EXHIBIT 10.3
SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of October 17,
1997, between WINSTAR SWITCH ACQUISITION CORP., a
Delaware corporation (the "Grantor"), and SALOMON
BROTHERS INC, a Delaware corporation, as collateral
agent and administrative agent (in such capacities,
the "Administrative Agent") for the Secured Parties
(as defined herein).
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of October
17, 1997 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party
thereto (the "Lenders"), WinStar Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
as guarantor (the "Guarantor"), the Administrative Agent, Salomon Brothers Inc,
as syndication agent (in such capacity, the "Syndication Agent") for the Lenders
and Credit Suisse First Boston, as documentation agent (in such capacity, the
"Documentation Agent") for the Lenders.
The Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrower,
pursuant to, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in, the
Credit Agreement. The Guarantor has agreed to guarantee, among other things, all
the obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement. The obligations of
the Lenders to make Loans are conditioned upon, among other things, the
execution and delivery by the Grantor of an agreement in the form hereof to
secure (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of (i) the principal of
and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during the
pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar
proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on
the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or
more dates set for prepayment or otherwise and (ii) all other monetary
obligations, including fees, costs, expenses, and indemnities, whether primary,
secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary
obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or
allowable in such proceeding), of the Borrower to the Secured Parties under the
Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the due and punctual
performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the
Borrower under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all the covenants,
agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under or pursuant to
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (all the monetary and other
obligations described in the preceding clauses (a) through (c) being
collectively called the "Obligations").
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Accordingly, the Grantor and the Administrative Agent, on
behalf of itself and each Secured Party (and each of their respective successors
or assigns), hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Definition of Terms Used Herein. Unless the context
otherwise requires, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 1.02. Definition of Certain Terms Used Herein. As used herein,
the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Collateral" shall mean (i) all Designated Equipment acquired by the
Grantor pursuant to Section 1.1 of the Asset Purchase Agreement; and (ii) the
Proceeds of any sale or other disposition (other than leases to an Affiliate of
the Grantor in the ordinary course of business so long as no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing as provided in Section 5.01(a) hereof) of such
Designated Equipment (including any insurance proceeds from the loss or
destruction of such Designated Equipment).
"Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
preliminary statement of this Agreement.
"Designated Equipment" shall mean telecommunications switches and
related equipment and inventory and software related to the foregoing.
"Obligations" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
preliminary statement of this Agreement.
"Perfection Certificate" shall mean a certificate substantially in the
form of Annex 1, completed and supplemented with the schedules and attachments
contemplated thereby, and duly executed by two executive officers of the
Grantor.
"Proceeds" shall mean any consideration received from the sale,
exchange, license, lease (other than consideration received from an Affiliate of
the Grantor solely from the lease of Designated Equipment in the ordinary course
of business so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) or
other disposition of any asset or property that constitutes Collateral, any
value received as a consequence of the possession of any Collateral and any
payment received from any insurer or other person or entity as a result of the
destruction, loss, theft, damage or other involuntary conversion of whatever
nature of any asset or property that constitutes Collateral, and shall include
all cash and negotiable instruments received or held
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on behalf of the Administrative Agent and any and all other amounts from time to
time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral.
"Secured Parties" shall mean (a) the Lenders, (b) the Administrative
Agent and (c) the permitted successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.
"Security Interest" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.01.
SECTION 1.03. Rules of Construction. The rules of construction
specified in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this
Agreement.
ARTICLE II
Security Interest
SECTION 2.01. Security Interest. As security for the payment or
performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, the Grantor hereby
bargains, sells, conveys, assigns, sets over, pledges, hypothecates and
transfers to the Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the
ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Administrative
Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured
Parties, a security interest in all of the Grantor's right, title and interest
in, to and under the Collateral (the "Security Interest"). Without limiting the
foregoing, the Administrative Agent also is hereby authorized to file one or
more financing statements, continuation statements or other documents for the
purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the
Security Interest granted by the Grantor, without the signature of the Grantor,
naming the Grantor as debtor and the Administrative Agent as secured party. The
Administrative Agent shall furnish the Grantor with copies of any such
statements and other documents so filed.
SECTION 2.02. No Assumption of Liability. The Security Interest is
granted as security only and shall not subject the Administrative Agent or any
other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or
liability of the Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
The Grantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01. Title and Authority. The Grantor has good and valid
rights in and title to the Collateral with respect to which it has purported to
grant a Security Interest hereunder and has full power and authority to grant to
the Administrative Agent the Security Interest in such Collateral pursuant
hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
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in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval
of any other person other than any consent or approval which has been obtained.
SECTION 3.02. Filings. The Perfection Certificate has been duly
prepared, completed and executed and the information set forth therein is
correct and complete. Fully executed Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements, as applicable, or other appropriate filings, recordings or
registrations containing a description of the Collateral have been delivered to
the Administrative Agent for filing in each governmental, municipal or other
office specified in Schedule 4 to the Perfection Certificate, which are all the
filings, recordings and registrations that are necessary to publish notice of
and protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected
security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit
of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Collateral in which the Security
Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United
States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and
possessions, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording,
rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary in any such
jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable law with respect to the filing
of continuation statements and amendments relating to changes in a debtor's
name, location or organizational form and to changes in the location of
Collateral.
SECTION 3.03. Validity of Security Interest. The Security Interest
constitutes (a) a legal and valid security interest in all the Collateral
securing the payment and performance of the Obligations and (b) subject to the
filings described in Section 3.02 above, a perfected security interest in all
Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or
registering a financial statement or analogous document in the United States (or
any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions pursuant
to the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law in such jurisdictions.
The Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the
Collateral other than Liens expressly referred to in Section 3.18 of the Credit
Agreement.
SECTION 3.04. Absence of Other Liens. The Collateral is owned by the
Grantor free and clear of any Lien, except for Liens expressly referred to in
Section 3.18 of the Credit Agreement. The Grantor has not filed or consented to
the filing of (a) any financing statement or analogous document under the
Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable laws covering any Collateral or
(b) any assignment in which the Grantor assigns any Collateral or any security
agreement or similar instrument covering any Collateral with any foreign
governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous
document is still in effect.
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ARTICLE IV
Covenants
SECTION 4.01. Change of Name; Location of Collateral; Records; Place of
Business. (a) The Grantor agrees promptly to notify the Administrative Agent, in
writing, of any change (i) in its legal name or in any trade name used to
identify it in the conduct of its business or in the ownership of its
properties, (ii) in the location of its chief executive office, its principal
place of business, any office in which it maintains books or records relating to
Collateral owned by it or any office or facility at which Collateral owned by it
is located (including the establishment of any such new office or facility),
(iii) in its identity or legal structure or (iv) in its Federal Taxpayer
Identification Number(s). The Grantor agrees not to effect or permit any change
referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have been made under
the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the
Administrative Agent to continue at all times following such change to have a
valid, legal and preferred first priority (subject to liens expressly referred
to Section 3.18 of the Credit Agreement) security interest in all the
Collateral. The Grantor agrees to notify the Administrative Agent, as soon as
practicable after an executive officer of the Grantor learns thereof, if any
material portion of the Collateral owned or held by the Grantor is damaged or
destroyed.
(b) The Grantor agrees to maintain, at its own cost and expense, such
complete and accurate records with respect to the Collateral owned or held by it
as is consistent with its current practices and in accordance with such prudent
and standard practices used in industries that are the same as or similar to
those in which the Grantor is engaged, but in any event to include complete
accounting records indicating all payments and proceeds received with respect to
any part of the Collateral, and, at such time or times as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request, promptly to prepare and deliver to the
Administrative Agent a duly certified schedule or schedules in form and detail
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent showing the identity, amount
and location of any and all Collateral.
SECTION 4.02. Protection of Security. The Grantor shall, at its own
cost and expense, take any and all actions reasonably necessary to defend title
to the Collateral against all persons and to defend the Security Interest of the
Administrative Agent in the Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien
not expressly referred to in Section 3.18 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 4.03. Continuation Statements. The Grantor agrees, at its
expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such
further instruments and documents and to take all such actions as the
Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure,
protect, perfect and preserve the Security Interest and the rights and remedies
created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the granting of
the Security Interest and the filing of any financing statements or other
documents in connection herewith or therewith. If any amount payable under or in
connection with any of the Collateral shall
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be or become evidenced by any promissory note or other instrument, such note or
instrument shall be immediately pledged and delivered to the Administrative
Agent, duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 4.04. Inspection and Verification. The Administrative Agent and
such persons as the Collateral Agent may reasonably designate shall have the
right, at the Grantor's own cost and expense, to inspect the Collateral, all
records related thereto (and to make extracts and copies from such records) and
the premises upon which any of the Collateral is located, where such premises is
within the control of the Grantor or any affiliate of the Grantor, to discuss
the Grantor's affairs with the officers of the Grantor and its independent
accountants and to verify under reasonable procedures the validity, amount,
quality, quantity, value, condition and status of, or any other matter relating
to, the Collateral, including, in the case of Collateral in the possession of
any third person, by contacting the third party possessing such Collateral
(after two days' notice to the Grantor) for the purpose of making such a
verification. Where the premises upon which any of the Collateral is located are
not within the control of the Grantor, the Grantor shall reasonably request such
person(s) controlling such premises to allow the Administrative Agent and its
designees to inspect such premises for the purposes, and subject to the
limitations, of the foregoing sentence. The Administrative Agent shall have the
absolute right to share any information it gains from such inspection or
verification with any Secured Party.
SECTION 4.05. Taxes; Encumbrances. At its option, upon not less than 10
days' prior written notice to the Grantor, the Administrative Agent may
discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, liens, security interests
or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Collateral and not
permitted under the Credit Agreement, may pay for the maintenance and
preservation of the Collateral (including amounts due in respect of real
property leases pursuant to which the Grantor occupies premises in or upon which
Collateral is located) to the extent the Grantor fails to do so as required by
the Credit Agreement or this Agreement, and may pay any amounts owed by the
Grantor in order to cure any default in any lease with respect to any real
property in or on which Collateral is situated and the Grantor agrees to
reimburse the Administrative Agent on demand for any reasonable payment or other
expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the foregoing
authorization; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall be
interpreted as excusing the Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any
obligation on the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform,
any covenants or other promises of the Grantor with respect to taxes,
assessments, charges, fees, liens, security interests or other encumbrances and
maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 4.06. Continuing Obligations of the Grantor. The Grantor shall
remain liable to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be
observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument
relating to the Collateral, all in accordance with the terms and conditions
thereof, and the Grantor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties from and against any and all
liability for such performance.
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SECTION 4.07. Insurance. (a) The Grantor, at its own expense, shall
maintain or cause to be maintained insurance covering physical loss or damage to
the Designated Equipment, in accordance with Section 5.02 of the Credit
Agreement. The Grantor irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the
Administrative Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the
Administrative Agent) as the Grantor's true and lawful agent (and
attorney-in-fact) for the purpose, during the continuance of an Event of
Default, of making, settling and adjusting claims in respect of Collateral under
policies of insurance, endorsing the name of the Grantor on any check, draft,
instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of
insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto.
(b) In the event that the Grantor at any time or times shall fail to
obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required hereby or to pay
any premium in whole or part relating thereto, the Administrative Agent may,
without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of the Grantor
hereunder or any Event of Default, in its sole discretion, obtain and maintain
such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other actions with
respect thereto as the Administrative Agent deems advisable. All sums disbursed
by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Section, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating
thereto, shall be payable, upon demand, by the Grantor to the Administrative
Agent and shall be additional Obligations secured hereby.
SECTION 4.08. Posting of Notices. The Grantor shall, with respect to
any telecommunications switch that constitutes Designated Equipment, post a
notice on, or in the location housing, such telecommunications switch,
identifying the Grantor as the owner of the telecommunications switch and
stating that such telecommunications switch is subject to the Security Interest
under the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents.
ARTICLE V
Transfer and Sales of Collateral
SECTION 5.01. Transfer and Sales of Collateral. (a) Grantor shall not,
except as permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement from time to time in
effect, sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of
any of the Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Grantor may lease
Designated Equipment in the ordinary course of business to an Affiliate of the
Grantor without such lease constituting a sale, assignment or other disposition
prohibited by the preceding sentence, and any consideration received by Grantor
in respect of any such lease as payments pursuant to such lease may be
transferred by the Grantor free and clear of such security interests in the
Collateral until such time as an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing; provided, however, that any such lease shall expressly provide that
it may be terminated immediately without liability to the lessee by the
Administrative Agent or any other Person designated by the Administrative Agent
if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and that the
Administrative Agent or such
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designee may sell any or all Collateral subject to such lease free and clear of
any claims against such Collateral or the proceeds thereof by the lessee.
(b) As long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, and no event which, with the lapse of time or after notice, would
become an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Grantor shall
be entitled from time to time to request the Administrative Agent to release all
or a portion of the Collateral owned by it and subject to this Agreement;
provided, however, that such request must be in writing and accompanied by an
Officers' Certificate of Grantor and an Opinion of Counsel to Grantor (which
counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) stating
that all conditions precedent to the release of such Collateral pursuant to this
Article V and the Credit Agreement have been complied with. Upon satisfaction of
the conditions in this Article V and the Credit Agreement, the Lien of this
Agreement on all Collateral shall be released without any further action on the
part of the Administrative Agent or any other person. In furtherance of the
foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to Grantor an
instrument or instruments acknowledging the release of such Collateral from this
Agreement and the discharge of the Lien on such Collateral created by this
Agreement, and will duly assign, transfer and deliver to Grantor (without
recourse and without any representation or warranty) such Collateral to be
released.
(c) No Collateral shall be released from the Lien of this Agreement
pursuant to any request described in paragraph (b) above unless (i) the
Administrative Agent shall, in its sole discretion, consent to such release,
(ii) as promptly as is practicable thereafter, the Grantor shall sell such
Collateral, (iii) at the closing of such sale, the Grantor provides to the
Administrative Agent, in order to reduce the outstanding principal amount of the
Loans, cash or cash equivalents representing the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale
of such Collateral (which shall be no less than the fair market value of such
Collateral); and (iv) Grantor delivers to the Administrative Agent an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that all conditions
precedent contained in the Credit Agreement to the sale and release of such
Collateral shall have been satisfied in full.
(d) The release of any Collateral from the terms hereof and of the
other Loan Documents or the release of, in whole or in part, the Liens created
by the Loan Documents, will not be deemed to impair the Lien on the Collateral
in contravention of the provisions of the Credit Agreement if and to the extent
the Collateral or Liens are released pursuant to the applicable Loan Documents
and pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. Each of the Secured Parties
acknowledge that a release of Collateral strictly in accordance with the terms
of the Loan Documents and of the Credit Agreement will not be deemed for any
purpose to be an impairment of the Lien on the Collateral in contravention of
the terms of the Credit Agreement.
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ARTICLE VI
Power of Attorney
SECTION 6.01. Power of Attorney. The Grantor irrevocably makes,
constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent (and all officers, employees
or agents designated by the Administrative Agent) as the Grantor's true and
lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, and in such capacity the Administrative Agent
shall have the right, with power of substitution for the Grantor and in the
Grantor's name or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the Administrative Agent
and the Secured Parties, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all
notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment
relating to the Collateral or any part thereof; (b) to demand, collect, receive
payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of
the Collateral; (c) to sign the name of the Grantor on any invoice or xxxx of
lading relating to any of the Collateral; (d) to commence and prosecute any and
all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent
jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or
to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (e) to settle, compromise,
compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or
any of the Collateral; (f) to notify, or to require the Grantor to notify, third
parties to make payment directly to the Administrative Agent; and (g) to use,
sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise
deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely
as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for
all purposes; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be
construed as requiring or obligating the Administrative Agent or any Secured
Party to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or
sufficiency of any payment received by the Administrative Agent or any Secured
Party, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with
respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due
in respect thereof or any property covered thereby, and no action taken or
omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party with
respect to the Collateral or any part thereof shall give rise to any defense,
counterclaim or offset in favor of the Grantor or to any claim or action against
the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party. It is understood and agreed that
the appointment of the Administrative Agent as the agent and attorney-in-fact of
the Grantor for the purposes set forth above is coupled with an interest and is
irrevocable. The provisions of this Section shall in no event relieve the
Grantor of any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document
with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or impose any obligation on
the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to proceed in any particular
manner with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof, or in any way limit
the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party of any other or
further right which it may have on the date of this Agreement or hereafter,
whether hereunder, under any other Loan Document, by law or otherwise.
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ARTICLE VII
Remedies
SECTION 7.01. Remedies upon Default. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, the Grantor agrees to deliver each item of
Collateral to the Administrative Agent on demand, and it is agreed that the
Administrative Agent shall have the right (subject to applicable law) to take
any of or all the following actions at the same or different times: to terminate
any leases of Collateral, with or without legal process and with or without
previous notice or demand for performance, to take possession of the Collateral
and without liability for trespass to enter any premises where the Collateral
may be located for the purpose of taking possession of or removing the
Collateral and, generally, to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured
party under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Grantor agrees that the
Administrative Agent shall have the right, subject to the mandatory requirements
of applicable law, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the
Collateral, at public or private sale, for cash, upon credit or for future
delivery as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate. Each such purchaser
at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or
right on the part of the Grantor, and the Grantor hereby waives (to the extent
permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay and appraisal which the Grantor
now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute
now existing or hereafter enacted.
The Administrative Agent shall give the Grantor 15 days' written notice
(which the Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section
9-504(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York or
its equivalent in other jurisdictions)
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of the Administrative Agent's intention to make any sale of Collateral. Such
notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such
sale. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary
business hours and at such place or places as the Administrative Agent may fix
and state in the notice (if any) of such sale. At any such sale, the Collateral,
or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in
separate parcels, as the Administrative Agent may (in its sole and absolute
discretion) determine. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make
any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the
fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The
Administrative Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or
private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement
at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice,
be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In case any
sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future
delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Administrative Agent
until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the
Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or
purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case
of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice. At any
public sale made pursuant to this Section, any Secured Party may bid for or
purchase, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption,
stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of the Grantor (all said rights being
also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral
or any part thereof offered for sale and may make payment on account thereof by
using any claim then due and payable to such Secured Party from the Grantor as a
credit against the purchase price, and such Secured Party may, upon compliance
with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without
further accountability to the Grantor therefor. For purposes hereof, a written
agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as
a sale thereof; the Administrative Agent shall be free to carry out such sale
pursuant to such agreement and the Grantor shall not be entitled to the return
of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the
fact that after the Administrative Agent shall have entered into such an
agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Obligations
paid in full. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred
upon it, the Administrative Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in
equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion
thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent
jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver.
SECTION 7.02. Application of Proceeds. The Administrative Agent shall apply
the proceeds of any collection or sale of the Collateral, as well as any
Collateral consisting of cash, as follows:
FIRST, to the payment of all costs and expenses incurred by
the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such hereunder or under
any other Loan Document) in connection with such collection or sale or
otherwise in connection with this Agreement or any of the Obligations,
including all court costs and the reasonable fees and
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expenses of its agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all advances
made by the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan
Document on behalf of the Grantor and any other costs or expenses
incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy
hereunder or under any other Loan Document;
SECOND, to the payment of the fees and expenses of the Secured
Parties on an equal and ratable basis;
THIRD, to the payment of interest on and fees, if any, with
respect to the Obligations on an equal and ratable basis;
FOURTH, to the payment of the unpaid principal amount of the
Obligations on an equal and ratable basis;
FIFTH, to the payment of costs and expenses of, all premiums
on, and all other amounts due with respect to, the Obligations on an
equal and ratable basis; and
SIXTH, to the Grantor, its successors or assigns, or as a
court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
The Administrative Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of
application of any such proceeds, moneys or balances in accordance with this
Agreement. Upon any sale of the Collateral by the Administrative Agent
(including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial
proceeding), the receipt of the Administrative Agent or of the officer making
the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the
Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to
see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the
Administrative Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the
misapplication thereof.
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
SECTION 8.01. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder
shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and
given as provided in Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 8.02. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the
Administrative Agent hereunder, the Security Interest and all obligations of the
Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any
lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other
agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the
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time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the
Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure
from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or
instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other
collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or
departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the
Obligations, or (d) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a discharge of, the Grantor in respect of the
Obligations or this Agreement.
SECTION 8.03. Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made by the Grantor herein and in the
certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to
have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the making by the
Lenders of the Loans, and the execution and delivery to the Lenders of any notes
evidencing such Loans, regardless of any investigation made by the Lenders or on
their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect until this Agreement
shall terminate.
SECTION 8.04. Binding Effect; Several Agreement. This Agreement shall
become effective as to the Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf
of the Grantor shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a
counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative
Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon the Grantor and the Administrative
Agent and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the
benefit of the Grantor, the Administrative and the other Secured Parties and
their respective successors and assigns, except that the Grantor shall not have
the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein or in the
Collateral (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 8.05. Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of
the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the
successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements
by or on behalf of the Grantor or the Administrative Agent that are contained in
this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns.
SECTION 8.06. Administrative Agent's Fees and Expenses;
Indemnification. (a) The Grantor agrees to pay upon demand to the Administrative
Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable
fees, disbursements and other charges of its counsel and of any experts or
agents, which the Administrative Agent may incur in connection with (i) the
administration of this Agreement (including the customary fees of the
Administrative Agent for any ongoing monitoring or audits conducted by it with
respect to the Collateral), (ii) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of,
collection from or other realization upon any of the Collateral, (iii) the
exercise, enforcement or protection of any of
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the rights of the Administrative Agent hereunder or (iv) the failure of the
Grantor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
(b) Without limitation of its indemnification obligations under the
other Loan Documents, the Grantor agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent
and the other Secured Parties (collectively, "Indemnitees") against, and hold
each of them harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
related expenses, including reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of
counsel, incurred by or asserted against any of them arising out of, in any way
connected with, or as a result of, the execution, delivery or performance of
this Agreement or any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating
hereto or to the Collateral, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto;
provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to
the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses
are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable
judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
such Indemnitee.
(c) Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional
Obligations secured hereby. The provisions of this Section shall remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the invalidity or
unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent,
the Syndication Agent or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section shall be
payable on written demand therefor.
SECTION 8.07. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCLUDING (TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW) ANY
RULE OF LAW THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION
OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 8.08. Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay of the
Collateral Agent in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or
power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or
power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder
and of the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Lenders under the
other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or
remedies which they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provisions of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Grantor
therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by
paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
the specific instance and for the purpose for which
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given. No notice or demand on the Grantor in any case shall entitle the Grantor
to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived,
amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing
entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Grantor with respect to which
such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent
required in accordance with Section 10.08 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 8.09. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF,
UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER SECURITY DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 8.10. Severability. In the event any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that
the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not
in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other
jurisdiction). The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace
the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the
economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 8.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each
of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall
constitute a single contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section
8.04. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile
transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of
this Agreement.
SECTION 8.12. Headings. Article and Section headings used herein are
for the convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are
not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in
interpreting, this Agreement.
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SECTION 8.13. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) The
Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or
Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any
appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for recognition or
enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent
permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that
a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner
provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the
Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to
bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents against the Grantor or its properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
(b) The Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the
fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may
now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any
New York State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(c) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of
process by registered mail, postage prepaid. Nothing in this Agreement will
affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other
manner permitted by law.
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SECTION 8.14. Termination of Leases. The Grantor hereby agrees (i) to
take all actions necessary (including making all required payments) in order to
cause each lease with respect to any real property in or on which Collateral is
situated to remain in effect free and clear of any default or any right of the
applicable landlord to terminate such lease prior to its scheduled date of
maturity and (ii) not to terminate any such lease prior to its scheduled date of
maturity or to modify such lease to shorten such maturity.
Subject to the foregoing and to Section 4.05, the
Administrative Agent agrees to move the telecommunications switch (if required
by the lessor of the property on which the switch is located) based in Boston,
Massachusetts and forming part of the Collateral if such lease is terminated
prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date.
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SECTION 8.15. Termination or Release. (a) Except as provided in Section
8.06, this Agreement and the Security Interest shall terminate when all the
Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Grantor and the
Guarantor have no further obligations to the Lenders.
(b) In connection with any termination pursuant to paragraph (a) above,
upon the request of the Grantor accompanied by an Officers' Certificate and
Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the termination of
the Lien in the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement and the Credit Agreement
have been satisfied, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to the
Grantor, at the Grantor's expense, all Uniform Commercial Code termination
statements and similar documents which the Grantor shall reasonably request to
evidence such termination. Any execution and delivery of termination statements
or documents pursuant to this Section 8.15 shall be without recourse to or
warranty by the Administrative Agent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
WINSTAR SWITCH ACQUISITION
CORP., as Grantor,
by
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President
SALOMON BROTHERS INC,
as Administrative Agent,
by
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Name:
Title:
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Annex 1 to the
Security Agreement
[Form of]
PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of October
17, 1997 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"), among WINSTAR SWITCH ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the
"Lenders"), WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Guarantor"), CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as documentation agent (in such
capacity, the "Documentation Agent") and SALOMON BROTHERS INC, as syndication
agent (in such capacity, the "Syndication Agent") for the Lenders and as
collateral and administrative agent (in such capacities, the "Administrative
Agent"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Under the Security Agreement, the Borrower is the Grantor of security
interests in the Collateral as defined therein. In order to facilitate the
perfection of such security interests, the Administrative Agent has requested
that the Borrower provide the information specified in this certificate for the
Grantor.
The undersigned, executive officers of the Grantor, hereby certify to
the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party as follows:
1. Names. (a) The exact corporate name of the Grantor, as such name
appears in itscertificate of incorporation, is as follows:
(b) Set forth below is each other corporate name the Grantor has had in
the past five years, together with the date of the relevant change:
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto, the Grantor has not
changed its identity or corporate structure in any way within the past five
years. Changes in identity or corporate structure would include mergers,
consolidations and acquisitions, as well as any change in the form, nature or
jurisdiction of corporate organization. If any such change has occurred, include
in Schedule 1 the information required by Sections 1 and 2 of this certificate
as to each acquiree or constituent party to a merger or consolidation.
(d) The following is a list of all other names (including trade names
or similar appellations) used by the Grantor or any of its divisions or other
business units in connection with the conduct of its business or the ownership
of its properties at any time during the past five years:
(e) Set forth below is the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of
the Grantor:
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2. Current Locations. (a) The chief executive office of the Grantor is
located at the address set forth on Schedule 2(a) hereto.
(b) Set forth on Schedule 2(b) hereto are all locations where the
Grantor maintains (or intends to maintain) any Collateral.
(c) Set forth on Schedule 2(c) hereto are all the places where the
Grantor maintains an office or other facility not identified in paragraph (a) or
(b) above.
3. UCC Filings. Duly signed financing statements on Form UCC-1 in
substantially the form of Schedule 4 hereto have been prepared for filing in the
Uniform Commercial Code filing offices in each jurisdiction where the Grantor
has Collateral as identified in Section 2 hereof.
4. Schedule of Filings. Attached hereto as Schedule 4 is a schedule
setting forth, with respect to the filings described in Section 3 above, each
filing and the filing office in which such filing is to be made.
5. Filing Fees. All filing fees and taxes payable in connection with
the filings described in Section 4 above will have been paid at the time such
filings are made.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate
on this _____ day of ________________, 199 .
WINSTAR SWITCH ACQUISITION
CORP.,
by
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Name:
Title:
by
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE 1
CHANGES
NONE
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SCHEDULE 2(a)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE XXXXXX
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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SCHEDULE 2(b)
LOCATIONS OF COLLATERAL
Boston
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Chicago
Printers Square
000-000 X. Xxxxxxx, Xxx. 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Columbus
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx. 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Dallas
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx. 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Denver
000 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx. 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Kansas City
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Los Angeles
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Minneapolis
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx. 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
San Francisco
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Seattle
Second Avenue Building
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Tampa
0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Washington DC
0000 X Xxxxxx #000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
New York, N.Y.
various locations
Garden City, N.Y.
White Plains, N.Y.
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OFFICES AND OTHER FACILITIES
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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SCHEDULE 3
FORM UCC-1
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SCHEDULE 4
UCC-1 FILINGS
