EXHIBIT 10.66
SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
August 24, 2007
between
EACH OF THE GRANTORS PARTY HERETO
and
SILVER POINT FINANCE, LLC,
as the Secured Party
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1 DEFINITIONS............................................................... 2
1.1 General Definitions....................................................... 2
1.2 Definitions; Interpretation............................................... 7
Section 2 GRANT OF SECURITY......................................................... 8
2.1 Grant of Security......................................................... 8
2.2 Certain Limited Exclusions................................................ 9
2.3 Lien Subordination..........................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Section 3 SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS; GRANTORS REMAIN LIABLE.......................... 9
3.1 Security for Obligations.................................................. 9
3.2 Continuing Liability Under Collateral..................................... 9
Section 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.............................. 10
4.1 Generally................................................................. 10
4.2 Investment Related Property; Investment Related Property Generally........ 12
4.3 Pledged Equity Interests.................................................. 15
4.4 Investment Accounts....................................................... 16
4.5 Letter of Credit Rights................................................... 17
4.6 Commercial Tort Claims.................................................... 17
Section 5 ACCESS; RIGHT OF INSPECTION AND FURTHER ASSURANCES; ADDITIONAL GRANTORS... 18
5.1 Access; Right of Inspection............................................... 18
5.2 Further Assurances........................................................ 18
5.3 Additional Grantors....................................................... 19
Section 6 SECURED PARTY APPOINTED ATTORNEY-IN-FACT.................................. 19
6.1 Power of Attorney......................................................... 19
6.2 No Duty on the Part of Secured Party or Lender Parties.................... 20
Section 7 REMEDIES.................................................................. 21
7.1 Generally................................................................. 21
7.2 Application of Proceeds................................................... 22
7.3 Sales on Credit........................................................... 23
7.4 Deposit Accounts.......................................................... 23
7.5 Investment Related Property............................................... 23
7.6 Intellectual Property..................................................... 23
7.7 Cash Proceeds............................................................. 25
Section 8 AGENT..................................................................... 26
Section 9 CONTINUING SECURITY INTEREST; TRANSFER OF LOANS........................... 26
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Section 10 STANDARD OF CARE; SECURED PARTY MAY PERFORM............................... 27
Section 11 MISCELLANEOUS............................................................. 27
SCHEDULES: 4.1 -- General Information
4.3 -- Investment Related Property
4.5 -- Description of Letters of Credit
4.6 -- Commercial Tort Claims
EXHIBITS: A -- Pledge Supplement
B -- Deposit Account Control Agreement
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SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of August 24, 2007
(this "Agreement"), between EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED, whether as an original
signatory hereto or as an Additional Grantor (as herein defined) (each, a
"Grantor"), and SILVER POINT FINANCE, LLC, as collateral agent for the Lender
Parties (as herein defined) (in such capacity, the "Secured Party").
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, reference is made to (x) that certain Second Lien Credit
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"),
by and among Pacific Energy Alaska Operating LLC, a limited liability company
organized under the laws of the state of Delaware ("Alaska Operating"), Pacific
Energy Alaska Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the
laws of the state of Delaware ("Alaska Holdings") certain Subsidiaries of
Holdings, the lenders party thereto from time to time (the "Lenders"), Silver
Point Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Sole Lead
Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, Syndication Agent, and Secured Party and X. Xxxx &
Company, as documentation agent and (y) that certain Second Lien Guaranty dated
as of August 24, 2007, (as maybe amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time) by and among Pacific Energy Resources Ltd., Petrocal Acquisition Corp. and
San Xxxxx Bay Pipeline Company, as Guarantors, other guarantors party thereto
from time to time and Silver Point Finance, LLC, as Administrative Agent;
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement,
certain Grantors may enter into one or more Hedging Agreements with one or more
counterparties;
WHEREAS, in consideration of the extensions of credit and other
accommodations of Lenders and counterparties to Hedging Agreements as set forth
in the Credit Agreement and the Hedging Agreements, respectively, each Grantor
has agreed to secure such Grantor's obligations under the Loan Documents and the
Hedging Agreements as set forth herein;
WHEREAS, certain of the Grantors have also entered into (a) that certain
Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006, as amended on May
24, 2007 (as may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "First Lien Credit Agreement"), by and among Pacific Energy
Resources Ltd. (the "Company"), certain subsidiaries of the Company, the lenders
party thereto from time to time, X. Xxxx & Company, as lead arranger and
syndication agent, administrative agent and Collateral Agent (together with its
permitted successors and assigns, in such capacity, the "First Lien Collateral
Agent") and (b) that certain First Lien Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as
of November 30, 2006 (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "First Lien Security Agreement"), by and between each of the
Grantors and the First Lien Collateral Agent, pursuant to which each Grantor has
granted a first priority Lien to the First Lien Collateral Agent for the benefit
of the holders of First Lien Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor
Agreement referred to below) on the Collateral to secure such Grantor's
obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined in the First Lien Credit
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, in order to set forth their respective rights and remedies with
respect to the Collateral, Company, the First Lien Collateral Agent and the
Collateral Agent have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Intercreditor Agreement").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements,
provisions and covenants herein contained, each Grantor and the Secured Party
agree as follows:
SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 General Definitions. In this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
"Account Debtor" shall mean each Person who is obligated on a Receivable or
any Supporting Obligation related thereto.
"Accounts" shall mean all "accounts" as defined in Article 9 of the UCC.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Additional Grantors" shall have the meaning assigned in Section 5.3.
"Assigned Agreements" shall mean all agreements and contracts to which such
Grantor is a party as of the date hereof, or to which such Grantor becomes a
party after the date hereof, including each Material Contract, as each such
agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Cash Proceeds" shall have the meaning assigned in Section 7.7.
"Chattel Paper" shall mean all "chattel paper" as defined in Article 9 of
the UCC, including "electronic chattel paper" or "tangible chattel paper", as
each term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC.
"Collateral" shall have the meaning assigned in Section 2.1.
"Collateral Records" shall mean books, records, ledger cards, files,
correspondence, customer lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals,
computer software, computer printouts, tapes, disks and related data processing
software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain information
relating to any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the
collection thereof or realization thereupon.
"Collateral Support" shall mean all property (real or personal) assigned,
hypothecated or otherwise securing any Collateral and shall include any security
agreement or other agreement granting a lien or security interest in such real
or personal property.
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"Commercial Tort Claims" shall mean all "commercial tort claims" as defined
in Article 9 of the UCC, including all commercial tort claims listed on Schedule
4.6 (as such schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time).
"Commodities Accounts" shall mean all "commodity accounts" as defined in
Article 9 of the UCC.
"Copyright Licenses" shall mean any and all agreements providing for the
granting of any right in or to Copyrights (whether such Grantor is licensee or
licensor thereunder).
"Copyrights" shall mean all United States and foreign copyrights, all mask
works fixed in semi-conductor chip products (as defined under 17 U.S.C. 901 of
the U.S. Copyright Act), whether registered or unregistered, now or hereafter in
force throughout the world, all registrations and applications therefor, all
rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, all extensions and renewals
of any thereof, the right to xxx for past, present and future infringements of
any of the foregoing, and all proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses,
royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit.
"Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Deposit Accounts" (i) shall mean all "deposit accounts" as defined in
Article 9 of the UCC and (ii) shall include, without limitation, all of the
accounts listed on Schedule 4.3 under the heading "Deposit Accounts" (as such
schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time).
"Documents" shall mean all "documents" as defined in Article 9 of the UCC.
"Equipment" shall mean: (i) all "equipment" as defined in Article 9 of the
UCC, (ii) all machinery, manufacturing equipment, data processing equipment,
computers, office equipment, furnishings, furniture, appliances, fixtures and
tools (in each case, regardless of whether characterized as equipment under the
UCC) and (iii) all accessions or additions thereto, all parts thereof, whether
or not at any time of determination incorporated or installed therein or
attached thereto, and all replacements therefor, wherever located, now or
hereafter existing, including any fixtures.
"First Lien Collateral Agent" shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
"First Lien Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
"First Lien Security Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
"General Intangibles" (i) shall mean all "general intangibles" as defined
in Article 9 of the UCC, including "payment intangibles" also as defined in
Article 9 of the UCC and (ii) shall include, without limitation, all interest
rate or currency protection or hedging arrangements, all tax refunds, all
licenses, permits, concessions and authorizations, all Assigned Agreements and
all Intellectual Property (in each case, regardless of whether characterized as
general intangibles under the UCC).
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"Goods" (i) shall mean all "goods" as defined in Article 9 of the UCC and
(ii) shall include, without limitation, all Inventory and Equipment (in each
case, regardless of whether characterized as goods under the UCC).
"Grantors" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Instruments" shall mean all "instruments" as defined in Article 9 of the
UCC.
"Insurance" shall mean: (i) all insurance policies covering any or all of
the Collateral (regardless of whether the Secured Party is the loss payee
thereof) and (ii) any key man life insurance policies.
"Intellectual Property" shall mean, collectively, the Copyrights, the
Copyright Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks, the
Trademark Licenses, the Trade Secrets, and the Trade Secret Licenses.
"Intercreditor Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Inventory" shall mean: (i) all "inventory" as defined in Article 9 of the
UCC and (ii) all goods held for sale or lease or to be furnished under contracts
of service or so leased or furnished, all raw materials, work in process,
finished goods, and materials used or consumed in the manufacture, packing,
shipping, advertising, selling, leasing, furnishing or production of such
inventory or otherwise used or consumed in any Grantor's business; all goods in
which any Grantor has an interest in mass or a joint or other interest or right
of any kind; and all goods which are returned to or repossessed by any Grantor,
all computer programs embedded in any goods and all accessions thereto and
products thereof (in each case, regardless of whether characterized as inventory
under the UCC).
"Investment Accounts" shall mean the Securities Accounts, Commodities
Accounts and Deposit Accounts.
"Investment Related Property" shall mean: (i) all "investment property" (as
such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC) and (ii) all of the following
(regardless of whether classified as investment property under the UCC): all
Pledged Equity Interests, the Investment Accounts, and certificates of deposit.
"Lender" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Lender Parties" means the Lenders and the counterparties to Hedging
Agreements and shall include, without limitation, all former Lenders and
counterparties to Hedging Agreements to the extent that any Obligations owing to
such Persons were incurred while such Persons were Lenders or Lender
Counterparties and such Obligations have not been paid or satisfied in full.
"Letter of Credit Right" shall mean "letter-of-credit right" as defined in
Article 9 of the UCC.
"Money" shall mean "money" as defined in the UCC.
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"Patent Licenses" shall mean all agreements providing for the granting of
any right in or to Patents (whether such Grantor is licensee or licensor
thereunder).
"Patents" shall mean all United States and foreign patents and applications
for letters patent throughout the world, all reissues, divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals, and reexaminations of any of the
foregoing, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, and all
proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments,
claims, damages, and proceeds of suit and the right to xxx for past, present and
future infringements of any of the foregoing.
"Payment Intangible" shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the
UCC.
"Pledge Supplement" shall mean any supplement to this agreement in
substantially the form of Exhibit A.
"Pledged Debt" shall mean all Indebtedness owed to each Grantor issued by
the obligors named thereunder, the instruments evidencing such Indebtedness, and
all interest, cash, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time
received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for
any or all of such Indebtedness.
"Pledged Equity Interests" shall mean all Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC
Interests, Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged Trust Interests.
"Pledged LLC Interests" shall mean all interests in any limited liability
company, including all limited liability company interests listed on Schedule
4.3 under the heading "Pledged LLC Interests" (as such schedule may be amended
or supplemented from time to time) and the certificates, if any, representing
such limited liability company interests and any interest of such Grantor on the
books and records of such limited liability company or on the books and records
of any securities intermediary pertaining to such interest and all dividends,
distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and
other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such limited
liability company interests.
"Pledged Partnership Interests" shall mean all interests in any general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other
partnership, including all partnership interests listed on Schedule 4.3 under
the heading "Pledged Partnership Interests" (as such schedule may be amended or
supplemented from time to time) and the certificates, if any, representing such
partnership interests and any interest of such Grantor on the books and records
of such partnership or on the books and records of any securities intermediary
pertaining to such interest and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants,
rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from
time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in
exchange for any or all of such partnership interests.
"Pledged Stock" shall mean all shares of capital stock owned by such
Grantor, including all shares of capital stock described on Schedule 4.3 under
the heading "Pledged Stock" (as such schedule may be amended or supplemented
from time to time), and the certificates, if any, representing such shares and
any interest of such Grantor in the entries on the books of the issuer of such
shares or on the books of any securities intermediary pertaining to such shares,
and all
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dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments,
securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable
or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such
shares.
"Pledged Trust Interests" shall mean all interests in a Delaware statutory
trust or other trust, including all trust interests listed on Schedule 4.3 under
the heading "Pledged Trust Interests" (as such schedule may be amended or
supplemented from time to time) and the certificates, if any, representing such
trust interests and any interest of such Grantor on the books and records of
such trust or on the books and records of any securities intermediary pertaining
to such interest and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights,
options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to
time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange
for any or all of such trust interests.
"Proceeds" shall mean: (i) all "proceeds" as defined in Article 9 of the
UCC, (ii) payments or distributions made with respect to any Investment Related
Property and (iii) whatever is receivable or received when Collateral or
proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected or otherwise disposed of, whether such
disposition is voluntary or involuntary.
"Receivables" shall mean all rights to payment, whether or not earned by
performance, for goods or other property sold, leased, licensed, assigned or
otherwise disposed of, or services rendered or to be rendered, including all
such rights constituting or evidenced by any Account, Chattel Paper, Instrument,
General Intangible or Investment Related Property, together with all of
Grantor's rights, if any, in any goods or other property giving rise to such
right to payment and all Collateral Support and Supporting Obligations related
thereto and all Receivables Records.
"Receivables Records" shall mean (i) all original copies of all documents,
instruments or other writings or electronic records or other Records evidencing
the Receivables, (ii) all books, correspondence, credit or other files, Records,
ledger sheets or cards, invoices, and other papers relating to Receivables,
including all tapes, cards, computer tapes, computer discs, computer runs,
record keeping systems and other papers and documents relating to the
Receivables, whether in the possession or under the control of Grantor or any
computer bureau or agent from time to time acting for Grantor or otherwise,
(iii) all evidences of the filing of financing statements and the registration
of other instruments in connection therewith, and amendments, supplements or
other modifications thereto, notices to other creditors or Lender Parties, and
certificates, acknowledgments, or other writings, including lien search reports,
from filing or other registration officers, (iv) all credit information, reports
and memoranda relating thereto and (v) all other written or nonwritten forms of
information related in any way to the foregoing or any Receivable.
"Record" shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the UCC.
"Second Lien Guaranty" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Secured Obligations" shall have the meaning assigned in Section 3.1.
"Secured Party" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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"Securities" shall mean any stock, shares, partnership interests, voting
trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any
profit-sharing agreement or arrangement, options, warrants, bonds, debentures,
notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible,
subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as
"securities" or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in
temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any
right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.
"Securities Accounts" shall mean all "securities accounts" as defined in
Article 8 of the UCC.
"Supporting Obligation" shall mean all "supporting obligations" as defined
in Article 9 of the UCC.
"Trade Secret Licenses" shall mean any and all agreements providing for the
granting of any right in or to Trade Secrets (whether such Grantor is licensee
or licensor thereunder).
"Trade Secrets" shall mean all trade secrets and all other confidential or
proprietary information and know-how now or hereafter owned or used in, or
contemplated at any time for use in, the business of such Grantor (all of the
foregoing being collectively called a "Trade Secret"), whether or not such Trade
Secret has been reduced to a writing or other tangible form, including all
documents and things embodying, incorporating, or referring in any way to such
Trade Secret, the right to xxx for past, present and future infringement of any
Trade Secret, and all proceeds of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties,
income, payments, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit.
"Trademark Licenses" shall mean any and all agreements providing for the
granting of any right in or to Trademarks (whether such Grantor is licensee or
licensor thereunder).
"Trademarks" shall mean all United States, state and foreign trademarks,
trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business
names, internet domain names, trade styles, service marks, certification marks,
collective marks, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and
general intangibles of a like nature, all registrations and applications for any
of the foregoing, all extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing, all of the
goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the
foregoing, the right to xxx for past, present and future infringement or
dilution of any of the foregoing or for any injury to goodwill, and all proceeds
of the foregoing, including licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims,
damages, and proceeds of suit.
"UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time
in the State of New York or, when the context implies, the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect from time to time in any other applicable jurisdiction.
"United States" shall mean the United States of America.
1.2 Definitions; Interpretation. All capitalized terms used herein
(including the preamble and recitals hereto) and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement or, if not
defined therein, in the UCC. References to
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"Sections," "Exhibits" and "Schedules" shall be to Sections, Exhibits and
Schedules, as the case may be, of this Agreement unless otherwise specifically
provided. Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience
of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any
other purpose or be given any substantive effect. Any of the terms defined
herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or
the plural, depending on the reference. The use herein of the word "include" or
"including", when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be
construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or
matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or
matters, whether or not nonlimiting language (such as "without limitation" or
"but not limited to" or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto,
but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall
within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. If
any conflict or inconsistency exists between this Agreement and the Credit
Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall govern. All references herein to
provisions of the UCC shall include all successor provisions under any
subsequent version or amendment to any Article of the UCC.
SECTION 2 GRANT OF SECURITY
2.1 Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby grants to the Secured Party
a security interest and continuing lien on all of such Grantor's right, title
and interest in, to and under all personal property of such Grantor including,
but not limited to the following, in each case whether now owned or existing or
hereafter acquired or arising and wherever located (all of which being
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Collateral"):
(a) Accounts;
(b) Chattel Paper;
(c) Documents;
(d) General Intangibles;
(e) Goods;
(f) Instruments;
(g) Insurance;
(h) Intellectual Property;
(i) Investment Related Property;
(j) Letter of Credit Rights;
(k) Money;
(l) Receivables and Receivable Records;
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(m) Commercial Tort Claims;
(n) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Collateral
Records, Collateral Support and Supporting Obligations relating to any of the
foregoing; and
(o) to the extent not otherwise included above, all Proceeds,
products, accessions, rents and profits of or in respect of any of the
foregoing.
2.2 Certain Limited Exclusions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted under Section 2.1
hereof attach to any lease, license, contract, property rights or agreement to
which any Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and
for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in
(i) the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any right, title or
interest of any Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to
the terms of, or a default under, any such lease license, contract property
rights or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be
rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the
UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or
any other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code) or principles of
equity), provided however that such security interest shall attach immediately
at such time as the condition causing such abandonment, invalidation or
unenforceability shall be remedied and to the extent severable, shall attach
immediately to any portion of such Lease, license, contract, property rights or
agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or
(ii) above. It is the intention of Grantors (other than Company) and Secured
Party that this Agreement not constitute a fraudulent transfer or fraudulent
conveyance under any state or federal law that may be applied hereto. Each
Grantor (other than Company) and, by its acceptance hereof, Secured Party hereby
acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement: (a) the indebtedness secured hereby shall be limited to the maximum
amount of indebtedness that can be incurred or secured by such Grantor without
rendering this Agreement subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the United
States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of any applicable state or
federal law, and (b) the Collateral pledged by such Grantor hereunder shall be
limited to the maximum amount of Collateral that can be pledged by such Grantor
without rendering this Agreement subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of any applicable
state or federal law.
SECTION 3 SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS; GRANTORS REMAIN LIABLE
3.1 Security for Obligations. This Agreement secures, and the
Collateral is collateral security for, the prompt and complete payment or
performance in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by required
prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including the
payment of amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic
stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 362(a) (and
any successor provision thereof)), of all Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in
the Second Lien Guaranty) with respect to every Grantor (the "Secured
Obligations").
3.2 Continuing Liability Under Collateral. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, (i) each Grantor shall remain liable for all obligations
under the Collateral
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and nothing contained herein is intended or shall be a delegation of duties to
the Secured Party or any Lender Party and (ii) each Grantor shall remain liable
under each of the agreements included in the Collateral, including any
agreements relating to Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests,
to perform all of the obligations undertaken by it thereunder all in accordance
with and pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof and neither the Secured
Party nor any Lender Party shall have any obligation or liability under any of
such agreements by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or any other
document related thereto nor shall the Secured Party nor any Lender Party have
any obligation to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any
payment received by it or have any obligation to take any action to collect or
enforce any rights under any agreement included in the Collateral, including any
agreements relating to Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests,
and (iii) the exercise by the Secured Party of any of its rights hereunder shall
not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the
contracts and agreements included in the Collateral.
SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
4.1 Generally.
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor hereby
represents and warrants that:
(i) it owns the Collateral purported to be owned by it or
otherwise has the rights it purports to have in each item of Collateral
and, as to all Collateral whether now existing or hereafter acquired, will
continue to own or have such rights in each item of the Collateral, in each
case free and clear of any and all Liens, rights or claims of all other
Persons other than Liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the Credit
Agreement;
(ii) it has indicated on Schedule 4.1 (A) (as such schedule
may be amended or supplemented from time to time): (w) the type of
organization of such Grantor, (x) the jurisdiction of organization of such
Grantor, (y) its organizational identification number and (z) the
jurisdiction where the chief executive office or its sole place of business
is (or the principal residence if such Grantor is a natural person), and
for the one-year period preceding the date hereof has been, located.
(iii) the full legal name of such Grantor is as set forth on
Schedule 4.1(A) and it has not done in the last five (5) years, and does
not do, business under any other name (including any trade-name or
fictitious business name) except for those names set forth on Schedule
4.1(B) (as such schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time);
(iv) except as provided on Schedule 4.1(C), it has not
changed its name, jurisdiction of organization, chief executive office or
sole place of business (or principal residence if such Grantor is a natural
person) or its corporate structure in any way (e.g, by merger,
consolidation, change in corporate form or otherwise) within the past five
(5) years;
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(v) it has not within the last five (5) years become bound
(whether as a result of merger or otherwise) as debtor under a security
agreement entered into by another Person, which has not heretofore or
contemporaneously herewith been terminated;
(vi) upon the filing of all UCC financing statements naming
each Grantor as "debtor" and the Secured Party as "secured party" and
describing the Collateral in the filing offices set forth opposite such
Grantor's name on Schedule 4.1(D) hereof (as such schedule may be amended
or supplemented from time to time) and other filings delivered by each
Grantor, upon execution of a control agreement substantively in the form of
Exhibit B hereto with respect to any Deposit Account, and upon consent of
the issuer with respect to Letter of Credit Rights, the security interests
granted to the Secured Party hereunder constitute valid and perfected Liens
prior to all other liens (other than the Liens granted pursuant to the
First Lien Security Agreement and the First Lien Credit Agreement (in
accordance with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement), the other
Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement which have
priority as a matter of law and Liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the
Credit Agreement) on all of the Collateral;
(vii) all actions and consents, including all filings,
notices, registrations and recordings necessary or desirable for the
exercise by the Secured Party of the voting or other rights provided for in
this Agreement or the exercise of remedies in respect of the Collateral
have been made or obtained;
(viii) other than the financing statements filed in favor of
the Secured Party and the First Lien Collateral Agent, no effective UCC
financing statement, fixture filing or other instrument similar in effect
under any applicable law covering all or any part of the Collateral is on
file in any filing or recording office except for financing statements for
which proper termination statements have been delivered to the Secured
Party for filing;
(ix) no authorization, approval or other action by, and no
notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or regulatory body is
required for either (i) the pledge or grant by any Grantor of the Liens
purported to be created in favor of the Secured Party hereunder or (ii) the
exercise by Secured Party of any rights or remedies in respect of any
Collateral (whether specifically granted or created hereunder or created or
provided for by applicable law), except (A) for the filings contemplated by
clause (vii) above and (B) as may be required, in connection with the
disposition of any Investment Related Property, by laws generally affecting
the offering and sale of Securities;
(x) each Receivable (a) is and will be the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Account Debtor in respect thereof, representing
an unsatisfied obligation of such Account Debtor, (b) is and will be
enforceable in accordance with its terms, (c) is not and will not be
subject to any setoffs, defenses, taxes, counterclaims (except with respect
to refunds, returns and allowances in the ordinary course of business with
respect to damaged merchandise) and (d) is and will be in compliance with
all applicable laws, whether federal, state, local or foreign;
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(xi) none of the Account Debtors in respect of any
Receivable is the government of the United States, any agency or
instrumentality thereof, any state or municipality or any foreign
sovereign; and
(xii) no Receivable is evidenced by, or constitutes, an
Instrument or Chattel Paper which has not been delivered to, or otherwise
subjected to the control of, the Secured Party.
(b) Covenants and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby covenants and
agrees that:
(i) except for the security interest created by this
Agreement, it shall not create or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with
respect to any of the Collateral, except for Liens permitted under Section
6.02 of the Credit Agreement, and such. Grantor shall defend the Collateral
against all Persons at any time claiming any interest therein;
(ii) it shall not produce, use or permit any Collateral to
be used unlawfully or in violation of any provision of this Agreement or
any applicable statute, regulation or ordinance or any policy of insurance
covering the Collateral;
(iii) it shall not take or permit any action which could
impair the Secured Party's rights in the Collateral; and
(iv) it shall keep and maintain at its own cost and expense
satisfactory and complete records of the Collateral.
4.2 Investment Related Property; Investment Related Property
Generally.
(a) Covenants and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby covenants and
agrees that:
(i) in the event it acquires rights in any Investment
Related Property after the date hereof, it shall deliver to the Secured
Party a completed Pledge Supplement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A
attached hereto, together with all Supplements to Schedules thereto,
reflecting such new Investment Related Property and all other Investment
Related Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and
agreed that the security interest of the Secured Party shall attach to all
Investment Related Property immediately upon any Grantor's acquisition of
rights therein and shall not be affected by the failure of any Grantor to
deliver a supplement as required hereby;
(ii) except as provided in the next sentence, in the event
such Grantor receives any dividends, interest or distributions on any
Investment Related Property, or any securities or other property upon the
merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of any issuer of any
Investment Related Property, then (a) such dividends, interest or
distributions and securities or other property shall be included in the
definition of Collateral without further action and (b) such Grantor shall
immediately take all steps,
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if any, necessary or advisable to ensure the validity, perfection, priority
and, if applicable, control of the Secured Party (in accordance with the
terms of the Intercreditor Agreement) over such Investment Related Property
(including delivery thereof to the Secured Party) and pending any such
action such Grantor shall be deemed to hold such dividends, interest,
distributions, securities or other property in trust for the benefit of the
Secured Party (in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement)
and shall be segregated from all other property of such Grantor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Secured Party authorizes each Grantor to
retain all ordinary cash dividends and distributions paid in the normal
course of the business of the issuer and consistent with the past practice
of the issuer and all scheduled payments of interest; and
(iii) each Grantor consents to the grant by each other
Grantor of a Security Interest in all Investment Related Property to the
Secured Party.
(b) Delivery and Control. Each Grantor agrees that with respect
to any Investment Related Property in which it currently has rights it shall
comply with the provisions of this Section on or before the Closing Date and
with respect to any Investment Related Property hereafter acquired by such
Grantor it shall comply with the provisions of this Section immediately upon
acquiring rights therein, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the
Secured Party. With respect to any Investment Related Property that is
represented by a certificate or that is an "instrument" (other than any
Investment Related Property credited to a Securities Account) it shall, subject
to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, cause such certificate or
instrument to be delivered to the Secured Party, indorsed in blank by an
"effective indorsement" (as defined in Section 8-107 of the UCC), regardless of
whether such certificate constitutes a "certificated security" for purposes of
the UCC. With respect to any Investment Related Property that is an
"uncertificated security" for purposes of the UCC (other than any
"uncertificated securities" credited to a Securities Account), it shall cause
the issuer of such uncertificated security to either (i) register the First Lien
Collateral Agent or the Secured Party, as applicable, in accordance with the
Intercreditor Agreement as the registered owner thereof on the books and records
of the issuer or (ii) execute an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to
the First Lien Collateral Agent or the Secured Party, as applicable, in
accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement, pursuant to which such issuer
agrees to comply with the First Lien Collateral Agent or the Secured Party's, as
applicable, in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement instructions with
respect to such uncertificated security without further consent by such Grantor.
(c) Voting and Distributions.
(i) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing:
(1) except as otherwise provided under the covenants
and agreements relating to Investment Related Property in this
Agreement or elsewhere herein or in the Credit Agreement, each Grantor
shall be entitled to exercise or refrain from exercising any and all
voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Investment
Related Property or any part thereof for any purpose
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not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or the Credit
Agreement; provided, no Grantor shall exercise or refrain from
exercising any such right if the Secured Party shall have notified
such Grantor that, in the Secured Party's reasonable judgment, such
action would have a Material Adverse Effect on the value of the
Investment Related Property or any part thereof; and provided further,
such Grantor shall give the Secured Party at least five (5) Business
Days prior written notice of the manner in which it intends to
exercise, or the reasons for refraining from exercising, any such
right; it being understood, however, that neither the voting by such
Grantor of any Pledged Stock for, or such Grantor's consent to, the
election of directors (or similar governing body) at a regularly
scheduled annual or other meeting of stockholders or with respect to
incidental matters at any such meeting, nor such Grantor's consent to
or approval of any action otherwise permitted under this Agreement and
the Credit Agreement, shall be deemed inconsistent with the terms of
this Agreement or the Credit Agreement within the meaning of this
Section 4.2(c)(i)(l), and no notice of any such voting or consent need
be given to the Secured Party;
(2) the Secured Party shall promptly execute and
deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to each Grantor all
proxies, and other instruments as such Grantor may from time to time
reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to
exercise the voting and other consensual rights when and to the extent
which it is entitled to exercise pursuant to clause (1) above; and
(3) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of
an Event of Default:
(A) upon the written election of Secured Party,
all rights of each Grantor to exercise or refrain from exercising
the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise
be entitled to exercise pursuant hereto shall cease and all such
rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party who
shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such voting and
other consensual rights; and
(B) in order to permit the Secured Party to
exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it may be
entitled to exercise pursuant hereto and to receive all dividends
and other distributions which it may be entitled to receive
hereunder: (1) each Grantor shall promptly execute and deliver
(or cause to be executed and delivered) to the Secured Party all
proxies, dividend payment orders and other instruments as the
Secured Party may from time to time reasonably request and (2)
each Grantor acknowledges that the Secured Party may utilize the
power of attorney set forth in Section 6.
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4.3 Pledged Equity Interests.
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor hereby
represents and warrants that:
(i) Schedule 4.3 (as such schedule may be amended or
supplemented from time to time) sets forth under the headings "Pledged
Stock", "Pledged LLC Interests," "Pledged Partnership Interests" and
"Pledged Trust Interests," respectively, all of the Pledged Stock, Pledged
LLC Interests, Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged Trust Interests
owned by any Grantor and such Pledged Equity Interests constitute the
percentage of issued and outstanding shares of stock, percentage of
membership interests, percentage of partnership interests or percentage of
beneficial interest of the respective issuers thereof indicated on such
Schedule;
(ii) except as set forth on Schedule 4.3, it has not
acquired any equity interests of another entity or substantially all the
assets of another entity within the past five (5) years;
(iii) it is the record and beneficial owner of the Pledged
Equity Interests free of all Liens, rights or claims of other Persons other
than Liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement and there
are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to purchase, or
shareholder, voting trust or similar agreements outstanding with respect
to, or property that is convertible into, or that requires the issuance or
sale of, any Pledged Equity Interests;
(iv) without limiting any other provision hereof, no consent
of any Person including any other general or limited partner, any other
member of a limited liability company, any other shareholder or any other
trust beneficiary is necessary or desirable in connection with the
creation, perfection or priority status of the security interest of the
Secured Party in any Pledged Equity Interests or the exercise by the
Secured Party of the voting or other rights provided for in this Agreement
or the exercise of remedies in respect thereof; and
(v) none of the Pledged LLC Interests nor Pledged
Partnership Interests are or represent interests in issuers that are: (a)
registered as investment companies, (b) dealt in or traded on securities
exchanges or markets or (c) have opted to be treated as securities under
the uniform commercial code of any jurisdiction;
(b) Covenants and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby covenants and
agrees that:
(i) without the prior written consent of the First Lien
Collateral Agent or the Secured Party, as applicable, in accordance with
the Intercreditor Agreement, it shall not vote to enable or take any other
action to: (a) amend or terminate any partnership agreement, limited
liability company agreement, certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other
organizational documents in any way that materially changes the rights of
such Grantor with respect to any Investment Related Property or adversely
affects the validity, perfection or priority of the Secured Party's
security
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interest, (b) permit any issuer of any Pledged Equity Interest to issue any
additional stock, partnership interests, limited liability company
interests or other equity interests of any nature or to issue securities
convertible into or granting the right of purchase or exchange for any
stock or other equity interest of any nature of such issuer, (c) other than
as permitted under the Credit Agreement, permit any issuer of any Pledged
Equity Interest to dispose of all or a material portion of their assets,
(d) waive any default under or breach of any terms of organizational
document relating to the issuer of any Pledged Equity Interest or the terms
of any Pledged Debt, or (e) cause any issuer of any Pledged Partnership
Interests or Pledged LLC Interests which are not securities (for purposes
of the UCC) on the date hereof to elect or otherwise take any action to
cause such Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests to be
treated as securities for purposes of the UCC; provided, however,
notwithstanding the foregoing, if any issuer of any Pledged Partnership
Interests or Pledged LLC Interests takes any such action in violation of
the foregoing in this clause (e), such Grantor shall promptly notify the
Secured Party in writing of any such election or action and, in such event,
shall take all steps necessary or advisable to establish the Secured
Party's "control" thereof;
(ii) it shall comply with all of its obligations under any
partnership agreement or limited liability company agreement relating to
Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests and shall enforce
all of its rights with respect to any Investment Related Property;
(iii) each Grantor consents to the grant by each other
Grantor of a security interest in all Investment Related Property to the
Secured Party and, without limiting the foregoing, consents to the transfer
of any Pledged Partnership Interest and any Pledged LLC Interest to the
Secured Party or its nominee, in accordance with the Intercreditor
Agreement, following an Event of Default and to the substitution of the
Secured Party or its nominee, in accordance with the Intercreditor
Agreement, as a partner in any partnership or as a member in any limited
liability company with all the rights and powers related thereto; and
(iv) it shall notify the Secured Party of any default under
any Pledged Debt that has caused, either in any case or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.4 Investment Accounts.
(a) Covenants and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby covenants and
agrees that:
(i) With respect to any Investment Related Property
consisting of Securities Accounts or Securities Entitlements, it shall
cause the securities intermediary maintaining such Securities Account or
Securities Entitlement to enter into an agreement substantially in form and
substance satisfactory to the Secured Party pursuant to which it shall
agree, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, to comply with the Secured
Party's "entitlement orders" without further consent by such Grantor. With
respect to any Investment Related Property that is a "Deposit Account," it
shall cause the
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depositary institution maintaining such account to enter into an agreement
substantively in the form of Exhibit B hereto (or such other form
satisfactory to the Secured Party), pursuant to which the Secured Party,
subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, shall have both sole dominion and
control over such Deposit Account (within the meaning of the common law)
and "control" (within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC) over such
Deposit Account.
(ii) In addition to the foregoing, if any issuer of any
Investment Related Property is located in a jurisdiction outside of the
United States, each Grantor shall take such additional actions, including
causing the issuer to register the pledge on its books and records or
making such filings or recordings, in each case as may be necessary or
advisable, under the laws of such issuer's jurisdiction to insure the
validity, perfection and priority of the security interest of the Secured
Party. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall
have the right, without notice to any Grantor, to transfer all or any
portion of the Investment Related Property to its name or the name of its
nominee or agent. In addition, the Secured Party shall have the right at
any time, without notice to any Grantor, to exchange any certificates or
instruments representing any Investment Related Property for certificates
or instruments of smaller or larger denominations.
4.5 Letter of Credit Rights.
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor hereby
represents and warrants that:
(i) all material letters of credit to which such Grantor has
rights are listed on Schedule 4.5 (as such schedule may be amended or
supplemented from time to time) hereto; and
(ii) it has obtained the consent of each issuer of any
material letter of credit to the assignment of the proceeds of the letter
of credit to the First Lien Collateral Agent or the Secured Party, as
applicable, in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) Covenants and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby covenants and
agrees that with respect to any material letter of credit hereafter arising it
shall obtain the consent of the issuer thereof to the assignment of the proceeds
of the letter of credit to the First Lien Collateral Agent or the Secured Party,
as applicable, in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement, and shall deliver
to the Secured Party a completed Pledge Supplement, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A attached hereto, together with all Supplements to Schedules thereto.
4.6 Commercial Tort Claims.
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor hereby
represents and warrants that Schedule 4.6 (as such schedule may be amended or
supplemented from time to time) sets forth all Commercial Tort Claims of each
Grantor; and
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(b) Covenants and Agreements. Each Grantor hereby covenants and
agrees that with respect to any Commercial Tort Claim hereafter arising it shall
deliver to the Secured Party a completed Pledge Supplement, substantially in the
form of Exhibit A attached hereto, together with all Supplements to Schedules
thereto, identifying such new Commercial Tort Claims.
SECTION 5 ACCESS; RIGHT OF INSPECTION AND FURTHER ASSURANCES; ADDITIONAL
GRANTORS
5.1 Access; Right of Inspection. The Secured Party shall at all times
have full and free access during normal business hours to all the books,
correspondence and records of each Grantor, and the Secured Party and its
representatives may examine the same, take extracts therefrom and make
photocopies thereof, and each Grantor agrees to render to the Secured Party, at
such Grantor's cost and expense, such clerical and other assistance as may be
reasonably requested with regard thereto. The Secured Party and its
representatives shall at all times also have the right to enter any premises of
each Grantor and inspect any property of each Grantor where any of the
Collateral of such Grantor granted pursuant to this Agreement is located for the
purpose of inspecting the same, observing its use or otherwise protecting its
interests therein.
5.2 Further Assurances.
(a) Each Grantor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of
such Grantor, it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and
documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or
that the Secured Party may reasonably request, in order to create and/or
maintain the validity, perfection or priority of and protect any security
interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured
Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to
any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor
shall:
(i) file such financing or continuation statements, or
amendments thereto, and execute and deliver such other agreements,
instruments, endorsements, powers of attorney or notices, as may be
necessary or desirable, or as the Secured Party may reasonably request, in
order to perfect and preserve the security interests granted or purported
to be granted hereby;
(ii) take all actions necessary to ensure the recordation of
appropriate evidence of the liens and security interest granted hereunder
in the Intellectual Property with any intellectual property registry in
which said Intellectual Property is registered or in which an application
for registration is pending, including the United States Patent and
Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, the various
Secretaries of State, and the foreign counterparts on any of the foregoing;
(iii) at any reasonable time, upon request by the Secured
Party, assemble the Collateral and allow inspection of the Collateral by
the Secured Party, or persons designated by the Secured Party; and
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(iv) at the Secured Party's request, appear in and defend
any action or proceeding that may affect such Grantor's title to or the
Secured Party's security interest in all or any part of the Collateral.
(b) Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file a
Record or Records, including financing or continuation statements, and
amendments thereto, in any jurisdictions and with any filing offices as the
Secured Party may determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable
to perfect the security interest granted to the Secured Party herein. Such
financing statements may describe the Collateral in the same manner as described
herein or may contain an indication or description of collateral that describes
such property in any other manner as the Secured Party may determine, in its
sole discretion, is necessary, advisable or prudent to ensure the perfection of
the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Secured Party herein,
including describing such property as "all assets" or "all personal property,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired." Each Grantor shall furnish to the
Secured Party from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and
describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the
Collateral as the Secured Party may reasonably request, all in reasonable
detail.
5.3 Additional Grantors. From time to time subsequent to the date
hereof, additional Persons may become parties hereto as additional Grantors
(each, an "Additional Grantor"), by executing a Pledge Supplement. Upon delivery
of any such Pledge Supplement to the Secured Party, notice of which is hereby
waived by Grantors, each Additional Grantor shall be a Grantor and shall be as
fully a party hereto as if Additional Grantor were an original signatory hereto.
Each Grantor expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not
be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Grantor
hereunder, nor by any election of Secured Party not to cause any Subsidiary of
Company to become an Additional Grantor hereunder. This Agreement shall be fully
effective as to any Grantor that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of
whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Grantor
hereunder:
SECTION 6 SECURED PARTY APPOINTED ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
6.1 Power of Attorney. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints the
Secured Party (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as such
Grantor's attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such
Grantor and in the name of such Grantor, the Secured Party or otherwise, from
time to time in the Secured Party's discretion to take any action and to execute
any instrument that the Secured Party may deem reasonably necessary or advisable
to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including the following:
(a) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default, to obtain and adjust insurance required to be maintained by such
Grantor or paid to the Secured Party pursuant to the Credit Agreement;
(b) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default, to ask for, demand, collect, xxx for, recover, compound, receive and
give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in
respect of any of the Collateral;
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(c) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default, to receive, endorse and collect any drafts or other instruments,
documents and chattel paper in connection with clause (b) above;
(d) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default, to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings
that the Secured Party may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any
of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Secured Party with
respect to any of the Collateral;
(e) to prepare and file any UCC financing statements against such
Grantor as debtor;
(f) to prepare, sign, and file for recordation in any
intellectual property registry, appropriate evidence of the lien and security
interest granted herein in the Intellectual Property in the name of such Grantor
as assignor;
(g) to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary to perform
or comply or cause performance or compliance with the terms of this Agreement,
including access to pay or discharge taxes or Liens (other than Liens permitted
under Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement) levied or placed upon or threatened
against the Collateral, the legality or validity thereof and the amounts
necessary to discharge the same to be determined by the Secured Party in its
sole discretion, any such payments made by the Secured Party to become
obligations of such Grantor to the Secured Party, due and payable immediately
without demand;
(h) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event
of Default, generally to sell, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect
to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as
though the Secured Party were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and
to do, at the Secured Party's option and such Grantor's expense, at any time or
from time to time, all acts and things that the Secured Party deems reasonably
necessary to realize upon the Collateral and the Secured Party's security
interest therein in order to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully
and effectively as such Grantor might do; and
(i) to do, at the Secured Party's option and such Grantor's
expense, at any time or from time to time, all acts and things that the Secured
Party deems reasonably necessary to protect and preserve the Collateral and the
Secured Party's security interest therein in order to effect the intent of this
Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.
6.2 No Duty on the Part of Secured Party or Lender Parties. The powers
conferred on the Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect the interests of
the Lender Parties in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the
Secured Party or any Lender Party to exercise any such powers. The Secured Party
and the Lender Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually
receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of
their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any
Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
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SECTION 7 REMEDIES
7.1 Generally.
(a) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Secured Party may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in
addition to all other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise
available to it at law or in equity, all the rights and remedies of the Secured
Party on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected
Collateral) to collect, enforce or satisfy any Secured Obligations then owing,
whether by acceleration or otherwise, and also may pursue any of the following
separately, successively or simultaneously:
(i) require any Grantor to, and each Grantor hereby agrees
that it shall at its expense and promptly upon request of the Secured Party
forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the
Secured Party and make it available to the Secured Party at a place to be
designated by the Secured Party that is reasonably convenient to both
parties;
(ii) enter onto the property where any Collateral is located
and take possession thereof with or without judicial process;
(iii) prior to the disposition of the Collateral, store,
process, repair or recondition the Collateral or otherwise prepare the
Collateral for disposition in any manner to the extent the Secured Party
deems appropriate; and
(iv) without notice except as specified below or under the
UCC, sell, assign, lease, license (on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis)
or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more
parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party's offices or
elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, at such time or
times and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Secured
Party may deem commercially reasonable.
(b) The Secured Party or any Lender Party may be the purchaser of
any or all of the Collateral at any public or private (to the extent to portion
of the Collateral being privately sold is of a kind that is customarily sold on
a recognized market or the subject of widely distributed standard price
quotations) sale in accordance with the UCC and the Secured Party, as collateral
agent for and representative of the Lender Parties, shall be entitled, for the
purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for
all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such sale made in accordance
with the UCC, to use and apply any of the Secured Obligations as a credit on
account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Secured Party at
such sale. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold
absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each
Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by applicable law) all rights of
redemption, stay and/or appraisal which it now has or may at any time in the
future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.
Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law,
at least ten (10) days notice to such Grantor of the time and place of any
public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall
constitute reasonable notification.
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The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral
regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Secured Party may adjourn
any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and
place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the
time and place to which it was so adjourned. Each Grantor agrees that it would
not be commercially unreasonable for the Secured Party to dispose of the
Collateral or any portion thereof by using Internet sites that provide for the
auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the
reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets.
Each Grantor hereby waives any claims against the Secured Party arising by
reason of the fact that the price at which any Collateral may have been sold at
such a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a
public sale, even if the Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does
not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree. If the proceeds of any sale
or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all the Secured
Obligations, Grantors shall be liable for the deficiency and the fees of any
attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect such deficiency. Each Grantor
further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section
will cause irreparable injury to the Secured Party, that the Secured Party has
no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that
each and every covenant contained in this Section shall be specifically
enforceable against such Grantor, and such Grantor hereby waives and agrees not
to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such
covenants except for a defense that no default has occurred giving rise to the
Secured Obligations becoming due and payable prior to their stated maturities.
Nothing in this Section shall in any way alter the rights of the Secured Party
hereunder.
(c) The Secured Party may sell the Collateral without giving any
warranties as to the Collateral. The Secured Party may specifically disclaim or
modify any warranties of title or the like. This procedure will not be
considered to adversely effect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the
Collateral.
(d) The Secured Party shall have no obligation to xxxxxxxx any of
the Collateral.
7.2 Application of Proceeds. Except as expressly provided elsewhere in
this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement all proceeds
received by the Secured Party in respect of any sale, any collection from, or
other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied in
full or in part by the Secured Party against, the Secured Obligations in the
following order of priority: first, to the payment of all costs and expenses of
such sale, collection or other realization, including reasonable compensation to
the Secured Party and its agents and counsel, and all other expenses,
liabilities and advances made or incurred by the Secured Party in connection
therewith, and all amounts for which the Secured Party is entitled to
indemnification hereunder (in its capacity as the Secured Party and not as a
Lender) and all advances made by the Secured Party hereunder for the account of
the applicable Grantor, and to the payment of all costs and expenses paid or
incurred by the Secured Party in connection with the exercise of any right or
remedy hereunder or under the Credit Agreement, all in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof; second, to the extent of any excess of such proceeds, to the
payment of all other Secured Obligations for the ratable benefit of the Lenders
and the Lender Counterparties; and third, to the extent of any excess of such
proceeds, to the
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payment to or upon the order of such Grantor or to whosoever may be lawfully
entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
7.3 Sales on Credit. If Secured Party sells any of the Collateral upon
credit, Grantor will be credited only with payments actually made by purchaser
and received by Secured Party and applied to indebtedness of the Purchaser. In
the event the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, Secured Party may
resell the Collateral and Grantor shall be credited with proceeds of the sale.
7.4 Deposit Accounts. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing, the Secured Party may, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement,
apply the balance from any Deposit Account or instruct the bank at which any
Deposit Account is maintained to pay the balance of any Deposit Account to or
for the benefit of the Secured Party.
7.5 Investment Related Property. Each Grantor recognizes that, by
reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws, the Secured Party may be compelled, with respect to any
sale of all or any part of the Investment Related Property conducted without
prior registration or qualification of such Investment Related Property under
the Securities Act and/or such state securities laws, to limit purchasers to
those who will agree, among other things, to acquire the Investment Related
Property for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the
distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges that any such private
sale may be at prices and on terms less favorable than those obtainable through
a public sale without such restrictions (including a public offering made
pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act) and,
notwithstanding such circumstances, each Grantor agrees that any such private
sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and
that the Secured Party shall have no obligation to engage in public sales and no
obligation to delay the sale of any Investment Related Property for the period
of time necessary to permit the issuer thereof to register it for a form of
public sale requiring registration under the Securities Act or under applicable
state securities laws, even if such issuer would, or should, agree to so
register it. If the Secured Party determines to exercise its right to sell any
or all of the Investment Related Property, upon written request, each Grantor
shall and shall cause each issuer of any Pledged Stock to be sold hereunder,
each partnership and each limited liability company from time to time to furnish
to the Secured Party all such information as the Secured Party may request in
order to determine the number and nature of interest, shares or other
instruments included in the Investment Related Property which may be sold by the
Secured Party in exempt transactions under the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, as the same
are from time to time in effect.
7.6 Intellectual Property.
(a) Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default:
(i) the Secured Party shall have the right (but not the
obligation) to bring suit or otherwise commence any action or proceeding in
the name of any Grantor, the Secured Party or otherwise, in the Secured
Party's sole discretion, to
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enforce any Intellectual Property, in which event such Grantor shall, at
the request of the Secured Party, do any and all lawful acts and execute
any and all documents required by the Secured Party in aid of such
enforcement and such Grantor-shall promptly, upon demand, reimburse and
indemnify the Secured Party as provided in Section 9.06 of the Credit
Agreement in connection with the exercise of its rights under this Section,
and, to the extent that the Secured Party shall elect not to bring suit to
enforce any Intellectual Property as provided in this Section, each Grantor
agrees to use all reasonable measures, whether by action, suit, proceeding
or otherwise, to prevent the infringement of any of the Intellectual
Property by others and for that purpose agrees to diligently maintain any
action, suit or proceeding against-any Person so infringing as shall be
necessary to prevent such infringement;
(ii) upon written demand from the Secured Party, each
Grantor shall grant, assign, convey or otherwise transfer to the Secured
Party an absolute assignment of all of such Grantor's right, title and
interest in and to the Intellectual Property and shall execute and deliver
to the Secured Party such documents as are necessary or appropriate to
carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement;
(iii) each Grantor agrees that such an assignment and/or
recording shall be applied to reduce the Secured Obligations outstanding
only to the extent that the Secured Party (or any Lender Party) receives
Cash Proceeds in respect of the sale of, or other realization upon, the
Intellectual Property;
(iv) within five (5) Business Days after written notice from
the Secured Party, each Grantor shall make available to the Secured Party,
to the extent within such Grantor's power and authority, such personnel in
such Grantor's employ on the date of such Event of Default as the Secured
Party may reasonably designate, by name, title or job responsibility, to
permit such Grantor to continue, directly or indirectly, to produce,
advertise and sell the products and services sold or delivered by such
Grantor under or in connection with the Trademarks, Trademark Licenses,
such persons to be available to perform their prior functions on the
Secured Party's behalf and to be compensated by the Secured Party at such
Grantor's expense on a per diem, pro-rata basis consistent with the salary
and benefit structure applicable to each as of the date of such Event of
Default; and
(v) the Secured Party shall have the right to notify, or
require each Grantor to notify, any obligors with respect to amounts due or
to become due to such Grantor in respect of the Intellectual Property, of
the existence of the security interest created herein, to direct such
obligors to make payment of all such amounts directly to the Secured Party,
and, upon such notification and at the expense of such Grantor, to enforce
collection of any such amounts and to adjust, settle or compromise the
amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as
such Grantor might have done;
(1) all amounts and proceeds (including checks and
other instruments) received by Grantor in respect of amounts due to
such Grantor in respect of the Collateral or any portion thereof shall
be received in trust for the
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benefit of the Secured Party hereunder, shall be segregated from other
funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith paid over or delivered to
the Secured Party in the same form as so received (with any necessary
endorsement) to be held as cash Collateral and applied as provided by
Section 7.7 hereof; and
(2) Grantor shall not adjust, settle or compromise the
amount or payment of any such amount or release wholly or partly any
obligor with respect thereto or allow any credit or discount thereon.
(b) If (i) an Event of Default shall have occurred and, by reason
of cure, waiver, modification, amendment or otherwise, no longer be continuing,
(ii) no other Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) an
assignment or other transfer to the Secured Party of any rights, title and
interests in and to the Intellectual Property shall have been previously made
and shall have become absolute and effective, and (iv) the Secured Obligations
shall not have become immediately due and payable, upon the written request of
any Grantor, the Secured Party shall promptly execute and deliver to such
Grantor, at such Grantor's sole cost and expense, such assignments or other
transfer as may be necessary to reassign to such Grantor any such rights, title
and interests as may have been assigned to the Secured Party as aforesaid,
subject to any disposition thereof that may have been made by the Secured Party;
provided, after giving effect to such reassignment, the Secured Party's security
interest granted pursuant hereto, as well as all other rights and remedies of
the Secured Party granted hereunder, shall continue to be in full force and
effect; and provided further, the rights, title and interests so reassigned
shall be free and clear of any Liens granted by or on behalf of the Secured
Party and the Lender Parties.
(c) Solely for the purpose of enabling the Secured Party to
exercise rights and remedies under this Section 7.6 and at such time as the
Secured Party shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies,
each Grantor hereby grants to the Secured Party, to the extent it has the right
to do so, an irrevocable, nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of
royalty or other compensation to such Grantor), subject, in the case of
Trademarks, to sufficient rights to quality control and inspection in favor of
such Grantor to avoid the risk of invalidation of said Trademarks, to use,
operate under, license, or sublicense any Intellectual Property now owned or
hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located.
7.7 Cash Proceeds. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement, all proceeds of any Collateral received by any Grantor consisting of
cash, checks and other near-cash items (collectively, "Cash Proceeds") shall be
held by such Grantor in trust for the Secured Party and shall be applied and
paid as provided in Sections 2.11 and 2.12 of the Credit Agreement. Any Cash
Proceeds received by the Secured Party (whether from a Grantor or otherwise):
(i) if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, shall be
applied and paid as provided in Sections 2.11 and 2.12 of the Credit Agreement
and (ii) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, may, in
the sole discretion of the Secured Party, (A) be held by the Secured Party for
the ratable benefit of the Lender Parties, as collateral security far the
Secured Obligations (whether matured or unmatured) and/or (B) then or at any
time thereafter may be applied by the Secured Party against the Secured
Obligations then due and owing.
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SECTION 8 AGENT
The Secured Party has been appointed to act as secured party hereunder by
Lenders and, by their acceptance of the benefits hereof, the other Lender
Parties. The Secured Party shall be obligated, and shall have the right
hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from
exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including
the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this
Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement. In furtherance
of the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Lender Party, by its
acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees that it shall have no right
individually to realize upon any of the Collateral hereunder, it being
understood and agreed by such Lender Party that all rights and remedies
hereunder may be exercised solely by the Secured Party for the benefit of
Lenders and Lender Counterparties in accordance with the terms of this Section.
Secured Party may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days' prior written
notice thereof to Lenders and the Grantors, and Secured Party may be removed at
any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in
writing delivered to the Grantors and Secured Party signed by the Required
Lenders. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, Required
Lenders shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Days' notice to the
Grantors to appoint a successor Secured Party. Upon the acceptance of any
appointment as Secured Party hereunder by a successor Secured Party, that
successor Secured Party under this Agreement. Upon the acceptance of any
appointment as Administrative Agent under the terms of the Credit Agreement by a
successor Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall
thereby also be deemed the successor Secured Party and such successor Secured
Party shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Secured Party under this
Agreement, and the retiring or removed Secured Party under this Agreement shall
promptly (i) transfer to such successor Secured Party all sums, Securities and
other items of Collateral held hereunder, together with all records and other
documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the
duties of the successor Secured Party under this Agreement, and (ii) execute and
deliver to such successor Secured Party such amendments to financing statements,
and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection
with the assignment to such successor Secured Party of the security interests
created hereunder, whereupon such retiring or removed Secured Party shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any
retiring or removed Secured Party's resignation or removal hereunder as the
Secured Party, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to
any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement while it was
the Secured Party hereunder.
SECTION 9 CONTINUING SECURITY INTEREST; TRANSFER OF LOANS
This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the
Collateral and shall remain in full force and effect until the payment in full
of all Secured Obligations, the cancellation or termination of the Commitments,
be binding upon each Grantor, its successors and assigns, and inure, together
with the rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder, to the benefit of
the Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, but subject to the terms of the Credit
Agreement, any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any Loans held by it to
any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all
the benefits in respect thereof granted to Lenders herein or
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otherwise. Upon the payment in full of all Secured Obligations, the cancellation
or termination of the Commitments, the security interest granted hereby shall
terminate hereunder and of record and all rights to the Collateral shall revert
to Grantors. Upon any such termination the Secured Party shall, at Grantors'
expense, execute and deliver to Grantors such documents as Grantors shall
reasonably request to evidence such termination.
SECTION 10 STANDARD OF CARE; SECURED PARTY MAY PERFORM
Except for the exercise of reasonable care in the custody of any Collateral
in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it
hereunder, the Secured Party shall have no duty as to any Collateral or as to
the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or
any other rights pertaining to any Collateral. The Secured Party shall be deemed
to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of Collateral
in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal
to that which the Secured Party accords its own property. Neither the Secured
Party nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable
for failure to demand, collect or realize upon all or any part of the Collateral
or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or
otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or
otherwise. If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the
Secured Party may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and
the expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith shall be
payable by each Grantor under Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 11 MISCELLANEOUS
Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be
given in accordance with Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. No failure or
delay on the part of the Secured Party in the exercise of any power, right or
privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall impair such power,
right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence
therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or
privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power,
right or privilege. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement, the
Second Lien Guaranty and the other Loan Documents are cumulative to, and not
exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available. In case any provision
in or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other
jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. All
covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular
action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it
would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the
limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or
an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and Grantors
and their respective successors and assigns. No Grantor shall, without the prior
written consent of the Secured Party given in accordance with the Credit
Agreement, assign any right, duty or obligation hereunder. This Agreement, the
Second Lien Guaranty and the other Loan Documents embody the entire agreement
and understanding between Grantors and the Secured Party and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings
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between such parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
Accordingly, the Loan Documents may not be contradicted by evidence of prior,
contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no
unwritten oral agreements between the parties. This Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate
counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages
are physically attached to the same document.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the lien and security
interest granted to the Secured Party, for the benefit of the Lenders, pursuant
to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Secured Party
hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the
event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of the
Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of the Intercreditor
Agreement shall control.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW
PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW).
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PACIFIC ENERGY RESOURCES LTD.,
a Grantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
PETROCAL ACQUISITION CORP.,
a Grantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
SAN XXXXX BAY PIPELINE COMPANY,
a Grantor
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
[Signature Page to Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement]
SILVER POINT FINANCE, LLC,
as the Secured Party
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement]
