SECONDARY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
SECONDARY
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
dated
as of October 31, 2007 among (a) YA Global Investments, L.P., a Cayman Islands
exempt limited partnership, (“YA
Global”),
(b)
eBaum’s World, Inc., a New York corporation (“EBW”
and,
together with YA Global, the “Senior
Creditors”),
(c)
the holders of Junior Debentures (as defined below) named on Schedule
I
hereto
(collectively, the “Junior
Creditors”),
and
(d) Handheld Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August
2,
2007, YA Global has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
contained therein, to purchase (among other things) the YA Convertible
Debentures, which shall be convertible into the Company’s Common Stock;
and
WHEREAS,
certain
obligations of the Company to YA Global are secured by
security interests in all of the assets of the Company and of each of the
Company's subsidiaries as evidenced by the Security Agreements, including a
pledge of all
of
the issued and outstanding capital stock of EBW Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“EBW
Acquisition”);
and
WHEREAS,
EBW,
the Company, and EBW Acquisition have entered into that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2007, pursuant to which, among other things,
EBW sold to EBW Acquisition substantially all of the assets of EBW relating
to
the operation of xXxxxxxxxxx.xxx; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement the Company is, or may be, obligated
to
make certain payments to EBW, either in cash or in Common Stock, or a
combination of each, including without limitation payments of Par B Shares,
Par
C Shares, Performance Earn Out Cash Payments, and Earn Out Payments (as each
of
these terms are defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement), which may be or become
due to EBW (the “EBW Payments”); and
WHEREAS,
in
order to secure to EBW the payment of the EBW Payments, which may be or become
due to EBW, including all sums reasonably expended by EBW for protection of
its
interests, such as expenses of collection after the occurrence of an Event
of
Default as defined in the Pledge Agreement, the Company has granted to EBW
a
pledge of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of EBW Acquisition
as
specified in the Pledge Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
each of
the Junior Creditors is purchasing Junior Debentures pursuant to an Additional
Securities Purchase Agreement among the Company and the Junior Creditors;
and
WHEREAS,
it is a
condition precedent to YA Global’s purchase of Convertible Debentures, and a
condition precedent to EBW’s obligation to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement, that the Company, the Junior
Creditors, YA Global and EBW enter into this Agreement, providing, among other
things, that the security interests granted to the Senior Creditors shall be
senior to any security interests granted to the Junior Creditors, irrespective
of the time or order of attachment or perfection, subject to certain limitations
and certain rights of the Junior Creditors as set forth herein;
AGREEMENTS
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the foregoing, the mutual agreements herein contained and
other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree
as
follows:
1. Definitions.
Terms
not otherwise defined herein have the same respective meanings given to them
in
the Securities Purchase Agreement. In addition, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
Additional
Securities Purchase Agreement.
The
additional securities purchase agreement of even date herewith (as amended,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from
time
to time, including any replacement agreement therefor) among the Company and
each Junior Creditor.
Asset
Purchase Agreement.
Means
the Asset Purchase Agreement made and entered into as of August 1, 2007, by
and
among the Company, EBW Acquisition and EBW (as amended, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, including
any replacement agreement therefor, in each case, pursuant to the terms hereof).
Bankruptcy
Code.
The
provisions of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time
and any successor statute and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
or any state insolvency, debtor relief or assignment for the benefit of creditor
law.
Common
Stock.
Shall
mean the common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company and the stock of any
other class into which such shares may hereafter be changed or
reclassified.
Credit
Party
or
Credit
Parties.
Collectively, the Company and its subsidiaries, any other guarantor of all
or
any portion of the Senior Debt or the Subordinated Debt and any other Person
granting a security interest in and Lien on such Person’s assets to secure the
obligations arising under the Senior Debt or the Subordinated Debt.
Discharge
of all Senior Debt.
Shall
mean the payment in full of all Senior Debt.
EBW
Senior Debt.
All
obligations created or evidenced by the Asset Purchase Agreement, any of the
other EBW Senior Debt Documents or any related documents, solely to the extent
related to the EBW Payments, or any subsequent notes, instruments or agreements
of indebtedness, liabilities or obligations of any type or form whatsoever
relating thereto in favor of EBW.
EBW
Senior Debt Documents.
Collectively, (i) the Asset Purchase Agreement, (ii) the Pledge Agreement,
(iii) any protected payments escrow agreement executed and delivered in
connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement, by and among EBW, EBW Acquisition
and LaSalle Bank National Association, as escrow agent, and (iii) any and all
other documents or instruments evidencing or further guarantying or securing
directly or indirectly any of the EBW Senior Debt, whether now existing or
hereafter created, as each such agreement, document or instrument may be
amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to
time.
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Junior
Debentures.
Shall
mean all such “Junior Secured Convertible Debentures” purchased under the
Additional Securities Purchase Agreement (as amended, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, including
any replacement agreement therefor).
Lien.
With
respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest
or
encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement that
has
the practical effect of creating a security interest, in respect of such
asset.
Person.
Any
natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability
company, firm, trust, association, government, governmental agency or other
entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other
capacity.
Pledge
Agreement.
The
pledge agreement made on or about the date hereof by the Company in favor of
the
Senior Creditors and the collateral agent identified therein.
Proceeding.
Any
voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship,
liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of
creditors, appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with
similar powers or any other proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or
other
winding up of a Person.
Permitted
Junior Payments.
Means
any scheduled payments of principal, interest or premium on the Junior
Convertible Debentures; provided that (i) such payments are made strictly in
accordance with the terms of the Additional Securities Purchase Agreement and
the Junior Convertible Debentures and (ii) no conditions to such payments were
modified, amended, or waived by any party in any manner adverse to the rights
of
any holder of the Senior Debt.
Securities
Purchase Agreement.
The
securities purchase agreement dated as of August 2, 2007 (as amended, amended
and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to
time, including any replacement agreement therefor) between the Company and
YA
Global.
Security
Agreements.
The
security agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time,
including any replacement agreement therefor) between the Company, each
subsidiary of the Company, and YA Global, and the patent security agreement
dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented
or
otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, including any replacement
agreement therefor) between the Company, each subsidiary of the Company, and
YA
Global.
Senior
Debt.
All YA
Senior Debt and all EBW Senior Debt.
Senior
Debt Documents.
All YA
Senior Debt Documents and all EBW Senior Debt Documents.
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Subordinated
Debt.
All
principal, interest, fees, costs, enforcement expenses (including legal fees
and
disbursements), collateral protection expenses and other reimbursement or
indemnity obligations created or evidenced by the Additional Securities Purchase
Agreement or the Junior Convertible Debentures issued thereunder, or any of
the
other Subordinated Debt Documents. Without
limiting the foregoing, Subordinated Debt shall expressly include any and all
interest accruing or out of pocket costs or expenses incurred after the date
of
any filing by or against the Company or any other Credit Party of any petition
under the federal Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization act regardless of whether any Junior Creditor’s claim therefor is
allowed or allowable in the case or proceeding relating thereto.
Subordinated
Debt Documents.
Collectively, (i) the Additional Securities Purchase Agreement, (ii) all Junior
Convertible Debentures issued pursuant to the Additional Securities Purchase
Agreement, (iii) any and all other documents and instruments evidencing or
creating the Subordinated Debt and (iv) all guaranties, mortgages, security
agreements, pledges and other collateral guarantying or securing directly or
indirectly any Subordinated Debt, whether now existing or hereafter created,
as
each such agreement, document or instrument may be amended, restated or
otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.
YA
Convertible Debentures.
Shall
mean all such “Convertible Debentures” purchased under the Securities Purchase
Agreement (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
and in effect from time to time, including any replacement agreement
therefor).
YA
Senior Debt.
All
principal, interest, fees, costs, enforcement expenses (including legal fees
and
disbursements), collateral protection expenses and other reimbursement or
indemnity obligations created or evidenced by the Securities Purchase Agreement
or the YA Convertible Debentures issued thereunder, or any of the other YA
Senior Debt Documents, or any other indebtedness owed by the Company to YA
Global. Subject
to the foregoing, YA Senior Debt shall expressly include any and all interest
accruing or out of pocket costs or expenses incurred after the date of any
filing by or against the Company or any other Credit Party of any petition
under
the federal Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization act regardless of whether YA Global’s claim therefor is allowed
or allowable in the case or proceeding relating thereto. For the avoidance
of
doubt, nothing contained in this definition shall limit YA Global’s rights under
Section 8 hereof.
YA
Senior Debt Documents.
Collectively, (i) the Securities Purchase Agreement, (ii) all YA Convertible
Debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, (iii) the
Security Agreements, (iv) the Pledge Agreement, (v) any and all other documents
and instruments evidencing or creating the YA Senior Debt and (vi) all
guaranties, mortgages, security agreements, pledges and other collateral
guarantying or securing directly or indirectly any YA Senior Debt, whether
now
existing or hereafter created, as each such agreement, document or instrument
may be amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to
time.
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2. General.
(a) Subordination.
The
Subordinated Debt shall be and hereby is subordinated and the payment thereof
is
deferred until the Discharge of all Senior Debt, whether now or hereafter
incurred or owed by the Company or any other Credit Parties.
(b) Permitted
Payments.
Notwithstanding the terms of Section 2(a) above, the Company shall be permitted
to pay, and the Junior Creditors shall be permitted to accept, (i) any and
all
non-cash Permitted Junior Payments, and (ii) any Permitted Junior Payments
consisting of cash provided that (x) at the time of such payment no “Payment
Blockage Period,” as defined in subsection (c) below, is in effect
and (y)
the making of such payment shall not cause a Payment Blockage Period to be
in
effect.
(c) Payment
Blockages.
For
purposes of this Agreement, a “Payment Blockage Period” shall mean:
(i) in
the
case of any Event of Default (as defined in the YA Convertible Debentures or
in
the Pledge Agreement), or any event that with the passage of time or giving
notice would constitute an Event of Default in the payment of principal or
interest (whether in cash or in Common Stock or through conversion or
redemption) with respect to any Senior Debt, whether at maturity, at scheduled
times for payment or otherwise, that occurs and is continuing (a “Payment
Default”),
the
time period from the date that any Senior Creditor provides written notice
of
the Payment Default to the Company
(in which case, the Company shall promptly forward such notice to each Junior
Creditor) until
the
earliest of (i) two hundred seventy (270) days after the date of the Company’s
receipt of such Payment Default notice, (ii) thirty (30) days after the
acceleration of the maturity of any Senior Debt, (iii) the date upon which
all
Senior Debt shall be paid in full or (iv) the date, if any, on which such
Payment Default is cured or waived in writing pursuant to the Senior Debt
Documents; or
(ii) in
the
case of any Event of Default, or any event that with the passage of time or
giving notice would constitute an Event of Default, with respect to the Senior
Debt other than a Payment Default, that occurs and is continuing, and that
permits any Senior Creditor to accelerate the maturity of the Senior Debt (a
“Non-Payment Default”), the time period from the date that any Senior Creditor
provides written notice of the Non-Payment Default to the Company (in which
case, the Company shall promptly forward such notice to each Junior Creditor)
until the earliest of (i) three hundred sixty (360) days after the date of
the
Company’s receipt of such Non-Payment Default notice, (ii) thirty (30) days
after the acceleration of the maturity of any Senior Debt, (iii) the date upon
which all Senior Debt shall be paid in full or (iv) the date, if any, on which
such Non-Payment Default is cured or waived in writing pursuant to the Senior
Debt Documents; or
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(iii) in
the
event that a Payment Blockage Period shall not be in effect under clauses (c)(i)
or (ii) above, and an event of default under any of the Subordinated Debt
Documents with respect to the payment or acceleration of any Permitted Junior
Payment shall have occurred and be continuing (a “Permitted
Junior Payment Default”),
the
time period from the date that any Junior Creditor provides notice to the Senior
Creditors that it desires to pursue its rights and remedies under the
Subordinated Debt Documents with respect to the Permitted Junior Payment
Default, until the earliest of (i) two hundred seventy (270) days after the
date
of the Senior Creditors’ receipt of such Permitted Junior Payment Default
notice, (ii) thirty (30) days after the acceleration of the maturity of any
Senior Debt, (iii) the date upon which all Senior Debt shall be paid in full
or
(iv) the date, if any, on which such Permitted Junior Payment Default is cured
or waived in writing pursuant to the Subordinated Debt Documents and any related
cross-default is cured or waived in writing pursuant to the Senior Debt
Documents.
(d) Limitation
on Payment Blockages.
During
any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period, no more than two (2) Non-Payment
Default notices may be used to invoke Payment Blockage Periods. The Junior
Creditors shall not be prohibited from receiving any Permitted Junior Payments
for more than three hundred sixty (360) days in the aggregate during any such
three hundred sixty-five (365) day period.
(e) Restrictions
on Action.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth below in this subsection (e), the Junior
Creditors shall not take any “Action,” as defined in subsection (f) below, until
the earliest of:
(i) the
date
on which the Senior Debt shall be paid in full;
(ii) the
date
on which the Company commences a Proceeding; or
(iii) the
date
on which an order for relief is entered against the Company in a
Proceeding;
provided,
however,
that if
such Action is based exclusively on an Event of Default which in any case was
the cause of the commencement of a Payment Blockage Period, and such Payment
Blockage Period ends without such underlying Event of Default having been cured
or waived, then if any Junior Creditor provides twenty (20) days’ written notice
to the Senior Creditors that it intends to pursue its rights and remedies under
the Subordinated Debt Documents, it shall be permitted to proceed with an Action
as allowed by the Subordinated Debt Documents.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any Junior Creditor is permitted hereunder to accelerate
the
maturity of all or any portion of the Permitted Junior Payments, and does so
at
a time at which no Proceeding is then pending, based upon an acceleration of
Senior Debt and such acceleration is rescinded by the Senior Creditors (whether
or not any existing Payment Default or Non-Payment Default has been cured or
waived), then all Actions taken by such Junior Creditor shall likewise be
rescinded if such Actions were based on account of such acceleration of Senior
Debt by the Senior Creditors.
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(f) Definition
of Action.
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Action” shall mean (i) the exercise of any and all
remedies permitted by the Subordinated Debt Documents or applicable law upon
any
defaults thereunder, including without limitation causing any acceleration
of
the maturity of all or any portion of the Permitted Junior Payments, (ii) the
commencement of any other action or proceeding to recover any amounts due or
to
become due with respect to the Permitted Junior Payments, (iii) joining in,
soliciting any Person to commence, or causing the commencement of, any
Proceeding involving the Company (whether direct or indirect), (iv) any judicial
levy, foreclosure, possession or similar judicial enforcement against all or
a
portion of the collateral for Subordinated Debt (the “Collateral”),
(v)
any non-judicial foreclosure assisted by the Company or any other Person,
including transfers in lieu of foreclosure or voluntary surrender of possession
of all or any portion of the Collateral, and/or (vi) any non-judicial
enforcement effort against the Collateral, whether voluntary or involuntary,
including without limitation, any repossession, setoff or turnover (including
any asset sales received after any notice of default) of all or a portion of
the
Collateral.
3. Enforcement.
Until
the Discharge of all Senior Debt, the Junior Creditors shall not have any right
of subrogation, reimbursement, restitution, contribution or indemnity whatsoever
from any assets of the Company or any Credit Party or any provider of collateral
security for the Senior Debt. The Junior Creditors further waive any and all
rights with respect to marshalling.
4. Payments
Held in Trust.
The
Junior Creditors will hold in trust and immediately pay over to the Senior
Creditors, for the account of the Senior Creditors, in the same form of payment
received, with appropriate endorsements, for application to the Senior Debt,
any
payment, distribution, security or proceeds received by the Junior Creditors
at
any time with respect to the Subordinated Debt contrary to the terms of this
Agreement.
The
Junior Creditors shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any
facts which would prohibit the making of any payment in respect of the
Subordinated Debt, unless and until the Company shall have received written
notice from any Senior Creditor of a Payment Default or a Non-Payment Default.
Prior to its receipt of any such written notice, each Junior Creditor shall
be
entitled in all respects to assume no such facts exist and to receive payments
otherwise permitted hereunder without the obligation to hold them in trust
for
the Senior Creditor.
5. Defense
to Enforcement.
If any
Junior Creditor, in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, shall
commence, prosecute or participate in any suit, action or proceeding against
the
Company or any Credit Party, then the Company may interpose as a defense or
plea
the making of this Agreement, and any Senior Creditors may intervene and
interpose such defense or plea in its name or in the name of the Company or
such
Credit Party. If any Junior Creditor, in contravention of the terms of this
Agreement, shall attempt to collect any of the Subordinated Debt or enforce
any
of the Subordinated Debt Documents, then any Senior Creditors or the Company
may, by virtue of this Agreement, restrain the enforcement thereof in the name
of the Senior Creditors or in the name of the Company. If any Junior Creditor,
in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, obtains any cash or other
assets of the Company or any Credit Party as a result of any administrative,
legal or equitable actions, or otherwise, then such Junior Creditor shall
forthwith pay, deliver and assign to the Senior Creditors, for the account
of
the Senior Creditors, with appropriate endorsements, any such cash for
application to the Senior Debt and any such other assets as collateral for
the
Senior Debt.
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6. Bankruptcy,
etc.
6.1. Payments
Relating to Subordinated Debt.
At any
meeting of creditors of the Company or in the event of any case or proceeding,
voluntary or involuntary, for the distribution, division or application of
all
or part of the assets of the Company or the proceeds thereof, whether such
case
or proceeding be for the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company
or its business, a receivership, insolvency or bankruptcy case or proceeding,
an
assignment for the benefit of creditors or a proceeding by or against the
Company for relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy,
reorganization or insolvency law or any other law relating to the relief of
debtors, readjustment of indebtedness, reorganization, arrangement, composition
or extension or marshalling of assets or otherwise, the Senior Creditors are
hereby irrevocably authorized at any such meeting or in any such proceeding
to
receive or collect for the benefit of the Senior Creditors any cash or other
assets of the Company distributed, divided or applied by way of dividend or
payment, or any securities issued on account of any Subordinated Debt, and
apply
such cash to or to hold such other assets or securities as collateral for the
Senior Debt, and to apply to the Senior Debt any cash proceeds of any
realization upon such other assets or securities that the Senior Creditors
in
their discretion elect to effect, until the Discharge of all Senior Debt,
rendering to the Junior Creditors any surplus to which the Junior Creditors
are
then entitled.
6.2. Securities
by Plan of Reorganization or Readjustment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section
6.1,
the
Junior Creditors shall be entitled to receive and retain any securities of
the
Company, EBW Acquisition or any other corporation or other entity provided
for
by a plan of reorganization or readjustment the payment of which securities
is
subordinate, at least to the extent provided in this Agreement with respect
to
Subordinated Debt, to the payment of all Senior Debt under any such plan of
reorganization or readjustment (“Junior
Securities”).
6.3. Subordinated
Debt Voting Rights.
At any
such meeting of creditors or in the event of any such case or proceeding, the
Junior Creditors shall retain the right to vote and otherwise act with respect
to the Subordinated Debt (including, without limitation, the right to vote
to
accept or reject any plan of partial or complete liquidation, reorganization,
arrangement, composition or extension), provided
that the
Junior Creditors shall not vote with respect to any such plan or take any other
action in any way so as to contest (i) the validity of any Senior Debt or
any collateral therefor or guaranties thereof, (ii) the relative rights and
duties of any holders of any Senior Debt established in any instruments or
agreements creating or evidencing any of the Senior Debt with respect to any
of
such collateral or guaranties or (iii) any of the Junior Creditors’
obligations and agreements set forth in this Agreement.
6.4. Liquidation,
Dissolution, Bankruptcy Generally. In
the
event of any Proceeding involving any Credit Party:
(a) the
Senior Creditors are hereby authorized to file an appropriate claim for and
on
behalf of any Junior Creditor on account of the Subordinated Debt, if such
Junior Creditor does not file, and there is not otherwise filed on behalf of
such Junior Creditor, a proper claim or proof of claim in the form required
in
any Proceeding prior to thirty (30) days before the expiration of the time
to
file such claim or claims, and in connection with such authorization, each
Junior Creditor hereby irrevocably authorizes, empowers, and appoints each
Senior Creditor as such Junior Creditor’s agent and attorney-in-fact to execute,
verify, deliver and file such proofs of claim and to receive and collect any
and
all dividends, payments, or other disbursements made thereon in whatever form
the same may be paid or issued and to apply the same on account of the Senior
Debt (other than distributions of Junior Securities);
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(b) Each
Junior Creditor agrees not to (a) object to (i) any use of cash collateral
by
the Company or any other Credit Party under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
(or under a similar provision of any applicable insolvency laws of any foreign
jurisdiction) consented to by any Senior Creditor or any borrowing by the
Company or any other Credit Party from any Senior Creditor, (ii) any grant
of a
lien or security interest by any Person in favor of any Senior Creditor, under
Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code (or under a similar provision of any
applicable insolvency laws of any foreign jurisdiction), (iii) any adequate
protection sought by a Senior Creditor in such Proceeding, or (iv) any
debtor-in-possession financing that YA Global may seek to provide in such
Proceeding; (b) assert (or support any Person in asserting) any right it may
have to "adequate protection" in such Proceeding; or (c) seek, directly or
through an affiliate, to provide debtor-in-possession financing in such
Proceeding without the prior written consent of YA Global.
(c) No
Junior
Creditor will seek to have the automatic stay lifted or modified with respect
to
any security interest held by it unless each Senior Creditor is also seeking
or
has sought to have the automatic stay lifted or modified, and each Junior
Creditor waives any objection to any Senior Creditor’s election to lift or
modify the automatic stay except to the extent an unsecured creditor may object
to such motion;
(d) Each
Junior Creditor shall execute and deliver to the Senior Creditor all such
agreements, instruments and other documents confirming the above authorizations,
and shall take all such other action as may be reasonably requested by any
Senior Creditor to enforce such claims and carry out the intent of this
Section
6.4;
(e) The
Senior Debt shall continue to be treated as Senior Debt and the provisions
of
this Agreement shall continue to govern the relative rights and priorities
of
the Senior Creditors and the Junior Creditors even if all or part of the Senior
Debt or the Liens securing same are subordinated, set aside, avoided,
invalidated or disallowed in connection with any Proceeding;
(f) To
the
extent that the Senior Creditors receive payments (whether in cash, property
or
securities) on the Senior Debt which are subsequently invalidated, declared
to
be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a
trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal
law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or
proceeds received, the Senior Debt, or part thereof, intended to be satisfied
shall be revived and continue in full force and effect as if such payments
or
proceeds had not been received by the Senior Creditor; and
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(g) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, (i) each Junior Creditor shall be
entitled to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition
to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person
objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of such Junior
Creditor, (ii) each Junior Creditor shall be entitled to file any pleadings,
objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available
to
creditors of the Credit Parties arising under either the Bankruptcy Code or
applicable non-bankruptcy law, and (iii) subject to Section
6.4(a),
each
Junior Creditor shall be entitled to file any proof of claim and other filings
and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement and necessary to preserve their rights with respect
to the Subordinated Debt.
7. Priority
of Security Interest.
All
security interests in favor of the Senior Creditors (including the security
interest created in favor of the collateral agent on behalf of the Senior
Creditors pursuant to the Pledge Agreement) covering the Senior Debt shall
be
senior to any security interest in favor of the Junior Creditors covering the
Subordinated Debt, irrespective of the time of the execution, delivery or
issuance thereof or the filing or recording for perfection of any security
interest therein or the filing of any financing statement or continuation
statement relating thereto.
7.1. Further
Assurances.
Each
Junior Creditor hereby agrees, upon request of any Senior Creditor at any time
and from time to time, to execute such other documents or instruments as may
be
requested by such Senior Creditor further to evidence of public record or
otherwise the senior priority of the Senior Debt as contemplated
hereby.
7.2. Books
and Records.
Each
Junior Creditor further agrees to maintain on its books and records such
notations as the Senior Creditors may reasonably request to reflect the
subordination contemplated hereby and to perfect or preserve the rights of
the
Senior Creditors hereunder. A copy of this Agreement may be filed as a financing
statement in any Uniform Commercial Code recording office.
8. Senior
Creditors’ Freedom of Dealing.
Each
Junior Creditor agrees, with respect to the Senior Debt Documents and any and
all collateral therefor or guaranties thereof, that the Company and any Senior
Creditor may agree to increase the amount of the debt owed to such Senior
Creditor under the Senior Debt Documents or otherwise modify the terms of any
of
the Senior Debt Documents, and any Senior Creditor may grant extensions of
the
time of payment or performance to and make compromises, including releases
of
collateral or guaranties, and settlements with the Company and all other persons
in connection with the Senior Debt Documents, in each case without the consent
of the Junior Creditors and without affecting the agreements of the Junior
Creditors contained in this Agreement.
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9. Modification
or Sale of the Subordinated Debt Documents.
No
Junior Creditor will, at any time while this Agreement is in effect, modify
any
of the terms of any of the Subordinated Debt or any terms of the Subordinated
Debt Documents relating to the Subordinated Debt in a manner that would increase
the amount of the Subordinated Debt or accelerate the anticipated payment
schedule related to the Subordinated Debt; nor will any Junior Creditor sell,
transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any or all of
the
Subordinated Debt to any Person other than a Person who agrees in a writing,
satisfactory in form and substance to the Senior Creditors, to become a party
hereto and to succeed to the rights and to be bound by all of the obligations
of
the Junior Creditors hereunder. In the case of any such disposition by a Junior
Creditor, such Junior Creditor will notify the Senior Creditors at least 10
days
prior to the date of any of such intended disposition.
Neither
any Junior Creditor nor the Company may waive, amend, or modify any conditions
to any Junior Creditor’s right to receive any Permitted Junior Payments under
the Junior Convertible Debentures in any manner adverse to the rights and
benefits of the Senior Creditors hereunder.
10. No
Alteration to Subordination Agreement.
This
Agreement is solely intended to govern the relative rights of the Senior
Creditors, on the one hand, and the Junior Creditors, on the other hand, with
respect to Senior Debt and Subordinated Debt. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall impair or otherwise modify, as among the Company, YA Global
and
EBW, the obligations and rights of such parties under the Subordination
Agreement among the Company, YA Global and EBW, dated as of October 31, 2007,
which remains in full force and effect.
11. Company’s
Obligations Absolute.
Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall impair, as between the Company and the Junior
Creditors, the obligation and right of the Company to pay to the Junior
Creditors all amounts payable in respect of the Subordinated Debt as and when
the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms thereof,
or
prevent the Junior Creditors (except as expressly otherwise provided in
Section
2,
Section
3
or
Section
6)
from
exercising all rights, powers and remedies otherwise permitted by the
Subordinated Debt Documents and by applicable law upon a default in the payment
of the Subordinated Debt or under any Subordinated Debt Document as permitted
herein.
To the
extent that any payment received by Junior Creditors with respect to the
Subordinated Debt must be paid to the Senior Creditors hereunder, as between
the
Company and such Junior Creditors such payment shall be deemed a payment of
Senior Debt and not Subordinated Debt.
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12. Termination
of Subordination.
This
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, and the obligations and
agreements of the Junior Creditors and the Company hereunder shall continue
to
be fully operative, until the Discharge of all Senior Debt. To the extent that
the Company or any guarantor of or provider of collateral for the Senior Debt
makes any payment on the Senior Debt that is subsequently invalidated, declared
to be fraudulent or preferential or set aside or is required to be repaid to
a
trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization act, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause (such
payment being hereinafter referred to as a “Voided
Payment”),
then
to the extent of such Voided Payment, that portion of the Senior Debt that
had
been previously satisfied by such Voided Payment shall be revived and continue
in full force and effect as if such Voided Payment had never been made. In
the
event that a Voided Payment is recovered from a Senior Creditor an Event of
Default shall be deemed to have existed and to be continuing under the Senior
Debt Documents from the date of such Senior Creditor’s initial receipt of such
Voided Payment until the full amount of such Voided Payment is restored to
such
Senior Creditor. During any continuance of any such Event of Default, this
Agreement shall be in full force and effect with respect to the Subordinated
Debt. To the extent that any Junior Creditor has received any payments with
respect to the Subordinated Debt subsequent to the date of the Senior Creditor’s
initial receipt of such Voided Payment and such payments have not been
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or set aside, or required
to be repaid to a trustee, receiver, or any other party under any bankruptcy
act, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, such Junior Creditor
shall be obligated and hereby agrees that any such payment so made or received
shall be deemed to have been received in trust for the benefit of such Senior
Creditor, and such Junior Creditor hereby agrees to pay to such Senior Creditor,
upon demand, the full amount so received by such Junior Creditor during such
period of time to the extent necessary to restore fully to such Senior Creditor
the amount of such Voided Payment. Upon the Discharge of all Senior Debt, which
payment shall be final and not avoidable, this Agreement will automatically
terminate without any additional action by any party hereto.
13. Notices.
All
notices and other communications which are required and may be given pursuant
to
the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficient and
effective in all respects if given in writing, telecopied, delivered in person,
deposited with Federal Express or other overnight delivery service for overnight
delivery, or mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, as
follows:
If
to the Senior Creditors:
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YA
Global Investments, L.P.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to
(such copy not to constitute notice hereunder):
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Xxxx
Xxxxx, Esq.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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and
to:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
and
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to
(such copy not to constitute notice hereunder):
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Xxxxxx
Beach PLLC
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to the Company:
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Handheld
Entertainment, Inc.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
President
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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With
a copy to
(such copy not to constitute notice hereunder):
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Xxxxxx
and Xxxxx, LLP
000
Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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If
to Xxxx Xxxx,
in his capacity as a Junior Creditor:
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Xxxx
Xxxx
c/o
Handheld Entertainment, Inc.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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If
to Xxxx Xxxxxx,
in his capacity as a Junior Creditor:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to
(such copy not to constitute notice hereunder):
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Xxxxxx
Beach PLLC
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to any other Junior Creditor:
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c/o
Chicago Investment Group, LLC
000
Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx. 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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or
such
other address or addresses as any party hereto shall have designated by written
notice to the other parties hereto. Notices shall be deemed given and effective
upon the earlier to occur of (i) the third day following deposit thereof in
the
U.S. mail, (ii) the first day following deposit with Federal Express or other
overnight delivery service for overnight delivery, or (iii) receipt by the
party
to whom such notice is directed.
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14. Governing
Law.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PROVISION THEREOF WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION
OF
THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY CONSENTS
AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, CITY OF
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE
ANY
CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR TO
ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, PROVIDED,
THAT
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE
COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK COUNTY,
AND
THAT CERTAIN BANKRUPTCY ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS MAY REQUIRE ANOTHER JURISDICTION
OR VENUE. SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY
SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT
COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT SUCH PERSON
MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR
FORUM NON CONVENIENS
AND
HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED
APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL
SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINT AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION
OR
SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS
MAY
BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO SUCH PERSON AT THE ADDRESS
SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED
UPON THE EARLIER OF SUCH PERSON’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER
DEPOSIT IN THE UNITED STATES MAIL, REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED, WITH PROPER POSTAGE
PREPAID.
15. Waiver
of Jury Trial.
EACH OF
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO
ANY
ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS. EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
WAIVES ANY RIGHT WHICH IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY LITIGATION
REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL
DAMAGES. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR
ATTORNEY OF ANY PARTY HERETO HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
IT
WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS
AND
(B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY,
AMONG
OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED HEREIN.
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16. Miscellaneous.
(a) This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts and by each party on a
separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
an
original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In proving
this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than
one such counterpart signed by the party against which enforcement is sought.
(b) This
Agreement may not be amended except in a writing signed by the parties hereto.
Any Senior Creditor may, in its sole and absolute discretion, without any
consent or approval of the Junior Creditors, waive any provisions of this
Agreement benefiting such Senior Creditor; provided,
however,
that
such waiver shall be effective only if in writing and signed by such Senior
Creditor and, if such action affects the Company or any other Senior Creditor,
if also signed by each affected party, and shall be limited to the specific
provision or provisions expressly so waived.
(c) This
Agreement shall be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of the
parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by any
party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, upon written notice (i)
any
Junior Creditor may assign this Agreement to the extent provided in Section
9
and (ii) any Senior Creditor may assign this Agreement to any Person who or
which agrees in a writing to become a party hereto and to succeed to the rights
and be bound by all of the obligations of such Senior Creditor
hereunder.
[Signature
pages follow immediately]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have executed this Secondary Subordination Agreement as of the
date first above written.
YA GLOBAL: |
YA
GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.
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By:
Yorkville Advisors, LLC, its Investment Manager
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx |
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Title:
President and Foudner
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EBW: |
EBAUM’S
WORLD, INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
President
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COMPANY: |
HANDHELD
ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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[Junior
Creditor counterpart signature pages follow]
JUNIOR
CREDITOR COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
undersigned Junior Creditor has executed this counterpart signature page to
the
Secondary Subordination Agreement as of the date first above
written.
JUNIOR
CREDITOR:
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(If
an
entity)
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By: | ||
Name:
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Title:
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(If
an
individual)
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Name:
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Address:
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Attention: | |
Facsimile: |