MARGIN LOAN AGREEMENT Dated as of November 13, 2009 among JJ MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED, VARIOUS LENDERS and CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
Exhibit
99.2
EXECUTION COPY
Dated as of November 13, 2009
among
JJ MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED,
VARIOUS LENDERS
and
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as a Lender, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
as a Lender, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
*** | Certain confidential information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
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1.01.
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Defined Terms | 1 | ||||
1.02.
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Other Interpretive Provisions | 13 | ||||
1.03.
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Accounting Terms | 14 | ||||
1.04.
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Times of Day | 14 | ||||
ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENT AND LOANS |
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2.01.
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Loans | 14 | ||||
2.02.
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Borrowing of the Loans | 14 | ||||
2.03.
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Prepayments | 15 | ||||
2.04.
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Repayment of the Loans | 16 | ||||
2.05.
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Interest | 16 | ||||
2.06.
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Computations | 16 | ||||
2.07.
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Evidence of Debt | 16 | ||||
2.08.
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Payments Generally | 17 | ||||
2.09.
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Sharing of Payments, Etc | 18 | ||||
ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY |
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3.01.
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Taxes | 18 | ||||
3.02.
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Illegality | 19 | ||||
3.03.
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Increased Costs; Reserves | 19 | ||||
3.04.
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Compensation for Losses | 20 | ||||
3.05.
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Mitigation Obligations | 21 | ||||
3.06.
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Survival | 21 | ||||
ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE LOANS |
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4.01.
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Conditions of Initial Loan | 21 | ||||
4.02.
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Conditions to All Loans | 23 | ||||
ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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5.01.
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Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws | 24 | ||||
5.02.
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Authorization; No Contravention | 24 | ||||
5.03.
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Binding Effect | 24 | ||||
5.04.
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Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 24 | ||||
5.05.
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Disclosure | 25 | ||||
5.06.
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Litigation | 25 |
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5.07.
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No Default | 25 | ||||
5.08.
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Compliance with Laws | 25 | ||||
5.09.
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Taxes | 25 | ||||
5.10.
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Assets; Liens | 26 | ||||
5.11.
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Governmental Authorization; Other Consents | 26 | ||||
5.12.
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Reserved | 26 | ||||
5.13.
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Reserved | 26 | ||||
5.14.
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Reserved | 26 | ||||
5.15.
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Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | 26 | ||||
5.16.
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Reserved | 26 | ||||
5.17.
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Subsidiaries; Equity Interests | 26 | ||||
5.18.
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Reserved | 26 | ||||
5.19.
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Solvency | 26 | ||||
5.20.
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Trading and Other Restrictions | 26 | ||||
ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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6.01.
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Financial Statements | 27 | ||||
6.02.
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Certificates; Other Information | 27 | ||||
6.03.
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Notices | 28 | ||||
6.04.
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Payment of Obligations | 28 | ||||
6.05.
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Preservation of Existence, Etc | 28 | ||||
6.06.
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Maintenance of Properties | 28 | ||||
6.07.
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Reserved | 28 | ||||
6.08.
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Compliance with Laws and Material Contracts | 28 | ||||
6.09.
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Books and Records | 29 | ||||
6.10.
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Use of Proceeds | 29 | ||||
6.11.
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Visitation Rights | 29 | ||||
6.12.
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Further Assurances | 29 | ||||
ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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7.01.
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Liens | 29 | ||||
7.02.
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Reserved | 29 | ||||
7.03.
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Fundamental Changes | 30 | ||||
7.04.
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Dispositions | 30 | ||||
7.05.
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Reserved | 30 | ||||
7.06.
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Change in Activity | 30 | ||||
7.07.
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Transactions with Affiliates | 30 | ||||
7.08.
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Reserved | 30 | ||||
7.09.
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No Subsidiaries | 30 | ||||
7.10.
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Collateral | 30 |
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ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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8.01.
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Events of Default | 30 | ||||
8.02.
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Remedies Upon Event of Default | 33 | ||||
8.03.
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Application of Funds | 33 | ||||
ARTICLE IX. AGENTS |
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9.01.
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Authorization and Authority | 33 | ||||
9.02.
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Agent Individually | 34 | ||||
9.03.
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Duties of the Agents; Exculpatory Provisions | 35 | ||||
9.04.
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Reliance by Agent | 36 | ||||
9.05.
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Delegation of Duties | 36 | ||||
9.06.
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Resignation of Agent | 36 | ||||
9.07.
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Non-Reliance on the Agents and Other Lenders | 37 | ||||
9.08.
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Collateral Documents and Personal Guaranty | 38 | ||||
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS |
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10.01.
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Amendments, Etc | 38 | ||||
10.02.
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Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication | 39 | ||||
10.03.
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No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | 40 | ||||
10.04.
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Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | 40 | ||||
10.05.
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Payments Set Aside | 42 | ||||
10.06.
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Successors and Assigns | 42 | ||||
10.07.
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Confidentiality | 43 | ||||
10.08.
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Right of Setoff | 44 | ||||
10.09.
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Interest Rate Limitation | 44 | ||||
10.10.
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Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness | 44 | ||||
10.11.
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Survival of Representations and Warranties | 45 | ||||
10.12.
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Severability | 45 | ||||
10.13.
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc | 45 | ||||
10.14.
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Waiver of Jury Trial | 46 | ||||
10.15.
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Judgment | 46 | ||||
10.16.
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USA Patriot Act Notice | 47 | ||||
10.17.
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Bankruptcy Code | 47 | ||||
SIGNATURES | S-1 |
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SCHEDULES
10.02 Addresses for Notices
EXHIBITS
Form of
A
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Loan Notice | |
B
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Note | |
C
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Compliance Certificate | |
D
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Security Agreement | |
E
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Issuer Consent Letter | |
F
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Personal Guaranty | |
G
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Waiver Letter |
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This MARGIN LOAN AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of November 13, 2009 by
and among JJ MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED, a British Virgin Islands company (the
“Borrower”), the Lenders party hereto and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such
capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the
“Collateral Agent”) and as a Lender.
The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a term loan facility, and the Lenders are
willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below:
“Activities” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(b).
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“ADS” means the American Depositary Shares of the Company.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
Control with the Person specified.
“Agent” means each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
“Agent Account” means the account of the Administrative Agent specified in
Schedule 10.02 or such other account of the Administrative Agent as is designated in
writing from time to time by the Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders for such purpose.
“Agent’s Group” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(b).
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an
Affiliate of any Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a
Lender.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any capital lease of
any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person
prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease
Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that
would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with
GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the
earlier of (a) the Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date and (b) the date of the
termination of the Commitments.
“Banking Day” means any day, except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York are required by Law to close, which is also a day on which commercial
banks are open for international business (including dealing in Dollar deposits) in London.
“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Financial Statements” means (a) initially, (i) the most recent account
statements of the Borrower with respect to each asset owned by the Borrower and (ii) a certificate
of a Responsible Officer, dated as of the Closing Date, (A) certifying that the aforementioned
account statements are true, correct and complete and that the Borrower has no other assets other
than those evidenced by such account statements and (B) containing a list of all Indebtedness, tax
liabilities and/or commitments of the Borrower, a description of the material terms of each item on
such list (including the amount of any liability thereunder, whether contingent, direct or
otherwise, the due date for each such liability, the total unfunded commitment, if any, and the
rate of interest, if any, applicable thereto) and a certification that such list is true, correct
and complete and that the Borrower has no other Indebtedness, tax liabilities or commitments other
than those set forth on such list and (b) from and after the end of the first fiscal quarter of the
Borrower following the Closing Date, the documents required to be provided pursuant to Section
6.01.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks are required or authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed, in
New York.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the
following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (b) any change in any Law or in the
administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the
making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law)
by any Governmental Authority.
“Change of Control” means any change or event that results in the Guarantor ceasing to
directly or indirectly own and control of record and beneficially at least 100% of the Equity
Interests of the Borrower.
“Citibank” means Citibank, N.A.
“Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section
4.01 are satisfied or waived by the Lenders in accordance with Section 10.01.
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“Closing Price” means, as of any date of determination, the closing price of one ADS
on the NASDAQ Global Market on such day (or if such day is not an Exchange Day, the immediately
preceding Exchange Day).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral” means any and all “Collateral”, as defined in any Collateral Document.
“Collateral Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Collateral Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Control Agreement (as defined
in the Security Agreement) and any additional pledges or security agreements required to be
delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents and any instruments of assignment or other instruments or
agreements executed pursuant to the foregoing.
“Collateral Requirement” means on any date the requirement that:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower counterparts of the
Security Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower;
(b) all documents and instruments, including UCC financing statements, required by Law or
reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the
Liens intended to be created by the Collateral Documents and perfect or record such Liens to the
extent, and with the priority, required by the Security Agreement, shall have been filed,
registered or recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording;
(c) the Borrower shall have obtained all consents and approvals required to be obtained by it
in connection with the execution and delivery of all Collateral Documents to which it is a party,
the performance of its obligations thereunder and the granting of the Liens granted by it
thereunder;
(d) the Borrower shall have taken all other action required to be taken by the Borrower under
the Collateral Documents to perfect, register and/or record the Liens granted by it thereunder; and
(e) the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 3 of the Security Agreement.
“Collateral Shortfall” means, on any date of determination, that the LTV Ratio is
greater than (a) [***], if such date of determination is on or prior to the date that is 90 days
after the Closing Date, (b) [***], if such date of determination is more than 90 days after the
Closing Date but on or prior to the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date or (c) [***], if
such date of determination is more than 180 days after the Closing Date.
“Collateral Value” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the
product of the Closing Price for such date and [***] of the Pledgor’s ADS.
“Commitment” means, as to any Lender and as of any date of determination, the
obligation of such Lender to make advances to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01 in (a)
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initially, the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on the signature pages
hereof and (b) thereafter, the Dollar amount set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained
by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.07(b), as such amount may be adjusted
from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Communications” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c).
“Company” means Focus Media Holding Limited.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
C.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued
by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party
or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to
exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled”
have meanings correlative thereto.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation,
conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement,
receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or
other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that,
with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Deposit Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of
April 9, 2007, between the Company, Citibank, as depositary, and the holders and beneficial owners
of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other
disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including
any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or
accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith or any Equity Interests held by
such Person.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of any Lender; (c) an
Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person approved by the Borrower (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that no such approval shall be required if a
Default has occurred and is continuing; and provided, further, that notwithstanding
the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s
Affiliates.
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“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital
stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or
other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or
other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person
or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or
such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including
partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not
such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of
determination.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Exchange Day” means any day the NASDAQ Global Market is open for business.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to a Lender, an Agent or any other recipient of
any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes
imposed on or measured by such recipient’s overall net income (however denominated), and franchise
taxes imposed on it (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, and (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax
imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located by reason of a connection
between such recipient and such taxing jurisdiction other than entering into this Agreement and
receiving payments hereunder.
“Floating Rate” means, with respect to an Interest Period for a Loan, a per annum rate
equal to the applicable LIBOR plus [***]%.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fund” means 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” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States that are
applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
“Governmental Authority” means, with respect to any Person, the government of the
United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local,
and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or
functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies) having jurisdiction
or authority over such Person.
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of
such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any indebtedness or other
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obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner,
whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect,
(i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such
indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for
the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such indebtedness or other obligation of the
payment or performance of such indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital,
equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash
flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such indebtedness or other
obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in
respect of such indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to
protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any
assets of such Person securing any indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or
not such indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or
otherwise, of any holder of such indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any
Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related
primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not
stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as
determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a
corresponding meaning.
“Guarantor” means Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx.
“Hong Kong Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks are required or authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact
closed, in Hong Kong.
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all
of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit
(including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and
similar instruments;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and, in each
case, not past due for more than 30 days after the date on which such trade account payable
was created);
(e) indebtedness secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person
(including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention
agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is
limited in recourse;
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(f) capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;
(g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise
make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person,
valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or
involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any
partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited
liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such
Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under
any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such
date. The amount of any capital lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed
to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.
“Interest Payment Date” means (i) each day numerically corresponding to the Closing
Date in the third, sixth and ninth month after the month in which the Closing Date occurs and (ii)
the Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to a Loan, (i) in the case of the initial
Interest Period for such Loan, the period commencing on the date such Loan is made and ending on
the next succeeding Interest Payment Date and (ii) in the case of any subsequent Interest Period
for such Loan, the period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period and
ending on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
“Issuer Consent Letter” means a letter executed by the Company and the Borrower, dated
as of the date hereof and substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Laws” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, all international, foreign,
U.S. federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes
and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or
administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation
or administration thereof applicable to such Person, and all applicable administrative orders,
directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations, requirements and permits of, and agreements
with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lender” means each financial institution listed on the signature pages hereto as a
Lender, and any other Person that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.06.
“Lender Appointment Period” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06.
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“Letter Agreement” means that certain letter agreement, dated on or prior to the
Closing Date, between the Company and Citibank related to the establishment of the procedures
referred to in Section 2.13 of the Deposit Agreement.
“LIBOR” means, with respect to any Interest Period for a Loan (or other period
determined by the Administrative Agent with respect to any overdue amount), the per annum rate as
determined by the Administrative Agent for deposits in Dollars for a term coextensive with such
Interest Period (or other period) and for an amount substantially equal to the then outstanding
principal amount of the applicable Loan which appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m.,
London time, on the day that is two Banking Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period
(or other period). For purposes of the preceding sentence, LIBOR for any Interest Period (or other
period) of a length for which rates do not appear on Telerate Page 3750 shall be determined by the
Administrative Agent through the use of straight line interpolation by reference to two LIBOR rates
appearing on Telerate Page 3750, one of which shall be the rate for the period of time next shorter
than the length of the Interest Period (or other period) and the other of which shall be the rate
for the period of time next longer than the length of the Interest Period (or other period). If no
such rate appears on Telerate Page 3750, LIBOR shall mean the per annum rate, determined on the
basis of the rates at which deposits in Dollars for a term coextensive with such Interest Period
(or other period) and in an amount approximately equal to the then outstanding principal amount of
the applicable Loan or overdue amount are offered by four major banks in the London interbank
market, selected by the Administrative Agent, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the day
that is two Banking Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period (or other period). If at
least two such quotations are provided, LIBOR for such Interest Period (or other period) shall be
the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided as requested,
LIBOR for such Interest Period (or other period) shall be the arithmetic mean of the per annum
rates quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by the Administrative Agent, at
approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day for loans in Dollars to leading European
banks for a term coextensive with such Interest Period (or other period) and in an amount
approximately equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the applicable Loan or overdue
amount. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the rate for that Interest
Period (or other period) will be determined by such alternate method as reasonably selected by the
Administrative Agent. The then outstanding principal amount of the initial Loan for its initial
Interest Period shall be deemed to be equal to the principal amount requested in the initial Loan
Notice.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest
or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or
other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, the Personal Guaranty and the
Collateral Documents.
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“Loan Notice” means a notice of the borrowing pursuant to Section 2.02(a),
which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantor.
“LTV Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the percentage determined by
dividing (a) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans then outstanding, (ii) all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon and (iii) all other monetary Obligations then outstanding by
(b) the Collateral Value as of such date.
“Make-Whole Amount” means, with respect to any voluntary prepayment of a Loan by the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03(a), an amount equal to the product of (a) the principal
amount of such Loan being prepaid in connection with such voluntary prepayment, (b) [***]% and (c)
120/360.
“Margin Stock” has the meaning given to such term in Regulation U promulgated by the
FRB.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material
adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the
Borrower to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; (c) a material
adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the Borrower
of any Loan Document; or (d) a material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or the
ability of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, or any Lender to exercise its
remedies at the times and in the manner contemplated by the Security Agreement.
“Material Contract” means any Contractual Obligation to which the Borrower is a party
(other than the Loan Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Maturity Date” means a day, which is the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date
(or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).
“Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing
such Lender’s Ratable Share of the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from the Loans,
substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants
and duties of, the Borrower arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to the Loans,
whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or
to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after
the commencement by or against the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any
Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such
interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate
or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents
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with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company,
each certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with
respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership,
joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement,
instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or
organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or
organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such
entity.
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other
excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or
under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with
respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust,
joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Personal Guaranty” means a personal guaranty executed by the Guarantor guaranteeing
the Obligations, dated as of the date hereof and substantially in the form of Exhibit F
hereto.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c).
“Pledgor’s ADS” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
“Ratable Share” of any amount means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the
product of (a) a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of such Lender’s Commitment at such
time and the denominator of which is the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders at such time and (b)
such amount.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(b).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the
partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s
Affiliates.
“Relative ADTV” means, as of any date of determination, a number equal to (a) the
arithmetic average of the daily turnover of the ADS for each Exchange Day in the three months prior
to such date (determined by using the daily turnover number displayed by Bloomberg using the
function “FMCN” [Equity], [Go], [HP] for each such Exchange Day) divided by (b) the
arithmetic average of the daily turnover of the Standard and Poor’s S&P 500 Index for each Exchange
Day in the three months prior to such date (determined by using the daily turnover number displayed
by Bloomberg using the function “SPX” [Index], [Go], [HP] for each such Exchange Day).
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial
officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or director of the Borrower. Any document delivered
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hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall be conclusively
presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the
part of the Borrower and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on
behalf of the Borrower.
“Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders owed at least 51% of the then aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Loans or, if no such principal amount is outstanding, Lenders
having at least 51% of the amount of the Commitments.
“Restricted ADS” means any Pledgor’s ADS that are Restricted ADS (as defined in the
Deposit Agreement).
“Restricted Payment” means, with respect to any Person, any dividend or other
distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or
other Equity Interest of such Person, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other
property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption,
retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity
Interest, or on account of any return of capital to such Person’s stockholders, partners or members
(or the equivalent Person thereof).
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx” means the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority
succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Party” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“Securities Laws” means the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx and the
applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved
or incorporated by the SEC or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as each of the
foregoing may be in effect on any applicable date hereunder.
“Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement to be executed by the Borrower
substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, that as of any date of determination,
both (a) (i) the sum of such Person’s debt (including contingent liabilities) does not exceed the
present fair saleable value of such Person’s present assets; (ii) such Person’s capital is not
unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on the Closing Date and reflected in
the projections delivered to the Administrative Agent or with respect to any transaction
contemplated or undertaken after the Closing Date; and (iii) such Person has not incurred and does
not intend to incur, or believe (or reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (b) such
Person is “solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws
relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of
any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the
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facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be
expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Subscription Agreement” means the subscription agreement, dated as of September 23,
2009, between the Borrower and the Company relating to the Subscription Shares.
“Subscription Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a)(xvii).
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other
interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other
than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency)
are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise Controlled, directly,
or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit
derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward
commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index
swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest
rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar
transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options,
spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing
(including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is
governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and
the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any
form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.,
any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master
agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such
obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after
taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap
Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap 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 Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily
available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a
Lender, an Agent or any Affiliate of the foregoing).
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a
so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or
possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person
but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the
indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
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“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including
any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Threshold
Amount” means $[***].
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of
New York.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unrestricted ADS” means, as of any date of determination, the Pledgor’s ADS that are
not Restricted ADS.
“Unused Commitment” means, as to any such Lender at any time, the amount of such
Lender’s Commitment at such time minus such Lender’s Ratable Share of the aggregate principal
amount of all Loans previously made (whether or not outstanding).
“Waiver Letter” means the waiver letter, dated on or prior to the Closing Date,
between the Borrower and the Company related to the Subscription Agreement in the form of
Exhibit G.
1.02. Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan
Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word
“will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”
Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement,
instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications
set forth herein or in any other Loan Document) in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof,
(ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and
permitted assigns, (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and
words of similar import, when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan
Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan
Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and
Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v)
any reference to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating,
amending, replacing or interpreting such Law and any reference to any Law shall, unless otherwise
specified, refer to such Law as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the
words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect
and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash,
securities, accounts and contract rights.
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(b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the
word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until”
each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and
including.”
(c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
1.03. Accounting Terms.
(a) Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein
shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other
financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in
conformity with, GAAP, as in effect from time to time, except as otherwise specifically prescribed
herein.
(b) Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation
of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original
intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Administrative
Agent); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall
continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower
shall provide to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, as applicable, financial statements
and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting
forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after
giving effect to such change in GAAP.
1.04. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall
be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable) in the United States.
ARTICLE II.
THE COMMITMENT AND LOANS
THE COMMITMENT AND LOANS
2.01. Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally
agrees to make its Ratable Share of each loan (each, a “Loan”) to the Borrower, from time
to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an amount not to exceed such
Lender’s Unused Commitment. Any Loan, or a portion thereof, once repaid may not be reborrowed.
2.02. Borrowing of the Loans.
(a) Each borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative
Agent as provided herein. The aggregate principal amount requested to be borrowed at any one time
must be greater than or equal to $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof. Unless waived by the Lenders, such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not
later than 11:00 a.m. one Business Day, in the case of the initial notice, or three Business Days,
in the case of any other notice, prior to the requested date of the
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borrowing. Each such notice shall be in the form of a Loan Notice which, among other things,
shall specify (i) the requested date of the borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (ii) the
principal amount of the Loan to be borrowed.
(b) Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if
a borrowing is the initial Loan, Section 4.01), the Lenders shall make the proceeds of each
Loan available to the Administrative Agent who shall either (i) credit the account of the Borrower
on the books of the Administrative Agent with the amount of such proceeds or (ii) transfer by wire
transfer such proceeds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably
acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the
interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for a Loan upon determination of such interest
rate.
2.03. Prepayments.
(a) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to
time, voluntarily prepay any Loan in whole or in part in an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
principal amount of the Loan being prepaid, (b) the applicable Make-Whole Amount and (c) the amount
determined in accordance with Section 2.03(c); provided that (i) such notice must
be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., three Business Days prior to any
date of prepayment, (ii) any prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least
$1,000,000 or, if less, the entire aggregate principal amount of the Loans then outstanding, (iii)
no Default or Event of Default would occur after giving effect to such voluntary prepayment and
(iv) the LTV Ratio, immediately after giving effect to such prepayment, would be equal to or less
than [***]. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the date of such prepayment, the
amount of principal being prepaid and the applicable prepayment amount. The Borrower shall make
such prepayment (which prepayment may be made, in whole or in part, by the Borrower instructing the
Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 3(g) of the Security Agreement to deposit sale
proceeds with respect to the Pledgor’s ADS sold for the purpose of making such prepayment on
deposit in the Collateral Account into the Agent Account on the Borrower’s behalf) and the related
prepayment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.
(b) Not later than the close of business on the second Hong Kong Business Day immediately
after receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent of the occurrence of a Collateral Shortfall,
the Borrower shall prepay the Loans then outstanding in an amount sufficient to cause the LTV
Ratio, immediately after giving effect to such prepayment, to be equal to or less than [***].
(c) Each prepayment pursuant this Section 2.03 shall be accompanied by all accrued
interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to
Section 3.04.
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2.04. Repayment of the Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent on the
Maturity Date for the ratable account of the Lenders the aggregate principal amount of the Loans
outstanding on such date together with all accrued interest thereon.
2.05. Interest.
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Loan shall bear interest on
the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period from the first day of such period
to the last day thereof at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Floating Rate for such Interest
Period.
(b) (i) If any amount payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due
(without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws, such amount shall thereafter bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the Floating Rate applicable to such amount
and (ii) 2.0% for each day until such amount and any interest thereon is paid in full.
(ii) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on
past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c) Except as expressly provided herein, accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance
with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
2.06. Computations. All computations of interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year
and actual days elapsed (which results in more interest being paid than if computed on the basis of
a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on a Loan for the day on which such Loan is made, and shall
not accrue on such Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which such Loan or such portion is
paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall,
subject to Section 2.08(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the
Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder and any other calculation or determination made
hereunder by an Agent shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Any
Interest Period stated to end on a day numerically corresponding to a given day in a specified
month thereafter shall, if there is no corresponding day, end on the last Business Day of such
month.
2.07. Evidence of Debt.
(a) Lenders’ Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an
account or accounts evidencing the Obligations to such Lender, including the portion of each Loan
made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. Any such recordation shall be
conclusive and binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided, that the failure
to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Obligations
owed to such Lender in respect of the Loans; provided further that, in the event of
any inconsistency between the Register and any Lender’s records, the recordations in the Register
shall govern.
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(b) Register. The Administrative Agent shall maintain a register for the recordation
of the names and addresses of Lenders and each Lender’s Ratable Share of each Loan from time to
time (the “Register”). 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. The
Administrative Agent shall record in the Register each Loan, and each repayment or prepayment in
respect of the principal amount thereof, and any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding
on the Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided that, failure to make any
such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Obligations.
(c) Notes. With respect to each Loan, upon the request of a Lender, the Borrower shall
execute and deliver to the Lender a Note (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), which shall
evidence such Lender’s Ratable Share of such Loan in addition to the foregoing accounts or records.
A Lender may attach schedules to a Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its
Ratable Share of the related Loan and payments with respect thereto.
2.08. Payments Generally.
(a) All payments to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall
be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by or on account of any obligation of the
Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Agent Account in Dollars and in
immediately available funds not later than 3:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. All payments
received by the Administrative Agent after 3:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next
succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest shall continue to accrue.
(b) Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, the Loans, each payment or prepayment of
principal of the Loans, and each payment of interest on the Loans, shall be allocated among the
Lenders pro rata in accordance with their Ratable Shares. The Administrative Agent agrees to
forward to the Lenders such principal, interest and other payments on the same Business Day as such
amounts are received, collected or applied by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower, unless
the Administrative Agent receives such amounts after 11:00 a.m. in which case such payments shall
be forwarded by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders on the next Business Day.
(c) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower 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 may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the
Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such
assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount
then due such Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower shall not have so made such payment in
full to the Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on
demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon at the applicable
LIBOR, 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.
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(d) If any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower shall come
due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day,
and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest.
(e) Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate a Lender to obtain the funds for its Ratable
Share of a Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender
that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for its Ratable Share of any Loan in any particular
place or manner.
2.09. Sharing of Payments, Etc. Each Lender agrees that, in the event that any Lender shall
obtain payment in respect of any portion of the Loans owing to such Lender under this Agreement
through the exercise of a right of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or otherwise (including
pursuant to a Debtor Relief Law) in excess of its Ratable Share of the amounts owed to it
hereunder, such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and purchase
from the other Lenders a participation in their portion of the Loans, in such amounts and with such
other adjustments from time to time, as shall be equitable in order that all Lenders share such
payment in accordance with their respective ratable portion as provided for in this Agreement.
Each Lender further agrees that if a payment to a Lender (which is obtained by such Lender through
the exercise of a right of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or otherwise) shall be rescinded or
must otherwise be restored, each Lender which shall have shared the benefit of such payment shall,
by repurchase of a participation theretofore sold, return its share of that benefit to each Lender
whose payment shall have been rescinded or otherwise restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender
so purchasing such a participation may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all rights
of payment, including set-off, banker’s lien or counterclaim, with respect to such participation as
fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation.
ARTICLE III.
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01. Taxes.
(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation
of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and
without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if
the Borrower shall be required by applicable Law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any
Other Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable to any Lender or Agent, as the case may
be, shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including
deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) such Lender or Agent, as the
case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been
made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall timely pay the full
amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of
subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable Law.
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(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender and
Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts
payable under this Section) paid by such Lender or Agent, as the case may be, and any penalties,
interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant
Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to
the Borrower by the applicable Lender or Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the
affected Lender or Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental
Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of
such payment reasonably satisfactory to such Lender or Agent.
3.02. Illegality. If a Lender determines (after consultation with the Administrative Agent)
that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is
unlawful, for the Lender to make, maintain or fund any Loan, or to determine or charge interest
rates based upon the Floating Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions
on the authority of a Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London
interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue a Loan shall be suspended until such
Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to
such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand
from the Lender, prepay such Lender’s Ratable Share of each affected Loan, either on the last day
of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain its portion of
such Loan to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain its
portion of such Loan. Upon any such prepayment, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on
the amount so prepaid.
3.03. Increased Costs; Reserves.
(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory
loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or
for the account of, or credit extended by, a Lender (except any reserve requirement
reflected in the Floating Rate);
(ii) subject a Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this
Agreement or any Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to
such Lender in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered
by Section 3.01 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any
Excluded Tax payable by such Lender); or
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(iii) impose on a Lender or the London interbank market any other condition,
cost or expense affecting this Agreement or the portion of any Loan made by such
Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or
maintaining its portion of any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make its portion of any
Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether
of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, the Borrower will
pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such
additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If a Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting
such Lender or its holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the
effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of its holding
company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, such Lender’s Commitment or the portion of the
Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or its holding company could have
achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the
policies of its holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the
Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender
or its holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the
amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be,
as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Administrative Agent and
the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the
amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of a Lender to demand
compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of
such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be
required to compensate such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any
increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such
Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions
and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law
giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period
referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
3.04. Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of a Lender from time to time, the Borrower shall
promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense
incurred by it as a result of:
(a) any payment or prepayment of any Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest
Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or
otherwise); or
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(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make
available on any date specified herein its portion of such Loan) to prepay or borrow any Loan on
any date or in the amount specified herein,
including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or
reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain a Loan or from fees payable to terminate the
deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall also pay any customary
administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to a Lender under this Section
3.04, such Lender shall be deemed to have funded its Ratable Share of any Loan at the Floating
Rate for such portion of such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank
eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such portion
of such Loan was in fact so funded.
3.05. Mitigation Obligations. If a Lender requests compensation under Section 3.03,
or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to a Lender, an Agent or any Governmental
Authority for the account of such Lender or Agent pursuant to Section 3.01, or if a Lender
gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender or Agent, as the case may be,
shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking the
Loans, or its portion thereof, hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to
another of its offices, branches or affiliates and to take any other actions reasonable in the sole
judgment of such Lender or Agent, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender or Agent, such
designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section
3.01 or 3.03, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice
pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such
Lender or Agent to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to
such Lender or Agent. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by a Lender or Agent in connection with any such designation, assignment or action.
3.06. Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall
survive termination of the Commitments and repayment of all Obligations under the Loan Documents.
ARTICLE IV.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE LOANS
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE LOANS
4.01. Conditions of Initial Loan. The obligation of the Lenders to make the initial Loan
hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent and (except for any
Notes) in sufficient copies for each Lender:
(a) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following, each of which shall be originals or
telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower, if applicable, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of
certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement, sufficient in number for
distribution to each Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;
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(ii) if requested by a Lender, a Note executed by the Borrower;
(iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates
and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of the Borrower as the
Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of
each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in
connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(iv) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of the
capital structure of the Borrower;
(v) a long form good standing certificate from the Registrar of Companies for
the British Virgin Islands and such documents and certifications as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that the Borrower is duly
organized or formed under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands, and that the
Borrower is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business
in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(vi) copies of the Borrower Financial Statements;
(vii) a favorable opinion of each of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP and Xxxxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxxxx, counsel to the Borrower, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and addressed to the Lenders and the Agents;
(viii) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower either (A)
attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with
the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and the validity against the
Borrower of the Loan Documents, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be
in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or
approvals are so required;
(ix) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying
(A) that the conditions specified in Section 4.02 have been satisfied and
(B) there has been no event or circumstance since the date hereof that has had or
could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect;
(x) evidence of the results of searches for Liens and judgments against the
Borrower satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;
(xi) all applicable “know your customer” and other account opening
documentation required by the Administrative Agent to be provided by the Borrower;
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(xii) a Form U-1 Purpose Statement published by the FRB with respect to the
Loans signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;
(xiii) the Issuer Consent Letter duly executed by all parties thereto;
(xiv) the Personal Guaranty duly executed by the Guarantor;
(xv) the Waiver Letter duly executed by all parties thereto;
(xvi) the Letter Agreement duly executed by all parties thereto;
(xvii) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of (A) the
establishment of procedures, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, under Section
2.13 of the Deposit Agreement allowing for the deposit with the Depositary (as
defined in the Deposit Agreement) of ordinary shares of the Company purchased by the
Borrower under the Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Shares”), (B)
the deposit of the Subscription Shares with the Depositary in accordance with such
procedures; and (C) the issuance by the Depositary of the Pledgor’s ADS registered
in the name of the custodian of the Collateral Agent representing the Subscription
Shares;
(xviii) a letter from the Process Agent confirming its appointment in
accordance with Section 10.02(f) and Section 6(b) of the Personal Guaranty;
and
(xix) such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders reasonably may require due to any event or
occurrence that occurs prior to the Closing Date that could be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Collateral Requirement shall have been satisfied.
(c) Subject to Section 10.04(a), the Borrower shall have paid all fees, charges and
disbursements of counsel to the Lenders and the Agents to the extent invoiced prior to or on the
Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall
constitute a reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred
by the Agents and the Lenders through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall
not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower, the Lenders and the
Agents).
4.02. Conditions to All Loans. The obligation of the Lenders to make any Loan is subject to
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V or any
other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished under or in connection
herewith or therewith, are true and correct on and as of the date of such Loan, before and after
giving effect to the borrowing, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such
earlier date; provided that, for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations
and
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warranties contained in Section 5.04(a) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent
statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01.
(b) No Default exists as of the date of such Loan or would result from the Loan or from the
application of the proceeds thereof.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Notice in accordance with the
requirements hereof.
(d) The LTV Ratio, calculated based on the Closing Price for the Exchange Day immediately
preceding the day on which the applicable Loan Notice was delivered, after giving effect to such
Loan would not exceed [***].
ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Agents that:
5.01. Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. The Borrower (a) is duly
organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of
its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental
licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its
business (except to the extent that failure to have such governmental licenses, authorization,
consents and approvals could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) and (ii)
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents (to the extent a party
thereto), (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each
jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business
requires such qualification or license, and (d) is in compliance with all applicable Laws; except
in each case referred to in clause (c) or (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.02. Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of each Loan Document to which it is party have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any
of the Borrower’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or
contravention of, or the creation of any Lien (other than the Liens created by the Collateral
Documents) under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which
the Borrower is a party or affecting the Borrower or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of
any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which the Borrower is subject; or (c) violate
any Law.
5.03. Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document to which the
Borrower is a party when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by the
Borrower. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which the Borrower is a
party when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower,
enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms.
5.04. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
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(a) The Borrower Financial Statements (i) fairly present the financial condition of the
Borrower as of the date thereof and (ii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities,
direct or contingent, of the Borrower as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes,
material commitments and Indebtedness.
(b) Since the date of the Borrower Financial Statements, there has been no event or
circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.05. Disclosure. The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent all agreements,
instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of the Collateral is subject,
and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate or
other information concerning the Borrower furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf
of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other
Loan Document contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to any projected financial information,
the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon
assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
5.06. Litigation. Except for the legal proceeding In re Focus Media Holding Limited
Litigation described under Item 8.A — “Legal Proceedings” in the annual report on Form 20-F of
the Company, as filed on June 30, 2009, there are no actions, suits, investigations, proceedings,
claims or disputes pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower after due and diligent
investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any
Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its properties that (a) purport to
affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate, if determined
adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.07. No Default. The Borrower is not in default under or with respect to any Material
Contract. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
5.08. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower is in compliance with the requirements of all Laws
and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in
such instances in which the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.09. Taxes. The Borrower has filed all material tax returns and reports required to be filed
with any Governmental Authority, and has paid all material taxes, assessments, fees and other
governmental charges levied or imposed by any Governmental Authority upon it or its properties,
income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in
accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment against the
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Borrower that could reasonably be expected, if made, to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Borrower is not party to any tax sharing agreement.
5.10. Assets; Liens. As of the date of the most recently delivered Borrower Financial
Statements, the Borrower has no assets other than those specified in such Borrower Financial
Statements and is not engaged in any activity other than investing in securities. The assets of
the Borrower are subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.
5.11. Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption,
authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any
other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by,
or enforcement against, the Borrower of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for
filings or recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered for filing
and/or recordation, as of the Closing Date.
5.12. Reserved.
5.13. Reserved.
5.14. Reserved.
5.15. Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) None of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the Loans and the
use of proceeds thereof) will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act or
any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including Regulations T, U and X of the FRB.
(b) Neither the Borrower nor any Person Controlling the Borrower is, or is required to be
registered as, an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
5.16. Reserved.
5.17. Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries or employees. The
Borrower has no equity investments in any Person other than those specified in the most recent
Borrower Financial Statements delivered by it to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
6.01. All of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower have been validly issued, are
fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by the Guarantor free and clear of all Liens.
5.18. Reserved.
5.19. Solvency. The Borrower is, and upon the incurrence of any Obligations by the Borrower
on any date on which this representation and warranty is made or deemed made, will be, Solvent.
5.20. Trading and Other Restrictions.
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(a) The Pledgor’s ADS are not subject to any restrictions on transfer, other than, with
respect to the Restricted ADS, the restrictions on transfer in the Subscription Agreement not
otherwise waived by the Company under the Waiver Letter.
(b) The holding period (as determined in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of
the Borrower as to (i) the ordinary shares underlying the Unrestricted ADS has exceeded one year
and (ii) the Restricted ADS began on the Closing Date.
(c) Neither the Pledgor’s ADS nor the shares underlying the Pledgor’s ADS are subject to any
shareholders agreement or any voting or other contractual restrictions.
ARTICLE VI.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as the Commitments shall be in effect or any Loan or other Obligations shall remain
unpaid or unsatisfied, the Borrower shall:
6.01. Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent, in sufficient copies for
each Lender and in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, on the Business Day
immediately following the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, (a) the most recent account
statements of the Borrower with respect to each asset then owned by the Borrower and (b) a
certificate of a Responsible Officer (i) certifying that the aforementioned account statements are
true, correct and complete and that the Borrower has no other assets other than those evidenced by
such account statements and (ii) containing a list of all Indebtedness, tax liabilities and/or
commitments of the Borrower, a description of the material terms of each item on such list
(including the amount of any liability thereunder, whether contingent, direct or otherwise, the due
date for each such liability, the total unfunded commitment, if any, and the rate of interest, if
any, applicable thereto) and a certification that such list is true, correct and complete and that
the Borrower has no other Indebtedness, tax liabilities or commitments other than those set forth
on such list.
6.02. Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent, in sufficient
copies for each Lender and in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the Borrower Financial Statements referred to in
Section 6.01, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of
the Borrower;
(b) promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower
or any Affiliate of the Borrower that Controls the Borrower, copies of each notice or other
correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction)
concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding
financial or other operational results of the Borrower or any such Affiliate; and
(c) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate
affairs of the Borrower, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as Administrative
Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
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6.03. Notices. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent:
(a) of the occurrence of any Default;
(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual
Obligation of the Borrower; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, subpoena, regulatory
action, proceeding or suspension between the Borrower and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the
commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the
Borrower;
(c) of the occurrence of a Change of Control; and
(d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the
Borrower.
Each notice pursuant to this Section 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
Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement
and any other Loan Document that have been breached.
6.04. Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all
its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental
charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP
are being maintained by it; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by Law become a Lien upon
its property; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable.
6.05. Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and
effect its legal existence and good standing as a corporation under the Laws of the jurisdictions
of its organization and (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits,
licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the
extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.06. Maintenance of Properties. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material
properties necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary
wear and tear excepted; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements
thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
6.07. Reserved.
6.08. Compliance with Laws and Material Contracts. (a) Comply with the requirements of all
Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or
property, except in such instances in which the failure to comply therewith could not
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reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) perform its obligations
under all Material Contracts.
6.09. Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and
correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial
transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower.
6.10. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans to purchase the Subscription Shares
pursuant to the Subscription Agreement.
6.11. Visitation Rights. (a) At any reasonable time and from time to time, permit any Agent
or any Lender or any agents or representatives thereof, at their own expense, to examine and make
copies of and abstracts from the records and books of account of, and (b) no more than two times
prior to the Maturity Date (except at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing), visit the properties of the Borrower and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of
the Borrower with any of its officers or directors to ensure compliance by the Borrower with its
obligations hereunder.
6.12. Further Assurances. The Borrower shall promptly, at its sole cost and expense, execute
and deliver to the Agents and the Lenders such further instruments and documents, and take such
further action, as the Agents or the Lenders may, at any time and from time to time, reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and purpose of the Loan Documents and to establish and
protect the rights, interests and remedies created, or intended to be created, in favor of the
Secured Parties hereby and thereby. The Borrower shall pay, or reimburse the Collateral Agent upon
demand for, any and all reasonable fees, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature incurred in
connection with the creation, preservation and protection of the Collateral Agent’s Lien, on behalf
of the Secured Parties, on the assets of the Borrower under the Loan Documents including reasonable
legal fees, other fees and taxes in connection with the recording or filing of instruments and
documents in public offices, payment or discharge of any taxes or Liens upon or in respect of such
assets of the Borrower, other fees, costs and expenses in connection with protecting, maintaining
or preserving such assets of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ interest
therein, whether through judicial proceedings or otherwise, or in defending or prosecuting any
actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or related to such assets of the Borrower; and all
such amounts that are paid by the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party shall, until reimbursed by
the Borrower, constitute Obligations secured by such assets of the Borrower.
ARTICLE VII.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as the Commitments shall be in effect or any the Loan or other Obligations shall
remain unpaid or unsatisfied, the Borrower shall not directly or indirectly:
7.01. Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of the Collateral
other than Liens pursuant to any Loan Document.
7.02. Reserved.
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7.03. Fundamental Changes. Dissolve, liquidate, merge or consolidate with or into another
Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or
substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any
Person.
7.04. Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition
unless (a) no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition; (b) such Disposition shall
be for fair market value in an arm’s length transaction; and (c) such Disposition shall consist of
property other than Collateral.
7.05. Reserved.
7.06. Change in Activity. (a) Engage in any activity other than investing in securities, (b)
without the consent of the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), amend
its Organization Documents, the Subscription Agreement or the Waiver Letter or (c) change its
capital structure.
7.07. Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate
of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and
reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower as would be obtainable by the Borrower
at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate.
7.08. Reserved.
7.09. No Subsidiaries. Form any Subsidiaries or conduct any business or hold any assets
through any Subsidiary.
7.10. Collateral. Take any action that shall impair the Collateral or the Collateral Agent’s
rights therein.
ARTICLE VIII.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
8.01. Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:
(a) Non-Payment. A Loan Party fails to pay when and as required to be paid herein,
any amount of principal of any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan
Document; or
(b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant
or agreement contained in any of Section 2.03(b), Section 6.01,
6.02, 6.03, 6.05(a) or 6.10, Article VII or Section
10.06(b) of this Agreement or in Sections 3(b), (d), (e), and (i) of the Security Agreement; or
(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any other
covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan
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Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues unremedied for 30
days; or
(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or
statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan
Document or in any certificate, financial statement or other document delivered in connection
herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made; or
(e) Cross-Default. (i) Any Loan Party fails to make any payment when due (whether by
scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) in respect of any
Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate principal amount
of more than the Threshold Amount; (ii) any Loan Party fails to observe or perform any other
agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any
instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the
effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such
Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf
of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if
required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased
or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such
Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash
collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (iii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an
Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default
under such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such
Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which
any Loan Party is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination
Value owed by such Loan Party as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or
(f) Delisting of ADS. (i) There is an announcement by The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
or the NASDAQ Global Market that the ADS will be delisted from the NASDAQ Global Market within
seven Business Days and The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. or the NASDAQ Global Market, as the case may
be, does not subsequently announce, within three Business Days of the original announcement, a
decision to not delist the ADS or (ii) there is an announcement by The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. or
the NASDAQ Global Market that the ADS will be delisted from the NASDAQ Global Market in more than
seven Business Days and The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. or the NASDAQ Global Market, as the case may
be, does not subsequently announce, within five Business Days of the original announcement, a
decision to not delist the ADS; or
(g) Suspension of Trading. There is a suspension of trading in the ADS and such
suspension continues for more than two consecutive weeks and five Business Days have elapsed since
the end of such two-week period;
(h) Reduction in Relative ADTV. On any day, the Relative ADTV is [***]% lower than the
Relative ADTV as of the Closing Date and five Business Days have elapsed since such day; or
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(i) Intraday Price Minimum. At any time on any Exchange Day, the last quoted price
for an ADS is less than $[***] and two Business Days have elapsed since such Exchange Day; or
(j) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. The Borrower, the Company or any Affiliate of the
Borrower or the Company that Controls the Borrower or the Company, as the case may be, institutes
or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an
assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any
receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or
for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator,
liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of
such Person and the appointment continues undischarged for 30 days; or any proceeding under any
Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is
instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed for 30 days, or an order
for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or
(k) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) The Borrower, the Company or any
Affiliate of the Borrower or the Company that Controls the Borrower or the Company, as the case may
be, becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they
become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or
levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released or
vacated within 30 days after its issue or levy; or
(l) Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower (i) a final judgment, decree or
order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount or (ii) any
one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement
proceedings are commenced upon such judgment or order or (B) such judgment, order or decree shall
not have been vacated or discharged within 30 days from entry; or
(m) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any provision of any Loan Document at any time
after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or
thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect;
or any Loan Party contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any
Loan Document or any Loan Party denies that any Loan Party has any or further liability or
obligation under any Loan Document or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any
Loan Document; or
(n) Lien Defects. Any Lien created by any of the Collateral Documents shall at any
time fail to constitute a valid and perfected Lien on all of the Collateral purported to be subject
thereto, securing the Obligations purported to be secured thereby, subject to no prior or equal
Lien, or any Loan Party (or, with respect to any Collateral consisting of securities or security
entitlements (each as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC), the party having control (as defined in
Sections 8-106 and 9-106 of the UCC) of such Collateral) shall so assert in writing, other than any
such failure arising or resulting from any action or inaction on the part of the Collateral Agent
or a Secured Party; or
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(o) Material Adverse Change. Any event shall occur which has had or could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect as determined by the Required Lenders in their sole
discretion; or
(p) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control that has a Material Adverse
Effect as determined by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion and four Business Days have
elapsed since the occurrence of such Change of Control; or
(q) Certain Other Transactions. The Borrower or any of its Affiliates enters into any
financing arrangement (or other arrangement having the effect thereof including any Swap Contract
or other derivative transaction) secured by shares of the Company or ADS without the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent; or
(r) Removal of Depositary. Citi is removed other than for cause as depositary under
the Deposit Agreement.
8.02. Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, any
Agent may and, upon request from the Required Lenders, shall take any or all of the following
actions:
(a) declare the Commitments to be terminated, whereupon the Commitments shall be terminated;
(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of the Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon,
and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately
due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; and
(c) exercise all rights and remedies available to it under the Loan Documents (including the
enforcement of any and all Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Documents) and applicable Law;
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an
order for relief with respect to any Loan Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar
Debtor Relief Law, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the unpaid principal amount of
all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become
due and payable, in each case without further act of any Lender or Agent.
8.03. Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section
8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in
the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be
applied by the Administrative Agent to repay each Lender and Agent its ratable share of the
Obligations.
ARTICLE IX.
AGENTS
AGENTS
9.01. Authorization and Authority. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Citibank to act on
its behalf as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent hereunder and
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under the other Loan Documents and authorizes each Agent to take such actions on its behalf
and to exercise such powers as are delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together
with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article
are solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have rights as
a third party beneficiary or otherwise of any of such provisions.
9.02. Agent Individually.
(a) The Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its
capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not such Agent
and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the
context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as an Agent hereunder in its individual
capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the
financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of
business with the Borrower or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Agent hereunder
and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
(b) Each Lender understands that the Person serving as an Agent, acting in its individual
capacity, and its Affiliates (collectively, an “Agent’s Group”) are engaged in a wide range
of financial services and businesses (including investment management, financing, securities
trading, corporate and investment banking and research) (such services and businesses are
collectively referred to in this Section 9.02 as “Activities”) and may engage in
the Activities with or on behalf of the Borrower or its Affiliates. Furthermore, an Agent’s Group
may, in undertaking the Activities, engage in trading in financial products or undertake other
investment businesses for its own account or on behalf of others (including the Borrower and its
Affiliates and including holding, for its own account or on behalf of others, equity, debt and
similar positions in the Borrower or its Affiliates), including trading in or holding long, short
or derivative positions in securities, loans or other financial products of one or more of the
Borrower and its Affiliates. Each Lender understands and agrees that in engaging in the
Activities, an Agent’s Group may receive or otherwise obtain information concerning the Borrower
and its Affiliates (including information concerning the ability of the Borrower to perform its
obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents) which information may not be available to
any of the Lenders that are not members of an Agent’s Group. No Agent nor any member of the
Agent’s Group shall have any duty to disclose to any Lender or use on behalf of the Lenders, and
shall not be liable for the failure to so disclose or use, any information whatsoever about or
derived from the Activities or otherwise (including any information concerning the business,
prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower
or any Affiliate thereof) or to account for any revenue or profits obtained in connection with the
Activities, except that an Agent shall deliver or otherwise make available to each Lender such
documents as are expressly required by this Agreement to be transmitted by an Agent to the Lenders.
(c) Each Lender further understands that there may be situations where members of an Agent’s
Group or their respective customers (including the Borrower and its Affiliates) either now have or
may in the future have interests or take actions that may conflict with the interests of any one or
more of the Lenders (including the interests of the Lenders hereunder). Each Lender agrees that no
member of an Agent’s Group is or shall be required to
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restrict its activities as a result of the Person serving as an Agent being a member of such
Agent’s Group, and that each member of an Agent’s Group may undertake any Activities without
further consultation with or notification to any Lender. None of (i) the Loan Documents, (ii) the
receipt by an Agent’s Group of information (including Information) concerning the Borrower or its
Affiliates (including information concerning the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) nor (iii) any other matter shall give rise to any
fiduciary, equitable or contractual duties (including any duty of trust or confidence) owing by an
Agent or any member of such Agent’s Group to any Lender including any such duty that would prevent
or restrict an Agent’s Group from acting on behalf of customers (including the Borrower or its
Affiliates) or for its own account.
9.03. Duties of the Agents; Exculpatory Provisions.
(a) An Agent’s duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are solely ministerial and
administrative in nature and no Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly
set forth herein or therein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an Agent shall not
have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, but shall be
required to act or refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining
from acting) upon the written direction of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage
of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein), provided that an Agent shall not be
required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such
Agent or any of its Affiliates to liability or that is contrary to this Agreement or applicable
Law.
(b) No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or
at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall
be necessary, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the
circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 or 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its
own gross negligence or willful misconduct. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any
Default or Event of Default or the event or events that give or may give rise to any Default or
Event of Default unless and until the Borrower or any Lender shall have given notice to such Agent
describing such Default or Event of Default and such event or events.
(c) No Agent nor any member of an Agent’s Group shall be responsible for or have any duty to
ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty, representation or other information made or
supplied in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of
any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection
herewith or therewith or the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of the information contained
therein, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or
conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv)
the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan
Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or the perfection or priority of any Lien
or security interest created or purported to be created hereby or thereby or (v) the satisfaction
of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than (but subject to
the foregoing clause (ii)) to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to an
Agent.
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(d) Nothing in this Agreement shall require an Agent or any of its Related Parties to carry
out any “know your customer” or other checks in relation to any Person on behalf of any Lender and
each Lender confirms to the Agents that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is required
to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to such checks made by an Agent
or any of its Related Parties.
9.04. Reliance by Agent. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any
liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument,
document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting
or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise
authenticated by the proper Person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally
or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any
liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the
making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, each Agent
may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless an officer of an Agent
responsible for the transactions contemplated hereby shall have received notice to the contrary
from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who
may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and
shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any
such counsel, accountants or experts.
9.05. Delegation of Duties. An Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its
rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Documents by or through any one or more sub
agents appointed by such Agent, and such Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of
its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties,
provided, in each case that no such delegation to a sub-agent or a Related Party shall
release an Agent from any of its obligations hereunder. Each such sub agent and the Related
Parties of an Agent and each such sub agent shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of
this Article IX and Section 10.04 (as though such sub-agents were the “Agent”
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
9.06. Resignation of Agent. An Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the
Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders
shall have the right to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New
York, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in New York, New York. If no such successor
shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment
within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation (such 30-day period, the
“Lender Appointment Period”), then the retiring Agent may on behalf of the Lenders appoint
a successor Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. In addition and without any
obligation on the part of the retiring Agent to appoint, on behalf of the Lenders, a successor
Agent, the retiring Agent may at any time upon or after the end of the Lender Appointment Period
notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted appointment as successor
Agent and the effective date of such retiring Agent’s resignation which effective date shall be no
earlier than three Business Days after the date of such notice. Upon the resignation effective
date established in such notice and regardless of whether a successor Agent has been appointed and
accepted such appointment, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nonetheless become effective and
(i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and
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obligations as an Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents but shall not be relieved
of any of its obligations as a Lender and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations
provided to be made by, to or through such Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender
directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above
in this paragraph. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as an Agent hereunder, such
successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties
as an Agent of the retiring (or retired) Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all
of its duties and obligations as an Agent hereunder and/or under the other Loan Documents but shall
not be relieved of any of its obligations as a Lender (if not already discharged therefrom as
provided above in this paragraph). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Agent shall be
the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such
successor. After the retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents,
the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit
of such retiring Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any
actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Agent was acting as an
Agent.
9.07. Non-Reliance on the Agents and Other Lenders.
(a) Each Lender confirms to the Agents, each other Lender and each of their respective Related
Parties that it (i) possesses (individually or through its Related Parties) such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters that it is capable, without reliance on the Agents,
any other Lender or any of their respective Related Parties, of evaluating the merits and risks
(including tax, legal, regulatory, credit, accounting and other financial matters) of (x) entering
into this Agreement, (y) making its portion of the Loans and (z) taking or not taking actions
hereunder, (ii) is financially able to bear such risks and (iii) has determined that entering into
this Agreement and making its portion of the Loans is suitable and appropriate for it.
(b) Each Lender acknowledges that (i) it is solely responsible for making its own independent
appraisal and investigation of all risks arising under or in connection with this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, (ii) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agents, any other
Lender or any of their respective Related Parties, made its own appraisal and investigation of all
risks associated with, and its own credit analysis and decision to enter into, this Agreement based
on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate and (iii) it will, independently and
without reliance upon the Agents, any other Lender or any of their respective Related Parties,
continue to be solely responsible for making its own appraisal and investigation of all risks
arising under or in connection with, and its own credit analysis and decision to take or not take
action under, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents based on such documents and information
as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, which may include, in each case:
(i) the financial condition, status and capitalization of the Borrower;
(ii) the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other agreement, arrangement or
document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection
with this Agreement;
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(iii) determining compliance or non-compliance with any condition hereunder to
the making of a Loan and the form and substance of all evidence delivered in
connection with establishing the satisfaction of each such condition;
(iv) the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of any other information
delivered by the Agents, any other Lender or by any of their respective Related
Parties under or in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or any other agreement, arrangement or
document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection
with this Agreement.
9.08. Collateral Documents and Personal Guaranty. Each Lender hereby further authorizes the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the benefit of
the Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of the Lenders with respect to the
Personal Guaranty, the Collateral and the Collateral Documents. Subject to Section 10.01,
without further written consent or authorization from the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent, as applicable, may execute any documents or instruments necessary to release any
Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of a sale or other disposition of
assets permitted hereby or thereby or to which the Required Lenders (or such other Lenders as may
be required to give such consent under Section 10.01) have otherwise consented.
ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
10.01. Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders, and then such
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in
writing and signed by all the Lenders, do any of the following: (a) waive any of the conditions
specified in Section 4.01 or Section 4.02, (b) increase the Commitments of the
Lenders, (c) reduce the principal of, or interest on, any Loan or any other amounts payable
hereunder, (d) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, any Loan or
any other amounts payable hereunder, (e) reduce or limit the obligations of the Guarantor under the
Personal Guaranty or release any material part of the Collateral, (f) release or otherwise limit
the Borrower’s liability with respect to its obligations under Article VII, (g) change the
percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans or the
number of Lenders that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action
hereunder or (h) amend the definition of “Required Lenders” or this Section 10.01;
provided further that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and
signed by an Agent in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights
or duties of such Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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10.02. Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.
(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications
expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all
notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by
hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile
transmission, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by
telephone shall be made to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone
number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail,
shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile transmission shall be
deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the
recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day
for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in
subsection (b) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to any Person
hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet
or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by such Person. An Agent, a Lender or the
Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder
by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such
procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless a Person otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail
address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended
recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other
written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent
during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to
have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii)
notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon
the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing
clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the
website address therefor.
(c) So long as Citibank or any of its Affiliates is the Administrative Agent, materials
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 may be delivered to the Administrative
Agent in an electronic medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by
e-mail at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx. The Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may
make such materials, as well as any other written information, documents, instruments and other
material relating to the Borrower or any other materials or matters relating to this Agreement, the
other Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the
“Communications”) available to the Lenders by posting such notices on a password protected
internet website such as Intralinks (the “Platform”). The Borrower acknowledges that (i)
the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not
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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 Agents
nor any of their Affiliates warrants the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Communications
or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the
Communications or the Platform. 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 Agents or any of their Affiliates in connection with the Platform.
(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, an Agent and a Lender may change
its address, facsimile number or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by
notice to the other party.
(e) Reliance. Each Lender and Agent shall be entitled to rely and act upon any
notices purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in
a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of
notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any
confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Lenders, the Agents and each of their
Related Parties from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by
such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic
notices to and other telephonic communications with a Lender or an Agent may be recorded by such
Lender or Agent and the Borrower hereby consents to such recording.
(f) Process Agent. The Borrower hereby agrees that service of all writs, process and
summonses in any suit, action or proceeding brought under any Loan Document in the State of New
York may be made upon National Registered Agents, Inc. (the “Process Agent”), and the
Borrower hereby confirms and agrees that the Process Agent has been duly and irrevocably appointed
as its agent and true and lawful attorney-in-fact in its name, place and stead to accept such
service of any and all such writs, process and summonses, and agrees that the failure of the
Process Agent to give any notice of any such service of process to the Borrower shall not impair or
affect the validity of such service or of any judgment based thereon. The Borrower hereby further
irrevocably consents to the service of process in any suit, action or proceeding in the manner
provided in Section 10.13(d).
10.03. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by an Agent or a Lender to exercise, and no
delay by an Agent or a Lender in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power
or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.
10.04. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (i) all out of pocket expenses
incurred by the Lenders, the Agents and their Affiliates (including the fees, charges and
disbursements of counsel for any of the foregoing) in connection with (A) the preparation,
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negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
(provided that payment of such counsel fees, charges and disbursements shall be capped at
$100,000), (B) the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (C) any
amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) and (ii) all out of pocket
expenses incurred by the Lenders, the Agents and their Affiliates (including the fees, charges and
disbursements of any counsel for any of the foregoing) in connection with the enforcement or
protection of their rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
including their rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made hereunder,
including all such out of pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or
negotiations in respect of any Loan.
(b) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender, each
Agent and each of their Related Parties (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”)
against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any
Indemnitee) incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person arising out
of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any
other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance
by the parties hereto or thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) the Loans or the use or
proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) establishing, terminating, liquidating or
reestablishing any hedging transaction relating to this Agreement or the Collateral following the
occurrence of an Event of Default, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation,
investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or
any other theory, brought by any Person, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party
thereto; provided; that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the
extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
(c) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable Law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee,
on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to
direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Loans or the use of the proceeds thereof. No
Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use
by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through
telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(d) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable by the Borrower on
demand therefor.
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(e) Survival. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of the
Commitments and repayment of all Obligations under the Loan Documents.
10.05. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is
made to an Agent or the Lenders (or an Agent on behalf of the Lenders), or a Lender or an Agent
exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof
is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required
(including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Lender or Agent in its discretion) to be
repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any
Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if
such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred.
10.06. Successors and Assigns.
(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders and a
Lender may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i)
to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii)
by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this Section or
(iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of
subsection (e) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto
shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to
confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (c) of this Section and, to the
extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees and Affiliates of the Lenders and the Agents)
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Assignments by a Lender. A Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible
Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment or the portion of the Loans at the time owing to it) pursuant to
documentation acceptable to such Lender, the Administrative Agent and the assignee;
provided that each such assignment pursuant to this Section 10.06(b) shall be
either (i) in an aggregate amount of not less than $1,500,000 or (ii) an assignment of all of a
Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder. From and after the effective date specified in such
documentation, such Eligible Assignee shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the
interest assigned by such Lender, have the rights and obligations of such Lender under this
Agreement, and such Lender shall, to the extent of the interest so assigned, be released from its
obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an assignment of all of such Lender’s rights
and obligations under this Agreement, shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be
entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.03, 3.04, 3.06,
10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the
effective date of such assignment). Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and
deliver new or replacement Notes to such Lender and the assignee (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent), and shall execute and deliver any other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to
give effect to such assignment and to provide
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for the administration of this Agreement after giving effect thereto. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the initial Lender shall have the right to
effect one assignment contemplated by this Section 10.06(b) by documenting such assignment
as a separate, parallel loan between the Borrower and the new lender in the amount that would have
been assigned using loan documents (which shall include collateral documents and a personal
guaranty by the Guarantor) in substantially the same form as the Loan Documents mutatis
mutandis and the Borrower agrees promptly upon request therefor by the initial Lender to
(1) execute, and to cause the Guarantor and the Company, as applicable, to execute, and deliver to
such new lender such documents, opinions and any ancillary documents and/or certifications referred
to in Sections 4.01(a)(vii), (ix), (xi), (xii) (or an equivalent
margin certification applicable to such new lender), (xiii), (xv),
(xvii)(C) and (xviii), in each case, as they relate to such separate, parallel loan
and (2) deliver to such new lender copies of each document and/or certification delivered by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Section
4.01 (other than any Loan Documents or other items delivered pursuant to any subsection of
Section 4.01 referred to in clause (1) above).
(c) Participations. A Lender may at any time, without the consent of the Borrower or
the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than the Borrower or any of its
Affiliates) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment or the portion of
the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement
shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the Borrower, the other
Lenders and the Administrative Agent for the performance of such obligations and (iii) 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.
(d) Certain Pledges. A Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in
all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under a Note, if any) to secure
obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal
Reserve Bank.
10.07. Confidentiality. The Lenders and the Agents agree to maintain the confidentiality of
the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to any of their
Affiliates and to their and their Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees,
agents, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure
is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such
Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to
have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority), (c) to the extent required by
applicable Laws or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in
connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any
action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of
rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the
same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective
assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (and its advisors) to any swap or
derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the
Borrower or (h) to the extent such
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Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section
or (y) becomes available to a Lender or Agent or any of their Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis
from a source other than the Borrower.
For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the
Borrower relating to the Borrower, other than any such information that is available to a Lender or
Agent on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower, provided that, in the
case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly
identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the
confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied
with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the
confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential
information.
10.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each
Lender and each of its Affiliates are hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or
special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other
obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any of its Affiliates to or
for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the
Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender,
irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or
are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or any such Affiliate different from the branch or
office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of a Lender and its
Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights
of setoff) that such Lender or its Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
10.09. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any
Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the
maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If
a Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest
shall be applied to the principal of such Lender’s portion of the Loans or, if it exceeds such
unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for,
charged, or received by a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Lender may, to the extent permitted
by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or
premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c)
amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest
throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations.
10.10. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties
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relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and
understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in
Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by
each of the Lenders and the Agents and when each Lender and Agent shall have received a counterpart
hereof that bears the signature of the Borrower. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page of this Agreement via telecopy or e-mail shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
10.11. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made
hereunder, in any Loan Notice and in any other Loan Document or other document required to be
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or required to be delivered in connection herewith or
therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and
warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Lenders and the Agents, regardless of any
investigation made by any Lender or Agent or on its behalf and notwithstanding that any Lender or
Agent may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of a Loan, and shall continue in
full force and effect as long as the Commitments are not terminated or the Loans or any other
Obligation shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.
10.12. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held
to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or
impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which
comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The
invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable
such provision in any other jurisdiction.
10.13. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
(a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES
THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS,
FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF
COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN XXX XXXXX, XXXXXX XXX XXXX XX XXX XXXX, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR
ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES
THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH
STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF
THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE
CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE
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JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ANY LENDER OR AGENT MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR
ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c) WAIVER OF VENUE. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF
AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT
THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
10.14. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY
OTHER THEORY).
10.15. Judgment.
(a) If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum
due under any Loan Document in Dollars into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the
fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at
which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase Dollars
with such other currency at its principal office at 11:00 A.M. on the Business Day preceding that
on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to a Lender or an Agent, as the
case may be, under any Loan Document shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any currency other than
Dollars, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender
or Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, such Lender or Agent may in
accordance with normal banking procedures purchase Dollars with such other currency. If the amount
of Dollars so purchased is less than such sum due to such Lender or Agent, the Borrower agrees, as
a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or Agent
against such loss, and if the amount of
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Dollars so purchased exceeds such sum due to such Lender or Agent, such Lender or Agent agrees
to remit to the Borrower such excess.
10.16. USA Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender and Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any
Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act
(Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into Law October 26, 2001)) (the “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 or
Agent to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act. The Borrower agrees to provide such
information and take such actions as are reasonably requested by such Lender or Agent in order to
assist such Lender or Agent in maintaining compliance with its procedures, the Patriot Act and any
other applicable Laws.
10.17. Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable Law, this Agreement is a “securities contract” as such term is defined in Section 741(7)
of the Bankruptcy Code, qualifying for protection under Section 555 of the Bankruptcy Code; any
cash, securities or other property provided as Collateral constitute “margin payments” as defined
in Section 741(5) of the Bankruptcy Code and all payments for, under or in connection with this
Agreement constitute “settlement payments” as defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of
the date first above written.
JJ MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED |
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By: | /s/ Jiang Nanchun | |||
Name: | Jiang Nanchun | |||
Title: | Director | |||
CITIBANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent and Lender |
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Commitment: [***] | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Representative |
Schedule 10.02
Addresses for Notices
JJ MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED
c/o Focus Media Holding Limited
28-30 /F, Zhao Feng World Trade Building
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx 000000
People’s Republic of China
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 8621-2216-4088
Fax: 8621-2216-4174
c/o Focus Media Holding Limited
28-30 /F, Zhao Feng World Trade Building
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx 000000
People’s Republic of China
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 8621-2216-4088
Fax: 8621-2216-4174
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent and Lender
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
as Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent and Lender
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Administrative Agent Account Information:
Bank: Citibank, N.A. New York
BIC: XXXXXX00 (or ABA: 000000000)
F/O: Citibank New York
Account Number: 00000000
Ref: NY Equity Derivatives
BIC: XXXXXX00 (or ABA: 000000000)
F/O: Citibank New York
Account Number: 00000000
Ref: NY Equity Derivatives
Sch. 10.02-1
Exhibit A
Form of Loan Notice
A-1
Exhibit B
Form of Note
B-1
Exhibit C
Form of Compliance Certificate
C-1
Exhibit D
Form of Security Agreement
D-1
Exhibit E
Form of Issuer Consent Letter
E-1
Exhibit F
Form of Personal Guaranty
F-1
Exhibit G
Form of Waiver Letter
G-1