INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.26
This INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 24, 2013, is made by and between CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent under and pursuant to the First Lien Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Original First Lien Agent”), and OBSIDIAN AGENCY SERVICES, INC., as administrative agent and collateral agent under and pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Original Second Lien Agent”), and is acknowledged by OXFORD MINING COMPANY, LLC (“Borrower”) and the other Obligors (as hereinafter defined).
1. Definitions; Rules of Construction.
“Agreement”
“Borrower”
“Guarantor” and “Guarantors”
“Obligor” and “Obligors”
“Original First Lien Agent”
“Original First Lien Credit Agreement”
“Original First Lien Lenders”
“Original First Lien Loan Documents”
“Original Second Lien Agent”
“Original Second Lien Credit Agreement”
“Original Second Lien Lenders”
“Original Second Lien Loan Documents”
“Parent”
“Adequate Protection Lien” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.d.
“Agent” means the First Lien Agent or the Second Lien Agent, as the context may require.
“Bank Products” means any service or facility extended to Borrower or any other Obligor by any First Lien Lender or its affiliates including: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) ACH transactions, (f) cash management, including controlled disbursement, accounts or services, and (g) Lender-Provided Hedging Agreements.
“Bank Products Agreements” means those certain agreements entered into from time to time between a Borrower, on the one hand, and a First Lien Lender or its affiliates, on the other hand, in connection with any of the Bank Products, including, without limitation, any Lender-Provided Hedging Agreement.
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean title 11 of the United States Code, as in effect from time to time.
“Capital Stock” means (a) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, (c) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited) and (d) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of property of, the issuing Person.
“Cash Collateral” means any Collateral consisting of money or cash equivalents, any security entitlement (as defined in the UCC) and any financial assets (as defined in the UCC).
“Collateral” means all assets and properties upon which either the First Lien Agent or the Second Lien Agent now has or hereafter acquires a Lien, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor or any other Person, together with all rents, issues, profits, products, and Proceeds thereof.
“Control Collateral” means any Collateral consisting of a certificated security (as defined in the UCC), investment property (as defined in the UCC), a deposit account (as defined in the UCC) and any other Collateral as to which a Lien may be perfected through physical possession or control by the secured party or any agent therefor.
“DIP Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.d.
“Discharge of First Lien Indebtedness” means payment in full in cash of the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the First Lien Indebtedness consisting solely of contingent indemnification obligations under the First Lien Loan Documents for which no claim has been asserted in writing) after or concurrently with termination of all commitments to extend credit under any First Lien Credit Agreement.
“Discharge of Priority First Lien Indebtedness” means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.j, payment in full in cash of the First Lien Indebtedness (other than (a) the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness and (b) the First Lien Indebtedness consisting solely of contingent indemnification obligations under the First Lien Loan Documents for which no claim has been asserted in writing) after or concurrently with termination of all commitments to extend credit under any First Lien Credit Agreement.
“Discharge of Priority Second Lien Indebtedness” means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.k., payment in full in cash of the Second Lien Indebtedness (other than (a) the Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness and (b) the Second Lien Indebtedness consisting solely of contingent indemnification obligations under the Second Lien Loan Documents for which no claim has been asserted in writing) after or concurrently with termination of all commitments to extend credit under any Second Lien Credit Agreement.
“Discharge of Second Lien Indebtedness” means payment in full in cash of the Second Lien Indebtedness (other than the Second Lien Indebtedness consisting solely of contingent indemnification obligations under the Second Lien Loan Documents for which no claim has been asserted in writing) after or concurrently with termination of all commitments to extend credit under any Second Lien Credit Agreement.
“Dollars” or “$” means United States dollars unless otherwise specified.
“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options, or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
“Event of Default” means a First Lien Default or a Second Lien Default.
“Excluded First Lien Indebtedness” means, collectively, (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of loans and other credit accommodations made or incurred pursuant to the First Lien Credit Agreement and any Bank Products Agreement that cause the total aggregate principal amount thereof, or any category thereof, to exceed the Maximum Priority First Lien Loan Amount, or any category thereof, at such time, (b) any interest (including “payment-in-kind” interest), fees, attorneys fees, costs, expenses and indemnities payable on account of the principal described in clause (a) above under the First Lien Loan Documents or in respect thereof, (c) any prepayment premium applicable solely to the First Lien Indebtedness, make-whole obligation applicable solely to the First Lien Indebtedness, and/or early termination fee applicable solely to the First Lien Indebtedness and payable pursuant to the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement, and (d) any default interest (but not any other interest) and/or loan fees, each arising from or related to a default and accruing or becoming due under the terms of the First Lien Loan Documents on or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding relating to any Obligor or any other Person to the extent that a claim for such default interest or loan fees is not allowable or allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding.
“Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness” means, collectively, (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of loans made, issued or incurred pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement that cause the total aggregate principal amount thereof (excluding any “payment in kind” interest), to exceed (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan (as defined in the Original Second Lien Credit Agreement or any comparable term in any successor Second Lien Credit Agreement) made pursuant to the Second Lien Loan Documents not in excess of $85,000,000, plus (ii) $17,000,000, minus the sum of all permanent repayments after the date hereof of the principal amount of the Second Lien Term Loans, (b) any interest (including “payment in kind” interest), fees, attorneys fees, costs, expenses and indemnities payable on account of the principal described in clause (a) above under the Second Lien Loan Documents or in respect thereof, (c) any prepayment premium applicable solely to the Second Lien Indebtedness, make-whole obligation applicable solely to the Second Lien Indebtedness, and/or early termination fee applicable solely to the Second Lien Indebtedness and payable pursuant to the terms of the Second Lien Credit Agreement, and (d) any default interest (but not any other interest) and/or loan fees, each arising from or related to a default and accruing or becoming due under the terms of the Second Lien Loan Documents on or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding relating to any Obligor or any other Person to the extent that a claim for such default interest and/or loan fees is not allowable or allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding.
“Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies” or “Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies” means (a) the taking of any action to enforce or realize upon any Lien, including the institution of any private or judicial foreclosure or sale proceedings or the noticing of any public or private sale or other disposition pursuant to Article 9 of the UCC, (b) the exercise of any right or remedy provided to a secured creditor or otherwise on account of a Lien under the First Lien Loan Documents, the Second Lien Loan Documents, applicable law, in an Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, including the election to retain Collateral in full or partial satisfaction of a Lien, (c) the taking of any action or the exercise of any right or remedy in respect of the collection on, taking possession of, set off against, marshaling of, or foreclosure on the Collateral or the Proceeds of Collateral (including the notification of account debtors), (d) the sale, lease, license, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral, by private or public sale, other disposition or any other means permissible under applicable law, (e) the solicitation of bids from third parties to conduct the liquidation of all or a material portion of Collateral to the extent undertaken and being diligently pursued in good faith to consummate the sale of such Collateral within a commercially reasonable time, (f) the engagement or retention of sales brokers, marketing agents, investment bankers, accountants, appraisers, auctioneers or other third parties for the purposes of valuing, marketing, promoting and selling the Collateral to the extent undertaken and being diligently pursued in good faith to consummate the sale of such Collateral within a commercially reasonable time, (g) the exercise of any other enforcement right relating to the Collateral (including the exercise of any voting rights relating to any Capital Stock and including any right of recoupment or set-off) whether under the First Lien Loan Documents, the Second Lien Loan Documents, applicable law, in an Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, or (h) the commencement of, or the joinder with any creditor in commencing any legal proceeding (other than an Insolvency Proceeding) involving any assets of any Obligor. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies” shall not include (i) the acceleration of maturity of the First Lien Indebtedness or the Second Lien Indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of the First Lien Credit Agreement or the Second Lien Credit Agreement, as the case may be, (ii) commencement of a legal proceeding or action against any Obligor for the payment of all or any part of the First Lien Indebtedness or the Second Lien Indebtedness after the occurrence of and during the continuance of a First Lien Default or a Second Lien Default, as the case may be, (iii) the institution of the default rate of interest applicable to the First Lien Indebtedness or the Second Lien Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement or the Second Lien Credit Agreement, as the case may be, (iv) the filing of a proof of claim in an Insolvency Proceeding, (v) any actions taken by the First Lien Agent or the Second Lien Agent to create, perfect or maintain the Liens of the First Lien Agent or the Second Lien Agent, (vi) the filing of responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or pleading made by any person objecting to the claim or Lien of the First Lien Agent or the First Lien Lenders or the Second Lien Agent or the Second Lien Lenders, (vii) in the case of the Second Lien Agent, commencing 120 days after the receipt by the First Lien Agent of a Standstill Notice from the Second Lien Agent, the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding against an Obligor, or (viii) the receipt by the First Lien Agent or the First Lien Lenders or the Second Lien Agent or the Second Lien Lenders of any distribution under a plan of reorganization under any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of an Obligor.
“Exigent Circumstances” means an event or circumstance that materially and imminently threatens the ability of an Agent to realize upon all or a material part of the Collateral, such as, without limitation, fraudulent removal, concealment, or abscondment thereof, destruction (other than to the extent covered by insurance) or material waste thereof, or the failure of any Obligor after reasonable demand to maintain or reinstate adequate casualty insurance coverage with respect thereto.
“First Lien Agent” means the Original First Lien Agent, together with its successors, assigns, transferees and any Person that has a similar title (such as “Agent”, “Collateral Agent” or “Administrative Agent”) under any First Lien Credit Agreement.
“First Lien Credit Agreement” means the Original First Lien Credit Agreement, as hereafter amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced, or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time, and any other agreement hereafter extending the maturity of, consolidating, otherwise restructuring (including adding Subsidiaries or affiliates of any Obligor or any other Persons as parties thereto), renewing, replacing or refinancing all or any portion of the Obligations or the Commitments as those terms are defined in the Original First Lien Credit Agreement or all or any portion of the amounts owed under any other agreement that itself is a First Lien Credit Agreement hereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, lender, or group of lenders and whether or not increasing the amount of the First Lien Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder, in each case, to the extent that any such amendment, restatement, modification, renewal, refunding, replacement, or refinancing is permitted under this Agreement.
“First Lien Default” means any Event of Default under the First Lien Credit Agreement.
“First Lien Indebtedness” means all obligations and all other amounts owing, due or secured under the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement or any other First Lien Loan Document or incurred pursuant to any Bank Products Agreement, including any and all amounts payable to any First Lien Lender consisting of all principal, premium, interest, fees, attorneys fees, costs, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, indemnities, guarantees, and all other amounts payable under any First Lien Loan Documents or in respect thereof (including, in each case, all amounts accruing on or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding relating to any Obligor, or that would have accrued or become due under the terms of the First Lien Loan Documents but for the effect of the Insolvency Proceeding or other applicable law, and irrespective of whether a claim for all or any portion of such amounts is allowable or allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding).
“First Lien Lender Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.e(1).
“First Lien Lenders” means the Original First Lien Lenders, together with any other lenders hereafter under the First Lien Credit Agreement or the First Lien Loan Documents.
“First Lien Loan Documents” means the First Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as such term is defined in the Original First Lien Credit Agreement), or any other security, collateral, ancillary or other document entered into in connection with or related to any agreement that is a First Lien Credit Agreement, as such documents may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced, or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“First Lien Modification” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.a.
“First Lien Revolving Credit Commitments” means the “Revolving Credit Commitment” as that term is defined in the Original First Lien Credit Agreement or any comparable term in any successor First Lien Credit Agreement and any other revolving credit commitment under the Original First Lien Credit Agreement or any successor First Lien Credit Agreement.
“First Lien Revolving Loans” means the “Revolving Loans” as that term is defined in the Original First Lien Credit Agreement or any comparable term in any successor First Lien Credit Agreement and any other revolving loans made under the Original First Lien Credit Agreement or any successor First Lien Credit Agreement.
“First Lien Term Loans” means the “Term Loan” as that term is defined in the Original First Lien Credit Agreement or any comparable term in any successor First Lien Credit Agreement and any other term loans made under the Original First Lien Credit Agreement or any successor First Lien Credit Agreement.
“Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity or equity values (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means any voluntary or involuntary proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code, or under any other state, provincial or federal or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law, including, without limitation, any assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or any other voluntary or involuntary proceeding seeking reorganization, arrangement, dissolution, liquidation, winding-up, or other similar relief and including, without limitation, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, administrative receiver, receiver-manager, interim receiver, monitor, liquidator, custodian, sequestrator, conservator, administrator or similar Person.
“Lender” means a First Lien Lender or a Second Lien Lender, as the context may require.
“Lender-Provided Hedging Agreement” means a Hedging Agreement which is provided by any First Lien Lender, the First Lien Agent or any affiliate of any First Lien Lender or the First Lien Agent.
“Lien” means any interest in an asset securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, any Person other than the owner of the asset, irrespective of whether (a) such interest is based on the common law, statute, or contract, (b) such interest is recorded or perfected, and (c) such interest is contingent upon the occurrence of some future event or events or the existence of some future circumstance or circumstances. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Lien” includes the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt, or from a lease, consignment, or bailment for security purposes, and also includes reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions, leases, and other title exceptions and encumbrances affecting real property.
“Maximum Priority First Lien Loan Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (1) the difference of (a) (i) the aggregate commitment amount (including all credit accommodations (other than with respect to the First Lien Term Loans)) of the First Lien Revolving Credit Commitments as of such date up to, but not in excess of, $25,000,000 in the aggregate, plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the First Lien Term Loans made pursuant to the First Lien Loan Documents not in excess of $75,000,000, plus (iii) the amount of Permitted Interest and Expense Payments funded by loans made by the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders plus (iv) $10,000,000, minus (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all permanent reductions of the First Lien Revolving Credit Commitments made from and after the date hereof, provided that, in the case of the termination of the First Lien Revolving Credit Commitments, while there are outstanding First Lien Revolving Loans, the First Lien Revolving Credit Commitments shall only be deemed to be (for the purposes hereof) reduced to an amount equal to the outstanding First Lien Revolving Loans, and thereafter each repayment of the First Lien Revolving Loans shall be deemed to (for the purposes hereof) result in a corresponding permanent reduction of the First Lien Revolving Credit Commitments, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all principal payments and prepayments of the First Lien Term Loans pursuant to the First Lien Loan Documents, plus (2) the principal amount of First Lien Indebtedness incurred pursuant to any Bank Products Agreements up to an aggregate maximum amount not to exceed $3,000,000.
“Obligor” means Borrower and the Guarantors, and any other Person (including any Credit Party (as defined in each of (i) the Original First Lien Credit Agreement or any comparable term in any successor First Lien Credit Agreement and (ii) the Original Second Lien Credit Agreement or any comparable term in any successor Second Lien Credit Agreement)) that now or hereafter is, or whose assets now or hereafter are, liable for all or any portion of the First Lien Indebtedness or the Second Lien Indebtedness, as applicable.
“Ordinary Course Collections” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.a.
“Payment Collateral” means all accounts, instruments, chattel paper, letters of credit, deposit accounts, securities accounts, and payment intangibles, together with all supporting obligations (as those terms are defined in the UCC), in each case comprising a portion of the Collateral.
“Permitted Interest and Expense Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.i.
“Permitted Replacement Lien” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.d.
“Person” means any natural person, a trustee under the Bankruptcy Code, a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, trust, land trust, business trust, or other organization, irrespective of whether such organization is a legal entity, and shall include a government and any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Priority First Lien Indebtedness” means all First Lien Indebtedness exclusive of the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness, which Excluded First Lien Indebtedness shall be excluded from (and shall not constitute) Priority First Lien Indebtedness.
“Priority Second Lien Indebtedness” means all Second Lien Indebtedness exclusive of the Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness, which Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness shall be excluded from (and shall not constitute) Priority Second Lien Indebtedness.
“Priority Status” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.g.
“Proceeds” means (a) all “proceeds” as defined in Article 9 of the UCC with respect to the Collateral and (b) whatever is recoverable or recovered when Collateral is sold, exchanged, collected, or disposed of, whether voluntarily or involuntarily.
“Purchase Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.a.
“Recovery” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.c.
“Refinance” means, in respect of any indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, defease, supplement, restructure, replace, refund or repay, or to issue other indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such indebtedness, in whole or in part, whether with the same or different lenders, arrangers or agents. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall be correlative meanings.
“Reorganization Debt Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.a.
“Second Lien Agent” means the Original Second Lien Agent, together with its successors, assigns, transferees and any Person that has a similar title (such as “Agent”, “Collateral Agent” or “Administrative Agent”) under any Second Lien Credit Agreement.
“Second Lien Credit Agreement” means the Original Second Lien Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced, or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time, and any other agreement extending the maturity of, consolidating, otherwise restructuring (including adding Subsidiaries or affiliates of any Obligor or any other Persons as parties thereto), renewing, replacing or refinancing all or any portion of the Obligations or the Commitments as those terms are defined in the Original Second Lien Credit Agreement or all or any portion of the amounts owed under any other agreement that itself is a Second Lien Credit Agreement hereunder and whether by the same or any other agent, lender, or group of lenders and whether or not increasing the amount of the Second Lien Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder, in each case, to the extent that any such amendment, restatement, modification, renewal, refunding, replacement, or refinancing is permitted under this Agreement.
“Second Lien Default” means any Event of Default under the Second Lien Credit Agreement.
“Second Lien Indebtedness” means all obligations and all other amounts owing, due or secured under the terms of the Second Lien Credit Agreement or any other Second Lien Loan Document, including any and all amounts payable to any Second Lien Lender consisting of principal, premium, interest, fees, attorneys fees, costs, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, indemnities, guarantees, and all other amounts payable under any Second Lien Loan Documents or in respect thereof (including, in each case, all amounts accruing on or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding relating to any Obligor, or that would have accrued or become due under the terms of the Second Lien Loan Documents but for the effect of the Insolvency Proceeding or other applicable law, and irrespective of whether a claim for all or any portion of such amounts is allowable or allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding).
“Second Lien Lenders” means the Original Second Lien Lenders, together with the lenders under any Second Lien Credit Agreement or the Second Lien Loan Documents.
“Second Lien Loan Documents” means the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as such term is defined in the Original Second Lien Credit Agreement), or any other security, collateral, ancillary or other document entered into in connection with or related to any agreement that is a Second Lien Credit Agreement, as such documents may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced, or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Second Lien Modification” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.b.
“Second Lien Term Loans” means the “Term Loans” as that term is defined in the Original Second Lien Credit Agreement or any comparable term in any successor Second Lien Credit Agreement and any other term loans made under the Original Second Lien Credit Agreement or any successor Second Lien Credit Agreement.
“Standstill Notice” means a written notice from the Second Lien Agent to the First Lien Agent stating that a Second Lien Default has occurred and is continuing and that, as a consequence thereof, the Second Lien Agent has accelerated the maturity of the Second Lien Indebtedness.
“Standstill Period” means the period of one hundred and twenty (120) days commencing on the date on which the First Lien Agent receives the applicable Standstill Notice.
“Stay” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.g.
“Trigger Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.a.
“Trigger Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.a.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that, in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies with respect to either Agent’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies.
2. Subordination and Standstill.
(1) any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender that secures all or any portion of the Second Lien Indebtedness, shall in all respects be junior and subordinate to all Liens granted to First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders in such Collateral to secure all or any portion of the First Lien Indebtedness (other than any Excluded First Lien Indebtedness),
(2) any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender that secures all or any portion of the Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness shall in all respects be junior and subordinate to all Liens granted to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders in such Collateral to secure all or any portion of the First Lien Indebtedness (including any Excluded First Lien Indebtedness),
(3) any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender that secures all or any portion of the First Lien Indebtedness (other than any Excluded First Lien Indebtedness) shall in all respects be senior and prior to all Liens granted to the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders in the Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Second Lien Indebtedness,
(4) any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender that secures all or any portion of the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness shall in all respects be senior and prior to all Liens granted to the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders in the Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness,
(5) any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender that secures all or any portion of the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness, shall in all respects be junior and subordinate to all Liens granted to the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders in the Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Second Lien Indebtedness (other than any Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness), and
(6) any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender that secures all or any portion of the Second Lien Indebtedness (other than any Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness) shall in all respects be senior and prior to all Liens granted to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders in the Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness.
All Liens with respect to the Collateral securing any First Lien Indebtedness shall (to the extent provided above) be and remain senior in all respects and prior to all Liens with respect to the Collateral securing any Second Lien Indebtedness for all purposes, whether or not such Liens securing any First Lien Indebtedness are subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Obligor or any other person (but only to the extent that such subordination is permitted pursuant to the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement, or as contemplated in Section 3.d). Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, but notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement: (i) the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders agree not to contractually subordinate, or otherwise contractually assign the benefits of, their Lien in any Collateral to the Lien, indebtedness or claim of any other creditor of any Obligor without the prior written consent of the Second Lien Agent (provided that no such consent shall be required in connection with the assignment of such Lien in connection with a Refinancing of the First Lien Indebtedness in accordance with the provisions hereof); and (ii) the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders agree not to contractually subordinate, or otherwise contractually assign the benefits of, their Lien in any Collateral to the Lien, indebtedness or claim of any other creditor of any Obligor without the prior written consent of the First Lien Agent (provided that no such consent shall be required in connection with the assignment of such Lien in connection with a Refinancing of the Second Lien Indebtedness in accordance with the provisions hereof).
The subordination of Liens provided for in this Agreement shall not be effective from and after any date with respect to any part of the Collateral as to which: (i) the Liens of the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders are finally determined by a non-appealable court order to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, in which event, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6 and 7, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders shall be entitled to receive and retain, from and after such date, all Proceeds with respect to such Collateral to the extent that the Liens of the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders have not been finally determined by a non-appealable court order to be invalid, unenforceable, or void with respect to such Collateral; and (ii) the Liens of the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders are finally determined by a non-appealable court order to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, in which event, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6 and 7, the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders shall be entitled to receive and retain, from and after such date, all Proceeds with respect to such Collateral to the extent that the Liens of the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders have not been finally determined by a non-appealable court order to be invalid, unenforceable, or void with respect to such Collateral. The parties hereto agree that the provisions of clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply (and the subordination shall be effective) with respect to any item of Collateral in the event that (x) the Second Lien Agent does not comply with its obligations under Section 2.h with respect to such item of Collateral or (y) a notice is delivered to the First Lien Agent in accordance with the second sentence of Section 2.h with respect to such Collateral less than 90 days before the date that an Insolvency Proceeding in respect of the Obligor that owns such item of Collateral is commenced and the Lien of the First Lien Agent as to such items of Collateral is avoided under Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(1) will not Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral; provided, however, that, if a Second Lien Default has occurred and is continuing, the Second Lien Agent may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies after the passage of the applicable Standstill Period (it being understood that, if at any time after the delivery of a Standstill Notice that commences a Standstill Period, no Second Lien Default is continuing, the Second Lien Agent may not Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies until the passage of a new Standstill Period commenced by a new Standstill Notice relative to the occurrence of a new Second Lien Default that had not occurred as of the date of the delivery of the earlier Standstill Notice; provided further, however, that the applicable Standstill Period shall be tolled for any period during which both the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders, on the one hand, and the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders, on the other hand, are stayed by an order issued in any Insolvency Proceeding or by any other court of competent jurisdiction from exercising their default and enforcement rights and remedies against all or a material portion of the Collateral); provided further, however, that in no event shall the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of the Standstill Period, the First Lien Agent or the First Lien Lenders shall have commenced prior to the expiration of the Standstill Period (or thereafter but prior to the commencement of any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by the Second Lien Agent with respect to all or a material portion of the Collateral) and be diligently pursuing in good faith the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to all or any material portion of the Collateral;
(2) will not contest, protest, or object to any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender and has no right to direct the First Lien Agent to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies or take any other action under the First Lien Loan Documents; and
(3) will not object to (and will waive any and all claims with respect to) the forbearance by the First Lien Agent or the First Lien Lenders from any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies.
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if the Second Lien Agent commences the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies in accordance with clause (1) above, the First Lien Agent may not exercise any of the remedies of the type described in clauses (1) through (3) above so long as the Second Lien Agent at such time has commenced and is diligently pursuing in good faith any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to all or a material portion of the Collateral, unless and until the Discharge of Priority Second Lien Indebtedness shall have occurred.
Following commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Obligor, any then applicable Standstill Period shall terminate and the restrictions and limitation and actions or inactions of the Second Lien Agent shall be governed by the other provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that any applicable Standstill Period shall be reinstated at any point the First Lien Agent or any of the First Lien Lenders is no longer stayed by the existence of any Insolvency Proceeding or by any order of a court of competent jurisdiction and the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders are then able to exercise their default and enforcement rights and remedies against all or a material portion of the Collateral.
c. [Intentionally Omitted]
(1) In the event of any private or public sale or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral by the First Lien Agent after the occurrence and during the continuance of a First Lien Default (and prior to the date upon which the Discharge of Priority First Lien Indebtedness shall have occurred) in connection with the liquidation by the First Lien Agent of all or a material portion of the Collateral and the collection by the First Lien Agent of the First Lien Indebtedness through the sale or other disposition of such Collateral (any such sale or other disposition, a “First Lien Lender Sale”), the Second Lien Agent agrees that such First Lien Lender Sale will be free and clear of the Liens securing the Second Lien Indebtedness (and, if the First Lien Lender Sale includes Equity Interests in any Obligor, the Second Lien Agent further agrees to release the entities whose Equity Interests are sold from all Second Lien Indebtedness); provided that (x) the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders also release their Liens on such Collateral (and, if the First Lien Lender Sale includes Equity Interests in any Obligor, releases the entities whose Equity Interests are sold from all of the First Lien Indebtedness), (y) the Proceeds of any such First Lien Lender Sale are applied in accordance with Section 7.b, and (z) the First Lien Agent shall have conducted such First Lien Lender Sale in a commercially reasonable manner (it being understood that if the First Lien Agent complies with the UCC, in connection with delivery of notice in connection therewith, such notice is deemed to be sent within a commercially reasonable time before such First Lien Lender Sale).
(2) The Second Lien Agent agrees that, in connection with any First Lien Lender Sale meeting the conditions set forth in Section 2.e(1), upon the prior written request of the First Lien Agent (which request shall specify the proposed terms of the sale and the type and amount of consideration to be received in connection therewith), it will execute or file any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by the First Lien Agent in connection therewith; provided that (x) in the case of a First Lien Lender Sale, no such release documents shall be delivered to any Obligor, (y) no such release documents shall be delivered more than 5 Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of such sale or disposition, and (z) the effectiveness of any such release or termination by the Second Lien Agent shall be subject to the sale or other disposition of the Collateral described in such request on the terms described in such request or on substantially similar terms and shall lapse in the event such sale or other disposition does not occur within 10 days of the anticipated closing date (at which time the First Lien Agent or the Obligors, as the case may be, shall promptly return all release documents to the Second Lien Agent). Subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, in the event that the Second Lien Agent fails to so execute or file any such Lien releases or other documents within 5 Business Days after receipt of written request from the First Lien Agent, the First Lien Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to execute or file such Lien releases and other documents.
4. Modifications of Indebtedness.
c. Notice of Acceptance and Other Waivers.
(1) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Second Lien Agent hereby waives: (i) notice of acceptance hereof; (ii) notice of any loans or other financial accommodations made or extended under the First Lien Credit Agreement, or the creation or existence of any of the First Lien Indebtedness; (iii) notice of the amount of the First Lien Indebtedness; (iv) notice of any adverse change in the financial condition of any Obligor or of any other fact that might increase the Second Lien Agent’s or any Second Lien Lender’s risk hereunder; (v) notice of presentment for payment, demand, or protest, and notice thereof as to any instrument among the First Lien Loan Documents; (vi) notice of any Default or Event of Default (under and as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) or otherwise relating to the First Lien Indebtedness; and (vii) all other notices (except if such notice is specifically required to be given to the Second Lien Agent under this Agreement) and demands to which the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender might otherwise be entitled. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the First Lien Agent hereby waives: (i) notice of acceptance hereof; (ii) notice of any loans or other financial accommodations made or extended under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, or the creation or existence of any of the Second Lien Indebtedness; (iii) notice of the amount of the Second Lien Indebtedness; (iv) notice of any adverse change in the financial condition of any Obligor or of any other fact that might increase the First Lien Agent’s or any First Lien Lender’s risk hereunder; (v) notice of presentment for payment, demand, or protest, and notice thereof as to any instrument among the Second Lien Loan Documents; (vi) notice of any Default or Event of Default (under and as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement) or otherwise relating to the Second Lien Indebtedness; and (vii) all other notices (except if such notice is specifically required to be given to the First Lien Agent under this Agreement) and demands to which the First Lien Agent might otherwise be entitled.
(2) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Second Lien Agent waives the right by statute or otherwise to require the First Lien Agent, any First Lien Lender or any holder of the First Lien Indebtedness to institute suit against any Obligor or to exhaust any rights and remedies which the First Lien Agent, any First Lien Lender or any holder of the First Lien Indebtedness has or may have against any Obligor. The Second Lien Agent further waives any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense (other than the defense that the Discharge of First Lien Indebtedness has occurred (subject to the provisions of Section 3.c)) of any Obligor or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of such Obligor in respect thereof. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the First Lien Agent waives the right by statute or otherwise to require the Second Lien Agent, any Second Lien Lender or any holder of the Second Lien Indebtedness to institute suit against any Obligor or to exhaust any rights and remedies which the Second Lien Agent, any Second Lien Lender or any holder of the Second Lien Indebtedness has or may have against any Obligor. The First Lien Agent further waives any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense (other than the defense that the Discharge of Second Lien Indebtedness has occurred (subject to the provisions of Section 3.c)) of any Obligor or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of such Obligor in respect thereof.
(3) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Second Lien Agent hereby waives: (i) any rights to assert against the First Lien Agent, the First Lien Lenders or any other holder of the First Lien Indebtedness any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which the Second Lien Agent may now or at any time hereafter have against any Obligor; (ii) except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of any of the First Lien Indebtedness, any of the Second Lien Indebtedness or any security for either; and (iii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the Second Lien Agent’s obligations hereunder or the enforcement thereof, and any act which shall defer or delay the operation of any statute of limitations applicable to the First Lien Indebtedness shall similarly operate to defer or delay the operation of such statute of limitations applicable to the Second Lien Agent’s obligations hereunder. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the First Lien Agent hereby waives: (i) any rights to assert against the Second Lien Agent, the Second Lien Lenders or any other holder of the Second Lien Indebtedness any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which the First Lien Agent may now or at any time hereafter have against any Obligor; (ii) except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of any of the Second Lien Indebtedness, any of the First Lien Indebtedness or any security for either; and (iii) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the First Lien Agent’s obligations hereunder or the enforcement thereof, and any act which shall defer or delay the operation of any statute of limitations applicable to the Second Lien Indebtedness shall similarly operate to defer or delay the operation of such statute of limitations applicable to the First Lien Agent’s obligations hereunder.
(4) Until such time as the Discharge of Priority First Lien Indebtedness shall have occurred, the Second Lien Agent hereby postpones any right of subrogation the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender has or may have as against any Obligor with respect to any of the First Lien Indebtedness.
(5) None of the First Lien Agent, any First Lien Lender or any other holder of the First Lien Indebtedness or any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to the Second Lien Agent or the Second Lien Lenders for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof. If the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender honors (or fails to honor) a request by Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to the First Lien Credit Agreement or any of the other First Lien Loan Documents, whether the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of the Second Lien Loan Documents or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the First Lien Loan Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither the First Lien Agent nor any First Lien Lender shall have any liability whatsoever to the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender as a result of such action, omission, or exercise. As between the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders, on the one hand, and the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders, on the other hand, the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders will be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the First Lien Loan Documents as the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and the First Lien Agent, each First Lien Lender and each other holder of the First Lien Indebtedness may manage their loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender may have in the Collateral or otherwise except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Second Lien Agent agrees that none of the First Lien Agent, any First Lien Lender or any other holder of the First Lien Indebtedness shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof conducted in accordance with applicable law and the terms hereof. Subject to the express terms and conditions of this Agreement, the First Lien Agent, each First Lien Lender and each holder of the First Lien Indebtedness may, from time to time, enter into agreements and settlements with Obligors as they may determine in their sole discretion without impairing any of the subordinations, priorities, rights or obligations of the parties under this Agreement, including substituting Collateral, releasing any Lien and releasing any Obligor. The Second Lien Agent waives any and all rights it may have to require the First Lien Agent, any First Lien Lender or any holder of the First Lien Indebtedness to marshal assets, to exercise rights or remedies in a particular manner, or to forbear from exercising such rights and remedies in any particular manner or order.
(6) None of the Second Lien Agent, any Second Lien Lender or any other holder of the Second Lien Indebtedness or any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be liable to the First Lien Agent or the First Lien Lenders for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof. If the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender honors (or fails to honor) a request by Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement or any of the other Second Lien Loan Documents, whether the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of the First Lien Loan Documents or an act, condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under the Second Lien Loan Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), neither the Second Lien Agent nor any Second Lien Lender shall have any liability whatsoever to the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender as a result of such action, omission, or exercise. As between the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders, on the one hand, and the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders, on the other hand, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders will be entitled to manage and supervise their loans and extensions of credit under the Second Lien Loan Documents as the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders may, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate, and the Second Lien Agent, each Second Lien Lender and each other holder of the Second Lien Indebtedness may manage its loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender may have in the Collateral or otherwise except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement. The First Lien Agent agrees that none of the Second Lien Agent, any Second Lien Lender or any other holder of the Second Lien Indebtedness shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof conducted in accordance with applicable law and the terms hereof. Subject to the express terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Second Lien Agent, each Second Lien Lender and each holder of the Second Lien Indebtedness may, from time to time, enter into agreements and settlements with Obligors as they may determine in their sole discretion without impairing any of the subordinations, priorities, rights or obligations of the parties under this Agreement, including substituting Collateral, releasing any Lien and releasing any Obligor. The First Lien Agent waives any and all rights it may have to require the Second Lien Agent, any Second Lien Lender or any holder of the Second Lien Indebtedness to marshal assets, to exercise rights or remedies in a particular manner, or to forbear from exercising such rights and remedies in any particular manner or order. Subject to the express terms and conditions hereof, nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit or waive any right that the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders have to enforce any of the provisions of the Second Lien Loan Documents against any Obligor.
first, to the payment of costs and expenses of the First Lien Agent (and sub-agents thereof) in connection with such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (to the extent the First Lien Agent’s Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies is permitted hereunder),
second, to the payment of the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness) in accordance with the First Lien Loan Documents, and in the case of payment of any revolving credit loans, together with the concurrent permanent reduction of any revolving credit commitment thereunder in an amount equal to the amount of such payment,
third, to the payment of costs and expenses of the Second Lien Agent (and sub-agents thereof) in connection with such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (to the extent the Second Lien Agent’s Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies is permitted hereunder),
fourth, to the payment of the Second Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness) in accordance with the Second Lien Loan Documents,
fifth, to the payment of the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness in accordance with the First Lien Loan Documents, and
sixth, to the payment of the Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness in accordance with the Second Lien Loan Documents.
8. Second Lien Lender Purchase Option.
a. Upon (i) receipt by the Second Lien Agent of a notice (a “Trigger Notice”) by the First Lien Agent of the intent of the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders to (A) accelerate any of the First Lien Indebtedness, (B) Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies or (C) request that the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders release their Liens on the Collateral pursuant to Section 2.e, (ii) the occurrence of a payment default under the Second Lien Loan Documents, or (iii) the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Obligor (each, a “Trigger Event”), the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders shall have the option, exercised at any time thereafter so long as such Trigger Event is continuing, by delivery of notice by the Second Lien Agent to the First Lien Agent (a “Purchase Notice”), to purchase all (but not less than all) of the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness) from the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders. The Purchase Notice, if given, shall be irrevocable.
b. The First Lien Agent shall deliver to the Second Lien Agent any Trigger Notice referred to in Section 8.a(i), (i) in the absence of Exigent Circumstances, not less than 5 Business Days prior to the taking of the earliest of the actions described in Section 8.a(i), or (ii) if Exigent Circumstances exist, as soon as practicable and in any event contemporaneously with the taking of such action. If the Second Lien Agent sends to the First Lien Agent a Purchase Notice within 5 Business Days of the occurrence of a Trigger Event, the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders shall not accelerate the First Lien Indebtedness or Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies, to the extent such action has not been taken, or request that the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders release their Liens on the Collateral pursuant to Section 2.e, as the case may be, provided that the purchase and sale with respect to the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness) provided for in this Section 8 shall have closed within 5 Business Days after receipt by the First Lien Agent of the Purchase Notice and the First Lien Agent shall have received payment in full of the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness) as provided for herein within such 5 Business Day period.
c. On the date specified by the Second Lien Agent in the Purchase Notice (which shall not be more than 5 Business Days after the receipt by the First Lien Agent of the Purchase Notice), the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders shall sell to the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders, and the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders shall purchase from the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders, at par, the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness). Upon exercise of such purchase option by the Second Lien Agent, such sale shall be documented pursuant to an assignment and acceptance agreement which will be substantially in the form of Exhibit G to the Original First Lien Credit Agreement.
d. Upon the date of such purchase and sale, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders shall (i) (x) pay to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders as the purchase price therefor the full amount of all the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness) then outstanding and unpaid, (y) furnish cash collateral to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders to secure the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders in connection with any issued and outstanding letters of credit provided by the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders to any Obligor (in an amount equal to 105% of the aggregate undrawn face amount of such letters of credit) constituting the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness), provided that, after the date of such purchase and sale, (A) without the prior written consent of the Second Lien Agent, the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders will not amend, modify, renew or extend any letters of credit for which the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders have provided cash collateral to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders at the time of the purchase and sale, (B) the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders will promptly provide the Second Lien Agent with written notification of the cancellation or termination of any letters of credit for which the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders have provided cash collateral to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders at the time of the purchase and sale, and (C) to the extent any letters of credit are cancelled or terminated without being drawn, the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders shall return to the Second Lien Agent all cash collateral (net of any fees and expenses incurred by the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders in connection with such cancellation or termination) furnished to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders as collateral therefor and not applied to the satisfaction of the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness) consisting of reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, and (z) furnish cash collateral to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders to secure the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders in connection with any obligations under any Bank Products Agreement (in an amount equal to 105% of the aggregate amount thereof) constituting the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness), provided that, after the date of such purchase and sale, (A) without the prior written consent of the Second Lien Agent, the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders will not amend, modify, renew or extend any Bank Products Agreement or any cash management and hedge obligations for which the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders have provided cash collateral to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders at the time of the purchase and sale, (B) the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders will promptly provide the Second Lien Agent with written notification of the cancellation or termination of any Bank Products Agreement or cash management and hedge obligations for which the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders have provided cash collateral to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders at the time of the purchase and sale, and (C) to the extent any Bank Products Agreement or cash management and hedge obligations is cancelled or terminated, the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders shall return to the Second Lien Agent all cash collateral (net of any fees and expenses incurred by the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders in connection with such cancellation or termination) furnished to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders as collateral therefor and not applied to the satisfaction of the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness) consisting of reimbursement obligations thereunder and (ii) agree to reimburse the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders for all expenses to the extent then earned or due and payable in accordance with the First Lien Loan Documents (including the reimbursement of extraordinary expenses, financial examination expenses and appraisal fees). Anything contained in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that (X) the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders receive all or a portion of any prepayment premium, make-whole obligation or early termination fee payable pursuant to the First Lien Loan Documents in cash, (Y) all of the First Lien Indebtedness purchased by the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders and all of the Second Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded Second Lien Indebtedness), including principal, interest and fees thereon and costs and expenses of collection thereof (including reasonable attorneys fees and legal expenses), are repaid in full in cash, and (Z) the First Lien Credit Agreement is terminated, in each case, within 90 days following the date on which the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders pay the purchase price described in clauses (i)-(ii) of this Section, then, within 3 Business Days after receipt by the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders of such amounts, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders shall pay a supplemental purchase price to the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders in respect of their purchase under this Section 8 in an amount equal to the portion of any prepayment premium, make-whole obligation or early termination fee received by the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders which the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders would have been entitled to receive had the purchase under this Section not occurred. Such purchase price and cash collateral shall be remitted by wire transfer in federal funds to such bank account of the First Lien Agent as the First Lien Agent may designate in writing to the Second Lien Agent for such purpose. Interest shall be calculated to but excluding the Business Day on which such purchase and sale shall occur if the amounts so paid by the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders to the bank account designated by the First Lien Agent are received in such bank account prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, and interest shall be calculated to and including such Business Day if the amounts so paid by the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders to the bank account designated by the First Lien Agent are received in such bank account later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time.
e. Such purchase shall be expressly made without representation or warranty of any kind by the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders as to the First Lien Indebtedness so purchased or otherwise and without recourse to the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender, except that each First Lien Lender shall represent and warrant: (i) that the amount quoted, in writing, by the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders (as applicable) as its portion of the purchase price therefor represents the amount shown as owing with respect to the claims transferred as reflected on its books and records, (ii) it owns, or has the right to transfer to the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders, the rights being transferred, and (iii) the assets being transferred will be free and clear of Liens and adverse claims (other than indemnification claims of the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders that would survive the termination of the First Lien Loan Documents but which indemnification claims shall be claims to be asserted against the Obligors).
f. In the event that the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders elect to purchase all (but not less than all) of the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the Excluded First Lien Indebtedness) pursuant to this Section 8, then the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders agree to waive any notice of a resignation of the First Lien Agent under Section 10.07 of the First Lien Credit Agreement.
a. If the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender violates any of the terms of this Agreement, in addition to any remedies in law, equity, or otherwise that the First Lien Agent may have as a result of such violation, the First Lien Agent may (i) restrain such violation in any court of law or (ii) interpose this Agreement as a defense in any action by the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender. Upon the First Lien Agent’s written request, the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender will promptly take all actions which the First Lien Agent reasonably believes appropriate to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Agreement.
b. If the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender violates any of the terms of this Agreement, in addition to any remedies in law, equity, or otherwise that the Second Lien Agent may have as a result of such violation, the Second Lien Agent may (i) restrain such violation in any court of law or (ii) interpose this Agreement as a defense in any action by the First Lien Agent or the First Lien Lenders. Upon the Second Lien Agent’s written request, the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender will promptly take all actions which the Second Lien Agent reasonably believes appropriate to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Agreement.
13. Information Concerning Financial Condition.
a. The Second Lien Agent hereby assumes responsibility for keeping itself informed of the financial condition of Obligors and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Second Lien Indebtedness, and agrees that the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders shall have no duty to advise the Second Lien Agent or the Second Lien Lenders of information known to the First Lien Agent or the First Lien Lenders regarding such condition or any such circumstances. In the event the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender, in its sole discretion, undertakes, at any time or from time to time, to provide any such information to the Second Lien Agent or the Second Lien Lenders, the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders shall be under no obligation (i) to provide any such information to the Second Lien Agent or the Second Lien Lenders on any subsequent occasion, (ii) to undertake any investigation, or (iii) to disclose any information which, pursuant to its commercial finance practices, the First Lien Agent or any First Lien Lender wishes to maintain confidential. The Second Lien Agent acknowledges and agrees that the First Lien Agent and the First Lien Lenders have made no warranties or representations with respect to the legality, validity, enforceability, collectability or perfection of the First Lien Indebtedness or any liens or security interests held in connection therewith.
b. The First Lien Agent hereby assumes responsibility for keeping itself informed of the financial condition of the Obligors and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the First Lien Indebtedness, and agrees that the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders shall have no duty to advise the First Lien Agent or the First Lien Lenders of information known to the Second Lien Agent or the Second Lien Lenders regarding such condition or any such circumstances. In the event the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender, in its sole discretion, undertakes, at any time or from time to time, to provide any such information to the First Lien Agent or the First Lien Lenders, the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders shall be under no obligation (i) to provide any such information to the First Lien Agent or the First Lien Lenders on any subsequent occasion, (ii) to undertake any investigation, or (iii) to disclose any information which, pursuant to its commercial finance practices, the Second Lien Agent or any Second Lien Lender wishes to maintain confidential. The First Lien Agent acknowledges and agrees that the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders have made no warranties or representations with respect to the legality, validity, enforceability, collectability or perfection of the Second Lien Indebtedness or any liens or security interests held in connection therewith.
CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
With a copies to:
XXXXXXXX XXXX LTD.
00 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Good, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
and if to the Second Lien Agent, mailed, sent by telecopy or delivered to it, addressed to it as follows:
OBSIDIAN AGENCY SERVICES, INC.
c/o Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC
0000 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
With copies to:
XXXXXXX XXXX & XXXXX LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Telecopier: 000-000-0000
or as to any party at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 17. All such demands, notices and other communications shall be effective when delivered to the applicable addressee listed above. Both the First Lien Agent and the Second Lien Agent shall, in good faith, each endeavor to deliver to the other Agent all default and similar notices delivered to the Borrowers, provided, however, that the failure to deliver any such notice shall not give rise to a breach under this Agreement.
19. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial and Other Waivers. The Second Lien Agent and the First Lien Agent each consent to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court located within the County of New York, State of New York. Each Agent waives personal service of any and all process upon it, and consents that all service of process may be made in the manner set forth in Section 17 for notices. Each Agent waives, to the fullest extent each may effectively do so, any defense or objection based upon forum non conveniens and any defense or objection to venue of any action instituted within the County of New York, State of New York. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY MATTER ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT.
20. Governing Law. This Agreement has been delivered and accepted at and shall be deemed to have been made in the State of New York, and shall be interpreted, and the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto shall be determined, in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the First Lien Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the First Lien Lenders, and the Second Lien Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Second Lien Lenders, have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC, as First Lien Agent By: /s/Xxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx Title: Executive Vice President |
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OBSIDIAN AGENCY SERVICES, INC., as Second Lien Agent By: /s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Title: Managing Partner |
Each Obligor hereby acknowledges that it has received a copy of the foregoing Intercreditor Agreement and consents thereto, agrees to recognize all rights granted thereby to the First Lien Agent, the First Lien Lenders, the Second Lien Agent, and the Second Lien Lenders and will not do any act or perform any obligation which is not in accordance with the agreements set forth therein. Each Obligor further acknowledges and agrees that it is not an intended beneficiary or third party beneficiary under this Agreement.
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OXFORD MINING COMPANY, LLC By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx OXFORD RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP By: Oxford Resources GP, LLC, its general partner By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx OXFORD MINING COMPANY-KENTUCKY, LLC By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XXXXX COAL COMPANY, LLC By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx OXFORD CONESVILLE LLC
By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
OXFORD RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION
By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Annex I
SUBORDINATED, LAST-OUT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
THIS SUBORDINATED, LAST-OUT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [____________1, [201__], is entered into between each of [_____________] (collectively, the “Participants” and each, a “Participant”), [_____________] (collectively, the “Sellers” and each, a “Seller”) and CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the First Lien Lenders (defined below).
WHEREAS, Borrower, Obsidian Agency Services, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Second Lien Agent”) and the Second Lien Lenders (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement (defined below)) have entered into that certain Financing Agreement dated as of June [___], 2013 (as amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced from time to time, the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which the Second Lien Agent and the Second Lien Lenders have agreed, upon the terms and conditions stated therein, to make term loans terms to Borrower; and
WHEREAS, Borrower, the First Lien Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Sellers, and the Second Lien Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Participants, have entered into that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June [___],, 2013 (as amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”) to establish their respective rights and priorities in the Collateral (as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and the proceeds thereof; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement the Sellers have agreed to offer and the Participants have elected to purchase a subordinated, last-out, participation interest in the First Lien Term Loans (as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, including any DIP Financing (as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) that refinances the First Lien Term Loans that are subject to the right to purchase set forth in Section Id of the Intercreditor Agreement) on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
2. Subordinated, Last-Out Participation.
(d) Exclusion of Other Loans. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Participants shall be entitled to their Participation Interest in the First Lien Term Loan and capitalized interest payable with respect thereto (at the rates applicable to the First Lien Term Loan from time to time under the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement), and all fees and charges related thereto (including future amendment, consent fees or other amounts allocable to the First Lien Term Loan, prepayment or early termination fees allocable to the First Lien Term Loan and/or withholding tax charges allocable to the First Lien Term Loan, with respect to which the Participants shall be entitled to a pro rata interest in proportion to the Participants’ interest in the outstanding First Lien Term Loan at such time), but the Participants shall not have any interest in (i) any of the other First Lien Indebtedness, fees or charges payable by Borrower to First Lien Agent solely for its own account, (ii) any of the other First Lien Indebtedness, fees or charges payable by Borrower with respect to First Lien Revolving Loans (as such term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), or (iii) expense reimbursements payable by Borrower to First Lien Agent, Sellers or any other First Lien Lender under the First Lien Credit Agreement or any of the other First Lien Loan Documents. All of the First Lien Indebtedness (including without limitation Obligations pertaining to any Post-Petition Interest, Fees and Other Costs (as defined below)) that are not included in Participants’ interest hereunder pursuant to the first sentence of this clause (d)) owing to First Lien Agent, Sellers and each other First Lien Lender, other than principal, capitalized interest, fees, charges and any other amounts due in respect of Participants’ Participation Interest in the First Lien Term Loan as specified herein, are collectively referred to as the “Non-Participated Obligations”. The term “Obligations” is used herein as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement, and shall include interest, fees and costs accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the First Lien Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, with respect to Borrower or any other Obligor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest, fees and costs is allowed or allowable in such proceeding (collectively, “Post-Petition Interest, Fees and Other Costs”).
5. Participants’ Acknowledgments, Representations, Warranties, and Covenants.
(i) this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Participants, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally;
(ii) the Participants’ execution of this Agreement and the performance of their obligations hereunder will not require any registration with, notice to, or consent or approval by any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory body;
(iii) the Participants are familiar with transactions of the kind and scope reflected in this Agreement, the First Lien Credit Agreement and the other First Lien Loan Documents;
(iv) the Participants are sophisticated investors and have made and will continue to make their own independent investigation and appraisal of the financial condition and affairs of Borrower and each Obligor, have conducted and will continue to conduct their own evaluation of the First Lien Credit Agreement and the other First Lien Loan Documents, the First Lien Indebtedness, the Collateral and the creditworthiness of Borrower and each Obligor, and have made the decision to acquire their Participation Interest independently and without reliance upon the First Lien Agent or the Sellers;
(v) the Participants are acquiring the Participation Interest for their own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and the Participants have no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same;
(vi) the Participants shall not obtain or seek to obtain any security interest in all or any portion of the Collateral except in accordance with this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement;
(vii) the Participants are not purchasing the Participation Interest on behalf of one or more employee benefit plans, or with proceeds which constitute “plan assets,” as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and
(viii) the Participants acknowledge receipt of a copy of the First Lien Credit Agreement and all of the other First Lien Loan Documents requested by the Participants. The Participants further acknowledge that the First Lien Agent and the Sellers may possess material information not known to the Participants regarding or relating to Borrower and the Obligors or their affiliates or the Collateral, that it has not requested such information, and that the First Lien Agent and the Sellers shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to non-disclosure of such information, whether before or after the date hereof.
6. Management of Financing Arrangements; Enforcement.
(c) No Duty. The First Lien Agent and the Sellers do not, and will not, have any duty, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any inquiry, investigation, evaluation or appraisal on the Participants’ behalf, nor will the First Lien Agent or the Sellers have any responsibility or liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any information provided to the Participants which has been provided to the First Lien Agent or the Sellers by Borrower, any Obligor or any other Person.
(d) Not a Trustee. None of the First Lien Agent or the Sellers will be deemed to be a trustee or agent for the Participants in connection with this Agreement, the First Lien Credit Agreement, the other First Lien Loan Documents, the First Lien Indebtedness or the Collateral, nor will the First Lien Agent or the Sellers be considered to have a fiduciary relationship with the Participants by virtue of this Agreement or any other document or by operation of law, except as set forth in the First Lien Credit Agreement and the other First Lien Loan Documents in its role as First Lien Agent.
(e) Right to Act. Until all of the Non-Participated Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash (other than the Surviving Obligations) and all commitments to lend under the First Lien Credit Agreement have been terminated, subject to the specific terms of Section 6(a) the First Lien Agent may use its sole discretion in administering the First Lien Indebtedness and the Collateral, and in exercising or refraining from exercising any rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions to which the First Lien Agent and the Sellers may be entitled under this Agreement, the First Lien Credit Agreement, the other First Lien Loan Documents or applicable law. In exercising such discretion, the First Lien Agent and the Sellers may, without incurring any liability to the Participants, rely upon the advice of legal counsel, accountants and other experts, including those retained by Borrower or any Obligor.
(c) Successors and Assigns. The Sellers may from time to time grant other participations in the First Lien Indebtedness (other than the First Lien Indebtedness subject to the Participation Interest) or assign or transfer the First Lien Indebtedness or any portion thereof (other than the First Lien Indebtedness subject to the Participation Interest) to any other Person. The Participants may not sell, assign, grant a participation interest in, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of this Agreement or the Participation Interest; provided however, that, the Participants may assign the Participation Interest to an Investment Affiliate so long as the First Lien Agent receives (i) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses, and related information with respect to such Investment Affiliate and (ii) a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the First Lien Agent, executed by such Investment Affiliate, along with any other documents reasonably required by the First Lien Agent (for purposes of this proviso, “Investment Affiliate” shall mean a Person that is controlled by Participants, controls the Participants, or is under common control with the Participants and in each case is organized for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in companies). This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and the First Lien Agent’s and the Sellers’ assignees.
(i) Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, will be deemed an original and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
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