limit
|
A-1+
|
>
AA-
|
55.0%
|
38.0%
|
A-1
|
>
A- < AA-
|
45.0%
|
33.0%
|
A-2
|
>
BBB < AA-
|
33.0%
|
28.0%
|
A-3
|
BBB-
|
18.0%
|
18.0%
|
<
A-3 or unrated
|
<
BBB- or unrated
|
7.0%
|
7.0%
|
If
S&P’s short term debt rating for an Account Debtor and S&P’s long term
debt implied rating for such Account Debtor are in different rows in the chart
above, then the level applicable to the lower rating shall apply.
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For
the
period from the Original Closing Date to the date immediately prior to the
Closing Date, the ratings above for each Account Debtor (and therefore the
Applicable Concentration Percentage for such Account Debtor) shall be determined
as set forth in the Original Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the
ratings above for each Account Debtor (and therefore the Applicable
Concentration Percentage for such Account Debtor) shall be determined from
a
certificate delivered by the Borrower on the Closing
Date. Thereafter, the ratings above for each Account Debtor (and
therefore the Applicable Concentration Percentage for such Account Debtor)
shall
be determined from the information provided by the Borrower pursuant to
Section 5.01(a)(iv)(A) (or, if the Borrower fails to provide such
information, as determined by the Administrative Agent (if requested by the
Required Lenders)). Any change in the Applicable Concentration
Percentage shall become effective on the Business Day after the Administrative
Agent receives (or obtains) such information.
“Applicable
Creditor” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.18.
“Applicable
Lending Office” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) in the case of
its Base Rate Loans, its Domestic Lending Office, and (b) in the case of its
LIBOR Loans, its Euro-Dollar Lending Office.
“Applicable
Margin” shall mean, with respect to each Loan (and with respect to the
calculation of Letter of Credit fees pursuant to Section 2.02(i)),
the per annum margin which is determined pursuant to the Pricing
Grid. The Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided in the
Pricing Grid and may change as set forth in the definition of Pricing
Grid.
“Approved
Fund” shall mean any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a
Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an
entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Assignee
Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.05(c).
“Assignment”
shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.05(c).
“Assignment
Agreement” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.05(c).
“Assignment
Effective Date” shall have, with respect to each Assignment Agreement, the
meaning set forth therein.
“Assignor
Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.05(c).
“Base
Rate” shall mean, on any day, the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on
such date and (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus one-half
percent (0.50%).
“Base
Rate Loan” shall mean, at any time, a Revolving Loan which then bears
interest as provided in clause (i) of Section 2.01(c).
“BB
Calculation Month” shall have meaning given to that term in the definition
of Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability.
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“Borrower”
shall have the meaning given to such terms in clause (1) of the introductory
paragraph hereof.
“Borrowing
Base Availability” shall mean, as of any date, based on a review of the then
applicable Borrowing Base Certificate, the most recent Library Value Report
and
other documents and information the Administrative Agent may reasonably request
or be in possession of from time to time, an amount equal to the sum of, without
duplication, the following: (1) the Eligible Library Value on such date
multiplied by the Applicable Advance Rate on such date, plus (2)
the Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables on such date multiplied by the
Applicable Advance Rate on such date, plus (3) the Eligible Genius
Receivables on such date multiplied by the Applicable Advance Rate on
such date, plus (4) the Eligible Cash Amount on such date.
“Borrowing
Base Certificate” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 5.01(a)(iv).
“Borrowing
Base Percentage” shall mean, as of each date of determination, an amount
(expressed as a percentage) equal to (a) the sum of (i) the Eligible Genius
Receivables on such date, (ii) the Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables on such date,
which amount shall be deemed to be $0 if the Applicable Advance Rate with
respect to Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables is not greater than 0% on such date
and (iii) the Eligible Library Value on such date, which amount shall be deemed
to be $0 if the Applicable Advance Rate with respect to the Eligible Library
Value is not greater than 0% on such date divided by (b) the sum of
(i) the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans outstanding on such date and
(ii) the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations outstanding on such
date.
“Business
Day” shall mean any day on which (a) commercial banks are not authorized or
required to close in New York, New York or London, England and (b) if such
Business Day is related to a LIBOR Loan, dealings in Dollar deposits are carried
out in the London interbank market.
“Canadian
Dollars” shall mean the lawful currency of Canada.
“Capital
Adequacy Requirement” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.11(d).
“Capital
Asset” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any tangible fixed or capital
asset owned or leased (in the case of a Capital Lease) by such Person, or any
expense incurred by such Person that is required by GAAP to be reported as
a
non-current asset on such Person’s balance sheet.
“Capital
Leases” shall mean any and all lease obligations that, in accordance with
GAAP, are required to be capitalized on the books of a lessee.
“Cash
Collateralize” shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the
Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer
and the Lenders, as collateral for the Obligations, cash or deposit account
balances in an amount equal to the L/C Obligations pursuant to documentation
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby
consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term shall have a
corresponding meaning.
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“Cash
Collection Ratio” shall mean, as of the last day of each calendar quarter,
the percentage equal to the ratio of (a) Cash Collections for such fiscal
quarter to (b) the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base Availability as at the
first day of such fiscal quarter and (ii) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment
as
at the first day of such fiscal quarter.
“Cash
Collections” shall mean, with respect to any period, the amount of
immediately available funds attributable to payments on the Xxxxxxxxx
Receivables and the Genius Receivables allocated and deposited into the Genius
Control Account from the Central Lockbox Account pursuant to the Intercreditor
Agreement during such period.
“Cash
Equivalents” shall mean:
(a) Direct
obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America or obligations
of
any agency of the United States of America to the extent such obligations are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in each
case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) Certificates
of deposit maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued
by, or normal business bank accounts with, a commercial bank or trust company
organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof
or
that is a Lender; provided that (i) such deposits are denominated in
Dollars, (ii) such bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided
profits of not less than $100,000,000 and (iii) such bank or trust company
has certificates of deposit or other debt obligations rated at least A-1 (or
its
equivalent) by S&P or P-1 (or its equivalent) by Xxxxx’x Investors Service,
Inc.;
(c) Open
market commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition
thereof issued by a corporation organized under the laws of the United States
of
America or a state thereof; provided such commercial paper is rated at
least A-1 (or its equivalent) by S&P or P-1 (or its equivalent) by Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc.;
(d) Any
repurchase agreement entered into with a commercial bank or trust company
organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof
or
that is a Lender; provided that (i) such bank or trust company has
capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $100,000,000,
(ii) such bank or trust company has certificates of deposit or other debt
obligations rated at least A-1 (or its equivalent) by S&P or P-1 (or its
equivalent) by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., (iii) the repurchase
obligations of such bank or trust company under such repurchase agreement are
fully secured by a perfected security interest in a security or instrument
of
the type described in clause (a), (b) or (c) above and (iv) such security
or instrument so securing the repurchase obligations has a fair market value
at
the time such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than 100% of
such
repurchase obligations; and
(e) Shares
of any money market, mutual or similar fund that has all or at least 90% of
its
assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses
(a) through (d) above.
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“Central
Lockbox Account” shall mean the “Central Lockbox Account” as defined in the
Intercreditor Agreement.
“Change
of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the
following:
(a) (i) The
Xxxxxxxxx Company shall cease to beneficially own and control, directly or
indirectly, at least 50.1% of the Equity Securities of the Borrower or (ii)
The
Xxxxxxxxx Company’s level of representation on an actual or percentage basis on
the board of directors of the Borrower or any other governing body of the
Borrower as of the Original Closing Date is reduced below 28%; or
(b) (i) GPI
shall cease to beneficially own and control, directly or indirectly, at least
30% of the Equity Securities of the Borrower, (ii) GPI shall cease to be the
managing member of the Borrower or (iii) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
(or
any successor of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) shall cease to be a member of
the
board of directors of the Borrower; or
(c) Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx or Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx shall cease to be employed by The Xxxxxxxxx
Company; or
(d) An
acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record,
in
a transaction or series of transactions of Equity Securities in GPI representing
more than 35% of either the aggregate voting power or the aggregate equity
value
represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Securities in GPI, whether
pursuant to a merger, consolidation, reorganization (including the Bankruptcy
Code of the United States of America), issuances by GPI of Equity Securities
or
otherwise, by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3)
or 14(d)(2) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended);
or
(e) A
sale, assignment, transfer, contribution or other disposition, directly or
indirectly, of all or substantially all of the property, business or assets
of
GPI to any Person or group of Persons; or
(f) A
confirmation of any plan of reorganization or liquidation under, or sale of
assets pursuant to, the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, any
out-of-pocket recapitalization or reorganization transaction or exchange offer,
in any case in which more than 35% of either the aggregate voting power or
the
aggregate equity value represented by the issued and outstanding Equity
Securities in GPI is issued to a Person or group of Persons in exchange for
all
or a significant portion of GPI’s outstanding debt or other securities, or a
deed in lieu of a foreclosure or any other remedy or right at law or contract
by
which 35% or more of either the aggregate voting power or the aggregate equity
value represented by the issued and outstanding equity interests in GPI or
substantially all of GPI’s assets is/are surrendered, assigned or otherwise
transferred to any Person or group of Persons; or
(g) The
dissolution or liquidation of GPI; or
(h) The
Borrower shall cease to (i) beneficially own and control, directly or
indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Securities of a Subsidiary
of the Borrower or
(ii)
control the board of directors of such Subsidiary or any other governing body
of
such Subsidiary.
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For
the
purpose of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its
management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by
contract or otherwise.
“Change
of Law” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.11(b).
“Closing
Date” shall mean the time and Business Day on which all conditions precedent
in Section 3.01 have been satisfied or waived.
“Collateral”
shall mean all property in which the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent
or any Lender has a Lien to secure the Obligations or the Guaranty.
“Collateral
Agent” shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (3) of the
introductory paragraph hereof.
“Collateral
Audit” shall mean an audit, review and inspection of all or a part of the
collateral of the Borrower and the Guarantors in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, conducted by Ernst & Young, KPMG
or another similarly qualified third-party auditor reasonably satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent and, if required by the Administrative Agent from
time
to time, directly engaged by the Administrative Agent to perform such audit,
review and inspection, the scope of which is satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and in any event includes a review and confirmation that: (1) the Eligible
Account criteria have been applied correctly in determining the Adjusted
Borrowing Base Availability and the Borrowing Base Availability in connection
with the delivery of Borrowing Base Certificates pursuant to
Section 5.01(a)(iv) and Compliance Certificates pursuant to
Section 5.01(a)(iii) or such times as provided in this Agreement;
(2) all Accounts of the Borrower and the Guarantors that are identified as
Eligible Accounts satisfy all applicable criteria for Eligible Accounts; and
(3)
the Accounts the Borrower represents as existing and owned by the Borrower
or a
Guarantor do in fact exist and are in fact owned by the Borrower or such
Guarantor.
“Commercial
Letter of Credit” shall mean any documentary letter of credit issued by the
L/C Issuer under this Agreement, either as originally issued or as the same
may
be supplemented, modified, amended, extended, restated or
supplanted.
“Commitment
Fee” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.04(b).
“Communications”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b).
“Compliance
Certificate” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 5.01(a)(iii).
“Confidential
Information” shall mean information delivered to any Lender or the
Administrative Agent by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to the Credit
Documents that is proprietary in nature and that is clearly marked or labeled
as
being confidential information of such
Loan
Party; provided; however, that such term does not include
information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to the receiving
party prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes
publicly known through no act or omission by the receiving party or any person
acting on its behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to the receiving party
other than through disclosure by any Loan Party or (d) constitutes financial
statements delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under
Section 5.01(a) that are otherwise publicly available.
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“Contingent
Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) any Guaranty
Obligation of that Person; and (b) any direct or indirect obligation or
liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person (i) in respect of any Surety
Instrument issued for the account of that Person or as to which that Person
is
otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings or payments, (ii) as a partner
or
joint venturer in any partnership or joint venture, (iii) to purchase any
materials, supplies or other property from, or to obtain the services of,
another Person if the relevant contract or other related document or obligation
requires that payment for such materials, supplies or other property, or for
such services, shall be made regardless of whether delivery of such materials,
supplies or other property is ever made or tendered, or such services are ever
performed or tendered, or (iv) in respect to any Rate Contract that is not
entered into in connection with a bona fide hedging operation that provides
offsetting benefits to such Person. The amount of any Contingent
Obligation shall (subject, in the case of Guaranty Obligations, to the last
sentence of the definition of “Guaranty Obligation”) be deemed equal to the
maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, and shall, with
respect to item (b)(iv) of this definition be marked to market on a current
basis.
“Contractual
Obligation” of any Person shall mean, any indenture, note, lease, loan
agreement, security, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, guaranty,
instrument, contract, agreement or other form of contractual obligation or
undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any
of
its property is bound.
“Control
Agreement” shall mean a control agreement or blocked account agreement among
the Borrower or a Guarantor, a depository bank or securities intermediary,
as
the case may be, and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of
Exhibit J or in such other form as shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
“Credit
Documents” shall mean and include this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty,
the Security Documents, each Letter of Credit Application, each Notice of Loan
Borrowing, each Notice of Interest Period Selection, each Notice of Conversion,
all Lender Rate Contracts, the Perfection Certificate, the Intercreditor
Agreement, the Administrative Agent’s Fee Letter, all other documents,
instruments and agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent or any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 and all other
documents, instruments and agreements delivered by any Loan Party to the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender in connection with
this
Agreement or any other Credit Document on or after the date of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, any amendments, consents or waivers, as the
same
may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to
time.
“Credit
Event” shall mean the making of any Loan; or the making of an L/C Credit
Extension.
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“Debtor
Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America,
and all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium,
rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor
relief Governmental Rules from time to time in effect affecting the rights
of
creditors generally.
“Decreasing
Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.03(c)(v).
“Default”
shall mean any event or circumstance not yet constituting an Event of Default
which, with the giving of any notice or the lapse of any period of time or
both,
would become an Event of Default.
“Default
Rate” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.07(c).
“Defaulting
Lender” shall mean a Lender that (a) has failed to fund its portion of any
Revolving Loan Borrowing or any participations in Letters of Credit required
to
be funded by it under this Agreement and has continued in such failure for
three
Business Days after written notice from the Administrative Agent, (b) has
otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent
or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within
three Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith
dispute, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a
receivership, bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.
“Designated
Person” shall mean any Person who (i) is named on the list of Specially
Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Department of
the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and/or any other similar lists
maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control pursuant to authorizing statute, executive order or regulation, (ii)
(A)
is a Person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to
blocking pursuant to Section 1 of the Executive Order or any related
legislation or any other similar executive order(s) or (B) engages in any
dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of the Executive Order or
is otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner violative of
Section 2 of the Executive Order or (iii)(X) is an agency of the government
of a country, (Y) an organization controlled by a country, or (Z) a Person
resident in a country that is subject to a sanctions program identified on
the
list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign
Assets Control, or as otherwise published from time to time, as such program
may
be applicable to such agency, organization or Person.
“Distributions”
shall mean the declaration or (without duplication) payment of any distributions
or dividends (in cash, property or obligations) on, or other payments on account
of, or the setting apart of money for a sinking or other analogous fund for,
or
the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of, any membership
interests or shares of any class of Equity Securities of any Loan Party or
of
any warrants, options or other rights to acquire the same (or to make any
payments to any Person, such as “phantom membership” or “phantom stock”
payments, where the amount is calculated with reference to the fair market
or
equity value of any Loan Party), but excluding distributions or dividends
payable solely in membership interests or shares of common stock of any Loan
Party.
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“Dollars”
and “$” shall mean the lawful currency of the United States of America
and, in relation to any payment under this Agreement, same day or immediately
available funds.
“Dollar
Equivalent” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) as to any
amount denominated in Dollars, such amount on such date, and (b) as to any
relevant amount denominated in a currency other than Dollars, the amount of
Dollars which could be purchased with the amount of such alternate currency
involved in such computation at the spot exchange rate therefor as quoted by
the
Administrative Agent as of 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the date two Business
Days prior to the date of any determination therefor for purchase on such
date.
“Domestic
Lending Office” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) initially, its
office designated as such in Schedule I (or, in the case of any Lender
which becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(c) or by an
assignment pursuant to Section 8.05(c), its office designated as
such in the applicable documentation executed pursuant to those Sections, as
applicable) and (b) subsequently, such other office or offices as such
Lender may designate to the Administrative Agent as the office at which such
Lender’s Base Rate Loans will thereafter be maintained and for the account of
which all payments of principal of, and interest on, such Lender’s Base Rate
Loans will thereafter be made.
“Domestic
Subsidiary” shall mean each direct or indirect Subsidiary of GPI or the
Borrower which is organized under the laws of the United States of America
or
any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Due
Inquiry” shall mean any and all inquiry, investigation and analysis which a
prudent Person would commercially reasonably undertake and complete with
diligence with the intent of coming to as complete an understanding as
reasonably possible of material facts or circumstances, and shall include,
but
shall not be limited to, a review of relevant records in such Person’s
possession and inquiry of appropriate employees, officers and
directors.
“Effective
Amount” shall mean (i) with respect to Revolving Loans on any date, the
aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any
borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans occurring on such
date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount
of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit
Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount
of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any
reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or
any
reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit
taking effect on such date.
“Eligible
Assignee” shall mean (a) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and any
Approved Fund of any Lender; and (b) a Person that is (i) a commercial
finance company, commercial finance lender, commercial bank, savings and loan
association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States of
America, or any state thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of
at
least $100,000,000, (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any
other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and
Development (the “OECD”), or a political subdivision of any such country,
and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000;
provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in
the country in which it is organized or another country which is also
a
member of the OECD, (iii) a Person that is primarily engaged in the
business of commercial banking or commercial lending and that is (x) a
Subsidiary of a Lender, (y) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a Lender is a
Subsidiary, or (z) a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary or
(iv) any other Person that is primarily engaged in the business of
commercial banking or commercial lending that is acceptable to the Borrower
and
the Administrative Agent in each of their sole discretion; provided that
notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include any Loan
Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party.
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“Eligible
Accounts” shall mean, as of any date of determination, those Accounts owed
to the Borrower or any Guarantor that (1) arise out of the Borrower’s or such
Guarantor’s sale of goods or rendition of services, (2) are created by the
Borrower or such Guarantor in the ordinary course of business, (3) comply
with each and all of the representations and warranties with respect to Accounts
made by the Borrower and the Guarantors to the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent or the Lenders in this Agreement and in the other Credit
Documents and (4) are contractually obligated to be paid pursuant to a
binding agreement to the Borrower or such Guarantor and which are reasonably
expected by the Borrower or such Guarantor to be paid and collected from the
relevant obligor (and in any event net of actual returns in excess of applicable
return reserves). Eligible Accounts shall not include:
(a) Any
Account that is payable more than 90 days after shipment of the underlying
goods
or the rendition of the underlying service under standard terms or 120 days
after shipment of the underlying goods or the rendition of the underlying
service under extended promotional terms;
(b) Any
Account that has not been paid 90 days after the invoice due date for such
Account (exclusive of amounts that are being disputed or contested in good
faith);
(c) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor if more than 10% of the total
outstanding amounts of such Account Debtor have not been paid within 90 days
after the invoice due date of each Account of such Account Debtor (exclusive
of
amounts that are being disputed or contested in good faith);
(d) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor if (i) such Account Debtor has one
or
more Accounts that is between 61 and 90 days past the due date on the applicable
invoice (exclusive of amounts that are being disputed or contested in good
faith) and (ii) such past-due Account or Accounts, if characterized as an
Eligible Account or Eligible Accounts, would comprise more than 10% of all
Eligible Accounts of all Account Debtors as of the date of the determination
thereof, but only to the extent of such Eligible Accounts comprising more than
10% of all Eligible Accounts of all Account Debtors as of the date of the
determination thereof;
(e) That
portion of an Account or the Accounts from an Account Debtor which represents
the amount by which the Borrower’s and the Guarantor’s total Accounts from such
Account Debtor (other than any Account for which no portion thereof has an
Applicable Advance Rate applicable to it that is greater than zero) exceed
such
Account Debtor’s Applicable Concentration Percentage of the Borrower’s and the
Guarantor’s total Eligible Accounts; The
amount of any Account attributable to Borrower’s or the applicable Guarantor’s
Return Reserve;
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(f) Any
Account which is to be paid in a currency other than Dollars or Canadian
Dollars (Accounts denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be calculated as set
forth in Section 1.12(b));
(g) Any
Account with respect to which goods are placed on consignment, guaranteed sale,
sale or return (other than VMI Accounts), sale on
approval, or xxxx and hold, are C.O.D. or subject to conditional sale contracts,
or other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be
conditional (including any Account which, in the reasonable discretion of the
Administrative Agent, is subject to material conditions precedent to payment
other than the passage of time);
(h) Any
Account for which there is a bona fide request for a credit, adjustment,
compromise, offset, counterclaim, dispute or liability; provided,
however, that only the portion subject to such bona fide request shall be
excluded from such Accounts, provided, however, further that upon
resolution of such request, adjustment, compromise, offset, counterclaim,
dispute or liability, the amount, if any, determined to be owed to Borrower
or
the applicable Guarantor shall again be included as an Eligible Account to
the
extent such Account otherwise satisfies the requirements of this
definition;
(i) Any
Account with respect to any item of product (e.g. an item of inventory with
its
own unique SKU number) for which the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor cannot
warrant sufficient title to the underlying rights or has sold or otherwise
disposed of the underlying rights; provided, that all Accounts accruing
prior to such sale or disposition that are excluded from the assets sold, shall
be included;
(j) Any
Account in which the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of itself, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders) does not have a first priority perfected
security interest under the UCC and applicable copyright law (where
appropriate); provided, however, that Accounts with respect to the
Xxxxxxxxx Receivables shall be excluded under this clause (k) only if (i) the
Collateral Agent (for the benefit of itself, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders) does not have at least a second priority perfected security interest
or
(ii) the Administrative Agent has not received a waiver of set-off agreement
from The Xxxxxxxxx Company, LLC in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent or any such agreement is not in full force and
effect;
(k) Any
Account with respect to which the goods giving rise to such Account have not
been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor or the services giving rise to
such Account have not been performed by the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor
or accepted by such Account Debtor, any Account that represents progress
payments or other advance xxxxxxxx that are due prior to the completion of
performance by the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor of the subject contract
for goods and services or any Account that otherwise does not represent a final
sale by the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor; Any
Account with respect to the Xxxxxxxxx Receivables, except if (i) the
Borrower has obtained and delivered to the Administrative Agent a waiver of
set-off agreement from The Xxxxxxxxx Company, LLC in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to an Account and such
agreement is in full force and effect, those amounts from such Account
representing the Borrower’s or the applicable Guarantor’s interests in its
distribution fee, reimbursable manufacturing costs, reimbursable distribution
expenses and reimbursable marketing expenses under the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution
Agreement and (ii) such amounts are required to be transferred from the
Central Lockbox Account to the Genius Control Account pursuant to the
Intercreditor Agreement;
(l) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor that is an Affiliate of the Borrower
or any other Loan Party (other than The Xxxxxxxxx Company);
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(m) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor that is not located in the United
States of America or Canada, unless the Account is supported by a letter of
credit or other form of guaranty or security, in any case, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(n) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor that is the United States of America
or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof or any state, city or
municipality of the United States of America;
(o) Any
Account from an Account Debtor with respect to which the Borrower or any other
Loan Party is or may become liable to such Account Debtor for goods sold or
services rendered by the Account Debtor to the Borrower or any other Loan
Party;
(p) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor that is subject to any insolvency
or
bankruptcy proceeding, or that becomes insolvent, fails or shuts down a material
portion of its business;
(q) The
amount of any Account that represents a chargeback, finance charges, collection
costs or accrued advertising; or
(r) Any
Account the collection of which the Borrower does not reasonably expect to
be
repaid.
“Eligible
Cash Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Dollar amount
of funds actually in the Genius Control Account that are properly designated
as
an “Eligible Cash Amount” as of such date pursuant to
Section 2.05(a)(i)(B) or Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(1)(II)
(as applicable).
“Eligible
Genius Receivables” shall mean, as of any date of determination, that
portion of Genius Receivables that are Eligible Accounts.
“Eligible
Library Value” shall mean, as of any date of determination, that portion of
the Library Value on such date for which the Borrower or a Guarantor is (i)
the
copyright owner or (ii) a licensee under an Inbound Distribution Agreement
to
the extent the terms of the Inbound Distribution Agreement transfer an interest
in the asset licensed under the Inbound Distribution Agreement
to the Borrower or a Guarantor for a period of time that is reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that survives or is assumable in
bankruptcy, in each case, to the extent the Administrative
Agent receives a legal opinion from time to time in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to it from legal counsel to the Borrower
and
Guarantors (acceptable to the Administrative Agent) confirming the foregoing
criteria has been satisfied.
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“Eligible
Xxxxxxxxx Receivables” shall mean, as of any date of determination, that
portion of the Xxxxxxxxx Receivables that are Eligible Accounts.
“Environmental
Damages” shall mean all claims, judgments, damages, losses, penalties,
liabilities (including strict liability), costs and expenses, including costs
of
investigation, remediation, defense, settlement and reasonable attorneys’ fees
and consultants’ fees, that are incurred at any time (a) as a result of the
existence of any Hazardous Material upon, about or beneath any real property
owned by the Loan Parties or migrating or threatening to migrate to or from
any
such real property, (b) arising from any investigation, proceeding or
remediation of any location at which the Loan Parties or any predecessors are
alleged to have directly or indirectly disposed of Hazardous Materials or (c)
arising in any manner whatsoever out of any violation of Environmental Laws
by
any Loan Party or with respect to any real property owned or used by any Loan
Party.
“Environmental
Laws” shall mean the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401
etseq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C.
Section 1251 etseq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 etseq.; the Comprehensive
Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (including the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, “CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C.
Section 9601 etseq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15
U.S.C. Section 2601 etseq.; the Occupational Safety and
Health Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 651; the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Section 11001 etseq.;
the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. Section 801
etseq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f
etseq.; and all other Governmental Rules relating
to the
preservation or protection of human health and safety and the environment,
including all Governmental Rules pertaining to the reporting, licensing,
permitting, transportation, storage, disposal, investigation or remediation
of
emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials
into the air, land, surface water, groundwater, or any other water, or relating
to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transportation or handling of Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental
Permits” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other
authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity
Securities” of any Person shall mean (a) all common stock, preferred
stock, participations, shares, partnership interests, limited liability company
interests or other equity interests in and of such Person (regardless of how
designated and whether or not voting or non-voting) and (b) all warrants,
options and other rights to acquire any of the foregoing.
“ERISA”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
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“ERISA
Affiliate” shall mean any Person that is treated as a single employer with
any Loan Party under Sections 414(b) or (c) of the IRC (and Sections 414(m)
and
(o) of the IRC for purposes of the provisions relating to Section 412 of
the IRC).
“ERISA
Event” shall mean (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b)
a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan
subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a
“substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a
cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under
Section 4062(e) of ERISA which could give rise to any liability with
respect to such withdrawal; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan
Party
or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a
Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent
to
terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment
as a
termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of
proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event
or
condition which could constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for
the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension
Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title
IV of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under
Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party or any ERISA
Affiliate.
“Euro-Dollar
Lending Office” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) initially,
its office designated as such in Schedule I (or, in the case of any
Lender which becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(c) or by an
assignment pursuant to Section 8.05(c), its office designated as
such in the applicable documentation executed pursuant to those Sections, as
applicable) and (b) subsequently, such other office or offices as such
Lender may designate to the Administrative Agent as the office at which such
Lender’s LIBOR Loans will thereafter be maintained and for the account of which
all payments of principal of, and interest on, such Lender’s LIBOR Loans will
thereafter be made.
“Event
of Default” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 6.01.
“Evergreen
Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.02(b)(iii).
“Executive
Order” shall mean Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financings: -
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten
To Commit, or Support Terrorism issued on 23rd September, 2001.
“Federal
Funds Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards to
the nearest 1/16 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight
Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged
by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank
on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided, that (a) if
such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be
such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so
published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is
so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for
such day shall be the average rate charged to Société Générale on such day on
such transactions as reasonably determined by the Administrative
Agent.
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“Federal
Reserve Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
“Financial
Statements” shall mean, with respect to any accounting period for any
Person, statements of income and cash flows (and, in the case of financial
statements in respect of a fiscal year, statements of retained earnings, or
stockholders’ equity or members’ equity or partners’ capital) of such Person for
such period, and a balance sheet of such Person as of the end of such period,
setting forth in each case in comparative form figures for the corresponding
period in the preceding fiscal year if such period is less than a full fiscal
year or, if such period is a full fiscal year, corresponding figures from the
preceding annual audited financial statements and, in each case, corresponding
figures from the comparable budgeted and projected figures for such period,
all
prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP.
“Foreign
Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan maintained or contributed to by
any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate which is mandated or governed by any
Governmental Rule of any Governmental Authority other than the United
States.
“Foreign
Guarantor Subsidiary” shall mean each Foreign Subsidiary that is not a
Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiary.
“Foreign
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” shall mean a Foreign Subsidiary that the Borrower
reasonably anticipates in good faith would have material earnings and profits
which would not be taxable under Subpart F of the Internal Revenue Code absent
being party to the Guaranty and the Borrower has provided a certificate
concerning such determination to the Administrative Agent. The
Borrower shall provide a certificate confirming such determination to the
Administrative Agent upon request from the Administrative Agent from time to
time.
“Foreign
Subsidiary” shall mean each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower or
a Guarantor which is organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States
of
America or any state thereof.
“Fund”
shall mean any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged
in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and
similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its
business.
“GAAP”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles and practices as in effect
in the United States of America from time to time, consistently
applied.
“Genius
Control Account” shall mean an account controlled by the Collateral Agent
pursuant to a blocked account agreement or other agreement reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent into which
funds are deposited from time to time (including funds from the Central Lockbox
Account in the manner set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement).
“Genius
Receivables” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Accounts of
the Borrower or any Guarantor arising from sales and other dispositions of
merchandise that are not governed by the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution
Agreement.
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“Governmental
Authority” shall mean any domestic or foreign national, state or local
government, any political subdivision thereof, any department, agency, authority
(including any tax authority) or bureau of any of the foregoing, or any other
entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, tax or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including, without
limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve
Board, the Comptroller of the Currency, any central bank or any comparable
authority.
“Governmental
Authorization” shall mean any permit, license, registration, approval,
finding of suitability, authorization, plan, directive, order, consent,
exemption, waiver, consent order or consent decree of or from, or notice to,
action by or filing with, any Governmental Authority.
“Governmental
Charges” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all levies, assessments,
fees, claims or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority upon such
Person or any of its property or otherwise payable by such Person.
“Governmental
Rule” shall mean any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code
interpretation, judgment, decree, directive, Governmental Authorization,
guidelines, policy or similar form of decision of any Governmental
Authority.
“GPI”
shall mean Genius Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Guarantor”
shall mean GPI and each now existing or hereafter acquired or created direct
or
indirect Domestic Subsidiary and Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary which becomes
a
party to the Guaranty.
“Guaranty”
shall mean the Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Original Closing Date,
executed by GPI and each direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary and Foreign
Guarantor Subsidiary party thereto.
“Guaranty
Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect
liability of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend,
letter of credit or other obligation (the “primary obligations”) of another
Person (the “primary obligor”), including any obligation of that Person, whether
or not contingent, (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such
primary obligations or any property constituting direct or indirect security
therefor, or (b) to advance or provide funds (i) for the payment or
discharge of any such primary obligation, or (ii) to maintain working
capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the
net worth or solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial
condition of the primary obligor, or (c) to purchase property, securities
or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary
obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary
obligation, or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any
such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof, provided that the
term
“Guaranty Obligation” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit
in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guaranty
Obligation shall be deemed equal to the stated or determinable amount of the
primary obligation in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or,
if
not stated or if indeterminable, the maximum liability in respect
thereof.
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“Hazardous
Materials” shall mean all pollutants, contaminants and other materials,
substances and wastes which are hazardous, toxic, caustic, harmful or dangerous
to human health or the environment, including petroleum and petroleum products
and byproducts, radioactive materials, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls
and
all materials, substances and wastes which are classified or regulated as
“hazardous,” “toxic” or similar descriptions under any Environmental
Law.
“Honor
Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.02(c)(i).
“ICC”
shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.02(h).
“Impairment
Proceeds” shall mean any amount paid to any Loan Party under any insurance
policy set forth in Section 5.01(d) or as a result of any casualty,
condemnation or taking with respect to any inventory of the Loan Parties or
the
Collateral the proceeds of which are not required to be applied to the
“Xxxxxxxxx Secured Obligations” under and as defined in the Intercreditor
Agreement prior to the Obligations.
“Inbound
Distribution Agreement” shall mean any binding agreement between a Loan
Party and another Person (other than a Loan Party) that grants such Loan Party
a
right to distribute or market the merchandise of such other Person.
“Increase
Effective Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.03(c)(iv).
“Increasing
Lenders” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.03(c)(i).
“Indebtedness”
of any Person shall mean, without duplication:
(a) All
obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other
similar instruments and all other obligations of such Person for borrowed money
(including obligations to repurchase receivables and other assets sold with
recourse);
(b) All
obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or
services (including obligations under letters of credit and other credit
facilities which secure or finance such purchase price), except for trade
accounts payable; provided that (i) such trade accounts payable
arise in the ordinary course of business and (ii) no material part of any
such account is more than sixty (60) days past due;
(c) All
obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention
agreements with respect to property acquired by such Person (to the extent
of
the value of such property if the rights and remedies of the seller or the
lender under such agreement are limited solely to repossession or sale of such
property);
(d) All
obligations of such Person as lessee under or with respect to Capital
Leases;
(e) All
obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, under or with respect
to
Surety Instruments; All
obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, under or with respect
to
Rate Contracts on a marked to market basis;
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(f) All
Unfunded Pension Liabilities of such Person;
(g) All
obligations of such Person with respect to letters of credit, whether drawn
or
undrawn, contingent or otherwise;
(h) All
obligations of such Person with respect to off-balance sheet liabilities,
including synthetic leases;
(i) All
Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to the obligations of other
Persons of the types described in clauses (a) - (i) above and all other
Contingent Obligations of such Person; and
(j) All
obligations of other Persons of the types described in clauses (a) - (j) above
to the extent secured by (or for which any holder of such obligations has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any
property (including accounts and contract rights) of such Person, even though
such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such
obligations, but only to the extent of the fair market value of such
property;
provided,
however, that Indebtedness shall not include agreements to make advance
payments permitted by Section 5.02(q) or agreements to make payments in
respect of Qualified Co-Productions permitted by Section
5.02(e)(viii).
“Indemnitees”
shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.03.
“Intellectual
Property Security Agreement” shall mean that certain Intellectual Property
Security Agreement, dated as of the Original Closing Date, among the Borrower,
each Guarantor party thereto and the Collateral Agent.
“Intercreditor
Agreement” shall mean the Allocation of Accounts Receivable and
Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Original Closing Date, executed by
and
among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Borrower and The
Xxxxxxxxx Company, as may be amended from time to time.
“Interest
Period” shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Loan, the time periods
selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or
Section 2.01(d) which commences on the first day of such Loan or the
effective date of any conversion and ends on the last day of such time period,
and thereafter, each subsequent time period selected by the Borrower pursuant
to
Section 2.01(e) that commences on the last day of the immediately
preceding time period and ends on the last day of that time period.
“Interim
Prepayment Amount” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(1)(II).
“Interim
Release of Funds Certificate” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(1).
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“Investment”
of any Person shall mean any loan or advance of funds by such Person to any
other Person (other than advances to employees of such Person for moving and
travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary
course of business), any purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Securities
or Indebtedness of any other Person, any capital contribution by such Person
to
or any other investment by such Person in any other Person and any Guaranty
Obligations of such Person with respect to obligations of such other Person
and
any indebtedness of such Person of the type described in clause (k) of the
definition of “Indebtedness” on behalf of any other Person; provided,
however, that Investments shall not include (a) accounts receivable
or
other indebtedness owed by customers of such Person (other than the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary) that are current assets and arose from sales of inventory or
services in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, or (b) prepaid
expenses of such Person incurred and prepaid in the ordinary course of
business.
“IRC”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Joint
Venture” shall mean a joint venture, limited liability company, corporation,
partnership or other entity (other than a Subsidiary) in which a Loan Party
and
one or more other Persons who are not Loan Parties have ownership
interests. “Joint Venture” shall include any direct or indirect
Subsidiary of GPI or the Borrower which Subsidiary is not wholly owned, either
directly or indirectly, by GPI or the Borrower.
“L/C
Advance” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s
participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Revolving
Proportionate Share.
“L/C
Borrowing” shall mean an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under
any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or
refinanced as a Revolving Loan Borrowing.
“L/C
Credit Extension” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the
issuance thereof, the amendment thereof, the extension of the expiry date
thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C
Issuer” shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (4) of the
introductory paragraph hereof.
“L/C
Obligations” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate
undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the
aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C
Borrowings.
“Lead
Arranger” shall have the meaning given to that term in the introductory
paragraph hereof.
“Lender”
and “Lenders” shall have the meaning given to such terms in clause (2) of
the introductory paragraph hereof and includes the L/C Issuer (unless the
context otherwise requires).
“Lender
Rate Contract(s)” shall mean one or more Rate Contracts with respect to the
Indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement between the Borrower and one or more
of
the Lenders
(or an Affiliate of a Lender, whether or not such Lender subsequently ceases
to
be a “Lender” hereunder for any reason), on terms acceptable to the Borrower and
that Lender or Lenders (or Affiliate(s)). Each Lender Rate Contract
shall be a Credit Document and shall be secured by the Liens created by the
Security Documents to the extent set forth in
Section 2.14(a).
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“Letter
of Credit” shall mean any letter of credit issued hereunder. A
Letter of Credit may be a Commercial Letter of Credit or a Standby Letter of
Credit.
“Letter
of Credit Application” shall mean an application and agreement (including
any master letter of credit agreement) for the issuance or amendment of a Letter
of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
“Letter
of Credit Expiration Date” shall mean the day that is twenty-five days prior
to the Maturity Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding
Business Day).
“Letter
of Credit Sublimit” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an amount
equal to 50% of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment as in effect on such
date. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition
to, the Total Revolving Loan Commitment.
“LIBOR
Loan” shall mean, at any time, a Revolving Loan which then bears interest as
provided in clause (ii) of Section 2.01(c).
“LIBOR
Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Interest Period for the LIBOR Loans in
any Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans, a rate per
annum equal to the quotient (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest
1/16 of one percent) of (a) the rate per annum appearing on the Reuters
Screen LIBOR01 Page (or other display screen as may replace Reuters Screen
LIBOR01 Page, or any successor publication) on the second Business Day prior
to
the first day of such Interest Period at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time)
(or
as soon thereafter as practicable) (for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period) for a term comparable to such Interest Period, divided
by (b) one minus the Reserve Requirement for such Loans in effect from time
to time. If for any reason rates are not available as provided in
clause (a) of the preceding sentence, the rate to be used in clause (a) shall
be, at the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion (in each case, rounded
upward if necessary to the nearest 1/16 of one percent), (i) the rate per
annum at which Dollar deposits are offered to the Administrative Agent in
the London interbank eurodollar currency market or (ii) the rate at which Dollar
deposits are offered to the Administrative Agent in, or by the Administrative
Agent to major banks in, any offshore interbank eurodollar market selected
by
the Administrative Agent, in each case on the second Business Day prior to
the
commencement of such Interest Period at or about 10:00 a.m. (for delivery on
the
first day of such Interest Period) for a term comparable to such Interest Period
and in an amount approximately equal to the amount of the Loan to be made or
funded by the Administrative Agent as part of such Revolving Loan
Borrowing. The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted automatically as to all
LIBOR Loans then outstanding as of the effective date of any change in the
Reserve Requirement.
“Library
Value” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to
(i) the value as determined by a third party appraiser acceptable to the
Administrative Agent (The Xxxxxx Group being deemed acceptable) of the
intellectual property library owned by the Borrower and the
Guarantors and set forth in the most recent Library Value Report prepared by
such third party appraiser and received by the Administrative Agent, based
on
discounted cash flow criteria and taking into account royalty payments in
respect of such intellectual property, plus (ii) on the occurrence of an
acquisition that does not result in a Material Library Value Event, the amount
set forth in the second proviso of Section 5.01(a)(viii)minus
(iii) the value attributable to any assets previously included in the
calculation of Library Value that are sold or otherwise disposed
of.
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“Library
Value Report” shall mean a third-party appraisal setting forth the
applicable Library Value as of a recent date in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Lien”
shall mean, with respect to any property, any security interest, mortgage,
pledge, lien, charge or other encumbrance in, of, or on such property or the
income therefrom, including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or
lessor under a conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease or other title
retention agreement, or any agreement to provide any of the foregoing, and
the
filing of any financing statement or similar instrument under the UCC or
comparable law of any jurisdiction.
“Loan”
shall mean a Revolving Loan.
“Loan
Account” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.08(a).
“Loan
Parties” shall mean, collectively, GPI, the Borrower and each now existing
or hereafter acquired or created direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower
or any Guarantor.
“Managing
Lead Arranger” shall have the meaning given to that term in the introductory
paragraph hereof.
“Margin
Stock” shall have the meaning given to that term in Regulation U issued by
the Federal Reserve Board.
“Material
Adverse Effect” shall mean any event or circumstance that has or could have
a material adverse effect on (a) the assets, liabilities, condition
(financial or otherwise), prospects, businesses or operations of the Borrower
individually or the Loan Parties (taken as a whole); (b) the ability of the
Borrower to pay or perform the Obligations in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents or the ability of the Guarantors,
collectively, to pay or perform any portion of their obligations in accordance
with the terms of the Guaranty; (c) the rights and remedies of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender under this Agreement,
the other Credit Documents or any related document, instrument or agreement;
(d) the value of the Collateral, the Administrative Agent’s, the Collateral
Agent’s or any Lender’s security interest in the Collateral or the perfection or
priority of such security interests; or (e) the validity or enforceability
of any of the Credit Documents.
“Material
Documents” shall mean the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement, the articles of
incorporation, certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization,
limited liability company agreement, by-laws and other organizational documents
of the Loan Parties.
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“Material
Library Value Event” shall mean (a) an acquisition made by the Borrower
which (i) the Borrower reasonably believes increases the Library Value by an
amount that is greater than or equal to 50% and (ii) increases the Library
Value
by an amount that is greater than or equal to $10,000,000, as determined by
an
appraisal from an independent third party in connection with such acquisition,
(b) a sale or other disposition of the collateral underlying the Library Value
which decreases Library Value by an amount that is greater than or equal to
25%
or (c) an increase to the Applicable Advance Rate with respect to the Eligible
Library Value by an amount that is greater than or equal to 20% (such as, for
example, the Applicable Advance Rate with respect to the Eligible Library Value
increasing from 0% to 20% or from 20% to 40%).
“Maturity”
or “maturity” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, interest, fee or
other amount payable by the Borrower under this Agreement or the other Credit
Documents, the date such Loan, interest, fee or other amount becomes due,
whether upon the stated maturity or due date, upon acceleration or
otherwise.
“Maturity
Date” shall mean June 30, 2010; provided that if prior to six months
before June 30, 2010 the Borrower provides the Administrative Agent with written
evidence that the term of the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement expires on or
after March 31, 2011 in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, then the “Maturity Date” shall be automatically extended to September 30,
2010. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the
Lenders in writing if the “Maturity Date” is extended pursuant to the proviso in
this definition.
“Monthly
Prepayment Amount” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.05(a)(i)(B).
“Monthly
Release Date” shall mean the earlier of (a) during any period beginning
on the first day of each calendar month and ending on the fourteenth day of
such
calendar month, the date the Borrower delivers a Borrowing Base Certificate
required to be delivered during such month pursuant to
Section 5.01(a)(iv)(A) and (b) the fifteenth day of each
calendar month after the Closing Date.
“Multiemployer
Plan” shall mean any multiemployer plan within the meaning of
Section 3(37) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by a Loan Party or any
ERISA Affiliate.
“Negative
Pledge” shall mean a Contractual Obligation which contains a covenant
binding on GPI, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries that
prohibits Liens on any of its Property, otherthan (a) any such
covenant contained in a Contractual Obligation granting or relating to a
particular Permitted Lien which affects only the Property that is the subject
of
such Permitted Lien and (b) any such covenant that does not apply to Liens
securing the Obligations or any guaranty thereof.
“Net
Proceeds” shall mean:
(a) With
respect to any sale or other disposition of any asset or property by any Person,
the aggregate consideration received by such Person from such sale or other
disposition (including any termination, transfer, assignment or other fee
payable to such Person) less the sum of the actual amount of the
reasonable fees and commissions payable to Persons other
than such Person or any Affiliate of such Person, the reasonable legal expenses
and other costs and expenses directly related to such sale that are to be paid
by such Person; and
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(b) With
respect to any issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness by any Person, the
aggregate consideration received by such Person from such issuance or incurrence
less the sum of the actual amount of the reasonable fees and commissions
payable to Persons other than such Person or any Affiliate of such Person,
the
reasonable legal expenses and the other reasonable costs and expenses directly
related to such issuance or incurrence that are to be paid by such Person;
and
(c) With
respect to any issuance of Equity Securities by any Person, the aggregate
consideration received by such Person from such issuance less the sum of
the actual amount of the reasonable fees and commissions payable to Persons
other than such Person or any Affiliate of such Person, the reasonable legal
expenses and the other reasonable costs and expenses directly related to such
issuance that are to be paid by such Person.
“New
Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.03(c)(ii).
“Non-Consenting
Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.04.
“Nonrenewal
Notice Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.02(b)(iii).
“Note”
shall mean a Revolving Loan Note.
“Notice”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b).
“Notice
of Conversion” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.01(d).
“Notice
of Interest Period Selection” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.01(e)(ii).
“Notice
of Loan Borrowing” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.01(b).
“Obligations”
shall mean and include all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations,
howsoever arising, owed or owing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent,
the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or in the case of any Lender Rate Contract,
any Affiliate of a Lender, as applicable) of every kind and description (whether
or not evidenced by any note or instrument and whether or not for the payment
of
money), direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any
of
the other Credit Documents, including without limitation all interest (including
interest that accrues after the commencement of any bankruptcy or other
insolvency proceeding by or against the Borrower, whether or not allowed or
allowable), fees, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and accountants’ fees
chargeable to and payable by the Borrower hereunder and thereunder.
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“OIBDA”
shall mean operating income, as determined in accordance with GAAP, of the
Borrower and those Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are Guarantors on a
consolidated basis plus the
following to the extent deducted in the calculation of operating income:
(a) the
amount of amortization of intangible assets (other than the amount of such
amortization attributable to any film or content) of the Borrower and those
Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are Guarantors and (b) the amount of
depreciation of fixed assets (other than the amount of such depreciation
attributable to any film or content) of the Borrower and those Subsidiaries
of
the Borrower that are Guarantors.
“Operating
Account” shall mean a deposit account of the Borrower or any other Loan
Party other than the Central Lockbox Account, the Genius Control Account or
the
Xxxxxxxxx Control Account.
“Original
Agreement” shall have the meaning given to that term in Recital
A.
“Original
Closing Date” shall mean August 10, 2007.
“Other
Taxes” shall have the meaning given to such term in
Section 2.12(b).
“Outbound
Distribution Agreement” shall mean any binding agreement between a Loan
Party and another Person (other than a Loan Party) that grants such Person
a
right to distribute and/or market the merchandise of such Loan
Party.
“Participant”
shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.05(b).
“Patriot
Act” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001,
Public Law 107-56 (commonly known as the USA Patriot Act).
“PBGC”
shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension
Plan” shall mean any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is
defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan and a
Foreign Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or
maintained by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which a Loan Party
or
any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute.
“Percentage
of Loans Outstanding” shall mean, as of each date of determination, the
amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to (a) the sum of (i) the
aggregate amount of Loans outstanding on such date and (ii) the aggregate amount
of L/C Obligations outstanding on such date, divided by (b) the
lesser of (i) the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability on such date and (ii)
the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment on such date.
“Perfection
Certificate” shall mean a Perfection Certificate in substantially the form
of Exhibit K, appropriately completed and duly executed by the Borrower
and the Guarantors.
“Permitted
Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition permitted under
Section 5.02(d)(iii).
“Permitted
Indebtedness” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 5.02(a).
“Permitted
Liens” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 5.02(b).
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“Person”
shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a corporation (including
a
business trust), a joint stock company, an unincorporated association, a limited
liability company, a joint venture, a trust or other entity or a Governmental
Authority.
“Platform”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b).
“Pledged
Intercompany Notes” shall mean original demand promissory notes in favor of
one or more of the Borrower or the Guarantors evidencing intercompany advances
pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement or any other
Security Document.
“Pricing
Grid” shall mean,
Pricing
Grid
|
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Tier
|
Percentage
of Loans
Outstanding
|
Applicable
Margin for LIBOR Loans
|
Applicable
Margin for Base Rate Loans
|
1
|
>
67%
|
3.00%
|
2.00%
|
2
|
>
33% < 67%
|
2.75%
|
1.75%
|
3
|
<
33%
|
2.50%
|
1.50%
|
For
the
avoidance of doubt, all accrued but unpaid interest outstanding prior to the
Closing Date shall be priced according to the Pricing Grid as in effect prior
to
the Closing Date.
Any
increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the
Percentage of Loans Outstanding shall become effective as of the Business Day
following the delivery of a Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to
Sections 5.01(a)(iv)(A); provided,
however, that, as of the Closing Date, the
Applicable Margin shall be set
at Tier 1 until adjusted as a result of the next delivery of a Borrowing Base
Certificate pursuant to
Sections 5.01(a)(iv)(A)provided,
further, that if no Borrowing Base Certificate
is delivered when due in
accordance with such Section 5.01(a)(iv)(A), then Tier
1 shall apply as of the date of the failure to deliver such Borrowing Base
Certificate until such date as the Borrower delivers a Borrowing Base
Certificate in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and thereafter the Applicable Margin shall be based on the Percentage
of
Loans Outstanding indicated on such Borrowing Base Certificate until such time
as the Applicable Margin is further adjusted as set forth in this
definition. If the Percentage of Loans Outstanding reported in a
Borrowing Base Certificate shall be determined to have been incorrectly reported
and if correctly reported would have resulted in a higher Applicable Margin,
then at the Administrative Agent’s election the Applicable Margin shall be
retroactively adjusted to reflect the higher rate that would have been
applicable had the Percentage of Loans Outstanding been correctly reported
in
such Borrowing Base Certificate.
“Prime
Rate” shall mean the per annum rate of interest most recently announced
within Société Générale at its principal office in New York City as its Prime
Rate, with the understanding that Société Générale’s Prime Rate is one of its
base rates and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are
calculated for those loans making reference thereto, and is evidenced by the
recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or
publications as Société Générale may designate. Any change in the
Base Rate resulting from a change
in
the Prime Rate shall become effective on the Business Day on which such change
in the Prime Rate occurs.
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“Proceeds/Judgment
Currency” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.18.
“Proposed
Change” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.04.
“Proposed
Interim Release Date” shall mean the last Business Day of each calendar
month occurring (a) after the Closing Date and (b) 45 days before the Maturity
Date.
“Proposed
Target” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 5.02(d).
“Qualified
Co-Production” shall mean an Investment (i) whereby the Borrower or a
Guarantor owns or co-owns the copyright or (ii) with a licensor in a
co-production pursuant to an Inbound Distribution Agreement whereby the Inbound
Distribution Agreement (a) provides for an exclusive grant to the Borrower
or a
Guarantor (“Licensee”) of certain distribution rights in the licensed
content, (b) has a term ending at least seven (7) years after complete delivery
of the licensed content, (c) provides language to the effect that in the event
that the Licensee fails to make a payment when due and payable under such
Inbound Distribution Agreement, the licensor will either (1) waive any right
to
terminate the grant of the licensed content and the other rights related thereto
or (2) have the right to terminate the grant of the licensed content and the
other rights related thereto only if the licensor first reimburses the Licensee
for the Licensee’s unrecouped Investment in such co-production and
(d) provides language to the effect that if a circumstance described under
Section 6.01(f) or (g) as to the Licensee shall have occurred, the
licensor will be deemed to have granted consent to the assumption by the
Licensee as debtor-in-possession and to an assignment by the Licensee as
debtor-in-possession to the Collateral Agent and will not unreasonably withhold
or deny consent to an assignment to the Collateral Agent’s designee of the
Inbound Distribution Agreement as may be required by Section 365(c)(1) of the
Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America. For purposes of
Section 5.02, all payments under an Inbound Distribution Agreement
in the nature of advances shall be considered advance payments governed by
Section 5.02(q); provided, that (A) if the above criteria have
been satisfied and (B) if the Borrower delivers written notice to the
Administrative Agent stating (i) that the above criteria have been satisfied
and
(ii) that the Borrower wishes to consider such payment an Investment relating
to
co-productions governed by Section 5.02(e)(viii) (rather than an
advance payment governed by Section 5.02(q)), then such payment
shall be governed by Section 5.02(e)(viii) (rather than Section
5.02(q)).
“Rate
Contract” shall mean any agreement with respect to any swap, cap, collar,
hedge, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement
involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies,
commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial
or
pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value
or
any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions.
“Register”
shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 8.05(d).
“Reduction
Notice” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.03(a).
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“Replacement
Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.15.
“Replacement
L/C Issuer” shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.15.
“Reportable
Event” shall have the meaning given to that term in Title IV of ERISA and
applicable regulations thereunder.
“Required
Lenders” shall mean, at any time, the Lenders whose Revolving Proportionate
Shares then exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total Revolving Proportionate
Shares of all Lenders; provided that at any time any Lender is a
Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall be excluded in determining
“Required Lenders”, and “Required Lenders” shall mean at such time
non-Defaulting Lenders having total Revolving Proportionate Shares exceeding
fifty percent (50%) of the total Revolving Proportionate Shares of all
non-Defaulting Lenders; provided that, in no event shall Required Lenders
consist of fewer than two non-Defaulting Lenders at any time at which there
shall be at least two non-Defaulting Lenders party to this
Agreement.
“Requirement
of Law” applicable to any Person shall mean (a) the articles or
certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization, limited liability
company agreement, by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of
such Person, (b) any Governmental Rule applicable to such Person,
(c) any license, permit, approval or other authorization granted by any
Governmental Authority to or for the benefit of such Person or (d) any
judgment, decision, award, decree, writ or determination of any Governmental
Authority or arbitrator, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person
or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is
subject.
“Reserve
Requirement” shall mean, with respect to any day in an Interest Period for a
LIBOR Loan, the aggregate of the maximum of the reserve requirement rates
(expressed as a decimal) in effect on such day for eurocurrency funding
(currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D of the
Federal Reserve Board) maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve
System. As used herein, the term “reserve requirement” shall include,
without limitation, any basic, supplemental or emergency reserve requirements
imposed on any Lender by any Governmental Authority.
“Responsible
Officer” shall mean, with respect to a Loan Party, the chief executive
officer, president, chief financial officer, vice president or treasurer of
such
Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a
Responsible Officer of a Loan Party and any request or other communication
conveyed telephonically or otherwise by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party
(or any Person reasonably believed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Agent (as applicable) to be a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party) shall be
conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate,
company, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and
such
Responsible Officer (or such Person reasonably believed by the Administrative
Agent or the Collateral Agent (as applicable) to be a Responsible Officer)
shall
be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan
Party.
“Return
Reserve” shall mean, on each Monthly Release Date (and the Proposed Interim
Release Date following such Monthly Release Date), an amount equal to (a) all
Accounts arising from the sale of goods and the provision of services by the
Borrower and the other Loan Parties that
are
unpaid as of the end of the most recent calendar month prior to such Monthly
Release Date multiplied by (b) the Return Reserve
Percentage.
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“Return
Reserve Percentage” shall mean a percentage equal to the greater of (i) the
reserve percentage established by the Borrower and applied to Accounts in
determining the allowance for returns and doubtful accounts set forth on the
Borrower’s most recent quarterly financial statements that have been reviewed or
audited by the Borrower’s independent accountants (which shall be set at
(A) 31% for the Closing Date and (B) shall be updated as soon as is
practicable thereafter) and (ii) 20%; provided, however, if
the Borrower has not entered into a distribution agreement with either Ditan
Distribution LLC, Delaware limited liability company, or an alternative
replication and fulfillment company reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent on or before January 31, 2008, then from and after February 1, 2008 until
such time as the Borrower enters into such a distribution agreement the Return
Reserve Percentage shall be increased by an additional 3% from its otherwise
applicable level.
“Revolving
Loan” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.01(a).
“Revolving
Loan Borrowing” shall mean a borrowing by the Borrower consisting of the
Revolving Loans made by each of the Lenders to the Borrower on the same date
and
of the same Type pursuant to a single Notice of Loan Borrowing for Revolving
Loans.
“Revolving
Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the Dollar amount
set forth under the caption “Revolving Loan Commitment” opposite such Lender’s
name on Part A of Schedule I, or, if changed in accordance with
this Agreement, such Dollar amount as may be set forth for such Lender in the
Register.
“Revolving
Loan Note” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.08(b).
“Revolving
Proportionate Share” shall mean:
(a) With
respect to any Lender so long as the Revolving Loan Commitments are in effect,
the ratio (expressed as a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right
of
the decimal point) of (i) such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment at such time
to (ii) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time;
and
(b) With
respect to any Lender at any other time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage
rounded to the eighth digit to the right of the decimal point) of (i) the
sum of (A) the aggregate Effective Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans
and (B) such Lender’s pro rata share of the Effective Amount of all L/C
Obligations to (ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate Effective
Amount of all Revolving Loans and (B) the Effective Amount of all L/C
Obligations.
The
initial Revolving Proportionate Share of each Lender is set forth under the
caption “Revolving Proportionate Share” opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule I.
“S&P”
shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc.
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“Security
Agreement” shall mean that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the
Original Closing Date, among the Borrower, each Guarantor party thereto and
the
Collateral Agent.
“Security
Documents” shall mean and include the Security Agreement, the Intellectual
Property Security Agreement, each Control Agreements, each pledge agreement
or
security agreement delivered in accordance with Section 5.01(i), any
deed of trust or mortgage and all other instruments, agreements, certificates,
opinions and documents (including UCC financing statements and fixture filings)
delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender in
connection with any Collateral or to secure the Obligations or the obligation
of
a Guarantor under the Credit Documents.
“Société
Générale” shall mean have the meaning given to that term in clause (3) of
the introductory paragraph hereof.
“Solvent”
shall mean, with respect to any Person on any date, that on such date
(a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the fair
value of the liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, matured and
unliquidated liabilities) of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable
value of the assets of such Person is greater than the amount that will be
required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they
become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does
not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s
ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature and (d) such Person is
not engaged in or about to engage in business or transactions for which such
Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital.
“Standby
Letter of Credit” shall mean any of the standby letters of credit issued by
the L/C Issuer under this Agreement, either as originally issued or as the
same
may be supplemented, modified, amended, extended, restated or
supplanted.
“Stub
Amount” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 2.06(c)(ii).
“Subordinated
Obligations” shall mean, as of any date of determination (without
duplication), any Indebtedness of the Borrower, GPI or any of their respective
Subsidiaries on that date which has been subordinated in right of payment to
the
Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders
and contains such other protective terms with respect to senior debt
(such as amount, maturity, amortization, interest rate, covenants, defaults,
remedies, payment blockage and terms of subordination) as the Required Lenders
may reasonably require.
“Subsidiary”
of any Person shall mean (a) any corporation of which more than 50% of the
issued and outstanding Equity Securities having ordinary voting power to elect
a
majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether
at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation
shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is
at
the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such
Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such
Person’s other Subsidiaries, (b) any partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company or other association of which more than 50% of the equity
interests having the power to vote, direct or control the management of such
partnership, joint venture or other association is at the time owned and
controlled
by such Person, by such Person and one or more of the other Subsidiaries or
by
one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries or (c) any other Person
included in the Financial Statements of such Person on a consolidated
basis. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, “Subsidiary”
shall mean a Subsidiary of a Loan Party.
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“Surety
Instruments” shall mean all letters of credit (including standby and
commercial), banker’s acceptances, bank guaranties, shipside bonds, surety bonds
and similar instruments.
“Taxes”
shall have the meaning given to such term in
Section 2.12(a).
“Termination
Value” shall mean, in respect of any one or more Rate Contracts, after
taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement
relating to such Rate Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such
Rate
Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance
therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date
referenced in clause (a) the amount(s) determined as the xxxx-to-market value(s)
for such Rate Contracts, as determined by the Administrative Agent based upon
one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any
recognized dealer in such Rate Contracts which may include any
Lender.
“The
Xxxxxxxxx Company” shall mean The Xxxxxxxxx Company LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.
“Total
Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, Fifty Million Dollars
($50,000,000) or, if such amount is reduced pursuant to
Section 2.03(a) or (b), the amount to which so reduced and in
effect at such time, or, if such amount is increased pursuant to
Section 2.03(c), the amount to which so increased and in effect at
such time.
“Type”
shall mean, with respect to any Loan or borrowing at any time, the
classification of such Loan or borrowing by the type of interest rate it then
bears, whether an interest rate based upon the Base Rate or the LIBOR
Rate.
“UCC”
shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time,
be in
effect in the State of New York, provided, however, in the event
that, by reason of mandatory provisions of applicable Governmental Rules, any
or
all of the attachment, perfection, priority or remedies of the Collateral
Agent’s, the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s security interest in any
Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a
jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Uniform Commercial
Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other
jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such attachment,
perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to
such
provisions.
“Unfunded
Pension Liability” shall mean the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit
liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of
that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used
for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the IRC for the
applicable plan year.
“Unreimbursed
Amount” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(c)(i).
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“Unrestricted
Cash Liquidity Amount” shall mean an amount equal to the Dollar amount of
the Borrower’s unrestricted, unencumbered (except for liens or encumbrances in
favor of the Collateral Agent under the Security
Documents and liens permitted by
Section 5.02(b)(xiii)) cash in the Borrower’s Operating Accounts
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, amounts released from the Genius Control
Account and the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account that are held in the Borrower’s
Operating Accounts, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any amounts
in
the Central Lockbox Account, the Genius Control Account and the Xxxxxxxxx
Control Account).
“Unused
Revolving Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the remainder of (a) the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time minus (b) the sum of
the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and the Effective Amount of all
L/C
Obligations outstanding at such time.
“VMI
Account” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an Account owing from
an Account Debtor of the Borrower or a Guarantor arising from the sale of
inventory on a “sale or return” basis to such Account Debtor under the
Borrower’s “vendor managed inventory” program so long as (i) such sale was
originated from an order placed by such Account Debtor or by the Borrower in
good faith on behalf of such Account Debtor under the authority provided to
the
Borrower by such Account Debtor under the Borrower’s “vendor managed inventory”
program and (ii) the Borrower has in good faith established an adequate
return reserve in respect of such VMI Account, which has been included in the
calculation of “Return Reserve” as defined in this Agreement; provided
that Accounts otherwise described above in this definition shall not be VMI
Accounts to the extent the inventory giving rise to such Accounts is inventory
that is more than 6 months old (i.e. six months has past since the initial
retail release date for the movie or other content embodied in such inventory)
(“Library Product”) and such Library Product comprises more than 10% of
all inventory giving rise to Accounts that would otherwise qualify as VMI
Accounts as of the date of the determination thereof.
“Xxxxxxxxx
Control Account” shall mean an account controlled by The Xxxxxxxxx Company
into which the Xxxxxxxxx Receivables are deposited from the Central Lockbox
Account in the manner set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Xxxxxxxxx
Distribution Agreement” shall mean that certain Distribution Agreement dated
as of July 17, 2006, by and between the Borrower (formerly known as The
Xxxxxxxxx Company Funding LLC), and The Xxxxxxxxx Company LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company.
“Xxxxxxxxx
Receivables” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the aggregate
amount of Accounts of the Borrower or any Guarantor arising from sales and
other
dispositions of merchandise governed by the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution
Agreement.
1.02. GAAP. Unless
otherwise indicated in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, all
accounting terms used in this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall
be
construed, and all accounting and financial computations hereunder or thereunder
shall be computed, in accordance with GAAP, applied in a consistent manner
with
the principles used in the preparation of the Financial Statements used in
Section 4.01(i). If GAAP changes during the term
of this Agreement such that any covenants contained herein would then be
calculated in a different manner or with different components, other than
changes in GAAP that require items to be
included in the definition of Indebtedness that were not so required before
such
change, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to
negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement in such respects as are
necessary to conform those covenants as criteria for evaluating the Loan
Parties’ financial condition to substantially the same criteria as were
effective prior to such change in GAAP; provided, however, that,
until the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent so amend this
Agreement, all such covenants shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP as
in
effect immediately prior to such change.
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1.03. Headings. The
table of contents, captions and section headings appearing in this Agreement
are
included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect
the
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
1.04. Plural
Terms. All terms defined in this Agreement or any other Credit
Document in the singular form shall have comparable meanings when used in the
plural form and vice versa.
1.05. Time. All
references in this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents to a time
of
day shall mean New York, New York time, unless otherwise indicated.
1.06. Governing
Law. Unless otherwise expressly provided in any Credit Document,
this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents shall be governed by
and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference
to conflicts of law rules other than Section 5-1401 of the General
Obligations Law of the State of New York. The scope of the foregoing
governing law provision is intended to be all-encompassing of any and all
disputes that may be brought in any court or any mediation or arbitration
proceeding and that relate to the subject matter of the Credit Documents,
including contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims and all other
common law and statutory claims.
1.07. Construction. This
Agreement is the result of negotiations among, and has been reviewed by, the
Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their
respective counsel. Accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be
the product of all parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor
of or against the Borrower, any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent.
1.08. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents,
taken together, constitute and contain the entire agreement of the Borrower,
the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and supersede any
and
all prior agreements, negotiations, correspondence, understandings and
communications among the parties, whether written or oral, respecting the
subject matter hereof including, except to the extent expressly set forth
therein, the engagement letter, dated as of June 12, 2007, between the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
1.09. Calculation
of Interest and Fees. All calculations of interest and fees under
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents for any period (a) shall
include the first day of such period and exclude the last day of such period,
provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made
shall bear interest for one day and (b) shall be calculated on the basis of
a year of 360 days for actual days elapsed, except that during any period any
Loan bears interest based
upon the Prime Rate, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of a year
of
365 or 366 days, as appropriate, for actual days elapsed.
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1.10.
References.
(a) References
in this Agreement to “Recitals,” “Sections,” “Paragraphs,” “Exhibits” and
“Schedules” are to recitals, sections, paragraphs, exhibits and schedules herein
and hereto unless otherwise indicated.
(b) References
in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to any document, instrument
or
agreement (i) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments
hereto or thereto, (ii) shall include all documents, instruments or
agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof if such replacement is
permitted hereby or thereby, and (iii) shall mean such document, instrument
or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, modified and
supplemented from time to time and in effect at any given time if such
amendment, modification or supplement is permitted hereby or
thereby.
(c) References
in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to any Governmental Rule
(i) shall include any successor Governmental Rule, (ii) shall include
all rules and regulations promulgated under such Governmental Rule (or any
successor Governmental Rule), and (iii) shall mean such Governmental Rule
(or successor Governmental Rule) and such rules and regulations, as amended,
modified, codified or reenacted from time to time and in effect at any given
time.
(d) References
in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to any Person in a particular
capacity (i) shall include any successors to and permitted assigns of such
Person in that capacity and (ii) shall exclude such Person individually or
in any other capacity.
(e) References
in this Agreement to a “fiscal quarter” or a “fiscal year” shall mean a
“calendar quarter” or a “calendar year,” respectively.
1.11.
Other Interpretive Provisions. The words “hereof,”
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement
or any other Credit Document shall refer to this Agreement or such other Credit
Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision
of
this Agreement or such other Credit Document, as the case may be. The
words “include” and “including” and words of similar import when used in this
Agreement or any other Credit Document shall not be construed to be limiting
or
exclusive. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of
this Agreement and the terms of any other Credit Document, the terms of this
Agreement shall govern.
1.12.
Currency Conversion.
(a) With
respect to any funds or other amounts (other than Accounts) that are denominated
in Canadian Dollars or any other currency other than Dollars, the amount of
such
funds or other amounts shall be the Dollar Equivalent thereof for purposes
of
any calculation under this Agreement or any other Credit Document (including
the
calculation of Cash Collection Ratio and the amount of funds in the Genius
Control Account). With
respect to any Accounts that are denominated in Canadian Dollars (or any other
currency other than Dollars), the amount of such funds to be included in the
Borrowing Base Availability, the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability or other
amounts shall be an amount equal to the Dollars that can be purchased with
the
amount of Canadian Dollars (or such other currency) of such Account at a rate
equal to (i) the rate shown on the Bloomberg FXC screen (or any replacement
Bloomberg screen or successor information service) on the date of the
calculation at which US Dollars can be purchased with Canadian Dollars (or
such
other currency)multiplied by (ii) 95%.
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1.13.
Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be
maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by
dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result
to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed
in
this Agreement and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with
a
round-up if there is no nearest number) to the number of places by which such
ratio is expressed in this Agreement.
1.14.
Knowledge. All references to “knowledge” shall mean the
actual, present knowledge of a Responsible Officer with respect to the Loan
Parties after Due Inquiry.
1.15.
Closing Date. Any reference to the “Closing Date” in any
Credit Documents executed, delivered and effective prior to the date hereof
that
are not being amended and restated as of the date hereof (including the
Administrative Agent’s Fee Letter, Security Agreement and the Guaranty) shall be
deemed to be references to the Original Closing Date as defined in this
Agreement and the Borrower confirms and agrees that such Credit Documents remain
in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the
Borrower.
1.16.
Original Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the Original
Agreement remains in full force and effect until the conditions precedent in
Section 3.01 have been satisfied and the Closing Date has
occurred.
ARTICLE
II. CREDIT FACILITIES.
2.01.
Loan Facilities.
(a) Revolving
Loan Availability. On the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, each Lender severally agrees to advance to the Borrower from
time to time during the period beginning on the Original Closing Date up to,
but
not including the Maturity Date such loans in Dollars as the Borrower may
request under this Section 2.01(a) (individually, a “Revolving
Loan”); provided, however, that (i) the sum of
(A) the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans made by such Lender at any
time outstanding and (B) such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of the
Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations at any time outstanding shall not exceed
such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment at such time and (ii) the sum of
(A) the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans made by all the Lenders at
any time outstanding and (B) the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations at
any time outstanding shall not exceed the lesser of (1) the Total Revolving
Loan
Commitment at such time and (2) the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability at
such
time. All Revolving Loans shall be made on a pro rata basis
by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Proportionate
Shares, with each Revolving
Loan Borrowing to be comprised of a Revolving Loan by each Lender equal to
such
Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of such Revolving Loan
Borrowing. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may
borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Loans until the Maturity Date.
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(b) Notice
of Loan Borrowing. The Borrower shall request each Revolving Loan
Borrowing (1) by delivering to the Administrative Agent an irrevocable written
notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A (a “Notice of Loan
Borrowing”), duly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and
appropriately completed or (2) by notifying the Administrative Agent by
telephone, to be promptly confirmed by the delivery to the Administrative Agent
of a signed Notice of Loan Borrowing for such Revolving Loan Borrowing, which
may be delivered by facsimile, in either case, which specifies, among other
things:
(i) The
principal amount of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing, which shall be
in
the amount of (A) $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess
thereof in the case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Loans;
or (B) $3,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof in
the case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans;
(ii) Whether
the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing is to consist of Base Rate Loans or
LIBOR
Loans;
(iii) If
the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing is to consist of LIBOR Loans, the initial
Interest Periods selected by the Borrower for such LIBOR Loans in accordance
with Section 2.01(e); and
(iv) The
date of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing, which shall be a Business
Day.
The
Borrower shall give each Notice of Loan Borrowing for Revolving Loans to the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business
Days
before the date of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing in the case of a
Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans and not later than 11:00
a.m.
at least one (1) Business Day before the date of the requested Revolving Loan
Borrowing in the case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of Base Rate
Loans. Each Notice of Loan Borrowing shall be delivered by
first-class mail or facsimile to the Administrative Agent at the office or
facsimile number and during the hours specified in Section 8.01;
provided, however, that the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the
Administrative Agent the original of any Notice of Loan Borrowing initially
delivered by facsimile. The Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Lender of the contents of each Notice of Loan Borrowing for
Revolving Loans and of the amount and Type of (and, if applicable, the Interest
Period for) the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender as part of the
requested Revolving Loan Borrowing. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Notice of Loan Borrowing with respect to Revolving Loan Borrowings made
as
Base Rate Loans on the Closing Date may be delivered at the closing without
regard to the notice requirements set forth above.
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(c) Interest
Rates. The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount of each Revolving Loan from the date of such Revolving Loan until paid
in
full, at one of the following rates per annum:
(i) During
such periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at a rate per annum
equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin therefor, such rate to change
from time to time as the Applicable Margin or Base Rate shall change;
and
(ii) During
such periods as such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, at a rate per annum equal at
all times during each Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan to the LIBOR Rate
for
such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin therefor, such rate to change
from time to time during such Interest Period as the Applicable Margin shall
change.
All
Revolving Loans in each Revolving Loan Borrowing shall, at any given time prior
to maturity, bear interest at one, and only one, of the above
rates. The number of Revolving Loan Borrowings consisting of LIBOR
Loans shall not exceed eight (8) in the aggregate at any time.
(d) Conversion
of Revolving Loans. Subject to Section 2.13, the
Borrower may convert any Revolving Loan Borrowing from one Type of Revolving
Loan Borrowing to the other Type; provided, however, that any
conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan shall be in the amount of
$3,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and any
conversion of a LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan shall be in the amount of
$1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof;
provided, further, that no Base Rate Loan may be converted into a
LIBOR Loan after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default and provided, further, that any conversion of a LIBOR Loan
on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor shall be
subject to the payments required under Section 2.13. The
Borrower shall request such a conversion by delivering to the Administrative
Agent an irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially
in
the form of Exhibit B (a “Notice of Conversion”), duly executed by
a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and appropriately completed (or shall
notify the Administrative Agent by telephone, to be promptly confirmed by the
delivery to the Administrative Agent of a signed Notice of Conversion, which
may
be delivered by facsimile), which specifies, among other things:
(i) The
Revolving Loan Borrowing which is to be converted, as applicable;
(ii) The
Type of Revolving Loan Borrowing into which such Revolving Loan Borrowing is
to
be converted;
(iii) If
such Revolving Loan Borrowing is to be converted into a Revolving Loan Borrowing
consisting of LIBOR Loans, the initial Interest Period selected by the Borrower
for such LIBOR Loans in accordance with Section 2.01(e);
and
(iv) The
date of the requested conversion, which shall be a Business Day.
The
Borrower shall give each Notice of Conversion to the Administrative Agent not
later than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business Days before the date of the
requested conversion of a Base Rate
Loan
into a LIBOR Loan or vice versa. Each Notice of Conversion shall be
delivered by first-class mail or facsimile to the Administrative Agent at the
office or to the facsimile number and during the hours specified in
Section 8.01; provided, however, that the Borrower
shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent the original of any Notice
of
Conversion initially delivered by facsimile. The Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents of each Notice of Conversion
relating to Revolving Loans.
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(e) LIBOR
Loan Interest Periods.
(i) The
initial and each subsequent Interest Period selected by the Borrower for a
Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans shall be one (1),
two (2), three (3), or six (6) months; provided, however,
that (A) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is
not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless
such next Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such
Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(B) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar
month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last
Business Day of a calendar month; (C) no Interest Period shall end after
the Maturity Date; and (D) no LIBOR Loan shall be made or continued for an
additional Interest Period after the occurrence and during the continuance
of an
Event of Default.
(ii) The
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by an irrevocable written notice
substantially in the form of Exhibit C (a “Notice of Interest
Period Selection”), duly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower
and appropriately completed (or shall notify the Administrative Agent by
telephone, to be promptly confirmed by the delivery to the Administrative Agent
of a signed Notice of Interest Period Selection, which may be delivered by
facsimile), not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business Days prior
to
the last day of each Interest Period for a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting
of LIBOR Loans; provided, however, that no LIBOR Loan shall be
continued for an additional Interest Period after the occurrence and during
the
continuance of an Event of Default. Each Notice of Interest Period
Selection shall be given by first-class mail or facsimile to the office or
the
facsimile number and during the hours specified in Section 8.01;
provided, however, that the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the
Administrative Agent the original of any Notice of Interest Period Selection
initially delivered by facsimile. If (A) the Borrower shall fail to
notify the Administrative Agent of the next Interest Period for a Revolving
Loan
Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans in accordance with this
Section 2.01(e) or (B) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing on the last date of an Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan, such
LIBOR
Loan(s) shall automatically convert to Base Rate Loan(s) on the last day of
the
current Interest Period therefor. The Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each Lender of the contents of each Notice of Interest Period
Selection for the Revolving Loans.
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(f) Scheduled
Payments.
(iii) Interest
– All Loans. The Borrower shall pay accrued interest on the
unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan in arrears (i) in the case
of a Base Rate Loan, on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter,
(ii) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period
therefor (and, if any such Interest Period is longer than three (3) months,
every three (3) months after the first day of such Interest Period); and
(iii) in the case of all Loans, at maturity. All interest that
is not paid when due shall be due on demand.
(iv) Scheduled
Principal Payments - Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall repay
the principal amount of the Revolving Loans on the Maturity Date. The
Borrower shall also make the mandatory prepayments required by
Section 2.06(c).
2.02.
Letters of Credit.
(a) The
Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) On
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C
Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in
this
Section 2.02, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during
the period from the Original Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration
Date, to issue Letters of Credit in Dollars for the account of the Borrower
in
support of the obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and to
amend
or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance
with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drafts under the
Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in
Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower in support of the
obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party; provided that the
L/C Issuer shall not be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect
to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in,
any
Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the
Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations would exceed the
lesser of (1) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time and (2) the
Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability at such time, (y) the aggregate
Effective Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s
Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations
would exceed such Lender’ Revolving Loan Commitment, or (z) the Effective
Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit
Sublimit. Each Letter of Credit shall be in a form acceptable to the
L/C Issuer. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be
fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period,
obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or
that
have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(ii) The
L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit
if:
(A) any
order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall
by
its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer
from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Requirement of Law applicable to
the
L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of
law)
from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall
prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters
of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose
upon
the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve
or
capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated
hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C
Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the
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(B) subject
to Section 2.02(b)(iii), (1) in the case of any Standby Letter of
Credit, the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more
than
twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal or (2) in the case
of
any Commercial Letter of Credit, the expiry date of such requested Letter of
Credit would occur more than 180 days after the date of issuance or last
renewal, in either case unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry
date;
(C) the
expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter
of
Credit Expiration Date, unless the L/C Issuer and all the Lenders have approved
such expiry date;
(D) the
issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the
L/C
Issuer or the terms and conditions of the applicable Letter of Credit
Application; or
(E) such
Letter of Credit is in a face amount less than $25,000, in the case of a
Commercial Letter of Credit, or $100,000, in the case of any other type of
Letter of Credit, or denominated in a currency other than Dollars.
(iii) The
L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if
(A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such
Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the
beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment
to
such Letter of Credit.
(b) Procedures
for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Evergreen Letters of
Credit.
(i) Each
Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the
request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application,
appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the
L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., at least
three Business Days (or such later date and time as the L/C Issuer may agree
in
a particular instance in its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance
date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a
request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit
Application shall specify in form
and
detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of
the requested Letter of Credit (which date shall be a Business Day);
(B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name
and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented
by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of
any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing
thereunder; (G) the account party thereunder, and (H) such other matters as
the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. In the case of a request for
an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit
Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer
(A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of
amendment thereof (which date shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of
the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may
require.
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(ii) Promptly
after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm
with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the
Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application
from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative
Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the L/C Issuer of
confirmation from the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or
amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to
the
terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue
a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable
amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s
usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance
of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a participation
in
such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s
Revolving Proportionate Share times the amount of such Letter of
Credit. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender
upon the issuance of a Letter of Credit.
(iii) If
the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the
L/C
Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of
Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Evergreen Letter of
Credit”); provided that any such Evergreen Letter of Credit must
permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal at least once in each
twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of
Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a
day
(the “Nonrenewal Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be
agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless
otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to
make
a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such renewal. Once an
Evergreen Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to
have
authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the renewal of such
Letter of Credit at any time to a date not later than the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not
permit any such renewal if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at
such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms
hereof, or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in
writing) on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the Nonrenewal
Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders
have elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions
specified
in Section 3.02 is not then satisfied. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the L/C Issuer shall have no
obligation to permit the renewal of any Evergreen Letter of Credit at any
time.
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(iv) Promptly
after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of
Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof,
the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
a
true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(c) Drawings
and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
(i) Upon
any drawing under any Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent of the amount to be paid by the L/C Issuer as
a
result of such drawing and the date on which payment is to be made by the L/C
Issuer to the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit in respect of such drawing;
provided, however, that in the case of Commercial Letters of
Credit, subsequent notification by routine methods shall be deemed sufficient
notice. Not later than 11:00 a.m., on the date of any payment by
the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date of payment, an “Honor
Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the
Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing, which
may
be effected through the debiting of one or more deposit accounts maintained
with
the Administrative Agent. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the
L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the
“Unreimbursed Amount”), and such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share
thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have
requested a Revolving Loan Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on
the
Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to
the
minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.01 for the principal
amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion
of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment, Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability
and
the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 (other than the delivery of
a Notice of Loan Borrowing for Revolving Loans). Any notice given by
the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section 2.02(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately
confirmed in writing; provided, that the lack of such an immediate
confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such
notice.
(ii) Each
Lender (including the Lender acting as L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice
pursuant to Section 2.02(c)(i) make funds available to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative
Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Revolving Proportionate Share of the
Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified
in
such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions
of
Section 2.02(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available
shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such
amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to
the L/C Issuer.
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(iii) With
respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving
Loan Borrowing because the conditions set forth in Section 3.02
cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed
to
have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the
Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall
be due
and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at
the
rate applicable to Revolving Loans upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default. In such event, each Lender’s
payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant
to Section 2.02(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its
participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from
such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this
Section 2.02.
(iv) Until
each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this
Section 2.02(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn
under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Revolving
Proportionate Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C
Issuer. For the avoidance of doubt, interest shall accrue beginning
on the Honor Date for any such draw under a Letter of Credit.
(v) Each
Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C
Issuer for, or participate in, amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as
contemplated by this Section 2.02(c), shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including
(A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which
such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person
for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default
or Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition,
whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. Any such
reimbursement shall not relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the
Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by
the
L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided
herein.
(vi) If
any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to
the
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.02(c) by the time specified
in Section 2.02(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover
from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such
amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is
required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the
L/C
Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time
in
effect. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender
(through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under
this
clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Repayment
of Participations.
(i) At
any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit
and
has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such
payment in accordance with Section 2.02(c), if the Administrative
Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment related to such
Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including
proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), or
any
payment of interest thereon, the Administrative
Agent will distribute to such Lender its Revolving Proportionate Share thereof
in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
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(ii) If
any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C
Issuer pursuant to Section 2.02(c)(i) is required to be returned,
each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C
Issuer its Revolving Proportionate Share thereof on demand of the Administrative
Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such
amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal
Funds Rate from time to time in effect.
(e) Obligations
Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C
Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit, and to repay each L/C
Borrowing and each drawing under a Letter of Credit that is refinanced by a
Revolving Loan Borrowing of Revolving Loans, shall be absolute, unconditional
and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents under all circumstances, including
the
following:
(i) any
lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement,
or
any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Letter of Credit
or
any other amendment or waiver of, or any consent to departure from, all or
any
of the Credit Documents;
(iii) the
existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that
the
Borrower or any other Loan Party may have at any time against any beneficiary
or
any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such
beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other
Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated
hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating
thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iv) any
draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect
or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any
loss
or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order
to
make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(v) any
payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation
of a
draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter
of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit
to
any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other
representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such
Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under
any Debtor Relief Law; or any
other
circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute
a
defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower.
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The
Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each
amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of
noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the
Borrower will notify the L/C Issuer within ten (10) Business Days of such
delivery or the honoring of a draft that Borrower believes was a non-conforming
draft, as applicable. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to
have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless
such notice is given as aforesaid.
(f) Role
of L/C Issuer. The Borrower and each of the Lenders agree that,
in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have
any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft,
certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to
ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or
the
authority of the Person executing or delivering any such
document. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the L/C Issuer nor any
of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or
advisors nor any of the correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C
Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in
connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the
Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the
absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due
execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or
instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit
Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or
omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter
of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended
to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as
it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other
agreement. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the L/C Issuer nor
any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents
or
advisors nor any of the correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C
Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in
clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 2.02(e); provided,
however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may
be
liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct,
as
opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which
are determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction to have arisen from the L/C Issuer’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit
after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and
certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter
of
Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the
L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in substantial
compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, without responsibility for
further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary,
and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency
of
any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign
a
Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof,
in
whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any
reason.
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(g) Cash
Collateral. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent,
(i) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under
any Letter of Credit and such drawing
has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding
and
partially or wholly undrawn or (iii) if the L/C Obligations exceed the
Letter of Credit Sublimit, the Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize
the
Obligations in an amount equal to 105% of the then Effective Amount of the
L/C
Obligations (or, in the case of clause (iii), the amount by which the L/C
Obligations exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit). The Borrower
hereby grants the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit
of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, a Lien on all such cash and deposit account
balances described in the definition of “Cash Collateralize” as security for the
Obligations. Cash collateral shall be maintained in blocked,
non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Société Générale or other institutions
satisfactory to it which accounts, in any case, are the subject of control
agreements pursuant to which the Collateral Agent (or if the Borrower and
the
Administrative Agent so agree, the Administrative Agent) has “control” as such
term is used in the UCC, sufficient to perfect a security interest in such
cash
collateral. The Lien held by the Collateral Agent and/or the
Administrative Agent in such cash collateral to secure the Obligations shall
be
released upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (a) no
Letters of Credit shall be outstanding, (b) all L/C Obligations shall have
been repaid in full and (c) no Default or Event of Default (or event or
circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) shall have occurred and
be continuing.
(h) Applicability
of ISP98 and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C
Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of
the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of
International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may
be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each Standby Letter of
Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for
Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber
of
Commerce (the “ICC”) at the time of issuance (including the ICC decision
published by the Commission on Banking Technique and Practice on April 6,
1998 regarding the European single currency (euro)) shall apply to each
Commercial Letter of Credit.
(i) Letter
of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay, to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Revolving
Proportionate Share, a Letter of Credit fee for each such Letter of Credit
for
the period from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit until the expiry
thereof, at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans
applicable from time to time during such period multiplied by the actual
daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of
Credit. Such fee for each Letter of Credit shall be due and payable
quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September
and
December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of
such Letter of Credit and on the Letter of Credit Expiration
Date. Each such fee, when due, shall be fully earned and when paid,
shall be non-refundable. If there is any change in the Applicable
Margin for LIBOR Loans during any quarter, the Applicable Margin used for the
calculation of the Letter of Credit fee shall be the Applicable Margin for
LIBOR
Loans on each day during such quarter.
(j) Fronting
Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C
Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its
own account a fronting fee in an amount with respect to each Letter of Credit
equal to 0.25% of the amount of such Letter of Credit, due and payable upon
each
L/C Credit Extension with respect to such Letter of Credit; provided,
that in the case of an increase in the amount of a Letter of Credit after the
issuance thereof, such fronting fee shall be payable only on the increased
amount thereof. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the
L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment,
negotiation and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges,
of
the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in
effect. Such fees and charges are due and payable on demand and are
nonrefundable.
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(k) Conflict
with Letter of Credit Application. In the event of any conflict
between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Application,
the
terms hereof shall control.
2.03.
Amount Limitations, Commitment Adjustments, Etc.
(a) Optional
Reduction or Cancellation of Commitments. The Borrower may, upon
five (5) Business Days written notice to the Administrative Agent (each a
“Reduction Notice”), permanently reduce the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment by the amount of $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000
in
excess thereof or cancel the Total Revolving Loan Commitment in its entirety;
provided, however, that:
(i) The
Borrower may not reduce the Total Revolving Loan Commitment prior to the
Maturity Date, if, after giving effect to such reduction, the Effective Amount
of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations then outstanding would exceed the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment as so reduced; and
(ii) The
Borrower may not cancel the Total Revolving Loan Commitment prior to the
Maturity Date, if, after giving effect to such cancellation, any Revolving
Loan
would then remain outstanding.
Any
Reduction Notice shall be irrevocable; provided that any Reduction Notice
may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit
facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by written
notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date
previously provided in the applicable Reduction Notice) if such condition is
not
satisfied.
(b) Mandatory
Reduction of Commitments.
(i) The
Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced
by an amount equal to the maximum amount that would be required to be applied
as
a mandatory prepayment of the Revolving Loans pursuant to
Section 2.06(c)(iv) and (v) or Section 2.06(e)
and as an accelerated repayment of the of the Revolving Loans pursuant to
Section 2.06(d) (other than Section 2.06(d)(v)) or
Section 2.06(e), in either case, if the Effective Amount of such
Loans was then equal to the amount of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment (but
without regard to the actual usage of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment),
such
reduction to be effective on the date of the required prepayment or accelerated
repayment, as applicable.
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(ii) The
unused portion of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be automatically
and
permanently cancelled upon the occurrence of any of the events
or
circumstances resulting in accelerated repayments under
Section 2.06(d) (other than
Section 2.06(d)(v)).
(iii) The
Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced
to zero on the earlier of (A) the date of any Change of Control under
clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of the definition of Change of
Control and (B) the Maturity Date.
(c) Optional
Increases of Commitments.
(i) On
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below, Borrower may, at any
time before the Maturity Date, increase the Total Revolving Loan Commitment;
provided that:
(A) after
giving effect to the requested increase, the aggregate amount of the increases
in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to this
Section 2.03(c) shall not exceed $50,000,000;
(B) all
required third party consents and approvals shall have been
obtained;
(C) prior
to the date of any proposed increase, the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall
not have been decreased pursuant to Section 2.03(a) or
Section 2.03(b);
(D) each
such increase in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be equal to
$5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;
(E) no
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) shall have occurred and be continuing or shall
occur as a result of such increase; and
(F) the
Borrower and the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered such documents
and
instruments and taken such other actions as may be reasonably requested by
the
Administrative Agent in connection with such increases in the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment (including new or amended Notes, any related fee letters,
documents evidencing the increased Revolving Loan Commitment held by any
applicable Lender, any joinder agreements related to a New Lender,
reaffirmations of the Guaranty, resolutions regarding the increase in the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment and related actions taken by Borrower and the
Guarantors, certified as true and correct by a Responsible Officer and legal
opinions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent).
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Any
request under this Section 2.03(c) shall be submitted by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly forward copies
to the
Lenders), specify the proposed effective date and amount of such increase
(and
whether such increase shall be an increase in the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment) and be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer
stating that no Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described
in Section 2.06(d)) exists or will occur as a result of such
increase. If any fees are to be paid or offered in connection with
such increase, the Administrative Agent (with the consent of the Borrower)
may
also specify any fees offered to those Lenders (the “Increasing Lenders”)
which agree to increase the amount of their respective Revolving Loan
Commitment, which fees may be variable based upon the amount by which any
such
Lender is willing to increase the amount of its Revolving Loan Commitment;
no
Lender which is not an Increasing Lender shall be entitled to receive any
such
fees. No Lender shall have any obligation, express or implied, to
offer to increase the amount of its Revolving Loan Commitment. Only
the consent of each Increasing Lender shall be required for an increase in
the
amount of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to this
Section 2.03(c)(i). No Lender which elects not to
increase the amount of its Revolving Loan Commitment may be replaced in respect
of its existing Revolving Loan Commitment as a result thereof without such
Lender’s written consent.
(ii) Each
Increasing Lender shall, as soon as practicable after the Borrower has submitted
a request under Section 2.03(c)(i), specify the amount of the
proposed increase in its Revolving Loan Commitment which it is willing to
offer. To the extent the increased Revolving Loan Commitment of the
Increasing Lenders is insufficient or there are no Increasing Lenders, the
Borrower may designate new lenders who qualify as Eligible Assignees and which
are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as additional Lenders
hereunder in accordance with this Section 2.03(c)(ii) (each such new
Lender being a “New Lender”), which New Lender may assume all or a
portion of the increase in the amount of the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment. The Borrower shall pay a fee to the
Administrative Agent solely for the account of the Administrative Agent in
connection any such increase as set forth in the Administrative Agent’s Fee
Letter. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have
discretion jointly to adjust the allocation of the increased aggregate principal
amount of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment among Increasing Lenders and
New
Lenders.
(iii) Each
New Lender designated by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall become an additional party hereto
as a New Lender concurrently with the effectiveness of the proposed increase
in
the amount of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment upon its execution of an
instrument of joinder (which may contain such modifications to this Agreement
and terms and conditions relating thereto as may be necessary to ensure that
such Revolving Loan Commitments are treated as Revolving Loan Commitments for
all purposes under the Credit Documents), in each case prepared by the
Administrative Agent and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent. Each New Lender shall provide the
documentation required by Section 2.12(e).
(iv) Subject
to the foregoing, any increase in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment requested
by Borrower shall be effective as of the date proposed by Borrower (the
“Increase Effective Date”) and shall be in the principal amount equal to
(i) the amount which the Increasing Lenders are willing to assume as
increases to the amount of their Revolving Loan Commitments, plus (ii)
the amount offered by the New Lenders
with respect to the Total Revolving Loan Commitment, in either case as adjusted
by Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to the last sentence of
Section 2.03(c)(ii).
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(v) On
or prior to the Increase Effective Date, with respect to any increase in the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment, the Administrative Agent shall notify each
Lender of the amount required to be paid by or to such Lender so that the
Revolving Loans held by the Lenders on the Increase Effective Date (before
giving effect to any new Revolving Loans made on such date) shall be held by
each Lender pro rata in accordance with the Revolving Loan Commitments of the
Lenders as adjusted pursuant to the last sentence of
Section 2.03(c)(ii). Each Lender which is required to
reduce the amount of Revolving Loans held by it (each such Lender, a
“Decreasing Lender”) shall irrevocably assign, without recourse or
warranty of any kind whatsoever (except that each Decreasing Lender warrants
that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Revolving Loans assigned by
it
under this Section 2.03(c)(v) and that such Revolving Loans are held
by such Decreasing Lender free and clear of adverse claims), to each Increasing
Lender and New Lender participating in the applicable increase in the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment, and each applicable Increasing Lender and New Lender
shall irrevocably acquire from the Decreasing Lenders, a portion of the
principal amount of the Revolving Loans of each Decreasing Lender (collectively,
the “Acquired Portion”) outstanding on the Increase Effective Date
(before giving effect to any new Revolving Loans made on such date) in an amount
such that the principal amount of the Revolving Loans held by each applicable
Increasing Lender, New Lender and Decreasing Lender as of the Increase Effective
Date shall be held in accordance with each such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate
Share (if any) as of such date. Such assignment and acquisition shall
be effective on the Increase Effective Date automatically and without any action
required on the part of any party other than the payment by the applicable
Increasing Lenders and New Lenders to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Decreasing Lenders of an aggregate amount equal to the Acquired Portion,
which amount shall be allocated and paid by the Administrative Agent at or
before 12:00 p.m. on the Increase Effective Date to the Decreasing Lenders
pro rata based upon the respective reductions in the principal amount
of the Revolving Loans held by such Lenders on the Increase Effective Date
(before giving effect to any new Revolving Loans made on such
date). Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall adjust
its records accordingly to reflect the payment of the Acquired
Portion. The payments to be made in respect of the Acquired Portion
shall be made by the applicable Increasing Lenders and New Lenders to the
Administrative Agent in Dollars in immediately available funds at or before
11:00 a.m. on the Increase Effective Date, such payments to be made by the
applicable Increasing Lenders and New Lenders pro rata based upon the
respective increases in the amount of the Revolving Loan Commitments held by
such Lenders on the Increase Effective Date.
(vi) To
the extent any of the Revolving Loans acquired by the applicable Increasing
Lenders and New Lenders from the Decreasing Lenders pursuant to
Section 2.03(c)(v) above are LIBOR Loans and the Increase Effective
Date is not the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans, the
Decreasing Lenders shall be entitled to compensation from the Borrower as
provided in Section 2.13 (as if the Borrower had prepaid
such Revolving Loans in an amount equal to the Acquired Portion on the Increase
Effective Date).
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(d) Effect
of Revolving Loan Commitment Adjustments. From the effective date
of any reduction or increase of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment, the
Commitment Fees payable pursuant to Section 2.04(b) shall be
computed on the basis of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment as so reduced
or
increased. Once reduced or cancelled, the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment may not be increased or reinstated without the prior written consent
of all Lenders (except as permitted under
Section 2.03(c)). Any reduction of the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment pursuant to Section 2.03(a) shall be applied ratably
to reduce each Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment in accordance with clause (i)
of Section 2.10(a).
2.04.
Fees.
(a) Administrative
Agent’s Fee; Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent, for its own account, agent’s fees and other compensation
in the amounts and at the times set forth in the Administrative Agent’s Fee
Letter and any fees set forth in any other fee letter or agreement executed
in
connection with this Agreement after the Original Closing Date.
(b) Commitment
Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the
ratable benefit of the Lenders as provided in clause (iv) of
Section 2.10(a), a commitment fee (a “Commitment Fee”) equal
to 0.50% of the daily average Unused Revolving Commitment for the period
beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the Maturity
Date. The Borrower shall pay the Commitment Fee in arrears on the
last Business Day in each March, June, September and December (commencing
September 28, 2007) and on the Maturity Date (or if the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment is cancelled on a date prior to the Maturity Date, on such prior
date).
2.05.
Genius Control Account – Release and Application of
Funds.
(a) Monthly
Release of Funds.
(i) On
or before 12:00 p.m. on each Monthly Release Date, the Borrower shall deliver
to
the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate and an Allocation
Certificate and such Borrowing Base Certificate shall contain the
following:
(A) a
calculation of the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations
outstanding as of such Monthly Release Date and the Adjusted Borrowing Base
Availability (excluding any Eligible Cash Amount);
(B) if
the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding
as
of such Monthly Release Date exceeds the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability
(excluding any Eligible Cash Amount), a calculation of the amount of such
excess, which shall result in a principal amount to be repaid and/or cash
collateralized as set forth in Section 2.05(c) (each a “Monthly
Prepayment Amount”) unless no Event of Default (or event or circumstance
described in Section 2.06(d)) has occurred and is continuing and the
Borrower has elected
to retain funds in the Genius Control Account as an “Eligible Cash Amount” (to
the extent such funds are then available) and such election and the amount
of
the applicable Eligible Cash Amount is set forth on such Borrowing Base
Certificate (which shall be an amount equal the then applicable Monthly
Prepayment Amount);
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(C) a
certification that the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability (after giving effect
to any proposed release of funds) equals or exceeds the Effective Amount of
all
Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding as of such Monthly Release
Date;
and
(D) if
the Borrower is requesting a release of funds pursuant to
Section 2.05(a)(iii), (1) the specific amount that the Borrower is
requesting be released to the Borrower from the Genius Control Account and
(2) a certification that, before after giving effect to the proposed
release of funds, each of statements in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of
Section 2.05(a)(iii) is true and correct as of such Monthly Release
Date (together with calculations related thereto).
(ii) On
each Monthly Release Date, the Collateral Agent shall apply the balance in
the
Genius Control Account in manner set forth in Section 2.05(c)
(taking into account the information described in
Section 2.05(a)(i)(B) to the extent such information is provided in
the time set forth in Section 2.05(a)(i)); provided that such
application is subject to Section 2.06(d) and
Section 6.02(b).
(iii) In
addition, if on a Monthly Release Date the Genius Control Account has a positive
balance remaining after giving effect to the application of the funds pursuant
to Section 2.05(c) as set forth in Section 2.05(a)(ii)
and if:
(A) no
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) exists or would exist after giving effect to the
proposed release to the Borrower;
(B) after
application of the funds pursuant to Section 2.05(c), no additional
amounts are due and owing to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent
or
the Lenders;
(C) either
(x) The Xxxxxxxxx Company has not blocked any funds from the Xxxxxxxxx
Control Account to the Borrower that the Borrower is entitled to or (y) if
The Xxxxxxxxx Company has blocked funds from the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account
to
the Borrower that the Borrower is entitled to, (1) after application of the
funds pursuant to Section 2.05(c), the sum of Revolving Loans and
L/C Obligations outstanding on the such Monthly Release Date is equal to or
less
than 50% of the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability set forth on the Borrowing
Base Certificate described in clause (D) below and (2) an accelerated repayment
pursuant to Section 2.06(d) has not been triggered; and
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(D) the
Borrower has provided the completed certificates and information required
under
Section 2.05(a)(i); then
on
the applicable Monthly Release Date the Administrative Agent shall instruct
the
Collateral Agent to transfer (and the Collateral Agent shall so transfer)
the
requested amount of available funds remaining in the Genius Control Account
to
the Borrower (excluding any Eligible Cash Amount or any other amount that
if
released would result in a mandatory prepayment under
Section 2.06(c)(ii)).
(iv) Any
funds not transferred from the Genius Control Account shall remain in the Genius
Control Account until such remaining funds are permitted to be released as
set
forth in this Section 2.05(a) or Section 2.05(b) or
otherwise applied to the Obligations as set forth in Section 2.06(d)
or Section 6.02(b) or other applicable provisions of the Credit
Documents.
(b) Interim
Release of Funds.
(i) If
on any Proposed Interim Release Date:
(A) as
of such Proposed Interim Release Date and after giving effect to any Revolving
Loans made, any L/C Obligations incurred, any funds released, any reduction
in
the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section 2.17 and any
increase in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section 8.04(a)
as of the Proposed Interim Release Date:
(1) no
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) exists or would exist and the Borrower would be in
compliance with the financial covenants in Section 5.03;
and
(2) either
(I) The Xxxxxxxxx Company has not blocked any funds from the Xxxxxxxxx
Control Account to the Borrower that the Borrower is entitled to or (II) if
The Xxxxxxxxx Company has blocked funds from the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account
to
the Borrower that the Borrower is entitled to, (x) after application of the
funds pursuant to Section 2.05(c), the sum of Revolving Loans and
L/C Obligations outstanding on the such Proposed Interim Release Date is equal
to or less than 50% of the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability and (y) an
accelerated repayment pursuant to Section 2.06(d) has not been
triggered; and
(B) prior
to 12:00 p.m. on such Proposed Interim Release Date the Borrower has
delivered to the Administrative Agent:
(1) a
certificate of the president or chief financial officer of the Borrower in
substantially the form of Exhibit N (the “Interim Release of
Funds Certificate”), addressed to the Administrative Agent and dated as of
the Proposed Interim Release Date, requesting an interim release of funds from
the Genius Control Account pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) that
contains the following:
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(I) a
calculation of the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations
outstanding as of such Proposed Interim Release Date and the Adjusted Borrowing
Base Availability (excluding any Eligible Cash Amount) after giving effect
to
any reduction in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to
Section 2.17 and any increase in the Applicable Advance Rates
pursuant to Section 8.04(a) as of such Proposed Interim Release
Date;
(II) if
the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding
as
of such Proposed Interim Release Date exceeds the Adjusted Borrowing Base
Availability (excluding any Eligible Cash Amount) after giving effect to any
reduction in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section 2.17
and any increase in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to
Section 8.04(a) as of such Proposed Interim Release Date, a
calculation of the amount of such excess, which shall result in a principal
amount to be repaid and/or cash collateralized as set forth in
Section 2.05(c) (each an “Interim Prepayment Amount”) if a
release is triggered under this Section 2.05(b) unless no Event of
Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) has
occurred and is continuing and the Borrower has elected to retain funds in
the
Genius Control Account as an “Eligible Cash Amount” (to the extent such funds
are available) and such election and the amount of the applicable Eligible
Cash
Amount is set forth on such Interim Release of Funds Certificate (which shall
be
an amount equal the then applicable Interim Prepayment Amount);
(III) a
certification that the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability (after giving effect
to any reduction in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to
Section 2.17 and any increase in the Applicable Advance Rates
pursuant to Section 8.04(a) as of such Proposed Interim Release Date
and after giving effect to any proposed release of funds) equals or exceeds
the
Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding as
of
such Proposed Interim Release Date; and
(IV) a
certification that the each statement in clause (A) above is true and correct
as
of such Proposed Interim Release Date (including, if applicable, calculations
confirming satisfaction of Section 2.05(b)(i)(A)(2)(II))and setting
forth the amount requested to be released; and
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(2) an
Allocation Certificate as of such Proposed Interim Release Date;
then
on
the applicable Proposed Interim Release Date the Administrative Agent shall
instruct the Collateral Agent to apply (and the Collateral Agent shall so
apply)
the balance in the Genius Control Account as set forth in
Section 2.05(c); provided that such application shall be
subject to Section 2.06(d) and Section 6.02(b).
If
the
conditions in Section 2.05(b)(i) have been satisfied as of the
applicable Proposed Interim Release Date and the Genius Control Account has
a
positive balance remaining after giving effect to the application of the
funds
pursuant to Section 2.05(c) as set forth in
Section 2.05(b)(i), then on the applicable Proposed Interim Release
Date the Administrative Agent shall instruct the Collateral Agent to transfer
(and the Collateral Agent shall so transfer) the requested amount of available
funds remaining in the Genius Control Account to the Borrower (excluding
any
Eligible Cash Amount or any other amount that if released would result in
a
mandatory prepayment under Section 2.06(c)(ii)).
(ii) Any
funds not transferred from the Genius Control Account shall remain in the Genius
Control Account until such remaining funds are permitted to be released as
set
forth in Section 2.05(a) or this Section 2.05(b) or
otherwise applied to the Obligations as set forth in Section 2.06(d)
or Section 6.02(b) or other applicable provisions of the Credit
Documents.
(c) Application
of Released Funds. If so required by Section 2.05(a)
or (b), the Collateral Agent shall retain (in the case of clause
“First”), remit (in the case of clause “Second”) and apply (in all other cases)
the balance in the Genius Control Account in the following order of
priority:
(i) First,
the amount of the then applicable Eligible Cash Amount determined and elected
by
the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(i)(B) or
Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(1)(II) (as applicable);
(ii) Second,
to the Borrower in an amount equal to the amount required to pay any taxes
then
due and owing by the Borrower to the extent the Collateral Agent and the
Administrative Agent have been notified in writing by the Borrower that such
taxes are due and owing and the amount and the payee thereof (the Collateral
Agent or the Administrative Agent may, at its option, request that the Borrower
provide evidence of the amount, due date and payee of such taxes);
(iii) Third,
to pay the amount of unpaid interest that is then due and payable under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents;
(iv) Fourth,
to the Obligations in an amount equal to the then applicable Monthly Prepayment
Amount or the then applicable Interim Prepayment Amount (as applicable) unless
the Borrower has made an election for an Eligible Cash Amount in a like amount
pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(i)(B) or
Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(1)(II) (as applicable) and there are
sufficient funds to satisfy the retention required under clause “First”
above;
(v) Fifth,
to pay any unpaid fees or other amounts to the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent and the Lenders that are then due and owing (other than any
mandatory prepayments under Section 2.06(c)(ii)); and
(vi) Sixth,
to pay the unpaid principal amount of any remaining mandatory prepayments that
are then due and payable under Section 2.06(c)(ii). All
of
the foregoing applications that are made to the principal amount of the
Obligations shall be applied in the manner set forth in
Section 2.06(e).
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2.06.
Prepayments.
(a) Terms
of All Prepayments. Upon the prepayment of any Loan (whether such
prepayment is an optional prepayment under Section 2.06(b), a
mandatory prepayment required by Section 2.06(c) or a mandatory
prepayment required by any other provision of this Agreement or the other Credit
Documents, including a prepayment upon acceleration), the Borrower shall pay
(i)
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender that made such Loan
all accrued interest and fees to the date of such prepayment on the amount
prepaid and (ii) to such Lender if such prepayment is the prepayment of a
LIBOR Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period for such
LIBOR
Loan, all amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to
Section 2.13.
(b) Optional
Prepayments. At its option, the Borrower may, without premium or
penalty but subject to Section 2.13 in the case of LIBOR Loans, upon
one (1) Business Day’s notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in
the case of Base Rate Loans or three (3) Business Days’ notice from the Borrower
to the Administrative Agent in the case of LIBOR Loans, prepay the Base Rate
Loans in any Revolving Loan Borrowing and all accrued but unpaid interest
thereon in part, in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or an integral
multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, or in whole and prepay the LIBOR Loans
in any Revolving Loan Borrowing and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon
in
part, in a minimum principal amount of $3,000,000 or an integral multiple of
$500,000 in excess thereof, or in whole. Each such notice shall
specify the date and amount of such prepayment; provided that if such
prepayment is on any day other than on the last day of the Interest Period
applicable to such LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall be subject to the payments
required by Section 2.13. If such notice is given by the
Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount
specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified
therein. If no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, all prepayments under this Section 2.06(b) which are
applied to reduce the principal amount of the Loans shall be applied to the
Loans as directed by the Borrower. If the Borrower fails to direct
the application of any such prepayments, then such principal prepayments shall
be applied first to the accrued but unpaid interest on and then any principal
of
the Revolving Loans until paid in full and second to Cash Collateralize the
Obligations in an amount equal to the Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations. In each case, to the extent possible, such principal
payment shall be first applied to prepay Base Rate Loans and then if any funds
remain, to prepay LIBOR Loans; provided that if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing at the time any such prepayment is made, the Lenders
shall apply such prepayments to such Obligations as the Administrative Agent
may
determine in its reasonable discretion which determination shall be effective
as
to all Lenders (but for regulatory purposes, the Lenders may apply such payments
internally as they shall determine).
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(c) Mandatory
Prepayments. The Borrower shall prepay (or Cash Collateralize, as
applicable) the Obligations as follows:
(i) On
the date of any Change of Control under clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f)
or (g) of the definition of Change of Control, the Borrower shall prepay
all
Obligations
(including, without limitation, all Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid interest,
fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount
equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations.
(ii) If,
at any time after the Original Closing Date, the Effective Amount of all
Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations then outstanding exceeds the lesser of
(i)
the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time and (ii) the Adjusted Borrowing
Base Availability at such time (including after any reduction in the Applicable
Advance Rate pursuant to Section 2.17(a)); provided, that the
portion of any mandatory prepayment under this Section 2.06(c)(ii)
attributable to a reduction in the Applicable Advance Rate pursuant to
Section 2.17(a) (each a “Stub Amount”) shall not be required
to be repaid from then existing funds in the Borrower’s Operating Accounts so
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided,
further, that such Stub Amount shall be deemed Obligations due and
payable for purposes of Section 2.05(c) and shall in any event be
subject to Section 2.06(d)(v)), the Borrower shall immediately
prepay the Obligations in the manner set forth in Section 2.06(e),
in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess.
(iii) If,
at any time after the Original Closing Date, the Borrower sells or otherwise
disposes of a Inbound Distribution Agreement or an Outbound Distribution
Agreement and the Net Proceeds from such sale or other disposition exceeds
$10,000,000, then the Borrower shall within three (3) Business Days after the
completion of such sale or disposition, prepay the Obligations in the manner
set
forth in Section 2.06(e), in an aggregate principal amount equal to
one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Proceeds from such sale or other
disposition.
(iv) If,
at any time after the Original Closing Date, any Loan Party issues or incurs
any
Indebtedness for borrowed money, including Indebtedness evidenced by notes,
bonds, debentures or other similar instruments but excluding Permitted
Indebtedness, the Borrower shall, immediately after such issuance or incurrence,
prepay the outstanding Obligations in the manner set forth in
Section 2.06(e), in each case, in an aggregate principal amount
equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Proceeds of such
Indebtedness.
(v) If,
at any time after the Original Closing Date, any Loan Party issues or sells
any
Equity Securities, the Borrower shall, immediately after such issuance or sale,
prepay the outstanding Obligations in the manner set forth in
Section 2.06(e), in each case, in an aggregate principal amount
equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Proceeds of such Equity
Securities; provided, if, at any time after the Original
Closing Date, any Loan Party issues or sells any Equity Securities that take
the
form of common units or common shares, as applicable, that do not have any
mandatory redemption, preferred or cumulative dividend obligations or other
rights typically given to preferred units or shares, the Borrower shall have
no
obligation to prepay the Net Proceeds arising therefrom; provided
further, that if, at any time after the Original Closing Date, any Loan
Party issues or sells any Equity Securities that contain repurchase obligations
or obligations to pay preferred or cumulative dividends that do not arise until
at least 6 months after the Maturity Date (and do not have any other mandatory
redemption,
preferred or cumulative dividend obligations or other rights typically given
to
preferred units or shares), the Borrower shall, immediately after such issuance
or sale, prepay the outstanding Obligations in the manner set forth in
Section 2.06(e), in each case, in an aggregate principal amount
equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Net Proceeds of such Equity
Securities.
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(vi) Not
later than four (4) Business Days following the date of receipt by a Loan Party
(or the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent) of any Impairment Proceeds
from the assets comprising inventory of the Loan Parties and Collateral the
proceeds of which are not required to be applied to the “Xxxxxxxxx Secured
Obligations” under and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement prior to the
Obligations, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding Obligations in the manner
set forth in Section 2.06(e) and in an amount equal to the aggregate
amount of the sum of such Impairment Proceeds; provided that if the
Borrower notifies the Collateral Agent within such four (4) Business Day period
that it intends to repair, replace or restore the damage resulting from such
casualty or condemnation, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding Obligations
within 180 days, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent in its
reasonable discretion agrees, of receipt of such Impairment Proceeds by such
Loan Party, in the manner set forth in Section 2.06(e) and in an
amount equal to the aggregate amount of the sum of such Impairment Proceeds
less the aggregate amount of paid invoices and receipts provided to the
Collateral Agent for reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses for such
repair, replacement or restoration.
(vii) The
Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, at the time of each
prepayment required under this Section 2.06(c), (A) a
certificate signed by the chief financial officer of the Borrower setting forth
in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such prepayment and
(B) to the extent practicable, at least three days prior written notice of
such prepayment. Each notice of prepayment shall specify the
prepayment date and the Type and principal amount of each Loan (or portion
thereof) to be prepaid. In the event that the Borrower shall
subsequently determine that the actual amount required to be prepaid was greater
than the amount set forth in such certificate, the Borrower shall promptly
make
an additional prepayment of the Loans (and/or, if applicable, the Revolving
Loan
Commitments shall be permanently reduced) in an amount equal to the amount
of
such excess, and the Borrower shall concurrently therewith deliver to the
Administrative Agent a certificate signed by the chief financial officer of
the
Borrower demonstrating the derivation of the additional amount resulting in
such
excess.
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(d) Accelerated
Repayment. Subject to Section 6.02(b), the Collateral
Agent shall use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the
Genius
Control Account to prepay (or Cash Collateralize, as applicable) the Obligations
as follows:
(i) If,
at any time, The Xxxxxxxxx Company blocks the weekly payments made from the
Xxxxxxxxx Control Account to the Borrower for more than 4 consecutive Xxxxxxxxx
Disbursement Dates (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), then from
and
after being made aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall immediately
use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius Control
Account
to prepay all Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid
interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the Obligations
in an
amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations.
(ii) If,
at any time, any Inbound Distribution Agreement or Outbound Distribution
Agreement actually is terminated or not renewed and such actual termination
or
non-renewal, together with any other actual termination or non-renewal of
Inbound Distribution Agreements and Outbound Distribution Agreements, in the
aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, then
from and after being made aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall
immediately use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius
Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings,
all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the
Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations.
(iii) If,
at any time, the Cash Collection Ratio is below 100% for any calendar quarter
(including after any reduction in the Applicable Advance Rate pursuant to
Section 2.17), then from and after being made aware of such
occurrence the Collateral Agent shall immediately use the balance and funds
from
time to time deposited in the Genius Control Account to prepay all Obligations
(including all Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid interest, fees, costs and
expenses) and Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the
then
Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations.
(iv) If,
at any time, an Event of Default has occurred under Section 6.01
(other than Section 6.01(e) and Section 6.01(h)), then
from and after being made aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall
immediately use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius
Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings,
all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the
Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations.
(v) If,
at any time, a Stub Amount arises under Section 2.06(c)(ii), the
Collateral Agent shall (upon instruction from the Administrative Agent)
immediately use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius
Control Account to pay such Stub Amount.
(vi) If,
at any time, any material patent, license or agreement (excluding any Inbound
Distribution Agreement or any Outbound Distribution Agreement) is terminated,
canceled, rescinded or determined to be invalid, then from and after being
made
aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall immediately use the balance
and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius Control Account to prepay
the Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid interest,
fees,
costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the Obligations, in an amount equal
to the value of such patent, license or agreement.
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(vii) If,
at any time, The Xxxxxxxxx Company shall (i) apply for or consent to the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian of itself or
of all
or
a
substantial part of its property, (ii) be unable, or admit in writing its
inability, to pay its debts generally as they mature, (iii) make a general
assignment for the benefit of its or any of its creditors, (iv) be
dissolved or liquidated in full or in part, (v) become insolvent (as such
term may be defined or interpreted under any applicable statute),
(vi) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation,
reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under
any
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or
consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession
of its
property by any official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced
against it, or, in each case, any analogous procedure or step is taken in
any
jurisdiction, then from and after being made aware of such occurrence the
Collateral Agent shall immediately use the balance and funds from time to
time
deposited in the Genius Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including
all
Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and
Cash
Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount
of
the L/C Obligations.
(viii) If,
at any time, there shall be proceedings for the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, liquidator or custodian of The Xxxxxxxxx Company or of all or a
substantial part of the property thereof, or an involuntary case or other
proceedings seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect
to
The Xxxxxxxxx Company or the debts thereof or The Xxxxxxxxx Company or the
debts
thereof under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter
in effect shall be commenced and an order for relief entered or such proceeding
shall not be dismissed or discharged within sixty (60) days of commencement,
or,
in each case, any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction,
then
from and after being made aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall
immediately use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius
Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings,
all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the
Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations.
(ix) If,
at any time, (A) any Loan Party shall fail to make any payment on account of
any
Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation of such Person (other than the
Obligations) when due (whether at scheduled maturity, by required prepayment,
upon acceleration or otherwise) and such failure shall continue beyond any
period of grace provided with respect thereto, if the amount of such
Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation exceeds the greater of $1,000,000 and
an
amount equal to 2.5% of OIBDA for the most recently ended four consecutive
fiscal quarter period or the effect of such failure is to cause, or permit
the
holder or holders thereof to cause, Indebtedness and/or Contingent Obligations
of any Loan Party (other than the Obligations) in an aggregate amount exceeding
the greater of $1,000,000 and an amount equal to 2.5% of OIBDA for the most
recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period to become redeemable,
due, liquidated or otherwise payable (whether at scheduled maturity, by required
prepayment, upon acceleration or otherwise) and/or to be secured by cash
collateral or (B) any Loan Party shall otherwise fail to observe or perform
any
agreement, term or condition contained in any agreement or instrument relating
to any Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation of such Person (other than the
Obligations), or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the
effect of such failure, event or condition is to cause, or permit the holder
or
holders thereof to cause, Indebtedness and/or Contingent Obligations
of any Loan Party (other than the Obligations) in an aggregate amount exceeding
the greater of $1,000,000 and an amount equal to 2.5% of OIBDA for the most
recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period to become redeemable,
due,
liquidated or otherwise payable (whether at scheduled maturity, by required
prepayment, upon acceleration or otherwise) and/or to be secured by cash
collateral, then from and after being made aware of such occurrence the
Collateral Agent shall immediately use the balance and funds from time to time
deposited in the Genius Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including
all
Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash
Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount
of
the L/C Obligations.
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(x) If,
at any time, (A) one or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards
requiring any Loan Party to pay an aggregate amount exceeding the greater of
$1,000,000 and an amount equal to 2.5% of OIBDA for the most recently ended
four
consecutive fiscal quarter period (exclusive of amounts covered by insurance
issued by an insurer not an Affiliate of the Borrower and otherwise satisfying
the requirements set forth in Section 5.01(d) in all material
respects) shall be rendered against any Loan Party in connection with any single
or related series of transactions, incidents or circumstances and the same
shall
not be satisfied, vacated or stayed for a period of thirty (30) consecutive
days; provided that if one or more judgments, orders, decrees or
arbitration awards requiring any Loan Party to pay an aggregate amount exceeding
the greater of $2,000,000 and an amount equal to 5% of OIBDA for the most
recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period (exclusive of amounts
covered by insurance issued by an insurer not an Affiliate of the Borrower
and
otherwise satisfying the requirements set forth in Section 5.01(d)
in all material respects) shall be rendered against any Loan Party in connection
with any single or related series of transactions, incidents or circumstances
such circumstance shall be an event triggering the accelerated prepayments
hereunder whether or not the same has been satisfied, vacated or stayed; (B)
any
judgment, writ, assessment, warrant of attachment, tax lien or execution or
similar process shall be issued or levied against a part of the property of
any
Loan Party with an aggregate value in excess of the greater of $1,000,000 and
an
amount equal to 2.5% of OIBDA for the most recently ended four consecutive
fiscal quarter period and the same shall not be released, stayed, vacated or
otherwise dismissed within thirty (30) days after issue or levy; or (C) any
other judgments, orders, decrees, arbitration awards, writs, assessments,
warrants of attachment, tax liens or executions or similar processes which,
alone or in the aggregate, could have a Material Adverse Effect are rendered,
issued or levied, then from and after being made aware of such occurrence the
Collateral Agent shall immediately use the balance and funds from time to time
deposited in the Genius Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including
all
Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash
Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount
of
the L/C Obligations.
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(e) Application
of Loan Prepayments. Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 2.06, the amount of all required prepayments shall be
applied as follows: (A) to prepay the Revolving Loans to the
extent Revolving Loans are then outstanding and (B) otherwise, to Cash
Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount
of
the L/C Obligations. Without modifying the order of application of
prepayments set forth in the preceding sentence, all such prepayments shall,
to
the extent possible, be first applied to prepay Base
Rate
Loans and then if any funds remain, to prepay LIBOR Loans; provided that
to the extent any portion of such prepayment would be applied to outstanding
LIBOR Loans and no portion of the Obligations have been accelerated, such
portion shall be deposited in an account with the Collateral Agent and withdrawn
for application to such LIBOR Loans at the end of the then-current Interest
Periods applicable thereto (or earlier, upon and at any time after the
occurrence and continuance of a Default or Event of Default).
2.07.
Other Payment Terms.
(a) Place
and Manner. All payments to be made by the Borrower under this
Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be made without condition or
deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. The
Borrower shall make all payments due to each Lender, the Collateral Agent or
the
Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Credit Document by
payments to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s office
located at the address specified in Section 8.01, with each payment
due to a Lender to be for the account of such Lender and such Lender’s
Applicable Lending Office. The Borrower shall make all payments under
this Agreement or any other Credit Document in lawful money of the United States
and in same day or immediately available funds not later than 12:00 p.m. on
the
date due. The Administrative Agent shall promptly disburse to each
Lender (and the Collateral Agent, if applicable) each payment received by the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender (or the Collateral Agent,
if
applicable).
(b) Date. Whenever
any payment due hereunder shall fall due on a day other than a Business Day,
such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such
extension of time shall be included in the computation of interest or fees,
as
the case may be.
(c) Default
Rate. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any
Event of Default, until the time when such Event of Default shall have been
cured or waived in writing by the Required Lenders or all the Lenders (as may
be
required by this Agreement), the Borrower shall pay interest on the aggregate,
outstanding principal amount of all Obligations hereunder (A) with respect
to
Base Rate Loans, at a per annum rate equal to the interest rate
otherwise applicable to Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2.00%), (B)
with respect to any LIBOR Loan, (i) on and before the last day of the then
current Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan at a per annum rate equal
to the interest rate otherwise applicable to such LIBOR Loan plus two
percent (2.00%) and (ii) thereafter at a per annum rate equal to the
Base Rate plus two percent (2.00%) (and from and after the end of such
Interest Period at the interest rate described in clause (A) above) and (C)
if
no such per annum rate is applicable to any such Obligations, at a
per annum rate equal to the Base Rate, plus the Applicable
Margin for Base Rate Loans, plus two percent (2.00%) (the “Default
Rate”) payable on demand.
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(d) Application
of Payments. All payments hereunder shall be applied first to
unpaid fees, costs and expenses then due and payable under this Agreement
or the
other Credit Documents, second to accrued interest then due and payable under
this Agreement or the other Credit Documents and finally to reduce the principal
amount of outstanding Loans and L/C Borrowings.
(e) Failure
to Pay the Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent
shall have received notice from the Borrower at least one (1) Business Day
prior
to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that the
Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent shall
be
entitled to assume that the Borrower has made or will make such payment in
full
to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may,
in
reliance upon such assumption, cause to be paid to the Lenders on such due
date
an amount equal to the amount then due such Lenders. If and to the
extent the Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the
Administrative Agent, each such Lender shall repay to the Administrative
Agent
forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with
interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to
such
Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative
Agent, at a per annum rate equal to (i) the Federal Funds Rate for
the first three (3) days and (ii) the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans
thereafter. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to
any Lender with respect to any amount owing by such Lender under this
Section 2.07(e) shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
2.08.
Loan Accounts; Notes.
(a) Loan
Accounts. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans made
to it by each Lender and to pay interest thereon at the rates provided herein
shall be evidenced by an account or accounts maintained by such Lender on its
books (individually, a “Loan Account”), except that any Lender may
request that its Loans be evidenced by a note or notes pursuant to
Section 2.08(b). Each Lender shall record in its Loan
Accounts (i) the date and amount of each Loan made by such Lender,
(ii) the interest rates applicable to each such Loan and the effective
dates of all changes thereto, (iii) the Interest Period for each LIBOR
Loan, (iv) the date and amount of each principal and interest payment on
each Loan and (v) such other information as such Lender may determine is
necessary for the computation of principal and interest payable to it by the
Borrower hereunder; provided, however, that any failure by a
Lender to make, or any error by any Lender in making, any such notation shall
not affect the Borrower’s Obligations. The Loan Accounts shall be
conclusive absent manifest error as to the matters noted therein. In
addition to the Loan Accounts, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall
maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing
the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of
Credit. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records
maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any
Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the
Administrative Agent shall control.
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(b) Revolving
Loan Notes. Each Lender’s Revolving Loans, if requested, shall be
evidenced by a promissory note in the form of Exhibit D
(individually, a “Revolving Loan Note”) which note shall be
(i) payable to the order of such Lender, (ii) in the amount of such
Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment, (iii) dated the Closing Date and
(iv) otherwise appropriately completed. The Borrower authorizes
each Lender to record on the schedule annexed to such Lender’s Revolving Loan
Note the date and amount of each Revolving Loan made by such Lender and of
each
payment or prepayment of principal thereon made by the Borrower, and agrees
that
all such notations shall be conclusive absent manifest error with respect
to the
matters noted; provided, however, that any failure by a Lender to
make, or any error by any Lender in making, any such notation shall not affect
the Borrower’s Obligations. The
Borrower further authorizes each Lender to attach to and make a part of such
Lender’s Revolving Loan Note continuations of the schedule attached thereto as
necessary. If, because any Lender designates separate Applicable
Lending Offices for Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Loans, such Lender requests
that
separate promissory notes be executed to evidence separately such Revolving
Loans, then each such note shall be in the form of Exhibit D, mutatis
mutandis to reflect such division, and shall be (w) payable to the
order of such Lender, (x) in the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loan
Commitment, (y) dated the Closing Date and (z) otherwise appropriately
completed. Such notes shall, collectively, constitute a Revolving
Loan Note.
2.09.
Loan Funding.
(a) Lender
Funding and Disbursement to the Borrower. Each Lender shall,
before 11:00 a.m. on the date of each Revolving Loan Borrowing, make available
to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s office specified in
Section 8.01, in same day or immediately available funds, such
Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of such Revolving Loan
Borrowing. After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds and
upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Section 3.02 (and, if such Revolving Loan Borrowing is the initial
Loan or Letter of Credit, Section 3.01), the Administrative Agent
shall promptly make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like
funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the
account of the Borrower maintained by the Borrower on the books of Société
Générale with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds,
in each case in accordance with instructions provided to the Administrative
Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date of
the Revolving Loan Borrowing there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the
proceeds of such Revolving Loan Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the
payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings and second, to the Borrower as
provided above.
(b) Lender
Failure to Fund. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have
received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Revolving Loan Borrowing
that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such
Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of such Revolving Loan Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that such Lender has made
or
will make such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of
such
Revolving Loan Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.09(a), and the
Administrative Agent may on such date, in reliance upon such assumption,
disburse or otherwise credit to the Borrower a corresponding
amount. If any Lender does not make the amount of such Lender’s
Revolving Proportionate Share of any Revolving Loan Borrowing available to
the
Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of such Revolving Loan Borrowing,
such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, interest which
shall accrue on such amount from the date of such Revolving Loan Borrowing
until
such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent at rates equal to (i) the
daily Federal Funds Rate during the period from the date of such Revolving
Loan
Borrowing through the third Business Day thereafter and (ii) the rate
applicable to Base Rate Loans thereafter. A certificate of the
Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amount owing
by
such Lender under this Section 2.09(b) shall be conclusive absent
manifest error with respect to such amount. If the amount of any
Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of any Revolving Loan Borrowing is not
paid to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three (3) Business Days
after the date of such Revolving Loan Borrowing, the Borrower shall repay such
amount to the Administrative
Agent, on demand, together with interest thereon, for each day from the date
such amount was disbursed to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid
to the Administrative Agent, at the interest rate applicable at the time to
the
Loans comprising such Revolving Loan Borrowing.
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(c) Lenders’
Obligations Several. The failure of any Lender to make the Loan
to be made by it as part of any Revolving Loan Borrowing or to fund
participations in Letters of Credit to be funded by it shall not relieve any
other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make its Loan as part of such
Revolving Loan Borrowing or fund its participations in Letters of Credit, but
no
Lender shall be obligated in any way to make any Loan or fund any participation
in Letters of Credit which another Lender has failed or refused to make or
otherwise be in any way responsible for the failure or refusal of any other
Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such other Lender on the date
of
any Revolving Loan Borrowing or to fund any participation required to be funded
by such other Lender.
2.10.
Pro Rata Treatment.
(a) Revolving
Loan Borrowings, Commitment Reductions, Etc. Except as otherwise
provided herein:
(i) Each
Revolving Loan Borrowing and reduction of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment
shall be made or shared among the Lenders pro rata according to their
respective Revolving Proportionate Shares;
(ii) Each
payment of principal on Loans in any Revolving Loan Borrowing shall be shared
among the Lenders which made or funded the Loans in such Revolving Loan
Borrowing pro rata according to the respective unpaid principal amounts
of such Loans then owed to such Lenders;
(iii) Each
payment of interest on Loans in any Revolving Loan Borrowing shall be shared
among the Lenders which made or funded the Loans in such Revolving Loan
Borrowing pro rata according to (A) the respective unpaid
principal amounts of such Loans so made or funded by such Lenders and
(B) the dates on which such Lenders so made or funded such
Loans;
(iv) Each
payment of Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit fees payable under
Section 2.02(i) shall be shared among the Lenders with
Revolving Loan Commitments (except for Defaulting Lenders) pro rata
according to (A) their respective Revolving Proportionate Shares and
(B) in the case of each Lender which becomes a Lender hereunder after the
date hereof, the date upon which such Lender so became a Lender;
(v) Each
payment of interest (other than interest on Loans) shall be shared among the
Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent owed the amount
upon
which such interest accrues pro rata according to (A) the
respective amounts so owed such Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the
Administrative Agent and (B) the dates on which such amounts became owing
to such Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent; and
All
other
payments under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (including, without
limitation, fees paid in connection with any amendment, consent, waiver or
the
like) shall be for the benefit of the Person or Persons specified.
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(b) Sharing
of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether
voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or
otherwise) on account of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C
Obligations held by it, in excess of its ratable share of payments on account
of
the Loans and the L/C Obligations obtained by all Lenders entitled to such
payments, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such
participations in the Loans and/or participations in L/C Obligations as shall
be
necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably
with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion
of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender,
such
purchase shall be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing
Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount
equal to such other Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of
(i) the amount of such other Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the
total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other
amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount
so recovered. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a
participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.10(b)
may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment
(including the right of setoff) with respect to such participation as fully
as
if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation.
2.11.
Change of Circumstances.
(a) Inability
to Determine Rates. If, on or before the first day of any
Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan, (i) any Lender shall advise the
Administrative Agent that the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period cannot be
adequately and reasonably determined due to the unavailability of funds in
or
other circumstances affecting the London interbank market or (ii) any
Lender shall advise the Administrative Agent that the rate of interest for
such
Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lender of making
or
maintaining such LIBOR Loan, the Administrative Agent shall immediately give
notice of such condition to the Borrower and the other Lenders. After
the giving of any such notice and until the Administrative Agent shall otherwise
notify the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such condition no
longer exist, the Borrower’s right to request the making of, conversion to or a
new Interest Period for LIBOR Loans shall be suspended. Any LIBOR
Loans outstanding at the commencement of any such suspension shall be converted
at the end of the then current Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans into Base
Rate Loans unless such suspension has then ended.
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(b) Illegality. If,
after the date of this Agreement, the adoption of any Governmental Rule,
any
change in any Governmental Rule or the application or requirements thereof
(whether such change occurs in accordance with the terms of such Governmental
Rule as enacted, as a result of amendment or otherwise), any change in the
interpretation or administration of any Governmental Rule by any Governmental
Authority, or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether
or
not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority (a “Change of
Law”) shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make or
maintain any LIBOR Loan, such Lender shall immediately notify the
Administrative
Agent and the Borrower in writing of such Change of Law. Upon receipt
of such notice, (i) the Borrower’s right to request the making of,
conversion to or a new Interest Period for LIBOR Loans with respect to such
Lender shall be terminated, and (ii) the Borrower shall, at the request of
such Lender, either (A) pursuant to Section 2.01(d), as the
case may be, convert any such then outstanding LIBOR Loans of such Lender
into
Base Rate Loans at the end of the current Interest Period for such LIBOR
Loans
or (B) immediately repay or convert any such LIBOR Loans of such Lender if
such Lender shall notify the Borrower that such Lender may not lawfully continue
to fund and maintain such LIBOR Loans. Any conversion or prepayment
of LIBOR Loans made pursuant to the preceding sentence prior to the last
day of
an Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans shall be deemed a prepayment thereof
for
purposes of Section 2.13. After any Lender notifies the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower of such a Change of Law and until such
Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it is no longer
unlawful or impossible for such Lender to make or maintain a LIBOR Loan,
all
Revolving Loans of such Lender shall be Base Rate Loans.
(c) Increased
Costs. If, after the date of this Agreement, any Change of
Law:
(i) Shall
subject any Lender to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to any LIBOR
Loan, or shall change the basis of taxation of payments by the Borrower to
any
Lender on such a LIBOR Loan or in respect to such a LIBOR Loan under this
Agreement (except for changes in the rate of taxation on the overall net income
of any Lender imposed by its jurisdiction of incorporation or the jurisdiction
in which its principal executive office is located); or
(ii) Shall
impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve (excluding any Reserve Requirement
or other reserve to the extent included in the calculation of the LIBOR Rate
for
any Loans), special deposit or similar requirement against assets held by,
deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by,
or
any other acquisition of funds by any Lender for any LIBOR Loan; or
(iii) Shall
impose on any Lender any other condition related to any LIBOR Loan or such
Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment;
and
the
effect of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making,
renewing, or maintaining any such LIBOR Loan or its Revolving Loan Commitment
or
to reduce any amount receivable by such Lender hereunder; then the Borrower
shall from time to time, within five (5) Business Days after demand by such
Lender, pay to such Lender additional amounts sufficient to reimburse such
Lender for such increased costs or to compensate such Lender for such reduced
amounts. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount
of such increased costs or reduced amounts, submitted by such Lender to the
Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The obligations
of the Borrower under this Section 2.11(c) shall survive the payment
and performance of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement.
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(d) Capital
Requirements. If, after the date of this Agreement, any Lender
reasonably determines that (i) any Change of Law affects the amount of
capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any Person
controlling such Lender (a “Capital Adequacy
Requirement”) and (ii) the amount of capital maintained by such Lender
or such Person which is attributable to or based upon the Loans, the Letters
of
Credit, the Revolving Loan Commitments or this Agreement must be increased
as a
result of such Capital Adequacy Requirement (taking into account such Lender’s
or such Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy), the Borrower shall
pay to such Lender or such Person, within five (5) Business Days after demand
of
such Lender, such amounts as such Lender or such Person shall reasonably
determine are necessary to compensate such Lender or such Person for the
increased costs to such Lender or such Person of such increased
capital. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount
of such increased costs, submitted by any Lender to the Borrower shall be
conclusive absent manifest error. The obligations of the Borrower
under this Section 2.11(d) shall survive the payment and performance
of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
2.12.
Taxes on Payments.
(a) Payments
Free of Taxes. All payments made by the Borrower under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be made free and clear of, and
without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future
income, stamp, documentary or other taxes, any duties, or any other levies,
imposts, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed,
levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority (other
than (x) taxes imposed on or measured by the Administrative Agent’s, the
Collateral Agent’s or any Lender’s overall net income (however denominated), and
franchise taxes imposed on the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or
such Lender (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political
subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or
in
which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which
its applicable lending office is located and (y) any branch profits taxes
imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other
jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located) (all such non-excluded taxes,
duties, levies, imposts, charges, fees, deductions and withholdings being
hereinafter called “Taxes”). If any Taxes are required to be
withheld from any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent or any Lender hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, the amounts
so payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Lender
shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Administrative Agent,
the Collateral Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Taxes) interest or
any
such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified
in
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Whenever any Taxes are
payable by the Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter, the Borrower shall
send to the Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of
such
Lender or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, a certified copy of an
original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment
thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay any Taxes when due to the
appropriate taxing authority or fail to remit to the Administrative Agent the
required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall
indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders for
any
taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender as a result of any such
failure. The obligations of the Borrower under this
Section 2.12 shall survive the payment and performance of the
Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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(b) In
addition,
the Borrower shall pay to the relevant taxing authority in accordance with
applicable law, and indemnify and hold the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent and the Lenders harmless from, any present or future stamp, documentary,
excise, property, sales or similar taxes, charges or levies that arise from
the
delivery or registration of, performance under, or otherwise with respect to,
this Agreement or any other Credit Document (hereinafter referred to as
“Other Taxes”).
(c) The
Borrower shall indemnify each Lender, the Collateral Agent and the
Administrative Agent for and hold them harmless against the full amount of
Taxes
and Other Taxes, and for the full amount of taxes of any kind imposed by any
jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.12, imposed on
or paid by such Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent (as
the
case may be) and any liability (including penalties, additions to tax, interest
and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto. This
indemnification shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date such Lender,
the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) makes
written demand therefor, which demand shall contain a reasonably detailed
statement of the basis and calculation of the amount demanded.
(d) Within
thirty (30) days after the date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes pursuant
to Section 2.12(a) or (b), the Borrower shall furnish to the
Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 8.01(a),
the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment, to the
extent that such receipt is issued therefor or such other written proof of
payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(e) Withholding
Exemption Certificates. On or prior to the date of the initial
Revolving Loan Borrowing or, if such date does not occur within thirty (30)
days
after the date of this Agreement, by the end of such 30-day period, each Lender
which is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or a
state
thereof shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two duly
completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI
(or successor applicable form), as the case may be, certifying in each case
that
such Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without
deduction or withholding of any United States federal income
taxes. Each such Lender further agrees (i) promptly to notify
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any change of circumstances
(including any change in any treaty, law or regulation) which would prevent
such
Lender from receiving payments hereunder without any deduction or withholding
of
such Taxes and (ii) if such Lender has not so notified the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent of any change of circumstances which would prevent such
Lender from receiving payments hereunder without any deduction or withholding
of
taxes, then on or before the date that any certificate or other form delivered
by such Lender under this Section 2.12(e) expires or becomes
obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most
recent such certificate or form previously delivered by such Lender, to deliver
to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a new certificate or form,
certifying that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement
without deduction or such taxes, but only if and to the extent such Lender
is
legally entitled to do so. If (i) there has not occurred any
change of circumstances (including any change in any treaty, law or regulation)
which would prevent a Lender from receiving payments hereunder without any
deduction or withholding of such Taxes, which would present a Lender from doing
so and (ii) such Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by
the Borrower under Section 2.15) fails to provide to the Borrower or
the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.12(e)
(or, in the case of an Assignee Lender, Section 8.05(c)) any
certificates or other evidence required by such provision to establish that
such
Lender is, at the time it becomes a Lender hereunder, entitled to receive
payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United
States federal income taxes, such Lender shall not be entitled to any
indemnification under Section 2.12(a) for any Taxes imposed on such
Lender primarily as a result of such failure, except to the extent that such
Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time such Lender became
a
Lender hereunder, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect
to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.12(a).
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(f) Tax
Returns. Nothing contained in this Section 2.12 shall
require the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to make
available any of its tax returns (or any other information relating to its
taxes
which it deems to be confidential).
2.13.
Funding Loss Indemnification. If the Borrower shall
(a) repay, prepay or convert any LIBOR Loan on any day other than the last
day of an Interest Period therefor (whether a scheduled payment, an optional
prepayment or conversion, a mandatory prepayment or conversion, a payment upon
acceleration or otherwise), (b) fail to borrow any LIBOR Loan for which a
Notice of Loan Borrowing has been delivered to the Administrative Agent (whether
as a result of the failure to satisfy any applicable conditions or otherwise)
or
(c) fail to convert any Revolving Loans into LIBOR Loans in accordance with
a Notice of Conversion delivered to the Administrative Agent (whether as a
result of the failure to satisfy any applicable conditions or otherwise), the
Borrower shall pay to the appropriate Lender within five (5) Business Days
after
demand a prepayment fee, failure to borrow fee or failure to convert fee, as
the
case may be (determined as though 100% of the LIBOR Loan had been funded in
the
London interbank eurodollar currency market) equal to the sum
of:
(a) $250;
plus
(b) the
amount, if any, by which (i) the additional interest would have accrued on
the
amount prepaid or not borrowed at the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin
for
LIBOR Loans if that amount had remained or been outstanding through the last
day
of the applicable Interest Period exceeds (ii) the interest that such Lender
could recover by placing such amount on deposit in the London interbank
eurodollar currency market for a period beginning on the date of the prepayment
or failure to borrow and ending on the last day of the applicable Interest
Period (or, if no deposit rate quotation is available for such period, for
the
most comparable period for which a deposit rate quotation may be obtained);
plus
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(c) all
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Lender reasonably attributable to
such
payment, prepayment or failure to borrow.
Each
Lender’s determination of the amount of any prepayment fee payable under this
Section 2.13 shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest
error. The obligations of the Borrower under this
Section 2.13 shall survive the payment and performance of the
Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
2.14. Security.
(a) Security
Documents. The Loans, together with all other Obligations, shall
be secured by the Liens granted by the Borrower under the Security
Documents. All obligations of a Guarantor under the Credit Documents
shall be secured by the Liens granted by such Guarantor under the Security
Documents. So long as the terms thereof are in compliance with this
Agreement, each Lender Rate Contract shall be secured by the Lien of the
Security Documents (a) on a pari passu basis to the extent of the
associated Termination Value, and (b) to the extent of any excess, on a basis
which is in all respects subordinated to all other Obligations.
(b) Further
Assurances. The Borrower shall deliver, and shall cause each
Guarantor to deliver, to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
such
mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, pledge agreements, lessor
consents and estoppels (containing appropriate mortgagee and lender protection
language), control agreements, and other instruments, agreements, certificates,
opinions and documents (including UCC financing statements and fixture filings
and landlord waivers, warehouse agreements, bailee agreements, access
agreements, and laboratory agreements) as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request to:
(i) grant,
perfect, maintain, protect and evidence security interests in favor of the
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, in any or all present and future property of the Borrower
and the Guarantors prior to the Liens or other interests of any Person, except
for Permitted Liens; and
(ii) otherwise
establish, maintain, protect and evidence the rights provided to the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, pursuant to the
Security Documents.
The
Borrower shall fully cooperate with the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent and the Lenders and perform all additional acts requested by the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to effect the purposes
of this Section 2.14.
2.15.
Replacement of the Lenders. If (a) any Lender
shall become a Defaulting Lender more than one (1) time in a period of twelve
(12) consecutive months, (b) any Lender shall continue as a Defaulting
Lender for more than five (5) Business Days at any time, (c) any Lender
shall suspend its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans pursuant to
Section 2.11(b) for a reason which is not applicable to any other
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Lender,
or (d) any Lender shall demand any payment under
Section 2.11(c), 2.11(d) or 2.12(a) for a reason which
is not applicable to any other Lender, then the Administrative Agent may (or
upon the written request of the Borrower, shall) replace such Lender (the
“Affected Lender”), or cause such Affected Lender to be replaced, with
another lender (the “Replacement Lender”) satisfying the requirements of
an Assignee Lender under Section 8.05(c), by having the Affected
Lender sell and assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents (including for purposes of this
Section 2.15, participations in L/C Obligations) to the Replacement
Lender pursuant to Section 8.05(c); provided, however,
that if the Borrower seeks to exercise such right, it must do so
within
sixty (60) days after it first knows or should have known of the occurrence
of
the event or events giving rise to such right, and neither the Administrative
Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to identify or locate a
Replacement Lender for the Borrower (it being expressly agreed that in such
circumstances it is the Borrower’s obligation to identify or locate a
Replacement Lender that is an Eligible Assignee and is acceptable to the
Administrative Agent). Upon receipt by any Affected Lender of a
written notice from the Administrative Agent stating that the Administrative
Agent is exercising the replacement right set forth in this
Section 2.15, such Affected Lender shall sell and assign all of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
(including for purposes of this Section 2.15, participations in L/C
Obligations) to the Replacement Lender pursuant to an Assignment Agreement
and
Section 8.05(c) for a purchase price equal to the sum of the
principal amount of the Affected Lender’s Loans so sold and assigned or such
other amount is agreed to by such Affected Lender and such Replacement Lender),
all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and its ratable share of all fees to
which it is entitled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Affected
Lender is also the L/C Issuer (the “Affected L/C Issuer”), the
replacement of the Affected L/C Issuer with a Replacement Lender that has agreed
to become the L/C Issuer (the “Replacement L/C Issuer”) shall not be
effective until the date on which all the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) the original copy of all Letters of Credit issued by the Affected L/C
Issuer shall have been returned to Affected L/C Issuer and cancelled (or the
Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Affected L/C Issuer and the Replacement
L/C Issuer shall have agreed in writing to an alternative arrangement) and
(b) the Replacement L/C Issuer shall have agreed to serve as the L/C Issuer
and shall have executed such documentation acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower to reflect such agreement. Upon the effective
date of a Replacement L/C Issuer becoming the L/C Issuer, (A) such
Replacement L/C Issuer shall succeed to and become vested with all of the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Affected L/C Issuer, (B) the
Affected L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of its respective duties and
obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, and (C) the
Replacement L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the
Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such
replacement.
2.15.
Calculation of Adjusted Borrowing Base
Availability. The Borrower’s calculation of the Adjusted
Borrowing Base Availability reflected in each Borrowing Base Certificate
delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(iv) or otherwise pursuant to
this Agreement shall be subject to the review and approval of the Administrative
Agent.
2.16.
Adjustments to the Applicable Advance Rate.
(a) Adjustment
by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents and in addition to
any
other available remedies, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an
Event of Default, if the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable
discretion that there is a material impairment of the prospect of repayment
of
all or any portion of the Obligations or a material impairment of the value
of
the Collateral or security interests in the Collateral, the Administrative
Agent
may, upon giving written notice to the Borrower, reduce one or more of the
percentages in the definition of Applicable Advance Rate without declaring
an
Event of Default.
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(b) Cash
Collection Ratio Adjustment. If the Cash Collection Ratio for any
calendar quarter is less than 110%, the Applicable Advance Rate of the Eligible
Genius Receivables,
the Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables and the Eligible Library Value, respectively,
shall be reduced by 10% (e.g. a rate of 80% would be reduced to 70% pursuant
to
this Section 2.17(b)) (except that in any event the Applicable
Advance Rate of the Eligible Genius Receivables, the Eligible Xxxxxxxxx
Receivables or the Eligible Library Value, as applicable, shall not be reduced
below 0%) for the period beginning on the Business Day after the Borrower
provides a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(iii)
reflecting that the Cash Collection Ratio for any calendar quarter is less
than
110% and ending on the Business Day after the Borrower provides a Compliance
Certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(iii) reflecting that the
Cash Collection Ratio for any calendar quarter is equal to or greater than
110%;
provided, however, that that if no Compliance Certificate is
delivered when due in accordance with such Section 5.01(a)(iii),
then the Cash Collection Ratio shall be deemed to be less than 110% until
such
date as the Borrower delivers a Compliance Certificate in form and substance
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and thereafter the applicable adjustments
under this Section 2.17(b) shall be based on the Cash Collection
Ratio indicated on such Compliance Certificate until such time as the Applicable
Advance Rate is further adjusted as set forth in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
III. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
3.01.
Initial Conditions Precedent. The obligations of the
Lenders to make the Loans comprising the initial Revolving Loan Borrowing are
subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth on Schedule 3.01
and receipt by the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the Closing Date, of
each item listed on Schedule 3.01, each in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Lenders.
3.02.
Conditions Precedent to each Credit Event. The
occurrence of each Credit Event (including the initial Revolving Loan Borrowing)
is subject to the further conditions that:
(a) The
Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and, if applicable,
the L/C Issuer, (i) the Notice of Loan Borrowing, Letter of Credit
Application, as the case may be, for such Credit Event in accordance with this
Agreement and (ii) a Borrowing Base Certificate as contemplated by
Section 5.01(a)(iv)(B); and
(b) On
the date such Credit Event is to occur and after giving effect to such Credit
Event, the following shall be true and correct:
(i) The
representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in
Article IV and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in
all material respects as if made on such date (except for representations and
warranties expressly made as of a specified date, which shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of such date);
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(ii) No
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) has occurred and is continuing or will result from
such Credit Event;
(iii) No
material adverse change in the operations, business or condition (financial
or
otherwise) of the Borrower individually or the Loan Parties (taken as a whole)
having occurred since December 31, 2006;No
default or event of default under the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement has
occurred and is continuing or will result from such Credit Event, in each
case
that would permit The Xxxxxxxxx Company to terminate the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution
Agreement;
(iv) The
Xxxxxxxxx Company has not blocked payment from the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account
to
the Borrower;
(v) The
Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement expires at least 6 months after the Maturity
Date; and
(vi) The
Effective Amount of all Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding does not exceed,
or will not exceed as a result of such Credit Event, the Adjusted Borrowing
Base
Availability at such time.
The
submission by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of each Notice of Loan
Borrowing, each Letter of Credit Application, each Notice of Conversion (other
than a notice for a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and each Notice of Interest
Period Selection shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the
Borrower that each of the statements set forth above in this
Section 3.02(b) is true and correct as of the date of such
notice.
ARTICLE
IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES.
4.01.
Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders to enter into this
Agreement, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders for itself and each of the other
Loan Parties as follows and agrees that each of said representations and
warranties shall be deemed to survive until full, complete and indefeasible
payment and performance of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnity
obligations to the extent no claim has been asserted) and shall apply anew
to
each Revolving Loan Borrowing hereunder:
(a) Due
Incorporation, Formation, Qualification, etc. Each Loan Party (i)
is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation or formation; (ii) has the power and authority to own, lease
and
operate its properties and carry on its business as now conducted; and (iii)
is
duly qualified, licensed to do business and in good standing as a foreign
corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, in each
jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct
of its business requires such qualification or license and where the failure
to
be so qualified or licensed, individually or in the aggregate could have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Authority. The
execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Credit Document
executed, or to be executed, by such Loan Party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby (i) are within the power of such Loan Party
and (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of
such
Loan Party.
(c) Enforceability. Each
Credit Document executed, or to be executed, by each Loan Party has been,
or
will be, duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes,
or will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party,
enforceable
against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to or
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles
of equity.
(d) Non-Contravention. The
execution and delivery by each Loan Party of the Credit Documents executed
by
such Loan Party and the performance and consummation of the transactions
(including the use of loan and letter of credit proceeds) contemplated thereby
do not (i) violate any Requirement of Law applicable to such Loan Party;
(ii) violate any provision of, or result in the breach or the acceleration
of, or entitle any other Person to accelerate (whether after the giving of
notice or lapse of time or both), any Contractual Obligation of such Loan Party;
(iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (or the obligation
to create or impose any Lien) upon any property, asset or revenue of such Loan
Party (except such Liens as may be created in favor of the Collateral Agent
for
the benefit of itself, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to
this
Agreement or the other Credit Documents) or (iv) violate any provision of
any existing law, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any
court or Governmental Authority to which it is subject, in each case where
such
breach could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Approvals.
(i) No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or
filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person (including, without
limitation, the equity holders of any Person) is required in connection with
the
borrowing of Loans, the granting of Liens under the Credit Documents, the
execution and delivery of the Credit Documents executed by any Loan Party or
the
performance or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
except for those which have been made or obtained and are in full force and
effect.
(ii) All
Governmental Authorizations have been duly obtained and are in full force and
effect without any known conflict with the rights of others and free from any
unduly burdensome restrictions, except where any such failure to obtain such
Governmental Authorizations or any such conflict or restriction could not have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect. No Loan Party has received any written notice or other
written communications from any Governmental Authority regarding (i) any
revocation, withdrawal, suspension, termination or modification of, or the
imposition of any material conditions with respect to, any Governmental
Authorization, or (ii) any other limitations on the conduct of business by
any Loan Party, except where any such revocation, withdrawal, suspension,
termination, modification, imposition or limitation could not have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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(iii) No
Governmental Authorization is required for either (x) the pledge or grant
by any
Loan Party as applicable of the Liens purported to be created in favor of
the
Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent (as applicable) in connection
herewith or any other Credit Document or (y) the exercise by the Collateral
Agent or the Administrative Agent (as applicable) of any rights or remedies
in
respect of any Collateral (whether specifically granted or created pursuant
to
any of the Security Documents
or created or provided for by any Governmental Rule), except for (1) such
Governmental Authorizations that have been obtained and are in full force
and
effect and fully disclosed to Administrative Agent in writing, and
(2) filings or recordings contemplated in connection with this Agreement or
any Security Document.
(f) No
Violation or Default. No Loan Party is in violation of or in
default with respect to (i) any Requirement of Law applicable to such
Person or (ii) any Contractual Obligation of such Person (nor is there any
waiver in effect which, if not in effect, could result in such a violation
or
default), where, in each case, such violation or default could have a Material
Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default (or event or
circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) has occurred and is
continuing.
(g) Litigation. Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.01(g), no actions (including derivative
actions), suits, proceedings (including arbitration proceedings or mediation
proceedings) or investigations are pending or to its knowledge threatened
against any Loan Party at law or in equity in any court, arbitration proceeding
or before any other Governmental Authority which (i) could (alone or in the
aggregate) have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) seek to enjoin, either
directly or indirectly, the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan
Party
of the Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby.
(h) Real
Property, Etc.
(i) All
real property owned or leased by the Loan Parties is described (including,
as to
owned real property, a legal description) in Schedule 4.01(h) and such
schedule sets forth which are owned and which are leased. The Loan
Parties own and have good and marketable title, or a valid leasehold interest
in, all their respective properties and assets as reflected in the most recent
Financial Statements delivered to the Administrative Agent (except those assets
and properties disposed of in the ordinary course of business or otherwise
in
compliance with this Agreement since the date of such Financial Statements)
and
all respective assets and properties acquired by the Loan Parties since such
date (except those disposed of in the ordinary course of business or otherwise
in compliance with this Agreement). Such assets and properties are
subject to no Lien, except for Permitted Liens. Each of the Loan
Parties has complied with all material obligations under all material leases
to
which it is a party and enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under such
leases. The real properties owned by the Loan Parties are
taxed separately and do not include any other property, and for all
purposes the real properties may be mortgaged, conveyed and otherwise dealt
with as a separate legal parcel.
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(ii) No
Loan Party (A) has violated any Environmental Laws, (B) has any liability
under
any Environmental Laws or (C) has received notice or other communication
of an
investigation or is under investigation by any Governmental Authority having
authority to enforce Environmental Laws, where such violation, liability
or
investigation could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect. Each Loan Party’s use and operation of its business
properties are in compliance with all applicable Laws, including all applicable
land use and zoning laws, except to the extent that non-compliance could
not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Financial
Statements. The Financial Statements of the Loan Parties which
have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, (i) are in accordance with
the books and records of the Loan Parties, which have been maintained in
accordance with good business practice; (ii) have been prepared in
conformity with GAAP; and (iii) fairly present in all material respects the
financial conditions and results of operations of the Loan Parties as of the
date thereof and for the period covered thereby. Other than as set
forth on Schedule 4.01(i), no Loan Party has any Contingent Obligations,
liability for taxes or other outstanding obligations which, in any such case,
are material in the aggregate, except as disclosed in the audited Financial
Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 and the
fiscal year to date period ended June 30, 2007, furnished to the
Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof, or in the Financial Statements
delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of
Section 5.01(a).
(j) Creation,
Perfection and Priority of Liens; Equity Interests.
(i) As
of the Closing Date (or as of the date any Loan Party becomes party to the
Credit Documents after the Closing Date, as to such Loan Party), except as
may
be caused by any action or omission of the Administrative
Agent: (x) the execution and delivery of the Security Documents
by the Loan Parties, together with the filing of any UCC financing statements
and the recording of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filings and U.S.
Copyright Office filings delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing and
recording, and as of the date delivered, the recording of any mortgages or
deeds
of trust delivered to the Administrative Agent for recording (but not yet
recorded), are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of itself, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as security for
the
Obligations, a valid and perfected first priority Lien on all of the Collateral
as of the Closing Date (or as of the date any Loan Party becomes party to the
Credit Documents after the Closing Date, as to such Loan Party) (subject only
to
Permitted Liens), and (y) all filings and other actions necessary to perfect
and
maintain the perfection and first priority status of such Liens have been duly
made or taken and remain in full force and effect.
(ii) All
outstanding Equity Securities of the Loan Parties are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable (as applicable, and in any event are
not
subject to further payment obligations by the holders
thereof). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.01(j), there
are no outstanding subscriptions, options, conversion rights, warrants or other
agreements or commitments of any nature whatsoever (firm or conditional)
obligating the Loan Parties to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, any additional Equity Securities of the Loan Parties, or
obligating the Loan Parties to grant, extend or enter into any such agreement
or
commitment. All Equity Securities of the Loan Parties have been
offered and sold in compliance with all federal and state securities laws and
all other Requirements of Law, except where any failure to comply could not
have
a Material Adverse Effect.
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(k) ERISA. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.01(k):
(i) Based
upon the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in the latest
valuation of each Pension Plan that any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate
maintains or contributes to, or has any obligation under, the aggregate benefit
liabilities
of such Pension Plan within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA did not
exceed the aggregate value of the assets of such Pension
Plan. Neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has any
liability with respect to any post-retirement benefit under any employee
welfare
plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), other than liability for health
plan continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Title I(B) of ERISA, which
liability for health plan contribution coverage could not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(ii) Each
Pension Plan complies, in both form and operation, in all material respects,
with its terms, ERISA and the IRC, and no condition exists or event has occurred
with respect to any such Pension Plan which would result in the incurrence
by
any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any material liability, fine or
penalty. Each Pension Plan, related trust agreement, arrangement and
commitment of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate is legally valid and binding
and in full force and effect. No Pension Plan is being audited or
investigated by any government agency or is subject to any pending or threatened
claim or suit. No Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a
prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of
the IRC with respect to any Pension Plan which would result in the incurrence
by
any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate of any material liability.
(iii) None
of the Loan Parties and the ERISA Affiliates contributes to or has any material
contingent obligations to any Multiemployer Plan. None of the Loan
Parties and the ERISA Affiliates has incurred any material liability (including
secondary liability) to any Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or
partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan under Section 4201 of ERISA
or as a result of a sale of assets described in Section 4204 of
ERISA. None of the Loan Parties and the ERISA Affiliates has been
notified that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization or insolvent under
and
within the meaning of Section 4241 or Section 4245 of ERISA or that
any Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate or has been terminated under
Section 4041A of ERISA.
(iv) No
Loan Party has (A) engaged in any transaction prohibited by any
Governmental Rule applicable to any Foreign Plan; (B) failed to make full
payment when due of all amounts due as contributions to any Foreign Plan; or
(C) otherwise failed to comply with the requirements of any Governmental
Rule applicable to any Foreign Plan, where singly or cumulatively, the above
could have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(l) Margin
Stock; Other Regulations. No Loan Party owns any Margin Stock
which, in the aggregate, would constitute a substantial part of the assets
of
the Borrower or the Loan Parties (taken as a whole), and no proceeds of any
Loan
or any Letter of Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, to
purchase, acquire or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit, directly
or
indirectly, to any Person for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin
Stock. No Loan Party is subject to regulation under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act,
any
state public utilities code or to any other Governmental Rule limiting its
ability to incur indebtedness.
(m) Trademarks,
Patents, Copyrights and Licenses. The Loan Parties each possess
and either own, or have the right to use to the extent required, all necessary
trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights and licenses
which
are material to the conduct of
their
respective businesses as now operated. The Loan Parties each conduct
their respective businesses without infringement or, to the Borrower’s
knowledge, after Due Inquiry, claim of infringement of any trademark, trade
name, trade secret, service xxxx, patent, copyright, license or other
intellectual property rights of any other Person (which is not a Loan Party),
except where such infringement or claim of infringement could not have a
Material Adverse Effect. There is no infringement or, to the
Borrower’s knowledge, after Due Inquiry, claim of infringement by others of any
material trademark, trade name, trade secret, service xxxx, patent, copyright,
license or other intellectual property right of the Borrower or any of the
other
Loan Parties. Each of the patents, trademarks, trade names, service
marks and copyrights owned by any Loan Party which is registered with any
Governmental Authority is set forth on the schedules to the Intellectual
Property Security Agreement.
(n) Governmental
Charges. The Loan Parties have filed or caused to be filed all
tax returns which are required to be filed by them. The Loan Parties
have paid, or made provision for the payment of, all material taxes and other
Governmental Charges which have or may have become due pursuant to said returns
or otherwise and all other indebtedness, except such Governmental Charges or
indebtedness, if any, which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and as to which adequate reserves (determined in accordance with
GAAP) have been established. Other than as set forth on Schedule
4.01(n), proper and accurate amounts have been withheld by each Loan Party
from its employees for all periods in full and complete compliance with the
tax,
social security and unemployment withholding provisions of applicable federal,
state, local and foreign law and such withholdings have been timely paid to
the
respective Governmental Authorities. No Loan Party has executed or
filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority
any
agreement or other document extending, or having the effect of extending, the
period for assessment or collection of any taxes or Governmental
Charges.
(o) Subsidiaries,
Etc.Schedule 4.01(o) (as supplemented by the Borrower in a notice
delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(xi)) sets forth each of the
Subsidiaries of each Loan Party, its jurisdiction of organization, the classes
of its Equity Securities, the number of Equity Securities of each such class
issued and outstanding, the percentages of Equity Securities of each such class
owned directly or indirectly by each Loan Party and whether such Loan Party
owns
such Equity Securities directly or, if not, the Subsidiary of such Loan Party
that owns such Equity Securities and the number of Equity Securities and
percentages of Equity Securities of each such class owned directly or indirectly
by such Loan Party. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.01(o) (as supplemented as set forth above), none of the
Loan Parties currently has any Subsidiaries. All of the outstanding
Equity Securities of each such Subsidiary indicated on Schedule 4.01(o)
as owned by each Loan Party are owned beneficially and of record by such Loan
Party free and clear of all adverse claims.
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(p) Solvency,
Etc. Each of the Loan Parties is Solvent and, after the execution
and delivery of the Credit Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, will be Solvent.
(q) Labor
Matters. There are no disputes presently subject to grievance
procedure, arbitration or litigation under any of the collective bargaining
agreements, employment contracts or employee welfare or incentive plans to
which
any Loan Party is a party, and
there
are no strikes, lockouts, work stoppages or slowdowns, or, to the best knowledge
of the Borrower, after Due Inquiry, jurisdictional disputes or organizing
activities occurring or threatened, which, in each case, alone or in the
aggregate could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) No
Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2006, no event
has occurred and no condition exists which, either individually or in the
aggregate, could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) Accuracy
of Information Furnished.
(i) The
Credit Documents and the other certificates, statements and information
(excluding projections) furnished or made available by the Loan Parties to
the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders in connection with
the Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, taken as a
whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and do not omit
to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All
projections furnished or made available by the Loan Parties to the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders in connection with
the Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby have been
prepared on a basis consistent with the historical financial statements
described above, except as described therein, have been based upon reasonable
assumptions and represent, as of their respective dates of presentations, the
Loan Parties’ good faith estimates of the future performance of the Loan
Parties, and the Borrower has no reason to believe that such estimates and
assumptions are not reasonable.
(ii) The
copies of the Material Documents which have been delivered to the Administrative
Agent in accordance with Section 3.01 are true, correct and complete
copies of the respective originals thereof, as in effect on the Closing Date,
and no amendments or modifications have been made to the Material Documents,
except as set forth by documents delivered or made available to the
Administrative Agent in accordance with said Section 3.01 or
otherwise reasonably approved in writing by the Required Lenders in accordance
with Section 5.02(m). None of the Material Documents has
been terminated and each of the Material Documents is in full force and
effect. None of the Loan Parties is in default in the observance or
performance of any of its material obligations under the Material Documents
and
each Loan Party has taken all action required to be taken as of the Closing
Date
to keep unimpaired its rights thereunder (other than possible defaults which
may
be the subject of any litigation referred to in
Schedule 4.01(g)).
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(iii) Each
Account included in each Borrowing Base Certificate satisfies the requirements
of an Eligible Account as of the date of such Borrowing Base Certificate,
the
Eligible Library Value included in each Borrowing Base Certificate reflects
the
current Library Value that satisfies the requirements of Eligible Library
Value
and all calculations in each Borrowing Base Certificate are accurate and
in
accordance with the provisions and requirements of this
Agreement. The Borrower confirms that it has not included any
non-Eligible Accounts in Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability
even
though the sale of goods giving rise to Eligible Accounts and non-Eligible
Accounts may be on a single invoice sent to the applicable Account
Debtor.
(t) Brokerage
Commissions. No person is entitled to receive any brokerage
commission, finder’s fee or similar fee or payment in connection with the
extensions of credit contemplated by this Agreement as a result of any agreement
entered into by any Loan Party. No brokerage or other fee, commission
or compensation is to be paid by the Lenders with respect to the extensions
of
credit contemplated hereby as a result of any agreement entered into by GPI,
the
Borrower or any other Loan Party.
(u) Policies
of Insurance. The material properties of the Loan Parties are
insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates
of the Loan Parties, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such
risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses
and
owning similar properties in localities where the Loan Parties
operate. Schedule 4.01(u) sets forth a true and complete
listing of all insurance maintained by the Loan Parties as of the Closing
Date. Such insurance has not been terminated and is in full force and
effect, and each of the Loan Parties has taken all action required to be taken
as of the date of this Agreement to keep unimpaired its rights
thereunder.
(v) Agreements
with Affiliates and Other Agreements. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 4.01(v), no Loan Party has entered into and, as of
the date of the applicable Credit Event does not contemplate entering into,
any
material agreement or contract with any Affiliate of any Loan Party, except
upon
terms at least as favorable to such Loan Party as an arms-length transaction
with unaffiliated Persons, based on the totality of the
circumstances. No Loan Party is a party to or is bound by any
Contractual Obligation or is subject to any restriction under its respective
charter or formation documents, which could have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(w) Foreign
Assets Control, Etc.
(i) No
Loan Party (i) is, or is controlled by, a Designated Person; (ii) has
received funds or other property from a Designated Person; or (iii) is in
breach of or is the subject of any action or investigation under any
Anti-Terrorism Law. No Loan Party engages or will engage in any
dealings or transactions, or is or will be otherwise associated, with any
Designated Person. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries are
in compliance, in all material respects, with the Patriot Act. Each
Loan Party has taken reasonable measures to ensure compliance to ensure
compliance with the Anti-Terrorism Laws including the requirement that
(i) no Person who owns any direct or indirect interest in any Loan Party is
a Designated Person, (ii) funds invested directly or indirectly in any Loan
Party by are derived from legal sources.
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(ii) No
portion of the proceeds of any Loan, L/C Credit Extension or other credit made
hereunder has been or will be used, directly or indirectly for, and no fee,
commission, rebate or other value has been or will be paid to, or for the
benefit of, any governmental official, political party, official of a political
party or any other Person acting in an official capacity in violation of any
applicable law, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
Dormant
Entities. American Vantage/Hypnotic, Inc. and Castalian, LLC have
been dissolved, merged out of existence or the equivalent thereof.
4.02.
Reaffirmation. The Borrower shall be deemed to have
reaffirmed, for the benefit of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the
Administrative Agent, each representation and warranty in all material respects
contained in Article IV and in the other Credit Documents on and as of
the date of each Credit Event (except for representations and warranties
expressly made as of a specified date, which shall be true in all material
respects as of such date).
ARTICLE
V. COVENANTS.
5.01.
Affirmative Covenants. So long as any Loan or L/C Obligation
remains unpaid, or any other Obligation remains unpaid or unperformed (other
than contingent indemnity obligations to the extent no claim has been asserted)
or any portion of any Commitment remains in force, the Borrower will comply,
and
will cause compliance by the other Loan Parties, with the following affirmative
covenants, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in
writing:
(a) Financial
Statements, Reports, etc. The Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent the following (which delivery shall be deemed satisfied
with respect to Section 5.01(a)(i) and (ii) upon the Borrower
or GPI filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission 10-Q or 10-K reports
that include the applicable Financial Statements), each in such form and such
detail as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably
request:
(i) As
soon as available and in no event later than the last permitted day for GPI
to
file quarterly SEC financial statements for such fiscal quarter absent any
waiver of filing requirements (except for the applicable Rule 12b-25 grace
period so long as a Rule 12b-25 form is timely filed with the SEC), a copy
of
the Financial Statements of the Loan Parties (prepared on a consolidated and
consolidating basis) for such quarter (beginning with the quarter ending June
30, 2007 and thereafter) and for the fiscal year to date, certified by the
president or chief financial officer of the Borrower to present fairly in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and other
information reflected therein and to have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP
(subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes,
which Financial Statements shall be accompanied by a narrative from management
of the Borrower which discusses results (which delivery shall be deemed
satisfied by the receipt of or the filing of the 10-Q or 10-K reports that
include a management discussion and analysis) and compares actual financial
performance for the prior fiscal quarter to the budget and projected financial
statements for such fiscal year delivered pursuant to
Section 5.01(a)(vii);
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(ii) As
soon as available and in no event later than the last permitted day for GPI
to
file annual SEC financial statements for such fiscal year absent any waiver
of
filing requirements (except for the applicable Rule 12b-25 grace period so
long
as a Rule 12b-25 form is timely filed with the SEC), copies of the consolidated
and consolidating Financial Statements of the Loan Parties for such year,
audited (as to the consolidated Financial Statements) by an independent
certified public accountants of recognized
national standing, which Financial Statements shall be accompanied by (1) a
narrative from management of the Borrower which discusses results (which
delivery shall be deemed satisfied by the receipt of or the filing of the
10-Q
or 10-K reports that include a management discussion and analysis) and
(2) copies of the unqualified opinions, such accountants covenant
compliance calculations and, to the extent delivered, management letters
delivered by such accountants in connection with all such Financial Statements
and prepared in accordance with GAAP;
(iii) Contemporaneously
with the Financial Statements for each quarter and each year end required by
the
foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), a compliance certificate of the president or
chief financial officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of
Exhibit E (a “Compliance Certificate”) which (A) states
that no Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) has occurred and is continuing, or, if any such
Default or Event of Default (or such event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to
the nature thereof and what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect
thereto, (B) sets forth, for the quarter or year covered by such Financial
Statements or as of the last day of such quarter or year (as the case may be),
the calculation of the financial ratios and tests provided in
Section 5.03, (C) sets forth OIBDA for the four consecutive
fiscal quarter period ending as of such quarter or year end, (D) set forth
Accounts agings for all Accounts, a list of the top ten Account Debtors (based
on outstanding Accounts as of the end of such quarter or year) and Accounts
agings for each such top ten Account Debtor, and (E) sets forth information
and
computations related to Sections 2.17(b), 5.01(i), 5.02(a), 5.02(d), 5.02(e)
and 5.02(q) of this Agreement and any other provisions of the Credit
Documents required to be included in such Compliance Certificate;
(iv) (A)
On each Monthly Release Date (and in any event no later than the fifteenth
date
of each calendar month), a Borrowing Base Certificate of the president or chief
financial officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of
Exhibit F (a “Borrowing Base Certificate”) which sets forth
(i) the calculation of the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability as of such
Monthly Release Date (including Accounts agings), (ii) the calculation of the
Percentage of Loans Outstanding as of such Monthly Release Date, (iii) the
amount that the Borrower is requesting to be released to the Borrower from
the
Genius Control Account pursuant to Section 2.05(a) and the amount
the Borrower is requesting be retained in the Genius Control Account as an
“Eligible Cash Amount,”(iv) the ratings described in the definition of
“Applicable Concentration Percentage” for each Account Debtor where the
Borrower’s and the Guarantor’s total Accounts from such Account Debtor (other
than any Account for which no portion thereof has an Applicable Advance Rate
applicable to it that is greater than zero) exceed 7% of the Borrower’s and the
Guarantor’s total Eligible Accounts, determined using the Bloomberg CRPR screen
(or any other source satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), in each case,
as
of the last day of the calendar month ending prior to such Monthly Release
Date
and (v) a schedule of the amount and Account Debtor for each VMI Account,
and (B) concurrently with the delivery of a Notice of Loan Borrowing or
Letter of Credit Application, a Borrowing Base Certificate demonstrating that
the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability as of the most recent Monthly Release
Date (after making adjustments as required by clause (e) of the definition
of
Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability)
is sufficient for such requested Notice of Loan Borrowing or Letter of Credit
Application. In each case, such Borrowing Base Certificate shall be
accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower attesting
that the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability as set forth in the Borrowing
Base
Certificate has been calculated in accordance with the definition of “Adjusted
Borrowing Base Availability” as set forth in
Section 1.01;
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(v) On
each Monthly Release Date (and in any event no later than the fifteenth date
of
each calendar month), an Allocation Certificate of the Borrower in substantially
the form of Exhibit G (an “Allocation Certificate”) which includes
a calculation of the then applicable allocation and application of funds from
the Central Lockbox Account to the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account and the Genius
Control Account pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement and confirmation of
such
allocation and application of funds from the Central Lockbox Account pursuant
to
the Intercreditor Agreement as of the date of such Allocation
Certificate. The Allocation Certificate shall be accompanied by a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower attesting that the
allocation and application of funds requirements set forth in the Intercreditor
Agreement have been complied with;
(vi) As
soon as possible and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after any
Loan Party knows of the occurrence or existence of (A) any ERISA Event,
(B) any actual or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened
litigation, suits, claims, disputes or investigations against any Loan Party
involving potential monetary damages payable by any Loan Party of $1,000,000
or
more (alone or in the aggregate) or in which injunctive relief or similar relief
is sought, which relief, if granted, could have a Material Adverse Effect,
(C) any other event or condition which, either individually or in the
aggregate, could have a Material Adverse Effect, including (I) breach or
non-performance of, or any default (taking into consideration any applicable
cure periods) under, a Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor;
(II) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between
the Borrower or any Guarantor and any Governmental Authority; or (III) the
commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding
affecting the Borrower or any Guarantor, including pursuant to any applicable
Environmental Laws; (D) any Default, Event of Default (or event or
circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) or any default under any
Subordinated Obligations, the statement of the president or chief financial
officer or treasurer of the Borrower setting forth details of such event,
circumstance, condition, default, Event of Default or Default and the action
which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto; or (E) any material
change in accounting policies of or financial reporting practices by the
applicable Loan Party. Each notice pursuant to this
Section 5.01(a)(vi) shall be accompanied by a statement of a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence
referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes
to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to this
Section 5.01(a)(vi) shall describe with particularity any and all
provisions of this Agreement or other Credit Document that have been
breached;
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(vii) As
soon as available, and in any event not later than sixty (60) days after
the
commencement of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the budget and projected
financial statements of the Loan Parties for the next four quarters, including,
in each case, projected
balance sheets, statements of income and retained earnings and statements
of
cash flow of the Loan Parties, all in reasonable detail and in any event
to
include projected capital expenditures and quarterly projections of the
Borrower’s compliance with each of the covenants set forth in
Section 5.03 of this Agreement (including quarterly forecasts of
monthly cash flow demonstrating monthly compliance with
Section 5.03(a) during such fiscal year);
(viii) As
soon as possible and in any event not later than 90 days after December 31
of
each year, a Library Value Report and if (A) an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, (B) a Material Library Value Event has occurred or (C) in
the
reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent a material change in market
conditions has occurred, the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion
(or at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) may
require an updated Library Value Report covering such matters as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably require (but in any event including all
such matters contained in the initial Library Value Report delivered by the
Xxxxxx Group that relate to copyrights and Inbound Distribution Agreements
included in the Eligible Library Value), all at the Borrower’s expense;
provided that when the Applicable Advance Rate with respect to the Eligible
Library Value equals 0%, clause (A), (B) and (C) of this
Section 5.01(a)(viii) shall not apply; provided further, that
in the case of an acquisition that does not result in a Material Library Value
Event, an appraisal from an independent third party delivered to the
Administrative Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent with respect to the assets acquired in such acquisition
shall be deemed to be the Library Value Report with respect to such assets
until
the next Library Value Report is delivered as contemplated above.
(ix) At
least thirty (30) days prior to a sale or other disposition of all or part
of
the Library Value and no more than ten (10) days after a Material Library Value
Event or a material acquisition or change in market conditions for assets
comprising all or part of the Library Value has occurred, a notice from the
Borrower setting forth the details thereof;
(x) As
soon as possible and in no event later than five (5) Business Days prior to
the
occurrence of any event or circumstance that would require a prepayment pursuant
to Section 2.06(c), the statement of the chief financial officer of
the Borrower setting forth the details thereof;
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(xi) As
soon as possible and in no event later than ten (10) days prior thereto,
written
notice of the establishment or acquisition by a Loan Party of any new Subsidiary
or the issuance of any new Equity Securities of any existing Loan
Party;
(xii) As
soon as possible and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after
the
receipt thereof by a Loan Party, a copy of any notice, summons, citations
or
other written communications concerning any actual, alleged, suspected or
threatened violation of any Environmental Law, or any liability of a Loan
Party
for Environmental Damages;
(xiii)
Promptly
after the same are available, and in any event within five (5) Business Days
after filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, notice of filing
of
copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report
or
communication sent to the stockholders of GPI or any of its Subsidiaries,
and
copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration
statements which GPI, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries
may
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and not otherwise required
to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to other provisions
of this
Section 5.01(a);
(xiv)
As soon as possible and in no event later than (10) days prior to the
acquisition by any Loan Party of any leasehold or ownership interest in real
property, a written update to Schedule 4.01(h);
(xv)
Promptly after the reasonable request by any Lender through the
Administrative Agent, copies of any other report or other document that was
filed by GPI, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, with any
Governmental Agency; and
(xvi) Such
other instruments, agreements, certificates, opinions, statements, documents
and
information relating to the properties, operations or condition (financial
or
otherwise) of the Loan Parties, and compliance by the Borrower with the terms
of
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably
request.
The
Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make
available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information
provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower
Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on one or more Platforms and
(b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e. Lenders that do
not wish to receive non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties
or
their securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower
hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available
to
Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a
minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first
page thereof, (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC” the Borrower shall be
deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the
Lenders to treat the Borrower Materials as either publicly available information
or not material information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary)
with
respect to the Loan Parties or their securities for purposes of United States
Federal and state security laws; (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are
permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated
“Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat
any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for
posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public
Investor”.
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(b) Books
and Records. The Loan Parties shall at all times keep proper
books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries will
be made
of their transactions in accordance with GAAP.
(c) Inspections.
(i) The
Loan
Parties shall permit the Administrative Agent or any agent or representative
thereof to conduct (or, if requested by the Administrative Agent, provide the
Administrative Agent with) a Collateral Audit at the Borrower’s expense (A) not
later than 90 days after January 1 and June 30 of each year (including not
later
than 90 days after June 30, 2007), and (B) if an Event of Default (or event
or
circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) has occurred and is
continuing, at any other time the Administrative Agent requests;
(ii) The
Loan Parties shall permit the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or
any
agent or representative thereof, upon reasonable notice and during normal
business hours so long as no Default or Event of Default (or event or
circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) shall have occurred and
be continuing and otherwise at any time as the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent may determine with or without prior notice to the Borrower,
to
visit and inspect any of the properties and offices of the Loan Parties, to
conduct audits of any or all of the Collateral, to examine the books and records
of the Loan Parties and make copies thereof, and to discuss the affairs,
finances and business of the Loan Parties with, and to be advised as to the
same
by, their officers, auditors and accountants, all at such times and intervals
as
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may request, all at the
Borrower’s expense; provided that so long as no Event of Default (or
event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay for
the
costs of more than one inspection under this Section 5.01(c)(ii) in
any 12 month period.
(d) Insurance. The
Loan Parties shall:
(i) Carry
and maintain (A) insurance during the term of this Agreement of the types
and in the amounts customarily carried from time to time by others engaged
in
substantially the same business as such Person and operating in the same
geographic area as such Person, including, but not limited to, fire, public
liability, property damage and worker’s compensation, (B) if reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent, flood insurance with respect to real
property Collateral in amounts and subject to such deductibles and other terms
as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (C) protection
and
indemnity risks and (D) any other risks against which the Administrative Agent
considers, having regards to practices and other circumstances prevailing at
the
relevant time, it would in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent
be
reasonable for the Loan Parties to insure and which are specified by the
Administrative Agent by notice to the Borrower;
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(ii) Furnish
to the Administrative Agent, upon written request, full information as to
the
insurance carried;
(iii) Carry
and maintain each policy for such insurance with (A) a company which is
rated A or better by A.M. Best and Company at the time such policy is placed
and
at the time of each annual renewal thereof or (B) any other insurer which
is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and Obtain
and maintain endorsements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent
for
such insurance (including form 438BFU or equivalent) naming the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Agent as an additional insured, mortgagee and as
lender’s loss payee and including lender’s loss payable endorsements, where
applicable;
(iv) Unless
otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required
Lenders, cause each such policy to (A) provide that neither the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any other party shall be a
coinsurer thereunder, (B) provide that it shall not be canceled, modified
or not renewed (1) by reason of nonpayment of premium upon not less than ten
(10) days’ prior written notice thereof by the insurer to the Administrative
Agent, and (2) for any other reason upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior
written notice by the insurer to the Administrative Agent and, in each case,
giving the Administrative Agent the right to cure defaults, (C) provide for
at
least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to each insured and each loss payee
named therein of the date on which such policies shall terminate by lapse of
time if not renewed, (D) be primary without right of contribution from any
other
insurance carried by or on behalf of any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the
Administrative Agent with respect to any interest in the Collateral, (E) provide
that no Person other than the Loan Parties shall have any liability for any
premiums with respect thereto and (F) provide that inasmuch as the policies
are written to cover more than one insured, all terms and conditions, insuring
agreements and endorsements, with the exception of limits of liability, shall
operate in the same manner as if there were a separate policy covering each
insured;
provided,
however, that if any Loan Party shall fail to maintain insurance in
accordance with this Section 5.01(d), or if any Loan Party shall
fail to provide the required endorsements with respect thereto, the
Administrative Agent shall have the right (but shall be under no obligation)
to
procure such insurance and the Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative
Agent for all costs and expenses of procuring such insurance.
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(e) Governmental
Charges and Other Indebtedness. Each Loan Party shall promptly
pay and discharge when due (i) all material taxes and other material
Governmental Charges prior to the date upon which penalties accrue thereon,
(ii) all Indebtedness which, if unpaid, could become a Lien upon the
property of such Loan Party and (iii) subject to any subordination
provisions applicable thereto, all other Indebtedness which in each case,
if
unpaid, could have a Material Adverse Effect, except such taxes, Governmental
Charges and Indebtedness as may in good faith be contested or disputed, or
for
which arrangements for deferred payment have been made; provided that in
each such case appropriate reserves are maintained to the satisfaction of
the
Administrative Agent and no material property of any Loan Party is at impending
risk of being seized, levied upon or forfeited.
(f) Use
of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Revolving
Loans (i) to pay all outstanding interest, loans (it being understood that
payments in respect of LIBOR Loans shall be applied to LIBOR Loans as set
forth
in Section 2.06(e)), fees and other monetary obligations under the
Original Agreement, (ii) to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) to finance
Permitted Acquisitions, and (iv) (together with Letters of Credit issued
hereunder) to provide for the working
capital and general corporate purpose needs of the Loan Parties (including
without limitation (but subject to the terms herein) the acquisition,
development, financing, production, distribution, marketing and certain other
exploitation costs). No part of the proceeds of any Loan or any
Letter of Credit shall be used, whether directly or indirectly, to purchase,
acquire or carry any Margin Stock or for any purpose that entails a violation
of
any of the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, including Regulations
T, U
and X.
(g) General
Business Operations. Each of the Loan Parties shall
(i) preserve, renew and maintain in full force its corporate, partnership
or limited liability company existence and good standing under the Governmental
Rules of the jurisdiction of its organization and all of its rights, licenses,
leases, qualifications, privileges franchises and other authority reasonably
necessary to the conduct of its business, (ii) conduct its business
activities in compliance with all Requirements of Law and Contractual
Obligations applicable to such Person in all material respects, (iii) keep
all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and from time to time make, or cause
to be made, all necessary and proper repairs, except, in each case, where any
failure, either individually or in the aggregate, could not have a Material
Adverse Effect, (iv) maintain, preserve and protect all of its rights to enjoy
and use its trademarks, trade names, service marks, patents, copyrights,
licenses, leases, franchise agreements and franchise registrations and (v)
conduct its business in an orderly manner without voluntary
interruption. No Loan Party shall change its jurisdiction of
formation.
(h) Compliance
with Laws . Each Loan Party shall comply, and shall cause all
other Persons occupying or using such Loan Party’s property to comply, with the
requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any
Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws
and Environmental Permits), noncompliance with which could have, individually
or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and the inventory of each Loan
Party
shall comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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(i) New
Subsidiaries. The Borrower shall, at its own expense promptly,
and in any event within thirty (30) Business Days after the formation or
acquisition of any Domestic Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary (A) notify
the Administrative Agent of such event in writing (to the extent notice has
not
already been provided in accordance with Section 5.01(a)(x)), (B)
cause each Domestic Subsidiary, each Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary and each
other
Loan Party (other than a Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiary), as applicable,
to
become a party to the Guaranty, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual
Property Security Agreement and each other applicable Security Document in
accordance with the terms thereof, execute additional Security Documents
if
requested by the Administrative Agent and amend the Security Documents as
appropriate in light of such event to pledge to the Collateral Agent for
the
benefit of itself and the Lenders (1) 100% of the Equity Securities of each
such Person which becomes a Domestic Subsidiary or a Foreign Guarantor
Subsidiary and (2) 100% of the non-voting Equity Securities (within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.956-2(c)(2) promulgated under the IRC) and
66% of the voting Equity Securities (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.956-2(c)(2) promulgated under the IRC) of each such Person which
becomes a Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiary (provided that, if, as a
result of any change in the tax laws of the United States of America after
the
date of this Agreement, the pledge by any Loan Party of any additional Equity
Securities in any such Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to the Collateral
Agent,
on behalf of itself and the Lenders, under the Security Documents would
not result in an increase in the aggregate net consolidated tax liabilities
of
the Loan Parties, then, promptly after the change in such laws, all such
additional Equity Securities shall be so pledged under the Security Documents)
and execute and deliver all documents or instruments required thereunder
or
appropriate to perfect the security interest created thereby, (C) deliver
(or cause the appropriate Person to deliver) to the Collateral Agent all
certificates and other instruments constituting Collateral thereunder free
and
clear of all adverse claims, accompanied by undated powers or other instruments
of transfer executed in blank (and take such other steps as may be requested
by
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to perfect the Collateral
Agent’s Lien in such Collateral consisting of Equity Securities in compliance
with any applicable laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States of
America), (D) cause each document (including each UCC financing statement
and each filing with respect to intellectual property owned by each new Domestic
Subsidiary) required by law or reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent
or the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create
in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a valid,
legal
and perfected first-priority security interest in and lien on the Collateral
subject to the Security Documents to be so filed, registered or recorded
and
evidence thereof delivered to the Administrative Agent, (E) deliver an
opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent with respect to each new Domestic Subsidiary and Foreign
Guarantor Subsidiary, and/or the pledge of the Equity Securities of each
Domestic Subsidiary, Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary and Foreign Non-Guarantor
Subsidiary and the matters set forth in this Section and (F) deliver
to the Administrative Agent the same organization documents, resolutions,
certificates, lien searches and other matters set forth in Schedule 3.01(b)
and (e) with respect to such New Subsidiary as required to be delivered with
respect to the Borrower on the date hereof, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
(j) Appraisals. During
the existence of an Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) or upon the written request of any Lender acting
pursuant to any Requirement of Law, the Borrower agrees that the Administrative
Agent may, at the expense of the Borrower, commission an appraisal of any
property (i) to which any Loan Party holds legal title and (ii) which
is encumbered by any Security Document.
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(k) Additional
Collateral. If at any time from and after the Original Closing
Date any Loan Party acquires any fee interest in real property with a value
that
exceeds $1,000,000, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent,
at its own expense, promptly all documentation and information in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including
surveys
and environmental reports) to assist the Collateral Agent in obtaining deeds
of
trust or mortgages on such additional real property and ALTA policies of
title
insurance, with such endorsements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require, issued by a company and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, in an amount equal to the principal amount of
the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment as in effect from time to time, insuring
the
Collateral Agent’s Lien on such additional real property Collateral to be of
first priority, subject only to such exceptions as the Administrative Agent
shall approve in its discretion, with all costs thereof to be paid by the
Borrower.
(l) Control
Agreements. No later than 30 days after the Closing Date, to the
extent not previously provided, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative
Agent with (i) a Control Agreement with each financial institution at which
the
Borrower or any Guarantor maintains a deposit account as of the Closing Date,
each appropriately completed, duly executed by such Loan Party, and the
Administrative Agent and acknowledged by the depositary bank to which addressed
and (ii) a Control Agreement with each securities intermediary at which any
Borrower or any Guarantor maintains a securities account as of the Closing
Date,
each appropriately completed, duly executed by such Loan Party, and the
Administrative Agent and acknowledged by the securities intermediary to which
addressed; provided that in the event that the Borrower cannot obtain a
Control Agreement with respect to the deposit accounts of the Loan Parties
at
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association within 30 days after the Closing Date,
then the Borrower shall terminate such deposit accounts within 15 days after
such 30-day period and the Borrower shall transfer all funds in such deposit
accounts to a deposit account subject to a Control Agreement.
(m) Good
Standing Certificates.
(i) No
later than 15 days after the Closing Date, to the extent not previously
provided, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with a certificate
of good standing (or comparable certificate) for each Loan Party that is
qualified to do business in the state of California or Colorado, certified
as of
a recent date after the Closing Date by the Secretary of State (or comparable
public official) of California or Colorado, as applicable.
(ii) No
later than 15 days after the Closing Date, to the extent not previously
provided, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with certificates
of the Franchise Tax Board, Secretary of State or comparable official of the
state of incorporation or formation of each Loan Party (to the extent such
a
certificate is available in such state) and each state in which such Loan Party
is qualified to do business (to the extent such a certificate is available
in
such state), certified as of a recent date after the Closing Date and stating
that such Loan Party is in good tax standing under the laws of such
states.
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5.02.
Negative Covenants. So long as any Loan or L/C
Obligation remains unpaid, or any other Obligation remains unpaid or
unperformed, (other than contingent indemnity obligations to the extent no
claim
has been asserted) or any portion of any Commitment remains in force, the
Borrower will comply, and will cause compliance by the other Loan Parties,
with
the following negative covenants, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise
consent in writing:
(a) Indebtedness. None
of the Loan Parties shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Indebtedness or engage in any off-balance sheet finance transaction or other
similar transaction except for the following (“Permitted
Indebtedness”):
(i) Indebtedness
of the Loan Parties under the Credit Documents;
(ii) Indebtedness
of the Loan Parties listed in Schedule 5.02(a) and existing on the
date of this Agreement (excluding any extension, renewal, replacement or
refinancing thereof);
(iii) Indebtedness
of the Loan Parties under Rate Contracts entered into with respect to the
Loans;
provided that (A) all such Rate Contracts are entered into in
connection with bona fide hedging operations and not for speculation and
(B) the aggregate notional principal amount under all such Rate Contracts
does not exceed the Effective Amount of the Loans at any
time;
(iv) Indebtedness
of the Loan Parties with respect to surety, appeal, indemnity, performance
or
other similar bonds in the ordinary course of business, including those for
laboratories (including surety or similar bonds issued in connection with the
stay of a proceeding of the type described in
Section 6.01(h));
(v) Guaranty
Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of Permitted Indebtedness of any other
Loan Party;
(vi) Indebtedness,
if any, owing to any other Loan Parties; provided that the Investment
constituting such Indebtedness is permitted by
Section 5.02(e)(iii);
(vii) purchase
money Indebtedness, vendor financing and Capital Lease obligations in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $7,500,000 at any one time
outstanding;
(viii) Indebtedness,
if any, owing to The Xxxxxxxxx Company under the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution
Agreement;
(ix) Subordinated
Obligations incurred after the Closing Date; provided that such
Indebtedness is on terms and conditions and pursuant to documentation (including
rate, tenor, amount, security and subordination) satisfactory to the Required
Lenders and the Required Lenders consent thereto is evidenced in writing;
and
(x) Indebtedness
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time
outstanding arising in connection with one or more letters of credit issued
by a Lender under separate documentation between a Loan Party and such Lender
(for the avoidance of doubt, each letter of credit described in this clause
(x)
is not a Letter of Credit as defined in this Agreement).
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(b) Liens. No
Loan Party shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien or Negative
Pledge on or with respect to any of its assets or property of any character,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for the following (“Permitted
Liens”):
(i) Liens
in favor of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender
securing the Obligations and Negative Pledges under the Credit
Documents;
(ii) Liens
listed in Schedule 5.02(b) and existing on the date of this Agreement and
any replacement Liens (covering the same or a lesser scope of property) in
respect of replacement Indebtedness permitted under
Section 5.02(a)(ii);
(iii) Liens
on the TWC Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) in favor
of
The Xxxxxxxxx Company securing the Xxxxxxxxx Secured Obligations (as defined
in
the Intercreditor Agreement) so long as such liens are subject
to
the
Intercreditor Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement remains in full force
and effect;
(iv) Liens
for taxes or other Governmental Charges not at the time delinquent or thereafter
payable without penalty or being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings; provided that adequate reserves for the payment thereof have
been established in accordance with GAAP and no property of any Loan Party
is
subject to impending risk of loss or forfeiture by reason of nonpayment of
the
obligations secured by such Liens;
(v) Liens
of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, vendors, and landlords and
other similar Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business
for sums which are not overdue more than 45 days or are being contested in
good
faith and by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves for
the payment thereof have been established in accordance with GAAP;
(vi) Deposits
under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and social security laws or
to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the
repayment of borrowed money) or leases, or to secure statutory obligations
of
surety or appeal bonds or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar
bonds in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) Purchase
money Liens and associated Negative Pledges incurred with respect to property
acquired using the proceeds of Indebtedness and Capital Leases permitted under
Section 5.02(a)(vii);
(viii) Liens
incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the
Indebtedness secured by the Liens described in clause (ii) or (vii) above;
provided that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien (A) is limited
to the property covered by the existing Lien and (B) secures Indebtedness which
is no greater in amount and has material terms no less favorable to the Lenders
than the Indebtedness secured by the existing Lien;
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(ix) any
judgment Lien not giving rise to an Event of Default;
(x) leases
or subleases granted to others (in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices) not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary
conduct of the business or operations of any Loan Party;
(xi) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects, encroachments or irregularities
in
title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material
respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of any Loan
Party;
(xii) deposits
in the ordinary course of business to secure liabilities to insurance carriers,
lessor, utilities and other service providers;
(xiii) bankers
liens and rights of setoff with respect to customary depository arrangements
entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv) Liens
arising by reason of security for surety or appeal bonds in the ordinary
course
of business of any Loan Party;
(xv) Liens
resulting from a filing made by a third party as consignor against the Borrower
as consignee, which filing solely describes the property of the consignor that
is being held by the Borrower;
(xvi) Other
Liens securing any collateral of the Loan Parties with a value in an amount
not
in excess of $2,000,000 at any one time;
(xvii) Liens
incurred with respect to Subordinated Obligations permitted under
Section 5.02(a)(ix) to the extent the Required Lenders expressly
permit any such Liens when consenting to any such Subordinated Obligations
pursuant to Section 5.02(a)(ix);
(xviii) Liens
on cash collateral in favor of Citibank, N.A. securing the Indebtedness
permitted under Section 5.02(a)(ii); provided that
(A) the aggregate amount of such cash collateral may not at any time exceed
the lesser of (1) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Indebtedness
permitted under Schedule 5.02(a)(ii) and (2) $300,000 and
(B) such cash collateral must be held in account #270271604 at Citibank,
N.A.; and
(xix) Liens
on cash collateral in favor of one or more Lenders securing the
Indebtedness permitted under Section 5.02(a)(x); provided
that (A) the aggregate amount of such cash collateral may not at any time
exceed the lesser of (1) the aggregate outstanding amount of the
Indebtedness permitted under Section 5.02(a)(x) at such time and
(2) $5,000,000 and (B) such cash collateral must be held in one or
more Operating Accounts;
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provided,
however, that the foregoing exceptions shall not permit any Lien in any
Equity Securities issued by any Loan Party (other than GPI) and owned by
any
Loan Party, except for Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent securing the
Obligations or any guaranty thereof.
(c) Asset
Dispositions. No Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, sell,
lease, charter, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose (including, without
limitation, via any sale and leaseback transaction) of any of its assets
or
property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for the
following:
(i) Sales
or licensing by the Loan Parties of inventory in the ordinary course of their
businesses (excluding sales of inventory by any Loan Party, directly or
indirectly, to another Loan Party);
(ii) Sales
by the Loan Parties of damaged, worn or obsolete equipment in the ordinary
course of their businesses for not less than fair market value;
(iii) Sales
or other dispositions by any Loan Party of Investments permitted by clause
(i)
of Section 5.02(e) for not less than fair market value;
provided that no Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance
described in Section 2.06(d))
shall have occurred and be continuing and the proceeds of such sale or other
disposition are retained as working capital with such Loan
Party;
(iv) Sales
or other dispositions of assets and property by the Borrower to any Guarantor
(other than GPI) or by any Guarantor to the Borrower or another Guarantor (other
than GPI); provided that the terms of any such sales or other
dispositions by or to the Borrower or any Guarantor are terms which are no
less
favorable to the Borrower or any Guarantor than would prevail in the market
for
similar transactions between unaffiliated parties dealing at arm’s length;
and
(v) Sales
or other dispositions by the Loan Parties of all or a portion of the assets
included in the Library Value to a non-Affiliate third party for cash;
provided that:
(A) No
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) has occurred and is continuing on the date of, or
would result after giving effect to, any such sale or other disposition
(actually and on a pro forma basis);
(B) The
Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability reported in the most recently delivered
Borrowing Base Certificate as of the date of any such sale or other disposition
exceeds, and would exceed after giving effect to any such sale or other
disposition, the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations
outstanding as of the date of any such sale or other disposition;
and
(C) The
Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent of any such sale or other disposition
in accordance with Section 5.01(a)(ix).
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(d) Mergers,
Acquisitions, Etc. No Loan Party shall reorganize, recapitalize,
liquidate, dissolve or consolidate with or merge into any other Person or
permit
any other Person to merge into it, acquire any Person as a new Subsidiary
or
acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person, except
for
the following:
(i) the
Borrower and the other Loan Parties (other than GPI) may consolidate or merge
with each other; provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default
(or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) shall have
occurred and be continuing or would result after giving effect to any such
consolidation or merger and (B) in any such consolidation or merger
involving the Borrower and another Loan Party, the Borrower is the surviving
Person;
(ii)
Intentionally Omitted;
(iii) Acquisitions
by the Borrower or a Guarantor of any Person or the assets of a Person as
a new
Subsidiary or of all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person
or
identifiable business unit or division of any other Person (in each case,
the
“Proposed Target”); provided that:
(A) No
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) has occurred and is continuing on the date of, or
will result after giving effect to, any such acquisition (actually and on
a pro
forma basis);
(B) The
Proposed Target is in the same or similar line of business as the
Borrower;
(C) The
acquisition of the Proposed Target shall be completed as a result of an arm’s
length negotiation (i.e. on a non-hostile basis);
(D) The
Proposed Target’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(calculated in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent)
for
the last twelve months ending as of closing of such acquisition is not less
than
zero;
(E) The
acquisition of the Proposed Target shall be consummated, in all material
respects, in accordance with all applicable laws and all applicable Governmental
Authorizations;
(F) The
Borrower have delivered to the Administrative Agent, (1) written notice of
such proposed acquisition at least 20 calendar days prior to the closing date
of
such proposed acquisition, (2) financial statements of the subject of such
acquisition (or, in the case of assets constituting less than all of the assets
of a Person, the equivalent of financial statements with respect to such assets)
to the extent available, but in no event for less than the immediately preceding
twelve months, and (3) pro forma financial statements reflecting the
combined projected performance of the Loan Parties during the 12 months
immediately following consummation of such transaction, certified to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders as being the good faith projections of
the
Borrower, in form and detail reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
which projections shall show that such acquisition will not result in any
Default hereunder (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d));
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(G) The
Borrower shall be in compliance with the covenants in Section 5.03
and any financial covenants set forth in this Agreement on a pro forma basis
after giving effect to the acquisition of the Proposed Target as of the last
day
of the fiscal quarter most recently ended and, prior to the proposed acquisition
date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate
evidencing such pro forma compliance;
(H) No
Proposed Target shall be organized or domiciled under the law of any
jurisdiction outside the United States or Canada, and no Proposed Target
shall
have more than 10% of its assets or annual revenues based in or from outside
of
the United States or Canada (as determined from the most recently available
financial information for the Proposed Target);
(I) The
Proposed Target shall be owned directly by the Borrower or, if the Proposed
Target remains a separate entity, be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower
after giving effect to the acquisition;
(J) The
Collateral Agent shall hold a perfected, first priority security interest in
and
lien on all of the assets acquired by the Borrower or a Guarantor in such
transaction (including but not limited to the assets of the Proposed Target,
subject only to Permitted Liens and, if the Proposed Target survives such
transaction as a separate Subsidiary, any Equity Securities in the Proposed
Target to the extent required by Section 5.01(i));
(K) If
such Proposed Target remains a separate Subsidiary, all action required of
the
Loan Parties under Section 5.01(i) shall be completed substantially
concurrently with the consummation of such acquisition or, if reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent, such Proposed Target (and any Subsidiary
of the Proposed Target acquired as part of the acquisition) shall be a party
to
the Credit Documents as an additional borrower substantially concurrently with
the consummation of such acquisition pursuant to documentation in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(L) The
consideration paid or payable in cash or other property (other than common
Equity Securities) in connection with such acquisition (including “earn-out” or
similar payments), when taken together with each other Permitted Acquisition
consummated since the Original Closing Date shall not exceed $5,000,000 in
the
aggregate (plus an amount equal to (1) 25% multiplied by
(2) the cumulative amount of OIBDA that is generated from and after
October 1, 2007 to the extent such OIBDA exceeds $50,000,000);
provided, that (x) consideration paid or payable in common Equity
Securities of the Borrower or GPI shall not be subject to or included in the
dollar limit set forth in this clause (L) and (y) the acquisition of a
company disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing prior to the Closing
Date for an amount of up to $10,000,000 of cash consideration paid as of the
closing of such acquisition (plus an additional amount of up to $2,500,000
in
earn-out payments to the extent actually earned pursuant to the documents
executed in connection with such acquisition) shall not be subject to or
included in the dollar limit set forth in this clause (L).
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(e) Investments. None
of the Loan Parties shall make any Investment except for Investments in the
following:
(i) Investments
by the Loan Parties in cash and Cash Equivalents; provided that, for
Investments of the Borrower and each Guarantor, such Investments are subject
to
a Control Agreement (other than an aggregate amount of Investments existing
at
any one time equal to or less than $100,000);
(ii) Investments
listed in Schedule 5.02(e) existing on the date of this Agreement;
Investments
by the Loan Parties in each other (other than GPI); provided that any
Investments constituting Indebtedness shall be evidenced by one or more Pledged
Intercompany Notes subject to a first perfected security interest in favor
of
the Collateral Agent and in the Collateral Agent’s possession;
providedfurther that Investments (including any loans or advances)
by Loan Parties made directly or indirectly in any Foreign Subsidiaries may
not
exceed $1,000,000 at any one time as to any such Foreign Subsidiary or
$1,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time;
(iii) Investments
consisting of loans to employees, officers and directors in the ordinary course
of business in an aggregate amount not exceeding $1,000,000 at any one time
outstanding;
(iv) Investments
permitted by Section 5.02(d);
(v) Advance
payments made for the right to distribute or market products or items under
an
Inbound Distribution Agreement that are permitted by
Section 5.02(q);
(vi) Deposit
accounts; provided that, for deposit accounts of the Borrower and each
Guarantor, such Investments are subject to a Control Agreement; and
(vii) Investments
by the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries in Qualified
Co-Productions in an aggregate amount (valued at cost) not
to exceed $20,000,000 at any one time since the date of this Agreement;
provided that in calculating the aggregate amount of Investments relating
to Qualified Co-Productions, such Investments recouped by the Borrower or any
of
its Domestic Subsidiaries shall reduce the aggregate amount of Investments
related to Qualified Co-Productions; provided further, that if
(A) the Borrower and the Guarantors have positive OIBDA for four
consecutive quarters and cumulative OIBDA of $75,000,000 or more since October
1, 2007 and (B) the Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent
with a certificate confirming the satisfaction of the conditions in clause
(A)
above together with calculations demonstrating such satisfaction executed by
a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower, then from and after the date such
certificate is delivered to the Administrative Agent the dollar limitation
in
this clause (viii) shall no longer be applicable.
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(f) Distributions,
Redemptions, Etc. No Loan Party shall reorganize, recapitalize or
make any Distributions or set apart any sum for any such purpose except as
follows:
(i) Any
Subsidiary of the Borrower may pay dividends on its Equity Securities to
the
Borrower or any intervening Subsidiary;
(ii) If
no Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) shall have occurred and be continuing or would
result from a proposed Distribution under this Section 5.02(f)(ii)
and so long as the Borrower is a limited liability company or any other
pass-through entity for tax purposes, the Borrower may, on a quarterly basis,
make cash Distributions to GPI and The Xxxxxxxxx Company (through any
intervening Loan Parties) and GPI may make corresponding distributions to
its
shareholders in an amount equal to the minimum amount necessary to pay for
estimated
income taxes owing by GPI and The Xxxxxxxxx Company attributable to the income
of the Borrower (less the amount of any prior Distribution for such purpose
that
was not necessary to pay the actual taxes of such holders);
and
(iii) If
no Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) shall have occurred and be continuing or would
result from a proposed Distribution under this Section 5.02(f)(iii)
and so long as GPI and the Borrower remain in compliance with their material
business and legal agreements, the Borrower may, on a quarterly basis make
cashless Distributions to The Xxxxxxxxx Company for the purpose of converting
The Xxxxxxxxx Company’s Class W Units of the Borrower into common stock of
GPI. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower agrees not to elect
to make any cash payment in connection with any such conversion or redemption
under the Borrower’s limited liability company agreement.
(g) Change
in Business. No Loan Party shall engage, either directly or
indirectly through Affiliates, in any business substantially different from
the
business of the Borrower or the Loan Parties as of the Original Closing
Date.
(h) Payments
of Indebtedness, Etc. No Loan Party shall:
(i) prepay,
redeem, purchase, defease, acquire or otherwise satisfy (or offer to redeem,
purchase, acquire or otherwise satisfy) in any manner prior to the scheduled
payment thereof any Indebtedness (including any Subordinated Obligations) or
lease obligations of any Loan Party (other than (A) the Obligations and
(B) the prepayment of any Indebtedness incurred in accordance with
Section 5.02(a)(vii) so long as no Default or Event of Default (or
event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) exists at the
time of such proposed prepayment of any Indebtedness incurred in accordance
with
Section 5.02(a)(vii) or would result therefrom); or make any payment
or deposit any monies, securities or other property with any trustee or other
Person that has the effect of providing for the satisfaction (or assurance
of
any satisfaction) of any Indebtedness (including any Subordinated Obligations)
of any Loan Party prior to the date when due or otherwise to provide for the
defeasance of any such Indebtedness;
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(ii) pay
or prepay any principal, premium, interest or any other
amount (including sinking fund payments) with respect to any
Subordinated Obligation (except payments expressly approved by the Required
Lenders in writing), or redeem purchase, defease, acquire or otherwise satisfy
(or offer to redeem, purchase, acquire or otherwise satisfy) any Subordinated
Obligations; or make any payment or deposit any monies, securities or other
property with any trustee or other Person that has the effect of providing
for
the satisfaction (or assurance of any satisfaction) of any Subordinated
Obligations prior to the date when due or otherwise to provide for the
defeasance of any Subordinated Obligations; or
(iii) supplement,
modify, amend, restate, extend or otherwise change the terms of any document,
instrument or agreement evidencing or governing any Subordinated
Obligations.
(i) ERISA.
(i) No
Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate shall (A) adopt or institute
any Pension Plan; (B) take any action which will result in the partial or
complete withdrawal, within the meanings of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA,
from a Multiemployer Plan; (C) engage or permit any Person to engage in any
transaction prohibited by Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the
IRC involving any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which would subject a
Loan
Party or any ERISA Affiliate to any tax, penalty or other liability including
a
liability to indemnify; (D) incur or allow to exist any accumulated funding
deficiency (within the meaning of Section 412 of the IRC or
Section 302 of ERISA); (E) fail to make full payment when due of all
amounts due as contributions to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan;
(F) fail to comply with the requirements of Section 4980B of the IRC
or Part 6 of Title I(B) of ERISA; or (G) adopt any amendment to any Pension
Plan which would require the posting of security pursuant to
Section 401(a)(29) of the IRC, where singly or cumulatively, the above
could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) No
Loan Party shall (A) engage in any transaction prohibited by any
Governmental Rule applicable to any Foreign Plan; (B) fail to make full
payment when due of all amounts due as contributions to any Foreign Plan; or
(C) otherwise fail to comply with the requirements of any Governmental Rule
applicable to any Foreign Plan, where singly or cumulatively, the above could
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Transactions
With Affiliates. No Loan Party shall enter into or permit to
exist any Contractual Obligation with any Affiliate (other than any other Loan
Party) or engage in any other transaction with any Affiliate (other than any
other Loan Party) other than Contractual Obligations upon terms at least as
favorable to such Loan Party as an arms-length transaction with unaffiliated
Persons.
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(k) Accounting
Changes. No Loan Party shall change (i) its fiscal year
(currently January 1 through December 31) or (ii) its accounting practices
except as required by GAAP.
(l) Rate
Contracts. No Loan Party shall enter into any Rate Contract,
except (i) Rate Contracts entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect
of
Equity Securities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower), and
(ii)
Rate Contracts entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange
interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another
floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability
or
investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
(m) Amendment
of Material Documents. No Loan Party shall agree to amend,
modify, supplement or replace any Material Document or any document executed
and
delivered in connection therewith, in each case in a manner which would
adversely affect the interests of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent and the Lenders and in any event subject to
Section 5.02(h) with respect to Subordinated
Obligations.
(n) Restrictive
Agreements. No Loan Party shall agree to any restriction or
limitation (other than as set forth in this Agreement or the other Credit
Documents) on the making of Distributions or the transferring of asset from
any
Loan Party to another Loan Party.
(o) Joint
Ventures. No Loan Party shall enter into any Joint Venture;
provided, however, that the Borrower may enter into and maintain
an interest in a Joint Venture that is a Qualified Co-Production if (i) the
aggregate Investment by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in all Qualified
Co-Productions is permitted by Section 5.02(e)(viii), (ii) the
business of the Joint Venture is the same or a similar line of business as
the
Borrower and (iii) such Joint Venture is a corporation, limited liability
company or other limited liability entity organized under the laws of the United
States of America or any state thereof.
(p) Accounts. No
Loan Party shall fail, within 30 days of the Borrower’s receipt of a written
request from the Administrative Agent (as such time period may be extended
by
the Administrative Agent), to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent
control agreements in favor of the Collateral Agent in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
with
respect to each account of the Loan Parties which is existing as of the Original
Closing Date (to the extent the Borrower has not already done so) or opened
following the Original Closing Date with any bank, savings association,
financial institution or similar financial intermediary in which cash or other
property will be deposited.
(q) Advance
Payments. No Loan Party shall make advance payments for the right
to distribute or market any item or product pursuant to an Inbound Distribution
Agreement (other than advance payments made in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$35,000,000 since the Original Closing Date; provided that in calculating
the aggregate amount of advance payments, such advance payments recouped by
the
Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries shall reduce the aggregate amount
of advance payments).
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(r) Consignments. No
Loan Party shall deliver inventory to a third party for the purpose of sale
or
disposition under a consignment arrangement or any similar
arrangement.
5.03.
Financial Covenants. So long as any Loan or L/C
Obligation remains unpaid, or any other Obligation remains unpaid or unperformed
(other than contingent indemnification Obligations), or any portion of any
Commitment remains in force, the Borrower will comply, and will cause
compliance, with the following financial covenants, unless the Required Lenders
shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Minimum
Cash Liquidity. The Borrower shall not permit its Unrestricted
Cash Liquidity Amount to be less than $3,000,000 at any time after the Original
Closing Date.
(b) Minimum
Borrowing Base Coverage. The Borrower shall not permit the
Borrowing Base Percentage to be less than or equal to 115% at any time after
the
Original Closing Date.
ARTICLE
VI. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
6.01.
Events of Default. The occurrence or existence of any one or
more of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”
hereunder:
(a) Non-Payment. Any
Loan Party shall (i) fail to pay when due any principal of any Loan or any
L/C Obligation or (ii) fail to pay within five (5) Business Days after the
same becomes due, any interest, fees or other amounts payable under the terms
of
this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (including any amount due
under any Lender Rate Contract and the Guaranty); or
(b) Specific
Defaults. Any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any
covenant, obligation, condition or agreement set forth in
Section 5.01(a) (other than Section 5.01(a)(iv)(A)),
Section 5.01(f), Section 5.01(g),
Section 5.01(h), Section 5.01(i),
Section 5.01(k), Section 5.02 or
Section 5.03(a) of
this Agreement or Section 2 of the
Intercreditor Agreement; or
(c) Other
Defaults.
(i) Any
default shall occur under the Guaranty or any Security Document and such default
shall continue beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto;
or
(ii) Any
Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant (including
Section 5.03(b), but excluding Section 5.01(a)(iv)(A)),
obligation, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other
Credit Document and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after
the
date of such failure; or
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(iii) The
Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, obligation, condition
or
agreement set forth in Section 5.01(a)(iv)(A) and such failure shall
continue for ten (10) Business Days after the date of such failure;
provided that any such failure described under this clause (iii) shall
not be an Event of Default if such failure occurs at a time when no Loans
or L/C
Obligations are outstanding; or
(d) Representations
and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certificate,
information or other statement (financial or otherwise) made or furnished
by or
on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent
or
any Lender in or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Credit
Documents, or as an inducement to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent
or any Lender to enter into this Agreement, shall be false, incorrect,
incomplete or misleading in any material respect when made or furnished;
or
(e) Cross-Default. (i)
Any Loan Party shall fail to make any payment on account of any Indebtedness
or
Contingent Obligation of such Person (other than the Obligations) when due
(whether at scheduled maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration
or
otherwise) and such failure shall continue beyond any period of grace provided
with respect thereto, if the amount of such Indebtedness or Contingent
Obligation exceeds the greater of $1,000,000 and an amount equal to 5% of
OIBDA
for the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarter period or the
effect
of such failure is to cause, or permit the holder or holders
thereof to cause, Indebtedness and/or Contingent Obligations of any Loan
Party
(other than the Obligations) in an aggregate amount exceeding the greater
of
$1,000,000 and an amount equal to 5% of OIBDA for the most recently ended
four
consecutive fiscal quarter period to become redeemable, due, liquidated or
otherwise payable (whether at scheduled maturity, by required prepayment,
upon
acceleration or otherwise) and/or to be secured by cash collateral or (ii)
any
Loan Party shall otherwise fail to observe or perform any agreement, term
or
condition contained in any agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness
or Contingent Obligation of such Person (other than the Obligations), or
any
other event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such failure,
event or condition is to cause, or permit the holder or holders thereof to
cause, Indebtedness and/or Contingent Obligations of any Loan Party (other
than
the Obligations) in an aggregate amount exceeding the greater of $1,000,000
and
an amount equal to 5% of OIBDA for the most recently ended four consecutive
fiscal quarter period to become redeemable, due, liquidated or otherwise
payable
(whether at scheduled maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration
or
otherwise) and/or to be secured by cash collateral; or
(f) Insolvency;
Voluntary Proceedings. Any Loan Party shall (i) apply for or
consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian
of
itself or of all or a substantial part of its property, (ii) be unable, or
admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts generally as they mature,
(iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its or any of its
creditors, (iv) be dissolved or liquidated in full or in part,
(v) become insolvent (as such term may be defined or interpreted under any
applicable statute), (vi) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding
seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself
or
its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter
in effect or consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking
possession of its property by any official in an involuntary case or other
proceeding commenced against it, or, in each case, any analogous procedure
or
step is taken in any jurisdiction; or
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(g) Involuntary
Proceedings. Proceedings for the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, liquidator or custodian of any Loan Party or of all or a substantial
part of the property thereof, or an involuntary case or other proceedings
seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to any Loan
Party or the debts thereof under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar
law
now or hereafter in effect shall be commenced and an order for relief entered
or
such proceeding shall not be dismissed or discharged within sixty (60) days
of
commencement, or, in each case, any analogous procedure or step is taken
in any
jurisdiction; or
(h) Judgments. (i)
One or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards requiring any
Loan
Party to pay an aggregate amount exceeding the greater of $1,000,000 and
an
amount equal to 5% of OIBDA for the most recently ended four consecutive
fiscal
quarter period (exclusive of amounts covered by insurance issued by an insurer
not an Affiliate of the Borrower and otherwise satisfying the requirements
set
forth in Section 5.01(d) in all material respects) shall be rendered
against any Loan Party in connection with any single or related series of
transactions, incidents or circumstances and the same shall not be satisfied,
vacated or stayed for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days; provided
that if one or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards requiring
any Loan Party to pay an aggregate amount exceeding the greater of $5,000,000
and an amount equal to 25% of OIBDA for the most recently ended four consecutive
fiscal quarter period (exclusive of amounts covered by insurance issued by
an
insurer not an Affiliate of the Borrower and otherwise satisfying the
requirements set
forth
in Section 5.01(d) in all material respects) shall be rendered
against any Loan Party in connection with any single or related series of
transactions, incidents or circumstances such circumstance shall be an Event
of
Default whether or not the same has been satisfied, vacated or stayed; (ii)
any
judgment, writ, assessment, warrant of attachment, tax lien or execution
or
similar process shall be issued or levied against a part of the property
of any
Loan Party with an aggregate value in excess of the greater of $1,000,000
and an
amount equal to 5% of OIBDA for the most recently ended four consecutive
fiscal
quarter period and the same shall not be released, stayed, vacated or otherwise
dismissed within thirty (30) days after issue or levy; or (iii) any other
judgments, orders, decrees, arbitration awards, writs, assessments, warrants
of
attachment, tax liens or executions or similar processes which, alone or
in the
aggregate, could have a Material Adverse Effect are rendered, issued or levied;
or
(i) Credit
Documents. Any Credit Document or any material term thereof shall
cease to be, or shall be asserted by a Loan Party not to be, a legal, valid
and
binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable in accordance with its terms
or shall otherwise cease to be in full force and effect; or
(j) Security
Documents. Any Lien intended to be created by any Security
Document shall at any time be invalidated, subordinated or otherwise cease
to be
in full force and effect, for whatever reason, or any security interest
purported to be created by any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall
be
asserted by a Loan Party not to be, a valid, first priority (except as expressly
otherwise provided in this Agreement or such Security Document) perfected Lien
in the Collateral covered thereby, or any Loan Party shall issue, create or
permit to be outstanding any Equity Securities which shall not be subject to
a
first priority perfected Lien under the Security Documents; or
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(k) ERISA. Any
Reportable Event which the Administrative Agent reasonably believes in good
faith constitutes grounds for the termination of any Pension Plan by the
PBGC or
for the appointment of a trustee by the PBGC to administer any Pension Plan
shall occur and be continuing for a period of thirty (30) days or more after
written notice thereof is provided to the Borrower by the Administrative
Agent,
or any Pension Plan shall be terminated within the meaning of Title IV of
ERISA
or a trustee shall be appointed by the PBGC to administer any Pension Plan
which, either individually or in the aggregate, could have a Material Adverse
Effect; or
(l) Change
of Control. Any Change of Control shall occur; or
(m) Involuntary
Dissolution or Split Up. Any order, judgment or decree shall be
entered against the Borrower decreeing its involuntary dissolution or split
up
and such order shall remain undischarged and unstayed for a period in excess
of
sixty (60) days; or
(n) Material
Adverse Change. A material adverse change in the assets,
operations, business, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of
the
Loan Parties (taken as a whole) since December 31, 2006 shall have
occurred; or
(o) Guarantors. Any
Guarantor shall repudiate or purport to revoke the Guaranty; or
(p) Designated
Person. Any Loan Party shall become a Designated Person;
or
(q) Subordinated
Obligations. Any trustee for, or any holder of, any Subordinated
Obligations asserts in writing that such Subordinated Obligations (or any
portion thereof) is not subordinated to the Obligations in accordance with
its
terms or the applicable subordination agreement (in the case of such other
Subordinated Obligations); or any event occurs which gives the holder or holders
of such Subordinated Obligations (or an agent or trustee on its or their behalf)
the right to declare such Subordinated Obligations due before the date on which
it otherwise would become due, or the right to require the issuer thereof,
to
redeem, purchase or otherwise defease, or offer to redeem, purchase or otherwise
defease, all or any portion of any Subordinated Obligations, or a final judgment
is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction that any Subordinated
Obligations (or any portion thereof) is not subordinated in accordance with
its
terms or the applicable subordination agreement (in the case of such other
Subordinated Obligations) to the Obligations; or
(r) Waiver
or Amendment. Any term of an Inbound Distribution Agreement or an
Outbound Distribution Agreement is waived or amended, which, in the aggregate,
could have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(s) Xxxxxxxxx
Distribution Agreement. (i) The Borrower or the Administrative
Agent receives written notice that the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement has
been
terminated (through early termination provisions, any buyback option or
otherwise), the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement actually is terminated (through
early termination provisions, any buyback option or otherwise), (ii) The
Xxxxxxxxx Company exercises any of its secured creditor remedies under the
Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement or any related security documents (other than
blocking the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account), (iii) The Xxxxxxxxx Company blocks
the
weekly payments made from the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account to the Borrower for
more
than 4 consecutive Xxxxxxxxx Disbursement Dates (as defined in the Intercreditor
Agreement) or (iv) any waiver or extension agreement in existence on or
about the Original Closing Date that relates to one or more Material Documents
shall have expired or been terminated and a waiver or extension agreement is
still required in connection with any such Material Document to provide a waiver
with respect to or to extend the time period for compliance with any such
Material Document; or
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(t) Loss
of Material Account Debtor. An Account Debtor that accounted for
more than 10% of net revenues of the Loan Parties, taken together, in the
prior
12 month period ceases to be purchase inventory or services from the Borrower
or
a Guarantor or otherwise terminates its relationship with the Borrower or
the
applicable Guarantor, in each case for a period of greater than ninety (90)
days.
6.02. Remedies.
(a) At
any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default
(other than an Event of Default referred to in Section 6.01(f) or
Section 6.01(g)), the Administrative Agent may or shall, upon
instructions from the Required Lenders, by written notice to the Borrower,
(i) terminate the Revolving Loan Commitments, any obligation of the L/C
Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions and the obligations of the Lenders to
make
Loans,
and/or
(ii) declare all or a portion of the outstanding Obligations payable by the
Borrower to be immediately due and payable and require that the Borrower Cash
Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to 105% of the then Effective
Amount of the L/C Obligations, in each case, without presentment, demand,
protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived, anything contained herein or in the Notes to the contrary
notwithstanding . Upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of
Default described in Section 6.01(f) or 6.01(g), immediately
and without notice, (1) the Revolving Loan Commitments, any obligation of
the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions and the obligations of the Lenders
to make Loans shall automatically terminate, (2) the obligation of the
Borrower to Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the then
Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations shall automatically become effective,
which amounts shall be immediately pledged and delivered to the Collateral
Agent
as security for the Obligations and (3) all outstanding Obligations payable
by the Borrower hereunder shall automatically become immediately due and
payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind,
all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the
Notes to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition to the foregoing
remedies, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may exercise any
other right, power or remedy available to it under any of the Credit Documents
or otherwise by law, either by suit in equity or by action at law, or
both. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit
Documents, all Cash Collateral shall first be applied to the L/C Obligations
and
then to the remaining obligations in the manner set forth in the Credit
Documents.
(b) The
proceeds of any sale, disposition or other realization upon all or any part
of
the Collateral and, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders have
so
elected, the funds deposited and available from the Genius Control Agreement
shall, in each case, be distributed or otherwise applied by the Administrative
Agent or the Collateral Agent (as applicable) in the following order of
priorities:
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First,
to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in an amount sufficient
to
pay in full the costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent in connection with any sale of, disposition of or other
realization on the Collateral, including all fees, costs, expenses, liabilities
and advances incurred or made by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Agent in connection therewith, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees
and costs;
Second,
to the Lenders in an amount equal to accrued interest then due and payable
under
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (except for Lender Rate
Contracts);
Third,
pari passu and ratably, to (i) the Lenders in an amount equal to the
principal amount of the outstanding Loans and L/C Borrowings and to Cash
Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations on a pro rata basis in accordance
with the then outstanding principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations
(with the portion allocated to the Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations to
be
applied first to repay the Revolving Loans in full and then to Cash
Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount
of
all L/C bligations)
and (ii) to the Lender(s) and Affiliates thereof to whom obligations are
owed in
connection with any Lender Rate Contract the terms of which comply with this
Agreement to the extent of the associated Termination Value of such Lender
Rate
Contract, and such proceeds will not be applied to the extent of any excess
over
such Termination Value in connection with any Lender Rate Contact, until
the
Obligations (other than obligations under this clause (ii)) have been paid
in
full and the Revolving Loan Commitments have been terminated;
Fourth,
to the Lenders in an amount equal to any other Obligations, which are then
unpaid (other than any Obligations related to Lender Rate
Contracts);
Fifth,
to the Lenders and Affiliates thereof in an amount equal to any other
Obligations related to Lender Rate Contracts the terms of which comply with
this
Agreement, which are then unpaid; and
Finally,
upon payment in full of all of the Obligations, to the Borrower or the persons
legally entitled thereto.
ARTICLE
VI. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, COLLATERAL AGENT AND RELATIONS
AMONG LENDERS.
7.01.
Appointment, Powers and Immunities.
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(a) Each
Lender hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as
its
agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents with such powers as
are
expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent and each
Lender hereby appoint and authorize the Collateral Agent to act as its agent
hereunder and under the other Credit Documents with such powers as are expressly
delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the
other
Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and
the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions
of
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers
as are
set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. The Lead Arranger or the Managing Lead Arranger shall
not
have any duties or responsibilities or any liabilities under this Agreement
or
any other Credit Documents and any amendments, consents, waivers or any other
actions taken in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents
shall not require the consent of any of the Lead Arranger or the Managing
Lead
Arranger in such capacity. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the
Collateral Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities except those
expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, be
a
trustee for any Lender or have any fiduciary duty to any
Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein
neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be required
to
take any action which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Credit Document
or any applicable Governmental Rule. Neither the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any Lender shall be responsible to any other
Lender for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by
any
Loan Party contained
in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, for the value, validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement
or
any other Credit Document or for any failure by any Loan Party to perform
its
obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent may employ its own respective agents and attorneys-in-fact
and
shall not be responsible to any Lender for the negligence or misconduct of
any
such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable
care. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any
of their directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors shall be responsible
to any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them
hereunder or under any other Credit Document or in connection herewith or
therewith, except to the extent determined by a final, non-appealable judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from its or their own
gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Except as otherwise provided under
this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, shall take such action with respect
to
the Credit Documents as shall be directed by the Required Lenders or in the
absence of such direction such action as the Administrative Agent in good
xxxxx
xxxxx advisable under the circumstances. The Collateral Agent shall
take such action with respect to the Credit Documents as shall be directed
by
the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders or in the absence of such
direction such action as the Collateral Agent in good xxxxx xxxxx advisable
under the circumstances (the Required Lenders agree that all instructions
to the
Collateral Agent from the Required Lenders will be delivered through the
Administrative Agent).
(b) The
L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of
Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith until such time
(and
except for so long) as the Administrative Agent may agree at the request of
the
Required Lenders to act for the L/C Issuer with respect thereto;
provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall have all of the
benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this
Article VII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the
L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to
be
issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of credit pertaining
to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used
in this Article VII included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or
omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C
Issuer.
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7.02. Reliance
by
the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. The
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the L/C Issuer shall be entitled
to rely upon any certificate, notice or other document (including any cable,
telegram, facsimile or telex) believed by it in good faith to be genuine
and
correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person
or
Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent
accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent (as applicable) with reasonable care. As to any
other matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action or
exercise any discretion, but shall be required to act or to refrain from
acting
upon instructions of the Required Lenders and shall in all cases be fully
protected by the Lenders in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder
or
under any other Credit Document in accordance with the instructions of the
Required Lenders (or all Lenders if required by Section 8.04), and
such instructions of the Required Lenders (or all the Lenders as the case
may
be) and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding
on
all of the Lenders.
7.03 Defaults. Neither
the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have
knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default
(or
event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) unless the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, has received
a
written notice from a Lender or the Borrower, referring to this Agreement,
describing such Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described
in Section 2.06(d)) and stating that such notice is a “Notice of
Default”. If the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent
receives such a notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default
(or
event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)), the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall give prompt
notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent, as applicable shall take such action with respect to such
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) as shall be reasonably directed by the Required
Lenders or otherwise required by the Credit Documents; provided,
however, that until the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent,
as
applicable, shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent
or the
Collateral Agent, as applicable, may (but shall not be obligated to) take
such
action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default
or
Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) as it shall deem advisable in the best interest of
the Lenders. Notwithstanding anything in the contrary contained
herein, the order and manner in which the Lenders’ rights and remedies are to be
exercised (including, without limitation, the enforcement by any Lender of
its
Note) shall be determined by the Required Lenders in their sole
discretion.
7.04. Indemnification. Without
limiting the Obligations of the Borrower hereunder, each Lender agrees to
indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Collateral Agent,
ratably in accordance with its Revolving Proportionate Share of all Obligations
and Revolving Loan Commitments, for any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed
on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer
or
the Collateral Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement
or
any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the enforcement of any of the
terms hereof or thereof; provided, however, that no Lender shall
be liable for any of the foregoing (1) as to the Administrative Agent, to
the extent determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction to have arisen from the Administrative Agent’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct, (2) as to the Collateral Agent, to the
extent determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction to have arisen from the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct or (3) as to the L/C Issuer, to the extent determined
by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to
have
arisen from the L/C Issuer’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the
Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in refusing to take or in continuing
to take any action hereunder unless it shall first be indemnified to its
satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which
may
be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such
action. The obligations of each Lender under this
Section 7.04 shall survive the payment and performance of the
Obligations, the termination of this Agreement and any Lender ceasing to be
a
party to this Agreement (with respect to events which occurred prior to the
time
such Lender ceased to be a Lender hereunder).
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7.05 Non-Reliance. Each
Lender represents that it has, independently and without reliance on the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender,
and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made
its own appraisal of the business, prospects, management, financial condition
and affairs of the Loan Parties and its own decision to enter into this
Agreement and agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon
the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender,
and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at
the
time, continue to make its own appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking
action under this Agreement. None of the Administrative Agent, the
L/C Issuer, the Collateral Agent or any of their affiliates nor any of their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors shall (a) be
required to keep any Lender informed as to the performance or observance by
any
Loan Party of the obligations under this Agreement or any other document
referred to or provided for herein or to make inquiry of, or to inspect the
properties or books of any Loan Party; (b) have any duty or responsibility
to disclose to or otherwise provide any Lender, and shall not be liable for
the
failure to disclose or otherwise provide any Lender, with any credit or other
information concerning any Loan Party which may come into the possession of
the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Collateral Agent or that is
communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent, the
L/C
Issuer or Collateral Agent or any of their Affiliates in any capacity, except
for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required
to
be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or
the
Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder; or (c) be responsible to any
Lender for (i) any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by
any Loan Party or any officer, employee or agent of any Loan Party in this
Agreement or in any of the other Credit Documents, (ii) the value,
validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this
Agreement or any Credit Document, (iii) the value or sufficiency of the
Collateral or the validity or perfection of any of the liens or security
interests intended to be created by the Credit Documents, or (iv) any
failure by any Loan Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
any
other Credit Document.
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7.06. Resignation
of the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or the Collateral
Agent. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the L/C
Issuer may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice
thereof to the Borrower, the Lenders and, as applicable, the Administrative
Agent, the L/C Issuer and/or the Collateral Agent. Upon any such
resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor
Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or Collateral Agent, as applicable, which
successor Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or Collateral Agent, as applicable,
if not a Lender, shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower;
provided, however, that the Borrower shall have no right to
approve a successor Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or Collateral Agent,
as
applicable, if a Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described
in Section 2.06(d)) has occurred and is continuing. Upon
the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer
or
Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder by a successor Administrative
Agent,
successor L/C Issuer or successor Collateral Agent, as applicable, such
successor Administrative Agent, successor L/C Issuer or successor Collateral
Agent, as applicable, shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all
the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent,
retiring L/C Issuer or retiring Collateral Agent, as applicable, and the
retiring Administrative Agent, retiring L/C Issuer or retiring Collateral
Agent,
as applicable, shall be discharged from the duties and obligations thereafter
arising hereunder; provided that the retiring Administrative Agent,
retiring L/C Issuer or
retiring Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be discharged from the duties
and obligations arising hereunder from and after the end of such thirty (30)
day
even if no successor has been appointed. If no such successor has
been appointed, the Required Lenders shall act as the Administrative Agent,
L/C
Issuer or Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder (unless the Administrative
Agent, L/C Issuer or Collateral Agent that is not resigning agrees in writing
to
serve in such capacity). After any retiring Administrative Agent’s,
any retiring L/C Issuer’s or any retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation
hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Collateral Agent,
as applicable, the provisions of this Article VII shall continue in
effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken
by
it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or the Collateral
Agent, as applicable. The successor L/C Issuer (or if there is
no successor one of the Lenders appointed by the Required Lenders that accepts
such appointment) shall also simultaneously replace the then existing L/C
Issuer
and the then existing L/C Issuer shall be fully released as “L/C Issuer”
hereunder pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the then existing L/C Issuer.
7.07 Collateral
Matters.
(a) The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are hereby authorized by each
Lender, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any
Lender, and without the obligation to take any such action, to take any action
with respect to any Collateral or any Security Document which may from time
to
time be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Liens of the Security
Documents.
(b) The
Lenders irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its
discretion, to release (and to execute and deliver such documents, instruments
and agreements as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary to release) any Lien
granted to or held by the Collateral Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon
termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments and the full Cash
Collateralization of the then outstanding L/C Obligations and the payment in
full of all Loans and all other Obligations (other than
contingent indemnity obligations to the extent no claim has been
asserted) payable under this Agreement and under the other
Credit Documents; (ii) constituting property of the Loan Parties which is sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of in connection with any transaction not
prohibited by this Agreement or the Credit Documents; (iii) constituting
property leased to the Loan Parties under an operating lease which has expired
or been terminated in a transaction not prohibited by this Agreement or the
Credit Documents or which will concurrently expire and which has not been and
is
not intended by the Loan Parties to be, renewed or extended; (iv) consisting
of
an instrument, if the Indebtedness evidenced thereby has been paid in full;
or
(v) if approved or consented to by those of the Lenders required by
Section 8.04. Upon request by the Collateral Agent or the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s
authority to release particular types or items of Collateral (and the
Administrative Agent’s authority to direct the Collateral Agent to so release
particular types or items of Collateral) pursuant to this
Section 7.07.
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(c) Unless
all the Lenders otherwise consent in writing, any and all cash collateral
for
the Obligations shall be released to the Borrower, to the extent not applied
to
the Obligations, only if (i) the Revolving Loan Commitments have been
terminated (ii) all Obligations
have been paid in full and are no longer outstanding, including, without
limitation, any L/C Obligations but not including contingent indemnification
obligations.
7.08. Performance
of
Conditions. For the purpose of determining fulfillment by the
Borrower and the other Loan Parties of conditions precedent specified in
Sections 3.01 and 3.02 only, each Lender shall be deemed to have
consented to, and approved or accepted, or to be satisfied with each document
or
other matter sent by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to such
Lender for consent, approval, acceptance or satisfaction, or required under
Article III to be consented to, or approved by or acceptable or
satisfactory to, that Lender, unless an officer of the Administrative Agent
who
is responsible for the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents shall
have received written notice from that Lender prior to the making of the
requested Loan or the issuance of the requested Letter of Credit specifying
its
objection thereto and either (i) such objection shall not have been withdrawn
by
written notice to the Administrative Agent or (ii) in the case of any condition
to the making of a Loan, that Lender shall not have made available to the
Administrative Agent that Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of such Loan or
Letter of Credit.
7.09. The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their Individual
Capacity. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the
Collateral Agent and their affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit
for the account of, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of
banking or other business with the any Loan Party and its Affiliates as though
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, were not the
Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or Collateral Agent, as applicable,
hereunder. With respect to Loans, if any, made by the Administrative
Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, in its capacity
as
a Lender, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or Collateral Agent, as
applicable, in its capacity as a Lender shall have the same rights and powers
under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as any other Lender and
may
exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer
or
Collateral Agent, as applicable, and the terms “Lender” or “Lenders” shall
include the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their capacity
as a
Lender. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Collateral
Agent shall not be deemed to hold a fiduciary, trust or other special
relationship with any Lender and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer
or
the Collateral Agent.
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7.10.
Collateral Matters/Lender Rate Contracts. Each Lender on its
own behalf on behalf of its Affiliates understands and agrees that if the
Obligations are repaid as described in Section 7.07, the Collateral
will be released as described in Section 7.07 and such Lender and
its Affiliates will no longer have the benefits of the Collateral.
7.11.
Intercreditor Agreement. Each of the
Lenders from time to time party to this Agreement hereby confirms and reaffirms
the irrevocable authority of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent
to execute, deliver and act on their behalf the Intercreditor Agreement and
each
supplement, modification, amendment, restatement or extension thereto approved
by the Required Lenders. Each Lender agrees to be bound by the terms
and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.
MISCELLANEOUS.
8.01. Notices.
(a) All
notices, requests, demands, consents, instructions or other communications
to or
upon the Borrower, any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent
under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall be in writing and
sent
by facsimile, mailed, electronic mailed by pdf. or delivered, if to the
Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer,
at
its respective facsimile number, electronic mail address or address set forth
below or, if to any Lender, at the address, electronic mail address or facsimile
number specified for such Lender in Part B of Schedule I (or to
such other facsimile number, electronic mail address or address for any party
as
indicated in any notice given by that party to the other
parties). All such notices and communications shall be effective (a)
when sent by an overnight courier service of recognized standing, on the second
Business Day following the deposit with such service; (b) when mailed,
first-class postage prepaid and addressed as aforesaid through the United States
Postal Service, upon receipt; (c) when delivered by hand, upon delivery;
and (d) when sent by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, upon
confirmation of receipt; provided, however, that any notice
delivered to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer under Article II shall
not be effective until actually received by such Person.
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The
Administrative Agent and
the
Collateral Agent:
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For
Notices of Loan Borrowing, Notices of Conversion and
Notices
of Interest Period Selection:
Loan
Servicing Group
Société
Générale
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000.
Tel
(000) 000-0000
Fax
(000) 000-0000
Electronic
mail: xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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For
all other notices:
Société
Générale
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxx
Tel.
No. (000) 000-0000
Fax
No. (000) 000-0000
Electronic
mail: xxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
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The
L/C Issuer:
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_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Attention: ___________
Tel.
No. (___)___-____
Fax
No. (___)___-____
Electronic
mail: __________@___________.com
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The
Borrower:
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Genius
Products, LLC
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Chief
Financial
Officer
Tel.
No. (000) 000-0000 (ext. 102)
Fax
No. (000) 000-0000
Electronic
mail: xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Each
Notice of Loan Borrowing, Notice of Conversion and Notice of Interest Period
Selection shall be given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent’s office
located at the address referred to above during the Administrative Agent’s
normal business hours; provided, however, that any such notice
received by the Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day shall
be deemed received by the Administrative Agent on the next Business
Day. In any case where this Agreement authorizes notices, requests,
demands or other communications by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent or any Lender to be made by telephone or facsimile, the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may conclusively
presume that anyone purporting to be a person designated in any incumbency
certificate or other similar document received by the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent or a Lender is such a person.
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(b) The
Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may make
any material delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent, as applicable, as well as any amendments, waivers, consents,
and other written information, documents, instruments and other materials
relating to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, or any other materials or
matters relating to this Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the “Communications”)
available to the Lenders by posting such notices on an electronic delivery
system (which may be provided by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent,
an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, or any Person
that
is not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent), such
as IntraLinks, or a substantially similar electronic system (the
“Platform”). The Borrower acknowledges that (i) the
distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure
and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such
distribution, (ii) the Platform is provided “as is” and “as available” and (iii)
neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any of their
Affiliates warrants the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, sufficiency, or
sequencing of the Communications posted on the Platform. The
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their Affiliates expressly
disclaim with respect to the Platform any liability for errors in transmission,
incorrect or incomplete downloading, delays in posting or delivery, or problems
accessing the Communications
posted on the Platform and any liability for any losses, costs, expenses or
liabilities that may be suffered or incurred in connection with the Platform,
except those that are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court
of
competent jurisdiction to arise from the willful misconduct or gross negligence
of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or their Affiliates, as
applicable. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory,
including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for
a
particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from
viruses or other code defects, is made by the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent or any of their Affiliates in connection with the
Platform. Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the
next sentence) (a “Notice”) specifying that any Communication has been
posted to the Platform shall for purposes of this Agreement constitute effective
delivery to such Lender of such information, documents or other materials
comprising such Communication. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify, on
or before the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in writing of such Lender’s e-mail
address to which a Notice may be sent (and from time to time thereafter to
ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record an effective e-mail address
for such Lender) and (ii) that any Notice may be sent to such e-mail
address.
8.02. Expenses. The
Borrower shall pay on demand, whether or not any Credit Event occurs hereunder,
(a) all reasonable fees and expenses, including reasonable syndication
expenses, travel expenses, attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’ fees and
expenses, incurred by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the
Collateral Agent in connection with the syndication of the facilities provided
hereunder, the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of, and the
exercise of its duties under, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents,
and
the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of amendments and waivers
hereunder and thereunder (including, in each case, in connection with
Section 2.03(c)), (b) all reasonable fees and expenses of the
Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and the Collateral Agent in connection with
the
use of any Platform and (c) all fees and expenses, including attorneys’
fees and expenses, incurred by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the
Collateral Agent and the Lenders in the enforcement or attempted enforcement
of
any of the Obligations or in preserving any of the Administrative Agent’s, L/C
Issuer’s, the Collateral Agent’s or the Lenders’ rights and remedies (including,
without limitation, all such fees and expenses incurred in connection with
any
“workout” or restructuring affecting the Credit Documents or the Obligations or
any bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving any Loan Party). The
obligations of the Borrower under this Section 8.02 shall survive
the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement.
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8.03. Indemnification. To
the fullest extent permitted by law, and in addition to any other indemnity
set
forth in the Credit Documents, the Borrower agrees to protect, indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Lead Arranger,
the Managing Lead Arranger, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and their
Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys,
agents, trustees and advisors (collectively, “Indemnitees”) from and
against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
judgments, costs, disbursements, claims or expenses of any kind or nature and
from any suits, claims or demands (including in respect of or for reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other expenses) arising on account of or in connection with
any matter or thing or action or failure to act by Indemnitees, or any of them,
arising out of or relating to (a) the Credit Documents or any transaction
contemplated thereby or related thereto, including the making of any Loans,
the
funding
of any Unreimbursed Amounts and any use by the Borrower of any proceeds of
the
Loans or the Letters of Credit, (b) any Environmental Damages, (c) any
claims for brokerage fees or commissions in connection with the Credit Documents
or any transaction contemplated thereby or in connection with the Borrower’s
failure to conclude any other financing, and to reimburse each Indemnitee on
demand for all reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in connection with
investigating or defending any of the foregoing, (d) any Permitted
Acquisition or attempted acquisition, merger, consolidation or takeover
involving any Loan Party or (e) the use of any Platform; provided,
however, that nothing contained in this Section 8.03 shall
obligate the Borrower to protect, indemnify, defend or hold harmless any
Indemnitee against any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, judgments, costs, disbursements, claims or expenses to the extent
determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction to have arisen from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of
such Indemnitee. Upon receiving knowledge of any suit, claim or
demand asserted by a third party that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent or any Lender believes is covered by this indemnity, the Administrative
Agent or the Collateral Agent shall give the Borrower notice of the matter
and
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may select their own counsel
or
the counsel of the applicable Lender or Lenders or request that the Borrower
defends such suit, claim or demand, with legal counsel satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as the case may be, at the
Borrower’s sole cost and expense; provided, however, that the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Lender shall not be required
to so notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
shall have the right to defend, at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, any
such matter that is in connection with a formal proceeding instituted by any
Governmental Authority having authority to regulate or oversee any aspect of
the
Administrative Agent’s, the Collateral Agent’s or such Lender’s business or that
of its Affiliates. In any event, the party that has assumed the
defense of such action shall provide
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the
other party with copies of all notices, pleadings
and other papers filed or served in such action. Neither party shall
make any settlement or adjustment without the other party’s prior written
consent, which consent (a) in the case of the Borrower will not be unreasonably
withheld if the settlement or adjustment involves only the payment of money
damages by an Indemnitee and (b) in the case of the Indemnitee may be withheld
for any reason if the settlement or adjustment involves performance or admission
by the Indemnitee. The Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent
may also require the Borrower to defend the matter. Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent
for
benefit of any of the Indemnitees will be entitled to employ counsel separate
from counsel for the Borrower and for any other party in such action if the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably determines that a
conflict of interest exists or legal defenses available to the Indemnitee that
are different from, in addition to, or inconsistent with the defenses available
to the Borrower exists which makes representation by counsel chosen by the
Borrower not advisable, all at the Borrower’s expense. In the event
an Indemnitee (or any of its officers, directors or employees) appears as a
witness in any action or proceeding brought against the Borrower in which an
Indemnitee is not named as a defendant, the Borrower agrees to reimburse such
Indemnitee for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it (including reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with its appearing as a
witness. Any failure or delay of the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent or any Lender to notify the Borrower of any such suit, claim
or
demand shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligations under this
Section 8.03. No Indemnitee referred to above shall be
liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any
information
or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee
through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems
in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual
damages resulting from the gross negligence of willful misconduct of such
Indemnitee as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court
of
competent jurisdiction. The obligations of the Borrower
under this Section 8.03 shall survive the payment and performance of
the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
8.04. Waivers;
Amendments. Any term, covenant, agreement or condition of this
Agreement or any other Credit Document may be amended or waived, and any consent
under this Agreement or any other Credit Document may be given, if such
amendment, waiver or consent is in writing and is signed by the Borrower and
the
Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Required Lenders
with the written approval of the Required Lenders or the Collateral Agent on
behalf of the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent with the written
approval of the Administrative Agent (given with the approval of the Required
Lenders)); provided, however, that:
(a) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which (i) amends the definition of “Required
Lenders”, or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders
required to make any determinations or to waive any rights under, or to modify
any provision of, this Agreement, (ii) releases the Borrower or any
Guarantor (except in connection with a consolidation or merger permitted by
Section 5.02(d) or consented to by the Required Lenders or any sale,
transfer or other disposition of such Guarantor permitted by or consented to
by
the Required Lenders), (iii) amends, waives or consents to any departure
from the definition of Applicable Advance Rate, Borrowing Base Availability
or
Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability or the calculation thereof, in each case
which has the effect of increasing the Borrowing Base Availability or the
Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability or (iv) amends this
Section 8.04 or Section 2.10, must be in writing and
signed or approved in writing by all of the Lenders (or the Administrative
Agent
on behalf of all of the Lenders with the written approval of all of the
Lenders);
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(b) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which releases any substantial part of the
Collateral must be in writing and signed or approved in writing by all Lenders
(or the Collateral Agent on behalf of all of the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent with the written approval of the Administrative Agent (given with the
approval of all of the Lenders)), except that (i) any release in connection
with a sale or other disposition of Collateral authorized by
Section 5.02(c) shall not require the approval of any Lenders and
(ii) any amendment, waiver or consent which modifies the terms of
Section 5.02(c) (including any modification relating to the
prepayment of proceeds from any such sale or other disposition) shall require
the consent of the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent on behalf
of
the Required Lenders with the written approval of the Required
Lenders);
(c) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which (i) increases or decreases the Revolving
Proportionate Share of a Lender (other than a mathematical decrease resulting
from additional Revolving Loan Commitments due to an increase under
Section 2.03(c)), (ii) reduces the principal of or interest on any
Loan or L/C Borrowing or any fees or other amounts payable for the account
of a
Lender hereunder (iii) extends the Maturity Date with respect to a Lender
or
(iv)
extends any date fixed for any payment of the principal of or interest on
any
Loans or other Obligations or any fees or other amounts payable for the account
of a Lender or due dates for interest or fees of a Lender, must be in writing
and signed by such Lender;
(d) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which affects the rights or duties of the L/C
Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to
any
Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it must be in writing and signed
by
the L/C Issuer;
(e) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which affects the rights or obligations of the
Administrative Agent must be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent;
and
(f) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which affects the rights or obligations of the
Collateral Agent must be in writing and signed by the Collateral
Agent.
No
failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Collateral
Agent or any Lender in exercising any right under this Agreement or any other
Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right
hereunder or thereunder nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such
right preclude any other further exercise thereof or of any other right
hereunder or thereunder. Unless otherwise specified in such waiver or
consent, a waiver or consent given hereunder shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
In
connection with any such proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination
requiring the consent of all Lenders (such proposed amendment, modification,
waiver or termination, a “Proposed Change”), if the consent of the
Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other Lenders whose consent
is
required is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained as
described in this Section 8.04 being referred to as a
“Non-Consenting Lender”), then, so long as the Lender that is acting as
the Administrative Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender and provided no Event
of
Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) has
occurred and is continuing, at the Borrower’s request, the Lender that is acting
as the Administrative Agent or an Eligible Assignee that is acceptable to the
Administrative Agent shall have the right with the Administrative Agent’s
consent and in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have no
obligation) to purchase from such Non-Consenting Lender, and such Non-Consenting
Lender agrees that it shall, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, sell and
assign to the Lender that is acting as the Administrative Agent or such Eligible
Assignee, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents (including for purposes of this paragraph, the Revolving Loan
Commitments, the Revolving Loans and L/C Advances) for an amount equal to the
principal balance of all Revolving Loans and L/C Advances, by the Non-Consenting
Lender and all accrued interest and fees with respect thereto through the date
of sale (or such other amounts as may be agreed upon by the Non-Consenting
Lender and the assignee). In such event, such Non-Consenting Lender
agrees to execute an Assignment Agreement to reflect such purchase and sale,
but
regardless of whether such Assignment Agreement is executed, such Non-Consenting
Lender’s rights hereunder, except rights under Section 8.03 with
respect to actions prior to such date, shall cease from and after the date
of
tender by the purchaser of the amount of the purchase price.
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8.05 Successors
and Assigns.
(a) Binding
Effect. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Lenders, the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, all future holders of the Notes
and
their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no Loan Party
may
assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under any Credit Document
without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each
Lender. Any purported assignment or transfer by a Loan Party in
violation of the foregoing shall be null and void.
(b) Participations. Any
Lender may, without notice to or consent of the Borrower, at any time sell
to
one or more banks or other financial institutions (“Participants”)
participating interests in all or a portion of any Loan owing to such Lender,
any Note held by such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other
interest of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
(including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C
Obligations). In the event of any such sale by a Lender of
participating interests, such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall
remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the
performance thereof, such Lender shall remain the holder of its Notes for all
purposes under this Agreement and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with
such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any
agreement pursuant to which any such sale is effected may require the selling
Lender to obtain the consent of the Participant in order for such Lender to
agree in writing to any amendment, waiver or consent of a type specified in
Section 8.04(a) or Section 8.04(b) but may not otherwise
require the selling Lender to obtain the consent of such Participant to any
other amendment, waiver or consent hereunder. The Borrower agrees
that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
are not paid when due (whether upon acceleration or otherwise), each Participant
shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed to have the right
of
setoff in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this
Agreement and any other Credit Documents to the same extent as if the amount
of
its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this
Agreement or any other Credit Documents; provided, however, that
(i) no Participant shall exercise any rights under this sentence without
the consent of the Administrative Agent, (ii) no Participant shall have any
rights under this sentence which are greater than those of the selling Lender
and (iii) such rights of setoff shall be subject to the obligation of such
Participant to share the payment so obtained with all of the Lenders as provided
in Section 2.10(b). The Borrower also agrees that any
Lender which has transferred any participating interest in its Commitment or
Loans shall, notwithstanding any such transfer, be entitled to the full benefits
accorded such Lender under Sections 2.11, 2.12 and 2.13, as
if such Lender had not made such transfer.
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(c) Assignments. Any
Lender may, at any time, sell and assign to any Lender or any Eligible Assignee
(individually, an “Assignee Lender”) all or a portion of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (including
for
purposes of this subsection (c), participations in L/C Obligations) (such a
sale and assignment to be referred to herein as an “Assignment”) pursuant
to an assignment agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit I (an
“Assignment Agreement”) (which Assignment Agreement shall include an
acknowledgment by the Assignee party thereto that it has received a copy
of and
is subject to the terms
of
the Intercreditor Agreement), executed by each Assignee Lender and such assignor
Lender (an “Assignor Lender”) and delivered to the Administrative Agent
for its acceptance and recording in the Register; provided,
however, that:
(i) Without
the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and, if no
Event
of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (which consent of the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), no Lender may make any Assignment to any Assignee Lender which is
not,
immediately prior to such Assignment, a Lender hereunder or an Affiliate thereof
or Approved Fund as to such Lender;
(ii) Without
the written consent of (1) the Administrative Agent, (2) if such Assignment
would result in the Assignee Lender becoming a Lender and the L/C Issuer, and
(3) if no Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d)) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (which
consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Lender may make
any
Assignment to any Assignee Lender (I) that is less than $1,000,000 in the
aggregate or (II) if, after giving effect to such Assignment, the
Commitment or Loans of such Lender or such Assignee Lender would be less than
$1,000,000 (except that, in each case, a Lender may make an Assignment which
reduces its Commitment or Loans to zero without the written consent of the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent except to the extent such written consent
is required by clause (i) above and clause (iii) below); and
(iii) Without
the written consent of the Administrative Agent and, if no Default or Event
of
Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)) has
occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (which consent of the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Lender
may make any Assignment which does not assign and delegate an equal pro rata
interest in such Lender’s Revolving Loans, Revolving Loan Commitment and all
other rights, duties and obligations of such Lender under this Agreement and
the
other Credit Documents.
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Upon
such
execution, delivery, acceptance and recording of each Assignment Agreement,
from
and after the Assignment Effective Date determined pursuant to such Assignment
Agreement, (A) each Assignee Lender thereunder shall be a Lender hereunder
with a Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans as set forth on Attachment 1 to
such
Assignment Agreement and shall have the rights, duties and obligations of
such a
Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and (B) the
Assignor Lender thereunder shall be a Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment
and Loans as set forth on Attachment 1 to such Assignment Agreement or, if
the
Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans of the Assignor Lender have been reduced
to
$0, the Assignor Lender shall cease to be a Lender and to have any obligation
to
make any Loan; provided, however, that any such Assignor Lender
which ceases to be a Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits
of any
provision of this Agreement which by its terms survives the termination of
this
Agreement. Each Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to amend
Schedule I to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to reflect
the addition of each Assignee Lender, the deletion of each Assignor Lender
which
reduces its Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans to $0 and the resulting
adjustment of Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans arising from
the
purchase by each Assignee Lender of all or a portion of the rights and
obligations of an Assignor Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents. On or prior to the Assignment Effective Date determined
pursuant to each Assignment Agreement, the Borrower, at its own expense,
shall
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, in exchange for the surrendered
Revolving Loan Note of the Assignor Lender thereunder, a new Revolving Loan
Note
to each Assignee Lender thereunder that requests such a note (with each new
Revolving Loan Note to be in an amount equal to the Revolving Loan Commitment
assumed by such Assignee Lender) and, if the Assignor Lender is continuing
as a
Lender hereunder, a new Revolving Loan Note to the Assignor Lender if so
requested by such Assignor Lender (with the new Revolving Loan Note to be
in an
amount equal to the Revolving Loan Commitment retained by it). Each
such new Revolving Loan Note shall be dated the Closing Date, and each such
new
Note shall otherwise be in the form of the Note replaced thereby. The
Notes surrendered by the Assignor Lender shall be returned by the Administrative
Agent to the Borrower marked “Replaced”. Each Assignee Lender which
was not previously a Lender hereunder and which is not incorporated under
the
laws of the United States of America or a state thereof shall, within three
(3)
Business Days of becoming a Lender, deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent two duly completed copies of United States Internal
Revenue
Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or successor applicable form), as the case
may
be, certifying in each case that such Lender is entitled to receive payments
under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States
federal income taxes, but only if and to the extent such Lender is legally
entitled to do so and if such Lender is unable to, such Lender (other than
an
assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.15)
shall not be entitled to indemnification for Taxes under
Section 2.12 greater than that to which its assignor was entitled
immediately preceding such Assignment.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Société Générale
assigns all of its Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans pursuant to
subsection (c) above, Société Générale may, upon 30 days’ notice to the
Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer. In the event of any
such resignation as L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from
among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder; provided,
however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor
shall affect the resignation of Société Générale as L/C
Issuer. Société Générale shall retain all the rights and obligations
of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding
as
of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations
with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base
Rate Loans or fund participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to
Section 2.02(c)).
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(d) Register. The
Administrative Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in
Section 8.01 a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and
a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and
addresses of the Lenders and the Revolving Loan Commitment or Loans of each
Lender from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be
conclusive in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register as the owner of the Loans recorded therein for all
purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for
inspection by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from
time to
time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e) Registration. Upon
its receipt of an Assignment Agreement executed by an Assignor Lender and
an
Assignee Lender (and, to the extent required by Section 8.05(c), by
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) together with payment to the
Administrative Agent by Assignor Lender of a registration and processing
fee of
$3,500, the Administrative Agent shall (i) promptly accept such Assignment
Agreement and (ii) on the Assignment Effective Date determined pursuant
thereto record the information contained therein in the Register and give
notice
of such acceptance and recordation to the Lenders and the
Borrower. The Administrative Agent may, from time to time at its
election, prepare and deliver to the Lenders and the Borrower a revised
Schedule I reflecting the names, addresses and Revolving Loan Commitment
or Loans of all Lenders then parties hereto (and in any event Schedule I
shall
be deemed amended to reflect any assignment consummated pursuant to the terms
of
this Agreement or upon any Lender becoming a party to this Agreement by any
other means (including pursuant to a joinder as contemplated by
Section 2.03(c)).
(f) Confidentiality. Subject
to Section 8.10, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and
the Lenders may disclose the Credit Documents and any financial or other
information relating to the Loan Parties to each other or to any potential
Participant or Assignee Lender.
(g) Pledges
to Federal Reserve Banks; Other Pledges of Notes. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, any Lender may at any time assign all
or
a portion of its rights under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
to a
Federal Reserve Bank. No such assignment shall relieve the assigning
Lender from its obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents. In the case of any Lender that is a Fund, such Lender may
(i) assign or pledge all or any portion of the Loans held by it (and Notes
evidencing such Loans) to the trustee under any indenture to which such Lender
is a party in support of its obligations to the trustee for the benefit of
the
applicable trust beneficiaries, or (ii) pledge all or any portion of the Loans
held by it (and Notes evidencing such Loans) to its lenders for collateral
security purpose; provided, however, no such pledgee under clause (i) or (ii)
shall become a Lender hereunder (by foreclosure, transfer in lieu of foreclosure
or otherwise) unless and until it complies with the assignment provisions of
this Agreement to become a Lender hereunder and has received all consents
required hereunder.
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(h) Assignments
by Société Générale. Notwithstanding any provision in this
Section 8.05 to the contrary, no Assignment by Société Générale
shall be subject to the requirements set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii)
(other
than consents of the Borrower) of the proviso of Section 8.05(c)
until the syndication of the Revolving Loan Commitments and the Loans has
been
completed in accordance with the terms and subject to the limitations in
the
Administrative Agent’s Fee Letter, and no registration or processing fee shall
be payable in connection with any such Assignment by Société
Générale.
(in) True
Sale. All participations in the Obligations or any portion
thereof, whether pursuant to provisions hereof or otherwise, are intended
to be
“true sales” for purposes of financial reporting in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 140. Accordingly, the L/C
Issuer or any Lender that sells or is deemed to have sold a participation
in the
Obligations (including any participations in Letters of Credit and/or Loans,
any
participations described in clause (b) above and any participations under
Section 2.10(b)) (each a “Participation Seller”)
hereby agrees that if such Participation Seller receives any payment in respect
of the Obligations to which such participation relates through the exercise
of
setoff by such Participation Seller against the Borrower or any other obligor,
then such Participation Seller agrees to promptly pay to the participating
party
in such participation such participant’s pro rata share of such setoff (after
giving effect to any sharing with the Lenders under Section 2.10(b)
hereof).
8.06.
Setoff; Security Interest.
(a) Setoffs
By Lenders. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders
provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, with the prior consent of
the
Administrative Agent but without prior notice to or consent of the Borrower,
any
such notice and consent being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent
permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of
an Event of Default, to set-off and apply against the Obligations any amount
owing from such Lender to the Borrower. The aforesaid right of
set-off may be exercised by such Lender against the Borrower or against any
trustee in bankruptcy, debtor in possession, assignee for the benefit of
creditors, receiver or execution, judgment or attachment creditor of the
Borrower or against anyone else claiming through or against the Borrower or
such
trustee in bankruptcy, debtor in possession, assignee for the benefit of
creditors, receiver, or execution, judgment or attachment creditor,
notwithstanding the fact that such right of set-off may not have been exercised
by such Lender at any prior time. Each Lender agrees promptly to
notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application made by such Lender;
provided, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the
validity of such set-off and application.
(b) Security
Interest. As security for the Obligations, the Borrower hereby
grants to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and each Lender, for
the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders,
a
continuing security interest in any and all deposit accounts or moneys of the
Borrower now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each Lender
shall have all of the rights of a secured party with respect to such security
interest.
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8.07.
No Third Party Rights. Nothing expressed in or to be
implied from this Agreement is intended to give, or shall be construed to
give,
any Person, other than the parties hereto and their permitted successors
and
assigns hereunder, any benefit or legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or by virtue of this Agreement or under or by virtue of any provision
herein.
8.08.
Partial Invalidity. If at any time any provision of
this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect
under the law or any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement nor the legality,
validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other
jurisdiction shall in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
8.09.
Jury Trial. EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE LENDERS, THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY AS
TO
ANY ISSUE RELATING HERETO IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING,
OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
CREDIT
DOCUMENT.
8.10.
Confidentiality. Neither any Lender, the Collateral
Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall disclose to any Person any Confidential
Information, except that any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative
Agent may disclose any such information (a) to its own directors, officers,
employees, auditors, counsel and other advisors and to its Affiliates; (b)
to
any other Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent; (c) which
is
otherwise known or available to the public or which is otherwise known to the
receiving party prior to the time such Confidential Information was delivered
to
any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent; (d) if required
or
appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any Governmental
Authority having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Lender, the
Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent; (e) if required in response to
any
summons or subpoena; (f) in connection with any enforcement by the Lenders,
the
Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent of their rights under this
Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any litigation among the parties
relating to the Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby;
(g)
to comply with any Requirement of Law applicable to such Lender, the Collateral
Agent or the Administrative Agent; (h) to any Assignee Lender or Participant
or
any prospective Assignee Lender or Participant; provided that such
Assignee Lender or Participant or prospective Assignee Lender or Participant
agrees to be bound by the provisions of (or provisions substantially similar
to)
this Section 8.10; or (i) otherwise with the prior consent of such
Loan Party; provided, however, that any disclosure made in
violation of this Agreement shall not affect the obligations of the Loan Parties
under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Nothing in this
Section 8.10 shall limit the use of any Platform as described in
Section 8.01(b).
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8.11.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of identical counterparts, any set of which signed by all the parties
hereto shall be deemed to constitute a complete, executed original for all
purposes. Transmission by telecopier of an executed counterpart of
this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute due and sufficient delivery
of such
counterpart.
8.12.
Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties to this
Agreement irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
of
the State of New York and the courts of the United States of America located
in
New York, New York and agrees that any legal action, suit or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents
may be
brought against such party in any such courts. Final judgment against
any party in any such action, suit or proceeding shall be conclusive and
may be
enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment, a certified or
exemplified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the judgment, or
in
any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this
Section 8.12 shall affect the right of any party to commence legal
proceedings or otherwise xxx any other party in any other appropriate
jurisdiction, or concurrently in more than one jurisdiction, or to serve
process, pleadings and other papers upon any other party in any manner
authorized by the laws of any such jurisdiction. Each of the parties
agrees that process served either personally or by registered mail shall,
to the
extent permitted by law, constitutes adequate service of process in any such
suit. Each of the parties to this Agreement irrevocably waives to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law (a) any objection which it may
have
now or in the future to the laying
of
the venue of any such action, suit or proceeding in any court referred to
in the
first sentence above; (b) any claim that any such action, suit or proceeding
has
been brought in an inconvenient forum; (c) its right of removal of any matter
commenced by any other party in the courts of the State of New York to any
court
of the United States of America; (d) any immunity which it or its assets
may
have in respect of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Credit
Document from any suit, execution, attachment (whether provisional or final,
in
aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process; and
(e)
any right it may have to require the moving party in any suit, action or
proceeding brought in any of the courts referred to above arising out of
or in
connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document to post security
for
the costs of any party or to post a bond or to take similar
action.
8.13.
Relationship of Parties. The relationship between the
Borrower, on the one hand, and the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the
Administrative Agent, on the other, is, and at all times shall remain, solely
that of borrower and lenders. Neither the Lenders, the Collateral
Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall under any circumstances be construed
to
be partners or joint venturers of the Borrower or any of their Affiliates;
nor
shall the Lenders, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under any
circumstances be deemed to be in a relationship of confidence or trust or a
fiduciary relationship with the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or to owe
any
fiduciary duty to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates. The Lenders,
the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent do not undertake or assume
any
responsibility or duty to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates to select,
review, inspect, supervise, pass judgment upon or otherwise inform the Borrower
or any of its Affiliates of any matter in connection with its or their property,
any security held by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any
Lender or the operations of the Borrower or any of its
Affiliates. The Borrower and each of its Affiliates shall rely
entirely on their own judgment with respect to such matters, and any review,
inspection, supervision, exercise of judgment or supply of information
undertaken or assumed by any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative
Agent in connection with such matters is solely for the protection of the
Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent and neither the
Borrower nor any of its Affiliates is entitled to rely thereon.
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8.14.
Time. Time is of the essence as to each term or
provision of this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents.
8.15.
Waiver of Certain Damages. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders each hereby agree that it shall
not
seek from any other party hereto consequential, punitive or special damages
under any theory of liability.
8.16.
USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the
Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required
to
obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which
information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information
that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the
Patriot Act.
8.17.
Clarification. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, the parties hereto understand and agree that Société Générale is
acting in various capacities under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
and therefore shall be permitted to fulfill its roles and manage its
various
duties hereunder in such manner as Société Générale sees fit and, for the
avoidance of doubt, in lieu of sending notices to itself when acting in
different capacities Société Générale may keep internal records regarding all
such communications, notices and actions related to this Agreement and the
other
Credit Documents in accordance with its past practice.
8.18.
Conversion of Currencies. The obligations of
the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any other party hereto or any holder
of the obligations owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall,
notwithstanding that any proceeds of Collateral (including funds held in the
Genius Control Account) or any judgment may be in a currency (the
“Proceeds/Judgment Currency”) other than Dollars (the “Agreement
Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day
following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum that is proceeds of
Collateral in the Proceeds/Judgment Currency (or, in the case of funds already
held by or on behalf of the Applicable Creditor, on the Business Day such funds
are to be applied to the Obligations (unless otherwise specifically set forth
in
this Agreement with respect to such funds) or so adjudged to be so due in the
Proceeds/Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with
normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement
Currency with the Proceeds/Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement
Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable
Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate
obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable
Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrowers
contained in this Section 8.18 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
[The
first signature page follows.]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the L/C
Issuer and the Collateral Agent have caused this Agreement to be executed as
of
the day and year first above written.
BORROWER:
GENIUS
PRODUCTS, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:
President
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ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT:
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE,
as
Administrative Agent
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxx
Title:
Director
COLLATERAL
AGENT:
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE,
as
Collateral Agent
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxx
Title:
Director
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L/C
ISSUER:
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE,
as
L/C Issuer
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxx
Title: Director
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THE
LENDERS:
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxx
Title:
Director
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ALLIANCE
& LEICESTER COMMERCIAL
FINANCE
PLC
By:
/s/ G.A. Xxxxxxxx
Name:
G.A. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Head of Structured Finance
By:
/s/ J.C.P.
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
J.C.P. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Manager
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
GENIUS
PRODUCTS, LLC,
and
THE
LENDERS NAMED HEREIN
and
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE,
as
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,
and
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE,
as
L/C
Issuer,
and
SG
AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC,
as
Lead
Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
and
ALLIANCE
& LEICESTER COMMERCIAL FINANCE PLC,
as
Managing Lead Arranger
Dated
as
of November 1, 2007
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ARTICLE
I.
|
INTERPRETATION
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1
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1.01.
|
Definitions
|
1
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1.02.
|
GAAP
|
33
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1.03.
|
Headings
|
33
|
1.04.
|
Plural
Terms
|
33
|
1.05.
|
Time
|
33
|
1.06.
|
Governing
Law
|
33
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1.07.
|
Construction
|
33
|
1.08.
|
Entire
Agreement
|
33
|
1.09.
|
Calculation
of Interest and Fees
|
34
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1.10.
|
References
|
34
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1.11.
|
Other
Interpretive Provisions
|
34
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1.12.
|
Currency
Conversion
|
35
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1.13.
|
Rounding
|
35
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1.14.
|
Knowledge
|
35
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1.15.
|
Closing
Date
|
35
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1.16.
|
Original
Agreement
|
35
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ARTICLE
II.
|
CREDIT
FACILITIES
|
35
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2.01.
|
Loan
Facilities
|
35
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2.02.
|
Letters
of Credit
|
39
|
2.03.
|
Amount
Limitations, Commitment Adjustments, Etc
|
47
|
2.04.
|
Fees
|
51
|
2.05.
|
Genius
Control Account – Release and Application of Funds
|
51
|
2.06.
|
Prepayments
|
56
|
2.07.
|
Other
Payment Terms
|
62
|
2.08.
|
Loan
Accounts; Notes
|
63
|
2.09.
|
Loan
Funding
|
64
|
2.10.
|
Pro
Rata Treatment
|
65
|
2.11.
|
Change
of Circumstances
|
66
|
2.12.
|
Taxes
on Payments
|
68
|
2.13.
|
Funding
Loss Indemnification
|
70
|
2.14.
|
Security
|
71
|
2.15.
|
Replacement
of the Lenders
|
71
|
i
2.16.
|
Calculation
of Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability
|
72
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2.17.
|
Adjustments
to the Applicable Advance Rate
|
72
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ARTICLE
III.
|
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
|
73
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3.01.
|
Initial
Conditions Precedent
|
73
|
3.02.
|
Conditions
Precedent to each Credit Event
|
73
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ARTICLE
IV.
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
|
74
|
4.01.
|
Representations
and Warranties
|
74
|
4.02.
|
Reaffirmation
|
82
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ARTICLE
V.
|
COVENANTS
|
82
|
5.01.
|
Affirmative
Covenants
|
82
|
5.02.
|
Negative
Covenants
|
91
|
5.03.
|
Financial
Covenants
|
101
|
ARTICLE
VI.
|
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
|
102
|
6.01.
|
Events
of Default
|
102
|
6.02.
|
Remedies
|
105
|
ARTICLE
VII.
|
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT, COLLATERAL AGENT AND RELATIONS AMONG LENDERS
|
107
|
7.01.
|
Appointment,
Powers and Immunities
|
107
|
7.02.
|
Reliance
by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
|
108
|
7.03.
|
Defaults
|
108
|
7.04.
|
Indemnification
|
109
|
7.05.
|
Non-Reliance
|
109
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7.06.
|
Resignation
of the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or the Collateral
Agent
|
110
|
7.07.
|
Collateral
Matters
|
111
|
7.08.
|
Performance
of Conditions
|
112
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7.09.
|
The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their Individual
Capacity
|
112
|
7.10.
|
Collateral
Matters/Lender Rate Contracts
|
112
|
7.11.
|
Intercreditor
Agreement
|
112
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ARTICLE
VIII.
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
113
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8.01.
|
Notices
|
113
|
8.02.
|
Expenses
|
115
|
8.03.
|
Indemnification
|
115
|
ii
8.04.
|
Waivers;
Amendments
|
117
|
8.05.
|
Successors
and Assigns
|
119
|
8.06.
|
Setoff;
Security Interest
|
123
|
8.07.
|
No
Third Party Rights
|
123
|
8.08.
|
Partial
Invalidity
|
123
|
8.09.
|
Jury
Trial
|
123
|
8.10.
|
Confidentiality
|
124
|
8.11.
|
Counterparts
|
124
|
8.12.
|
Consent
to Jurisdiction
|
124
|
8.13.
|
Relationship
of Parties
|
125
|
8.14.
|
Time
|
125
|
8.15.
|
Waiver
of Certain Damages
|
125
|
8.16.
|
USA
PATRIOT Act
|
125
|
8.17.
|
Clarification
|
125
|
8.18.
|
Conversion
of Currencies
|
126
|
iii
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE
I
|
-
|
THE
LENDERS
|
SCHEDULE
3.01
|
-
|
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(G)
|
-
|
LITIGATION
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(H)
|
-
|
REAL
PROPERTY
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(I)
|
-
|
CONTINGENT
OBLIGATIONS
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(J)
|
-
|
EQUITY
SECURITIES
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(K)
|
-
|
MULTIEMPLOYER
PLANS
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(N)
|
-
|
GOVERNMENT
CHARGES
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(O)
|
-
|
SUBSIDIARIES
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(U)
|
-
|
INSURANCE
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(V)
|
-
|
AGREEMENTS
WITH AFFILIATES, ETC.
|
SCHEDULE
5.02(A)
|
-
|
EXISTING
DEBT
|
SCHEDULE
5.02(B)
|
-
|
EXISTING
LIENS
|
SCHEDULE
5.02(E)
|
-
|
EXISTING
INVESTMENTS
|
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
A
|
NOTICE
OF LOAN BORROWING
|
EXHIBIT
B
|
NOTICE
OF CONVERSION
|
EXHIBIT
C
|
NOTICE
OF INTEREST PERIOD SELECTION
|
EXHIBIT
D
|
REVOLVING
LOAN NOTE
|
EXHIBIT
E
|
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
|
EXHIBIT
F
|
BORROWING
BASE CERTIFICATE
|
EXHIBIT
G
|
ALLOCATION
CERTIFICATE
|
EXHIBIT
H
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
EXHIBIT
I
|
ASSIGNMENT
AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
J
|
CONTROL
AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
K
|
PERFECTION
CERTIFICATE
|
EXHIBIT
L
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
EXHIBIT
M
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
EXHIBIT
N
|
INTERIM
RELEASE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATE
|