AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT made by CCO HOLDINGS, LLC CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC and certain of its Subsidiaries in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent Dated as of March 18, 1999, as...
Exhibit
10.2
AMENDED
AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
made
by
CCO
HOLDINGS, LLC
CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
and
certain of its Subsidiaries
in
favor
of
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
Dated
as
of March 18, 1999,
as
Amended and Restated as of March 6, 2007
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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SECTION I. DEFINED TERMS |
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Section 1.1 | Definitions |
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Section 1.2 |
Other
Definitional Provisions
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SECTION 2. GUARANTEE |
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Section 2.1 |
Guarantee
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Section 2.2 |
Right
of Contribution
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Section 2.3 |
No
Subrogation
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Section 2.4 | Amendments, etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations |
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Section 2.5 | Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional |
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Section 2.6 | Non-Facility Letters of Credit |
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Section 2.7 | Reinstatement |
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Section 2.8 | Payments |
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SECTION 3. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST |
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SECTION 4. CERTIFICATED INTERESTS |
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Section 4.1 |
Pledged
Partnership Interests
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Section 4.2 |
Pledged
LLC Interests
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SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 5.1 |
Title;
No other Liens
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Section 5.2 |
Perfected
First Priority Liens
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Section 5.3 | Jurisdiction of Organization |
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Section 5.4 | Pledged Securities |
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SECTION 6. COVENANTS |
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Section 6.1 |
Delivery
of Instruments, Certificated Securities
and Chattel
Paper
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Section 6.2 | Insurance |
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Section 6.3 | Maintenance of Perfect Security Interest; Further Documentation |
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Section 6.4 | Changes in Locations, Name, etc |
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Section 6.5 | Pledged Securities |
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SECTION 7. REMEDIAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 7.1 |
Investment
Property
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Section 7.2 |
Proceeds
to be Turned Over to Administrative Agent
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Section 7.3 | Application of Proceeds |
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Section 7.4 | Code and Other Remedies |
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Section 7.5 | Registration Rights |
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Section 7.6 | Deficiency |
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Section 7.7 | Certain Matters Relating to Pledged Receivables |
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Section 7.8 | Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable |
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Section 7.9 | Silo Credit Agreements, etc |
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SECTION 8. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
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Section 8.1 | Administrative Agent's Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc |
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Section 8.2 | Duty of Administrative Agent |
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Section 8.3 | Financing Statements |
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Section 8.4 | Authority of Administrative Agent |
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SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 9.1 |
Amendments
in Writing
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Section 9.2 |
Notices
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Section 9.3 |
No
Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies
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Section 9.4 | Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification |
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Section 9.5 | Successors and Assigns |
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Section 9.6 |
Set-off
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Section 9.7 | Counterparts |
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Section 9.8 | Severability |
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Section 9.9 | Governmental Approvals |
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Section 9.10 | Section Headings |
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Section 9.11 | Integration |
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Section 9.12 | GOVERNING LAW |
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Section 9.13 | Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers |
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Section 9.14 | Acknowledgments |
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Section 9.15 | Additional Grantors; Release |
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Section 9.16 | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
1 Notice
Addresses
Schedule
2 Pledged
Securities
Schedule
3 Perfection
Matters
Schedule
4 Jurisdictions
of Organization
Schedule
5 Intellectual
Property
Schedule
6 List
of
Subsidiary Guarantors
AMENDED
AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
AMENDED
AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of March 18, 1999,
as
amended and restated as of March 6, 2007, made by each of the signatories
hereto
(together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as provided
herein, the “Grantors”),
in
favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity,
the “Administrative
Agent”)
for
the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “Lenders”)
from
time to time parties to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated
as of
March 18, 1999, as amended and restated as of March 6, 2007 (as further
amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time,
the
“Credit
Agreement”),
among
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC (the “Borrower”),
CCO
HOLDINGS, LLC (“Holdings”),
the
Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agents and
Co-Documentation Agents party thereto.
W
I T
N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Grantors and certain other signatories thereto have entered into a Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement dated as of March 18, 1999, as amended and restated
as
of April 28, 2006, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent (the “Existing
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
it is a condition precedent to the Restatement Effective Date that the Grantors
shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to the Administrative Agent
for
the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties;
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Guarantee
and
Collateral Agreement as provided in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement not constitute
a
novation of the obligations and liabilities existing under the Existing
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or evidence satisfaction of any of such
obligations and that this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the
Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and re-evidence the obligations
of
the Grantors outstanding thereunder;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the parties hereto hereby
agree that on the Restatement Effective Date, the Existing Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
SECTION
1. DEFINED
TERMS
1.1 Definitions.
(a)
Unless
otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used
herein
shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and the following
terms are used herein as defined in the Applicable UCC: Accounts, Certificated
Security, Chattel Paper, Documents, Equipment, Fixtures, General Intangibles,
Instruments, Inventory, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Supporting
Obligations.
(b)
The
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Additional
Collateral”:
all of
the following property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, to the
extent that a security interest in such property can be perfected by the
filing
of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement: all Accounts, all Chattel
Paper, all Documents, all Equipment, all Fixtures, all General Intangibles,
all
Instruments, all Intellectual Property, all Inventory, all Investment Property
and all other property not otherwise described in this definition.
“Agreement”:
this
Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the same may
be
amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“Applicable
UCC”:
the
Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of
Delaware.
“Borrower
Obligations”:
the
collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Loans
and
Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the
Borrower (including, without limitation, any increase in the amounts of the
Loans and/or Reimbursement Obligations together with any and all interest
accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after
the
maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing
at the
then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the filing of
any
petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization
or
like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for
post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender (or, in the case of any Specified Hedge
Agreement or Specified Cash Management Agreement, any Affiliate of any Lender
and any former Lender to the extent provided in the definition of “Specified
Hedge Agreement” or “Specified Cash Management Agreement” in the Credit
Agreement), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to
become
due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of,
or in
connection with, the Credit Agreement, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents,
any Letter of Credit, any Non-Facility Letter of Credit, any Specified Hedge
Agreement, any Specified Cash Management Agreement or any other document
made,
delivered or given in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case
whether
on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities,
costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and
disbursements of counsel that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant
to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).
“Collateral”:
as
defined in Section 3.
“Collateral
Account”:
any
collateral account established by the Administrative Agent as provided in
Section 7.2.
“Foreign
Subsidiary”:
any
Subsidiary organized under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United
States of America.
“Foreign
Subsidiary Voting Equity Interests”:
the
voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary.
“Grantor”:
as
defined in the preamble.
“Guarantor
Obligations”:
with
respect to any Guarantor, all obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor
which may arise under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without
limitation, Section 2), any other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is
a
party, any Non-Facility Letter of Credit issued for such Guarantor’s account,
any Specified Hedge Agreement or, in the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor,
any
Specified Cash Management Agreement to which such Guarantor is a party, in
each
case whether on account of guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations,
fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation,
all fees and disbursements of counsel that are required to be paid by such
Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document).
“Guarantors”:
the
collective reference to each Grantor, other than the Borrower.
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“Intellectual
Property”:
the
collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges in and to the
Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks and the Trademark Licenses,
and all
rights to xxx at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment
thereof, in each case, whether arising under United States, multinational
or
foreign laws or otherwise, including the right to receive all proceeds and
damages therefrom.
“Intercompany
Obligations”:
all
obligations, whether constituting General Intangibles or otherwise, owing
to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Grantor by any Affiliate of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary Grantor, and with respect to Holdings, all obligations, whether
constituting General Intangibles or otherwise, owing to Holdings by the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Investment
Property”:
the
collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in
Section 9-102(a)(49) of the Applicable UCC (other than any Foreign Subsidiary
Voting Stock excluded from the definition of “Pledged Stock”) and (ii) whether
or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Notes and
all Pledged Stock.
“Issuers”:
the
collective reference to each issuer of any Pledged Securities.
“Non-Facility
Guarantee Obligations”:
as
defined in Section 2.6.
“Non-Facility
Guarantor Obligations”:
the
Guarantor Obligations of each Guarantor in respect of Non-Facility Letters
of
Credit issued for such Guarantor’s account and Specified Hedge Agreements or, in
the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor, any Specified Cash Management Agreements
to which such Guarantor is a party.
“Non-Facility
Letters of Credit”:
any
letters of credit issued by any Lender (or any Affiliate of any Lender) pursuant
to Section 7.2(h) of the Credit Agreement.
“Obligations”:
(i) in
the case of the Borrower, the Borrower Obligations, and (ii) in the case
of each
Guarantor, its Guarantor Obligations, in each case including Non-Facility
Guarantee Obligations.
“Patents”:
(i)
all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political
subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof and all goodwill
associated therewith, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing
referred to in Schedule
5,
(ii)
all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country
and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, including,
without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule
5,
and
(iii) all rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of the foregoing.
“Patent
License”:
all
agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any
Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in
whole
or in part by a Patent, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing
referred to in Schedule
5
(it
being understood that oral agreements are not required to be listed on Schedule
5).
“Pledged
LLC Interests”:
in
each case, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, all of a Grantor’s right,
title and interest in and to (it being acknowledged and agreed that with
respect
to Holdings, this definition shall apply only to the right, title and interests
of Holdings in the Borrower and its Subsidiaries):
(i)
any
Issuer (other than any Non-Recourse Subsidiary) that is a limited liability
company, but not any of such Grantor’s obligations from time to time as a holder
of interests in any such Issuer (unless the Administrative Agent or its
designee, on behalf of
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the
Administrative Agent, shall elect to become a holder of interests in any
such
Issuer in connection with its exercise of remedies pursuant to the terms
hereof);
(ii)
any
and all moneys due and to become due to such Grantor now or in the future
by way
of a distribution made to such Grantor in its capacity as a holder of interests
in any such Issuer or otherwise in respect of such Grantor’s interest as a
holder of interests in any such Issuer;
(iii)
any
other property of any such Issuer to which such Grantor now or in the future
may
be entitled in respect of its interests in any such Issuer by way of
distribution, return of capital or otherwise;
(iv)
any
other claim or right which such Grantor now has or may in the future acquire
in
respect of its interests in any such Issuer;
(v)
the
organizational documents of any such Issuer;
(vi)
all
certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever that may be issued
or
granted by any such Issuer to such Grantor while this Agreement is in effect;
and
(vii)
to
the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of any or all of the
foregoing.
“Pledged
Notes”:
with
respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Grantors, any promissory note
evidencing loans made by any Grantor to any member of the Charter Group,
and
with respect to Holdings, any promissory note evidencing loans made by Holdings
to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including in each case without
limitation, all promissory notes listed on Schedule
2.
“Pledged
Partnership Interests”:
in
each case, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, all of a Grantor’s right,
title and interest in and to (it being acknowledged and agreed that with
respect
to Holdings, this definition shall apply only to the right, title and interests
of Holdings in the Borrower and its Subsidiaries):
(i) any
Issuer (other than any Non-Recourse Subsidiary) that is a partnership, but
not
any of such Grantor’s obligations from time to time as a general or limited
partner, as the case may be, in any such Issuer (unless the Administrative
Agent
or its designee, on behalf of the Administrative Agent, shall elect to become
a
general or limited partner, as the case may be, in any such Issuer in connection
with its exercise of remedies pursuant to the terms hereof);
(ii)
any
and
all moneys due and to become due to such Grantor now or in the future by
way of
a distribution made to such Grantor in its capacity as a general partner
or
limited partner, as the case may be, in any such Issuer or otherwise in respect
of such Grantor’s interest as a general partner or limited partner, as the case
may be, in any such Issuer;
(iii)
any
other
property of any such Issuer to which such Grantor now or in the future may
be
entitled in respect of its interests as a general partner or limited partner,
as
the case may be, in any such Issuer by way of distribution, return of capital
or
otherwise;
(iv)
any
other
claim or right which such Grantor now has or may in the future acquire in
respect of its general or limited partnership interests in any such
Issuer;
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(v)
the
partnership agreement or other organizational documents of any such
Issuer;
(vi)
all
certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever that may be issued
or
granted by any such Issuer to such Grantor while this Agreement is in effect;
and
(vii)
to
the
extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of any or all of the
foregoing.
“Pledged
Receivables”:
the
collective reference to all Receivables pledged by any Grantor as
Collateral.
“Pledged
Securities”:
the
collective reference to the Pledged Notes and the Pledged Stock, together
with
the Proceeds thereof.
“Pledged
Stock”:
the
Equity Interests listed on Schedule
2,
together with any other shares, stock certificates, options, interests or
rights
of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Equity Interests (i) with respect
to
the Borrower and any Subsidiary Grantor, of any Person (other than any
Non-Recourse Subsidiary) that may be issued or granted to, or held by, the
Borrower and any Subsidiary Grantor, and (ii) with respect to Holdings, of
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case while this Agreement is
in
effect including, in any event, the Pledged LLC Interests and Pledged
Partnership Interests.
“Proceeds”:
all
“proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Applicable UCC
and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all dividends,
distributions or other income from the Pledged Securities and Investment
Property, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect
thereto.
“Receivable”:
any
right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, whether
or
not such right is evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper and whether
or not
it has been earned by performance (including, without limitation, any
Account).
“Securities
Act”:
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Secured
Parties”:
the
collective reference to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and any affiliate
of any Lender to which Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Obligations, as
applicable, are owed.
“Subsidiary
Grantor”:
any
Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Grantor.
“Trademarks”:
(i)
all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names,
fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source
or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing
or
hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof,
and all
applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent
and
Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States,
any
State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof,
or
otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto, including, without
limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule
5,
and
(ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
“Trademark
License”:
any
agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any
Grantor
of any right to use any Trademark, including, without limitation, any of
the
foregoing referred to in Schedule
5
(it
being understood that oral agreements are not required to be listed on Schedule
5).
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1.2 Other
Definitional Provisions.
(a)
The
words “hereof,” “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to
any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Schedule references
are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(b)
The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both
the
singular and plural forms of such terms.
(c)
Where
the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof,
when
used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the
relevant part thereof.
SECTION
2. GUARANTEE
2.1 Guarantee.
(a)
Each of
the Guarantors hereby confirms that it guarantees, jointly and severally,
unconditionally and irrevocably, to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, indorsees,
transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance
by the
Borrower when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise)
of the Borrower Obligations. It is understood that, with respect to each
Guarantor party to this Agreement on the date hereof, such Guarantor’s
guarantee constitutes a continuation of its guarantee under the Existing
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (it being further understood that such
guarantee will apply to the full amount of the Borrower Obligations).
(b)
Anything
herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the
maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents
shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor
under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors
(after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section
2.2).
(c)
Each
Guarantor agrees that the Borrower Obligations may at any time and from time
to
time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without
impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights
and
remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder.
(d)
The
guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect
until all the Borrower Obligations shall have been satisfied by payment in
full,
no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments shall be
terminated, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the
Credit
Agreement the Borrower may be free from any Borrower Obligations.
(e)
No
payment made by the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor
or any
other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender
from the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other
Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation
or
application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment
of
the Borrower Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise
affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding
any
such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of
the
Borrower Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor
in
respect of the Borrower Obligations), remain liable for the Borrower Obligations
up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Borrower
Obligations are paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and
the
Commitments are terminated.
2.2 Right
of Contribution.
Each
Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Subsidiary
Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment
made
hereunder, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive
contribution from and against
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any
other
Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share
of
such payment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject
to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3. The provisions of this Section
2.2
shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary
Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and each Subsidiary
Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
for
the full amount guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor
hereunder.
2.3 No
Subrogation.
Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off
or
application of funds of any Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender,
no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower or any other Guarantor
or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender for the payment of the Borrower Obligations,
nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or
reimbursement from the Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments
made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders by the Borrower on account of the Borrower Obligations
are
paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments
are
terminated. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such
subrogation rights at any time when all of the Borrower Obligations shall
not
have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust
for
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of
such
Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned
over
to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Guarantor
(duly
indorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to
be
applied against the Borrower Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in
such
order as the Administrative Agent may determine.
2.4 Amendments,
etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations.
Each
Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without
any
reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further
assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Borrower
Obligations may be rescinded and any of the Borrower Obligations continued,
and
the Borrower Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for
any
part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of
offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part,
be
renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived,
surrendered or released and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may,
from
time to time, be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or terminated
or the
obligations thereunder increased, in whole or in part and any collateral
security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held for the payment of
the
Borrower Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation
to
protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security
for the Borrower Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section
2 or
any property subject thereto.
2.5 Guarantee
Absolute and Unconditional.
Each
Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or
accrual of any of the Borrower Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance
by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the guarantee contained in this
Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; the
Borrower Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have
been
created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived,
in
reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings
between the Borrower and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, likewise shall be
conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the
guarantee contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor waives diligence,
presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment
to
or upon the Borrower or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Borrower
Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained
in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional
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guarantee
of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the
Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Borrower Obligations or
any
other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with
respect
thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Administrative Agent
or any
Lender, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense
of
payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted
by
the Borrower or any other Person against the Administrative Agent or any
Lender,
or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or
knowledge
of the Borrower or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed
to
constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for the Borrower
Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this
Section
2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder
or
otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor,
the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may, but shall be under no obligation
to,
make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as
it may
have against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against
any collateral security or guarantee for the Borrower Obligations or any
right
of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Administrative Agent
or
any Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies
or
to collect any payments from the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other
Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or
to
exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Borrower, any
other
Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee
or
right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability
hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether
express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Administrative
Agent or
any Lender against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include
the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
2.6 Non-Facility
Letters of Credit.
Each of
the Borrower and each Guarantor hereby agrees that it shall guarantee (such
guarantee obligations, “Non-Facility
Guarantee Obligations”)
the
Non-Facility Guarantor Obligations of each other Guarantor on the same basis,
mutatis mutandis,
as the
guarantee of the Borrower Obligations contained in this Section 2. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) each reference in this Section 2 to “Borrower Obligations” shall be deemed
to include Non-Facility Guarantor Obligations and (b) each reference in this
Section 2 to a “Guarantor” shall be deemed to include the Borrower in its
capacity as a guarantor of the Non-Facility Guarantor Obligations.
2.7 Reinstatement.
The
guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or
be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof,
of
any of the Borrower Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored
or
returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or
any
Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor
or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any
Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though
such payments had not been made.
2.8 Payments.
Each
Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the
Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim in Dollars at the Funding
Office.
SECTION
3. GRANT
OF
SECURITY INTEREST
Each
Grantor hereby confirms its continuing grant to the Administrative Agent,
for
the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, of a security interest in, and
its
continuing assignment and transfer to the Administrative Agent of, all of
the
following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor
or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire
any
right, title or interest (subject to the last paragraph of this Section 3,
collectively, the “Collateral”),
as
collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when
due
(whether at the stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Obligations:
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(a) all
Pledged Securities;
(b) all
Intercompany Obligations;
(c) all
Additional Collateral;
(d) all
books
and records pertaining to the Collateral; and
(e) to
the
extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products
of any and all of the foregoing, all collateral security and guarantees given
by
any Person with respect to any of the foregoing and any Instruments evidencing
any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding
any of the other provisions set forth in any subsection of this Section 3
or any
other provision of this Agreement, (i) this Agreement shall not constitute
a
grant of a security interest in, and the Collateral shall not include, (x)
any
property to the extent that such grant of a security interest is prohibited
by
any Requirements of Law of a Governmental Authority, requires a consent not
obtained of any Governmental Authority pursuant to such Requirement of Law
or is
prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the
termination of or requires any consent not obtained under, any contract,
license, agreement (including any joint venture, partnership or limited
liability company operating agreement, unless the same relates to a Wholly
Owned
Subsidiary), instrument or other document evidencing or giving rise to such
property except to the extent that such Requirement of Law or the term in
such
contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document providing for
such
prohibition, breach, default or termination or requiring such consent is
ineffective under applicable law or (y) any property that is subject to a
purchase money security interest permitted by the Credit Agreement for so
long
as it is subject to such security interest and (ii) in no event shall more
than
66% of the total outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Voting Equity Interest of
any
Foreign Subsidiary constitute Collateral or be required to be pledged
hereunder.
SECTION
4. CERTIFICATED
INTERESTS
4.1 Pledged
Partnership Interests.
Concurrently with the delivery to the Administrative Agent of any certificate
representing any Pledged Partnership Interests, the relevant Grantor shall,
if
requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver an undated power covering
such
certificate, duly executed in blank by such Grantor.
4.2 Pledged
LLC Interests.
Concurrently with the delivery to the Administrative Agent of any certificate
representing any Pledged LLC Interests, the relevant Grantor shall, if requested
by the Administrative Agent, deliver an undated power covering such certificate,
duly executed in blank by such Grantor.
SECTION
5. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
To
induce
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement
and
to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the
Borrower thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
5.1 Title;
No Other Liens.
Except
for the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Liens
not prohibited to exist on the Collateral by the Credit Agreement, such Grantor
owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens or claims
of others. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any
Grantor may, as part of its business, grant licenses to third parties to
use
Intellectual Property owned or developed by a Grantor. For purposes of this
Agreement and the other
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Loan
Documents, such licensing activity shall not constitute a “Lien” on such
Intellectual Property. Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender
understands that any such licenses may be exclusive to the applicable licensees,
and such exclusivity provisions may limit the ability of the Administrative
Agent to utilize, sell, lease or transfer the related Intellectual Property
or
otherwise realize value from such Intellectual Property pursuant
hereto.
5.2 Perfected
First Priority Liens.
The
security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement (a)
constitute valid perfected security interests in all of the Collateral in
favor
of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties,
as
collateral security for such Grantor’s Obligations, enforceable in accordance
with the terms hereof against all creditors of such Grantor and any Persons
purporting to purchase any Collateral from such Grantor and (b)
are
prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof
except for Liens not prohibited by the Credit Agreement.
5.3 Jurisdiction
of Organization.
On the
date hereof, such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization is specified on
Schedule
4.
5.4 Pledged
Securities.
(a)
The
Equity Interests pledged by such Grantor hereunder constitute all the issued
and
outstanding shares of all classes of the Equity Interests of each Issuer
owned
by such Grantor or, in the case of Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock, if less,
66%
of the outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock of each relevant
Issuer.
(b)
Except
with respect to Pledged Stock from time to time constituting an immaterial
portion of the Collateral, all the shares of the Pledged Stock have been
duly
and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(c)
None of
the Pledged LLC Interests or Pledged Partnership Interests constitutes a
security under Section 8-103 of the Applicable UCC or the corresponding code
or
statute of any other applicable jurisdiction.
(d)
Except
with respect to Pledged Notes from time to time constituting an immaterial
portion of the Collateral, each of the Pledged Notes constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the obligor with respect thereto, enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and the
implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(e)
Such
Grantor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable
title
to, the Pledged Securities pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens
or
options in favor of, or claims of, any other Person, except the security
interest created by this Agreement and any Liens not prohibited by Section
7.3
of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION
6. COVENANTS
Each
Grantor covenants and agrees that, from and after the date of this Agreement
until the Obligations shall have been paid in full, no Letter of Credit shall
be
outstanding and the Commitments shall have terminated:
6.1 Delivery
of Instruments, Certificated Securities and Chattel Paper.
If any
amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be
or
become evidenced by any Instrument, Certificated Security or Chattel Paper
with
a face value of $5,000,000 or more, such Instrument, Certificated Security
or
Chattel Paper shall be promptly delivered to the Administrative
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Agent,
duly indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent,
to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
6.2 Insurance
All
insurance maintained by any Grantor with respect to the Collateral shall
(a)
provide that no cancellation, material reduction in amount or material change
in
coverage thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt
by the
Administrative Agent of written notice thereof and (b) name the Administrative
Agent as insured party or loss payee, as applicable and customary.
6.3 Maintenance
of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation.
(a)
Such
Grantor shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, take all reasonable
actions to maintain the security interest created by this Agreement as a
perfected security interest having at least the priority described in Section
5.2 and shall defend such security interest against the claims and demands
of
all Persons whomsoever.
(b)
Such
Grantor will furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time
to
time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the assets
and
property of such Grantor constituting, or intended to constitute, Collateral
and
such other reports in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
(c)
At any
time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Administrative
Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly
and
duly execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and
documents and take such further actions as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits
of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including,
without limitation, (i) filing any financing or continuation statements under
the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any
jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby and (ii)
in
the case of Pledged Securities, Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights
and
any other relevant Collateral, taking any actions necessary to enable the
Administrative Agent to obtain “control” (within the meaning of the applicable
Uniform Commercial Code) with respect thereto; provided,
that no
account control agreements will be required unless an Event of Default is
in
existence.
6.4 Changes
in Locations, Name, etc.
Such
Grantor will not, except upon prior written notice to the Administrative
Agent:
(a)
change its jurisdiction of organization; or
(b) change
its name to such an extent that any financing statement filed by the
Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement would become seriously
misleading;
unless,
within 30 days of the taking of any such actions, such Grantor delivers to
the
Administrative Agent notice of such change and all documents reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent to maintain the validity, perfection
and
priority of the security interests provided for herein.
6.5 Pledged
Securities.
(a)
If such
Grantor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any certificate
(including, without limitation, any certificate representing a dividend or
a
distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction
of
capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization),
option
or rights in respect of the Equity Interests of any Issuer, whether in addition
to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares
of
the Pledged Stock, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Grantor shall accept
the same as the agent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, hold the
same
in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and, with respect to
Pledged Stock constituting securities under and as defined in Section 8-103
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of
the
Applicable UCC, deliver the same forthwith to the Administrative Agent
in the
exact form received, duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative
Agent,
if required, together with an undated power covering such certificate duly
executed in blank by such Grantor, to be held by the Administrative Agent,
subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the
Obligations. During the continuance of an Event of Default, after written
notice
from the Administrative Agent, any sums paid upon or in respect of the
Pledged
Securities upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer shall be paid
over
to the Administrative Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral
security for the Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall
be
made on or in respect of the Pledged Securities or any property shall be
distributed upon or with respect to the Pledged Securities pursuant to
the
recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant
to
the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall be delivered
to
the Administrative Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral
security for the Obligations. If any sums of money or property so paid
or
distributed in respect of the Pledged Securities shall be received by such
Grantor during the continuance of an Event of Default, after notice from
the
Administrative Agent, such Grantor shall, until such money or property
is paid
or delivered to the Administrative Agent, hold such money or property in
trust
for the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, as additional
collateral security for the Obligations.
(b)
Without
the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor will
not (i)
sell, assign, transfer, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option
with respect to, the Pledged Securities or Proceeds thereof (except pursuant
to
a transaction not prohibited by the Credit Agreement), (ii) create, incur
or
permit to exist any Lien, or any claim of any Person with respect to, any
of the
Pledged Securities or Proceeds thereof, or any interest therein, except for
the
security interests created by this Agreement or Liens not prohibited under
Section 7.3 of the Credit Agreement, (iii) enter into any agreement or
undertaking restricting the right or ability of such Grantor to sell, assign
or
transfer any of the Pledged Stock hereunder or Proceeds thereof other than
any
documents governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2 of the Credit
Agreement so long as such restrictions are no more onerous than those contained
in the Loan Documents, or (iv) enter into any agreement or undertaking
restricting, directly or indirectly, the right or ability of the Administrative
Agent to sell, assign or transfer any of the Pledged Securities hereunder
or
Proceeds thereof.
(c)
Without
the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor will
not,
and will not permit any Issuer that is a limited liability company or
partnership, to amend such Issuer’s certificate of formation, certificate of
limited partnership, statement of partnership existence, limited liability
company agreement, partnership agreement or operating agreement to provide
that
any Equity Interests in any Issuer constitute a security under Section 8-103
of
the Applicable UCC or the corresponding code or statute of any other applicable
jurisdiction.
(d) In
the
case of each Grantor which is an Issuer, such Issuer agrees that (i) it will
be
bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Pledged Securities issued
by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable
to
it, (ii) it will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in writing of the
occurrence of any of the events described in Section 6.5(a) with respect
to the
Pledged Securities issued by it and (iii) the terms of Sections 7.1(c) and
7.5
shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis,
with
respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 7.1(c)
or
7.5 with respect to the Pledged Securities issued by it.
SECTION
7. REMEDIAL
PROVISIONS
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exercise
all voting and organizational rights with respect to the Pledged Securities;
provided,
however,
that no
vote shall be cast or right exercised or other action taken which, in the
Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, would impair the Collateral or which
would be inconsistent with or result in any violation of any provision
of the
Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(b)
If an
Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Administrative Agent
shall give written notice of its intent to exercise such rights to the relevant
Grantor or Grantors, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to
receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect
of the Pledged Securities and make application thereof to the Obligations
in
such order as the Administrative Agent may determine, and (ii) any or all
of the
Pledged Securities shall be registered in the name of the Administrative
Agent
or its nominee, and the Administrative Agent or its nominee may thereafter
exercise (x) all voting, organizational and other rights pertaining to such
Pledged Securities at any meeting of shareholders of the relevant Issuer
or
Issuers or otherwise and (y) any and all rights of conversion, exchange and
subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such
Pledged Securities as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without
limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Pledged
Securities upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization
or
other fundamental change in the organizational structure of any Issuer, or
upon
the exercise by any Grantor or the Administrative Agent of any right, privilege
or option pertaining to such Pledged Securities, and in connection therewith,
the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Securities with
any
committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency
upon
such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may determine), all
without liability except to account for property actually received by it,
but
the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to any Grantor to exercise any
such
right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to
do so
or delay in so doing.
(c)
Each
Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer of any Pledged Securities
pledged by such Grantor hereunder to (i) comply with any instruction received
by
it from the Administrative Agent in writing that (x) states that an Event
of
Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance
with
the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from
such
Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Issuer shall be fully protected
in so
complying, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any
dividends or other payments with respect to the Pledged Securities directly
to
the Administrative Agent.
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Obligations
shall be paid over from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the
Borrower
or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same. Any balance
of
such Proceeds remaining after the Obligations shall have been paid in full,
no
Letters of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments shall have terminated
shall be paid over to the Borrower or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled
to
receive the same.
7.5 Registration
Rights.
(a)
If the
Administrative Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell any or
all of
the Pledged Stock pursuant to Section 7.4, and if in the opinion of the
Administrative Agent it is necessary or advisable to have the Pledged Stock,
or
that portion thereof to be sold, registered under the provisions of the
Securities Act, the relevant Grantor will cause the Issuer thereof to (i)
execute and deliver, and cause the directors and officers of such Issuer
to
execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause
to be
done all such other acts as may be, in the opinion of the Administrative
Agent,
necessary or advisable to register the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof
to
be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act, (ii) use its reasonable
best efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become
effective and to remain effective for a period of one year from the date
of the
first public offering of the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be
sold,
and (iii) make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which,
in
the opinion of the
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Administrative
Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements
of
the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange
Commission applicable thereto. Each Grantor agrees to cause such Issuer
to
comply with the provisions of the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any and all
jurisdictions which the Administrative Agent shall designate and to make
available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings
statement
(which need not be audited) which will satisfy the provisions of Section
11(a)
of the Securities Act.
(b)
Each
Grantor recognizes that the Administrative Agent may be unable to effect
a
public sale of any or all the Pledged Stock, by reason of certain prohibitions
contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or
otherwise, and may by reason of such prohibitions be compelled to resort
to one
or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will
be
obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their
own
account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale
thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale
may
result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a
public
sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private
sale
shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The
Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any
of the
Pledged Stock for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer thereof
to
register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under
applicable state securities laws, even if such Issuer would agree to do
so.
(c)
Each
Grantor agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to do or cause to be done
all
such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or
any
portion of the Pledged Stock pursuant to this Section 7.5 valid and binding
and
in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law. Each
Grantor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in
this
Section 7.5 will cause irreparable injury to the Administrative Agent and
the
Lenders, that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have no adequate remedy
at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every
covenant contained in this Section 7.5 shall be specifically enforceable
against
such Grantor, and such Grantor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any
defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except
for
a defense that no Event of Default has occurred under the Credit
Agreement.
7.6 Deficiency.
Each
Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale
or
other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Obligations
and
the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Administrative
Agent
or any Lender to collect such deficiency.
7.7 Certain
Matters Relating to Pledged Receivables.
The
Administrative Agent hereby authorizes each Grantor pledging Receivables
hereunder to collect such Grantor’s Pledged Receivables, provided
that the
Administrative Agent may curtail or terminate said authority at any time
after
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. At any
time
after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after
written notice to such Grantor from the Administrative Agent, any payments
of
Pledged Receivables, when collected by any Grantor, (i) shall be forthwith
(and,
in any event, within two Business Days) deposited by such Grantor in the
exact
form received, duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent
if
required, in a Collateral Account maintained under the sole dominion and
control
of the Administrative Agent, subject to withdrawal by the Administrative
Agent
for the account of the Lenders only as provided in Section 7.3, and (ii)
until
so turned over, shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, segregated from other funds of such Grantor. Each
such
deposit of Proceeds of Pledged Receivables shall be accompanied by a report
identifying in reasonable detail the nature and source of the payments included
in the deposit.
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7.8 Communications
with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable.
(a)
The
Administrative Agent in its own name or in the name of others may at any
time
after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
communicate with obligors under the Pledged Receivables to verify with them
to
the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any
Receivables.
(b) Upon
the
written request of the Administrative Agent at any time after the occurrence
and
during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor shall notify
obligors on the Pledged Receivables that the Pledged Receivables have been
assigned to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured
Parties and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the
Administrative Agent.
(c) Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Grantor pledging Receivables
shall
remain liable under each of the Pledged Receivables to observe and perform
all
the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder,
all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise thereto. Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation or liability
under any Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of
or
arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Administrative Agent
or any
Lender of any payment relating thereto, nor shall the Administrative Agent
or
any Lender be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of
any
Grantor under or pursuant to any Receivable (or any agreement giving rise
thereto), to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the
sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any
performance by any party thereunder, to present or file any claim, to take
any
action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts
which
may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or
times.
7.9 Silo
Credit Agreements, etc.
After
the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the
Administrative Agent may exercise any and all rights and remedies of the
Borrower pursuant to any Silo Credit Agreement or Silo Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement upon written notice to the relevant borrower under the relevant
Silo
Credit Agreement.
SECTION
8. THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
8.1 Administrative
Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc.
(a)
Each
Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent
and
any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true
and
lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the
place
and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name,
for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any
and all
appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which
may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement,
and,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives
the
Administrative Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without
notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the
following:
(i)
in
the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of
and
indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments
for the payment of moneys due under any Pledged Receivable or with respect
to
any other Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding
in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the
Administrative Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys
due
under any Pledged Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral whenever
payable;
(ii)
in
the case of any Intellectual Property, execute and deliver, and have recorded,
any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Administrative
Agent may request
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to
evidence the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in such
Intellectual Property and the goodwill and general intangibles of such
Grantor
relating thereto or represented thereby;
(iii)
pay
or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the
Collateral, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of
this
Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs
thereof;
(iv)
execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 7.4 or 7.5,
any
indorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer
with
respect to the Collateral;
(v)
(1) direct
any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment
of
any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the
Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; (2)
ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and receipt for, any and
all
moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect
of
or arising out of any Collateral; (3)
sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading,
storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments,
verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the
Collateral; (4)
commence
and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any
court
of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof
and
to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (5) defend
any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect
to any
Collateral; (6)
settle,
compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection
therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Administrative Agent may
deem
appropriate; (7)
assign
any Patent or Trademark (along with the goodwill of the business to which
any
such Patent or Trademark pertains), throughout the world for such term or
terms,
on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Administrative Agent shall
in its
sole discretion determine; and (8)
generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to
or
otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though
the
Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and
do,
at the Administrative Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or
from time to time, all acts and things which the Administrative Agent deems
necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the
Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interests therein and to effect
the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor
might
do; and
(vi)
exercise any of the Administrative Agent’s rights pursuant to Section
7.9.
Anything
in this Section 8.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative
Agent
agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided
for in this Section 8.1(a) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be
continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice of
its
intent to exercise its rights under this Section 8.1(a).
(b)
If any
Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein,
the Administrative Agent, at its option, after prior notice to such Grantor,
but
without any obligation so to do, may perform or comply, or otherwise cause
performance or compliance, with such agreement.
(c)
The
expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with actions
undertaken as provided in this Section 8.1, together with interest thereon
at a
rate per annum equal to the highest rate per annum at which interest would
then
be payable on any category of past due ABR Loans under the Credit Agreement,
from the date of payment by the Administrative Agent to the date
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reimbursed
by the relevant Grantor, shall be payable by such Grantor to the Administrative
Agent on demand.
(d)
Each
Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause
to be
done by virtue hereof. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained
in this
Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement
is terminated and the security interests created hereby are
released.
8.2 Duty
of Administrative Agent.
The
Administrative Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and
physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section
9-207
of the Applicable UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same
manner
as the Administrative Agent deals with similar property for its own account.
Neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender nor any of their respective
officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand,
collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so
or
shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral
upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other
action
whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers
conferred on the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder are solely
to
protect the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ interests in the Collateral
and shall not impose any duty upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender
to
exercise any such powers. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall
be
accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the
exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors,
employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure
to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
8.3 Financing
Statements.
Pursuant to any applicable law, each Grantor authorizes the Administrative
Agent
to file or record financing statements and other filing or recording documents
or instruments with respect to the Collateral without the signature of such
Grantor in such form and in such offices as the Administrative Agent determines
appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent
under
this Agreement. A photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement shall
be
sufficient as a financing statement or other filing or recording document
or
instrument for filing or recording in any jurisdiction. The Borrower and
each
Guarantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to use the collateral description
“all personal property” in any such financing statements. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, unless
(a) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (b) a
comparable financing statement has been filed by or on behalf of holders
of the
CCO Senior Notes, the expense of preparing and filing any Uniform Commercial
Code financing statement that is not to be filed with the Secretary of State
of
the relevant jurisdiction and the expense of terminating or releasing any
such
financing statement pursuant to any release contemplated by Section 10.14
of the
Credit Agreement or Section 9.15 hereof shall in each case be borne by the
Lenders rather than the Loan Parties. Each Grantor or the Borrower, on behalf
of
each affected Grantor agrees to promptly notify the Administrative Agent
if it
becomes aware that a comparable financing statement as described above has
been
filed or if it has been requested to provide information to facilitate such
a
filing.
8.4 Authority
of Administrative Agent.
Each
Grantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Administrative
Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the
Administrative Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative
Agent
of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided
for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between
the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement
and by
such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time
among
them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and each Grantor, the
Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent
for
the Lenders with full and valid authority so to act or
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refrain
from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement,
to
make any inquiry respecting such authority.
SECTION
9. MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Amendments
in Writing.
None of
the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit
Agreement.
9.2 Notices.
All
notices, requests and demands to or upon the Administrative Agent or any
Grantor
hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 10.2 of
the
Credit Agreement; provided
that any
such notice, request or demand to or upon any Subsidiary Guarantor shall
be
addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule
1.
9.3 No
Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies.
Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act (except by a written
instrument pursuant to Section 9.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise
be
deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced
in any
Default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in
exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right,
power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single
or
partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude
any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power
or
privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right
or
remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any
right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such Lender would otherwise
have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are
cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive
of any
other rights or remedies provided by law.
9.4 Enforcement
Expenses; Indemnification.
(a)
Each
Guarantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent
for all its costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Guarantor
under the guarantee contained in Section 2 or otherwise enforcing or preserving
any rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such
Guarantor is a party, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements
of one firm of counsel (together with any special and local counsel) to the
Administrative Agent to the extent the Borrower would be required to do so
pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement.
(b)
Each
Grantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from
any
delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may
be
payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral
to the
extent the Borrower would be required to do so pursuant to Section 10.5 of
the
Credit Agreement.
(c)
Each
Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement,
performance and administration of this Agreement to the extent the Borrower
would be required to do so pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Credit
Agreement.
(d)
The
agreements in this Section 9.4 shall survive repayment of the Obligations
and
all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
9.5 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Grantor
and
Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent
and
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the
Lenders and their successors and assigns; provided
that no
Grantor or Guarantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights
or
obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent.
9.6 Set-Off.
Each
Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and each Lender
at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default pursuant to Section
8(a) or 8(g) (in the latter case with respect to the Borrower) of the Credit
Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing, without notice to such Grantor
or any other Grantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Grantor,
to
set-off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special,
time
or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits,
indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held
or
owing by the Administrative Agent or such Lender to or for the credit or
the
account of such Grantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as the
Administrative Agent or such Lender may elect, against and on account of
the
obligations and liabilities of the Borrower or such Grantor to the
Administrative Agent or such Lender hereunder and claims of every nature
and
description of the Administrative Agent or such Lender against any Grantor,
in
any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Credit Agreement, any
other
Loan Document or otherwise, as the Administrative Agent or such Lender may
elect, whether or not the Administrative Agent or any Lender has made any
demand
for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims may be
contingent or unmatured. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall notify
such Grantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by the
Administrative Agent or such Lender of the proceeds thereof, provided
that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off
and
application. The rights of the Administrative Agent and each Lender under
this
Section 9.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without
limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Administrative Agent or such
Lender may have.
9.7 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement
on any
number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an
executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall
be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
9.8 Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any
other jurisdiction.
9.9 Governmental
Approvals.
(a)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement, the other
Loan
Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, prior to
the
exercise of any rights and remedies provided in this Agreement or the other
Loan
Documents, including, without limitation, voting the Pledged Securities or
a
foreclosure of the security interest granted under this Agreement, except
to the
extent not prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law, (i) do not and will
not
constitute, create, or have the effect of constituting or creating, directly
or
indirectly, actual or practical ownership of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
of
the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or control, affirmative
or negative, direct or indirect, by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
over
the management or any other aspect of the operation of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower, which ownership and control remains exclusively
and
at all times in the Borrower and such Subsidiary, and (ii) do not and will
not
constitute the transfer, assignment, or disposition in any manner, voluntarily
or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, of any License at any time issued
to
the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, or the transfer of control
of
the Borrower or
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any
Subsidiary of the Borrower, including, without limitation, within the meaning
of
Section 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any foreclosure on,
sale,
transfer or other disposition of, or the exercise of any right to vote or
consent with respect to, any of the Pledged Securities, as provided herein,
or
any other action taken or proposed to be taken by the Administrative Agent
hereunder which would affect the operational, voting or other control of
the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, shall be in accordance with
applicable Requirements of Law.
(c)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in
any
other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall not, without first obtaining
the approval of the FCC or any other applicable Governmental Authority, take
any
action pursuant to this Agreement which would constitute or result in, or
be
deemed to constitute or result in, any assignment of a License, including,
without limitation, any CATV Franchise of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
of the
Borrower, or any change of control of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower, if such assignment or change in control would require, under then
existing Requirements of Law (including the written rules and regulations
promulgated by the FCC), the prior approval of the FCC or such other
Governmental Authority.
(d)
If
counsel to the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the consent
of
the FCC or any other Governmental Authority is required in connection with
any
of the actions which may be taken by the Administrative Agent in the exercise
of
its rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents during
the
continuance of an Event of Default, then the Borrower, at its sole cost and
expense, shall use its reasonable best efforts to secure such consent and
to
cooperate fully with the Administrative Agent in any action commenced by
the
Administrative Agent to secure such consent. Upon the exercise by the
Administrative Agent of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to
this
Agreement during the continuance of an Event of Default which requires any
consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization of the FCC or
any
other Governmental Authority or instrumentality, the Borrower will promptly
prepare, execute, deliver and file, or will promptly cause the preparation,
execution, delivery and filing of, all applications, certificates, instruments
and other documents and papers that the Administrative Agent reasonably deems
necessary or advisable to obtain such governmental consent, approval, recording,
qualification or authorization including, without limitation, the assignor’s or
transferor’s portion of any application or applications for consent to the
assignment of license necessary or appropriate under the rules and regulations
of the FCC or any other Governmental Authority for approval of any sale,
transfer or assignment to the Administrative Agent or any other Person of
the
Pledged Securities. Subject to the provisions of applicable law, if the Borrower
fails or refuses to execute, or fails or refuses to cause another Person
to
execute, such documents, the Administrative Agent, as attorney-in-fact for
the
Borrower appointed pursuant to Section 8.1, or the clerk of any court of
competent jurisdiction, may execute and file the same on behalf of the Borrower.
In addition to the foregoing, during the continuance of an Event of Default,
the
Borrower agrees to take, or cause to be taken, any action which the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to obtain and enjoy
the
full rights and benefits granted to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent
by
this Agreement and any other instruments or agreements executed pursuant
hereto,
including, without limitation, at the Borrower’s cost and expense, the exercise
of the Borrower’s best efforts to cooperate in obtaining FCC or other
governmental approval of any action or transaction contemplated by this
Agreement or any other instrument or agreement executed pursuant hereto which
is
then required by law.
(e)
The
Borrower recognizes that the authorizations, permits and licenses held by
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are unique assets which may have to be
assigned or transferred in order for the Lenders to realize the value of
the
security interests granted to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower further
recognizes that a violation of the provisions of Section 9.9(d) would result
in
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irreparable
harm to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for which monetary damages
are
not readily ascertainable. Therefore, in addition to any other remedy which
may
be available to the Administrative Agent and Lenders at law or in equity,
the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the remedy of specific
performance of the provisions of Section 9.9(d). To enforce the provisions
of
Section 9.9(d), the Administrative Agent is authorized to request the consent
or
approval of the FCC or other Governmental Authority to a voluntary or an
involuntary assignment or transfer of control of any authorization, permit
or
license. In connection with the exercise of its remedies under this Agreement
or
under any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent may obtain
the
appointment of a trustee or receiver to assume, upon receipt of all necessary
judicial, FCC or other Governmental Authority consents or approvals, the
control
of any Person, subject to compliance with applicable Requirements of Law.
Such
trustee or receiver shall have all rights and powers provided to it by
law or by
court order or provided to the Administrative Agent under this
Agreement.
9.10 Section
Headings.
The
Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only
and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration
in
the interpretation hereof.
9.11 Integration.
This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the agreement of each Grantor,
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations
or
warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to subject
matter
hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the
other
Loan Documents.
9.12 GOVERNING
LAW.
SECTION 2 OF THIS AGREEMENT AND SECTION 9 OF THIS AGREEMENT (INSOFAR AS SAID
SECTION 9 RELATES TO MATTERS COVERED BY SECTION 2), TOGETHER WITH THE RELEVANT
DEFINED TERMS USED IN SAID SECTIONS, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ALL OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. IF FOR ANY REASON THE
CHOICE OF GOVERNING LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AS PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING
SENTENCE IS UNENFORCEABLE OR INVALID, ALL PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND “APPLICABLE UCC” SHALL BE DEEMED TO REFER TO THE UNIFORM
COMMERCIAL CODE AS FROM TIME TO TIME IN EFFECT IN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
9.13 Submission
To Jurisdiction; Waivers.
Each
Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits
for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to
this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for
recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the
non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York
and
Delaware, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern
District of New York and the District of Delaware, and appellate courts
from any thereof;
(b) consents
that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives
any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action
or
proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought
in an
inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
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(c) agrees
that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected
by
mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially
similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Grantor at its address referred
to in Section 9.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent
shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d) agrees
that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in
any
other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to xxx in any other
jurisdiction; and
(e) waives,
to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim
or
recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any
special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
9.14 Acknowledgments.
Each
Grantor hereby acknowledges that:
(a)
it has
been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(b)
neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with
or
duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or
any
of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors, on
the
one hand, and the Administrative Agent and Lenders, on the other hand, in
connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor;
and
(c)
no joint
venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists
by
virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among
the
Grantors and the Lenders.
9.15 Additional
Grantors; Release.
(a)
Each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is required to become a party to this
Agreement pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Credit Agreement shall become a
Grantor
and Guarantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery
by
such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 1
hereto.
(b) At
such
time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Obligations
(other than Obligations in respect of Specified Hedge Agreements and Specified
Cash Management Agreements and contingent indemnification obligations not
yet
due and payable) shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been
terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding, the Collateral
shall
be released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all
obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination)
of
the Administrative Agent and each Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all
without
delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all
rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the request and
sole
expense of any Grantor following any such termination, the Administrative
Agent
shall deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent
hereunder, and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such
Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
(c) If
any of
the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any
Grantor in a transaction not prohibited by any Loan Document or consented
to in
accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement, then the Administrative
Agent, at the request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall promptly execute
and deliver to such Grantor all releases (which may be effected pursuant
to a
Release) or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release
of
the Liens created hereby on such Collateral. At the request and sole expense
of
the Borrower, a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from its obligations
hereunder in the event that all the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary
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Guarantor
shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction not
prohibited by the Credit Agreement.
9.16 WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL.EACH
GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LEGAL
ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
AND
FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first
above written.
CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning
CCO
HOLDINGS, LLC
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning
THE
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS LISTED
ON
SCHEDULE 6 HEREOF
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning
Schedule
1
NOTICE
ADDRESSES OF GUARANTORS
c/o
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
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Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx.
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
and
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx,
Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Schedule
2
DESCRIPTION
OF PLEDGED SECURITIES
Pledged
LLC Interests:
Name
of Limited Liability Company
|
Type
of Interest
|
Percentage
of Interest Pledged
|
Pledged
Partnership Interests:
Name
of Partnership
|
Type
of Interest
|
Percentage
of Interest Pledged
|
Pledged
Stock of Corporations:
Issuer
|
Class
of Stock
|
Stock
Certificate No.
|
Percentage
of Shares Pledged
|
Pledged
Notes:
Issuer
|
Payee
|
Principal
Amount
|
Schedule
3
FILINGS
AND OTHER ACTIONS
REQUIRED
TO PERFECT SECURITY INTERESTS
Uniform
Commercial Code Filings
[List
each office where a financing statement is to be filed]
Patent
and Trademark Filings
[List
all
filings]
Actions
with respect to Pledged Securities
[Describe
actions to be taken]
Other
Actions
[Describe
other actions to be taken]
Schedule
4
LOCATION
OF JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION
Grantor
|
Jurisdiction
of Organization
|
Schedule
5
PATENTS
AND PATENT LICENSES
[List
Patents and Patent Licenses]
TRADEMARKS
AND TRADEMARK LICENSES
[List
Trademarks and Trademark Licenses]
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AND CONSENT
The
undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, dated as of March 18, 1999, as amended and restated
as of
March 6, 2007 (as the same may be further amended, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”),
made
by the Grantors parties thereto for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent. The undersigned agrees for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
1.
The
undersigned will be bound by the terms of the Agreement and will comply with
such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to the undersigned.
2.
The
undersigned will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in writing of the
occurrence of any of the events described in Section 6.5(a) of the
Agreement.
3.
The
terms of Sections 7.1(c) and 7.5 of the Agreement shall apply to it,
mutatis mutandis,
with
respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 7.1(c)
or
7.5 of the Agreement.
[NAME
OF
ISSUER]
By_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address
for Notices: ________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Fax:
Annex
1
to the
Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement
ASSUMPTION
AGREEMENT, dated as of ________________, ____, made by
______________________________, a ______________ (the “Additional
Grantor”),
in
favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity,
the “Administrative
Agent”)
for
the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “Lenders”)
parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms
not
defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Credit
Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS,
Charter Communications Operating, LLC (the “Borrower”),
certain Affiliates of the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent
and
the other Agents named therein have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated
as of
March 18, 1999, as amended and restated as of March 6, 2007 (as further amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Credit
Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and certain of its
Affiliates (other than the Additional Grantor) have entered into the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement, dated as of March 18, 1999, as amended and restated
as
of April 28, 2006 (as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement”),
in
favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders;
WHEREAS,
the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Grantor to become a party to
the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption
Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
By
executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor,
as
provided in Section 9.15 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby
becomes a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Grantor and
Guarantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named
therein as a Grantor and Guarantor and, without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a
Grantor
and Guarantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is
hereby added to the information set forth in the Schedules to the Guarantee
and
Collateral Agreement. The Additional Grantor hereby represents and warrants
that
each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and correct on and as the date
hereof
(after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of
such
date (except for any representation and warranty that is made as of a specified
earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been
true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to
be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
[ADDITIONAL
GRANTOR]
By:___________________________
Name:
Title:
Annex
1-A
to the
Assumption
Agreement
Supplement
to Schedule 1
Supplement
to Schedule 2
Supplement
to Schedule 3
Supplement
to Schedule 4
Supplement
to Schedule 5