PUT/CALL AGREEMENT by and among: REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC., a Delaware corporation, and REGENT RELEASING, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (for purposes of Sections 2.3(a), 2.4(b)(v) and 11.15 only); and PlanetOut Inc., LPI Media Inc.,...
Exhibit 2.1
by and among:
REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC.,
a Delaware corporation, and
REGENT RELEASING, L.L.C.,
a Texas limited liability company (for purposes of Sections 2.3(a), 2.4(b)(v) and 11.15 only);
a Delaware corporation, and
REGENT RELEASING, L.L.C.,
a Texas limited liability company (for purposes of Sections 2.3(a), 2.4(b)(v) and 11.15 only);
and
Dated as of August 12, 2008
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS |
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SECTION 2. THE PUT AND THE CALL OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES; RELATED TRANSACTIONS |
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2.1 The Put and The Call |
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2.2 Sale of Assets |
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2.3 Purchase Price |
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2.4 Closing |
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2.5 Allocation of Purchase Price |
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SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LPI AND SPI |
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3.1 Due Organization; Etc |
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3.2 Authority; Binding Nature Of Agreements |
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3.3 No Violation |
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3.4 Financial Statements |
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3.5 Assets |
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3.6 Intellectual Property |
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3.7 Brokers |
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER |
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4.1 Due Organization; Etc |
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4.2 Authority; Binding Nature Of Agreements |
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4.3 No Violation |
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4.4 Financial Wherewithal |
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4.5 Encumbrances |
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4.6 Access |
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4.7 Brokers |
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SECTION 5. COVENANTS RELATED TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS |
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5.1 Conduct of Business Prior to Closing Date |
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5.2 Forbearances of LPI and SPI |
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5.3 Filings and Consents |
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5.4 No Negotiation |
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SECTION 6. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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6.1 Access and Investigation |
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6.2 No Additional Representations |
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6.3 Commercially Reasonable Efforts |
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6.4 Confidentiality; Public Disclosure |
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6.5 Print Employees |
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6.6 Sales Taxes |
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6.7 Further Action |
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6.8 No Encumbrances |
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6.9 SunTrust Bank Deposit |
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6.10 Closing Financial Statements |
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6.11 Cooperation. |
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6.12 New York Lease Deposit |
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SECTION 7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE |
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7.1 Accuracy of Representations |
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7.2 Closing Deliveries |
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SECTION 8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE SELLERS’ OBLIGATION TO CLOSE |
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8.1 Accuracy of Representations |
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8.2 Closing Deliveries |
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SECTION 9. TERMINATION |
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9.1 Termination Events |
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9.2 Effect of Xxxxxxxxxxx |
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XXXXXXX 00. INDEMNIFICATION, ETC |
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10.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties and Covenants |
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10.2 Indemnification by the Sellers |
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10.3 Indemnification by the Buyer |
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10.4 Indemnification Procedure |
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10.5 Certain Offsets |
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10.6 Exclusive Remedy |
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SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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11.1 Further Assurances |
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11.2 Fees and Expenses |
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11.3 Notices |
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11.4 Time of the Essence |
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11.5 Headings |
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11.6 Counterparts |
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11.7 Attorneys’ Fees |
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11.8 Governing Law |
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11.9 Venue |
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11.10 Successors and Assigns |
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11.11 Waiver |
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11.12 Amendments |
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11.13 Severability |
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11.14 Parties in Interest |
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11.15 Entire Agreement |
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11.16 Construction |
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Forms of Bills of Sale, Endorsements and Assignments
Exhibit B Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit C Form of Guaranty
Exhibit D Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit E Form Copyright Security Agreement
Exhibit F Forms of Trademark Security Agreement
Exhibit B Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit C Form of Guaranty
Exhibit D Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit E Form Copyright Security Agreement
Exhibit F Forms of Trademark Security Agreement
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This Put/Call Agreement is entered into as of August 12, 2008 (this “Agreement”) by
and among REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”), LPI
Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LPI”), SpecPub, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“SPI”), and PlanetOut Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PlanetOut” and, collectively with
LPI and SPI, the “Sellers”) and, for purposes of Sections 2.3(a), 2.4(b)(v) and 11.15 only,
REGENT RELEASING, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“Regent”).
Recitals
A. PlanetOut owns all of the outstanding capital stock of LPI and SPI;
B. The Sellers wish to provide for the sale of substantially all of the assets of LPI and SPI
to the Buyer and the assumption of certain liabilities of LPI and SPI by the Buyer on the terms set
forth in this Agreement through the exercise of a Put by Sellers or Call by the Buyer; and
C. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, (i) Regent and PlanetOut are executing
that certain Marketing Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Marketing Agreement”), pursuant
to which PlanetOut is agreeing to provide certain marketing services to the Buyer over the period
from April 30, 2008 through March 31, 2009 in exchange for the payment of $6,000,000 (the
“Marketing Commitment Amount”) over the period from April 30, 2008 through September 15, 2008 and
(ii) the Buyer and PlanetOut are executing that certain Content and Trademark License Agreement
dated as of the date hereof and that certain Subscription Co-Marketing Agreement dated as of the
date hereof.
Agreement
The parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. The following terms shall have the corresponding meanings for the
purposes of this Agreement:
Acquisition Proposal. “Acquisition Proposal,” shall mean any proposal, plan, agreement,
understanding or arrangement contemplating (i) any merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization or similar transaction involving the Print Business, (ii) any transfer or issuance
of any capital stock or other securities of LPI or SPI, or (iii) any transfer of any material asset
of the Print Business (other than the transfer of the Assets to the Buyer as contemplated hereby);
provided, however, Acquisition Proposal specifically does not refer to any acquisition of
PlanetOut’s stock by merger, consolidation or otherwise or any acquisition of the assets of
PlanetOut or any of its subsidiaries other than the Assets.
Affiliate. “Affiliate” of a Person shall mean any Person that directly, or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person.
Agreed Claims. “Agreed Claims” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.4(c) of the
Agreement.
Agreement. “Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble to the Agreement.
Assets. “Assets” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2 of the Agreement.
Assumed Liabilities. “Assumed Liabilities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3(b)
of the Agreement.
Business Day. “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which
banking institutions in San Francisco, California are authorized or obligated pursuant to legal
requirements or executive order to be closed.
Buyer. “Buyer” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble to the Agreement.
Buyer Indemnitees. “Buyer Indemnitees” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.2 of
the Agreement.
Cash Consideration. “Cash Consideration” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3(a)
of the Agreement.
Call. “Call” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Agreement.
Claim Certificate. “Claim Certificate” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a) of
the Agreement.
Closing. “Closing” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.4(a) of the Agreement.
Closing Date. “Closing Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.4(a) of the
Agreement.
Confidentiality Agreement. “Confidentiality Agreement” shall mean that certain Mutual
Confidentiality Agreement by and between PlanetOut and Here Network, LLC dated as of December 5,
2007.
Consent. “Consent” shall mean any approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver or
authorization (including any Governmental Authorization).
Continuing Employees. “Continuing Employees” shall have the meaning specified in Section
6.5(b) of the Agreement.
Contract. “Contract” shall mean any written, oral, implied or other agreement, contract,
instrument, note, guaranty, indemnity, warranty, deed, assignment, power of attorney, purchase
order, work order, insurance policy, benefit plan, commitment, covenant, assurance or undertaking
of any nature.
Damages. “Damages” shall mean all costs, damages, liabilities, awards, judgments, losses or
costs and expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties (including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and consultants’ fees and expenses) actually suffered or incurred; provided, however, that Damages
shall not include lost profits or opportunity costs or consequential, incidental, special,
indirect, exemplary or punitive damages.
De Minimis Claim. “De Minimis Claim” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.2 of the
Agreement.
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Disclosure Schedule. “Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the schedule (dated as of the date of
the Agreement) delivered to the Buyer on behalf of the Sellers and approved by the Buyer, a copy of
which is attached to the Agreement and incorporated in the Agreement by reference.
Encumbrance. “Encumbrance” shall mean any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage,
security interest, encumbrance, equity, trust, equitable interest, claim, preference, right of
possession, lease, tenancy, license, encroachment, covenant, infringement, interference, Order,
proxy, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest, legend,
defect, impediment, exception, reservation, limitation, impairment, imperfection of title,
condition or restriction of any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security,
any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of
any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on
the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).
Entity. “Entity” shall mean any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust,
cooperative, foundation, society, political party, union, company (including any limited liability
company or joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.
ERISA. “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Excluded Assets. “Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2 of the
Agreement.
Excluded Liabilities. “Excluded Liabilities” shall have the meaning specified in Section
2.3(b) of the Agreement.
Financial Statements. “Financial Statements” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.4
of the Agreement.
GAAP. “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a basis
consistent with the basis on which the Financial Statements were prepared.
Governmental Authorization. “Governmental Authorization” shall mean any:
(a) permit, license, certificate, franchise, concession, approval, consent, ratification,
permission, clearance, confirmation, endorsement, waiver, certification, designation, rating,
registration, qualification or authorization that is, has been or may in the future be issued,
granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or
pursuant to any Legal Requirement; or
(b) right under any Contract with any Governmental Body.
Governmental Body. “Governmental Body” shall mean any:
(a) nation, principality, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality,
district or other jurisdiction of any nature;
(b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government;
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(c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental
division, subdivision, department, agency, bureau, branch, office, commission, council, board,
instrumentality, officer, official, representative, organization, unit, body or Entity and any
court or other tribunal);
(d) multi-national organization or body; or
(e) individual, Entity or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any executive,
legislative, judicial, administrative, regulatory, police, military or taxing authority or power of
any nature.
Indemnified Party. “Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a) of
the Agreement.
Indemnifying Party. “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a)
of the Agreement.
Intellectual Property. “Intellectual Property” shall mean advertising and promotional
materials, algorithms, APIs, apparatus, circuit designs and assemblies, confidential business
information (including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions,
manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings,
specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and business and
marketing plans and proposals), gate arrays, IP cores, net lists, photomasks, semiconductor
devices, test vectors, databases, data collections, diagrams, formulae, inventions (whether or not
patentable and whether or not reduced to practice), know-how, logos, marks (including brand names,
product names, slogans, service marks, trade dress, trademarks, internet domain names and rights in
telephone numbers), methods, network configurations and architectures, processes, proprietary
information, protocols, schematics, specifications, software, software code (in any form, including
source code and executable or object code), subroutines, techniques, user interfaces, URLs, web
sites, works of authorship and other forms of technology (whether or not embodied in any tangible
form and including all tangible embodiments of the foregoing, such as instruction manuals,
laboratory notebooks, prototypes, samples, studies and summaries).
Intellectual Property Rights. “Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean all past, present,
and future rights of the following types, which may exist or be created under the laws of any
jurisdiction in the world: (A) rights associated with works of authorship, including exclusive
exploitation rights, copyrights, moral rights and mask works; (B) trademark and trade name rights
and similar rights (together with all goodwill associated therewith); (C) trade secret rights; (D)
patent and industrial property rights; (E) other proprietary rights in Intellectual Property; and
(F) rights in or relating to registrations, renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions, and
reissues of, and applications for, any of the rights referred to in clauses “(A)” through “(E)”
above.
Legal Requirement. “Legal Requirement” shall mean any federal, state, local, municipal,
foreign or other law, statute, legislation, constitution, principle of common law, resolution,
ordinance, code, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty, convention, rule, regulation, ruling,
directive, pronouncement, requirement, specification, determination, decision, opinion or
interpretation that is, has been or may in the future be issued, enacted, adopted, passed,
approved, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of
any Governmental Body.
LPI. “LPI” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble to the Agreement.
Marketing Commitment Amount. “Marketing Commitment Amount” shall have the meaning specified
in the Recital C to the Agreement.
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Material Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, with respect to the Sellers,
any effect that (i) is material and adverse to the business, operations, financial condition or
results of operations of LPI, SPI and the Print Business taken as a whole or (ii) prevents the
Sellers from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, other than (in the case of both
clauses (i) and (ii) above) (A) any effect resulting from events, facts or circumstances relating
to the economy in general, including market fluctuations and changes in interest rates, or to LPI’s
or SPI’s industry in general and not specifically relating to either LPI or SPI, (B) any effect
resulting from changes in laws, rules or regulations, or interpretations thereof by Governmental
Bodies or from changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting principles that affect in general the
businesses in which LPI or SPI are engaged, (C) any effect resulting from the occurrence of a
natural disaster or from the commencement, occurrence or continuance of an event of force majeure
or changes in global or national political conditions, including the outbreak of war or acts of
terrorism, or (D) any effect resulting from the announcement or consummation of this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby.
New York Lease. “New York Lease” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(k) of the
Agreement.
Order. “Order” shall mean any:
(a) order, judgment, injunction, edict, decree, ruling, pronouncement, determination,
decision, opinion, verdict, sentence, subpoena, writ or award that is, has been or may in the
future be issued, made, entered, rendered or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of
any court, administrative agency or other Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel;
or
(b) Contract with any Governmental Body that is, has been or may in the future be entered into
in connection with any proceeding.
Ordinary Course of Business. “Ordinary Course of Business” shall mean the ordinary course of
business consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and
frequency).
Permitted Encumbrances. Permitted Encumbrances mean (i) any lien for Taxes not due and
payable, and (ii) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or
similar common law or statutory liens or encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of business
which are not delinquent and remain payable without penalty.
Person. “Person” shall mean any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.
PlanetOut. “PlanetOut” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble to the Agreement.
PlanetOut Indemnitees. “PlanetOut Indemnitees” shall have the meaning specified in Section
10.3 of the Agreement.
Pre-Closing Period. “Pre-Closing Period” shall mean the period commencing as of the date of
the Agreement and ending on the Closing Date.
Print Business. “Print Business” shall mean the businesses conducted by each of LPI and SPI.
Print Business IP. “Print Business IP” shall mean all Intellectual Property and Intellectual
Property Rights owned or licensed by LPI and SPI.
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Print Contract. “Print Contract” shall mean any Contract:
(a) to which LPI or SPI is a party;
(b) by which LPI, SPI or any of their respective assets is or may in the Ordinary Course of
Business become bound or under which LPI or SPI have, or may in the Ordinary Course of Business
become subject to, any obligation; or
(c) under which LPI or SPI may acquire any right or interest;
provided, however, the SunTrust Bank Agreement shall not be a Print Contract.
Print Employee. “Print Employee” shall mean (i) the employees of LPI and SPI, (ii) the
employees of PlanetOut identified on Part 6.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, unless they have
terminated employment with PlanetOut, and (iii) any other employee of PlanetOut mutually identified
by PlanetOut and Buyer after the date hereof as primarily supporting the Print Business.
Purchase Price. “Purchase Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.3 of the
Agreement.
Put. “Put” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the Agreement.
Put/Call Notice. “Put/Call Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the
Agreement.
Regent. “Regent” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble to the Agreement.
Registered IP. “Registered IP” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights that are
registered, filed, or issued under the authority of, with or by any Governmental Body, including
all patents, registered copyrights, registered mask works and registered trademarks and all
applications for any of the foregoing.
Representatives. “Representatives” of a Person shall mean such Person’s officers, directors,
employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors and representatives. The Representatives of
LPI and SPI shall be deemed to be “Representatives” of PlanetOut.
Restricted Print Contract. “Restricted Print Contract” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 6.7(b) of the Agreement.
Sellers. “Sellers” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble to the Agreement.
SPI. “SPI” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble to the Agreement.
Strategic Plan. “Strategic Plan” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.1 of the
Agreement.
SunTrust Deposit. “SunTrust Deposit” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.9 of the
Agreement.
Tax. “Tax” shall mean any tax (including any income tax, franchise tax, capital gains tax,
estimated tax, gross receipts tax, value-added tax, surtax, excise tax, ad valorem tax, transfer
tax, stamp tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax, business tax, occupation tax, inventory tax,
occupancy tax,
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withholding tax or payroll tax), levy, assessment, tariff, impost, imposition, toll, duty
(including any customs duty), deficiency or fee, and any related charge or amount (including any
fine, penalty or interest), that is, has been or may in the future be (a) imposed, assessed or
collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Body, or (b) payable pursuant to any
tax-sharing agreement or similar Contract.
Tax Return. “Tax Return” shall mean any return (including any information return), report,
statement, declaration, estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form, election, certificate or
other document or information that is, has been or may in the future be filed with or submitted to,
or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection with the
determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the
administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any Legal Requirement relating
to any Tax.
Transaction Agreements. “Transaction Agreements” shall mean:
(a) the Agreement, including the attached Disclosure Schedule and Exhibits;
(b) the Marketing Agreement;
(c) the Content Sharing and Trademark License Agreement;
(d) the Subscription Co-Marketing Agreement;
(e) the Guaranty;
(f) the Security Agreement;
(g) the Copyright Security Agreement; and
(h) the Trademark Security Agreement.
Transactions. “Transactions” shall mean (a) the execution and delivery of the respective
Transaction Agreements, and (b) all of the transactions contemplated by the respective Transaction
Agreements, including:
(a) the sale of the Assets by the Sellers to the Buyer in accordance with the Agreement;
(b) the provision of marketing services by PlanetOut to the Buyer pursuant to the Marketing
Agreement; and
(c) the performance by the Sellers and the Buyer of their respective obligations under the
Transaction Agreements and the exercise by the Sellers and the Buyer of their respective rights
under the Transaction Agreements.
Transferred Employees. “Transferred Employees” shall have the meaning specified in Section
6.5(a) of the Agreement.
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SECTION 2. | The Put and the Call of the Assets and Liabilities; Related Transactions. |
2.1 The Put and The Call. From June 30, 2008, through August 31, 2008, so long as Seller is
not in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement or the Marketing Agreement, LPI and
SPI have the right to transfer the Assets and the Assumed Liabilities to the Buyer (the “Put”).
From May 31, 2008 through August 31, 2008, so long as Buyer is not then in material breach of its
obligations under this Agreement or the Marketing Agreement, the Buyer has the right to acquire the
Assets and to assume the Assumed Liabilities (the “Call”). Exercise of the Put (by LPI and SPI) or
the Call (by the Buyer) shall be invoked by the delivery of a written notice (the “Put/Call
Notice”) by the party exercising the right to the other party. The Put/Call Notice must be
delivered no later than August 21, 2008.
2.2 Sale of Assets. At the Closing of the exercise of the Put or the Call, the Sellers shall
sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Buyer, good and valid title to the Assets, free
of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances), on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement and in the manner set forth below in this Section 2.2. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Assets” shall mean and include:
(a) all equipment, materials, supplies, furniture, fixtures, improvements and other tangible
assets of LPI and SPI;
(b) all advertising and promotional materials owned by or licensed to LPI and SPI;
(c) all Print Business IP, to the extent assignable at (or, as contemplated under Section
6.7(a) hereof, following) the Closing (including the Intellectual Property and Intellectual
Property Rights specifically identified in Part 2.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule);
(d) all rights of LPI and SPI under the Print Contracts, to the extent assignable at (or, as
contemplated under Section 6.7(a) hereof, following) the Closing (including all equipment leases,
printing Contracts, licensing agreements and all of the other Print Contracts identified in Part
2.2(d) of the Disclosure Schedule);
(e) all Governmental Authorizations held by LPI or SPI, to the extent assignable at (or, as
contemplated under Section 6.7(a) hereof, following) the Closing;
(f) all claims (including claims for past infringement or misappropriation of Intellectual
Property or Intellectual Property Rights but excluding claims related to the Excluded Assets) and
causes of action of LPI and SPI against other Persons (regardless of whether or not such claims and
causes of action have been asserted by LPI or SPI), and all rights of indemnity, warranty rights,
rights of contribution and rights to refunds (but excluding such rights relating to the Excluded
Assets), rights of reimbursement and other rights of recovery possessed by LPI or SPI (regardless
of whether such rights are currently exercisable);
(g) all inventory, prepaid expenses, accounts receivable and other current assets of LPI and
SPI;
(h) all books, records, files and data of LPI and SPI relating to the Assets (in the case of
documentation of relevance solely to the Assets, originals; in the case of other documentation,
copies only), excluding the employment records of each Print Employee (other than the employment
records of Continuing Employees who shall have consented in writing (with copies of such consent
delivered to Sellers) to the transfer of such records to the Buyer in connection with the
acceptance of employment);
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(i) all of the other properties, rights, interests and other tangible and intangible assets of
LPI and SPI (wherever located and whether or not required to be reflected on a balance sheet
prepared in accordance with GAAP);
(j) all rights of LPI and SPI in and to the publications identified on Part 2.2(j) of the
Disclosure Schedule;
(k) all rights of LPI for the lease of the offices located in New York, New York, pursuant to
that certain Office Lease dated as of February 10, 2003, as amended by that certain Amendment to
Sublease dated as of May 25, 2005, by and between Xxxx Elsevier Inc., as Landlord, and LPI, as
Tenant (the “New York Lease”); and
(l) without limiting the foregoing, the Assets shall include all of the assets identified on
Part 2.2(l) of the Disclosure Schedule;
provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Assets shall not include any of the
following (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”): (w) any leases of real property of the Sellers
other than the New York lease, including the lease of the Sellers in Los Angeles; (x) any of the
assets of PlanetOut; (y) any of the assets of LPI and SPI identified on Part 2.2(x) of the
Disclosure Schedule; or (z) any cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash or deposits of the Sellers.
2.3 Purchase Price. At the Closing, and as consideration for the transfer of the Assets to
the Buyer following exercise of the Put or the Call (the “Purchase Price”):
(a) the Buyer and Regent jointly and severally agree to pay to the Sellers an amount in cash
equal to $500,000.00 in immediately available funds (the “Cash Consideration”); and
(b) the Buyer shall assume and agree to keep, observe, perform, pay, and discharge when due
the following obligations of LPI and SPI (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”):
(i) any and all liabilities of LPI and SPI for accounts payable (A) that are set forth on Part
2.3(b)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, (B) that have arisen after June 30, 2008 in the Ordinary
Course of Business and in accordance with the Strategic Plan or (C) that were otherwise incurred at
the direction of the Buyer or based on the mutual agreement of the Buyer and the Sellers;
(ii) any and all accrued expenses related to the Continuing Employees, including, without
limitation, accrued expenses for vacation pay and paid time off, (A) that are set forth on Part
2.3(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, (B) that have arisen after June 30, 2008 in the Ordinary
Course of Business and in accordance with the Strategic Plan or (C) that were otherwise accrued at
the direction of the Buyer or based on the mutual agreement of the Buyer and the Sellers;
(iii) any and all other accrued expenses of LPI and SPI (A) that are set forth on Part
2.3(b)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, (B) that have arisen after June 30, 2008 in the Ordinary
Course of Business and in accordance with the Strategic Plan or (C) that were otherwise accrued at
the direction of the Buyer or based on the mutual agreement of the Buyer and the Sellers;
(iv) any and all deferred expenses and revenue related to subscriptions, advertising, book
publishing and ecommerce (A) that are set forth on Part 2.3(b)(iv) of the Disclosure Schedule, (B)
that have arisen after June 30, 2008 in the Ordinary Course of Business and in accordance with the
Strategic Plan or (C) that were otherwise incurred at the direction of the Buyer or based on the
mutual agreement of the Buyer and the Sellers;
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(v) any and all liabilities of LPI and SPI arising under the Print Contracts, provided that
the liabilities arising under each Print Contract which requires a consent and for which such
consent has not been obtained as of the Closing shall not be assigned or assumed until such consent
has been obtained; and
(vi) any and all liabilities of LPI and SPI arising under the New York Lease first arising on
or after the Closing Date;
provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the
“Assumed Liabilities” shall not include, and the Buyer shall not be required to assume or to
perform or discharge the following (collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”):
(1) any liabilities arising from the real property leases of any of the Sellers other than
pursuant as set forth in Section 2.2(b)(vi), including any liabilities arising from the lease of
the Sellers in Los Angeles and any liabilities arising prior to the Closing Date from the lease of
the Sellers in New York;
(2) any liabilities of any of the Sellers for the payment of any Tax;
(3) any liabilities of any of the Sellers to any employee of the Sellers other than the
Continuing Employees;
(4) any inter-company liabilities or other liabilities of any of the Sellers owed or due to
an Affiliate of any of the Sellers;
(5) any liabilities of any of the Sellers related to any of the Excluded Assets;
(6) any liabilities of any of the Sellers under any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is
defined in section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any
other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement;
(7) any obligation of any of the Sellers to indemnify any Person by reason of the fact that
such Person was a director, officer, employee or agent of any of the Sellers or was serving at the
request of any such entity as a partner, trustee, director, officer, employee, or agent of another
entity (whether such indemnification is for judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, amounts
paid in settlement, losses, expenses, or otherwise and whether such indemnification is pursuant to
any statute, charter document, bylaw, agreement or otherwise);
(8) any liabilities set forth on Part 2.3 of the Disclosure Schedule; and
(9) any liabilities of any of the Sellers under any Transaction Agreements or incurred by any
of the Sellers in connection with any of the Transaction Agreements or the Transactions.
2.4 Closing.
(a) The closing of the Put or the Call (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of
Xxxxxx Xxxx Nemerovski Xxxxxx Xxxx & Rabkin, a Professional Corporation, at the time and on the
date set forth in the Put/Call Notice, which date shall be no later than 10 days following the date
of the Put/Call Notice (or at such other place or time as the Buyer and the Sellers may jointly
designate). For
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purposes of this Agreement, “Closing Date” shall mean the time and date as of which the
Closing actually takes place.
(b) At the Closing:
(i) LPI and SPI shall execute and deliver to the Buyer such bills of sale, endorsements, and
assignments in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit A and such other documents as may be reasonably
necessary or appropriate to assign, convey, transfer and deliver to the Buyer good and valid title
to the Assets free of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances);
(ii) the Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer the unaudited balance sheet of each of LPI and SPI
which, as of the Closing Date, is the most recent, regularly prepared balance sheet, and the
related statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows for the period beginning on
January 1, 2008 and ending on the date of such balance sheet;
(iii) the Buyer shall pay to the Sellers the Cash Consideration; and
(iv) the Buyer shall execute and deliver to the Sellers the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B;
(v) to provide PlanetOut with a security interest in certain of the Print Business IP
following the Closing as security for Regent’s payment of the Marketing Commitment Amount under the
Marketing Agreement, the Buyer shall execute and deliver to the Sellers the Guaranty, the Security
Agreement, the Copyright Security Agreement and the Trademark Security Agreement in the forms of
Exhibit C, D, E and F attached hereto, respectively.
2.5 Allocation of Purchase Price. Within fifteen days after Closing, the Sellers shall
deliver to the Buyer a statement setting forth the Sellers’ good faith determination of the manner
in which the Purchase Price is to be allocated among the Assets.
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of LPI and SPI.
Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, LPI and SPI jointly and severally represent
and warrant, to and for the benefit of the Buyer, as follows:
3.1 Due Organization; Etc. Each of PlanetOut, LPI and SPI is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all necessary
corporate power and authority to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Each of PlanetOut,
LPI and SPI is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in
each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
3.2 Authority; Binding Nature Of Agreements. Each of the Sellers has the absolute and
unrestricted right, power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, and the execution, delivery
and performance by each of the Sellers of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to
which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each of the
Sellers and each of their respective boards of directors and officers. Assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by the Buyer, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of each of the Sellers, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
(i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and
the relief of debtors or the rights of creditors; and (ii) rules of law
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governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies and the
application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
3.3 No Violation. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party by each of the Sellers nor the consummation by each
of the Sellers of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by each of the
Sellers with any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) violate any provision of
the certificates of incorporation or bylaws of such Seller or (ii) (x) violate any Legal
Requirement or Order applicable to the Sellers or any of their respective properties or assets or
(y) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit
under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation
under, accelerate the performance required by or rights or obligations under, or result in the
creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the Assets under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement,
contract, or other instrument or obligation to which any of the Sellers is a party, or by which
they or any of their respective properties, assets or business activities may be bound or affected,
except (in the case of clause (ii) above) for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or the
loss of benefits which, either individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
3.4 Financial Statements. Attached as Part 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule are the following
financial statements (collectively, the “Financial Statements”): (a) the balance sheet of each of
LPI and SPI as of December 31, 2007, and the related statements of income and retained earnings and
cash flows for the year then ended, which balance sheet and related statements of income and
retained earnings and cash flows were audited in the course of PlanetOut’s 2007 consolidated audit;
and (b) the unaudited balance sheet of each of LPI and SPI as of June 30, 2008, and the related
statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows for the six months then ended. The
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods covered and fairly present the financial position of LPI and SPI as of the
respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of LPI and SPI for the
periods covered thereby (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring
year-end adjustments).
3.5 Assets. Each of LPI and SPI owns, and has good and valid title to, or holds valid leases
to or licenses for, all of the Assets, free and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted
Encumbrances. No assets of PlanetOut are exclusively used in the Print Business.
3.6 Intellectual Property. Part 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete
list of all of the Registered IP included within the Assets. LPI and SPI own, or have valid
licenses to, all right, title, and interest in and to each item of Print Business IP, free and
clear of any Encumbrances (other than licenses granted by LPI and SPI under Print Contracts listed
on Part 2.2(d) of the Disclosure Schedule).
3.7 Brokers. PlanetOut has not agreed or become obligated to pay, or has taken any action
that might result in any Person other than Xxxxx & Company LLC claiming to be entitled to receive,
any brokerage commission, finder’s fee or similar commission or fee in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated hereby. PlanetOut shall be solely responsible for the payment of any
such commissions or fees due to Xxxxx & Company LLC pursuant to the letter agreement by and between
PlanetOut and Xxxxx & Company LLC dated as of January 14, 2008.
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SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties of the Buyer
The Buyer represents and warrants, to and for the benefit of the Sellers, as follows:
4.1 Due Organization; Etc. The Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all necessary corporate power and
authority to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Buyer is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in
which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would have a material adverse effect on
Buyer.
4.2 Authority; Binding Nature Of Agreements. The Buyer has the absolute and unrestricted
right, power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and
the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, and the execution, delivery and
performance by the Buyer of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Buyer and its board of
directors and officers. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Sellers, this
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, subject to (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and the relief of debtors or the rights of creditors; and
(ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies
and the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
4.3 No Violation. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party by the Buyer nor the consummation by the Buyer of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by the Buyer with any of the terms or
provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) violate any provision of the charter documents of the Buyer
or its subsidiaries or (ii) (x) violate any Legal Requirement or Order applicable to the Buyer, its
subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or (y) violate, conflict with, result
in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the
termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required
by or rights or obligations under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the
respective properties or assets of the Buyer or its subsidiaries under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease,
agreement, contract, or other instrument or obligation to which the Buyer or its subsidiaries is a
party, or by which they or any of their respective properties, assets or business activities may be
bound or affected, except (in the case of clause (ii) above) for such violations, conflicts,
breaches, defaults or the loss of benefits which, either individually or in the aggregate, would
not result in a material adverse effect on Buyer.
4.4 Financial Wherewithal. Each of the Buyer and Regent has sufficient cash or cash
equivalents available, directly or through one or more Affiliates, to pay the Cash Consideration to
PlanetOut on the terms and conditions contained herein, and there is no restriction on the use of
such cash or cash equivalents for such purpose.
4.5 Encumbrances. The Print Business IP will not become subject to any Encumbrance (other
than any Permitted Encumbrance) at the Closing as a result of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
deed of trust, license, lease, agreement, contract, or other instrument or obligation to which the
Buyer or its subsidiaries is a party.
4.6 Access. The Buyer and its Affiliates have been given full access to the assets, books,
records, contracts and employees of the Sellers, and have been given the opportunity to meet with
officers
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and other representatives of the Sellers for the purpose of investigating and obtaining
information regarding the Print Business, operations and legal affairs.
4.7 Brokers. The Buyer has not retained any broker or finder in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Buyer has not incurred or agreed to pay, or
taken any other action that would entitle any Person to receive, any brokerage fee, finder’s fee or
other similar fee or commission with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
SECTION 5. Covenants Related to Conduct of Business
5.1 Conduct of Business Prior to Closing Date. During the period from the date of this
Agreement to the Closing Date, except as disclosed in Part 5.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, as
expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or as approved by Buyer, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, each of LPI and SPI shall, and PlanetOut shall cause each
of LPI and SPI to: (i) conduct the Print Business in material compliance with the expense budgets
and strategic plans set forth in PlanetOut’s 2008 budget as approved by Buyer (the “Strategic
Plan”), a copy of which is attached as Part 5.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule; (ii) pay accounts
payable on a timely basis consistent with past practices; and (iii) collect accounts receivable on
a timely basis consistent with past practices.
5.2 Forbearances of LPI and SPI. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the
Closing Date, except as disclosed in Part 5.2 of the Disclosure Schedule or as expressly
contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, LPI and SPI shall not, and PlanetOut shall not permit
LPI and SPI to, do any of the following, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(a) materially deviate from the Strategic Plan, including without limitation:
(i) discontinue, eliminate or sell any existing business,
(ii) create any new business, or
(iii) create or eliminate any position;
(b) hire any new employee;
(c) enter into any new Print Contract outside of the Ordinary Course of Business; or
(d) agree to, or make any commitment to, take any of the actions prohibited by this Section
5.2.
5.3 Filings and Consents. The Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure
that:
(a) each material filing or notice required to be made or given (pursuant to any applicable
Legal Requirement, Order or Contract, or otherwise) by the Sellers in connection with the execution
and delivery of any of the Transaction Agreements or in connection with the consummation or
performance of any of the Transactions is made or given as soon as possible after the date of this
Agreement (Part 5.3(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all such required material filings and
notices);
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(b) each material Consent required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Legal
Requirement, Order or Contract, or otherwise) by the Sellers in connection with the execution and
delivery of any of the Transaction Agreements or in connection with the consummation or performance
of any of the Transactions is obtained as soon as possible after the date of this Agreement and
remains in full force and effect through the Closing Date (Part 5.3(b) of the Disclosure Schedule
sets forth all such required material Consents);
(c) the Sellers promptly deliver to the Buyer a copy of each filing made, each notice given
and each Consent obtained by the Sellers during the Pre-Closing Period; and
(d) during the Pre-Closing Period, the Sellers and their Representatives cooperate with the
Buyer and with the Buyer’s Representatives, and prepare and make available such documents and take
such other actions as the Buyer may request in good faith, in connection with any filing, notice or
Consent that the Buyer is required or elects to make, give or obtain.
5.4 No Negotiation. Prior to the earlier of September 15, 2008 or the date this Agreement is
terminated in accordance with its terms, the Sellers shall not:
(a) enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement relating to any Acquisition
Proposal;
(b) consider, or engage in any discussions or negotiations relating to, any Acquisition
Proposal;
(c) provide any information regarding the Print Business to any party (other than to
representatives of the Buyer and to parties subject to confidentiality agreements that are
evaluating an acquisition of PlanetOut’s online business);
(d) solicit or encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal; or
(e) permit any Representative or Affiliate of the Sellers to do any of the foregoing.
Within three (3) business days of receipt, Sellers shall notify Buyer of any Acquisition Proposal
received by any of the Sellers or their respective representatives and Affiliates.
SECTION 6. | Additional Agreements |
6.1 Access and Investigation.
(a) Subject to the Confidentiality Agreement, the Sellers shall ensure that, at all times
during the Pre-Closing Period: (i) the Sellers and their Representatives provide the Buyer and its
Representatives with reasonable access to the Sellers’ Representatives, personnel and assets and to
all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating
to the Print Business; (ii) the Sellers and their Representatives provide the Buyer and its
Representatives with such copies of existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other
documents and information relating to the Print Business as the Buyer may reasonably request; and
(iii) the Sellers and their Representatives provide the Buyer and its Representatives with such
financial reports and statements regarding the Print Business, including monthly balance sheets and
statements of income, as are normally prepared in the ordinary course of business. Except as
required by law, the Buyer will hold, and will cause its officers, employees, accountants, counsel,
financial advisors and other representatives and
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Affiliates to hold, any nonpublic information received from the Sellers, directly or
indirectly, in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement.
(b) The Sellers shall not be required to provide access to or to disclose information where
such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize the
attorney-client or other legal privilege of the institution in possession or control of such
information or contravene any Legal Requirement, Order, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered
into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties hereto will make appropriate substitute
disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence
apply.
6.2 No Additional Representations. The Buyer acknowledges that neither the Sellers nor any of
their respective Affiliates is making any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to any
financial or other matter with respect to the Sellers or the Print Business, except for the
representations and warranties expressly set forth in Section 3. The Sellers acknowledges that
neither the Buyer nor any of its Affiliates is making any representation or warranty, express or
implied, as to any financial or other matter with respect to the Buyer, except for the
representations and warranties expressly set forth in Section 4.
6.3 Commercially Reasonable Efforts. During the Pre-Closing Period, the Sellers shall use
their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Section 7 to be
satisfied on a timely basis. During the Pre-Closing Period, the Buyer shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Section 8 to be satisfied.
6.4 Confidentiality; Public Disclosure.
(a) PlanetOut and Here Network, LLC have previously executed the Confidentiality Agreement.
The Buyer hereby agrees to be bound by the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of
which are incorporated herein by reference, as a party thereto.
(b) The Sellers and the Buyer shall consult with each other before issuing any press release
or otherwise making any public statement or making any other public (or non-confidential)
disclosure (whether or not in response to an inquiry) regarding the terms of this Agreement or any
of the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither shall issue any such press release or make any
such statement or disclosure without the prior approval of the other (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as may be required by law or the rules of any market or
exchange on which the shares of PlanetOut may be listed for trading, in which case the party
proposing to issue such press release or make such public statement or disclosure shall consult
with the other party before issuing such press release or making such public statement or
disclosure.
6.5 Print Employees.
(a) On or before May 22, 2008, the Buyer shall identify at least 75% of the Print Employees to
whom the Buyer will offer employment on or before the Closing (the “Transferred Employees”) and the
Buyer shall offer employment to the Transferred Employees on terms and conditions no worse than
their current employment with one of the Sellers.
(b) At the Closing, pursuant to Section 2.3(b)(ii), the Buyer will assume the Sellers’
liability for all accrued vacation and paid time off for those Transferred Employees who accept
employment with the Buyer or a subsidiary of the Buyer (the “Continuing Employees”), such that the
Continuing Employees shall begin employment with the Buyer with the same vacation and paid time off
balance they held with the Sellers at the Closing. The Buyer shall indemnify and hold the Sellers
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their Affiliates harmless from and against all claims, reasonable expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees), losses and liabilities relating to Buyer’s failure to honor such
vacation and paid time off in the ordinary course of business.
(c) The Buyer shall indemnify and hold the Sellers and their Affiliates harmless from and
against all claims, reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), losses and
liabilities relating to the Buyer’s failure to comply with all applicable Legal Requirements in
connection with the employee selection process resulting in the selection of the Transferred
Employees and the resulting termination by the Sellers of the Print Employees other than the
Transferred Employees prior to, at or following the Closing.
6.6 Sales Taxes. The Sellers shall bear the cost of any sales taxes or use taxes that may
become payable in connection with the sale of the Assets to the Buyer or in connection with any of
the other Transactions.
6.7 Further Action.
(a) From and after the Closing Date, the Sellers shall cooperate with the Buyer, and shall
execute and deliver such documents and take such other actions as the Buyer may reasonably request,
for the purpose of evidencing the Transactions and putting the Buyer in possession and control of
all of the Assets. Without limiting the foregoing, following the Closing, each of the Sellers
covenants and agrees that it will duly authorize, execute and deliver such assignments as the Buyer
shall reasonably request from time to time, and otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to
sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Buyer any Assets which shall not have been sold,
assigned, transferred, conveyed or delivered to the Buyer at or prior to the Closing (including,
without limitation, all registered copyrights and trademarks, all URLs and all Print Contracts
included among the Assets that have not been assigned to the Buyer at or prior to the Closing).
(b) If there are any Consents to the assignment of Print Contracts that have not yet been
obtained (or otherwise are not in full force and effect) as of the Closing, in the case of each
Print Contract as to which such Consents was not obtained (or otherwise is not in full force and
effect) (the “Restricted Print Contracts”), following the Closing, the parties shall cooperate with
each other, to obtain the Consent relating to such Restricted Print Contract as quickly as
practicable. Pending the obtaining of such Consents relating to any Restricted Print Contract, the
parties shall cooperate with each other in any reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to
provide to the Buyer the benefits of use of the Restricted Print Contract for its term (or any
right or benefit arising thereunder, including the enforcement for the benefit of the Buyer of any
and all rights of the Sellers against a third party thereunder). Once a Consent for the sale,
assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance and delivery of a Restricted Print Contract is
obtained, the Seller shall promptly assign, transfer, convey and deliver such Restricted Print
Contract to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall assume the Liabilities under such Restricted Print
Contract assigned to the Buyer from and after the Closing Date to the Buyer pursuant to a
special-purpose assignment and assumption agreement substantially similar in terms to those of the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement. On the Closing Date, Sellers shall provide Buyer with a list
of all Consents which were not obtained prior to such date.
6.8 No Encumbrances. Following the Closing, the Buyer shall not directly or indirectly,
create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Encumbrance (other than any Permitted Encumbrance) on
or with respect to the Print Business IP, or file or permit the filing of, or permit to remain in
effect, any financing statement or other similar notice of any Encumbrance senior to the security
interest of PlanetOut under the Transaction Agreements with respect to the Print Business IP under
the Uniform Commercial Code or under any similar recording or notice statute.
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6.9 SunTrust Bank Deposit. The Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with
the Sellers to cause SunTrust Bank to release to the Sellers as soon as practicable the $400,000
deposit currently being held by SunTrust Bank for settling credit card purchases relating to the
Print Business (the “SunTrust Deposit”). The Buyer acknowledges that the SunTrust Deposit is an
Excluded Asset and will remain an asset of the Sellers following the Closing.
6.10 Closing Financial Statements. The Sellers shall provide the Buyer within thirty (30)
days after the Closing, an unaudited balance sheet of each of LPI and SPI as of the Closing Date,
and the related statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows for the period commencing
June 30, 2008 through the Closing Date.
6.11 Cooperation.
(a) Following the Closing, in connection with the Seller’s defense of the matter captioned
Xxxx Xxx, by next friend and natural parent, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, individually
v. SpecPub, Inc. d/b/a Specialty Publications, and any other claims or matters relating to the
Print Business but which are neither Assumed Liabilities nor are subject to indemnification
pursuant to Section 10, the Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve all
relevant documents and shall, as reasonably requested by the Sellers, furnish books and records,
and make its personnel reasonably available as witnesses.
(b) Following the Closing, the Buyer agrees to cooperate with the Sellers in connection with
the preparation by the Sellers of all financial statements and Tax Returns and the filing of such
Tax Returns for periods prior to and including the Closing Date and any audit, litigation or other
proceeding concerning such financial statements and Tax Returns. The Buyer will make available to
the Sellers, as reasonably requested, copies or originals of all information, records or documents
relating to such financial statements or to liability for Taxes for all periods prior to or
including the Closing Date and will preserve such information, records or documents until the
expiration of any applicable statute of limitations or extensions thereof.
6.12 New York Lease Deposit. The Buyer and the Sellers agree that the Buyer shall provide an
amount up to and including $120,000 as a security deposit under the New York Lease. To the extent
Xxxx Elsevier Inc., as landlord under the New York Lease, requires the Buyer to provide a security
deposit in excess of $120,000, that the Sellers shall provide the amount in excess of $120,000, up
to and including $160,000, which amount can be provided either in cash or the delivery of a letter
of credit. The Buyer agrees to cause, promptly following termination of the New York Lease, to be
returned to Seller the amount of any security deposit made by the Sellers, or any letter of credit
provided in lieu thereof together with the amount of any funds drawn thereon following the Closing
for any liabilities under the New York Lease first arising on or after the Closing Date.
SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent to the Buyer’s Obligation to Close
The obligation of the Buyer to consummate the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement is
subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions (any
of which may be waived by the Buyer, in whole or in part):
7.1 Accuracy of Representations. The representations and warranties of the Sellers set forth
in Section 3 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as
of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on such Closing Date,
except to the extent such representations and warranties are expressly made only as of an earlier
date, in which case as of such earlier date.
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7.2 Closing Deliveries. The Sellers shall have executed and delivered each of the agreements
required to be executed and delivered by the Sellers pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(i) and shall have
delivered the documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(ii).
SECTION 8. Conditions Precedent to the Sellers’ Obligation to Close
The obligation of the Sellers to consummate the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement is
subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions (any
of which may be waived by the Sellers, in whole or in part):
8.1 Accuracy of Representations. The representations and warranties of the Buyer set forth in
Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on such Closing Date, except
to the extent such representations and warranties are expressly made only as of an earlier date, in
which case as of such earlier date.
8.2 Closing Deliveries.
(a) The Buyer shall have made the cash payment contemplated by Section 2.4(b)(iii); and
(b) The Buyer and Regent shall have executed and delivered each of the agreements required to
be executed and delivered by the Buyer and Regent pursuant to Sections 2.4(b)(iv) and (v).
SECTION 9. Termination
9.1 Termination Events. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual written consent of the Sellers and the Buyer;
(b) by either the Sellers or the Buyer, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before
August 31, 2008 (provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b)
shall not be available to any party whose action or failure to act has been the cause of or
resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date and such action or failure
to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement);
(c) by either the Sellers or the Buyer, if any Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction
shall have issued a final, nonappealable injunction permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(d) by the Sellers, if the Buyer has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement on the part of the Buyer contained in this Agreement in any material respect, which
breach would, individually or together with all such other then uncured breaches by the Buyer,
constitute grounds for the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 or 8.2 not to be satisfied at the
Closing Date and such breach is not cured within 15 Business Days after written notice thereof to
the Buyer;
(e) by the Buyer, if the Sellers have breached any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement on the part of the Sellers contained in this Agreement in any material respect, which
breach would, individually or together with all such other then uncured breaches by the Sellers,
constitute grounds for the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or 7.2 not to be satisfied at the
Closing Date and such breach is not cured within 15 Business Days after written notice thereof to
the Sellers;
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(f) by the Sellers if the Buyer is in material breach of the Marketing Agreement, which
material breach is not cured within 15 Business Days after written notice thereof to the Buyer; or
(g) by the Buyer if any of the Sellers are in material breach of the Marketing Agreement,
which material breach is not cured within 15 Business Days after written notice thereof to the
Buyer.
9.2 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1, no party
to this Agreement shall have any other liability or further obligation hereunder to the other party
hereto; provided, however, that: (a) the last sentence of Section 6.1(a) (Access and
Investigation), and Section 6.4 (Confidentiality; Public Disclosure), Section 6.5(c) (Print
Employees), Section 9.2 (Effect of Termination), Section 11.2 (Fees and Expenses), Section 11.3
(Notices) and Section 11.8 (Governing Law) shall survive any termination of this Agreement and (ii)
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, termination will not relieve a
breaching party from liability for any willful and material breach of any provision of this
Agreement.
SECTION 10. Indemnification, Etc.
10.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties and Covenants. The respective representations
and warranties of the Sellers and the Buyer contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing
but shall expire on the 12 month anniversary of the Closing Date, except with respect to, and to
the extent of, any claim of which written notice specifying, in reasonable detail, the nature and
amount of the claim has been given by one party to the other prior to such expiration. The
respective covenants and agreements of the Sellers and the Buyer contained in this Agreement
(including, without limitation, the indemnification obligations set forth in this Section 10) shall
survive the Closing, provided that any such covenants and agreements that by their terms are to be
performed prior to the Closing Date shall survive the Closing Date only until the 12 month
anniversary of the Closing Date.
10.2 Indemnification by the Sellers. Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 10,
the Sellers shall indemnify, defend and hold the Buyer and its officers, directors, employees,
agents, advisers, representatives and Affiliates (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”) harmless
from and after the Closing Date for the period set forth in Section 10.1 (including any extension
thereof as expressly provided for in such Section) from and against any Damages incurred or
suffered by the Buyer Indemnitees to the extent resulting or arising from: (a) any inaccuracy in
any of the representations and warranties made herein by the Sellers or (b) any breach of any
covenant or agreement of the Sellers made herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing with respect to
Damages arising under Sections 10.2(a) and (b), (i) the Sellers shall not be liable to indemnify
any Buyer Indemnitees for any individual claim for Damages in an amount less than $5,000 (a “De
Minimis Claim”), (ii) the Sellers shall not be liable to indemnify any Buyer Indemnitees against
Damages unless and until the aggregate amount of such Damages (not including any De Minimis Claims)
exceeds $75,000 and then only to the extent of such excess, and (iii) the Sellers’ maximum
liability to the Buyer Indemnitees for Damages shall not exceed $650,000.
10.3 Indemnification by the Buyer. Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 10,
the Buyer shall indemnify, defend and hold the Sellers and their respective officers, directors,
employees, agents, advisers, representatives and Affiliates (collectively, the “PlanetOut
Indemnitees”) harmless from and after the Closing Date for the period set forth in Section 10.1
(including any extension thereof as expressly provided for in such Section) from and against any
Damages incurred or suffered by the PlanetOut Indemnitees to the extent resulting or arising from
(a) any inaccuracy in any of the representations and warranties made herein by the Buyer, and (b)
any breach of any covenant or agreement of the Buyer made herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing
with respect to Damages arising
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under Sections 10.3(a) and (b), (i) the Buyer shall not be liable
to indemnify any PlanetOut Indemnitees for any De Minimis Claim, (ii) the Buyer shall not be liable to indemnify any PlanetOut
Indemnitees against Damages unless and until the aggregate amount of such Damages (not including
any De Minimis Claims) exceeds $75,000 and then only to the extent of such excess, and (iii) the
Buyer’s maximum liability to the PlanetOut Indemnitees for Damages shall not exceed $650,000.
10.4 Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after the incurrence of any Damages by the party seeking indemnification
hereunder (the “Indemnified Party”), including, without limitation, any claim by a third party
described in Section 10.4(d) hereof, which might give rise to indemnification hereunder, the
Indemnified Party shall deliver to the party from which indemnification is sought (the
“Indemnifying Party”) a certificate (the “Claim Certificate”), which Claim Certificate shall:
(i) state that the Indemnified Party has paid or properly accrued Damages, or anticipates that
it shall incur liability for Damages for which such Indemnified Party is entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement; and
(ii) specify in reasonable detail each individual item of Damages included in the amount so
stated, the date such item was paid or properly accrued, the basis for any anticipated liability
and the nature of the misrepresentation, breach of warranty or breach of covenant or claim to which
each such item is related and the computation of the amount to which such Indemnified Party claims
to be entitled hereunder.
(b) In case the Indemnifying Party shall object to the indemnification of an Indemnified Party
in respect of any claim or claims specified in any Claim Certificate, the Indemnifying Party shall,
within 10 Business Days after receipt by the Indemnifying Party of such Claim Certificate, deliver
to the Indemnified Party a written notice to such effect and the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall, within the 10 Business Day period beginning on the date of receipt by the
Indemnified Party of such written objection, attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the
respective parties with respect to each of such claims to which the Indemnifying Party shall have
so objected. If the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall succeed in reaching
agreement on their respective rights with respect to any of such claims, the Indemnified Party and
the Indemnifying Party shall promptly prepare and sign a memorandum setting forth such agreement.
Should the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party be unable to agree as to any particular
item or items or amount or amounts, then the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party each have
the right to bring a legal action or legal proceeding pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.9.
(c) Claims for Damages specified in any Claim Certificate to which an Indemnifying Party shall
not object in writing within 10 Business Days of receipt of such Claim Certificate, claims for
Damages covered by a memorandum of agreement of the nature described in Section 10.4(b) and claims
for Damages the validity and amount of which have been the subject of a final and binding judicial
determination, the time for appeal having expired, are hereinafter referred to, collectively, as
“Agreed Claims.” Within 10 Business Days of the determination of the amount of any Agreed Claims,
subject to the limitations of this Section 10, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified
Party an amount equal to the Agreed Claim by cashier’s check or wire transfer to the bank account
or accounts designated in writing by the Indemnified Party not less than one Business Day prior to
such payment.
(d) Promptly after the assertion by any third party of any claim against any Indemnified Party
that in the reasonable judgment of such Indemnified Party may result in the incurrence by such
Indemnified Party of Damages for which such Indemnified Party would be entitled to
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indemnification
pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party a written notice describing in reasonable detail such claim and such Indemnifying Party
may, at its option, assume the defense of the Indemnified Party against such claim (including the
employment of counsel, who shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party) at such
Indemnifying Party’s expense. Any failure on the part of the Indemnified Party to provide prompt
notice shall not limit any of the obligations of the Indemnifying Party (except to the extent such
failure materially prejudices the defense of such claim). Any Indemnified Party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel in any such action or claim and to participate in the defense
thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall not be at the expense of the Indemnifying
Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed, within 15 Business Days after having
been notified by the Indemnified Party of the existence of such claim as provided in the preceding
sentence, to assume the defense of such claim or to notify the Indemnified Party in writing that it
shall assume the defense of such claim, (ii) the employment of such counsel has been specifically
authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party, or (iii) the named parties to any such action
(including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party
and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by such counsel that there may be one or more
legal defenses available to the Indemnifying Party which are not available to, or the assertion of
which would be adverse to the interests of, the Indemnified Party. No Indemnifying Party shall be
liable to indemnify any Indemnified Party for any settlement of any such action or claim effected
without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, but if settled with the written consent of the
Indemnifying Party, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the
Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any
loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment, subject to the limitations set forth in
this Section 10. The Indemnified Party agrees to fully cooperate in all matters covered by this
Section 10.4(d), including, as required, the furnishing of books and records, personnel and
witnesses and the execution of documents, in each case as necessary for any defense of such third
party claim and at no cost to the Indemnifying Party.
10.5 Certain Offsets. For purposes of this Section 10, “Damages” shall be net of any
insurance or other recoveries payable to the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates in connection with
the facts giving rise to the right of indemnification. The parties agree to treat any payment
pursuant to this Section 10 (other than the portion treated as interest) as an adjustment to the
Purchase Price.
10.6 Exclusive Remedy. After the Closing Date, this Section 10 shall provide the exclusive
remedy for any of the matters addressed herein or other claims arising out of this Agreement.
SECTION 11. Miscellaneous Provisions
11.1 Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall execute and/or cause to be delivered to each
other party hereto such instruments and other documents, and shall take such other actions, as such
other party may reasonably request (prior to, at or after the Closing) for the purpose of carrying
out or evidencing any of the Transactions.
11.2 Fees and Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expense.
11.3 Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given
hereunder shall be sent to the party to whom it is to be given with copies to all other parties as
follow (as elected by the party giving such notice) and be either personally delivered against
receipt, by facsimile or other wire transmission, by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid,
return receipt requested) or deposited with an express courier (with confirmation) to the parties
at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like
notice):
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(a) if to PlanetOut:
PlanetOut Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
PlanetOut Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
and to:
Xxxxxx Xxxx Nemerovski Xxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxx,
A Professional Corporation
Three Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
A Professional Corporation
Three Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
(b) if to the Buyer or Regent:
Regent Entertainment Media Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chairman
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chairman
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xx Xxxxxx West Xxxxxxxx Glickfeld & Xxxx, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Hilton Chodorow
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Hilton Chodorow
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
All notices and other communications shall be deemed to have been given (i) when received if given
in person, (ii) on the date of electronic confirmation of receipt if sent by facsimile or other
wire transmission, (iii) three Business Days after being deposited in the U.S. mail, certified or
registered mail, postage prepaid, or (iv) one Business Day after being deposited with a reputable
overnight courier.
11.4 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Agreement.
11.5 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection
with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
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11.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which
shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
11.7 Attorneys’ Fees. If any legal action or other legal proceeding relating to any of the
Transaction Agreements or the enforcement of any provision of any of the Transaction Agreements is
brought against any party hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements (in addition to any other relief to which the prevailing
party may be entitled).
11.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all
respects by, the internal laws of the State of California (without giving effect to principles of
conflicts of laws).
11.9 Venue.
(a) Any legal action or other legal proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement
of any provision of this Agreement may be brought or otherwise commenced in any state or federal
court located in the Cities and Counties of San Francisco or Los Angeles, California. Each party
to this Agreement:
(i) expressly and irrevocably consents and submits to the jurisdiction of each state and
federal court located in the Cities and Counties of Los Angeles and San Francisco, California (and
each appellate court located in the State of California) in connection with any such legal
proceeding;
(ii) agrees that each state and federal court located in the Cities and Counties of Los
Angeles and San Francisco, California shall be deemed to be a convenient forum; and
(iii) agrees not to assert (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise), in any such legal
proceeding commenced in any state or federal court located in the Cities and Counties of Los
Angeles and San Francisco, California, any claim that such party is not subject personally to the
jurisdiction of such court, that such legal proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum,
that the venue of such proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter of this
Agreement may not be enforced in or by such court.
(b) Each of the Sellers and the Buyer agree that, if any proceeding is commenced against any
Indemnified Party by any Person in or before any court or other tribunal anywhere in the world,
then such Indemnified Party may proceed against the Indemnifying Party in such court or other
tribunal with respect to any indemnification claim or other claim arising directly or indirectly
from or relating directly or indirectly to such proceeding or any of the matters alleged therein or
any of the circumstances giving rise thereto.
(c) Each of the Sellers and the Buyer each irrevocably waives the right to a jury trial in
connection with any legal proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision
of this Agreement.
11.10 Successors and Assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or
otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding
sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
parties and their respective successors and assigns.
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11.11 Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing Date, the parties hereto may, to the extent
legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of
the other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties
contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of
the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any
such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf
of such party, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an
obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with
respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
11.12 Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, altered or supplemented other
than by means of a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer and
PlanetOut.
11.13 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application of
any such provision to any Person or set of circumstances, shall be determined to be invalid,
unlawful, void or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement, and the application
of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is determined to be
invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable, shall not be impaired or otherwise affected and shall
continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11.14 Parties in Interest. Except for the provisions of Section 10 hereof, none of the
provisions of this Agreement is intended to provide any rights or remedies to any Person other than
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (if any).
11.15 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Agreements supersede that certain letter of intent
dated April 7, 2008 between Regent Releasing, L.L.C. and PlanetOut Inc. (which letter of intent
shall have no further force or effect) and set forth the entire understanding of the parties
relating to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings among
or between any of the parties relating to the subject matter thereof. No representation,
inducement, promise, understanding, condition or warranty not set forth herein has been made or
relied upon by either party hereto.
11.16 Construction.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall
include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter
genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender
shall include the masculine and feminine genders.
(b) The parties hereto agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are
to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement.
(c) As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof,
shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the
words “without limitation.”
(d) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections” and
“Exhibits” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits to this Agreement.
[Signature Page Attached]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer, Regent and the Sellers have caused this Agreement to
be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written
above.
“BUYER”: | Regent Entertainment Media Inc. a Delaware corporation |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
“REGENT”: | Regent Releasing, L.L.C. a Texas limited liability company |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
“SELLERS”: | PlanetOut Inc., a Delaware corporation |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
SpecPub, Inc., a Delaware corporation |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit A
FORMS OF BILLS OF SALE, ENDORSEMENTS, AND ASSIGNMENTS
XXXX OF SALE AND ASSIGNMENT
This Xxxx of Sale and Assignment is entered into as of
, 2008, by
each of LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation, and SpecPub, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”), to Regent Entertainment Media
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”).
Recitals
A. The Sellers and the Buyer are parties to that certain Put/Call
Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008, by and among PlanetOut, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the
Sellers, the Buyer, and Regent Releasing, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (the “Put/Call
Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sellers have agreed, among other things, to sell, assign,
transfer, convey and deliver to the Buyer, good and valid title to the Assets. Except as may be
otherwise specified herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings given to
them in the Put/Call Agreement.
B. Each of the Sellers desires, by its execution and delivery of this Xxxx of Sale and
Assignment, to evidence the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery to the Buyer of
good and valid title to the Assets.
Agreement
Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Each Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver unto the Buyer all of
such Seller’s good and valid title to the Assets (except for the Excluded Assets), free and clear
of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Put/Call Agreement.
2. Each Seller hereby agrees that it shall cooperate with the Buyer, and shall execute and
deliver such documents and take such other actions as the Buyer may reasonably request, for the
purpose of evidencing the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of the Assets and
putting the Buyer in possession and control of all of the Assets.
3. The Buyer hereby accepts the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of each
Seller’s good and valid title to the Assets.
4. All of the terms and provisions of this Xxxx of Sale and Assignment shall be binding upon
each of the Sellers, and each of their successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of
the Buyer and its successors and assigns.
5. This Xxxx of Sale and Assignment shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in
all respects by, the internal laws of the State of California (without giving effect to principles
of conflicts of laws).
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6. This Xxxx of Sale and Assignment is executed and delivered pursuant to the Put/Call
Agreement and is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Put/Call Agreement.
No provision of this Xxxx of Sale and Assignment shall be deemed to enlarge, alter or amend the
terms or provisions of the Put/Call Agreement. In the event of any conflict with the provisions of
the Put/Call Agreement, the Put/Call Agreement shall govern.
7. This Xxxx of Sale and Assignment is not intended to and does not affect the
representations, warranties and covenants made by the parties in the Put/Call Agreement.
8. None of the provisions of this Xxxx of Sale and Assignment is intended to provide any
rights or remedies to any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns (if any).
9. This Xxxx of Sale and Assignment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which
shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
[Remainder of this Page Intentionally Left Blank]
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In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have executed this Xxxx of Sale and
Assignment as of the date first above written.
“SELLERS” | ||||||
LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
SpecPub, Inc., a Delaware corporation | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
“BUYER” | ||||||
Regent Entertainment Media Inc., a Delaware | ||||||
corporation | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
[Signature Page to Xxxx of Sale and Assignment]
TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT
This Trademark Assignment (this “Assignment”) is entered into as of
, 2008, by and between LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Assignor”) and
Regent Entertainment Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Assignee”).
Recitals
A. The Assignor and the Assignee are parties to that certain Put/Call
Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008, by and among PlanetOut, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the
Assignor, SpecPub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Assignee, and Regent Releasing, L.L.C., a
Texas limited liability company (the “Put/Call Agreement”), pursuant to which the Assignor and the
other Sellers agreed to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver the Assets to the Assignee,
including the Print Business IP. Except as may be otherwise specified herein, all capitalized
terms used herein shall have the same meanings given to them in the Put/Call Agreement.
B. The Assignor is the owner of the registered trademarks and applications for registered
trademarks listed on Schedule 1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof, which are part of
the Print Business IP (collectively, the “Trademarks”), together with all goodwill represented and
symbolized by the Trademarks (the “Goodwill”).
C. The Assignor desires, by its execution and delivery of this Assignment, to evidence the
assignment of the Assignor’s title to the Trademarks, together with the Goodwill, to the Assignee.
Agreement
Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. The Assignor hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to the Assignee (and
its successors and assigns), as purchaser of the Assets, the entire worldwide right, title and
interest of the Assignor in, to, and under the Trademarks and the Goodwill.
2. The Assignor further authorizes the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) and the
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks of the United States of America, and any official or agency
of any country or countries foreign to the United States of America whose duty it is to record
trademark registrations, applications, assignments, and title thereto, to record the trademark
registrations and applications listed on Schedule 1 as the property of the Assignee.
3. The Assignor will cooperate with the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) in
executing and/or filing documents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”) and any
equivalent agency in any country foreign to the United States of America as may be required to
record this Assignment with the PTO or such agency, and to designate the Assignee as the owner of
the Trademarks.
4. The Assignor will also do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, or record, or will assist
the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) or endeavor to cause others to do, execute,
acknowledge, deliver, file, or record, all such further acts, deeds, assignments, transfers,
conveyances, powers of attorney, instruments, and assurances as the Assignee may reasonably
request, or as may be required by the law of the United States of America or any country foreign to
the United States of America, in order to convey to the Assignee the rights set forth herein.
5. All of the terms and provisions of this Assignment shall be binding upon the Assignor and
its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Assignee and its successors and
assigns.
6. This Assignment shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects by,
the internal laws of the State of California (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
laws).
7. This Assignment is executed and delivered pursuant to the Put/Call Agreement and is
subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Put/Call Agreement. No provision of
this Assignment shall be deemed to enlarge, alter or amend the terms or provisions of the Put/Call
Agreement. In the event of any conflict with the provisions of the Put/Call Agreement, the
Put/Call Agreement shall govern.
8. This Assignment is not intended to and does not affect the representations, warranties and
covenants made by the parties in the Put/Call Agreement.
9. None of the provisions of this Assignment is intended to provide any rights or remedies to
any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (if any).
10. This Assignment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute
an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
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In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have executed this Trademark
Assignment as of the date first above written.
“ASSIGNOR” : LPI Media Inc. | ||||
By:
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Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title:
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Chief Executive Officer |
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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) |
On this day of , 2008, before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared Xxxxx Xxxxx, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed
the same in her authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument the person, or the
entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(seal) |
“ASSIGNEE” : Regent Entertainment Media Inc. | ||||
By: Name: Title: |
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STATE OF
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COUNTY OF
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) |
On this day of , 2008, before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she
executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument
the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(seal) |
TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT
This Trademark Assignment (this “Assignment”) is entered into as of
,
2008, by and between SpecPub,Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Assignor”) and
Regent Entertainment Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Assignee”).
Recitals
A. The Assignor and the Assignee are parties to that certain Put/Call
Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008, by and among PlanetOut, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the
Assignor, LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Assignee, and Regent Releasing, L.L.C., a
Texas limited liability company (the “Put/Call Agreement”), pursuant to which the Assignor and the
other Sellers agreed to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver the Assets to the Assignee,
including the Print Business IP. Except as may be otherwise specified herein, all capitalized
terms used herein shall have the same meanings given to them in the Put/Call Agreement.
B. The Assignor is the owner of the registered trademarks and applications for registered
trademarks listed on Schedule 1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof, which are part of
the Print Business IP (collectively, the “Trademarks”), together with all goodwill represented and
symbolized by the Trademarks (the “Goodwill”).
C. The Assignor desires, by its execution and delivery of this Assignment, to evidence the
assignment of the Assignor’s title to the Trademarks, together with the Goodwill, to the Assignee.
Agreement
Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. The Assignor hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to the Assignee (and
its successors and assigns), as purchaser of the Assets, the entire worldwide right, title and
interest of the Assignor in, to, and under the Trademarks and the Goodwill.
2. The Assignor further authorizes the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) and the
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks of the United States of America, and any official or agency
of any country or countries foreign to the United States of America whose duty it is to record
trademark registrations, applications, assignments, and title thereto, to record the trademark
registrations and applications listed on Schedule 1 as the property of the Assignee.
3. The Assignor will cooperate with the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) in
executing and/or filing documents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”) and any
equivalent agency in any country foreign to the United States of America as may be required to
record this Assignment with the PTO or such agency, and to designate the Assignee as the owner of
the Trademarks.
4. The Assignor will also do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, or record, or will assist
the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) or endeavor to cause others to do, execute,
acknowledge, deliver, file, or record, all such further acts, deeds, assignments, transfers,
conveyances, powers of attorney, instruments, and assurances as the Assignee may reasonably
request, or as may be required by the law of the United States of America or any country foreign to
the United States of America, in order to convey to the Assignee the rights set forth herein.
5. All of the terms and provisions of this Assignment shall be binding upon the Assignor and
its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Assignee and its successors and
assigns.
6. This Assignment shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects by,
the internal laws of the State of California (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
laws).
7. This Assignment is executed and delivered pursuant to the Put/Call Agreement and is
subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Put/Call Agreement. No provision of
this Assignment shall be deemed to enlarge, alter or amend the terms or provisions of the Put/Call
Agreement. In the event of any conflict with the provisions of the Put/Call Agreement, the
Put/Call Agreement shall govern.
8. This Assignment is not intended to and does not affect the representations, warranties and
covenants made by the parties in the Put/Call Agreement.
9. None of the provisions of this Assignment is intended to provide any rights or remedies to
any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (if any).
10. This Assignment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute
an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
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In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have executed this Trademark
Assignment as of the date first above written.
“ASSIGNOR” : SpecPub, Inc. | ||||||
By:
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
STATE OF CALIFORNIA | ) | |||||
) ss. | ||||||
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO | ) |
On this day of , 2008, before me,
, Notary Public, personally
appeared Xxxxx Xxxxx, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed
the same in her authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument the person, or the
entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Notary Public
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(seal) |
“ASSIGNEE” : Regent Entertainment Media Inc. | ||||||
By: |
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Name: |
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Title: |
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STATE OF | ) | |||||
) ss. | ||||||
COUNTY OF | ) |
On this day of , 2008, before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she
executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument
the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Notary Public
|
(seal) |
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COPYRIGHT ASSIGNMENT
This Copyright Assignment (this “Assignment”) is entered into as of
___, 2008, by and between LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Assignor”) and
Regent Entertainment Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Assignee”).
Recitals
A. The Assignor and the Assignee are parties to that certain Put/Call
Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008, by and among PlanetOut, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the
Assignor, SpecPub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Assignee, and Regent Releasing, L.L.C., a
Texas limited liability company (the “Put/Call Agreement”), pursuant to which the Assignor and the
other Sellers agreed to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver the Assets to the Assignee,
including the Print Business IP. Except as may be otherwise specified herein, all capitalized
terms used herein shall have the same meanings given to them in the Put/Call Agreement.
B. The Assignor is the owner of the registered copyrights and applications for registered
copyrights in the works listed on Schedule 1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof, which
are part of the Print Business IP (collectively, the “Copyrights”).
C. The Assignor desires, by its execution and delivery of this Assignment, to evidence the
assignment of the Assignor’s title to the Copyrights to the Assignee.
Agreement
Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. The Assignor hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to the Assignee (and
its successors and assigns), as purchaser of the Assets, the entire worldwide right, title and
interest in and to the Copyrights.
2. The Assignor further authorizes the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) and the U.S.
Copyright Office, and any official or agency of any country or countries foreign to the United
States of America whose duty it is to record copyright registrations, applications, assignments,
and title thereto, to record the Copyrights listed on Schedule 1 as the property of the
Assignee.
3. The Assignor will cooperate with the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) in
executing and/or filing documents with the U.S. Copyright Office and any equivalent agency in any
country foreign to the United States of America as may be required to record this Assignment with
the U.S. Copyright Office or such agency, and to designate the Assignee as the owner of the
Copyrights.
4. The Assignor will also do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, or record, or will assist
the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) or endeavor to cause others to do, execute,
acknowledge, deliver, file, or record, all such further acts, deeds, assignments, transfers,
conveyances, powers of attorney, instruments, and assurances as the Assignee may reasonably
request, or as may be required by the law of the United States of America or any country foreign to
the United States of America, in order to convey to the Assignee the rights set forth herein.
5. All of the terms and provisions of this Assignment shall be binding upon the Assignor and
its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Assignee and its successors and
assigns.
6. This Assignment shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects by,
the internal laws of the State of California (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
laws).
7. This Assignment is executed and delivered pursuant to the Put/Call Agreement and is
subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Put/Call Agreement. No provision of
this Assignment shall be deemed to enlarge, alter or amend the terms or provisions of the Put/Call
Agreement. In the event of any conflict with the provisions of the Put/Call Agreement, the
Put/Call Agreement shall govern.
8. This Assignment is not intended to and does not affect the representations, warranties and
covenants made by the parties in the Put/Call Agreement.
9. None of the provisions of this Assignment is intended to provide any rights or remedies to
any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (if any).
10. This Assignment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute
an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
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In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have executed this Copyright
Assignment as of the date first above written.
“ASSIGNOR” : LPI Media Inc. | ||||||
By: |
||||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
STATE OF CALIFORNIA | ) | |||||
) | ss. | |||||
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO | ) |
On this ___day of , 2008, before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared Xxxxx Xxxxx, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed
the same in her authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument the person, or the
entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(seal) |
“ASSIGNEE” : Regent Entertainment Media Inc.
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
STATE OF )
) ss.
COUNTY OF )
) ss.
COUNTY OF )
On this ___day of ___, 2008, before me, , Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she
executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument
the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(seal) |
COPYRIGHT ASSIGNMENT
This Copyright Assignment (this “Assignment”) is entered into as of
___, 2008, by and between SpecPub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Assignor”) and
Regent Entertainment Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Assignee”).
Recitals
A. The Assignor and the Assignee are parties to that certain Put/Call
Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008, by and among PlanetOut, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the
Assignor, LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Assignee, and Regent Releasing, L.L.C., a
Texas limited liability company (the “Put/Call Agreement”), pursuant to which the Assignor and the
other Sellers agreed to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver the Assets to the Assignee,
including the Print Business IP. Except as may be otherwise specified herein, all capitalized
terms used herein shall have the same meanings given to them in the Put/Call Agreement.
B. The Assignor is the owner of the registered copyrights and applications for registered
copyrights in the works listed on Schedule 1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof, which
are part of the Print Business IP (collectively, the “Copyrights”).
C. The Assignor desires, by its execution and delivery of this Assignment, to evidence the
assignment of the Assignor’s title to the Copyrights to the Assignee.
Agreement
Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. The Assignor hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to the Assignee (and
its successors and assigns), as purchaser of the Assets, the entire worldwide right, title and
interest in and to the Copyrights.
2. The Assignor further authorizes the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) and the U.S.
Copyright Office, and any official or agency of any country or countries foreign to the United
States of America whose duty it is to record copyright registrations, applications, assignments,
and title thereto, to record the Copyrights listed on Schedule 1 as the property of the
Assignee.
3. The Assignor will cooperate with the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) in
executing and/or filing documents with the U.S. Copyright Office and any equivalent agency in any
country foreign to the United States of America as may be required to record this Assignment with
the U.S. Copyright Office or such agency, and to designate the Assignee as the owner of the
Copyrights.
4. The Assignor will also do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file, or record, or will assist
the Assignee (at the Assignee’s sole expense) or endeavor to cause others to do, execute,
acknowledge, deliver, file, or record, all such further acts, deeds, assignments, transfers,
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conveyances, powers of attorney, instruments, and assurances as the Assignee may reasonably
request, or as may be required by the law of the United States of America or any country foreign to
the United States of America, in order to convey to the Assignee the rights set forth herein.
5. All of the terms and provisions of this Assignment shall be binding upon the Assignor and
its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Assignee and its successors and
assigns.
6. This Assignment shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects by,
the internal laws of the State of California (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
laws).
7. This Assignment is executed and delivered pursuant to the Put/Call Agreement and is
subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Put/Call Agreement. No provision of
this Assignment shall be deemed to enlarge, alter or amend the terms or provisions of the Put/Call
Agreement. In the event of any conflict with the provisions of the Put/Call Agreement, the
Put/Call Agreement shall govern.
8. This Assignment is not intended to and does not affect the representations, warranties and
covenants made by the parties in the Put/Call Agreement.
9. None of the provisions of this Assignment is intended to provide any rights or remedies to
any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (if any).
10. This Assignment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute
an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
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In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have executed this Copyright
Assignment as of the date first above written.
“ASSIGNOR” : SpecPub, Inc.
By: |
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Name:
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Title:
|
Chief Executive Officer |
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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) | |||||
) | ss. | |||||
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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) |
On
this ___day of
, 2008, before me,
, Notary Public, personally
appeared Xxxxx Xxxxx, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed
the same in her authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument the person, or the
entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(seal) |
“ASSIGNEE” : Regent Entertainment Media Inc. | ||||
By: |
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Name:
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Title:
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STATE OF
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) | ss. | |||||||
COUNTY OF
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) |
On
this ___day of
, 2008, before me,
, Notary Public, personally
appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the
person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she
executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument
the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(seal) |
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF ASSIGMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into
as of ______ ___, 2008, by Regent Entertainment Media Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Buyer”), to each of LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation, and SpecPub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (each, a “Seller” and collectively, the “Sellers”).
Recitals
A. The Sellers and the Buyer are parties to that certain Put/Call
Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008, by and among PlanetOut, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the
Sellers, the Buyer, and Regent Releasing, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (the “Put/Call
Agreement”), pursuant to which the Buyer has agreed to assume the Assumed Liabilities. Except as
may be otherwise specified herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings
given to them in the Put/Call Agreement.
B. The Buyer desires, by its execution and delivery of this Agreement, to evidence the
assumption by the Buyer of all of the Assumed Liabilities.
Agreement
Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. The Buyer hereby assumes from the Sellers, and agrees to keep, observe, perform, pay and
discharge when due the Assumed Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Buyer
has not assumed and does not intend to assume, perform or discharge the Excluded Liabilities.
2. The Buyer hereby agrees that it shall cooperate with the Sellers, and shall execute and
deliver such documents and take such other actions as the Sellers may reasonably request, for the
purpose of evidencing the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities.
3. All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Buyer and its
successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Sellers and their successors
and assigns.
4. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects by, the
internal laws of the State of California (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
laws).
5. This Agreement is executed and delivered pursuant to the Put/Call Agreement and is subject
to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Put/Call Agreement. No provision of this
Agreement shall be deemed to enlarge, alter or amend the terms or provisions of the Put/Call
Agreement. In the event of any conflict with the provisions of the Put/Call Agreement, the
Put/Call Agreement shall govern.
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6. This Agreement is not intended to and does not affect the representations, warranties and
covenants made by the parties in the Put/Call Agreement.
7. None of the provisions of this Agreement is intended to provide any rights or remedies to
any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (if any).
8. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an
original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
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In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have executed this Assignment and
Assumption Agreement as of the date first above written.
“SELLERS” | ||||||
LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
SpecPub, Inc., a Delaware corporation | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
“BUYER” | ||||||
Regent Entertainment Media Inc. , a Delaware corporation |
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By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
[Signature Page to Assignment and Assumption Agreement]
Exhibit C
FORM OF GUARANTY
GUARANTY
This GUARANTY is entered into as of , 2008 by REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC., a
Delaware corporation (a “Guarantor”) in favor of and for the benefit of PLANETOUT INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Guarantied Party”).
RECITALS.
A. Pursuant to the Marketing Agreement dated as of August 12, 2008 (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Marketing Agreement"), by and among
Regent Releasing, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“Regent”) and Guarantied Party,
Guarantied Party has agreed to provide certain marketing services to Regent in return for payment
of the Marketing Commitment Amount (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement (defined below)).
B. Pursuant to the Put/Call Agreement dated as of August 12, 2008 (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Put/Call Agreement"), by and among
Guarantor, Regent, Guarantied Party, LPI Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LPI”) and SpecPub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SPI” and collectively with Guarantied Party and LPI, the “Sellers”),
Guarantor and Sellers have agreed that Guarantor has the right to acquire the Assets (as defined
therein) and Assumed Liabilities (as defined therein) of Sellers on the terms and conditions set
forth therein and that Sellers have the right to transfer the Assets and Assumed Liabilities of
Sellers on the terms and conditions set forth therein.
C. The marketing services provided to Regent by Guarantied Party pursuant to the Marketing
Agreement will inure to the benefit of Guarantor (which benefit is hereby acknowledged).
D. Guarantor is an affiliate of Regent.
E. It is a condition precedent to the Closing (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement) of the
Put (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement) or the Call (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement) under
the Put/Call Agreement that Guarantor shall have guarantied obligations of Regent under the
Marketing Agreement.
F. Guarantor is willing irrevocably and unconditionally to guaranty such obligations of
Regent.
F. This Guaranty is secured by a Security Agreement dated as of , 2008 by and among
Guarantor and Guarantied Party (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time, the “Security Agreement” and, together with this Guaranty and the Marketing Agreement, the
"Transaction Documents”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements set forth herein and in the Put/Call
Agreement and the Marketing Agreement, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
1. Guaranty.
a. Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally guaranties, as a primary obligor and not merely
as surety, the due and punctual payment in full of all Guarantied Obligations (as hereinafter
defined) when the same shall become due, by acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts
that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code). The term “Guarantied Obligations” shall mean the obligation to pay the Marketing
Commitment Amount.
Guarantor acknowledges that the Guarantied Obligations will inure to its benefit.
Any interest on any portion of the Guarantied Obligations that accrues after the commencement
of any proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, involving the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership,
reorganization, liquidation or arrangement of Regent shall be included in the Guarantied
Obligations because it is the intention of Guarantor and Guarantied Party that the Guarantied
Obligations should be determined without regard to any rule of law or order that may relieve Regent
of any portion of such Guarantied Obligations.
In the event that all or any portion of the Guarantied Obligations is paid by Regent, the
obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be
reinstated, as the case may be, in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) is rescinded
or recovered directly or indirectly from Guarantied Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer or
otherwise, and any such payments that are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute Guarantied
Obligations.
Subject to the other provisions of this Section 1, upon the failure of Regent to pay any of
the Guarantied Obligations when and as the same shall become due, Guarantor will upon demand pay,
or cause to be paid, in cash, to Guarantied Party, an amount equal to the aggregate of the unpaid
Guarantied Obligations.
b. Anything contained in this Guaranty to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of
Guarantor under this Guaranty and the Security Agreement shall be limited to a maximum aggregate
amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to
avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States
Code or any applicable provisions of comparable state law (collectively, the “Fraudulent Transfer
Laws”), in each case after giving effect to all other liabilities of Guarantor, contingent or
otherwise, that are relevant under the Fraudulent Transfer Laws (specifically excluding, however,
any liabilities of Guarantor in respect of intercompany indebtedness to Regent or other affiliates
of Regent to the extent that such indebtedness would be discharged in an amount equal to the amount
paid by Guarantor hereunder) and after giving effect as assets to the value (as determined under
the applicable provisions of the Fraudulent Transfer Laws) of any rights to subrogation,
reimbursement, indemnification or contribution of Guarantor pursuant to applicable law or pursuant
to the terms of any agreement.
2. Guaranty Absolute; Continuing Guaranty. The obligations of Guarantor hereunder are
irrevocable, absolute, independent and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance
which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other
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than payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing and
without limiting the generality thereof, Guarantor agrees that: (a) this Guaranty is a guaranty of
payment when due and not of collectibility; (b) Guarantied Party may enforce this Guaranty the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the Security Agreement)
notwithstanding the existence of any dispute between Regent, Guarantor and Guarantied Party with
respect to the existence of such event; and (c) the obligations of Guarantor hereunder are
independent of the obligations of Regent under the Transaction Documents and the obligations of any
other guarantor of obligations of Regent and a separate action or actions may be brought and
prosecuted against Guarantor whether or not any action is brought against Regent or any of such
other guarantors and whether or not Regent is joined in any such action or actions. This Guaranty
is a continuing guaranty and shall be binding upon Guarantor and its successors and assigns, and
Guarantor irrevocably waives any right (including without limitation any such right arising under
California Civil Code Section 2815) to revoke this Guaranty as to future transactions giving rise
to any Guarantied Obligations.
3. Actions by Guarantied Party. Guarantied Party may from time to time, without
notice or demand and without affecting the validity or enforceability of this Guaranty or giving
rise to any limitation, impairment or discharge of Guarantor’s liability hereunder, (a) renew,
extend, accelerate or otherwise change the time, place, manner or terms of payment of the
Guarantied Obligations, (b) settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer
of performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the Guarantied Obligations or any agreement
relating thereto and/or subordinate the payment of the same to the payment of any other
obligations, (c) request and accept other guaranties of the Guarantied Obligations and take and
hold security for the payment of this Guaranty or the Guarantied Obligations, (d) release,
exchange, compromise, subordinate or modify, with or without consideration, any security for
payment of the Guarantied Obligations, any other guaranties of the Guarantied Obligations, or any
other obligation of any Person with respect to the Guarantied Obligations, (e) enforce and apply
any security now or hereafter held by or for the benefit of Guarantied Party in respect of this
Guaranty or the Guarantied Obligations and direct the order or manner of sale thereof, or exercise
any other right or remedy that Guarantied Party may have against any such security, as Guarantied
Party in its discretion may determine consistent with the Marketing Agreement, and any applicable
security agreement (including the Security Agreement), including foreclosure on any such security
pursuant to one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale
is commercially reasonable, and (f) exercise any other rights available to Guarantied Party, or any
of them, under the Transaction Documents.
4. No Discharge. This Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall be
valid and enforceable and shall not be subject to any limitation, impairment or discharge for any
reason (other than payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations), including without limitation the
occurrence of any of the following, whether or not Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of
any of them: (a) any failure to assert or enforce or agreement not to assert or enforce, or the
stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or
enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy with respect to the Guarantied
Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security
for the payment of the Guarantied Obligations, (b) any waiver or modification of, or any consent to
departure from, any of the terms or provisions of the
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Marketing Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or any agreement or instrument
executed pursuant thereto, or of any other guaranty or security for the Guarantied Obligations, (c)
the Guarantied Obligations, or any agreement relating thereto, at any time being found to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, (d) the application of payments received from any
source to the payment of indebtedness other than the Guarantied Obligations, even though Guarantied
Party might have elected to apply such payment to any part or all of the Guarantied Obligations,
(e) any failure to perfect or continue perfection of a security interest in any collateral which
secures any of the Guarantied Obligations, (f) any defenses, set-offs or counterclaims which Regent
may assert against Guarantied Party in respect of the Guarantied Obligations, including but not
limited to failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds, statute of
limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury, and (g) any other act or thing or omission, or
delay to do any other act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk
of Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the Guarantied Obligations.
5. Waivers. Guarantor waives, for the benefit of Guarantied Party: (a) any right to
require Guarantied Party, as a condition of payment or performance by Guarantor, to (i) proceed
against Regent, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed
against or exhaust any security held from Regent, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations
or any other Person, (iii) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any deposit account or
credit on the books of Guarantied Party in favor of Regent or any other Person, or (iv) pursue any
other remedy in the power of Guarantied Party; (b) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity,
lack of authority or any disability or other defense of Regent including, without limitation, any
defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the Guarantied
Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the
liability of Regent from any cause other than payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations; (c)
any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety
must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal;
(d) any defense based upon Guarantied Party’s errors or omissions in the administration of the
Guarantied Obligations, except behavior that amounts to bad faith; (e) (i) any principles or
provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, that are or might be in conflict with the terms of this
Guaranty and any legal or equitable discharge of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, (ii) the
benefit of any statute of limitations affecting Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the enforcement
hereof, (iii) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims, and (iv) promptness, diligence
and any requirement that Guarantied Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any
property subject thereto; (f) notices, demands, presentments, protests, notices of protest, notices
of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance of this Guaranty, notices
of default under the Security Agreement, or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of
any renewal, extension or modification of the Guarantied Obligations or any agreement related
thereto, and notices of any of the matters referred to in Sections 3 and 4 and any right to consent
to any thereof; and (g) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any defenses or benefits that may
be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or
sureties, or which may conflict with the terms of this Guaranty.
In accordance with Section 2856 of the California Civil Code, Guarantor waives any and all
rights and defenses available to it by reason of Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive, of
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the California Civil Code. No other provision of this Guaranty shall be construed as limiting
the generality of any of the covenants and waivers set forth in this paragraph.
6. Guarantor’s Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc.; Subordination of Other
Obligations. Until the Guarantied Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations)
shall have been paid in full, Guarantor shall withhold exercise of: (a) any claim, right or remedy,
direct or indirect, that Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against Regent or any of its
assets in connection with this Guaranty or the performance by Guarantor of its obligations
hereunder, in each case whether such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by
statute (including without limitation under California Civil Code Section 2847, 2848 or 2849),
under common law or otherwise and including without limitation (i) any right of subrogation,
reimbursement or indemnification that Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against Regent, (ii)
any right to enforce, or to participate in, any claim, right or remedy that Guarantied Party now
has or may hereafter have against Regent, and (iii) any benefit of, and any right to participate
in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by Guarantied Party; and (b) any right of
contribution Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against any other guarantor of any of the
Guarantied Obligations. Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the agreement to withhold the
exercise of its rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution as set forth
herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any
rights of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification Guarantor may have against Regent or
against any collateral or security, and any rights of contribution Guarantor may have against any
such other guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights Guarantied Party may have
against Regent, to all right, title and interest Guarantied Party may have in any such collateral
or security, and to any right Guarantied Party may have against such other guarantor.
Any indebtedness of Regent now or hereafter held by Guarantor is subordinated in right of
payment to the Guarantied Obligations, and any such indebtedness of Regent to Guarantor collected
or received by Guarantor after an Event of Default (as defined in the Security Agreement) has
occurred and is continuing, and any amount paid to Guarantor on account of any subrogation,
reimbursement, indemnification or contribution rights referred to in the preceding paragraph when
all Guarantied Obligations have not been paid in full, shall be held in trust for Guarantied Party
and shall forthwith be paid over to Guarantied Party to be credited and applied against the
Guarantied Obligations.
7. Expenses. Guarantor agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, on demand, and to save
Guarantied Party harmless against liability for, (a) any and all costs and expenses (including
fees, costs of settlement, and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel)
incurred or expended by Guarantied Party in connection with the enforcement of or preservation of
any rights under this Guaranty and (b) any and all costs and expenses (including those arising from
rights of indemnification) required to be paid by Guarantor under the provisions of any other
Transaction Document.
8. Financial Condition of Regent. Guarantied Party shall not have any obligation, and
Guarantor waives any duty on the part of Guarantied Party, to disclose or discuss with Guarantor
its assessment, or Guarantor’s assessment, of the financial condition of Regent or any
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matter or fact relating to the business, operations or condition of Regent. Guarantor has
adequate means to obtain information from Regent on a continuing basis concerning the financial
condition of Regent and its ability to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, and
Guarantor assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of
Regent and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guarantied Obligations.
9. Set Off. In addition to any other rights Guarantied Party may have under law or in
equity, if any amount shall at any time be due and owing by Guarantor to Guarantied Party under
this Guaranty, Guarantied Party is authorized at any time or from time to time, without notice (any
such notice being expressly waived), to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all
deposits and any other indebtedness of Guarantied Party owing to Guarantor and any other property
of Guarantor held by Guarantied Party to or for the credit or the account of Guarantor against and
on account of the Guarantied Obligations and liabilities of Guarantor to Guarantied Party under
this Guaranty.
10. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any
provision of this Guaranty, and no consent to any departure by Guarantor therefrom, shall in any
event be effective without the written concurrence of Guarantied Party and, in the case of any such
amendment or modification, Guarantor. Any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.
11. Capacity. It is not necessary for Guarantied Party to inquire into the capacity
or powers of Guarantor or Regent or the officers, directors or any agents acting or purporting to
act on behalf of any of them.
12. Remedies Cumulative. The rights, powers and remedies given to Guarantied Party by
this Guaranty are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and
remedies given to Guarantied Party by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the
Transaction Documents or any agreement between Regent and Guarantied Party. Any forbearance or
failure to exercise, and any delay by Guarantied Party in exercising, any right, power or remedy
hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof,
nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.
13. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Guaranty, or the
application of any such provision to any Person (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement) or set of
circumstances, shall be determined to be invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable to any extent,
the remainder of this Guaranty, and the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances
other than those as to which it is determined to be invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable, shall
not be impaired or otherwise affected and shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
14. Governing Law; Rules of Construction. THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF GUARANTOR AND GUARANTIED PARTY HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
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WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. The rules of construction set forth in
Section 11.16 of the Put/Call Agreement shall be applicable to this Guaranty mutatis mutandis.
15. Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of Guarantied
Party and its successors and assigns.
16. Venue.
a. Any legal action or other legal proceeding relating to this Guaranty or the enforcement of
any provision of this Guaranty may be brought or otherwise commenced in any state or federal court
located in the Cities and Counties of San Francisco or Los Angeles, California. Each party to this
Guaranty:
(1) expressly and irrevocably consents and submits to the jurisdiction of each state and
federal court located in the Cities and Counties of Los Angeles and San Francisco, California (and
each appellate court located in the State of California) in connection with any such legal
proceeding;
(2) agrees that each state and federal court located in the Cities and Counties of Los Angeles
and San Francisco, California shall be deemed to be a convenient forum; and
(3) agrees not to assert (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise), in any such legal
proceeding commenced in any state or federal court located in the Cities and Counties of Los
Angeles and San Francisco, California, any claim that such party is not subject personally to the
jurisdiction of such court, that such legal proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum,
that the venue of such proceeding is improper or that this Guaranty or the subject matter of this
Guaranty may not be enforced in or by such court.
b. Guarantor agrees that, if any proceeding is commenced against Guarantied Party by any
Person in or before any court or other tribunal anywhere in the world, then Guarantied Party may
proceed against the Guarantor in such court or other tribunal with respect to any indemnification
claim or other claim arising directly or indirectly from or relating directly or indirectly to such
proceeding or any of the matters alleged therein or any of the circumstances giving rise thereto.
c. Guarantor and the Guarantied Party each irrevocably waives the right to a jury trial in
connection with any legal proceeding relating to this Guaranty or the enforcement of any provision
of this Guaranty.
17. Counterparts. This Guaranty may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one
agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor and Guarantied Party, solely for the purposes of Section 14,
have caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized as of the date first written above.
REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC. as Guarantor |
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PLANETOUT INC., as Guarantied Party | ||||||||
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Exhibit D
FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of , 2008 and entered into
by and among REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC., a Delaware corporation (“Grantor”) and PLANETOUT
INC., a Delaware corporation, as Secured Party (the “Secured Party”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
A. Pursuant to the Marketing Agreement dated as of August 12, 2008 (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Marketing Agreement”), by and among
Regent Releasing, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“Regent”) and Secured Party, Secured
Party has agreed to provide certain marketing services to Regent in return for payment of the
Marketing Commitment Amount (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement (defined below)).
B. Pursuant to the Put/Call Agreement dated as of August 12, 2008 (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Put/Call Agreement”), by and among
Grantor, Regent, Secured Party, LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LPI”) and SpecPub, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“SPI” and collectively with Secured Party and LPI, the “Sellers”), Grantor
and Sellers have agreed that Grantor has the right to acquire the Assets (used herein as defined
therein) and Assumed Liabilities (as defined therein) of Sellers on the terms and conditions set
forth therein and that Sellers have the right to transfer the Assets and Assumed Liabilities of
Sellers on the terms and conditions set forth therein.
C. Grantor has executed and delivered the Guaranty dated as of the date hereof (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty” and, together with
this Agreement and the Marketing Agreement, collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) in favor of
Secured Party, pursuant to which Grantor has guarantied the prompt payment and performance when due
of all obligations of Regent under the Marketing Agreement.
D. It is a condition precedent to the Closing (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement) of the
Put (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement) or the Call (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement) under
the Put/Call Agreement that Grantor hereof shall have granted the security interests and undertaken
the obligations contemplated by this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements set forth herein and in the Put/Call
Agreement and the Marketing Agreement, Grantor hereby agrees with Secured Party as follows:
SECTION 1. Grant of Security.
Grantor hereby assigns to Secured Party, and hereby grants to Secured Party a security
interest in, all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following personal property
of Grantor, in each case whether now or hereafter existing, whether tangible or
intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever the same may be located and
whether or not subject to the UCC (the “Intellectual Property Collateral”):
(a) Copyrights, Copyright Registrations and Copyright Rights included in the Assets,
including, without limitation, each of the Copyrights included in the Assets, rights, titles and
interests in and to the Copyrights, all derivative works and other works protectable by copyright
included in the Assets, which are presently, or in the future may be, owned, created (as a work for
hire for the benefit of Grantor), authored (as a work for hire for the benefit of Grantor), or
acquired by Grantor, in whole or in part, and all Copyright Rights with respect thereto and all
Copyright Registrations therefor, heretofore or hereafter granted or applied for, and all renewals
and extensions thereof, throughout the world;
(b) Trademarks, Trademark Registrations, the Trademark Rights included in the Assets and
goodwill of Grantor’s business symbolized by the Trademarks included in the Assets and associated
therewith;
(c) URLs, internet domain names, and websites included in the Assets;
(d) all proceeds thereof (such as, by way of example and not by limitation, license royalties
and proceeds of infringement suits).
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Intellectual Property
Collateral include, and Grantor shall not be deemed to have granted a security interest in, any of
Grantor’s rights or interests in or under, any license or Contract, to which Grantor is a party or
any of its rights or interests thereunder to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant
would, under the terms of such license or Contract, result in a breach of the terms of, or
constitute a default under, such license or Contract (other than to the extent that any such term
would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable law (including the United
States Bankruptcy Code) or principles of equity); provided, that immediately upon the
ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such provision the Intellectual Property Collateral
shall include, and Grantor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, all such rights
and interests as if such provision had never been in effect.
In the event that any asset of Grantor is excluded from the Intellectual Property Collateral
by virtue of the foregoing paragraph, Grantor agrees to use all reasonable efforts to obtain all
requisite consents to enable Grantor to provide a security interest in such asset pursuant hereto
as promptly as practicable.
SECTION 2. Security for Obligations.
This Agreement secures, and the Intellectual Property Collateral is collateral security for,
the prompt payment or performance in full when due, by required prepayment, declaration,
acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all Secured Obligations of Grantor. “Secured Obligations”
means all obligations and liabilities of every nature of Grantor now or hereafter existing under or
arising out of or in connection with the Guaranty;
in each case together with all fees, expenses, indemnities or otherwise, whether voluntary or
involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not
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jointly owed with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later
increased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are
paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly
from Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, and all obligations of every
nature of Grantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement (including, without limitation,
interest and other amounts that, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to
Grantor, would accrue on such obligations, whether or not a claim is allowed against Grantor for
such amounts in the related bankruptcy proceeding).
SECTION 3. Grantor Remains Liable.
Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) Grantor shall remain liable
under any Contracts included in the Intellectual Property Collateral, to the extent set forth
therein, to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this
Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by Secured Party of any of its rights hereunder
shall not release Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the Contracts included in the
Intellectual Property Collateral, and (c) Secured Party shall not have any obligation or liability
under any Contracts and licenses included in the Intellectual Property Collateral by reason of this
Agreement, nor shall Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of
Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned
hereunder.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties.
Grantor represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Ownership of Intellectual Property Collateral. To the extent LPI and SPI conveyed to
Grantor good and valid title to the Intellectual Property Collateral free of any Encumbrances
(other than Permitted Encumbrances), Grantor owns or has valid licenses to all right, title and
interest in and to the Intellectual Property Collateral free of any Encumbrance (other than
Permitted Encumbrances) and Grantor has not consented to any effective financing statement or other
instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the Intellectual Property Collateral to be
on file in any filing or recording office, including any IP Filing Office.
(b) Perfection. The security interests in the Intellectual Property Collateral granted to
Secured Party hereunder constitute valid security interests in the Intellectual Property
Collateral, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations. Upon (i) the filing of UCC financing
statements naming Grantor as “debtor”, naming Secured Party as “secured party” and describing the
Intellectual Property Collateral in the filing office of the Delaware Secretary of State and (ii)
the recordation of a Grant with the applicable IP Filing Office, all filings and other actions
necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such security interests have been, or promptly after
the Closing Date will be, duly made or taken.
(c) Office Locations; Type and Jurisdiction of Organization. Grantor’s name as it appears in
official filings in the jurisdiction of its organization is “Regent Entertainment Media Inc.”;
Grantor is a Delaware corporation; and Grantor’s organizational number is 4493733.
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(d) Names. Grantor (or predecessor by merger or otherwise of Grantor) has not, within the
five year period preceding the date hereof, had a different name from the name of Grantor listed on
the signature pages hereof.
(e) Intellectual Property Collateral. Based on the schedules included in the Put/Call
Agreement, Schedule 1 annexed hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all Trademark
Registrations and applications for any Trademark included in the Assets owned, held (whether
pursuant to a license or otherwise) or used by Grantor; Schedule 2 annexed hereto sets
forth a true and complete list of all Copyright Registrations and applications for Copyright
Registrations included in the Assets held (whether pursuant to a license or otherwise) by Grantor
and Schedule 3 annexed hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all URLs, internet
domain names, and websites included in the Assets owned, held (whether pursuant to a license or
otherwise) or used by Grantor.
SECTION 5. Further Assurances.
Grantor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of Grantor, Grantor will promptly
execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be
necessary or desirable, or that Secured Party may request, in order to perfect and protect any
security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable Secured Party to exercise
and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Intellectual Property Collateral.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Grantor will: (i) (A) execute (if necessary)
and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, (B) deliver such other
instruments or notices, in each case, as may be necessary or desirable, or as Secured Party may
request, in order to perfect and preserve the security interests granted or purported to be granted
hereby, (ii) at any reasonable time, upon request by Secured Party, exhibit the Intellectual
Property Collateral to and allow inspection of the Intellectual Property Collateral by Secured
Party, or persons designated by Secured Party, (iii) at Secured Party’s reasonable request, appear
in and defend any action or proceeding that may affect Grantor’s title to or Secured Party’s
security interest in all or any part of the Intellectual Property Collateral, and (iv) use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary consents of third parties to the creation
and perfection of a security interest in favor of Secured Party with respect to any Intellectual
Property Collateral. Grantor hereby authorizes Secured Party to file one or more financing or
continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Intellectual
Property Collateral.
SECTION 6. Certain Covenants of Grantor.
(a) Grantor shall:
(i) not directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Encumbrance on or
with respect to the Intellectual Property Collateral or any income or profits therefrom, or file or
permit the filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar
notice of any Encumbrance with respect to any such Intellectual Property Collateral, income or
profits under the UCC or under any similar recording or notice statute, other than Permitted
Encumbrances;
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(ii) not sell, lease or sub-lease (as lessor or sublessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of,
in one transaction or a series of transactions, the Intellectual Property Collateral;
(iii) not use or permit any Intellectual Property Collateral to be used unlawfully or in
violation of any provision of this Agreement or any applicable statute, regulation or ordinance or
any policy of insurance covering the Intellectual Property Collateral;
(iv) give Secured Party at least 30 days’ prior written notice of (i) any change in Grantor’s
name, identity or corporate structure and (ii) any reincorporation, reorganization or other action
that results in a change of the jurisdiction of organization of Grantor;
(v) keep correct and accurate Records of Intellectual Property Collateral;
(vi) permit representatives of Secured Party at any time during normal business hours to
inspect and make abstracts from such Records, and Grantor agrees to render to Secured Party, at
Grantor’s cost and expense, such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably requested with
regard thereto.
(vii) use reasonable efforts so as not to permit the inclusion in any Contract to which it
hereafter becomes a party of any provision that could or might in any way impair or prevent the
creation of a security interest in, or the assignment of, Grantor’s rights and interests in any
property included within the definitions of any Intellectual Property Collateral subject to such
Contract;
(viii) use proper statutory notice in connection with its use of any of the Intellectual
Property Collateral and products and services covered by the Intellectual Property Collateral; and
(ix) use a commercially appropriate standard of quality (which may be consistent with
Grantor’s past practices) in the manufacture, sale and delivery of products and services sold or
delivered under or in connection with the Trademarks.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6, Grantor shall continue to collect, at its
own expense, all amounts due or to become due to Grantor in respect of the Intellectual Property
Collateral or any portion thereof. In connection with such collections, Grantor may take (and,
after the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default at Secured Party’s
reasonable direction, shall take) such action as Grantor or Secured Party may deem reasonably
necessary or advisable to enforce collection of such amounts; provided, Secured Party shall
have the right at any time, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default
and upon written notice to Grantor of its intention to do so, to notify the obligors with respect
to any such amounts of the existence of the security interest created hereby and to direct such
obligors to make payment of all such amounts directly to Secured Party, and, upon such notification
and at the expense of Grantor, to enforce collection of any such amounts and to adjust, settle or
compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as Grantor
might have done. After receipt by Grantor of the notice from Secured
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Party referred to in the proviso to the preceding sentence and upon the occurrence and during
the continuation of any Event of Default, (i) all amounts and proceeds (including checks and
Instruments) received by Grantor in respect of amounts due to Grantor in respect of the
Intellectual Property Collateral or any portion thereof shall be received in trust for the benefit
of Secured Party hereunder, shall be segregated from other funds of Grantor and shall be forthwith
paid over or delivered to Secured Party in the same form as so received (with any necessary
endorsement) to be held as cash collateral and applied as provided by Section 12 hereof, and
(ii) Grantor shall not adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment of any such amount or
release wholly or partly any obligor with respect thereto or allow any credit or discount thereon.
(c) Grantor shall have the duty diligently, through counsel reasonably acceptable to Secured
Party, to prosecute, file and/or make, unless and until Grantor, in its commercially reasonable
judgment, decides otherwise, (i) any application for registration relating to any of the
Intellectual Property Collateral owned, held or used by Grantor and set forth on Schedules 1
and 2 annexed hereto, as applicable, that is pending as of the date of this Agreement, (ii) any
Copyright Registration on any existing unregistered but copyrightable works, and (iii) any
Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, renew Trademark Registrations and Copyright
Registrations and do any and all acts which are reasonably necessary or desirable to preserve and
maintain all rights in all Intellectual Property Collateral, including bringing any claims
necessary to protect against infringement of the Intellectual Property Collateral, in Grantor’s
commercially reasonable judgment Any expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be borne
solely by Grantor. Subject to the foregoing, Grantor shall give Secured Party prior written notice
of any abandonment of any Intellectual Property Collateral.
(d) Except as provided herein, Grantor shall have the right to commence and prosecute in its
own name, as real party in interest, for its own benefit and at its own expense, such suits,
proceedings or other actions for infringement, unfair competition, dilution, misappropriation or
other damage, or reexamination or reissue proceedings as are necessary to protect the Intellectual
Property Collateral. Grantor shall promptly, following its becoming aware thereof, notify Secured
Party of the institution of, or of any adverse determination in, any proceeding (whether in an IP
Filing Office or any federal, state, local or foreign court) or regarding Grantor’s ownership,
right to use, or interest in any Intellectual Property Collateral. Grantor shall provide to
Secured Party any information with respect thereto requested by Secured Party.
(e) In addition to, and not by way of limitation of, the granting of a security interest in
the Intellectual Property Collateral pursuant hereto, Grantor, effective upon the occurrence and
during the continuation of an Event of Default, hereby assigns, transfers and conveys to Secured
Party the nonexclusive right and license to use all Trademarks, tradenames, Copyrights, or
technical processes (including, without limitation, the Intellectual Property Collateral) owned or
used by Grantor that relate to the Intellectual Property Collateral, together with any goodwill
associated therewith, all to the extent necessary to enable Secured Party to realize on the
Intellectual Property Collateral in accordance with this Agreement and to enable any transferee or
assignee of the Intellectual Property Collateral to enjoy the benefits of the Intellectual Property
Collateral. This right shall inure to the benefit of all successors, assigns and transferees of
Secured Party and its successors, assigns and transferees, whether by voluntary
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conveyance, operation of law, assignment, transfer, foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure
or otherwise. Such right and license shall be granted free of charge, without requirement that any
monetary payment whatsoever be made to Grantor. If and to the extent that Grantor is permitted to
license the Intellectual Property Collateral, Secured Party shall promptly enter into a
non-disturbance agreement or other similar arrangement, at Grantor’s request and expense, with
Grantor and any licensee of any Intellectual Property Collateral permitted hereunder in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Secured Party pursuant to which (i) Secured Party shall agree
not to disturb or interfere with such licensee’s rights under its license agreement with Grantor so
long as such licensee is not in default thereunder, and (ii) such licensee shall acknowledge and
agree that the Intellectual Property Collateral licensed to it is subject to the security interest
created in favor of Secured Party and the other terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 7. Secured Party Appointed Attorney-in-Fact.
Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints Secured Party as Grantor’s attorney-in-fact, with full
authority in the place and stead of Grantor and in the name of Grantor, Secured Party or otherwise,
from time to time in Secured Party’s discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument
that Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement,
including, without limitation:
(a) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to ask for, demand,
collect, xxx for, recover, compound, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and
to become due under or in respect of any of the Intellectual Property Collateral;
(b) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to receive, endorse
and collect any drafts or other Instruments, Documents, and other documents in connection with
clause (a) above;
(c) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to file any claims
or take any action or institute any proceedings that Secured Party may deem necessary or desirable
for the collection of any of the Intellectual Property Collateral or otherwise to enforce or
protect the rights of Secured Party with respect to any of the Intellectual Property Collateral;
(d) to pay or discharge Taxes or Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances) levied or
placed upon or threatened against the Intellectual Property Collateral, the legality or validity
thereof and the amounts necessary to discharge the same to be determined by Secured Party in its
sole discretion, any such payments made by Secured Party to become obligations of Grantor to
Secured Party, due and payable immediately without demand; and
(e) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, generally to sell,
transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Intellectual
Property Collateral as fully and completely as though Secured Party were the absolute owner thereof
for all purposes, and to do, at Secured Party’s option and Grantor’s expense, at any time or from
time to time, all acts and things that Secured Party deems necessary to protect, preserve or
realize upon the Intellectual Property Collateral and Secured Party’s
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security interest therein in order to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and
effectively as Grantor might do.
SECTION 8. Secured Party May Perform.
If Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, Secured Party may itself perform,
or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of Secured Party incurred in connection
therewith shall be payable by Grantor under Section 13 hereof.
SECTION 9. Standard of Care.
The powers conferred on Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the
Intellectual Property Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers.
Except for the exercise of reasonable care in the custody of any Intellectual Property Collateral
in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, Secured Party
shall have no duty as to any Intellectual Property Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary
steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Intellectual
Property Collateral. Secured Party shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the
custody and preservation of Intellectual Property Collateral in its possession if such Intellectual
Property Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which Secured Party accords
its own property.
SECTION 10. Event of Default. Any one of the following is an Event of Default:
(a) Payment Default. If Regent fails to pay any of the Marketing Commitment Amount
due under the Marketing Agreement within five (5) days after such amount becomes due;
(b) Covenant Default. If Grantor fails to perform or observe any other material term,
condition or covenant in this Agreement or the Guaranty, and as to any default under a term,
condition or covenant that can be cured, has not cured the default within fifteen (15) days after
it occurs, or if the default cannot be cured within fifteen (15) days or cannot be cured after
Grantor’s attempts to cure such default within the fifteen (15) day period, and the default may be
cured within a reasonable time, then Grantor has an additional period (of not more than forty-five
(45) days) to attempt to cure the default;
(c) Attachment. If any material portion of Grantor’s assets is attached, seized,
levied on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver and the attachment, seizure or levy is
not removed in sixty (60) days, or if Grantor is enjoined, restrained, or prevented by court order
from conducting a material part of its business or if a judgment or other claim becomes a Lien on a
material portion of Grantor’s assets, or if a notice of lien, levy, or assessment is filed against
any material portion of Grantor’s assets by any Governmental Body and is not paid within sixty (60)
days after Grantor receives notice;
(d) Insolvency. If Grantor becomes insolvent or if Grantor begins an Insolvency
Proceeding or an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against Grantor and is not dismissed or stayed
within sixty (60) days;
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(e) Other Agreements. If there is a default in any agreement between Grantor and a
third party that gives the third party the right to accelerate any indebtedness for borrowed money
exceeding $100,000; or
(f) Judgments. If a nonappealable money judgment(s) in the aggregate of at least
$100,000 is rendered against Grantor and is unsatisfied and unstayed for sixty (60) days.
SECTION 11. Remedies.
(a) Generally. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Secured Party
may exercise in respect of the Intellectual Property Collateral, in addition to all other rights
and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a
secured party on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Intellectual
Property Collateral), and also may without notice except as specified below, sell the Intellectual
Property Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of
Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, at such time or
times and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as Secured Party may deem commercially
reasonable. Secured Party may be the purchaser of any or all of the Intellectual Property
Collateral at any such sale and Secured Party shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and
making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Intellectual
Property Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Secured Obligations
as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Intellectual Property Collateral payable by
Secured Party at such sale. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold
absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of Grantor, and Grantor hereby waives (to the
extent permitted by applicable law) all rights of redemption, stay and/or appraisal which it now
has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or
hereafter enacted. Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at
least ten days’ notice to Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which
any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. Secured Party shall not
be obligated to make any sale of Intellectual Property Collateral regardless of notice of sale
having been given. Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by
announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be
made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Grantor hereby waives any claims against
Secured Party arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any Intellectual Property
Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price which might have been
obtained at a public sale, even if Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not
offer such Intellectual Property Collateral to more than one offeree. If the proceeds of any sale
or other disposition of the Intellectual Property Collateral are insufficient to pay all the
Secured Obligations, Grantor shall be liable for the deficiency and the fees of any attorneys
employed by Secured Party to collect such deficiency. Grantor further agrees that a breach of any
of the covenants contained in this Section 11 will cause irreparable injury to Secured Party, that
Secured Party has no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that
each and every covenant contained in this Section shall be specifically enforceable against
Grantor, and Grantor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for
specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that no default has occurred giving
rise to the Secured Obligations.
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(b) Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the occurrence and during
the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) Secured Party shall have the right (but not the
obligation) to bring suit, in the name of Grantor, Secured Party or otherwise, to enforce any
Intellectual Property Collateral, in which event Grantor shall, at the request of Secured Party, do
any and all lawful acts and execute any and all documents required by Secured Party in aid of such
enforcement and Grantor shall promptly, upon demand, reimburse and indemnify Secured Party as
provided in Section 13 hereof in connection with the exercise of its rights under this Section 11,
and, to the extent that Secured Party shall elect not to bring suit to enforce any Intellectual
Property Collateral as provided in this Section, Grantor agrees to use all reasonable measures,
whether by action, suit, proceeding or otherwise, to prevent the infringement of any of the
Intellectual Property Collateral by others and for that purpose agrees to use its commercially
reasonable judgment in maintaining any action, suit or proceeding against any Person so infringing
reasonably necessary to prevent such infringement; (ii) upon written demand from Secured Party,
Grantor shall execute and deliver to Secured Party an assignment or assignments of the Intellectual
Property Collateral and such other documents as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the
intent and purposes of this Agreement; (iii) Grantor agrees that such an assignment and/or
recording shall be applied to reduce the Secured Obligations outstanding only to the extent that
Secured Party receives cash proceeds in respect of the sale of, or other realization upon, the
Intellectual Property Collateral; and (iv) within five Business Days after written notice from
Secured Party, Grantor shall make available to Secured Party, to the extent within Grantor’s power
and authority, such personnel in Grantor’s employ as Secured Party may reasonably designate, by
name, title or job responsibility, to permit Grantor to continue, directly or indirectly, to
produce, advertise and sell the products and services sold or delivered by Grantor under or in
connection with the Trademarks, Trademark Registrations and Trademark Rights, such persons to be
available to perform their prior functions on Secured Party’s behalf and to be compensated by
Secured Party at Grantor’s expense on a per diem, pro-rata basis consistent with the salary and
benefit structure applicable to each as of the date of such Event of Default.
(c) If (i) an Event of Default shall have occurred and, by reason of cure, waiver,
modification, amendment or otherwise, no longer be continuing, (ii) no other Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, (iii) an assignment to Secured Party of any rights, title and
interests in and to the Intellectual Property Collateral shall have been previously made, and
(iv) the Secured Obligations shall not have become immediately due and payable, upon the written
request of Grantor, Secured Party shall promptly execute and deliver to Grantor such assignments as
may be necessary to reassign to Grantor any such rights, title and interests as may have been
assigned to Secured Party as aforesaid, subject to any disposition thereof that may have been made
by Secured Party; provided, after giving effect to such reassignment, Secured Party’s security
interest granted pursuant hereto, as well as all other rights and remedies of Secured Party granted
hereunder, shall continue to be in full force and effect; and provided further, the rights, title
and interests so reassigned shall be free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Encumbrances (if
any) encumbering such rights, title and interest at the time of their assignment to Secured Party
and Permitted Encumbrances.
SECTION 12. Application of Proceeds.
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Except as expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement, all proceeds received by Secured
Party in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the
Intellectual Property Collateral shall be applied in the following order of priority:
(a) FIRST: to the payment of all costs and expenses of such sale, collection or other
realization, including reasonable compensation to Secured Party and its agents and counsel, and all
other expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by Secured Party in connection therewith,
and all amounts for which Secured Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder, and to the
payment of all costs and expenses paid or incurred by Secured Party in connection with the exercise
of any right or remedy hereunder;
(b) SECOND: To the payment of all other Secured Obligations; and
(c) THIRD: To the payment to or upon the order of Grantor, or to whosoever may be lawfully
entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, of any surplus
then remaining from such proceeds.
SECTION 13. Indemnity and Expenses.
(a) Grantor agrees to indemnify Secured Party from and against any and all claims, losses and
liabilities in any way relating to, growing out of or resulting from this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement),
except to the extent such claims, losses or liabilities result solely from Secured Party’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) All fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and
filing and/or recordation of this Agreement and incurred in connection with negotiation,
preparation and filing and/or recordation of this Agreement and incurred in connection with any
amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, or termination of, any of this
Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such expense.
(c) Grantor agrees to pay to Secured Party upon demand all fees, costs and expenses (including
the reasonable fees and expenses of all of its counsel, advisors, consultants and auditors)
incurred in connection with:
(i) any litigation, contest, dispute, suit, proceeding or action (whether instituted by
Secured Party, Grantor or any other Person and whether as a party, witness or otherwise) in any way
relating to the Intellectual Property Collateral, this Agreement or any other agreement to be
executed or delivered in connection herewith or therewith, whether as party, witness, or otherwise,
including any litigation, contest, dispute, suit, case, proceeding or action, and any appeal or
review thereof, in connection with a case commenced by or against Grantor or any other Person that
may be obligated to Secured Party by virtue of this Agreement; provided that no Person shall be
entitled to reimbursement under this clause in respect of any litigation, contest, dispute, suit,
proceeding or action to the extent any of the foregoing results from such Person’s gross negligence
or willful misconduct, or for which Secured Party, LPI or SPI is liable under the Put/Call
Agreement, or to the extent such relates to any Excluded Liability (as defined in the Put/Call
Agreement);
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(ii) any attempt to enforce any remedies of Secured Party against Grantor or any other Person
that may be obligated to Secured Party by virtue of this Agreement; and
(iii) verifying, protecting, evaluating, assessing, appraising, collecting, selling,
liquidating or otherwise disposing of any of the Intellectual Property Collateral;
(d) The obligations of Grantor in this Section 13 shall (i) survive the termination of this
Agreement and the discharge of Grantor’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Put/Call
Agreement and the Marketing Agreement and (ii) be subject to the provisions of Section 1(b) of the
Guaranty.
SECTION 14. Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Loans; Termination and Release.
(a) This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Intellectual Property
Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the payment in full of the Secured
Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations), (ii) be binding upon Grantor and its
successors and assigns, and (iii) inure, together with the rights and remedies of Secured Party
hereunder, to the benefit of Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns.
(b) Upon the payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity
obligations), the security interest granted hereby shall terminate, and all rights to the
Intellectual Property Collateral shall revert to the Grantor and Grantor shall be discharged of all
other obligations and covenants under this Agreement except for such obligations and covenants that
specifically survive the termination of this Agreement. Upon any such termination Secured Party
will, at Grantor’s expense, execute and deliver to Grantor such documents as Grantor shall
reasonably request to evidence such termination.
SECTION 15. Amendments; Etc.
No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no
consent to any departure by Grantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by Secured Party and, in the case of any such amendment or
modification, by Grantor. Any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.
SECTION 16. Notices.
All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sent
to the party to whom it is to be given with copies to all other parties as follow (as elected by
the party giving such notice) and be either personally delivered against receipt, by facsimile or
other wire transmission, by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt
requested) or deposited with an express courier (with confirmation) to the parties at the addresses
(or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice) set forth in Section
11.3 of the Put/Call Agreement or such other address as shall be designated by such party in a
written notice delivered to the other parties hereto.
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All notices and other communications shall be deemed to have been given (i) when received if
given in person, (ii) on the date of electronic confirmation of receipt if sent by facsimile or
other wire transmission, (iii) three Business Days after being deposited in the U.S. mail,
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or (iv) one Business Day after being deposited with
a reputable overnight courier.
SECTION 17. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.
No failure or delay on the part of Secured Party in the exercise of any power, right or
privilege hereunder shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of
any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power,
right or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or
privilege. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not
exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
SECTION 18. Severability.
In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application of any such provision to
any Person or set of circumstances, shall be determined to be invalid, unlawful, void or
unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement, and the application of such provision
to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is determined to be invalid, unlawful,
void or unenforceable, shall not be impaired or otherwise affected and shall continue to be valid
and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
SECTION 19. Headings.
The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be
deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the
construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
SECTION 20. Governing Law; Rules of Construction.
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 1646.5 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE UCC
PROVIDES THAT THE PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT
OF ANY PARTICULAR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER
THAN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN WHICH CASE THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION SHALL GOVERN WITH RESPECT
TO THE PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST IN, OR THE REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO, SUCH PARTICULAR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL. The rules of construction set forth in Section 11.16 of the
Put/Call Agreement shall be applicable to this Agreement mutatis mutandis.
SECTION 21. Venue.
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(a) Any legal action or other legal proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement
of any provision of this Agreement may be brought or otherwise commenced in any state or federal
court located in the Cities and Counties of San Francisco or Los Angeles, California. Each party
to this Agreement:
(i) expressly and irrevocably consents and submits to the jurisdiction of each state and
federal court located in the Cities and Counties of Los Angeles and San Francisco, California (and
each appellate court located in the State of California) in connection with any such legal
proceeding;
(ii) agrees that each state and federal court located in the Cities and Counties of Los
Angeles and San Francisco, California shall be deemed to be a convenient forum; and
(iii) agrees not to assert (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise), in any such legal
proceeding commenced in any state or federal court located in the Cities and Counties of Los
Angeles and San Francisco, California, any claim that such party is not subject personally to the
jurisdiction of such court, that such legal proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum,
that the venue of such proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter of this
Agreement may not be enforced in or by such court.
(b) Grantor agrees that, if any proceeding is commenced against Secured Party by any Person in
or before any court or other tribunal anywhere in the world, then Secured Party may proceed against
Grantor in such court or other tribunal with respect to any indemnification claim or other claim
arising directly or indirectly from or relating directly or indirectly to such proceeding or any of
the matters alleged therein or any of the circumstances giving rise thereto.
(c) Grantor and the Secured Party each irrevocably waives the right to a jury trial in
connection with any legal proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision
of this Agreement.
SECTION 22. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an
original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
SECTION 23. Definitions.
(a) Each capitalized term utilized in this Agreement that is not defined in the Marketing
Agreement, Put/Call Agreement or in this Agreement, but that is defined in the UCC, shall have the
meaning set forth in Divisions 1, 8 or 9 of the UCC.
(b) In addition, the following terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
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“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking
institutions in San Francisco, California are authorized or obligated pursuant to legal
requirements or executive order to be closed.
“Contract” shall mean any written, oral, implied or other agreement, contract, instrument,
note, guaranty, indemnity, warranty, deed, assignment, power of attorney, purchase order, work
order, insurance policy, benefit plan, commitment, covenant, assurance or undertaking of any
nature.
“Copyright Registrations” means all copyright registrations issued to Grantor and applications
for copyright registration that have been or may hereafter be issued or applied for thereon in the
United States and any state thereof and in foreign countries (including, without limitation, the
registrations set forth on Schedule 2 annexed hereto, as the same may be amended pursuant
hereto from time to time).
“Copyright Rights” means all common law and other rights in and to the Copyrights in the
United States and any state thereof and in foreign countries including all copyright licenses (but
with respect to such copyright licenses, only to the extent permitted by such licensing
arrangements), the right (but not the obligation) to renew and extend Copyright Registrations and
any such rights and to register works protectable by copyright and the right (but not the
obligation) to xxx in the name of Grantor or in the name of Secured Party for past, present and
future infringements of the Copyrights and any such rights.
“Copyrights” means all items under copyright in various published and unpublished works of
authorship including, without limitation, exclusive exploitation rights, moral rights, mask works,
computer programs, computer data bases, other computer software layouts, trade dress, drawings,
designs, writings, and formulas (including, without limitation, the works set forth on Schedule
2 annexed hereto, as the same may be amended pursuant hereto from time to time).
“Encumbrance” shall mean any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest,
encumbrance, equity, trust, equitable interest, claim, preference, right of possession, lease,
tenancy, license, encroachment, covenant, infringement, interference, Order, proxy, option, right
of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest, legend, defect, impediment,
exception, reservation, limitation, impairment, imperfection of title, condition or restriction of
any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the
transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from
any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise
or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).
“Entity” shall mean any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust,
cooperative, foundation, society, political party, union, company (including any limited liability
company or joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10 hereof.
“Governmental Body” shall mean any:
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(a) nation, principality, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality,
district or other jurisdiction of any nature;
(b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government;
(c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental
division, subdivision, department, agency, bureau, branch, office, commission, council, board,
instrumentality, officer, official, representative, organization, unit, body or Entity and any
court or other tribunal);
(d) multi-national organization or body; or
(e) individual, Entity or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any executive,
legislative, judicial, administrative, regulatory, police, military or taxing authority or power of
any nature.
“Grant” means any of (a) a Grant of Trademark Security Interest, substantially in the form of
Exhibit I annexed hereto and (b) a Grant of Copyright Security Interest, substantially in the form
of Exhibit II annexed hereto.
“Insolvency Proceeding” are proceedings by or against any Person under the United States
Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit
of creditors, compositions, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking
reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.
“Intellectual Property Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 1 hereof.
“IP Filing Office” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States
Copyright Office or any successor or substitute office in which filings are necessary or, in the
opinion of Secured Party, desirable in order to create or perfect Encumbrances on, or evidence the
interest of Secured Party in, any Intellectual Property Collateral in the United States or in any
jurisdiction thereof (other than any applicable UCC filing office).
“LPI” has the meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statements of this Agreement.
“Marketing Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statements of this
Agreement.
“Order” shall mean any:
(a) order, judgment, injunction, edict, decree, ruling, pronouncement, determination,
decision, opinion, verdict, sentence, subpoena, writ or award that is, has been or may in the
future be issued, made, entered, rendered or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of
any court, administrative agency or other Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel;
or
(b) Contract with any Governmental Body that is, has been or may in the future be entered into
in connection with any proceeding.
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“Permitted Encumbrances” mean (i) any lien for Taxes not due and payable, and (ii) carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or similar common law or
statutory liens or encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of business which are not delinquent
and remain payable without penalty.
“Person” shall mean any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.
“Put/Call Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statements of this
Agreement.
“Secured Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 2 hereof.
“SPI” has the meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statements of this Agreement.
“Tax” shall mean any tax (including any income tax, franchise tax, capital gains tax,
estimated tax, gross receipts tax, value-added tax, surtax, excise tax, ad valorem tax, transfer
tax, stamp tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax, business tax, occupation tax, inventory tax,
occupancy tax, withholding tax or payroll tax), levy, assessment, tariff, impost, imposition, toll,
duty (including any customs duty), deficiency or fee, and any related charge or amount (including
any fine, penalty or interest), that is, has been or may in the future be (a) imposed, assessed or
collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Body, or (b) payable pursuant to any
tax-sharing agreement or similar Contract.
“Trademark Registrations” means all registrations that have been or may hereafter be issued or
applied for thereon in the United States and any state thereof and in foreign countries (including,
without limitation, the registrations and applications set forth on Schedule 1 annexed
hereto).
“Trademark Rights” means all common law and other rights (but in no event any of the
obligations) in and to the Trademarks in the United States and any state thereof and in foreign
countries.
“Trademarks” means all trademarks and trade name rights and similar rights (including all
brand names, product names, slogans, service marks, trade dress, trademarks, internet domain names
and rights in telephone numbers), owned by Grantor, or hereafter adopted and used, in its business
(including, without limitation, the trademarks specifically set forth on Schedule 1 annexed
hereto).
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as it exists on the date of this Agreement, or as it
may hereafter be amended in the State of California.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor and Secured Party have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written
above.
REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC. as Grantor |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
PLANETOUT INC., as Secured Party |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Security Agreement
EXHIBIT I TO
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT
GRANT OF TRADEMARK SECURITY INTEREST
WHEREAS, REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC., a Delaware corporation (“Grantor”), owns and uses in
its business, and will in the future adopt and so use, various intangible assets, including the
Trademark Collateral (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, Regent Releasing, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“Regent”) has entered
into the Marketing Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Marketing Agreement”), by and among Regent and PlanetOut
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Secured Party”) pursuant to which Secured Party has agreed to
provide certain marketing services to Regent in return for payment of the Marketing Commitment
Amount (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement (defined below)); and
WHEREAS, Grantor has entered into a Put/Call Agreement dated as of August 12, 2008 (as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Put/Call Agreement”),
by and among Grantor, Secured Party, LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LPI”) and SpecPub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SPI” and collectively with Secured Party and LPI, the “Sellers”),
pursuant to which Grantor and Sellers have agreed that Grantor has the right to acquire the Assets
(as defined in the Put/Call Agreement) and Assumed Liabilities (as defined in the Put/Call
Agreement) of Sellers on the terms and conditions set forth therein and that Sellers have the right
to transfer the Assets and Assumed Liabilities of Sellers on the terms and conditions set forth
therein; and
WHEREAS, Grantor has executed and delivered that certain Guaranty dated as of
, 2008
(as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”) in
favor of Secured Party, pursuant to which Grantor has guarantied the prompt payment and performance
when due of all obligations of Regent under the Marketing Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of a Security Agreement dated as of
, 2008 (as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”),
among Grantor and Secured Party, Grantor has created in favor of Secured Party a security interest
in, and Secured Party has become a secured creditor with respect to, the Trademark Collateral;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, subject to the terms and conditions of the Security Agreement, to evidence
further the security interest granted by Grantor to Secured Party pursuant to the Security
Agreement, Grantor hereby grants to Secured Party a security interest in all of Grantor’s right,
title and interest in and to the following, in each case whether now or hereafter existing or in
which Grantor now has or hereafter acquires an interest and wherever the same may be located (the
“Trademark Collateral”):
Grant of Trademark Security Interest
to Security Agreement
to Security Agreement
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(i) all rights, title and interest (including rights acquired pursuant to a license or
otherwise) in and to all trademarks and trade name rights and similar rights (including all
brand names, product names, slogans, service marks, trade dress, trademarks, internet domain
names and rights in telephone numbers) included in the Assets, owned by Grantor, or
hereafter adopted and used, in its business (including, without limitation, the trademarks
set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto) (collectively, the “Trademarks”), all registrations
that have been or may hereafter be issued or applied for thereon in the United States and
any state thereof and in foreign countries (including, without limitation, the registrations
and applications set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto), all common law and other
rights (but in no event any of the obligations) in and to the Trademarks in the United
States and any state thereof and in foreign countries, and all goodwill of Grantor’s
business symbolized by the Trademarks and associated therewith; and
(ii) all proceeds, products, rents and profits of or from any and all of the foregoing
Trademark Collateral and, to the extent not otherwise included, all payments under insurance
(whether or not Secured Party is the loss payee thereof), or any indemnity, warranty or
guaranty, payable by reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the
foregoing Trademark Collateral. For purposes of this Grant of Trademark Security Interest,
the term “proceeds” includes whatever is receivable or received when Trademark Collateral or
proceeds are sold, licensed, exchanged, collected or otherwise disposed of, whether such
disposition is voluntary or involuntary.
Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of Secured
Party with respect to the security interest in the Trademark Collateral granted hereby are more
fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by
reference herein as if fully set forth herein.
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Grant of Trademark Security Interest
to Security Agreement
to Security Agreement
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Grant of Trademark Security Interest to be duly
executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of , 2008.
REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC., as Grantor |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Grant of Trademark Security Interest
to Security Agreement
to Security Agreement
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SCHEDULE A
TO
GRANT OF TRADEMARK SECURITY INTEREST
TO
GRANT OF TRADEMARK SECURITY INTEREST
Trademark | Registration/ | Registration/ | ||||
Owner | Description | Appl. Number | Appl. Date | |||
Grant of Trademark Security Interest
to Security Agreement
to Security Agreement
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EXHIBIT II TO
SECURITY AGREEMENT
SECURITY AGREEMENT
GRANT OF COPYRIGHT SECURITY INTEREST
WHEREAS, REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC., a Delaware corporation (“Grantor”), owns and uses
in its business, and will in the future adopt and so use, various intangible assets, including the
Copyright Collateral (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, Regent Releasing, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“Regent”) has entered
into the Marketing Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2008 (as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Marketing Agreement”), by and among Regent and PlanetOut
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Secured Party”) pursuant to which Secured Party has agreed to
provide certain marketing services to Regent in return for payment of the Marketing Commitment
Amount (as defined in the Put/Call Agreement (defined below)); and
WHEREAS, Grantor has entered into a Put/Call Agreement dated as of August 12, 2008 (as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Put/Call Agreement”),
by and among Grantor, Secured Party, LPI Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LPI”) and SpecPub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SPI” and collectively with Secured Party and LPI, the “Sellers”),
pursuant to which Grantor and Sellers have agreed that Grantor has the right to acquire the Assets
(as defined in the Put/Call Agreement) and Assumed Liabilities (as defined in the Put/Call
Agreement) of Sellers on the terms and conditions set forth therein and that Sellers have the right
to transfer the Assets and Assumed Liabilities of Sellers on the terms and conditions set forth
therein; and
WHEREAS, Grantor has executed and delivered that certain Guaranty dated as of
, 2008
(as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”) in
favor of Secured Party, pursuant to which Grantor has guarantied the prompt payment and performance
when due of all obligations of Regent under the Marketing Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of a Security Agreement dated as of , 2008 (said
Security Agreement, as it may heretofore have been and as it may hereafter be further amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, being the “Security Agreement”),
among Grantor and Secured Party, Grantor created in favor of Secured Party a security interest in,
and Secured Party has become a secured creditor with respect to, the Copyright Collateral;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, subject to the terms and conditions of the Security Agreement, to evidence
further the security interest granted by Grantor to Secured Party pursuant to the Security
Agreement, Grantor hereby grants to Secured Party a security interest in all of Grantor’s right,
title and interest in and to the following, in each case whether now or hereafter existing or in
which Grantor now has or hereafter acquires an interest and wherever the same may be located (the
“Copyright Collateral”):
Grant of Copyright Security Interest
to Security Agreement
to Security Agreement
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(i) all rights, title and interest (including rights acquired pursuant to a license or
otherwise) under copyright in various published and unpublished works of authorship
including, without limitation, exclusive exploitation rights, moral rights, mask works,
computer programs, computer data bases, other computer software layouts, trade dress,
drawings, designs, writings, and formulas included in the Assets (including, without
limitation, the works set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto) (collectively, the
“Copyrights”), all copyright registrations issued to Grantor and applications for copyright
registration that have been or may hereafter be issued or applied for thereon in the United
States and any state thereof and in foreign countries with respect to the Copyrights
(including, without limitation, the registrations set forth on Schedule A annexed
hereto) (collectively, the “Copyright Registrations”), all common law and other rights in
and to the Copyrights in the United States and any state thereof and in foreign countries
including all copyright licenses (but with respect to such copyright licenses, only to the
extent permitted by such licensing arrangements) (the “Copyright Rights”), including,
without limitation, each of the Copyrights, rights, titles and interests in and to the
Copyrights, all derivative works and other works protectable by copyright, which are
presently, or in the future may be, owned, created (as a work for hire for the benefit of
Grantor), authored (as a work for hire for the benefit of Grantor), or acquired by Grantor,
in whole or in part, and all Copyright Rights with respect thereto and all Copyright
Registrations therefor, heretofore or hereafter granted or applied for, and all renewals and
extensions thereof, throughout the world, including all proceeds thereof (such as, by way of
example and not by limitation, license royalties and proceeds of infringement suits), the
right (but not the obligation) to renew and extend such Copyright Registrations and
Copyright Rights and to register works protectable by copyright and the right (but not the
obligation) to xxx in the name of Grantor or in the name of Secured Party for past, present
and future infringements of the Copyrights and Copyright Rights; and
(ii) all proceeds, products, rents and profits of or from any and all of the foregoing
Copyright Collateral and, to the extent not otherwise included, all payments under insurance
(whether or not Secured Party is the loss payee thereof), or any indemnity, warranty or
guaranty, payable by reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the
foregoing Copyright Collateral. For purposes of this Grant of Copyright Security Interest,
the term “proceeds” includes whatever is receivable or received when Copyright Collateral or
proceeds are sold, licensed, exchanged, collected or otherwise disposed of, whether such
disposition is voluntary or involuntary.
Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of Secured
Party with respect to the security interest in the Copyright Collateral granted hereby are more
fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by
reference herein as if fully set forth herein.
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Grant of Copyright Security Interest
to Security Agreement
to Security Agreement
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Grant of Copyright Security Interest to be duly
executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of , 2008.
REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC., as Grantor |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Grant of Copyright Security Interest
to Security Agreement
to Security Agreement
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SCHEDULE A
TO
GRANT OF COPYRIGHT SECURITY INTEREST
TO
GRANT OF COPYRIGHT SECURITY INTEREST
U.S. Copyright Registrations:
Title | Registration No. | Date of Issue | Registered Owner | |||
Foreign Copyright Registrations:
Country | Title | Registration No. | Date of Issue | |||
Pending U.S. Copyright Registration Applications:
Title | Appl. No. | Date of Application | Copyright Claimant | |||
Pending Foreign Copyright Registration Applications:
Country | Title | Appl. No. | Date of Application | |||
Grant of Copyright Security Interest
to Security Agreement
to Security Agreement
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Exhibit E
FORM OF COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT
See
Exhibit II to the Security Agreement
(Exhibit D)
(Exhibit D)
Exhibit F
FORM OF TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
See
Exhibit I to the Security Agreement
(Exhibit D)
(Exhibit D)