U.S. $90,000,000 LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT Dated as of October 31, 2006 Among MOSSIMO HOLDINGS LLC, as the Company and MOSSIMO MANAGEMENT LLC, as the Servicer and the Manager and MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC., as a Lender and MERRILL LYNCH...
Exhibit
10.2
U.S.
$90,000,000
Dated
as
of October 31, 2006
Among
MOSSIMO
HOLDINGS LLC,
as
the
Company
and
MOSSIMO
MANAGEMENT LLC,
as
the
Servicer and the Manager
and
XXXXXXX
XXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.,
as
a
Lender
and
XXXXXXX
XXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.,
as
the
Agent
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I.
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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SECTION
1.01
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Certain
Defined Terms
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1
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SECTION
1.02
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Computation
of Time Periods
|
1
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ARTICLE
II.
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THE
LOAN FACILITY
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1
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SECTION
2.01
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Borrowing
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1
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SECTION
2.02
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Interest
Rate
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1
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SECTION
2.03
|
Facility
Termination Date
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2
|
SECTION
2.04
|
Remittance
Procedures
|
2
|
SECTION
2.05
|
Payments
and Computations, Etc
|
4
|
SECTION
2.06
|
Fees
|
4
|
SECTION
2.07
|
Increased
Costs; Capital Requirements
|
4
|
SECTION
2.08
|
Taxes
|
5
|
SECTION
2.09
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Substitution
of Lenders
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7
|
SECTION
2.10
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Intentionally
Omitted.
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8
|
SECTION
2.11
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Grant
of a Security Interest
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8
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SECTION
2.12
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Evidence
of Obligations
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9
|
SECTION
2.13
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties; Repayment Obligations
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10
|
SECTION
2.14
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Release
of Collateral
|
10
|
SECTION
2.15
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Prepayment.
|
11
|
SECTION
2.16
|
Right
Of First Refusal
|
11
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ARTICLE
III.
|
CONDITIONS
OF LOANS
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12
|
SECTION
3.01
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Conditions
Precedent
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12
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ARTICLE
IV.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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13
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SECTION
4.01
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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13
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SECTION
4.02
|
Representations
and Warranties of Mossimo Management
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16
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SECTION
4.03
|
Resale
of Collateral Upon Breach of Covenant or Representation and Warranty
by
the Company
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18
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ARTICLE
V.
|
GENERAL
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
|
18
|
SECTION
5.01
|
General
Covenants
|
19
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ARTICLE
VI.
|
MANAGEMENT
AND SERVICING; CERTAIN COVENANTS
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23
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SECTION
6.01
|
General
Covenants
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23
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SECTION
6.02
|
Appointment
and Designation.
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23
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SECTION
6.03
|
Collateral
Collections
|
26
|
SECTION
6.04
|
Intentionally
Omitted.
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26
|
SECTION
6.05
|
No
Rights of Withdrawal
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27
|
SECTION
6.06
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Permitted
Investments
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27
|
SECTION
6.07
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Intentionally
Omitted
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27
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OF CONTENTS
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SECTION
6.08
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Reports
to the Agent; Account Statements; Servicing Information
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27
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SECTION
6.09
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Remittance
Reports; Statements as to Compliance; Financial Statements
|
28
|
SECTION
6.10
|
Access
to Certain Documentation
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30
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SECTION
6.11
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Waiver
of Defaults
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30
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SECTION
6.12
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Servicing
and Segregation of Collections
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31
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SECTION
6.13
|
UCC
Matters; Protection and Perfection of the Collateral
|
31
|
SECTION
6.14
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Servicer
Advances
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32
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SECTION
6.15
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Compliance
with Applicable Law
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32
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ARTICLE
VII.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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33
|
SECTION
7.01
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Events
of Default
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33
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SECTION
7.02
|
Additional
Remedies of the Agent
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35
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ARTICLE
VIII.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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37
|
SECTION
8.01
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Indemnities
by the Company
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37
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SECTION
8.02
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Indemnities
by Servicer
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38
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SECTION
8.03
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Indemnities
by Manager
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40
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ARTICLE
IX.
|
THE
AGENT
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41
|
SECTION
9.01
|
Appointment
and Duties
|
41
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SECTION
9.02
|
Binding
Effect
|
42
|
SECTION
9.03
|
Use
of Discretion
|
42
|
SECTION
9.04
|
Delegation
of Rights and Duties
|
42
|
SECTION
9.05
|
Reliance
and Liability
|
43
|
SECTION
9.06
|
Agent
Individually
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44
|
SECTION
9.07
|
Lender
Credit Decision
|
44
|
SECTION
9.08
|
Expenses;
Indemnities
|
44
|
SECTION
9.09
|
Resignation
of Agent
|
45
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ARTICLE
X.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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45
|
SECTION
10.01
|
Amendments
and Waivers; Modification of Standards
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45
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SECTION
10.02
|
Notices,
Etc
|
46
|
SECTION
10.03
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No
Waiver; Remedies
|
46
|
SECTION
10.04
|
Binding
Effect; Assignability; Multiple Lenders
|
46
|
SECTION
10.05
|
Term
of This Agreement
|
47
|
SECTION
10.06
|
GOVERNING
LAW; JURY WAIVER
|
47
|
SECTION
10.07
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Costs,
Expenses and Taxes
|
48
|
SECTION
10.08
|
No
Proceedings
|
48
|
SECTION
10.09
|
Recourse
Against Certain Parties
|
48
|
SECTION
10.10
|
Execution
in Counterparts; Severability; Integration
|
49
|
SECTION
10.11
|
Tax
Characterization
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49
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SECTION
10.12
|
Confidentiality
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49
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LIST
OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
SCHEDULES
|
|
SCHEDULE
I
|
Condition
Precedent Documents
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SCHEDULE
II
|
Prior
Names, Tradenames, Fictitious Names and “Doing Business As”
Names
|
SCHEDULE
III
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
SCHEDULE
IV
|
Deposit
Accounts and Deposit Account Banks
|
SCHEDULE
5.01(o)
|
Notional
Amount of Interest Rate Cap
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
A
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Form
of Remittance Report
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EXHIBIT
B
|
Form
of Note
|
This
LOAN
AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is made as of October 31, 2006, among:
(1)
|
MOSSIMO
HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”);
|
(2)
|
MOSSIMO
MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the Servicer
and
the Manager (as defined herein);
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(3)
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. (“MLMCI”),
as a Lender (as defined herein);
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(4)
|
XXXXXXX
XXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC., as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”);
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IT
IS
AGREED as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01 Certain
Defined Terms.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires,
the capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings
specified in the Standard Definitions set forth as Appendix A hereto, which
is
incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION
1.02 Computation
of Time Periods.
Unless
otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time
from
a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and
including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but
excluding.”
Unless
otherwise specifically referred to as Business Days, each reference to a
day or
period of days shall mean calendar day or days, as applicable.
ARTICLE
II.
THE
LOAN FACILITY
SECTION
2.01 Borrowing.
On the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, each Lender shall make a term
loan
(collectively, the “Loan”)
to the
Company on the Closing Date in the amount of the applicable Lender’s Loan
Commitment. The Loan shall be secured by the Collateral. The obligations
of each
Lender hereunder shall be several and not joint. Any amounts of the Loan
which
have been repaid may not be reborrowed.
SECTION
2.02 Interest
Rate.
The
Loans Outstanding shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Contract
Rate. So
long
as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at the election of
Agent
(or upon the written request of Required Lenders) confirmed by written notice
from Agent to the Company, the interest rates applicable to the Loans
Outstanding shall be increased by two percentage points (2%) per annum above
the
rates of interest otherwise applicable hereunder ("Default
Rate"),
and
all outstanding Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate applicable
to such Obligations. Interest at the Default Rate shall accrue from the initial
date of such Event of Default until that Event of Default is cured or waived
and
shall be payable upon demand.
SECTION
2.03 Facility
Termination Date.
The
Loans Outstanding on the Facility Termination Date shall mature on such date.
On
the Facility Termination Date, the outstanding principal of all Loans
Outstanding, if any, and all interest and all Fees accrued thereon and all
other
Obligations shall be immediately due and payable (and the Company shall pay
all
such amounts on the Facility Termination Date).
SECTION
2.04 Remittance
Procedures. (a)
On each
Remittance Date, the Servicer, as agent for the Agent and the Lenders, and
with
the consent of the Agent, which consent shall be deemed to be granted by
the
Agent if the amounts to be remitted by the Servicer are in accordance with
the
waterfall provisions set forth in this Section 2.04 and the Agent shall fail
to
make any objections to the Remittance Report, shall instruct the Collection
Account Bank and, if the Servicer fails to do so, the Agent may instruct
the
Collection Account Bank, to apply funds on deposit in the Collection Account,
as
of the day immediately preceding such Remittance Date, as described in this
Section 2.04 in the following amounts and priority:
(i) to
the
Servicer in an amount equal to the Servicing Fee which is accrued and unpaid
as
of the day immediately preceding such Remittance Date, together with any
Servicing Fee that was not paid on any prior Remittance Date;
(ii) to
the
Servicer in an amount equal to any Servicer Advances not previously reimbursed
to the Servicer;
(iii) to
the
Manager in an amount equal to the Management Fee which is accrued and unpaid
as
of the day immediately preceding such Remittance Date, together with any
Management Fee that was not paid on any prior Remittance Date;
(iv) to
the
Agent for the account of the Lenders in an amount equal to (and for the pro
rata
payment of) (A) the Fees which are due and payable on such Remittance Date
pursuant to the terms hereof and the terms of the Fee Letter, (B) any increased
costs or increased capital requirements required to be paid under Section
2.07
to the
extent not already paid by the Company, (C) any Taxes required to be paid
under
Section
2.08
to the
extent not already paid by the Company, and (D) all interest on the Loan
which
are accrued and unpaid as of the day immediately preceding such Remittance
Date;
(v) to
the
Reserve Account in an amount equal to the amount by which the Required Reserve
Amount exceeds the amount of funds maintained in the Reserve Account as of
the
Remittance Date;
(vi) if
such
Remittance Date occurs prior to the Early Amortization Commencement Date,
to the
Agent for the account of the Lenders in an amount equal to the amount by
which
the aggregate amount of the Loan Outstanding exceeds the Maximum Loan Amount
after giving effect to required reduction of the Maximum Loan Amount on such
Remittance Date;
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(vii) if
such
Remittance Date occurs on or after the occurrence of any Early Amortization
Commencement Date and if the Early Amortization Event that gave rise to such
Early Amortization Commencement Date is continuing, to the Agent for the
account
of the Lenders for the repayment of Loans Outstanding in an amount equal
to the
lesser of (A) all remaining funds in the Collection Account and (B) an amount
necessary to repay the Loans Outstanding in full;
(viii) at
any
time after the occurrence of a Servicer Default and the appointment of the
replacement Servicer as the Servicer hereunder, to the former Servicer in
an
amount equal to (if any) the Servicing Fee which had previously accrued but
was
unpaid as of the last day of the preceding month;
(ix) at
any
time after the occurrence of a Manager Default and the appointment of the
replacement Manager as the Manager hereunder, to the former Manager in an
amount
equal to (if any) the Manager Fee which had previously accrued but was unpaid
as
of the last day of the preceding month;
(x) to
the
Agent for the account of the Lenders for the repayment of all other Obligations
(other than those set forth in clauses (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) above)
then
due and payable; and
(xi) any
remaining amounts to the Company or to such other Persons as the Company
may
direct so long as such directive does not violate the terms of this Agreement
or
any other Transaction Document.
(b) Reserve
Account.
In the
event that there is insufficient funds in the Collection Account to enable
the
Company to make any payments required under Sections
2.04(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi)
on any
Remittance Date, the Servicer, with the consent of the Agent which consent
shall
be deemed to have been granted by the Agent if the amounts to be remitted
by the
Servicer are in amounts necessary to enable the Company to pay the outstanding
amounts under Sections 2.04(a)(i),
(ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi)
on such
Remittance Date
and the
Agent shall fail to make any objections to the Remittance Report,
or the
Agent, if the Servivcer fails to do so, may instruct the Reserve Account
Bank to
apply funds in the Reserve Account towards the payment of such outstanding
amounts; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall in any way
diminish the Company’s obligation to make all payment of the Obligations on the
applicable Remittance Date and the Company’s continuing obligation to maintain
the Required Reserve Amount in the Reserve Account.
(c) Instructions
to the Collection Bank.
All
instructions and directions given to the Collection Bank by the Servicer
or the
Agent pursuant to this Section
2.04
shall be
in writing (including instructions and directions transmitted to the Collection
Bank by telecopy), and such written instructions and directions shall be
delivered with a written certification that such instructions and directions
are
in compliance with the provisions of this Section
2.04.
The
Servicer shall immediately transmit to the Agent by telecopy a copy of all
instructions and directions given to the Collection Bank by the Servicer
pursuant to this Section
2.04.
The
Agent shall immediately transmit to the Servicer and the Company by telecopy
a
copy of all instructions and directions given to the Collection Bank by the
Agent, pursuant to this Section
2.04.
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SECTION
2.05 Payments
and Computations, Etc. (a)
All
amounts to be paid or deposited by the Company or the Servicer hereunder
shall
be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later than 1:00
P.M.
(New York City time) on the day when due in lawful money of the United States
in
immediately available funds to an account designated by the Agent. The Company
shall, to the extent permitted by law, pay to the Agent interest on all amounts
not paid or deposited when due hereunder (whether owing by the Company or
the
Servicer) at the Contract Rate then in effect, payable on demand; provided,
however, that such interest rate shall not at any time exceed the maximum
rate
permitted by Applicable Law. Such interest shall be for the account of, and
distributed by the Agent to, the Lenders. Any Obligation hereunder shall
not be
reduced by any distribution of any portion of Collections if at any time
such
distribution is rescinded or returned by the Lenders to the Company or any
other
Person for any reason. All computations of interest and other fees hereunder
(including the Fees, the Servicing Fee and the Management Fee) shall be made
on
the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days for the actual number
of
days (including the first but excluding the last day) elapsed.
(b) Whenever
any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business
Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and
such
extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment
of interest or any fee payable hereunder, as the case may be.
SECTION
2.06 Fees. (a)
The
Company shall pay the Lenders certain fees (the “Fees”)
in the
amounts and on the dates set forth in a fee letter (as amended, modified
or
supplemented from time to time, the “Fee
Letter”),
dated
the date hereof, between the Company and the Agent.
(b) Other
than the Fees payable on the Closing Date, all of the Fees payable pursuant
to
this Section
2.06
shall be
payable solely from amounts available for application pursuant to, and subject
to the priority of payment set forth in, Section
2.04.
SECTION
2.07 Increased
Costs; Capital Requirements. (a) Increased
Costs.
If at
any time any Lender determines that, after the date hereof, the adoption
of, or
any change in or in the interpretation, application or administration of,
or
compliance with, any Requirement of Law from any Governmental Entity shall
have
the effect of (i) increasing the cost to such Lender of participating, or
agreeing to participate, in extensions of credit or (ii) imposing any other
cost
to such Lender with respect to compliance with its obligations under any
Transaction Document, then, upon demand by such Lender (with copy to the
Agent),
the Company shall pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender amounts
sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost.
(b)
Increased
Capital Requirements.
If at
any time any Lender determines that, after the date hereof, the adoption
of, or
any change in or in the interpretation, application or administration of,
or
compliance with, any Requirement of Law from any Governmental Entity regarding
capital adequacy, reserves, special deposits, compulsory loans, insurance
charges against property of, deposits with or for the account of, Obligations
owing to, or other credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or any
similar requirement shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return
on the
capital of such Lenders (or any corporation controlling such Lender) as a
consequence of its obligations under or with respect to any Transaction Document
to a level below that which, taking into account the capital adequacy policies
of such Lender, such Lender could have achieved but for such adoption or
change,
then, upon demand from time to time by such Lender (with a copy of such demand
to the Agent), the Company shall pay to the Agent for the account of such
Lender
amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such reduction.
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(c)
Compensation
Certificate.
Each
demand for compensation under this Section 2.07
shall be
accompanied by a certificate of the Lender (the “Compensation
Certificate”)
claiming such compensation, setting forth the amounts to be paid hereunder,
which certificate shall be conclusive, binding and final for all purposes,
absent manifest error. In determining such amount, such Lender may use any
reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
(d) Mitigation.
Any
Lender claiming any compensation pursuant to this Section 2.07
shall
use its reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and Applicable
Law) to change the jurisdiction of its lending office if such a change would
reduce any such compensation (or any similar amount that may thereafter accrue)
and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender, be otherwise
disadvantageous to such Lender.
SECTION
2.08 Taxes. (a) Payments
Free and Clear of Taxes.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Section 2.08
(including the provisions of Section 2.08(b),
each
payment by the Company under any Transaction Document shall be made free
and
clear of all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges
or
withholdings of whatever nature imposed by any Applicable Law or Governmental
Entity and all liabilities directly relating thereto (and without deduction
for
any of them) (collectively, but excluding the Excluded Taxes, the “Taxes”).
(b) Gross-Up.
If any
Taxes shall be required by law to be deducted from or in respect of any amount
payable under any Transaction Document to any Lender (i) such amount shall
be
increased as necessary to ensure that, after all required deductions for
Taxes
are made (including deductions applicable to any increases to any amount
under
this Section 2.08),
such
Lender receives the amount it would have received had no such deductions
been
made, (ii) the Company shall make such deductions, (iii) the Company shall
timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing authority or other
authority in accordance with Applicable Law and (iv) within thirty (30)
days after such payment is made, the Company shall deliver to the Agent an
original or certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment (or such
other
evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Agent); provided,
however,
that no
such increase shall be made with respect to, and the Company shall not be
required to indemnify any such Lender pursuant to clause
(d)
below
for, withholding taxes to the extent that the obligation to withhold amounts
existed on the date that such Lender became a Lender under this Agreement
in the
capacity under which such Lender makes a claim under this clause
(b),
except
in each case to the extent such Lender is a direct or indirect assignee (other
than pursuant to Section 2.09
(Substitution
of Lenders))
of any
other Lender that was entitled, at the time the assignment of such other
Lender
became effective, to receive additional amounts under this clause
(b).
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(c) Other
Taxes.
In
addition, the Company shall pay, and authorizes the Agent to pay in its name,
any stamp, sales, documentary, excise or property tax, charges or similar
taxes,
fees or levies imposed by any Applicable Law or Government Entity and all
liabilities directly relating thereto (including by reason of any delay in
payment thereof), in each case arising from the execution, delivery, filing,
recording or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Transaction
Document or any transaction contemplated therein (collectively, “Other
Taxes”).
Within twenty (20) days after the date of any payment of Other Taxes by the
Company, the Company shall furnish to the Agent the original or a certified
copy
of a receipt evidencing payment thereof (or such other evidence of payment
reasonably satisfactory to Agent).
(d) Indemnification.
The
Company shall reimburse and indemnify, within ten (10) days after receipt
of
demand therefor (with copy to the Agent), the Agent and each Lender for all
Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes and Other Taxes imposed by any
jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.08)
paid by
the Agent or such Lender and any liabilities directly relating thereto, whether
or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted.
A
certificate of the Lender (or of the Agent on behalf of itself or such Lender,
as the case may be) claiming any compensation under this clause
(d),
setting
forth the amounts to be paid thereunder and delivered to the Company with
copy
to the Agent, shall be conclusive, binding and final for all purposes, absent
manifest error. In determining such amount, the Agent and such Lender may
use
any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
(e) Mitigation.
Any
Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.08
shall
use its reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and Applicable
Law) to change the jurisdiction of its lending office if such a change would
reduce any such additional amounts (or any similar amount that may thereafter
accrue) and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender, be otherwise
disadvantageous to such Lender.
(f) Tax
Forms.
i)
Each
Non-U.S. Lender Party that, at any of the following times, is entitled to
an
exemption from United States withholding tax or, after a change in any
Requirement of Law, is subject to such withholding tax at a reduced rate
under
an applicable tax treaty, shall (w) on or prior to the date such Non-U.S.
Lender
Party becomes a “Non-U.S. Lender Party” hereunder, (x) on or prior to the
date on which any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete,
(y)
after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form
or
certification previously delivered by it pursuant to this clause (i)
and (z)
from time to time if requested by the Company or the Agent, provide the Agent
and the Company with two completed originals of each of the following, as
applicable:
(A)
Forms W-8ECI (claiming exemption from U.S. withholding tax because the income
is
effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business), W-8BEN (claiming exemption
from, or a reduction of, U.S. withholding tax under an income tax treaty)
or any
successor forms,
(B) in
the case of a Non-U.S. Lender Party claiming exemption under Sections
871(h)
or
881(c) of the Code, Form W-8BEN (claiming exemption from U.S. withholding
tax
under the portfolio interest exemption) or any successor form
and a
certificate in form and substance acceptable to the Agent that such Non-U.S.
Lender Party is not (1) a “bank”
within
the meaning of Section
881(c)(3)(A)
of the
Code, (2) a “10
percent shareholder”
of
the
Company within the meaning of Section
881(c)(3)(B)
of the
Code or (3) a “controlled
foreign corporation”
described in Section
881(c)(3)(C)
of the
Code or (C) any other applicable document prescribed by the IRS certifying
as to
the entitlement of such Non-U.S. Lender Party to an exemption from United
States
withholding tax or reduced rate with respect to all payments to be made to
such
Non-U.S. Lender Party under the Transaction Documents. Unless the Company
and
the Agent have received forms or other documents satisfactory to them indicating
that payments under any Transaction Document to or for a Non-U.S. Lender
Party
are not subject to United States withholding tax or are subject to such tax
at a
rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty, the Company and the Agent shall
withhold amounts required to be withheld by Applicable Law from such payments
at
the applicable statutory rate.
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(ii) Each
U.S.
Lender Party shall (A) on or prior to the date such U.S. Lender Party becomes
a
“U.S. Lender Party” hereunder, (B) on or prior to the date on which any such
form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, (C) after the occurrence
of
any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certification previously
delivered by it pursuant to this clause
(f)
and (D)
from time to time if requested by the Company or the Agent, provide the Agent
and the Company with two completed originals of Form W-9 (certifying that
such
U.S. Lender Party is entitled to an exemption from U.S. backup withholding
tax)
or any successor form.
(iii) Each
Lender having sold a participation in any of its Obligations shall collect
from
such participant the documents described in this clause
(f)
and
provide them to the Agent and the Company.
(g) If
any
Lender determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund
of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Company
or with respect to which the Company has paid additional amounts pursuant
to
this Section 2.08, it shall pay over such refund to the Company (but only
to the
extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Company
under this Section 2.08 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise
to
such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender and without
interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Government Entity
with
respect to such refund); provided, that the Company, upon the request of
such
Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Company (plus any penalties,
interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority)
to
such Lender in the event such Lender is required to repay such refund to
such
Government Entity. This clause shall not be construed to require any Lender
to
make available its tax returns (or any other information which it deems
confidential) to the Company or any other Person.
SECTION
2.09 Substitution
of Lenders. (a) Substitution
Right.
In the
event that any Lender that is not an Affiliate of the Agent (an “Affected
Lender”),
(i)
makes a claim under Section
2.07(a)
(Increased
Costs)
or
Section
2.07(b)
(Increased
Capital Requirements),
(ii)
makes a claim for payment pursuant to Section 2.08(b)
(Taxes)
or
(iii) does not consent to any amendment, waiver or consent to any Transaction
Document for which the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained but that
requires the consent of other Lenders, the Company may either (i) with the
consent of the Agent, pay in full such Affected Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the
Obligations then outstanding or (ii) substitute for such Affected Lender
any
Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender or any other Person acceptable (which
acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to the Agent (in
each
case, a “Substitute
Lender”).
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(b) Procedure.
To
substitute such Affected Lender or pay in full the Obligations owed to such
Affected Lender, the Company shall deliver a notice to the Agent and such
Affected Lender. The effectiveness of such payment or substitution shall
be
subject to the delivery to the Agent by the Company (or, as may be applicable
in
the case of a substitution, by the Substitute Lender) of (i) payment for
the
account of such Affected Lender, of, to the extent accrued through, and
outstanding on, the effective date for such payment or substitution, all
Obligations owing to such Affected Lender (including those that will be owed
because of such payment and all Obligations that would be owed to such Lender
if
it was solely a Lender), and (ii) in the case of a substitution, an Assignment
and Acceptance in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent
whereby the Substitute Lender shall, among other things, agree to be bound
by
the terms of the Transaction Documents.
(c) Effectiveness.
Upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause
(b)
above,
the Agent shall record such substitution or payment, whereupon in the case
of
any substitution, (A) the Affected Lender shall sell and be relieved of,
and the
Substitute Lender shall purchase and assume, all rights and claims of such
Affected Lender under the Transaction Documents, except that the Affected
Lender
shall retain such rights expressly providing that they survive the repayment
of
the Obligations, (B) the Substitute Lender shall become a “Lender”
hereunder having a Loan Commitment in the amount of such Affected Lender’s Loan
Commitment and (C) the Affected Lender shall execute and deliver to the Agent
an
Assignment and Acceptance to evidence such substitution and deliver any Note
in
its possession to the Agent; provided,
however,
that
the failure of any Affected Lender to execute any such Assignment and Acceptance
or deliver any such Note shall not render such sale and purchase (or the
corresponding assignment) invalid.
SECTION
2.10 Intentionally
Omitted.
SECTION
2.11 Grant
of a Security Interest.
To
secure the prompt and complete payment when due of the Obligations and the
performance by the Company of all of the covenants and obligations to be
performed by it pursuant to this Agreement, the Company hereby (i) collaterally
assigns and pledges to the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders (and their successors
and assigns) and (ii) grants a security interest to the Agent, on behalf
of the
Lenders (and their successors and assigns), in all of the Company’s right, title
and interest in, to and under all of the following property whether tangible
or
intangible and whether now owned or existing or hereafter arising or acquired
and wheresoever located (collectively, the “Collateral”):
(a) all
Assets contributed (or otherwise transferred or pledged or purportedly
transferred or pledged pursuant to the terms of the Mossimo Contribution
Agreement) to the Company under the Mossimo Contribution Agreement or obtained
by the Company after the Closing Date, including all additional Trademarks
obtained after the Closing Date and all Licenses entered into on or behalf
of
the Company after the Closing Date, all Collections and other monies due
and to
become due related to the Assets received on or after the date such Assets
were
contributed to (or otherwise transferred or pledged or purportedly transferred
pursuant to the terms of the Mossimo Contribution Agreement) the Company
under
the Mossimo Contribution Agreement, including all Collections relating to
any
Licenses entered into by or on behalf of the Company after the Closing
Date;
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(b) the
Mossimo Contribution Agreement and all other agreements, documents and
instruments evidencing, securing or guarantying any Assets and all other
agreements, documents and instruments related to any of the foregoing (the
“Assigned Documents”), including, in each case, all monies due and to become due
to the Company under or in connection therewith;
(c) the
Reserve Account, the Collection Account and all other bank and similar accounts
relating to Collections (whether now existing or hereafter established) and
all
funds held therein, and all investments in and all income from the investment
of
funds in the Reserve Account, the Collection Account and such other bank
and
similar accounts;
(d) the
Management Agreement;
(e) the
Records relating to any Collateral and any of the other items or property
described in clauses (a) through (d) above;
(f) all
UCC
financing statements filed by the Company against the Transferor under or
in
connection with the Mossimo Contribution Agreement; and
(g) all
proceeds of the foregoing property described in clauses (a) through (e) above,
including interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from
time to
time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange
for or on account of the sale or other disposition of any or all of the then
existing Collateral.
SECTION
2.12 Evidence
of Obligations. (a)
Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts evidencing
Obligations of the Company to such Lender resulting from the Loan of such
Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid
to such
Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(b) The
Agent, acting as agent of the Company in the manner required by the Code
sections and regulation referred to in Section
2.12(c)
and
solely with respect to the actions described in this Section 2.12,
shall
establish and maintain (A) a record of ownership (the “Register”)
in
which the Agent agrees to register by book entry the interests (including
any
rights to receive payment hereunder) of the Agent and each Lender in the
Loans,
each of their obligations under this Agreement to participate in each Loan,
and
any assignment of any such interest, obligation or right and (B) accounts
in the Register in accordance with its usual practice in which it shall record
(1) the names and addresses of the Lenders (and each change thereto pursuant
to
Section 2.09
(Substitution
of Lenders)
and
Section 10.04
(Binding
Effect; Assignability; Multiple Lenders)),
(2)
the Loan Commitment of each Lender, (3) the amount of each Loan and each
funding
of any participation described in clause
(A)
above,
(4) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or paid and (5)
any
other payment received by the Agent from the Company and its application
to the
Obligations.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Loans (including
any
Notes evidencing such Loans) are registered obligations, the right, title
and
interest of the Lenders and their assignees in and to such Loans shall be
transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Register and no transfer
thereof shall be effective until recorded therein. This Section 2.12
and
Section 10.04
shall be
construed so that the Loans are at all times maintained in “registered
form”
within
the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any
related regulations (and any successor provisions).
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(d) The
entries made in the Register and in the accounts maintained pursuant to clauses
(a) and (b) above shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, be prima
facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein;
provided, however, that no error in such account and no failure of any Lender
or
the Agent to maintain any such account shall affect the obligations of the
Company to repay the Loans in accordance with their terms. In addition, the
Company, the Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register as a Lender for all purposes of this Agreement.
Information contained in the Register with respect to any Lender shall be
available for inspection by the Company, the Agent or such Lender at any
reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e) Upon
any
Lender’s request, the Company shall promptly execute and deliver Notes to such
Lender evidencing the Loans of such Lender in substantially the form of
Exhibit B.
Each
Note, if issued, shall only be issued as means to evidence the right, title
or
interest of a Lender or a registered assignee in and to the related Loan,
as set
forth in the Register, and in no event shall any Note be considered a bearer
instrument or obligation.
(f) Each
Lender (or participant) that grants a participation in the Loans, acting
solely
for purposes of Section
2.12(f)
as the
agent of the Company, shall maintain a register in respect of such
participation, to which contractual terms under such participation corresponding
to those of Sections
2.12(b), (c) and (d)
shall
apply.
SECTION
2.13 Survival
of Representations and Warranties; Repayment Obligations.
It is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Section
4.01
and
Section
4.02
are made
and are true and correct on the date of this Agreement and shall be true
and
correct until the Facility Termination Date.
SECTION
2.14 Release
of Collateral. (a)
In the
event that the Transferor shall be required to repurchase any Collateral
in
accordance with Section
4.7(c)
of the
Mossimo Contribution Agreement, the Company shall notify the Transferor of
the
Release Price to be paid for such Collateral on the Business Day on which
such
Release Price shall be paid specifying the Collateral to be released and
the
Release Price and the Company shall require that the Transferor deposit such
Release Price into the Collection Account.
(b) Promptly
after the Loan Repayment Date has occurred, the Lenders and the Agent, in
accordance with their respective interests, shall re-assign and transfer
to the
Company, for no additional consideration but at the sole expense of the Company,
their respective remaining interests in the Collateral, free and clear of
any
Adverse Claim resulting solely from an act by the Lenders or the Agent but
without any other representation or warranty, express or implied, by or recourse
against the Lenders or the Agent.
(c) In
connection with any release or transfer of any Collateral permitted under
this
Section
2.14,
the
Agent shall at the expense of the Company, execute, acknowledge and deliver
to,
or at the direction of, the Company such release forms, instruments, agreements,
and other documents (including UCC 3 statements or their equivalents in any
other jurisdiction) as the Company shall reasonably request. The Agent hereby
authorizes the Company to file such release forms, instruments, agreements,
and
other documents (including UCC 3 statements or their equivalents in any other
jurisdiction) as the Company may deem necessary or appropriate in order to
release or transfer any Collateral as permitted under this Section
2.14.
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SECTION
2.15 Prepayment.
(a) The
Company may, on any Remittance Date, prepay the Loan; provided, however,
that
unless the Loan is paid in full in accordance with clause (b) below, such
prepayment shall not be in an amount in excess of $5,000,000. If the Company
prepays the Loan in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in accordance with
the
terms of this Section
2.15(a),
no
prepayment fee shall be payable by the Company.
(b) The
Company may prepay the Loan and terminate this Agreement upon (i) at least
thirty (30) Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice to the Agent, (ii)
the payment in full of all Loans Outstanding, together with accrued interest
thereon on the date set forth in such notice, (iii) the payment of the
prepayment fee as set forth in the Fee Letter; provided, however, that no
prepayment fee shall be payable if the Loans are paid in full during the
six (6)
month period immediately following the Closing Date and (iv) the payment
in full
in cash of all other Obligations together with accrued interest thereon on
the
date set forth in such notice.
SECTION
2.16 Right
Of First Refusal.
The
Company hereby agrees that if at any time while the Loan is outstanding (a)
the
Company or any Affiliate of the Company receives a bona fide, written offer,
proposal or commitment from any third party to provide working capital financing
to the Company or other type of financing to the Company (“Refinancing
Offer”),
(b)
the terms of the Refinancing Offer are acceptable to the Company or such
Affiliate, and (c) the Company or such Affiliate desires to accept the
Refinancing Offer from the offeror (“Offeror”),
the
Company will immediately advise Agent in writing of the Refinancing Offer,
including the identity of the Offeror, the complete terms and conditions
of the
Refinancing Offer and a copy of the Refinancing Offer. The Company agrees
not to
accept, nor shall it permit any Affiliate to accept, the Refinancing Offer
from
the Offeror until at least thirty (30) days after Agent’s receipt of the
foregoing items (the “Offer
Matching Period”).
The
Company further agrees that in the event Agent delivers a written commitment
letter which (i) matches the terms set forth in the Refinancing Offer within
the
Offer Matching Period, and (ii) agrees to close such refinancing within sixty
(60) days from the date the Company or such Affiliate signs such commitment
letter, neither the Company nor the Affiliate will accept the Refinancing
Offer
from the Offeror and will accept the Refinancing Offer from Agent. In the
event
Agent is not prepared to close such refinancing (and the cause thereof is
not
the Company’s refusal to cooperate or provide information or documentation
reasonably requested by Agent in connection with such refinancing) within
sixty
(60) days of after the expiration of the Offer Matching Period, the Company
may
close on the Refinancing Offer with the original Offeror within sixty (60)
days
after the expiration of the Offer Matching Period (subject to the payment
of the
prepayment fee as set forth in the Fee Letter).
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ARTICLE
III.
CONDITIONS
OF LOANS
SECTION
3.01 Conditions
Precedent.
The
making of the Loan hereunder is subject to the conditions precedent
that:
(a) all
fees
payable on or prior to the Closing Date and pursuant to the terms of the
Fee
Letter shall have been paid in full and all other acts and conditions (including
the obtaining of any necessary regulatory approvals and the making of any
required filings, recordings or registrations) required to be done and performed
and to have happened prior to the execution, delivery and performance of
this
Agreement and all related documents and to constitute the same legal, valid
and
binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms,
shall have been done and performed and shall have happened in compliance
with
all applicable laws;
(b) all
costs
and expenses required to be paid under Section
10.07
hereof
shall have been paid in full;
(c) the
Agent
shall have received the items listed in Schedule
I
hereto,
each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the
Lenders;
(d) the
representations and warranties contained in Section
4.01
are true
and correct in all material respects, before and after giving effect to the
Loan
and to the application of proceeds therefrom, on and as of such date as though
made on and as of such date;
(e) no
event
has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the making of the Loan,
which constitutes an Early Amortization Event, a Default or an Event of Default
hereunder, or an event that but for notice or lapse of time or both would
constitute an Early Amortization Event;
(f) all
terms
and conditions of the Mossimo Contribution Agreement required to be satisfied
in
connection with the assignment of all of the Collateral being Pledged hereunder,
including the perfection of the Company’s interests therein to the extent
required herein, shall have been satisfied in full, and all filings (including
UCC filings) required to be made by any Person and all actions required to
be
taken or performed by any Person in any jurisdiction to give the Agent, for
the
benefit of the Lenders, a first priority perfected security interest (subject
only to Permitted Liens) in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof shall
have
been made, taken or performed; and
(g) No
law or
regulation shall prohibit, and no order, judgment or decree of any federal,
state or local court or governmental body, agency or instrumentality shall
prohibit or enjoin, the making of the Loan by the Lenders in accordance with
the
provisions hereof.
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ARTICLE
IV.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
SECTION
4.01 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Agent and the Lenders (each of
which
representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of
this
Agreement), and promises to and agrees with Agent and the Lenders until the
Facility Termination Date as follows:
(a) The
Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has
the
power and all licenses necessary to own its assets and to transact the business
in which it is engaged and is duly qualified and in good standing under the
laws
of each jurisdiction where the transaction of such business or its ownership
of
the Collateral requires such qualification, except, in each case, where the
failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse
effect on the rights, interests or remedies of the Agent or any
Lender.
(b) The
Company has the power, authority and legal right to make, deliver and perform
this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party
and
all of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and has taken all
necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
this
Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and
to
grant to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in
the
Collateral on the terms and conditions of this Agreement which security
interest, upon the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement with the Delaware
Secretary of State, shall constitute a first priority perfected security
interest (subject only to Permitted Liens). This Agreement and each of the
Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in
accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability hereof
and
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization
and
other similar laws of general application affecting creditors’ rights generally
and by general principles of equity (whether such enforceability is considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law). No consent of any other party and no
consent, license, approval or authorization of, or registration or declaration
with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency is required in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement
or
any Transaction Document to which it is a party or the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any such Transaction Document or the
Collateral, other than such as have been met or obtained.
(c) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other agreements
and instruments executed and delivered or to be executed and delivered pursuant
hereto or thereto in connection with the Pledge of the Collateral will not
(i)
create any Adverse Claim on the Collateral or (ii) violate any provision
of any
Applicable Law or the certificate of formation or operating agreement of
the
Company or any contract or other agreement to which or the Company is a party
or
by which the Company or any property or assets of the Company may be
bound.
(d) No
litigation or administrative proceeding of or before any court, tribunal
or
governmental body is presently pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company or any of its properties or with respect to
this
Agreement, which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to
have
a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition
of the
Company, individually or taken as a whole, or which would draw into question
the
validity of this Agreement, any Transaction Document to which the Company
is a
party or any of the other applicable documents forming part of the
Collateral.
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(e) i) The
Company has not suffered any material adverse change to its business, financial
or other condition or operations since the date of the most recent audited
annual financial statements of the Parent.
(ii) The
Company has not suffered (x) a material increase in its liabilities, liquidated
or contingent, or (y) a material decrease in its assets since the date of
the
most recent audited annual financial statements of the Parent.
(f) The
grant
of the security interest in the Collateral by the Company to the Agent, for
the
benefit of the Lenders, pursuant to this Agreement, is in the ordinary course
of
business for the Company and is not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar
statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction. No such
Collateral has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Company
to any
Person, other than the Pledge of such Collateral to the Agent, for the benefit
of the Lenders, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Collateral Pledged
to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders hereunder, is free and clear
of any
Adverse Claim, and the Agent has acquired, for the benefit of the Lenders,
a
first priority perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens)
in
the Collateral.
(g) The
Company has no Debt or other indebtedness which, in the aggregate, exceeds
$50,000, other than Debt incurred under the terms of the Transaction Documents.
(h) The
Company has been formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Mossimo Contribution Agreement, and
has
not engaged in any business activity other than the negotiation, execution
and
to the extent applicable, performance of this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents.
(i) No
injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any nature adversely
affects the Company’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any
Transaction Document to which the Company is a party.
(j) The
Company and each of its Tax Affiliates has filed (on a consolidated basis
or
otherwise) on a timely basis all tax returns (including all foreign, federal,
state, local and other tax returns) required to be filed. The Company is
not
liable for taxes payable by any other Person (other than taxes of a Tax
Affiliate required to be paid by any Applicable Law, provided, that a tax
sharing arrangement is in place with such Tax Affiliate under which the sharing
of tax obligations is appropriate and reflects economic realities) and has
paid
or made adequate provisions for the payment of all taxes, assessments and
other
governmental charges due from the Company and each of its Tax Affiliates
except
for those taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and in
respect of which it has established proper reserves on its books. No tax
lien or
similar adverse claim has been filed, and no claim is being asserted in writing
(or, to the Company’s knowledge, otherwise), with respect to any such tax,
assessment or other governmental charge. Any taxes, fees and other governmental
charges payable by the Company or any of its Tax Affiliates, as applicable,
in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
have
been paid or shall have been paid if and when due.
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(k) The
chief
executive office of the Company is located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000.
(l) The
Company’s legal name is as set forth in this Agreement; other than as disclosed
on Schedule
II
hereto
(as such schedule may be updated from time to by the Agent upon receipt of
a
notice delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section
6.15),
the
Company has not changed its name since its formation; and the Company does
not
have tradenames, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business as” names
other than as disclosed on Schedule
II
hereto
(as such schedule may be updated from time to by the Agent upon receipt of
a
notice delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section
6.15).
(m) The
Company is Solvent and will be Solvent after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(n) The
Company has no Subsidiaries.
(o) The
Company has either (i) received the Assets from the Transferor as a capital
contribution, or has (ii) given fair consideration and reasonably equivalent
value in exchange for the sale of the Assets by the Transferor to it in each
case, pursuant to the Mossimo Contribution Agreement.
(p) No
proceeds of any Loans will be used by the Company to acquire any security
in any
transaction, which is subject to Section 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended; provided,
however,
the
proceeds of the Loan may be distributed to the Transferor in order to consummate
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents.
(q) There
are
no agreements in effect adversely affecting the rights of the Company to
make,
or cause to be made, the grant of the security interest in the Collateral
contemplated by Section
2.11.
(r) The
Company is not an “investment company” or a company directly or indirectly
“controlled” by an “investment company” and is not required to register as an
“investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, nor is the Company otherwise subject to regulation
thereunder.
(s) No
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(t) The
Company is in compliance with ERISA and has not incurred and does not expect
to
incur any liabilities (except for premium payments arising in the ordinary
course of business) to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any
successor thereto) under ERISA.
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(u) There
is
not now, nor will there be at any time in the future, any agreement or
understanding between the Company and another Person (other than as expressly
set forth herein), providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations
to
make payments or otherwise in respect of any taxes, fees, assessments or
other
governmental charges, except (i) as provided under the Transaction Documents,
and (ii) tax sharing agreements among any or all of the Company, the Transferor
and any of the Transferor’s Affiliates, under which appropriate and customary
allocation of tax sharing responsibilities has been made which reflects economic
realities.
(v) The
proceeds of the Loans shall be used by the Company solely to consummate the
transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents and for the payment
of
related transaction costs, fees and expenses.
(w) The
annual financial statements of the Company shall disclose the effects of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a loan to the extent required
by
and in accordance with GAAP, it being understood that the Loan to the Company
under this Agreement will be treated as debt on the consolidated financial
statements of the Parent.
(x) Each
of
the representations and warranties of the Transferor set forth in the Mossimo
Contribution Agreement are true and correct and no breach of any provision
of
the Mossimo Contribution Agreement has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION
4.02 Representations
and Warranties of Mossimo Management.
Mossimo
Management (so long as Mossimo Management is the Servicer or the Manager)
hereby
represents and warrants to Agent and the Lenders (each of which representations
and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement),
and
promises to and agrees with Agent and the Lenders until the Facility Termination
Date as follows:
(a) Mossimo
Management is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing
and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and
has the
power and all licenses necessary to own its assets and to transact the business
in which it is engaged (which includes servicing the Collateral) and is duly
qualified and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where
its
servicing or managing of the Collateral requires such qualification except
in
each case, where the failure to do so could not have a material adverse effect
on the ability of Mossimo Management to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, including those set forth in Section
6.
(b) Mossimo
Management has the power, authority and legal right to make, deliver and
perform
this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party
and
all of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the power,
authority and legal right to service and manage the Collateral as contemplated
hereunder and thereunder and enforce all rights of the Transferor and/or
the
Agent and the Lenders under the related Licenses) and has taken all necessary
action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. This Agreement
and
each of the Transaction Documents to which Mossimo Management is a party
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Mossimo Management,
enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except
as the
enforceability hereof and thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization and other similar laws of general application
affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity
(whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
No consent of any other party and no consent, license, approval or authorization
of, or registration or declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau
or
agency is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance
by
Mossimo Management of this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which
it is
a party or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any such
Transaction Document, other than such as have been met or obtained.
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(c) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Mossimo Management
and
all other agreements and instruments executed and delivered or to be executed
and delivered by Mossimo Management pursuant hereto or thereto will not (i)
create any Adverse Claim on the Collateral or (ii) violate any provision
of any
Applicable Law or the certificate of formation or limited liability company
agreement of Mossimo Management or any material contract or other agreement
to
which Mossimo Management is a party or by which Mossimo Management or any
of its
property or assets may be bound.
(d) No
litigation or administrative proceeding of or before any court, tribunal
or
governmental body is presently pending or, to the knowledge of Mossimo
Management, threatened against Mossimo Management or any properties of Mossimo
Management or with respect to this Agreement, which, if adversely determined,
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
assets or financial condition of Mossimo Management or which would draw into
question the validity of this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which
Mossimo Management is a party.
(e) No
injunction, writ, restraining order or other governmental, administrative,
or
judicial order of any nature materially adversely affects Mossimo Management’s
performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Document
to which Mossimo Management is a party.
(f) Mossimo
Management has filed (on a consolidated basis or otherwise) on a timely basis
all tax returns (including all foreign, federal, state, local and other tax
returns) required to be filed, is not liable for taxes payable by any other
Person (other than pursuant to a tax sharing arrangement with any of its
Affiliates under which the sharing of tax obligations is appropriate and
reflects economic realities) and has paid or made adequate provisions for
the
payment of all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges due from
Mossimo Management except for those taxes being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and in respect of which it has established proper
reserves on its books. No tax lien or similar adverse claim has been filed,
and
no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax, assessment or other
governmental charge. Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges payable
by
Mossimo Management in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and
the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been paid or shall have
been
paid if and when due.
(g) The
chief
executive office of Mossimo Management is located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000.
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(h) Mossimo
Management is Solvent and will be Solvent after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(i) Mossimo
Management is not an “investment company” or a company directly or indirectly
“controlled” by an “investment company” and is not required to register as an
“investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, nor is the Company otherwise subject to regulation
thereunder.
(j) No
Servicer Default or Manager Default has occurred and is continuing.
(k) Mossimo
Management has no Debt or other indebtedness which, in the aggregate, exceeds
$50,000.
SECTION
4.03 Resale
of Collateral Upon Breach of Covenant or Representation and Warranty by the
Company.
The
Company or Mossimo Management, as the case may be, shall inform the other
parties to this Agreement promptly, in writing, upon the discovery of any
breach
of the representations and warranties contained in Section
4.01
or
Section
4.02;
provided,
however,
that
the failure to provide any such notice shall not diminish, in any manner
whatsoever, any obligation of the Company under this Section
4.03
to sell
any Collateral. If the Transferor is required to reacquire any Collateral
in
accordance with Section 4.7 of the Mossimo Contribution Agreement, the Company
shall have an obligation to, and the Company shall, resell to the Transferor
pursuant to the Mossimo Contribution Agreement (and the Agent may enforce
such
obligation of the Company to sell) any Collateral required to be reacquired
pursuant thereto. Mossimo Management shall notify the Agent promptly, in
writing, of any failure by the Company to so resell any such Collateral.
In
connection with the resale of such Collateral, the Company shall remit funds
in
an amount equal to the Release Price for such Collateral to the Collection
Account on the date of such resale.
ARTICLE
V.
GENERAL
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
The
Company covenants and agrees that until payment in full of the Obligations
hereunder, unless the Company has received the prior written consent of the
Agent, the Company shall perform all covenants in this Article V.
SECTION
5.01 General
Covenants. (a)
The
Company will observe all procedures required by its certificate of formation,
limited liability company agreement and the laws of its jurisdiction of
formation. The Company will maintain its existence in good standing under
the
laws of its jurisdiction of formation and will promptly obtain and thereafter
maintain qualifications to do business as a foreign limited liability company
in
any other state in which it does business and in which it is required to
so
qualify under applicable law, except where the failure to do could not have
a
material adverse effect on the rights, interests or remedies of the Agent
or any
Lender. The Company will maintain all licenses necessary to own its assets
and
transact it business. The Company will not relocate its chief executive office
without giving the Agent at least thirty (30) days prior written
notice.
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(b) The
Company will at all times ensure that (i) its assets are not commingled with
those of the Transferor or any other Affiliate of the Company, (ii) the members
of the Company duly authorize all of its company actions, (iii) it maintains
separate and accurate records and books of account and such books and records
are kept separate from those of the Transferor and any other Affiliate of
the
Company and (iv) it maintains minutes of the meetings and other proceedings
of
the members of the Company. Where necessary, the Company will obtain proper
authorization from its members for company action.
(c) The
Company will at all times be adequately capitalized to conduct its business,
and
shall pay its operating expenses and liabilities from its own
assets.
(d) The
Company will not hold itself out, or permit itself to be held out, as having
agreed to pay or as being liable for the debts of the Transferor or any other
Affiliate of the Company, and the Company will not engage in business
transactions with the Transferor, except for the transactions detailed in
the
Transaction Documents conducted on an arm’s-length basis. Furthermore, and
without limiting any other provision of this subsection (d), the Company
will
not engage in business transactions (including management agreements, service
agreements, intercompany loans and other borrowing transactions) with any
of its
Affiliates, officers, directors or employees, except the Company may engage
in
business transactions with its Affiliates if done on an arm’s-length basis and
as contemplated hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents. The
Company
will not hold the Transferor or any other Person out to third parties as
other
than an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from the Company. The
Company will cause any of its financial statements consolidated with those
of
the Transferor to state that the Company is a separate entity with its own
separate creditors who, in any liquidation of the Company, will be entitled
to
be satisfied out of the Company’s assets prior to any value in the Company
becoming available to the Company’s equity holders. The Company will not create,
form or otherwise acquire any Subsidiaries. The Company will not act in any
other manner that could reasonably be foreseen to mislead others with respect
to
the Company’s separate identity.
(e) Except
as
otherwise provided herein or in any other Transaction Document, the Company
shall not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose
of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon or with respect to,
any
Collateral, any Collections related thereto, or upon or with respect to any
account to which any Collections are sent, or assign any right to receive
income
in respect thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein or in any other
Transaction Document, the Company shall not create or suffer to exist any
Adverse Claim upon or with respect to any of the Company’s assets.
(f) The
Company will not merge or consolidate with, or convey, transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of
transactions), any of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired)
or
acquire any of the assets or capital stock or other ownership interest of
any
Person, except for any transactions contemplated by the Mossimo Contribution
Agreement.
(g) The
Company will not account for or treat (whether in financial statements or
otherwise) the transactions contemplated by the Mossimo Contribution Agreement
in any manner other than capital contribution and an irrevocable and absolute
assignment of the Assets by the Transferor to the Company constituting a
“true
conveyance”
for
bankruptcy purposes, it being understood that the Loan to the Company under
this
Agreement will be treated as debt on the consolidated financial statements
of
the Parent.
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(h) The
Company will not amend, modify, waive or terminate any terms or conditions
of
the Mossimo Contribution Agreement without the written consent of the Agent,
and
shall perform its obligations thereunder.
(i) The
Company will not amend, modify or otherwise make any change to its certificate
of formation, including its legal name or its state of formation, or operating
agreement without the consent of the Agent.
(j) The
Company will not make or allow to be made any amendment to the Target License
Agreement without the prior written consent of the Agent and shall not make
any
amendment to any other License Agreement if such amendment would have a material
adverse effects on the right, interests, remedies of the Agent or any Lender
under this Agreement or any Transaction Document or would impair in any material
manner the ability of the Company to repay the Loans.
(k) Upon
receipt of any proceeds of any Collateral, the Company will remit such proceeds
to the Servicer to be deposited by the Servicer to the appropriate account
as
determined in accordance with Section
6.12
hereof
within two (2) Business Days of the Company’s receipt thereof.
(l) The
Company shall not establish any depository or other bank account of any kind
with any financial institution (other than the accounts set forth on
Schedule
IV)
without
Agent’s prior written consent and the Company shall deliver to the Agent copies
of all documents executed in connection with the opening of any new bank
account. The Company shall maintain all of its bank accounts with financial
institutions reasonably acceptable to the Agent.
(m) The
Company (upon a Responsible Officer of the Company gaining knowledge thereof)
shall promptly notify the Agent of the occurrence of any Servicer Default,
Manager Default, Event of Default, Early Amortization Event or any default
or
event of default under the Mossimo Contribution Agreement. In addition, the
Company confirms and agrees that the Company will, upon receipt of notice
or
discovery thereof, send to the Agent a notice of (i) any breach of material
consequence of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant under
any
Assigned Document or (ii) any event or occurrence that, upon notice, or upon
the
passage of time or both, would constitute such a breach, in each case, promptly
and, in any case, within two (2) Business Days of learning thereof.
(n) On
the
first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company will obtain and thereafter
at
all times while Obligations are outstanding maintain one or more interest
rate
caps with one or more other financial institutions reasonably acceptable
to the
Agent effectively providing for a fixed or maximum rate of interest at all
times
prior to and including the Facility Termination Date, (a) on a notional
amount equal to at least the amounts set forth on Schedule
5.01(o),
(b) at
an interest rate not in excess of seven percent (7.0%) per annum (the
“Strike
Price”)
and
(c) otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent. The
Company shall deliver to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders valid and
perfected collateral assignments of all interest rate caps required to be
maintained hereunder with respect to the Loan and shall obtain the
acknowledgment and agreement of the counterparty or counterparties thereto
(whether or not such counterparty or counterparties include the Agent or
all or
any of the Lenders) to pay any amounts which would otherwise be payable by
such
counterparty or counterparties to the Company directly to the Collection
Account.
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(o) The
Company shall not incur, maintain or otherwise suffer to exist any Lien upon
or
with respect to any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
or
assign any right to receive income or profits, except for the Liens created
pursuant to any Transaction Document and Permitted Liens.
(p) As
soon
as available but no later than forty five (45) days after the end of each
calendar quarter in each fiscal year of the Parent, the Company shall deliver
to
the Agent a copy of:
(i) a
consolidated balance sheet of the Parent as of the end of such calendar quarter,
setting forth, if applicable, in comparative form the corresponding figures
for
the most recent year end for which an audited balance sheet has been prepared,
which balance sheet shall be prepared and presented in accordance with, and
provide all necessary disclosure required by, GAAP (subject to normal year-end
audit adjustments) and shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the
financial vice president, treasurer, chief financial officer or controller
of
the Parent stating that such balance sheet presents fairly the financial
condition of the Parent and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments);
and
(ii) consolidated
statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent for such
calendar quarter setting forth, if applicable, in comparative form the
corresponding figures for the comparable period one year prior thereto, which
statements shall be prepared and presented in accordance with, and provide
all
necessary disclosure required by, GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments) and shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the financial
vice president, treasurer, chief financial officer or controller of the Parent
stating that such financial statements present fairly the financial condition
and results of operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
(subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(q) As
soon
as available but no later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the
end
of each fiscal year of the Parent, the Company shall deliver to the Agent
a copy
of:
(i) a
consolidated balance sheet of the Parent as of the end of the fiscal year,
setting forth, if applicable, in comparative form the figures for the previous
fiscal year and accompanied by an opinion of an Independent Accountant stating
that such balance sheet presents fairly the financial condition of the Parent
and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except
for
changes in application in which such accountants concur); and
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(ii) consolidated
statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent for such
fiscal year, setting forth, if applicable, in comparative form the figures
for
the previous fiscal year and accompanied by an opinion of an Independent
Accountant stating that such financial statements present fairly the financial
condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and
have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except for changes
in application in which such accountants concur).
(r) All
financial statements of the Parent shall disclose the effects of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a loan to the extent required
by
and in accordance with GAAP.
(s) The
Company shall pay and discharge or otherwise satisfy, before the same shall
become delinquent or subject to penalty, all taxes imposed upon it or its
property which are due, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, if any, and reserves
in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books
and
records of the Company or any consolidated group to which the Company is
a party
until any Lien resulting therefrom attaches to its property and becomes
enforceable against other creditors, or the failure to pay and discharge
or
otherwise satisfy such taxes could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the rights,
interests or remedies of the Agent or any Lender.
(t) The
Company shall maintain at all times funds in the Reserve Account in an amount
not less than the Required Reserve Amount.
(u) The
Company shall not declare, make or set aside distributions except (i) for
a
distribution of the net proceeds of the Loan on the Closing Date and (ii)
for a
distribution thereafter from funds received in accordance with Section
2.04(xi).
ARTICLE
VI.
MANAGEMENT
AND SERVICING; CERTAIN COVENANTS
SECTION
6.01 General
Covenants.
The
Servicer and the Manager will act in accordance with instructions and
directions, delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and the Management
Agreement, from the Company, the Agent and/or the Lenders in connection with
its
servicing and managing, as applicable, of the Collateral hereunder and
thereunder, and will ensure that, at all times when it is dealing with or
in
connection with the Collateral in its capacity as Servicer or Manager, as
applicable, it holds itself out as Servicer or Manager, as applicable, and
not
in any other capacity.
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SECTION
6.02 Appointment
and Designation.
(a)
Until
the Agent gives notice to the Company of a designation of a Person to replace
the Servicer (the “Successor
Servicer”)
upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Servicer Default, or consents
in writing to the appointment by the Company of a Successor Servicer, Mossimo
Management has been designated as, and agreed to perform the duties and
obligations of, the Servicer, pursuant to the terms hereof and in accordance
with the Management Agreement at all times until the earlier of the Agent’s
designation of a Successor Servicer (upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Servicer Default) and the delivery by the Agent of its
written consent to the appointment by the Company of a Successor Servicer
or the
Loan Repayment Date. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Servicer Default, the Agent may at any time (with the approval of the Lenders)
designate a Successor Servicer to succeed Mossimo Management or any Successor
Servicer, on the condition in each case that any such Person so designated
shall
agree to perform the duties and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to the
terms hereof and the Management Agreement. Each of the Company and each Person
serving in the capacity of a “Servicer” grants to the Agent and any Successor
Servicer an irrevocable power of attorney to take any and all steps in the
Company’s, or such Person’s name, as applicable, and on behalf of the Company or
such Person, necessary, appropriate or desirable, in the determination of
the
Agent or such Successor Servicer, to perform any of the Servicing
Functions.
(b) Until
the
Agent gives notice to the Company of a designation of a Person to replace
the
Manager (the “Successor Manager”) upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of any Manager Default, or consents in writing to the appointment by the
Company
of a Successor Manager, Mossimo Management has been designated as, and agreed
to
perform the duties and obligations of, the Manager, pursuant to the terms
hereof
and the Management Agreement at all times until the earlier of the Agent’s
designation of a Successor Manager (upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Manager Default) and the delivery by the Agent of its
written
consent to the appointment by the Company of a Successor Manager or the Loan
Repayment Date. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Manager
Default, the Agent may at any time (with the approval of the Lenders) designate
a Successor Manager to succeed Mossimo Management or any Successor Manager,
on
the condition in each case that any such Person so designated shall agree
to
perform the duties and obligations of the Manager pursuant to the terms hereof.
Each of the Company and each Person serving in the capacity of a “Manager”
grants to the Agent and any Successor Manager an irrevocable power of attorney
to take any and all steps in the Company’s, or such Person’s name, as
applicable, and on behalf of the Company or such Person, necessary, appropriate
or desirable, in the determination of the Agent’s or such Successor Manager, to
perform any of the Servicing Functions.
(c) The
Servicer’s and Manager’s duties and responsibilities shall include those set
forth in the Management Agreement (or any replacement management agreement
entered into by a Successor Servicer or Successor Manager) and all the other
duties specified herein.
(d) On
the
date that a Successor Servicer shall have been appointed, all authority and
power of the Servicer shall pass to and be vested in the Successor Servicer
(the
“Service
Transfer”)
and
the Company is hereby authorized and empowered (upon the failure of the Servicer
to cooperate) to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Servicer, as
attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments upon the
failure of such Servicer to execute or deliver such documents or instruments,
and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate
to
effect the purposes of such Service Transfer. The Servicer agrees to cooperate
with the Agent, the Company and such Successor Servicer in effecting the
termination of its responsibilities and rights to conduct servicing hereunder,
including, without limitation, the transfer to such Successor Servicer of
all
authority of the Servicer to perform the Servicing Functions. Upon a Service
Transfer, the Servicer shall promptly (x) assemble all of its documents,
instruments and other records (including credit files, licenses, rights,
copies
of all relevant computer programs and any necessary licenses for the use
thereof, related material, computer tapes, disks, cassettes and data) that
(i)
evidence or will evidence or record Collateral and (ii) are otherwise necessary
or desirable to enable a Successor Servicer to effect its duties hereunder,
with
or without the participation of the Servicer and (y) deliver or license the
use
of all of the foregoing documents, instruments and other records to the
Successor Servicer at a place designated by the Successor Servicer. In
recognition of the Servicer’s need to have access to any such documents,
instruments and other records which may be transferred to such Successor
Servicer hereunder, whether as a result of its continuing responsibility
as a
servicer of assets which are not sold and assigned to the Company or otherwise,
such Successor Servicer shall provide to the Servicer reasonable access to
such
documents, instruments and other records transferred by the Servicer to it
in
connection with any activity arising in the ordinary course of the Servicer’s
business; provided that the Servicer shall not disrupt or otherwise interfere
with the Successor Servicer’s use of and access to such documents, instruments
and other records.
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(e) Upon
its
appointment, the Successor Servicer shall be the successor in all respects
to
the Servicer to which it is successor with respect to the functions of the
Servicer hereunder (with such changes as are agreed to between such Successor
Servicer and the Company with the consent of, or at the direction of, the
Agent)
and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities
relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof,
and
all references in any Transaction Document to the Servicer shall be deemed
to
refer to the Successor Servicer. The Successor Servicer shall perform its
duties
and obligations hereunder with the same standard of care set forth herein
for
the performance by the Servicer of its duties and obligations hereunder.
The
Successor Servicer shall not be liable for, and the Servicer shall indemnify
the
Successor Servicer against costs incurred by the Successor Servicer as a
result
of, any acts or omissions of the Servicer in breach of its obligations
hereunder.
(f) All
authority and power granted to the Successor Servicer hereunder shall
automatically cease and terminate on the Loan Repayment Date, and shall pass
to
and be vested in the Company and, without limitation, the Company is hereby
authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Successor
Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments,
and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate
to
effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights from and after the
Loan
Repayment Date. The Successor Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Company
in
effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Successor
Servicer. To the extent that compliance with this Section 6.02(h) shall require
the Successor Servicer to disclose to the Company information of any kind
which
the Successor Servicer deems to be confidential, the Company shall be required
to enter into such customary licensing and confidentiality agreements as
the
Successor Servicer shall reasonably deem necessary to protect its
interests.
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(g) On
the
date that a Successor Manager shall have been appointed, all authority and
power
of the Manager shall pass to and be vested in the Successor Manager (the
“Management
Transfer”)
and
the Company is hereby authorized and empowered (upon the failure of the Manager
to cooperate) to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Manager, as
attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments upon the
failure of such Manager to execute or deliver such documents or instruments,
and
to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to
effect
the purposes of such Management Transfer. The Manager agrees to cooperate
with
the Agent, the Company and such Successor Manager in effecting the termination
of its responsibilities and rights to conduct servicing hereunder, including,
without limitation, the transfer to such Successor Manager of all authority
of
the Manager to perform the Management Services. Upon a Management Transfer,
the
Manager shall promptly (x) assemble all of its documents, instruments and
other
records (including credit files, licenses, rights, copies of all relevant
computer programs and any necessary licenses for the use thereof, related
material, computer tapes, disks, cassettes and data) that (i) evidence or
will
evidence or record Collateral and (ii) are otherwise necessary or desirable
to
enable a Successor Manager to effect its duties hereunder, with or without
the
participation of the Manager and (y) deliver or license the use of all of
the
foregoing documents, instruments and other records to the Successor Manager
at a
place designated by the Successor Manager. In recognition of the Manager’s need
to have access to any such documents, instruments and other records which
may be
transferred to such Successor Manager hereunder, whether as a result of its
continuing responsibility as a manager of assets which are not sold and assigned
to the Company or otherwise, such Successor Manager shall provide to the
Manager
reasonable access to such documents, instruments and other records transferred
by the Manager to it in connection with any activity arising in the ordinary
course of the Manager’s business; provided that the Manager shall not disrupt or
otherwise interfere with the Successor Manager’s use of and access to such
documents, instruments and other records.
(h) Upon
its
appointment, the Successor Manager shall be the successor in all respects
to the
Manager to which it is successor with respect to the functions of the Manager
hereunder (with such changes as are agreed to between such Successor Manager
and
the Company with the consent of, or at the direction of, the Agent) and shall
be
subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto
placed on the Manager by the terms and provisions hereof, and all references
in
any Transaction Document to the Manager shall be deemed to refer to the
Successor Manager. The Successor Manager shall perform its duties and
obligations hereunder with the same standard of care set forth herein for
the
performance by the Manager of its duties and obligations hereunder. The
Successor Manager shall not be liable for, and the Manager shall indemnify
the
Successor Manager against costs incurred by the Successor Manager as a result
of, any acts or omissions of the Manager in breach of its obligations
hereunder.
(i) All
authority and power granted to the Successor Manager hereunder shall
automatically cease and terminate on the Loan Repayment Date, and shall pass
to
and be vested in the Company and, without limitation, the Company is hereby
authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Successor
Manager, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments,
and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate
to
effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights from and after the
Loan
Repayment Date. The Successor Manager agrees to cooperate with the Company
in
effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Successor
Manager. To the extent that compliance with this Section
6.02(i)
shall
require the Successor Manager to disclose to the Company information of any
kind
which the Successor Manager deems to be confidential, the Company shall be
required to enter into such customary licensing and confidentiality agreements
as the Successor Manager shall reasonably deem necessary to protect its
interests.
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SECTION
6.03 Collateral
Collections.
j)
Consistent with and subject to the standards, policies and procedures required
by this Agreement, the Servicer shall collect all payments called for under
the
terms and provisions of the Licenses related to the Collateral (and the terms
and provisions of any documents related thereto).
(b) The
Servicer shall remit all payments by or on behalf of the Obligors in accordance
with Section
6.12,
as soon
as practicable following receipt thereof, but in no event later than the
end of
business on the second Business Day immediately following receipt thereof.
If
for any reason, the Servicer, or a Person other than the Servicer, in error
deposits into the Collection Account any funds not constituting Collections
or
an amount owing under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, the Servicer,
upon becoming aware of such deposit, shall promptly advise the Agent in writing,
accompanied with evidence of the allegedly incorrect payment and the identity
of
the party making the payment, and if available, the identity of the party
to
whom the payment should have been made, and upon the Agent’s reasonable
satisfaction that the payment was made in error, the Servicer shall instruct
the
Collection Bank to return the amount paid in error to the intended recipient
or
the original payer. The Servicer agrees that, if the Agent is not reasonably
satisfied with the evidence presented to it hereunder, and the Agent requests
further additional information, then the Servicer shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain that information and provide it promptly to
the
Agent.
SECTION
6.04 Intentionally
Omitted.
SECTION
6.05 No
Rights of Withdrawal.
Until
the Loan Repayment Date, the Company shall have no rights of direction or
withdrawal with respect to amounts held in the Collection Account or the
Reserve
Accounts, except with respect to funds not related to any Pledged Collateral,
which were incorrectly deposited into any such account or permitted pursuant
to
Section
6.03(b).
SECTION
6.06 Permitted
Investments.
The
Company shall, pursuant to written instruction, direct the Collection Account
Bank or the Reserve Account Bank (and if the Company fails to do so, the
Agent
may, pursuant to written instruction, direct the Collection Account Bank)
to
invest, or cause the investment of, funds on deposit in the Collection Account
or the Reserve Account, as applicable, in Permitted Investments, from the
date
of this Agreement until the Loan Repayment Date. Absent any such written
instruction, the Collection Account Bank shall invest, or cause the investment
of, such funds in Permitted Investments described in clause (v) of the
definition thereof. A Permitted Investment acquired with funds deposited
in the
Collection Account or the Reserve Account Bank shall mature not later than
the
Business Day immediately preceding any applicable Remittance Date, and shall
not
be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity. All income and gain realized
from
any such investment, as well as any interest earned on deposits in the
Collection Account or the Reserve Account, as applicable, shall be distributed
in accordance with the provisions of Article II hereof. Neither the Collection
Account Bank, the Reserve Account Bank, the Agent nor any Lender shall be
liable
for the amount of any loss incurred, in respect of any investment, or lack
of
investment, of funds held in the Collection Account
or the
Reserve Account.
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SECTION
6.07 Intentionally
Omitted
SECTION
6.08 Reports
to the Agent; Account Statements; Servicing Information. (a)
The
Servicer will deliver to the Agent, (i) on the Early Amortization Commencement
Date, a report identifying the Collateral (and any information with respect
thereto requested by the Agent) on the day immediately preceding the Early
Amortization Commenced Date and (ii) upon the Agent’s reasonable written request
and upon reasonable notice, a report identifying the Collateral (and any
information with respect thereto, reasonably requested by the Agent) as of
the
date specified in such request.
(b) By
no
later than 2:00 P.M. (New York City time) on each Business Day on which a
prepayment or release of Collateral hereunder occurs, or on any other Business
Day at the option of the Company or upon
the
Agent’s reasonable written request and upon reasonable notice,
the
Servicer shall make available for review by the Agent in an electronic format
mutually acceptable to the Servicer and the Agent, all information reasonably
requested by the Agent relating to all Collateral.
(c) The
Company shall deliver to the Agent all reports it receives pursuant to the
Mossimo Contribution Agreement within one (1) Business Day of the receipt
thereof.
SECTION
6.09 Remittance
Reports; Statements as to Compliance; Financial Statements. (a)
The
Servicer shall deliver to the Agent, the Company
and the
Lenders on or before the respective dates set forth in the Management Agreement,
each of the certificates and reports required to be delivered by the Servicer
pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement including those certificates
and reports set forth in Sections
2.2(d), (e) and (f)
and
Article VI.
(b) So
long
as the Servicer is not a Subsidiary of the Parent, as soon as available but
no
later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter in
each
fiscal year of the Servicer, the Servicer shall deliver to the Agent a copy
of:
(i) a
balance
sheet of the Servicer as of the end of such calendar quarter, setting forth,
if
applicable, in comparative form the corresponding figures for the most recent
year end for which an audited balance sheet has been prepared, which balance
sheet shall be prepared and presented in accordance with, and provide all
necessary disclosure required by, GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments) and shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the financial
vice president, treasurer, chief financial officer or controller of the Servicer
stating that such balance sheet presents fairly the financial condition of
the
Servicer and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
(subject to normal year-end audit adjustments); and
(ii) statements
of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Servicer for such calendar
quarter setting forth, if applicable, in comparative form the corresponding
figures for the comparable period one year prior thereto, which statements
shall
be prepared and presented in accordance with, and provide all necessary
disclosure required by, GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments)
and
shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the financial vice president,
treasurer, chief financial officer or controller of the Servicer stating
that
such financial statements present fairly the financial condition and results
of
operations of the Servicer and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied (subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments).
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(c) So
long
as the Servicer is not a Subsidiary of the Parent, as soon as available but
no
later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year
of
the Servicer, the Servicer shall deliver to the Agent a copy of:
(i) a
balance
sheet of the Servicer as of the end of the fiscal year, setting forth, if
applicable, in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year
and
accompanied by an opinion of an Independent Accountant stating that such
balance
sheet presents fairly the financial condition of the Servicer and has been
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except for changes
in
application in which such accountants concur); and
(ii) statements
of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Servicer for such fiscal
year, setting forth, if applicable, in comparative form the figures for the
previous fiscal year and accompanied by an opinion of an Independent Accountant
stating that such financial statements present fairly the financial condition
of
the Servicer and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied
(except for changes in application in which such accountants
concur).
(d) So
long
as the Manager is not a Subsidiary of the Parent, as soon as available but
no
later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter in
each
fiscal year of the Manager, the Manager shall deliver to the Agent a copy
of:
(i) a
balance
sheet of the Manager as of the end of such calendar quarter, setting forth,
if
applicable, in comparative form the corresponding figures for the most recent
year end for which an audited balance sheet has been prepared, which balance
sheet shall be prepared and presented in accordance with, and provide all
necessary disclosure required by, GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments) and shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the financial
vice president, treasurer, chief financial officer or controller of the Manager
stating that such balance sheet presents fairly the financial condition of
the
Manager and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
(subject to normal year-end audit adjustments); and
(ii) statements
of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Manager for such calendar
quarter setting forth, if applicable, in comparative form the corresponding
figures for the comparable period one year prior thereto, which statements
shall
be prepared and presented in accordance with, and provide all necessary
disclosure required by, GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments)
and
shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the financial vice president,
treasurer, chief financial officer or controller of the Manager stating that
such financial statements present fairly the financial condition and results
of
operations of the Manager and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied (subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments).
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(e) So
long
as the Manager is not a Subsidiary of the Parent, as soon as available but
no
later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year
of
the Manager, the Manager shall deliver to the Agent a copy of:
(i) a
balance
sheet of the Manager as of the end of the fiscal year, setting forth, if
applicable, in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year
and
accompanied by an opinion of an Independent Accountant stating that such
balance
sheet presents fairly the financial condition of the Manager and has been
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except for changes
in
application in which such accountants concur); and
(ii) statements
of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Manager for such fiscal
year, setting forth, if applicable, in comparative form the figures for the
previous fiscal year and accompanied by an opinion of an Independent Accountant
stating that such financial statements present fairly the financial condition
of
the Manager and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
(except for changes in application in which such accountants
concur).
SECTION
6.10 Access
to Certain Documentation. (a)
To the
extent that the Company has been granted such rights under the Mossimo
Contribution Agreement or in any License, the Company
and
Servicer will permit, and the Servicer will permit, the Agent and the Lenders
to
conduct any examination, audit, due diligence, Obligor audit or Obligor onsite
audit visit referred to in this Section
6.10
or to
accompany the Company
or the
Transferor on such on-site audits.
(b) The
Lenders or the Agent (and their respective agents or third party professional
advisors) shall have the right under this Agreement, at the expense of the
Company, periodically, upon reasonable prior notice to the Servicer or the
Manager, as applicable, to examine and audit, during business hours or at
such
other times as might be reasonable under applicable circumstances, any and
all
of the books, records or other information of the Servicer and/or the Manager
and/or the Company or held by another for any of them on its behalf, concerning
this Agreement and/or the Licenses (and in each case, the Obligors thereunder),
and to accompany the Company or the Manager on any on-site audits at the
premises of any Obligors; provided,
however,
that
absent the occurrence of an Default or Event of Default, the Lenders or the
Agent (and their respective agents or third party professional advisors)
shall
not perform such audits of the Servicer and/or the Manager and/or the Company
more than once in any calendar year. The Lenders and the Agent (and their
respective agents and professional advisors) shall treat as confidential
any
information obtained during the aforementioned examinations which is not
already
publicly known or available; provided,
however,
that
the Lenders or the Agent may disclose such information if required to do
so by
law or by any regulatory authority.
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(c) Upon
the
appointment of a Successor Servicer, the Agent (and its respective agents
or
professional advisors) shall have the right to contact any number of Obligors
to
inform such Obligors of the appointment of such Successor Servicer and of
the
fact that such Successor Servicer will be servicing and administering the
Collateral and taking any other actions required by to be taken by the Servicer
under the terms of this Agreement.
(d) Upon
the
appointment of a Successor Manager, the Agent (and its respective agents
or
professional advisors) shall have the right to contact any number of Obligors
to
inform such Obligors of the appointment of such Successor Manager and of
the
fact that such Successor Manager will be servicing and administering the
Collateral and taking any other actions required by to be taken by the Manager
under the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Upon
the
occurrence of and continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent (and its
respective agents or professional advisors) shall, at the Company’s expense,
have the right under this Agreement to contact any Obligor with respect to
any
Collateral in order to procure such information related to such Obligor,
the
related License and the other Collateral as the Lenders or the Agent deem
reasonable under the circumstances. The Servicer and the Company hereby agree
to
cooperate with the Agent (and its respective agents or professional advisors)
in
connection with any attempt thereby to contact any such Obligor and shall
provide to the Agent such information as is needed in order to facilitate
such
contact.
SECTION
6.11 Waiver
of Defaults.
Upon
consent of the Lenders, the Agent may waive any default by the Servicer or
the
Manager in the performance of its respective obligations hereunder and its
consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall
cease
to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have
been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall be
effective unless it shall be in writing and signed by the Agent on the Lenders’
behalf and no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or
impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so
waived.
SECTION
6.12 Servicing
and Segregation of Collections.
(a)
The
Company shall cause each Obligor to remit all amounts due with respect to
the
Collateral to the Servicer.
(b) Neither
the Servicer nor the Manager, as applicable, shall be required to exercise
any
remedies or pursue any legal action against any Obligor or any other third
party
unless the Servicer or the Manager, as applicable, is directed in writing
to do
so by the Agent and has determined in good faith that the requested action
is
not illegal or unlawful and will not subject the Servicer or the Manager,
as
applicable, to any risk of personal liability. In the enforcement of any
rights
of the Company, the Servicer and/or the Manager shall be entitled to xxx
thereon
(i) in its own name or (ii) if, but only if, the Company consents in writing
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), as agent for the Company.
The Servicer or the Manager, as applicable, shall notify the Agent of the
commencement of any such proceedings. In no event shall the Servicer or the
Manager be entitled to take any action which would make the Company a party
to
any litigation without the express prior written consent of the
Company.
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, neither the Servicer nor the Manager
shall accept any Prepaid Royalty Amount under, any License without the written
consent of the Agent.
(d) The
Servicer shall not, in the performance of any Servicing Functions, enter
into
any agreement or arrangement with an Affiliate of the Servicer on terms that
are
less favorable to the Company than those that could be obtained at the time
of
such agreement or arrangement in arm’s-length dealings with a Person that is not
an Affiliate of the Servicer.
(e) The
Manager shall not, in the performance of any Management Services, enter into
any
agreement or arrangement with an Affiliate of the Manager on terms that are
less
favorable to the Company than those that could be obtained at the time of
such
agreement or arrangement in arm’s-length dealings with a Person that is not an
Affiliate of the Manager.
SECTION
6.13 UCC
Matters; Protection and Perfection of the Collateral.
The
Company
will not
(i) change its name as it appears in official filings in the state of its
formation, (ii) change the type of entity that it is, (iii) change its
organization identification number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation
or other organization or (iv) change its state of formation unless, prior
to the
effective date of any such change, the Company
notifies
the Agent of such change in writing and delivers to the Agent such financing
statements as the Agent may reasonably request to reflect such change, together
with such other documents and instruments as the Agent may request in connection
therewith. The
Company
agrees
that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver
all
further instruments and documents, and take all further action that the Agent
may reasonably request in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence
the
Lenders’ interest in the Collateral acquired hereunder, or to enable the Lenders
or the Agent to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
will,
upon the request of the Agent: (i) execute and file such financing or
continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, and
such
other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate or as the
Agent
may request, and (ii) xxxx its master data processing records evidencing
such
Collateral with a legend acceptable to the Agent, evidencing that the Lenders
have acquired an interest therein as provided in this Agreement. The
Company
hereby
authorizes the Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements,
and amendments thereto and assignments thereof, relative to all or any of
the
Collateral and the proceeds of the foregoing now existing or hereafter arising,
without the signature of the Company
where
permitted by law. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement
or any financing statement covering the Collateral, or any part thereof,
shall
be sufficient as a financing statement. The Company
shall,
upon the request of the Agent at any time after the occurrence of an Event
of
Default and at the Company’s
expense, notify the Obligors obligated to make any payment on account of
any
Collateral of the security interest of the Lenders in the Collateral. If
the
Company
fails to
perform any of its agreements or obligations under this Section
6.14,
the
Agent may (but shall not be required to) itself perform, or cause performance
of, such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of the Agent incurred
in
connection therewith shall be payable by the Company
upon the
Agent’s demand therefor. For purposes of enabling the Agent to exercise its
rights described in the preceding sentence and elsewhere in this Article
VI,
the
Company
and the
Lenders hereby authorize each of the Agent and its successors and assigns
to
take any and all steps in the Company’s
name
and on behalf of the Company
and the
Lenders necessary or desirable, in the determination of the Agent, to collect
all amounts due under any and all Collateral, including endorsing the
Company’s
name
on checks and other instruments representing Collections and enforcing such
Collateral and the related Licenses and, if any, the related
guarantees.
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SECTION
6.14 Servicer
Advances.
The
Servicer may, in its sole discretion, make a Servicer Advance in accordance
with
the terms of the Management Agreement. The Servicer shall be entitled to
reimbursement for such Servicer Advances from monies in the Collection Account
as provided in Section 2.04 hereof.
SECTION
6.15 Compliance
with Applicable Law.
The
Servicer, the Manager and the Company
shall at
all times comply in all material respects with all requirements of applicable
federal, state and local laws, and regulations thereunder in the conduct
of
their business.
ARTICLE
VII.
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
SECTION
7.01 Events
of Default.
If any
of the following events (“Events
of Default”)
shall
occur:
(a) the
occurrence of any Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Company;
or
(b) (i)
the
Company shall fail to pay any interest on the Loans when and as the same
shall
become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed
for
prepayment thereof or otherwise or (ii) either the Servicer or the Company
shall
fail to make any payment or deposit to be made by it when due hereunder or
under
any other Transaction Document and such failure remains unremedied for two
(2)
Business Days; or
(c) any
representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by the Company,
the
Servicer, the Manager or the Transferor (or any of their respective officers)
under or in connection with this Agreement (or any remittance report or other
information or report delivered pursuant hereto) or any other Transaction
Document shall prove to be false or incorrect in any material respect and
shall
remain false or incorrect for a period of thirty (30) days; or
(d) the
Company, the Servicer, the Manager or the Transferor shall fail to perform
or
observe any term covenant or agreement applicable to it hereunder or under
any
other Transaction Document to which it is a party (other than those described
in
any other provision of this Section 7.01) and such failure remains unremedied
for the lesser of thirty (30) days after (A) the Servicer, the Manager, the
Company or the Transferor, as applicable, becomes aware or should reasonably
be
aware of such failure, or (B) the Servicer, the Manager, the Company or the
Transferor, as applicable, are notified by the Lender, the Agent or any other
Person, of such failure; or
(e) (i)
the
Company shall incur, or otherwise owe to any Person, any Debt (other than
Debt
permitted to be incurred pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) without
the
prior written approval of the Agent, or (ii) the Company shall fail to pay
any
principal of or premium or interest on any Debt when the same becomes due
and
payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration,
demand or otherwise); or any other default under any agreement or instrument
relating to any Debt of the Company or any other event, shall occur if the
effect of such default or event is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration
of, the maturity of such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due
and
payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required
prepayment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
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(f) one
or
more judgments, orders or decrees (or other similar process) shall be rendered
against the Company involving an aggregate amount (excluding amounts adequately
covered by insurance payable to the Company, to the extent the relevant insurer
has not denied coverage therefor) in excess of $250,000 which judgment, order
or
decree shall not have been vacated or discharged for a period of thirty (30)
consecutive days and there shall not be in effect (by reason of a pending
appeal
or otherwise) any stay of enforcement thereof; or
(g) any
provision of a Transaction Document should cease for any reason to be legal,
valid or binding on the Company, the Servicer, the Manager, the Parent or
the
Transferor, or the Company, the Servicer, the Manager, the Parent or the
Transferor shall in writing state that any provision of a Transaction Document
should cease for any reason to be legal, valid or binding; or
(h) (i)
the
Agent shall at any time fail to have a valid, perfected, first priority security
interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in any of the Collateral to the
extent required herein or (ii) any contribution into the Company of any Assets
under the Mossimo Contribution Agreement shall, for any reason, cease to
create
in favor of the Company a perfected ownership interest in such Assets with
respect thereto; or
(i) the
Company shall have suffered any material adverse change to its financial
condition, business or operations which would affect the collectibility of
any
amounts owing with respect to the Collateral or the Company’s ability to conduct
its business or fulfill its obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction
Document, in each case as reasonably determined by the Agent; or
(j) the
Company’s activities are terminated for any reason, including any termination
thereof by a regulatory, tax or accounting body; or
(k) the
occurrence of a Change of Control with respect to the Company; or
(l) the
Mossimo Contribution Agreement shall cease to be in full force and effect;
or
(m) the
auditor’s opinion accompanying the audited annual financial statements of the
Parent is qualified in any manner; or
(n) the
Collections, net of all Servicing Fees and Management Fees payable to the
Servicer or the Successor Servicer, the Manger or the Successor Manager,
as
applicable, shall be less than (i) $7,489,681.11 for first three (3) Remittance
Periods following the Closing Date; and (4) $13,000,000 for first four (4)
Remittance Periods following the Closing Date and for any rolling four (4)
Remittance Periods thereafter; or
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(o)
the
Servicer resigns and a Successor Servicer is not servicing the Collections
within sixty (60) days of such resignation or the Manager resigns and a
Successor Manager is not performing the Management Services within sixty
(60)
days of such resignation; or
(p) the
Target License Agreement has been terminated or has not been renewed upon
its
expiration and, in each case, has not been replaced with a new license agreement
in form and substance acceptable to Agent and with a licensee acceptable
to
Agent, in each case in Agent’s sole discretion; or
(q) a
default
or event of default has occurred under the Target License Agreement and the
non-breaching party has delivered and notice of default of event of default
and
such default or event of default has not been cured within any applicable
cure
period; or
(r) the
Facility Termination Date shall have occurred.
then
the
Agent may, by notice to the Company, declare the Early Amortization Commencement
Date to have occurred; provided,
that,
in the case of any event described in Section
7.01(a)
above,
the Early Amortization Commencement Date shall be deemed to have occurred
automatically upon the occurrence of such event. Upon any such declaration
or
automatic occurrence, (i) at the option of the Lenders in their sole discretion,
the Lenders may declare the Loan made to the Company hereunder and all interest
and all Fees accrued on such Loan and any other Obligations to be immediately
due and payable (and the Company shall pay such Loan and all such amounts
and
Obligations immediately), and (ii) at the option of the Lenders in their
sole
discretion, the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, may direct the Obligors
to make
all payments with respect to the Collateral directly to the Agent, the Lenders
or any lockbox or account established by any of such parties. In addition,
upon
any such declaration or upon any such automatic occurrence, the Agent and
the
Lenders shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies under this
Agreement or otherwise, all other rights and remedies provided under the
UCC of
the applicable jurisdiction and other applicable laws, which rights shall
be
cumulative. If any Event of Default shall have occurred, the interest rate
applicable to the Loans shall be increased in accordance with Section
2.02,
effective as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default, and
shall
remain at such increased rate for so long as such Event of Default is
continuing.
SECTION
7.02 Additional
Remedies of the Agent. (a)
If, (i)
upon the Lenders’ declaration that the Loan made to the Company hereunder is
immediately due and payable pursuant to Section
7.01,
or (ii)
on the Facility Termination Date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of
the Loan, all accrued Fees and interest and any other Obligations are not
immediately paid in full, then the Agent, in addition to all other rights
specified hereunder, shall have the right, in its own name and as agent for
the
Lenders, to immediately sell in a commercially reasonable manner, in a
recognized market (if one exists) at such price or prices as the Agent may
reasonably deem satisfactory, any or all of the Collateral and apply the
proceeds thereof to the Obligations.
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(b) The
parties recognize that it may not be possible to sell all of the Collateral
on a
particular Business Day, or in a transaction with the same purchaser, or
in the
same manner because the market for such Collateral may not be liquid.
Accordingly, the Agent may elect, in its sole discretion, the time and manner
of
liquidating any Collateral, and nothing contained herein shall obligate the
Agent to liquidate any Collateral on the date the Lenders declare the Loans
made
to the Company hereunder to be immediately due and payable pursuant to
Section
7.01
or to
liquidate all Collateral in the same manner or on the same Business
Day.
(c) Any
amounts received from any sale or liquidation of the Collateral pursuant
to this
Section
7.02
in
excess of the Obligations will be returned to the Company, its successors
or
assigns, or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same, or
as a
court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
(d) The
Agent
and the Lenders shall have, in addition to all the rights and remedies provided
herein and provided by applicable federal, state, foreign, and local laws
(including the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC of any
applicable state, to the extent that the UCC is applicable, and the right
to
offset any mutual debt and claim), all rights and remedies available to the
Lenders at law, in equity or under any other agreement between the Lenders
and
the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent,
without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest,
advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred
to below) to or upon the Company or any other Person (all and each of which
demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in
such
circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the
Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign,
give
options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or
any
part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels
at
public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of
the Agent or any Lender or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it
may
deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit
or
for future delivery with assumption of any credit risk. The Agent or any
Lender
shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent
permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole
or
any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption
in
the Company, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. To the
extent
permitted by applicable law, the Company waives all claims, damages and demands
it may acquire against the Agent or any Lender arising out of the exercise
by
them of any rights hereunder. If any notice of a proposed sale or other
disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be
deemed
reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other
disposition.
(e) Without
limiting any obligation of the Servicer or the Manager hereunder or any other
remedy of the Agent or any Lender, the Company confirms and agrees that the
Agent (or any designee thereof, including the Servicer or the Manager),
following an Event of Default or an Early Amortization Event, shall, at its
option, have the sole right to enforce the Company’s rights and remedies under
each Assigned Document, but without any obligation on the part of the Agent,
the
Lenders or any of their respective Affiliates to perform any of the obligations
of the Company under any such Assigned Document.
(f) Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no remedy provided for by
this
Agreement shall be exclusive of any other remedy, each and every remedy shall
be
cumulative and in addition to any other remedy, and no delay or omission
to
exercise any right or remedy shall impair any such right or remedy or shall
be
deemed to be a waiver of any Early Amortization Event or Event of
Default.
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(g) The
Agent
shall have the right, in its own name and as agent for the Lenders, to take
all
actions now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute to enforce
its
rights and remedies and to protect the interests, and enforce the rights
and
remedies, of the Lenders (including the institution and prosecution of all
judicial, administrative and other proceedings and the filings of proofs
of
claim and debt in connection therewith). Except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Agreement, no remedy provided for by this Agreement shall be exclusive
of any other remedy, each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition
to any other remedy, and no delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy
shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of
any
Event of Default.
ARTICLE
VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION
8.01 Indemnities
by the Company.
Without
limiting any other rights which the Agent, the Lenders or any of their
respective Affiliates may have
hereunder or under applicable law, the Company hereby agrees to indemnify
the
Agent, the Lenders and each of their respective Affiliates (each, an
“Indemnified
Party”
for
purposes of this Article
VIII)
from and
against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs
and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements awarded against
or incurred by any of them arising out of or as a result of this Agreement
or in
respect of any of the Collateral, excluding, however, any such amount (a)
to the
extent resulting solely from gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct
on the part of an Indemnified Party and (b) to the extent comprising Excluded
Taxes levied on the Indemnified Party (all of the foregoing being collectively
referred to as “Indemnified
Amounts”).
Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall indemnify each Indemnified
Party for Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from any of the
following:
(i) reliance
on any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Company, Mossimo
Management (in its capacity as the Servicer or Manager hereunder), any Successor
Servicer or Successor Manager or any of their officers under or in connection
with this Agreement or any Transaction Document, which shall have been false
or
incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or
delivered;
(ii) the
failure by the Company, Mossimo Management (in its capacity as the Servicer
or
Manager hereunder), any Successor Servicer or Successor Manager to comply
in all
material respects with any term, provision or covenant contained in this
Agreement or any agreement executed in connection with this Agreement, or
with
any Applicable Law with respect to any of the Collateral, or the nonconformity
of any of the Collateral with any such Applicable Law;
(iii) the
failure to vest and maintain vested in the Agent, for the benefit of the
Lenders, or to transfer to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a first
priority perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in
the
Collateral together or the Collections related thereto, free and clear of
any
Adverse Claim whether existing at the Closing Date or at any time
thereafter;
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(iv) the
failure to file, or any delay in filing, financing statements or other similar
instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or
other
Applicable Laws with respect to any Collateral, whether at the Closing Date
or
at any subsequent time;
(v) any
dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than the discharge in bankruptcy
of an
Obligor) with respect to the payment of any amounts owing with respect to
any
Collateral (including a defense based on such License relating to such
Collateral) not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms);
(vi) any
failure of the Company, Mossimo Management (in its capacity as the Servicer
or
Manager hereunder), any Successor Servicer or Successor Manager to perform
its
duties or obligations in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement;
(vii) the
failure of the Company to pay when due any taxes payable in connection with
the
Collateral;
(viii) any
repayment by the Agent or the Lenders of any amount previously distributed
in
payment of the Loan or payment of interest or Fees or any other amount due
hereunder, in each case which amount the Agent or the Lenders believes in
good
faith is required to be repaid;
(ix) the
commingling by the Company or the Servicer of Collections at any time with
other
funds;
(x) any
investigation, litigation or proceeding related to this Agreement (or the
Transaction Documents), or the use of proceeds of the Loan or the Collateral,
or
the Company’s, the Servicer’s or the Manager’s administration of the
Collateral;
(xi) any
failure by the Company to give reasonably equivalent value to the Transferor
in
consideration for the transfer by the Transferor to the Company of any Asset
or
any attempt by any Person to void or otherwise avoid any such transfer under
any
statutory provision or common law or equitable action, including any provision
of the Bankruptcy Code; and/or
(xii) any
failure of the Company or any of its agents or representatives to remit to
the
Servicer or the Collection Account, Collections remitted to the Company or
any
such agent or representative.
Any
amounts subject to the indemnification provisions of this Section
8.01
shall be
paid by the Company to the Agent on behalf of the applicable Indemnified
Party
within five (5) Business Days following the Agent’s written demand therefor on
behalf of the applicable Indemnified Party (and the Agent shall pay such
amounts
to the applicable Indemnified Party promptly after the receipt by the Agent
of
such amounts). The Agent, on behalf of any Indemnified Party making a request
for indemnification under this Section
8.01,
shall
submit to the Company a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the
basis
for and the computations of the Indemnified Amounts with respect to which
such
indemnification is requested, which certificate shall be conclusive absent
demonstrable error.
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If
the
Company has made any payments in respect of Indemnified Amounts to the Agent,
on
behalf of an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section
8.01
and such
Indemnified Party thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such
Indemnified Party will promptly repay such amounts collected to the Company,
without interest.
SECTION
8.02 Indemnities
by Servicer.
(a)
Without
limiting any other rights which any Indemnified Party may have hereunder
or
under applicable law, the Servicer or any Person to whom the Servicer delegates
any of its duties or responsibilities pursuant to Section
6.02(e)
(the
“Subservicer”)
hereby
agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and against any and all damages,
losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and disbursements) (all of the foregoing being collectively
referred to as “Servicer
Indemnified Amounts”)
suffered or sustained by any Indemnified Party as a consequence of any of
the
following, excluding, however, Servicer Indemnified Amounts resulting solely
from any gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of any Indemnified
Party claiming indemnification hereunder:
(i) reliance
on any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Servicer or
the
Subservicer or any of its officers under or in connection with this Agreement,
which shall have been false or incorrect in any material respect when made
or
deemed made or delivered;
(ii) the
failure by the Servicer or the Subservicer to comply in all material respects
with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement, or any
agreement executed in connection with this Agreement, or any Applicable Law,
applicable to it with respect to any of the Collateral;
(iii) any
action or inaction by the Servicer or the Subservicer that causes the Agent,
for
the benefit of the Lenders, not to have a first priority perfected security
interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in any of the Collateral, together
with all Collections related thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claim
whether existing at the Closing Date or any time thereafter;
(iv) the
commingling by the Servicer or the Subservicer of the Collections at any
time
with any other funds;
(v) any
failure of the Servicer or any of its agents or representatives (including
agents, representatives and employees of the Servicer acting pursuant to
authority granted under Section
6.01
hereof)
to remit to the Collection Account, Collections remitted to the Servicer
or any
such agent or representative;
(vi) the
failure by the Servicer to perform in all material respects any of its duties
or
obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
and/or
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(vii) any
of
the events or facts giving rise to a breach of any of the Servicer’s
representations, warranties, agreements and/or covenants set forth in
Article
V
or
Article
VI.
(b) Any
Servicer Indemnified Amounts shall be paid by the Servicer to the Agent,
for the
benefit of the applicable Indemnified Party, within five (5) Business Days
following receipt by the Servicer of the Agent’s written demand therefor (and
the Agent shall pay such amounts to the applicable Indemnified Party promptly
after the receipt by the Agent of such amounts). The Agent, on behalf of
any
Indemnified Party making a request for indemnification under this Section
8.02,
shall submit to the Servicer a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail
the basis for and the computations of the Indemnified Amounts with respect
to
which such indemnification is requested, which certificate shall be conclusive
absent demonstrable error.
(c) If
the
Servicer has made any indemnity payments to the Agent, on behalf of an
Indemnified Party, pursuant to this Section
8.02
and such
Indemnified Party thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such
Indemnified Party will promptly repay such amounts collected to the Servicer,
without interest.
SECTION
8.03 Indemnities
by Manager. (a)
Without
limiting any other rights which any Indemnified Party may have hereunder
or
under applicable law, the Manager or any Person to whom the Manager delegates
any of its duties or responsibilities pursuant to Section
6.02(d)
(the
“SubManager”)
hereby
agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and against any and all damages,
losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and disbursements) (all of the foregoing being collectively
referred to as “Manager
Indemnified Amounts”)
suffered or sustained by any Indemnified Party as a consequence of any of
the
following, excluding, however, Manager Indemnified Amounts resulting solely
from
any gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of any Indemnified
Party
claiming indemnification hereunder:
(i) reliance
on any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Manager or the
SubManager or any of its officers under or in connection with this Agreement,
which shall have been false or incorrect in any material respect when made
or
deemed made or delivered;
(ii) the
failure by the Manager or the SubManager to comply in all material respects
with
any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement, or any agreement
executed in connection with this Agreement, or any Applicable Law, applicable
to
it with respect to any of the Collateral;
(iii) any
action or inaction by the Manager or the SubManager that causes the Agent,
for
the benefit of the Lenders, not to have a first priority perfected security
interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in any of the Collateral, together
with all Collections related thereto, free and clear of any Adverse Claim
whether existing at the Closing Date or any time thereafter;
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(iv) the
failure by the Manager to perform in all material respects any of its duties
or
obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
and/or
(v) any
of
the events or facts giving rise to a breach of any of the Manager’s
representations, warranties, agreements and/or covenants set forth in
Article
V
or
Article
VI.
(b) Any
Manager Indemnified Amounts shall be paid by the Manager to the Agent, for
the
benefit of the applicable Indemnified Party, within five (5) Business Days
following receipt by the Manager of the Agent’s written demand therefor (and the
Agent shall pay such amounts to the applicable Indemnified Party promptly
after
the receipt by the Agent of such amounts). The Agent, on behalf of any
Indemnified Party making a request for indemnification under this Section
8.03,
shall
submit to the Manager a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the
basis
for and the computations of the Indemnified Amounts with respect to which
such
indemnification is requested, which certificate shall be conclusive absent
demonstrable error.
(c) If
the
Manager has made any indemnity payments to the Agent, on behalf of an
Indemnified Party, pursuant to this Section
8.03
and such
Indemnified Party thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such
Indemnified Party will promptly repay such amounts collected to the Manager,
without interest.
Each
applicable Indemnified Party shall deliver to the indemnifying party under
Section
8.01,
Section
8.02
and
Section
8.03,
within
a reasonable time after such Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all
notices and documents (including court papers) received by such Indemnified
Party relating to the claim giving rise to the Indemnified Amounts.
ARTICLE
IX.
THE
AGENT
SECTION
9.01 Appointment
and Duties. (a) Appointment
of Agent.
Each
Lender hereby appoints MLMCI (together with any successor Agent pursuant
to
Section 9.9)
as the
Agent hereunder and authorizes the Agent to (i) execute and deliver the
Transaction Documents and accept delivery thereof on its behalf from the
Company, the Servicer or the Manager, (ii) take such action on its behalf
and to
exercise all rights, powers and remedies and perform the duties as are expressly
delegated to the Agent under such Transaction Documents and (iii) exercise
such
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b)
Duties
as Collateral and Disbursing Agent.
Without
limiting the generality of clause
(a)
above,
the Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority (to the
exclusion of the Lenders), and is hereby authorized, to (i) act as the
disbursing and collecting agent for the Lenders with respect to all payments
and
collections arising in connection with the Transaction Documents, and each
Person making any payment in connection with any Transaction Document to
any
Lender is hereby authorized to make such payment to the Agent, (ii) file
and
prove claims and file other documents necessary or desirable to allow the
claims
of the Lender with respect to any Obligation in any proceeding described
in
Section 7.01(a)
or any
other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding (but not to vote, consent
or
otherwise act on behalf of such Lender), (iii) act as collateral agent for
each
Lender for purposes of the perfection of all liens and security interests
created by such agreements and all other purposes stated therein, (iv) manage,
supervise and otherwise deal with the Collateral, (v) take such other action
as
is reasonably necessary to maintain the perfection and priority of the liens
created or purported to be created by the Transaction Documents, (vi) except
as
may be otherwise specified in any Transaction Document, exercise all remedies
given to the Agent and the other Lenders with respect to the Collateral,
whether
under the Transaction Documents, Applicable Law or otherwise and (vii) execute
any amendment, consent or waiver under the Transaction Documents on behalf
of
any Lender that has consented in writing to such amendment, consent or waiver;
provided,
however,
that
the Agent hereby appoints, authorizes and directs each Lender to act as
collateral sub-agent for the Agent and the other Lenders for purposes of
the
perfection of all liens with respect to the Collateral that such Lender has
possession or control of, including any deposit account maintained by the
Company with or held by, such Lender, and may further authorize and direct
the
Lenders to take further actions as collateral sub-agents for purposes of
enforcing such liens or otherwise to transfer the Collateral subject thereto
to
the Agent, and each Lender and hereby agrees to take such further actions
to the
extent, and only to the extent, so authorized and directed.
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(c)
Limited
Duties.
Under
the Transaction Documents, the Agent (i) is acting solely on behalf of the
Lenders, with duties that are entirely administrative in nature, notwithstanding
the use of the defined term “Agent”,
and
similar terms in any Transaction Document to refer to the Agent, which terms
are
used for title purposes only, (ii) is not assuming any obligation under any
Transaction Document other than as expressly set forth therein or any role
as
agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender and (iii) shall have no
implied
functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or other liabilities under
any
Transaction Document, and each
Lender hereby waives and agrees not to assert any claim against the Agent
based
on the roles, duties and legal relationships expressly disclaimed in
clauses
(i)
through
(iii)
above.
SECTION
9.02 Binding
Effect.
Each
Lender agrees that (i) any action taken by the Agent or the Required Lenders
(or, if expressly required hereby, a greater proportion of the Lenders) in
accordance with the provisions of the Transaction Documents, (ii) any action
taken by the Agent in reliance upon the instructions of Required Lenders
(or,
where so required, such greater proportion) and (iii) the exercise by the
Agent
or the Required Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion)
of the
powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized by and binding upon all
of
the Lenders.
SECTION
9.03 Use
of
Discretion. (a) No
Action without Instructions.
The
Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take, or to omit
to
take, any action, including with respect to enforcement or collection, except
any action it is required to take or omit to take (i) under any Transaction
Document or (ii) pursuant to instructions from the Required Lenders (or,
where
expressly required by the terms of this Agreement, a greater proportion of
the
Lenders).
(b)Right
Not to Follow Certain Instructions.
Notwithstanding clause (a) above, the Agent shall not be required to take,
or to
omit to take, any action (i) unless, upon demand, the Agent receives an
indemnification satisfactory to it from the Lenders against all liabilities
that, by reason of such action or omission, may be imposed on, incurred by
or
asserted against the Agent or any of its Related Persons or (ii) that is,
in the
opinion of the Agent or its counsel, contrary to any Transaction Document
or any
Applicable Law.
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SECTION
9.04 Delegation
of Rights and Duties.
The
Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate or exercise
any of
its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its
duties
or any other action with respect to, any Transaction Document by or through
any
trustee, co-agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person (including
any Lender).
Any such
Person shall benefit from this Article IX
to the
extent provided by the Agent.
SECTION
9.05 Reliance
and Liability. (a)
The
Agent may, without incurring any liability hereunder, (i) treat any Lender
as a
Lender until its commitment to make Loans has been assigned in accordance
with
the terms of this Agreement (ii) consult with any of its Related Persons
and,
whether or not selected by it, any other advisors, accountants and other
experts
(including advisors to, and accountants and experts engaged by, the Company,
the
Transferor, the Servicer or the Manager) and (iii) rely and act upon any
document and information and any telephone message or conversation, in each
case
believed by it to be genuine and transmitted, signed or otherwise authenticated
by the appropriate parties.
(b)
None
of
the Agent and its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with any Transaction
Document, and each Lender and the Company hereby waive and shall not assert
any
right, claim or cause of action based thereon, except to the extent of
liabilities resulting primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of the Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person (each as determined
in
a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction) in
connection with the duties expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Agent:
(i) shall
not
be responsible or otherwise incur liability for any action or omission taken
in
reliance upon the instructions of the Required Lenders (or, if expressly
required hereby, a greater percentage of the Lenders) or for the actions
or
omissions of any of its Related Persons selected with reasonable
care;
(ii) shall
not
be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the
attachment, perfection or priority of any lien created or purported to be
created under or in connection with, any Transaction Document;
(iii) makes
no
warranty or representation, and shall not be responsible, to any Lender for
any
statement, document, information, representation or warranty made or furnished
by or on behalf of any Related Person, in or in connection with any Transaction
Document or any transaction contemplated therein, whether or not transmitted
by
the Agent, including as to completeness, accuracy, scope or adequacy thereof,
or
for the scope, nature or results of any due diligence performed by the Agent
in
connection with the Transaction Documents; and
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(iv) shall
not
have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance
of
any provision of any Transaction Document, whether any condition set forth
in
any Transaction Document is satisfied or waived, as to the financial condition
of the Company, the Servicer, the Manager or the Transferor or as to the
existence or continuation or possible occurrence or continuation of any Default
or Event of Default and shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of
such
occurrence or continuation unless it has received a notice from the Company
or
any Lender describing such Default or Event of Default clearly labeled “notice
of default” (in which case the Agent shall promptly give notice of such receipt
to all Lenders);
and,
for
each of the items set forth in clauses
(i)
through
(iv)
above,
each Lender and the Company hereby waives and agrees not to assert any right,
claim or cause of action it might have against the Agent based
thereon.
SECTION
9.06 Agent
Individually.
The
Agent and its Affiliates may make loans and other extensions of credit to,
acquire capital stock of, engage in any kind of business with, the Company,
the
Transferor, the Servicer, the Manager or any Affiliate thereof as though
it were
not acting the Agent and may receive separate fees and other payments therefor.
To the extent the Agent or any of its Affiliates makes any Loan or otherwise
becomes a Lender hereunder, it shall have and may exercise the same rights
and
powers hereunder and shall be subject to the same obligations and liabilities
as
any other Lender and the terms “Lender” and “Required Lender” and any similar
terms shall, except where otherwise expressly provided in any Transaction
Document, include the Agent or such Affiliate, as the case may be, in its
individual capacity as Lender or as one of the Required Lenders,
respectively.
SECTION
9.07 Lender
Credit Decision.
Each
Lender acknowledges that it shall, independently and without reliance upon
the
Agent, any Lender or any of their Related Persons or upon any document solely
or
in part because such document was transmitted by the Agent or any of its
Related
Persons, conduct its own independent investigation of the financial condition
and affairs of the Company and make and continue to make its own credit
decisions in connection with entering into, and taking or not taking any
action
under, any Transaction Document or with respect to any transaction contemplated
in any Transaction Document, in each case based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate.
SECTION
9.08 Expenses;
Indemnities. (a)
Each
Lender agrees to reimburse the Agent and each of its Related Persons (to
the
extent not reimbursed by the Company, the Servicer or the Manager) promptly
upon
demand for such Lender’s Pro Rata Share with respect to the Loan of any costs
and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal
and
other advisors and Other Taxes paid in the name of, or on behalf of, the
Company, the Servicer or the Manager) that may be incurred by the Agent or
any
of its Related Persons in connection with the preparation, syndication,
execution, delivery, administration, modification, consent, waiver or
enforcement (whether through negotiations, through any work-out, bankruptcy,
restructuring or other legal or other proceeding or otherwise) of, or legal
advice in respect of its rights or responsibilities under, any Transaction
Document.
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(b)
Each
Lender further agrees to indemnify the Agent and each of its Related Persons
(to
the extent not reimbursed by any the Company, the Servicer or the Manager),
from
and against such Lender’s aggregate Pro Rata Share of the Obligations (including
taxes, interests and penalties imposed for not properly withholding or backup
withholding on payments made to on or for the account of any Lender) that
may be
imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent or any of its Related
Persons in any matter relating to or arising out of, in connection with or
as a
result of any Transaction Document or any other act, event or transaction
related, contemplated in or attendant to any such document, or, in each case,
any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Agent or any of its Related
Persons under or with respect to any of the foregoing; provided,
however,
that no
Lender shall be liable to the Agent or any of its Related Persons to the
extent
such liability has resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person, as
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable
judgment or order.
SECTION
9.09 Resignation
of Agent. (a)
The
Agent may resign at any time by delivering notice of such resignation to
the
Lenders and the Company, effective on the date that is thirty (30) days after
receipt by the Company of such notice or such later date as set forth in
such
notice. If the Agent delivers any such notice, the Required Lenders shall
have
the right to appoint a successor Agent. If, within thirty (30) days after
the
retiring Agent having given notice of resignation, no successor Agent has
been
appointed by the Required Lenders that has accepted such appointment, then
the
retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent from
among the Lenders. Each appointment under this clause
(a)
shall be
subject to the prior consent of the Company, which may not be unreasonably
withheld but shall not be required during the continuance of an Event of
Default.
(b)
Effective
immediately upon its resignation, (i) the retiring Agent shall be discharged
from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents, (ii) the
Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Agent until a
successor Agent shall have accepted a valid appointment hereunder, (iii)
the
retiring Agent and its Related Persons shall no longer have the benefit of
any
provision of any Transaction Document other than with respect to any actions
taken or omitted to be taken while such retiring Agent was, or because such
Agent had been, validly acting as Agent under the Transaction Documents and
(iv)
subject to its rights under Section 9.3,
the
retiring Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign
to the successor Agent its rights as Agent under the Transaction Documents.
Effective immediately upon its acceptance of a valid appointment as Agent,
a
successor Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights,
powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent under the Transaction
Documents.
ARTICLE
X.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
10.01 Amendments
and Waivers; Modification of Standards. (a)
Except
as provided in Section
10.01(b),
no
amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective
without the written agreement of the Company, the Servicer, the Manager,
the
Agent and the Required Lenders, and no termination or waiver of any provision
of
this Agreement or consent to any departure therefrom by the Company, the
Servicer or the Manager shall be effective without the written concurrence
of
the Agent and the Lenders. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only
in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
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(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section
10.01(a),
in the
event that there is more than one Lender, the written consent of each Lender
shall be required for any amendment, modification or waiver (i) reducing
any
Loans Outstandings, or the interest thereon, (ii) postponing any date for
any
payment of the Loan, or the interest thereon or (iii) modifying the provisions
of this Section
10.01.
SECTION
10.02 Notices,
Etc.
All
notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise
stated herein, be in writing (including telex communication, communication
by
facsimile copy or electronic mail) and mailed, telexed, transmitted or
delivered, as to each party hereto, at its address set forth under its name
on
the signature pages hereof or specified in such party’s Assignment and
Acceptance or at such other address (including an electronic mail address)
as
shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties
hereto. All such notices and communications shall be effective, upon receipt,
or
in the case of (i) notice by mail, five (5) days after being deposited in
the
United States mails, first class postage prepaid, (ii) notice by telex, when
telexed against receipt of answerback, or (iii) notice by facsimile copy
or
electronic mail, when verbal communication of receipt is obtained, except
that
notices and communications pursuant to Article II shall not be effective
until
received.
SECTION
10.03 No
Waiver; Remedies.
No
failure on the part of the Agent or the Lenders to exercise, and no delay
in
exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall
any
single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by
law.
SECTION
10.04 Binding
Effect; Assignability; Multiple Lenders.
(a)
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company,
the
Servicer, the Manager, the Agent, the Lenders and their respective successors
and permitted assigns. This Agreement and the Lenders’ rights and obligations
hereunder and interest herein shall be assignable in whole or in part (including
by way of the sale of participation interests therein) by the Lenders and
their
successors and assigns; provided,
however,
(i)
MLMCI shall remain the Agent hereunder after any such assignment, and (ii)
such
assignment is to an Affiliate of MLMCI or, with the consent of the Company
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall not be required
at
any time an Event of Default shall have occurred) to any other Person that
is
not an Affiliate of MLMCI. Neither the Company, the Servicer nor the Manager
may
assign any of its rights and obligations hereunder or any interest herein
without the prior written consent of the Lenders and the Agent. The parties
to
each assignment or participation made pursuant to this Section
10.04
shall
execute and deliver to the Agent, for its acceptance and recording in its
books
and records, an assignment and acceptance agreement (an “Assignment
and Acceptance”)
or a
participation agreement or other transfer instrument reasonably satisfactory
in
form and substance to the Agent and the Company. Each such assignment or
participation shall be effective as of the date specified in the applicable
Assignment and Acceptance or other agreement or instrument only after the
execution, delivery, acceptance and recording thereof as described in the
preceding sentence. The Agent shall notify the Company of any assignment
or
participation thereof made pursuant to this Section
10.04.
The
Lenders may, in connection with any assignment or participation or any proposed
assignment or participation pursuant to this Section
10.04,
disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant
any
information relating to the Company and the Collateral furnished to the Lenders
by or on behalf of the Company, the Servicer or the Manager; provided,
however,
that no
Lender shall disclose any such information until it has obtained an agreement
from such assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant that
it
shall treat as confidential (under terms mutually satisfactory to the Agent
and
such assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant) any
information obtained which is not already publicly known or
available.
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(b) Whenever
the term “Lender” or “Lenders” is used herein, it shall mean MLMCI and/or any
other Person which shall have executed an Assignment and Acceptance;
provided,
however,
that
each such party shall have a pro rata share of the rights and obligations
of the
Lenders hereunder in such percentage equal to the Loan Commitment of such
party.
Unless otherwise specified herein, any right at any time of the Lenders to
enforce any remedy, or to consent to any waiver, amendment or other modification
hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, shall be exercised by
the
Agent only upon direction by such parties that hold a majority of the Loan
Commitments at such time.
(c) Subject
to Section
10.04(a),
each of
the parties hereto hereby agrees to execute any amendment to this Agreement
that
is required in order to facilitate the addition of any new Lender hereunder
as
contemplated by this Section
10.04.
SECTION
10.05 Term
of This Agreement.
This
Agreement, including the Company’s obligation to observe its covenants set forth
in Articles
V
and
VI
and the
Servicer’s and the Manager’s obligation to observe their covenants set forth in
Articles
V
and
VI,
shall
remain in full force and effect until the Loan Repayment Date; provided,
however,
that
the rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation
and
warranty made or deemed made by the Company, the Servicer or the Manager
pursuant to Articles
III
and
IV
and the
indemnification and payment provisions of Article
VIII
and
Article
X
and the
provisions of Section
10.08
and
Section
10.09
shall be
continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION
10.06 GOVERNING
LAW; JURY WAIVER.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK,
WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD CALL
FOR
THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
THAT
THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS OF THE AGENT IN THE
COLLATERAL, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT THEREOF, ARE GOVERNED BY THE
LAWS
OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO
A TRIAL
BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF,
UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER.
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SECTION
10.07 Costs,
Expenses and Taxes.
In
addition to the rights of indemnification granted to the Agent, the Lenders
and
their Affiliates under Section
8.01
hereof,
the Company agrees to pay on demand all reasonable (and reasonably documented)
costs and expenses of the Lenders and the Agent and their Affiliates incurred
in
connection with the preparation, execution, delivery or administration of,
or
any waiver or consent issued or amendment prepared in connection with, this
Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the other documents to be
delivered hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith or incurred in
connection with any amendment, waiver or modification of this Agreement,
any
other Transaction Document, and any other documents to be delivered hereunder
or
thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith that is necessary or requested
by any of the Company, the Servicer, the Manager or the Lenders or made
necessary or desirable as a result of the actions of any regulatory, tax
or
accounting body affecting the Lenders and its Affiliates, or which is related
to
an Event of Default, including the reasonable fees and out of pocket expenses
of
counsel for the Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto and with respect
to
advising the Agent and the Lenders as to their respective rights and remedies
under this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or
in
connection herewith, and all costs and expenses, if any (including reasonable
counsel fees and expenses), incurred by the Agent or the Lenders in connection
with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered
hereunder or in connection herewith.
SECTION
10.08 No
Proceedings.
The
Servicer and the Manager hereby agree that they will not institute against,
or
join any other Person in instituting against, the Company any proceedings
of the
type referred to in the definition of Bankruptcy Event if there shall not
have
elapsed at least one year and one day since the Loan Repayment
Date.
SECTION
10.09 Recourse
Against Certain Parties.
No
recourse under or with respect to any obligation, covenant or agreement
(including the payment of any fees or any other obligations) of the Lenders
or
the Agent as contained in this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument
or
document entered into by the Lenders or the Agent pursuant hereto or in
connection herewith shall be had against any administrator of the Lenders
or the
Agent or any incorporator, affiliate, stockholder, officer, employee or director
of the Lenders or the Agent or of any such administrator, as such, by the
enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by
virtue
of any statute or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that
the
agreements of each party hereto contained in this Agreement and all of the
other
agreements, instruments and documents entered into by the Lenders or the
Agent
pursuant hereto or in connection herewith are, in each case, solely the
corporate obligations of such party (and nothing in this Section
10.09
shall be
construed to diminish in any way such corporate obligations of such party),
and
that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to or be incurred by any
administrator of the Lenders or the Agent or any incorporator, stockholder,
affiliate, officer, employee or director of the Lenders or the Agent or of
any
such administrator, as such, or any of them, under or by reason of any of
the
obligations, covenants or agreements of the Lenders or the Agent contained
in
this Agreement or in any other such instruments, documents or agreements,
or
which are implied therefrom, and that any and all personal liability of every
such administrator of the Lenders or the Agent and each incorporator,
stockholder, affiliate, officer, employee or director of the Lenders or the
Agent or of any such administrator, or any of them, for breaches by the Lenders
or the Agent of any such obligations, covenants or agreements, which liability
may arise either at common law or in equity, by statute or constitution,
or
otherwise, is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration
for
the execution of this Agreement. The provisions of this Section
10.09
shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.
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SECTION
10.10 Execution
in Counterparts; Severability; Integration.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different
parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be
deemed
to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one
and
the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page
to
this Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement. In the event that 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. This
Agreement contains the final and complete integration of all prior expressions
by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall
constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to
the
subject matter hereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings
other than the Fee Letter.
SECTION
10.11 Tax
Characterization.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the parties hereto intend
that
the Loans advanced hereunder shall constitute indebtedness of the Company
for
federal income tax purposes.
SECTION
10.12 Confidentiality.
Each of
the Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the
Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed
(a) to
the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (b) to the extent required
by
Applicable Laws, (c) to any other party to this Agreement, (d) to the
extent required by a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with the
exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating
to
this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (e) subject to an
agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this
Section
10.12,
(i) to
any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant
in, any rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) to any actual
or
prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction
relating to the Company and its obligations, (f) with the consent of the
Company
or (g) to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other
than
as a result of a breach of this Section
10.12
or (2)
becomes available to the Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis
from a
source other than the Company provided that such source has not made such
information available in contravention of any confidentiality agreement.
For the
purposes of this Section
10.12,
“Information” means all information received from or on behalf of the Company,
the Transferor, the Parent or Mossimo Management, LLC relating to the Company,
the Transferor, the Parent or Mossimo Management, LLC or its respective
business, other than any such information that is available to the Agent
or any
Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company, the
Transferor, the Parent or Mossimo Management, LLC.
[Signature
page to follow.]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by
their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above
written.
THE
COMPANY:
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MOSSIMO
HOLDINGS LLC
By:
Mossimo, Inc.
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By:
/s/
Xxxx
Xxxx
Title:
President
000
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Facsimile
No.:
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THE
SERVICER AND MANAGER:
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MOSSIMO
MANAGEMENT LLC
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By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Title:
President
000
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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THE
AGENT:
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XXXXXXX
XXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
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By:
/s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
Four
World Financial Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx / Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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LENDER:
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XXXXXXX
XXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
|
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
Four
World Financial Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx / Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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LIST
OF OMITTED SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
SCHEDULES | DESCRIPTION |
SCHEDULE I
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Condition Precedent
Documents
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SCHEDULE II
|
Prior Names, Tradenames, Fictitious Names and "Doing Business As" Names |
SCHEDULE III
|
Intentionally Omitted |
SCHEDULE IV
|
Deposit Accounts and Deposit Account Banks |
SCHEDULE 5.01(o)
|
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Cap |
EXHIBITS
|
|
EXHIBIT A
|
Form of Remittance Report |
EXHIBIT B
|
Form of Note |
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APPENDIX
A
STANDARD
DEFINITIONS
Accounting
terms used and not otherwise defined herein or in the Transaction Documents
shall be interpreted in accordance with GAAP in effect in the United States
from
time to time. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York,
and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article
9.
The
specific terms defined herein include the plural as well as the singular. Words
herein importing a gender include the other gender. References herein to
“writing” include printing, typing, lithography, and other means of reproducing
words in visible form. References to agreements and other contractual
instruments include all subsequent amendments, supplements or modifications
thereto or changes therein entered into in accordance with their respective
terms and not prohibited by the Loan Agreement. References to all Applicable
Law
include all subsequent amendments, supplements or modifications thereto or
changes therein. References herein to Persons include their successors and
assigns permitted under the Loan Agreement. The terms “include” or “including”
mean “include without limitation” or “including without limitation”.
“Adverse
Claim”
means
a
lien, security interest, charge, encumbrance or other right or claim of any
Person other than (i) any lien, security interest, charge, encumbrance or other
right or claim in favor of the Lenders (or the Agent on behalf of the Lenders)
or (ii) a Permitted Lien.
“Affected
Lender”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
2.09
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Affiliate”
when
used with respect to a Person, means any other Person controlling, controlled
by
or under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition,
“control,”
when
used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“controlling”
and
“controlled”
have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Agent”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in the preamble to the Loan
Agreement.
“Applicable
Law”
means,
with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all federal, state,
local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties,
standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments,
writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents
or
authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other
determinations, directives, requirements or requests of, any Government Entity,
in each case whether or not having the force of law and that are applicable
to
or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person
or
any of its property is subject.
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“Assets”
means
all of the following:
(i) |
all
Trademarks set forth on Exhibit A-1 to the Mossimo Contribution Agreement
for use in connection with any products or applications whatsoever,
together with the goodwill of the business connected with such use
of the
Trademarks or represented thereby;
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(ii) |
all
Licenses;
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(iii) |
all
Contracts;
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(iv) |
all
Other Intellectual Property;
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(v) |
all
Related Rights;
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(vi) |
all
rights of the Transferor under the Merger Documents; and
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(vii) |
any
of the foregoing acquired by the Company after the Closing
Date.
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“Assigned
Documents”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
2.11
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Assignment
and Acceptance”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
10.04
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Bankruptcy
Code”
means
Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.
“Bankruptcy
Event”
shall
be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Person if either:
(i) |
a
case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application
or
consent of such Person, in any court, seeking the liquidation,
reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition
or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee,
receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator or the like
for
such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar
action with respect to such Person under any law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition or adjustment
of
debts, and such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed, or
unstayed
and in effect, for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or an
order
for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary
case under the federal bankruptcy laws or other similar laws now
or
hereafter in effect; or
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(ii) |
such
Person shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under
any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement,
dissolution or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall
consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other
similar
official) for such Person or for any substantial part of its property,
or
shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or
shall
fail to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts generally
as
they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board
of
directors or members shall vote to implement any of the
foregoing.
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“Benefit
Plan”
means
a
“pension
plan,”
as
such
term is defined in section 3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to title IV of ERISA
(other than any “multiemployer
plan”
as
such
term is defined in section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), and to which the Transferor
or
any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability, including any liability by reason
of
having been a substantial employer within the meaning of section 4063 of ERISA
at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being deemed to
be
a contributing sponsor under section 4069 of ERISA.
“Benefit
Plan Event”
means
(a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Benefit Plan; (b) a withdrawal by
the
Transferor or any ERISA Affiliate from a Benefit Plan subject to Section 4063
of
ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined
in
Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations which is treated
as
such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial
withdrawal by the Transferor or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan
or
notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing
of a
notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a plan amendment as a
termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of
proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Benefit Plan or Multiemployer Plan;
(e)
an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds
under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a
trustee to administer, any Benefit Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the
imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums
due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Transferor or
any
ERISA Affiliate.
“Board
of Directors”
means
the board of directors or board of managers or other governing body of a Person
or any duly authorized committee of that Board.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day of the year other than a Saturday or a Sunday or any other day on which
banks are authorized or required to close in New York City, New York or Los
Angeles, California.
“Capital
Lease”
means
any lease of property by a Person which, in accordance with GAAP, should be
reflected as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person.
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“Change
of Control”
means
any of the following transactions shall occur with respect to any Entity: (i)
if
any person (as such term is used in section 13(d) and section 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) or related persons constituting
a
group (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), become the
“beneficial owners” (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act
as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, of more than 25%
of
the total voting power of all classes then outstanding of the voting stock
or
other equity interests of such Entity; (ii) the acquisition after the Closing
Date by any person (as such term is used in section 13(d) and section 14(d)(2)
of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) or related persons
constituting a group (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange
Act as in effect on the Closing Date) of (a) the power to elect, appoint or
cause the election or appointment of at least a majority of the members of
the
board of directors of such Entity, through beneficial ownership of the capital
stock, or other equity interests, of such Entity or otherwise, or (b) all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of such entity; or (iii) the
Entity consolidates with, or merges with or into, another person (as such term
is used in section 13(d) and section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act as in effect
on the Closing Date) or any person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges
with or into, the Entity, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which
the total voting power of all classes then outstanding of the Entity’s voting
stock, or other equity interests, is converted into or exchanged for cash,
securities, equity interests or other property and immediately after such
transaction the Persons who were the beneficial owners of the outstanding voting
stock, or other equity interests, immediately prior to such transaction are
not
the beneficial owners, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total
voting equity of the surviving or transferee Person;
provided,
that it
shall not be a Change of Control if the Transferor, the Manager or the Servicer
is consolidated with or merged with or into the Parent or a Subsidiary of the
Parent.
“Closing
Date”
means
October 31, 2006.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, amended
“Collateral”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
2.11
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Collections”
means,
without duplication, all amounts paid to or for the benefit of the Company
pursuant to the terms of the Mossimo Contribution Agreement and all other
payments received by or on behalf of the Company with respect to, or in
connection with, such Collateral.
“Collection
Account”
means
a
deposit account at a financial institution acceptable to the Agent in the name
of the Company and under the sole dominion and control of the Agent for the
benefit of the Lenders which account shall contain funds all Collections which
may be distributed in accordance with Section
2.04
of the
Loan Agreement; provided, that the funds deposited therein (including any
interest and earnings thereon) from time to time shall constitute the property
of the Company and the Company shall be solely liable for any taxes payable
with
respect to the Collection Account.
“Collection
Account Agreement”
means
a
Control Agreement with respect to the Collection Account by and among the
Collection Account Bank, the Company, the Servicer and the Agent.
“Collection
Account Bank”
means
the financial institution at which the Collection Account is maintained.
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“Company”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in the preamble to the Loan
Agreement.
“Compensation
Certificate”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
2.07(c)
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Contracts”
means
all documents, instruments or agreements relating to the Trademarks other than
the Licenses.
“Contract
Rate”
shall
mean sum of (i) the Index Rate plus (ii) five and one-eighths percent (5.125%).
“Contractual
Obligation”
means,
with respect to any Person, any obligation, agreement, covenant or undertaking
contained in any document, instrument or agreement (other than a Transaction
Document) to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property
is bound or to which any of its property is subject.
“Control
Agreement”
means,
with respect to any deposit account, trust account, securities account,
commodity account, securities entitlement or commodity contract, an agreement,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, among the Agent,
the
financial institution or other Person at which such account is maintained or
with which such entitlement or contract is carried, the Company and the
Servicer, effective to grant “control”
(as
defined under the applicable UCC) over such account to the Agent.
“Debt”
of
any
Person means, without duplication, any of the following, whether or not matured:
(a) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) all other obligations evidenced
by
notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) all reimbursement and
all
other obligations with respect to (i) letters of credit, financial institution
guarantees or bankers’ acceptances or (ii) surety, customs, reclamation or
performance bonds (in each case not related to judgments or litigation), other
than those entered into in the ordinary course of business, (d) all obligations
to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, other than trade
payables incurred in the ordinary course of business, (e) all obligations
created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, regardless of whether the rights and remedies of the seller or lender
under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or
sale
of such property and (f) all capitalized lease obligations.
“Default”
means
any occurrence which is, or with notice or the lapse of time or both would
become, an Event of Default.
“Defaulted
Contract Asset”
means,
as of any date of determination, a License as to which any of the following
shall have occurred: (i) the periodic required payments have become over 60
days
delinquent, or (ii) a default has occurred thereunder and any applicable cure
period has expired without a cure having been effected, or (iii) any party
or
Affiliate of a party to such License is insolvent or there has commenced with
respect to such Person, either voluntarily or involuntarily, a proceeding under
the Bankruptcy Code.
“Domestic
Person”
means
any “United
States person”
under
and as defined in Section 770l(a)(30)
of the
Code.
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“Early
Amortization Commencement Date”
means
the earliest of (i) the date of occurrence of any event described in
Section
7.01(a)
of the
Loan Agreement, (ii) the date of the declaration of the Early Amortization
Commencement Date pursuant to any other subsection of Section
7.01
of the
Loan Agreement and (iii) the date of the declaration of the Early Amortization
Commencement Date by, and at the option of, the Agent, in its sole and absolute
discretion, upon the occurrence of an Early Amortization Event.
“Early
Amortization Event”
means
the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) |
an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
or
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(ii) |
a
Servicer Default or Manager Default has occurred and is continuing;
or
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(iii) |
the
Collections, net of all Servicing Fees payable to the Servicer or
Successor Servicer and Management Fees payable to the Manager or
Successor
Manager, shall be less than (i) $10,739,681.11 for first three (3)
Remittance Periods following the Closing Date; and (ii) $16,250,000
for
first four (4) Remittance Periods following the Closing Date and
for any
rolling four (4) Remittance Periods thereafter; or
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(iv) |
the
occurrence of (1) an event described in Section 11 of the Target
License
Agreement and as a result Target Brands, Inc. has delivered to the
Company
a written notice of its intention to terminate the Target License
Agreement and such notice is not withdrawn within thirty (30) days
of
delivery of such termination notice or (2) an event of default under
the
Target License Agreement with respect to which the non-breaching
party has
delivered a default notice and such event of default has not been
cured
within any applicable cure period; or
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(v) |
the
death or permanent disability of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, provided, that
an
Early Amortization Event shall be deemed not to have occurred if
the
Company provides, in writing, to the Agent reasonable evidence that
such
death or disability will not have a material adverse effect on the
fees
payable by Target Brands, Inc. under the Target License Agreement;
or
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(vi) |
a
Change of Control shall have occurred with respect to the Parent.
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“Entity”
means
any Person other than a natural person or a governmental agency.
“ERISA”
means
the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
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“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
a
corporation, trade or business that is, along with the Transferor, a member
of a
controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses,
as described in section 414 of the Code or section 4001 of ERISA.
“Event
of Default”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
7.01
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded
Taxes”
means,
(i) taxes measured by net income (including branch profits taxes) and franchise
taxes imposed in lieu of net income taxes, in each case imposed on any Lender
(or any corporation controlling such Lender) as a result of a present or former
connection between such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Entity
imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof
or
therein (other than such connection arising solely from any Lender having
executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under,
or
enforced, any Transaction Document) or (ii) taxes that are directly attributable
to the failure (other than as a result of a change in any Requirement of Law)
by
any Lender to deliver the documentation described in clause 2.08(f) of the
Loan
Agreement (including, in the case of a Non-US Lender, the documents described
in
Section 2.08(f)(i)(A), (B) and (C) of the Loan Agreement).
“Facility
Amount”
means,
at any time, the sum of the aggregate Loans Outstanding under the Loan
Agreement.
“Facility
Termination Date”
means
December 18, 2008 or (ii) the date the Loan Agreement is terminated by the
Company pursuant to Section
2.15(b)
thereof.
"Fair
Market Value”
shall
mean the price at which a willing seller would sell and a willing buyer would
buy the Assets having full knowledge of the facts, in an arm’s-length auction
transaction without time constraints, and without being under any compulsion
to
buy or sell.
“FDIC”
means
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereof.
“Federal
Funds Rate”
means,
for any day, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to
the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of
the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published
by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such
day, provided that (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds
Rate
for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding
Business Day and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next preceding
Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate
quoted to Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by
Agent.
“Fee
Letter”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
2.06(a)
of the
Loan Agreement.
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“Fees”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
2.06(a)
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Fitch”
means
Fitch, Inc. (or its successors in interest).
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in
the
United States.
“Government
Entity”
means
the United States, any State, any political subdivision of a State and any
agency or instrumentality of the United States or any State or political
subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.
“Government
Securities”
means
the securities described in clause (i) of the definition of the term
“Eligible
Investments”.
“Indemnified
Amounts”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
8.01
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Independent
Accountants”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
6.10(b)
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Index
Rate”
means,
with respect to any Remittance Period, the rate per annum equal to the three
month British Bankers Association Rate for dollar deposits as reported on the
display designated as “BBAM” on Bloomberg (or such other display as may replace
“BBAM” on Bloomberg), as of 8 a.m., New York City time, on the date two Business
Days prior to the commencement of such Remittance Period or, in the case of
the
initial Remittance Period, prior to the Closing Date, and if such rate shall
not
be quoted, or if the related Remittance Period shall be less than three months,
the interest rate published in the “Money Rates” section of The
Wall Street Journal
as the
three-month London Interbank Offered Rate on the date two Business Days prior
to
the commencement of such Remittance Period or, in the case of the initial
Remittance Period, prior to the Closing Date, and if such rate shall not be
published, the Federal Funds Rate on the date two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Remittance Period or, in the case of the initial Remittance
Period, prior to the Closing Date.
“Instruments
of Transfer”
means
such duly executed assignments and other instruments of conveyance and transfer,
each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its
counsel, as are necessary, appropriate or desirable to vest in the Company
all
right, title and interest in and to the Trademarks, the Licenses and the other
Assets.
“Lenders”
means,
collectively, MLMCI and/or any other Person that is an Affiliate of MLMCI and/or
any other Person that is not an Affiliate of MLMCI that agrees, pursuant to
the
pertinent Assignment and Acceptance, to make Loans secured by Collateral
pursuant to Article
II
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Letter
of Direction”
means
the Letter of Direction delivered to each Obligor, substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit E to the Mossimo Contribution Agreement.
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“License
Income”
means
any and all forms of income, proceeds or compensation, whether cash or other
property, paid on account of or in respect of any of the Licenses.
“Licenses”
means
at any time and from time to time, the licenses identified on Exhibit A-2 to
the
Mossimo Contribution Agreement and any other licenses of trademarks to which
the
Company shall be a party as licensor, together with any extension, modification,
renewal or replacement of any such license.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, easement, lien (statutory or other), security interest
or other security arrangement and any other preference, priority or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale
contract or other title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor under
a
Capital Lease and any synthetic or other financing lease having substantially
the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.
“Loan”
means
the loan advanced by the Lenders to the Company pursuant to Article
II
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Loan
Agreement”
means
the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among the Company,
Mossimo Management LLC, the Agent and the Lenders, as the same may from time
to
time be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified.
"Loan
Commitment"
means
(i) as to any Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make its Pro Rata Share
of the Loan as set forth on Annex J
to the
Loan Agreement or in the most recent Assignment and Acceptance executed by
such
Lender, and (ii) as to all Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Lenders
to
make the Loan, which aggregate commitment shall be Ninety Million Dollars
($90,000,000). After advancing the Loan, each reference to a Lender's Loan
Commitment shall refer to that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Loans
Outstanding.
“Loan
Repayment Date”
means
the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans have
been repaid in full and all interest and Fees and all other Obligations have
been paid in full.
“Loans
Outstanding”
means
the aggregate principal amounts of the Loan advanced to the Company, reduced
from time to time by Collections received and distributed as repayment of
principal amounts of the Loan outstanding pursuant to Section
2.04
of the
Loan Agreement and any other amounts received by the Lenders to repay the
principal amounts of the Loan outstanding; provided,
however,
that
the principal amounts of Loans Outstanding shall be increased by the amount
of
any Collections or other amounts that are rescinded or must be returned for
any
reason.
“Management
Agreement”
means
that certain Management and Servicing Agreement dated the Closing Date between
the Company and Mossimo Management LLC.
“Management
Fee”
means,
with respect to each Remittance Period, an amount equal to the product of (x)
the average outstanding principal balance of the Loans during the applicable
Remittance Period multiplied by (y) the product of (1) one-quarter of one
percent (0.25%) multiplied by (2) a fraction the numerator of which is the
number of days in such Remittance Period and the denominator of which is three
hundred and sixty (360). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that
Mossimo Management is replaced with a Successor Manager, the Management Fee
shall be market rate charged by manager of assets of the nature managed by
the
Manager.
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“Manager”
means,
at any time, the Person then authorized, pursuant to Section
6.01
of the
Loan Agreement to perform the Manager Services as described in the Management
Agreement.
“Manager
Default”
means
the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) |
any
provision of any Transaction Document ceases to be legal, valid or
binding
on the Manager or the Manager shall in writing state that any provision
of
any Transaction Document to which the Manager is a party should cease
for
any reason to be legal, valid or binding;
or
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(ii) |
the
Manager, or any Person to which the Manager shall have delegated
any of
its servicing responsibilities, shall have suffered any material
adverse
change to its financial condition, business or operations which would
affect the Manager’s ability to conduct its business or fulfill its
obligations under the Loan Agreement or under any other Transaction
Document, in each case as reasonably determined by the Agent;
or
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(iii) |
the
failure of the Manager to observe or perform any term (other than
those
set forth in clause (v) below), covenant or agreement of the Loan
Agreement or under any other Transaction Document and such failure
(x) has
a material and adverse effect upon the rights and interests of the
Agent
and/or the Lenders hereunder and (y) shall remain unremedied for
the
lesser of thirty (30) days after (A) the Manager becomes aware or
reasonably should have become aware of such failure or (B) the Manager
is
notified in writing by the Lenders, the Agent or any other Person,
of such
failure;
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(iv) |
the
Manager assigns any of its duties or obligations of the Loan Agreement
other than as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section
6.02(d)
of
the Loan Agreement
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(v) |
any
representation, warranty or statement of the Manager made in the
Loan
Agreement or in any other Transaction Document shall prove to be
incorrect
in any material respect, and, solely if such incorrect representation,
warranty or statement can be remedied, such representation, warranty
or
statement remains unremedied for the lesser of thirty (30) days after
(A)
the Manager becomes aware or reasonably should have become aware
of such
failure or (B) the Manager is notified in writing by the Lenders,
the
Agent or any other Person of such
failure;
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(vi) |
the
occurrence of an Event of Default;
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(vii) |
(x)
the occurrence of any litigation, investigation or proceeding before
any
Government Entity, against the Manager, or any Person to which the
Manager
shall have delegated any of its servicing responsibilities, seeking
damages or claiming an amount, which is reasonably likely to materially
impair the ability of the Manager to perform its obligations under
the
Loan Agreement or under the other Transaction Documents, or (y) the
entry
of one or more judgments or decrees against the Manager involving,
in the
aggregate, a liability of greater than $100,000, and the same shall
remain
undischarged for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days during which
execution shall not be effectively stayed, nor shall any action be
legally
taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of
the
Manager to enforce any such judgment (whether insured or
uninsured);
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(viii) |
the
occurrence of a Change of Control with respect to the Manager;
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(ix) |
the
Manager is not Solvent; or
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(x) |
the
occurrence of any Bankruptcy Event in respect of the Manager
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“Maximum
Loan Amount”
means
ninety million dollars ($90,000,000); provided,
however,
that
such amount shall be automatically reduced on the dates set forth below to
the
respective amounts set forth opposite such dates:
Date
|
Maximum
Loan Amount
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December
18, 2006
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$87,500,000
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March
18, 2007
|
$86,750,000
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June
18, 2007
|
$80,750,000
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September
18, 2007
|
$79,500,000
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December
18, 2007
|
$78,250,000
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March
18, 2008
|
$77,250,000
|
June
18, 2008
|
$70,750,000
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September
18, 2008
|
$68,750,000
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“Merger
Documents”
shall
mean the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 31, 2006 (the “Merger”)
among the Transferor, MI, Parent and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and all other documents,
instruments or agreements executed in connection therewith.
“MLMCI”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in the preamble to the Loan Agreement.
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“MI”
means
Mossimo, Inc., a Delaware corporation, predecessor-in-interest to
Transferor.
“Moody’s”
means
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (or its successors in interest).
“Mossimo
Contribution Agreement”
means
that certain Capital Contribution Agreement, dated October 31, 2006, by and
between the Transferor and the Company pursuant to which the Company will
acquire certain Assets from the Transferor related to the name “Mossimo”.
“Mossimo
Management”
means
Mossimo Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
a
“multiemployer
plan”,
within
the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Transferor or any
ERISA
Affiliate makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions or, during
the
preceding three calendar years, has made, or been obligated to make,
contributions.
“Non-U.S.
Lender Party”
means
each Lender and each participant, in each case that is not a Domestic
Person.
“Note”
means
a
promissory note of the Company, in substantially the form of Exhibit B
to the
Loan Agreement, payable to the order of a Lender in a principal amount equal
to
the amount of such Lender’s Loan Commitment.
“Obligations”
means
all present and future indebtedness and other liabilities and obligations
(howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute
or contingent, or due or to become due) of the Company to the Lenders or the
Agent arising under the Loan Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document
and
shall include all liability for principal of and interest on the Loans,
indemnifications and other amounts due or to become due by the Company to the
Lenders or the Agent under the Loan Agreement and/or any other Transaction
Document, including interest, fees and other obligations that accrue after
the
commencement of an insolvency proceeding (in each case whether or not allowed
as
a claim in such insolvency proceeding).
“Obligor”
means
a
Person obligated to pay a Receivable.
“Officer’s
Certificate”
means
a
certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer or the Manager,
as
applicable.
“Organizational
Documents”
means,
with respect to any Person, as applicable, such Person’s certificate of
incorporation, articles of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of formation,
articles of organization, limited liability company agreement, management
agreement, operating agreement, shareholder agreement, partnership agreement,
trust agreement or similar document or agreement governing such Person’s
existence, organization or management or concerning disposition of ownership
or
equity interests of such Person or voting rights among such Person’s
owners.
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“Other
Intellectual Property”
means
the following property:
(i) |
The
trade secrets, inventions, methodology, processes, technology, technical
information and know-how and other proprietary intellectual property
rights and information (collectively, the “Technology”)
related to the manufacture, marketing, distribution or sale by the
Transferor of any products in connection with which the Transferor
has or
may subsequently obtain the right to use the
Trademarks;
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(ii) |
design
patents and registrations, trade dress and product configuration,
advertising, photographs, layouts, promotional materials and manuals
that
are used in connection with or of any products or applications,
whatsoever; and
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(iii) |
the
domain name registrations to <xxxxxxx.xxx>
.
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“Parent”
means
Iconix Brand Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Parent
Guaranty”
means
that certain Guaranty dated as of the Closing Date made by the Parent in favor
of the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders.
“Permitted
Investments”
means
any one or more of the following:
(i) |
direct
obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and
interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof,
provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of the
United States;
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(ii) |
repurchase
obligations (the collateral for which is held by a third party),
with
respect to any security described in clause (i) above, provided that
the
long term unsecured obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase
such
obligations are at the time rated by Moody’s and S&P in one of their
two highest long term rating categories and if rated by Fitch, in
one of
its two highest long term rating
categories;
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(iii) |
certificates
of deposit, time deposits, demand deposits and bankers’ acceptances of any
bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States
or
any State thereof or the District of Columbia, provided that the
short
term commercial paper of such bank or trust company (or, in the case
of
the principal depository institution in a depository institution
holding
company, the long term unsecured debt obligations of the depository
institution holding company) at the date of acquisition thereof has
been
rated by Moody’s and S&P in their highest short term rating category,
and if rated by Fitch, in its highest short term rating
category;
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(iv) |
commercial
paper (having original maturities of not more than two hundred seventy
(270) days) of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the
United
States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, having a
rating,
on the date of acquisition thereof, of no less than P-1 by Moody’s, A-1 by
S&P and F-1 if rated by Fitch;
and
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(v) |
money
market mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940,
as amended (including any such fund that is managed by the Agent’s Bank or
an Affiliate thereof) having a rating, at the time of such investment,
of
no less than Aaa by Moody’s, AAA by S&P and AAA if rated by
Fitch;
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provided,
that no
such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument evidences
the
right to receive either (a) interest only payments with respect to the
obligations underlying such instrument or (b) both principal and interest
payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument, where the
principal and interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield
to maturity exceeding 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying
obligation. Each Permitted Investment may be purchased by the Collection Bank
or
through an Affiliate of the Collection Bank.
“Permitted
Liens”
means,
with respect to any Person, any of the following:
(i) |
Liens
(a) with respect to the payment of taxes, assessments or other
governmental charges or (b) of suppliers, carriers, materialmen,
warehousemen, workmen or mechanics and other similar Liens, in each
case
imposed by Applicable Law and arising in the ordinary course of business,
and, for each of the Liens in clauses
(a)
and (b)
above for amounts that are not yet due or that are being contested
in good
faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect
to
which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are maintained
on
the books of such Person in accordance with
GAAP;
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(ii) |
Liens
of a collection bank on items in the course of collection arising
under
Section 4-208 of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York or
any
similar section under any applicable UCC or any similar Requirement
of Law
of any foreign jurisdiction;
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(iii) |
pledges
or cash deposits made in the ordinary course of business (a) in connection
with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other types of
social security benefits (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA),
(b) to
secure the performance of bids, tenders, leases (other than Capital
Leases) sales or other trade contracts (other than for the repayment
of
borrowed money) or (c) made in lieu of, or to secure the performance
of,
surety, customs, reclamation or performance bonds (in each case not
related to judgments or
litigation);
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(iv) |
judgment
liens (other than for the payment of taxes, assessments or other
governmental charges) securing judgments and other proceedings not
constituting an Event of Default under Section 7.01(f)
of
the Loan Agreement and pledges or cash deposits made in lieu of,
or to
secure the performance of, judgment or appeal bonds in respect of
such
judgments and proceedings;
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(v) |
Liens
(a) arising by reason of zoning restrictions, easements, licenses,
reservations, restrictions, covenants, rights-of-way, encroachments,
minor
defects or irregularities in title (including leasehold title) and
other
similar encumbrances on the use of real property or (b) consisting
of
leases, licenses or subleases granted by a lessor, licensor or sublessor
on its property (in each case other than Capital Leases) otherwise
permitted under the Loan Agreement that, for each of the Liens in
clauses
(a)
and (b)
above, do not, in the aggregate, materially (1) impair the value
or
marketability of such real property or (2) interfere with the ordinary
conduct of the business conducted and proposed to be conducted at
such
real property;
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(vi) |
Liens
of landlords and mortgagees of landlords (a) arising by statute or
under
any lease or related Contractual Obligation entered into in the ordinary
course of business, (b) on fixtures and movable tangible property
located
on the real property leased or subleased from such landlord, (c)
for
amounts not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and (d) for which adequate
reserves or other appropriate provisions are maintained on the books
of
such Person in accordance with GAAP;
and
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(vii) |
the
title and interest of a lessor or sublessor in and to personal property
leased or subleased (other than through a Capital Lease), in each
case
extending only to such personal
property.
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“Person”
means
an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), limited
liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association,
joint
venture, government (or any agency or political subdivision thereof) or other
entity.
“Pledge”
means
the pledge of any Collateral pursuant to Article
II
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Prepaid
Royalty Amount”
means
an amount equal to any royalties received by the Company from a licensee
pursuant to a License in advance of their contractual due date (including,
without limitation, prepaid royalties, early termination payments and liquidated
damage payments) or which would otherwise relate to the use of a trademark
for a
period in excess of six months.
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“Primary
Marks”
means
the name “Mossimo”
both
in
stylized signature form and all other manner of representation for use in the
Territory in connection with any products or applications (including all
registrations for and applications for registration of either of the foregoing
in the Territory).
“Proceeds”
means
all proceeds of, and all other profits, rentals or receipts, in whatever form,
arising from the collection, sale, lease, exchange, assignment, licensing or
other disposition of, or realization upon, Collateral, including all claims
of
the Company against third parties for loss of, damage to, or destruction of,
or
for proceeds payable under, or unearned premiums with respect to, policies
of
insurance in respect of, any Collateral, and any condemnation or requisition
payments with respect to any Collateral, in each case whether now existing
or
hereafter arising.
“Pro
Rata Share”
means,
with respect to any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum
of
the commitment to make Loans of such Lender then in effect by (ii) the sum
of
the commitment to make Loans of all Lenders then in effect, as any such
percentages may be adjusted by assignments permitted pursuant to Section
10.04
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Rate
Management Transaction”
means,
with respect to any Person, any transaction (including an agreement with respect
thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into between such Person and any
counterparty which is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction,
commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity
index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction,
cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction,
currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option
or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any
of
these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more
interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other
financial measures.
“Receivables”
means
amounts payable under or in respect of any of the Assets.
“Records”
means
all documents, books, records and other information (including tapes, disks
and
related property and rights) maintained with respect to Commission Payment
Rights or Television Packaging Agreements and the related Obligors which the
Borrower has itself generated, in which the Borrower has acquired an interest
pursuant to the Purchase and Contribution Agreement or in which the Borrower
has
otherwise obtained an interest.
“Register”
has
the
meaning specified in Section 2.12(b)
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Related
Person”
means,
with respect to any Person, each Affiliate of such Person and each director,
officer, employee, agent, trustee, representative, attorney, accountant and
each
insurance, environmental, legal, financial and other advisor and other
consultants and agents of or to such Person or any of its Affiliates, together
with, if such Person is the Agent, each other Person or individual designated,
nominated or otherwise mandated by or helping the Agent pursuant to and in
accordance with Section
9.04
of the
Loan Agreement or any comparable provision of any Transaction
Document.
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“Related
Rights”
means
each of the following:
(i) |
From
and after the Closing Date, the sole and exclusive right to receive
and
collect any and all License Income regardless of when earned and
payable
and accruing under the Licenses before or after the Closing Date,
that are
paid on or after the Closing Date;
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(ii) |
The
sole and exclusive right to possess, retain and exploit, in perpetuity,
in
any manner or media, the Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property
and
any and all other rights (including merchandising rights) now or
hereafter
existing in any other Asset;
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(iii) |
The
sole and exclusive right to prosecute and defend all claims or causes
of
action arising out of or related to past, present or future infringement
or misappropriation of any Asset;
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(iv) |
The
sole and exclusive right to amend, modify, extend, renew, terminate,
replace or sell any other Assets in the Company’s own name;
and
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(v) |
All
proceeds of the foregoing.
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“Release
Price”
means
(i) $90,000,000 with respect to the Target License Agreement, (ii) $2,000,000
with respect to the License Agreement between the Transferor and Lunada Bay
Corporation dated as of December 1, 1987, (iii) $1,000,000 with respect to
the
License Agreement between the Transferor and Globe International Limited and
(iv) $500,000 with respect to each other license agreement between the
Transferor and a licensee.
“Relevant
Products”
means
all products of any kind or description in connection with which the Trademarks
have been used by the Transferors before the Closing Date or thereafter may
be
used by the Company.
“Remittance
Date”
means
the 18th
day of
March, June, September and December of each year, with the initial Remittance
Date being December 18, 2006 or, if such day is not a Business Date, the next
succeeding Business Day.
“Remittance
Period”
means,
(i) as to the initial Remittance Period, the period beginning on, and including,
the Closing Date and ending on, and including, the day immediately preceding
the
initial Remittance Date and (ii) as to any subsequent Remittance Period, the
period beginning on, and including, a Remittance Date and ending on the day
immediately preceding the subsequent Remittance Date; provided,
further,
that
the final Remittance Period shall begin on, and include, the Remittance Date
immediately preceding the Loan Repayment Date and shall end on the Loan
Repayment Date.
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“Remittance
Report”
means
a
report, in substantially the form of Exhibit
A
to the
Loan Agreement furnished by the Servicer to the Agent for the Lenders pursuant
to Section
6.09(a)
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Required
Reserve Amount”
shall
mean an amount equal to $1,500,000 of which $750,000 shall be required to be
funded on the first Remittance Date following the Closing Date and $750,000
shall be required to be funded on the second Remittance Date following the
Closing Date.
“Required
Lenders”
means,
at any time, Lenders having at such time in excess of 50% of the aggregate
Facility Amount.
“Reserve
Account”
means
a
deposit account at a financial institution acceptable to the Agent in the name
of the Company and under the sole dominion and control of the Agent for the
benefit of the Lenders which account shall contain funds in an amount equal
to
the Required Reserve Amount which may be applied by Agent to the Obligations
in
accordance with Section
2.04(d)
of the
Loan Agreement; provided, that the funds deposited therein (including any
interest and earnings thereon) from time to time shall constitute the property
of the Company and the Company shall be solely liable for any taxes payable
with
respect to the Reserve Account.
“Reserve
Account Agreement”
means
a
Control Agreement, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent,
with respect to the Reserve Account by and among the Reserve Account Bank,
the
Company and the Agent.
“Reserve
Account Bank”
means
the financial institution at which the Reserve Account is maintained.
“Responsible
Officer”
means
(i) with respect to the Company, the Manager or the Servicer (if an Affiliate
of
the Company), the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, a Senior
Vice President, or the Controller of the Company, the Manager or the Servicer,
as applicable, and (ii) with respect to the Manager or the Servicer (if not
an
Affiliate of the Company), any officer of the Manager or the Servicer which
has
direct responsibility for the administration of the Loan Agreement.
“S&P”
means
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc. (or its successors in interest).
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Servicer”
means,
at any time, the Person then authorized, pursuant to Section
6.01
of the
Loan Agreement to perform the Servicing Functions as described in the Management
Agreement.
“Servicer
Advance”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
2.2(g)
of the
Management Agreement.
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“Servicer
Default”
means
the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) |
any
provision of any Transaction Document ceases to be legal, valid or
binding
on the Servicer or the Servicer shall in writing state that any provision
of any Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party should
cease
for any reason to be legal, valid or binding;
or
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(ii) |
the
Servicer, or any Person to which the Servicer shall have delegated
any of
its servicing responsibilities, shall have suffered any material
adverse
change to its financial condition, business or operations which would
affect the Servicer’s ability to conduct its business or fulfill its
obligations under the Loan Agreement or under any other Transaction
Document, in each case as reasonably determined by the Agent;
or
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(iii) |
the
failure of the Servicer to deliver any payments, collections or proceeds
which it is obligated to deliver under the terms of the Loan Agreement
or
of any other Transaction Document at the times it is obligated to
make
such deliveries under the terms of the Loan Agreement or of any other
Transaction Document and such failure shall remain unremedied for
two (2)
Business Days;
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(iv) |
the
failure of the Servicer to (x) deliver any reports which it is obligated
to deliver under the terms of the Loan Agreement or of any other
Transaction Document at the times it is obligated to deliver such
reports
under the terms hereof or thereof or (y) satisfy any of its other
reporting, certification, notification or documentation requirements
under
the terms of the Loan Agreement or of any other Transaction Document
and,
(A) in the case of the delivery of a Remittance Report, such failure
shall
remain unremedied for three (3) Business Days from the date due,
and (B)
in the case of the delivery of any other report, certification or
notice,
such failure shall remain unremedied for five (5) Business Days from
the
date due;
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(v) |
the
failure of the Servicer to observe or perform any term (other than
those
set forth in clause (iii) above and (vii) below), covenant or agreement
of
the Loan Agreement or under any other Transaction Document (other
than
those described in clause (iii) or (iv) above) and such failure (x)
has a
material and adverse effect upon the rights and interests of the
Agent
and/or the Lenders hereunder and (y) shall remain unremedied for
the
lesser of thirty (30) days after (A) the Servicer becomes aware or
reasonably should have become aware of such failure or (B) the Servicer
is
notified in writing by the Lenders, the Agent or any other Person,
of such
failure;
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(vi) |
the
Servicer assigns any of its duties or obligations of the Loan Agreement
other than as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section
6.02(d)
of
the Loan Agreement
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(vii) |
any
representation, warranty or statement of the Servicer made in the
Loan
Agreement or in any other Transaction Document shall prove to be
incorrect
in any material respect, and, solely if such incorrect representation,
warranty or statement can be remedied, such representation, warranty
or
statement remains unremedied for the lesser of thirty (30) days after
(A)
the Servicer becomes aware or reasonably should have become aware
of such
failure or (B) the Servicer is notified in writing by the Lenders,
the
Agent or any other Person of such
failure;
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(viii) |
the
occurrence of an Event of Default;
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(ix) |
(x)
the occurrence of any litigation, investigation or proceeding before
any
Government Entity, against the Servicer, or any Person to which the
Servicer shall have delegated any of its servicing responsibilities,
seeking damages or claiming an amount, which is reasonably likely
to
materially impair the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations
under the Loan Agreement or under the other Transaction Documents,
or (y)
the entry of one or more judgments or decrees against the Servicer
involving, in the aggregate, a liability of greater than $100,000,
and the
same shall remain undischarged for a period of sixty (60) consecutive
days
during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, nor shall
any
action be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy
upon any
assets of the Servicer to enforce any such judgment (whether insured
or
uninsured);
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(x) |
the
occurrence of a Change of Control with respect to the Servicer;
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(xi) |
the
Servicer is not Solvent; or
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(xii) |
the
occurrence of any Bankruptcy Event in respect of the Servicer.
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“Servicing
Fee”
means,
with respect to each Remittance Period, an amount equal to the product of (x)
the average outstanding principal balance of the Loans during the applicable
Remittance Period multiplied by (y) the product of (1) one-quarter of one
percent (0.25%) multiplied by (2) a fraction the numerator of which is the
number of days in such Remittance Period and the denominator of which is three
hundred and sixty (360). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the
Servicer is replaced with a Successor Servicer, the Servicing Fee shall be
an
amount equal a market rate charged by servicers of assets of the nature serviced
by the Servicer.
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“Solvency
Certificate”
means
a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company to the effect that Company
will be Solvent after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents.
“Solvent”
means,
with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, that, as of such
date, (i) the value of the assets of such Person (both at fair value and present
fair saleable value) is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including
contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person, (ii) after giving
effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents, such Person is not engaged in a business or a
transaction, and does not propose to engage in a business or a transaction,
for
which its assets and properties would constitute unreasonably small capital
and
(iii) after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents, such Person is able to realize upon its
assets and pay its debts and other liabilities as they mature in the normal
course of business. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated
liabilities at any time, such liabilities shall be computed at the amount that,
in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents
the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured
liability.
“State”
means
one of the fifty states of the United States or the District of
Columbia.
“Strike
Price”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
5.01(o)
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, association or other entity, the management of which is,
directly or indirectly, controlled by, or of which an aggregate of more than
50%
of the outstanding voting stock is, at the time, owned or controlled directly
or
indirectly by, such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Successor
Servicer”
has
the
meaning assigned to that term in Section
6.02(a)
of the
Loan Agreement.
“Target
License Agreement”
means
that certain Mossimo Restated License Agreement dated as of March 31, 2006
by
and between Mossimo, Inc., predecessor interest to the Transferor, and Target
Brands, Inc., a subsidiary of the Target Corporation.
“Tax
Affiliate”
means
(i) the Company and (ii) any Affiliate of the Company with which the Company
files or is eligible to file consolidated, combined or unitary tax returns
or
for the taxes or for the taxes of which the Company otherwise is
liable.
“Territory”
means
the entire world.
“Trademarks”
means
(i) the names, marks and/or designations, and all applications and registrations
therefor including the Primary Marks, that are set forth on Exhibit A-1 to
the
Mossimo Contribution Agreement; (ii) all logos, designs and product
configuration, packaging or other distinctive configurations used in connection
therewith; and (iii) all other rights, whether now known or created in the
future, relating to the Primary Marks comprising or including any of the
foregoing.
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“Transferor”
means
Mossimo, Inc, a Delaware corporation, successor-in-interest to Xxxx Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
each document, instrument or agreement executed by the Company, the Servicer,
the Manager or the Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
the Loan Agreement including the Loan Agreement, the Mossimo Contribution
Agreement, the Management Agreement, the Collection Account Agreement, the
Reserve Account Agreement, the Fee Letter and the Parent Guaranty.
“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of
New
York; provided, that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection
or the effect of non-perfection of the Liens on any Collateral is governed
by
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York,
“UCC”
means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes
of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection
or
non-perfection.
“United
States”
means
the United States of America.
“U.S.
Lender Party”
means
each of the Agent, each Lender and each participant, in each case that is a
Domestic Person.
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