NEXCEN ACQUISITION CORP., as Issuer, THE SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS PARTIES HERETO, collectively, as Co-Issuers and BTMU CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent SECURITY AGREEMENT Dated as of March 12, 2007
Execution
Copy
NEXCEN
ACQUISITION CORP.,
as
Issuer,
THE
SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS PARTIES HERETO,
collectively,
as Co-Issuers
and
BTMU
CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as
Agent
Dated
as
of March 12, 2007
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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Section
1.1
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Definitions
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Section
1.2
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Acts
of Noteholders
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3
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Section
1.3
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Notices,
etc. to the Agent, the Issuer and the Co-Issuers
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Section
1.4
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Notices
to Noteholders; Waiver
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Section
1.5
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Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents
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Section
1.6
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Successors
and Assigns
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5
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Section
1.7
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Severability
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Section
1.8
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Benefits
of Security Agreement
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5
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Section
1.9
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Governing
Law
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5
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Section
1.10
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Counterparts
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5
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Section
1.11
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Effective
Date
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ARTICLE
II.
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NOTE
FORM
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Section
2.1
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Form
Generally
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Section
2.2
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Form
of Note
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ARTICLE
III.
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THE
NOTES
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Section
3.1
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Designation
of Notes; Certain Related Provisions
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10
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Section
3.2
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Denominations
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10
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Section
3.3
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Execution,
Authentication, Delivery and Dating
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10
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Section
3.4
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Registration,
Registration of Transfer and Exchange
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11
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Section
3.5
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Limitation
on Transfer and Exchange
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11
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Section
3.6
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes
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12
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Section
3.7
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Payment
of Principal and Interest
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13
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Section
3.8
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Persons
Deemed Owners
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13
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Section
3.9
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Cancellation
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ARTICLE
IV.
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SECURITY
AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTS; DELIVERY OF THE NOTES
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14
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Section
4.1
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Security
Agreement Supplements
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14
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Section
4.2
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Effect
of Security Agreement Supplements
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14
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Section
4.3
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Reference
in Notes to Security Agreement Supplement
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14
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Section
4.4
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Delivery
Requirements
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14
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ARTICLE
V.
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SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
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Section
5.1
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Satisfaction
and Discharge of Security Agreement
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15
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Section
5.2
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Application
of Trust Money
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16
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Section
5.3
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Discharge
of Security Interest
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16
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ARTICLE
VI.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
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16
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Section
6.1
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Events
of Default
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16
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Section
6.2
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Acceleration
of Maturity, Rescission and Annulment
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Section
6.3
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Remedies
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20
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Section
6.4
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Agent
May File Claim
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Section
6.5
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Agent
May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes
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Section
6.6
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Allocation
of Money Collected
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22
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Section
6.7
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Limitation
on Suits
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23
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Section
6.8
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Unconditional
Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest
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24
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Section
6.9
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Restoration
of Rights and Remedies
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24
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Section
6.10
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Rights
and Remedies Cumulative
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24
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Section
6.11
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Delay
or Omission Not Waiver
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24
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Section
6.12
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Control
by Noteholders
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Section
6.13
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Waiver
of Past Defaults
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Section
6.14
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Undertaking
for Costs
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25
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Section
6.15
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Waiver
of Stay or Extension Laws
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25
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Section
6.16
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Sale
of Collateral Upon Event of Default
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26
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Section
6.17
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Action
on Notes
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26
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ARTICLE
VII.
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THE
AGENT
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27
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Section
7.1
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Appointment;
Nature of Relationship
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27
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Section
7.2
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Powers
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27
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Section
7.3
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Limited
Liability
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27
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Section
7.4
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No
Responsibility for Advances, Creditworthiness, Collateral, Recitals,
Etc
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28
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Section
7.5
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Notice
of Default, Cure or Waiver
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28
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Section
7.6
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Action
on Instructions of Noteholders
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29
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Section
7.7
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Delegation
of Duties
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29
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Section
7.8
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Reliance
on Documents; Counsel
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29
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Section
7.9
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BTM
Trust Company and Affiliates
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30
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Section
7.10
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Successor
Agent
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Section
7.11
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Maintenance
of Office or Agency
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ARTICLE
VIII.
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REIMBURSEMENT
AND INDEMNIFICATION OF THE AGENT
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31
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Section
8.1
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The
Agent's Reimbursement and Indemnification
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31
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Section
8.2
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Indemnification
by Noteholders
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ARTICLE
IX.
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CONSOLIDATION
AND MERGER
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ARTICLE
X.
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SECURITY
AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS
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Section
10.1
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Security
Agreement Amendments Only with Consent
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ARTICLE
XI.
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REDEMPTION
AND DISPOSITION
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32
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Section
11.1
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Redemption
at the Option of a Co-Issuer
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33
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Section
11.2
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Mandatory
Redemption
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33
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Section
11.3
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Notice
of Redemption by the Issuer
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34
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Section
11.4
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Deposit
of the Redemption Price
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35
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Section
11.5
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Notes
Payable on Redemption Date
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35
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Section
11.6
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Voluntary
Disposition of Collateral
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ARTICLE
XII.
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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36
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Section
12.1
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Payment
of Principal and Interest
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36
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Section
12.2
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Continued
Existence; Observance of Organizational Documents
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Section
12.3
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Protection
of Collateral
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Section
12.4
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Negative
Covenants
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Section
12.5
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Inspection
and Audits
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Section
12.6
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Limited
Purpose
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Section
12.7
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Co-Issuers
Ownership
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Section
12.8
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Enforcement
of Transaction Documents
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42
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Section
12.9
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Representations
and Warranties
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42
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Section
12.10
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Certain
Covenants
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49
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Section
12.11
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Submission
to Jurisdiction
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53
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Section
12.12
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Representations
with Respect to Assets
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53
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Section
12.13
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Indemnity
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56
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Section
12.14
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Yield
Protection
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57
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Section
12.15
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Funding
Losses
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Section
12.16
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Taxes
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ARTICLE
XIII.
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ACCOUNTS,
ACCOUNTINGS AND RELEASES
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60
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Section
13.1
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Collection
of Money
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60
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Section
13.2
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Issuer
Collection Account
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60
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Section
13.3
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Release
of Assets
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Section
13.4
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Release
of Collateral
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ARTICLE
XIV.
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APPLICATION
OF MONIES
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62
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Section
14.1
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Disbursements
of Monies out of the Issuer Collection Account
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Section
14.2
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Eligible
Investments
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ARTICLE
XV.
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ASSIGNMENTS
AND PARTICIPATIONS
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Section
15.1
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Assignments
and Participations
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66
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APPENDIX
A
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Standard
Definitions
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SCHEDULE
I
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Insurance
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SCHEDULE
II
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Bank
Accounts
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SCHEDULE
III
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Issuer’s
Material Contracts
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SCHEDULE
IV
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[OMITTED]
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SCHEDULE
V
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Litigation
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SCHEDULE
VI
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Issuer
Subsidiaries
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SCHEDULE
VII
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Issuer
Liabilities
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EXHIBIT
A
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Form
of Assignment of Note
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EXHIBIT
B
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Form
of Investment Letter
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EXHIBIT
C
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Substitute
Form W-9
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EXHIBIT
D
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Form
of Security Agreement
Supplement
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iv
This
SECURITY AGREEMENT (as amended from time to time as permitted hereby, this
“Security
Agreement”)
is
dated as of March
12,
2007,
is by and among NEXCEN ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation, (the
“Issuer”),
the
Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties hereto (each, a “Co-Issuer”
and
collectively, the “Co-Issuers”
and
together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”),
and
BTMU CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Agent”).
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
The
Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Security Agreement
to provide for the issuance of a single class of notes to be issued by it and
its wholly-owned Subsidiary Borrowers, from time to time pursuant to Security
Agreement Supplements as hereinafter provided (the “Notes”).
Each
of the Issuers will be jointly and severally liable for payments required under
the Note of each of the other Issuers and for all the Secured Obligations and
each Note will be cross-collateralized with every other Note.
GRANTING
CLAUSES
A. Each
Co-Issuer, by executing and delivering to the Agent a Security Agreement
Supplement will be deemed to have Granted to the Agent for the exclusive benefit
of the Holders of the Notes, any counterparty under a Hedge Agreement approved
by the Agent and each Indemnified Party a Lien upon and a security interest
in
all of each Co-Issuer’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired (but none of the obligations), in and to the following
(collectively, the “Co-Issuers’
Collateral”),
subject, however, in each case, to Permitted Encumbrances:
(a) the
Assets;
(b) all
cash,
securities, instruments and other property held from time to time in the
Co-Issuer Collection Account, the Co-Issuer Lockbox Account, and the Co-Issuer
Prepaid Royalty Account or otherwise transferred to the Agent
hereunder;
(c) all
rights under the Transaction Documents (other than this Security Agreement),
in
each case as the same may be modified, amended, supplemented or restated from
time to time, including all rights to receive and collect monies thereunder,
and
to prosecute and enforce the terms thereof;
(d) all
books
and records concerning the foregoing property (including all tapes, disks and
related items containing any such information);
(e) all
other
property of the Co-Issuer, including all proceeds of insurance policies, Stock
Rights and including all after acquired property of the Co-Issuer;
(f) any
other
items specified in the applicable Security Agreement Supplement;
and
(g) all
proceeds of the foregoing of any nature whatsoever, including proceeds from
the
conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any thereof.
B. The
Issuer, by executing and delivering to the Agent this Security Agreement, hereby
grants to the Agent for the exclusive benefit of the Holders of the Notes,
any
counterparty under a Hedge Agreement approved by the Agent and each Indemnified
Party a Lien upon and security interest in (i) all Stock Rights, including
all
equity interests in all subsidiaries of the Issuer, including the Support Fund,
whether or not such subsidiary is a Subsidiary Borrower or Co-Issuer hereunder,
and whether such equity interest is now owned or hereafter acquired (ii) all
cash, securities, instruments and other property held from time to time in
the
Issuer Collection Account and all other property of the Issuer including all
after acquired property of the Issuer, (iii) all rights under the Transaction
Documents (other than this Security Agreement), in each case as the same may
be
modified, amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, including all
rights to receive and collect monies thereunder, and to prosecute and enforce
the terms thereof and (iv) all proceeds of the foregoing of any nature
whatsoever, including proceeds from the conversion, voluntary or involuntary,
of
any thereof (the “Issuer’s
Collateral”
and
together with the Co-Issuers’ Collateral, the “Collateral”).
Such
Grants of the Collateral are only made, however, solely to secure (i) the Notes
of all Co-Issuers, equally and ratably, except as otherwise may be provided
in
this Security Agreement, without prejudice, priority or distinction among the
Notes by reason of differences in time of issuance and delivery or otherwise,
(ii) the payment of all other Secured Obligations under this Security Agreement,
and (iii) compliance with the provisions of this Security Agreement, all as
provided in this Security Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, all Collateral
pledged under each Note shall be deemed to secure the obligations of the Issuer
and all Co-Issuers under all of the Notes and all other Secured Obligations.
It
is
expressly agreed that anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding,
neither the Issuer nor any Co-Issuer shall, other than as required by Applicable
Law, be released from any of its obligations under any of its Collateral, and
the Agent and the Holders shall have no obligation or liability under any
Collateral by reason of or arising out of the pledge hereunder, nor shall the
Agent and the Holders be required or obligated in any manner to perform or
fulfill any obligations of the Issuer or any of the Co-Issuers under or pursuant
to any of the Collateral or such other documents or to make any payment,
subject, however, to any applicable Liens, or to make any inquiry as to the
nature or sufficiency of any payment received by them, or present or file any
claim, or take any action to collect or enforce the payment of any amounts
which
may have been assigned to them or to which they may be entitled at any time
or
times.
The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer does hereby warrant and represent that it has not
permitted and hereby covenants that it will not permit, the creation of any
Lien
other than the Lien of this Security Agreement with respect to any part of
its
Collateral, so long as this Security Agreement shall remain in effect, to anyone
other than the Agent, and the representations and warranties of the Issuer
and
each Co-Issuer contained in this Security Agreement are true and
correct.
The
Agent
acknowledges such Grant, accepts the role as Agent hereunder in accordance
with
the provisions of this Security Agreement and agrees to perform the duties
herein required. So long as any Note remains Outstanding, the Agent shall act
for the benefit of the Noteholders, any counterparty to a Hedge Agreement
approved by the Agent and each Indemnified Party as their interests may appear
to the extent provided herein.
2
The
Agent
agrees to maintain in its possession each item of Collateral constituting a
contract or chattel paper under the UCC delivered to it by the Manager unless
and until such item of Collateral is released from the lien hereof pursuant
to
Article V or Section 13.4 hereof.
All
things necessary to make this Security Agreement a valid agreement of the
Issuers in accordance with its terms have been done.
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
Section
1.1 Definitions
(a) Capitalized
terms used in this Security Agreement shall have the respective meanings
specified in the Standard Definitions set forth as Appendix
A
hereto,
which is incorporated herein by reference. The definitions of such terms are
equally applicable both to the singular and plural forms of such
terms.
(b) Unless
otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have
the
defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or
delivered pursuant hereto.
(c) All
references in this instrument to designated “Articles,” “Sections,”
“Subsections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections,
Subsections and other subdivisions of this instrument as originally executed
or
if amended or supplemented, as so amended and supplemented. The words “herein,”
“hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Security
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, Subsection
or
other subdivision. The words “including” and “include” shall be deemed to be
followed by the words “without limitation”.
Section
1.2 Acts
of Noteholders
(a) If,
at
any time, there is more than one Holder of the Notes, any request, demand,
authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided
by
this Security Agreement to be given or taken by the Noteholders shall, unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, be taken by the Holders of 51% of the
aggregate Note Principal Balance of the Notes Outstanding (the “Majority
Holders”)
and,
whether to be taken by all or less than all of the Holders, may be embodied
in
and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed
by such Noteholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and,
except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become
effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Agent, and,
where it is herein expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or
instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein
sometimes referred to as the “Act”
of
the
Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any
such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient
for any purpose of this Security Agreement and (subject to Article VII)
conclusive in favor of the Agent, the Issuer and the Co-Issuers, if made in
the
manner provided in this Section 1.2.
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(b) The
fact
and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may
be
proved in any manner which the Agent reasonably deems sufficient.
(c) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action by the Holder of any Note shall bind the Holder of every Note issued
upon
the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof,
in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Agent, the
Issuer or the Co-Issuers in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such
action is made upon such Note.
Section
1.3 Notices,
etc. to the Agent, the Issuer and the Co-Issuers
(a) Except
as
otherwise provided, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent, waiver or Act of Noteholders or other document provided or permitted
by
this Security Agreement to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with
(1)
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the
Agent
by
any Noteholder, the Issuer or a Co-Issuer shall be sufficient for
every
purpose hereunder if in writing and mailed, registered mail return
receipt
requested or by overnight courier or hand delivery, or by email
transmission to the Agent at its address at BTMU
Capital Corporation, 000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000;
or
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(2)
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the
Issuer or a Co-Issuer by the Agent or any Noteholder shall be sufficient
for every purpose hereunder if in writing and mailed, registered
mail
return receipt requested or by overnight courier or hand delivery
or by
email transmission, to the Issuer or a Co-Issuer addressed to it
at the
address set forth in the related Security Agreement Supplement or
at any
other address more recently furnished in writing to the Agent by
the
Issuer or such Co-Issuer.
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(b) Without
duplication, a party to this Security Agreement sending or delivering a notice
of any kind hereunder shall also provide a copy of the notice in any manner
authorized herein to each Noteholder upon receiving the address of such
Noteholder from the Agent or the Noteholder.
Section
1.4 Notices
to Noteholders; Waiver
Where
this Security Agreement provides for notice to Noteholders of any event, such
notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided)
if in writing and mailed by registered mail return receipt requested or by
overnight courier, email transmission or hand delivery, to each Noteholder
not
later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed
for the giving of such notice. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein
provided shall be deemed effective upon receipt or refusal.
4
Where
this Security Agreement provides for notice in any manner, such notice may
be
waived in writing by any Person entitled to receive such notice, either before
or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice.
Waivers of notice by the Noteholders shall be filed with the Agent, but such
filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken
in
reliance upon such waiver.
In
case,
by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike,
work stoppage or similar activity, it shall be impractical to mail notice of
any
event to the Noteholders when such notice is required to be given pursuant
to
any provision of this Security Agreement, then any manner of giving such notice
as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent shall be deemed to be a
sufficient giving of such notice.
Section
1.5 Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents
The
Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section
1.6 Successors
and Assigns
All
covenants and agreements in this Security Agreement by the Issuer and a
Co-Issuer shall bind its respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed
or not.
Section
1.7 Severability
In
case
any provision in this Security Agreement or in the Notes shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
Section
1.8 Benefits
of Security Agreement
Nothing
in this Security Agreement or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give
to
any Person, other than the parties hereto, each Hedge Counterparty approved
by
the Agent and each Indemnified Party and any of their successors hereunder
and
the Noteholders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under this Security Agreement.
Section
1.9 Governing
Law
This
Security Agreement and each Note shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made
and
to be performed therein without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
law
other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the
State of New York.
Section
1.10 Counterparts
This
Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section
1.11 Effective
Date
This
Security Agreement shall not be effective until the Closing Date.
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ARTICLE
II.
NOTE
FORM
Section
2.1 Form
Generally
The
Notes
shall be in substantially the form set forth in Section 2.2 with such
appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are
required or permitted by this Security Agreement, and may have such letters,
numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed
thereon, as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange
on which the Notes may be listed, or as may, consistently herewith, be
determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution
of the Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the
reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.
Section
2.2 Form
of Note
THIS
NOTE
HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE ISSUERS HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (THE
“INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION THAT IS EXEMPTED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT (INCLUDING A TRANSFER MADE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”)) AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
EACH
HOLDER OF THIS NOTE MUST BE, AND BY VIRTUE OF HOLDING THIS NOTE SHALL BE DEEMED
TO HAVE REPRESENTED THAT IT IS, AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR WITHIN
THE
MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) AND (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THAT
IT
WAS NOT FORMED TO PURCHASE THESE NOTES.
THE
PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE ON THE PAYMENT DATES AND IN THE AMOUNTS
DESCRIBED HEREIN AND IN THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING
NOTE BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON
THE
FACE HEREOF AND MAY BE ASCERTAINED ONLY BY OBTAINING A CONFIRMATION THEREOF
FROM
THE AGENT NAMED HEREIN.
The
Notes
may not be acquired or transferred to an employee benefit plan subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan
described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, or any entity deemed to hold plan
assets of a benefit plan or plan unless the acquiror or the transferee
represents that its acquisition and holding of the Notes will at all times
be
exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and Section 4975
of
the Code under XXX 00-00, XXX 00-0, XXX 00-00, XXX 95-60 or PTE 96-23 or a
similar exemption.
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The
Agent
shall not permit a transfer of a Note if such transfer would result in the
Issuer having more than nine (9) registered Noteholders excluding the initial
Noteholder.
NEXCEN
ACQUISITION NOTES
ISSUE
DATE: ________, 2007
MATURITY
DATE: ______________
NEXCEN
ACQUISITION CORP., a corporation duly incorporated and existing under the laws
of the State of Delaware (the “Issuer”), [SUBSIDIARY BORROWER], a [ ] duly
organized and existing under the laws of the State of [ ] and [SUBSIDIARY
BORROWER], a [ ] duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of
[ ]
(together, the “Note
Co-Issuers”, and together with the Issuer the “Note Issuers”),
for
value received, hereby jointly and severally promise to pay to [PAYEE], or
registered assigns (the “Payee”), the principal sum of
[ Dollars
($ )] payable on each Payment
Date in distributions of principal and interest as set forth in the Security
Agreement, but in no event less than the amounts set forth in the amortization
schedule attached hereto on each Payment Date (as such schedule may be amended
and restated with the prior written approval of the Agent, including in the
event of a partial redemption hereof under the terms of the Security Agreement);
provided,
however,
that
the Note Issuers shall be required to make principal payments in accordance
with
the provisions of Section 14.1(d) of the Security Agreement (defined below)
upon
the occurrence of a Deal Rapid Amortization Event and redemption payments in
accordance with Article
XI
of the
Security Agreement. This Note shall bear interest on the outstanding unpaid
principal balance at a rate equal to the Note Interest Rate; provided,
however,
that
interest on any amount of principal or interest that is not timely paid when
due
shall accrue interest until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate
plus
4.50% per annum, to the extent allowed by law (the “Default Rate”); and,
provided,
further,
that if
an Event of Default shall have occurred under, and as defined in, the Security
Agreement, interest shall accrue from that time forward at the Default Rate,
to
the extent allowed by law, until such Event of Default is waived. All unpaid
principal of and accrued interest on this Note shall be due and payable on
[DATE] (the “Maturity Date”);. All terms used in this Note which are defined in
the Security Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Security
Agreement. Certain provisions of the Security Agreement are described in this
Note.
The
principal of and interest on this Note are payable solely by wire transfer
to
the Holder of this Note in such coin or currency of the United States of America
as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private
debts.
This
Note
is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes designated as the NexCen Acquisition
Notes (the “Notes”) issued under an Security Agreement, dated as of March 12,
2007 (herein, called the “Security Agreement”), by and between the Note Issuers,
certain Subsidiary Borrowers parties thereto, and BTMU Capital Corporation,
in
its capacity as agent and secured party (the “Agent”), to which Security
Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights
thereunder of the Note Issuers, the Agent and the Holders of the Notes, and
the
terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, delivered.
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As
provided in the Security Agreement, this Note is equally and ratably secured
by
and payable solely from the Collateral pledged therefor by the Issuers (as
defined in the Security Agreement) to the extent provided in the Security
Agreement. Further, the Collateral pledged by the Note Issuers in connection
with this Note equally and ratably secures all of the Notes issued under the
Security Agreement. The Issuers are jointly and severally liable for the
payments on all of the Notes.
As
provided in the Security Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the note register
of
the Note Issuers, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer
at
the office or agency of the Agent in the United States of America, duly endorsed
by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form and content
satisfactory to the Note Issuers and the Agent duly executed by, the Holder
hereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more
new
Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate Note Principal
Balance, shall be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
Prior
to
due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Note Issuers,
the
Agent and any agent of the Note Issuers or the Agent may treat the Person in
whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of
receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes whether or
not
this Note be overdue, and neither the Note Issuers, the Agent, nor any such
agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The
Security Agreement permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Note
Issuers and the rights of the Holders of this Note under the Security Agreement
at any time by the Note Issuers subject to procedures and approvals set forth
in
the Security Agreement. The Security Agreement also contains provisions
permitting the Noteholders to waive compliance by the Note Issuers with certain
provisions of the Security Agreement and certain past defaults and their
consequences under the Security Agreement. Any such consent or waiver shall
be
conclusive and binding upon the Noteholder and upon all future Holders of this
Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in
exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent
or
waiver is made upon this Note.
The
Notes
are issuable only in registered form without coupons in such authorized
denominations as provided in Section 3.2 of the Security Agreement and subject
to certain limitations therein set forth. The Notes are exchangeable for one
or
more Notes of a like aggregate Note Principal Balance, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.
This
Note and the Security Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principles
of
conflicts of law other than Section 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations
Law of the State of New York.
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No
reference herein to the Security Agreement and no provision of this Note or
of
the Security Agreement shall alter or impair the obligations of the Issuer
and
the Note Co-Issuers, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal
of and interest on this Note in accordance with the Security Agreement at the
times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein
prescribed.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer and the Note Co-Issuers have caused this instrument
to be signed, manually or in facsimile, by Authorized Signatories.
NEXCEN
ACQUISITION
CORPORATION,
as Issuer
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ARTICLE
III.
THE
NOTES
Section
3.1 Designation
of Notes; Certain Related Provisions
The
Notes
shall be designated generally as the “NexCen Acquisition Notes” of the Issuer
and the related Note Co-Issuers.
The
Notes
and all accrued interest thereon shall be due and payable on the applicable
Maturity Date to the extent not paid before such date.
All
calculations of interest on the Notes are to be calculated by the Agent as
set
forth in the definition of the Note Interest Rate.
The
aggregate Outstanding Note Balance of all the Notes that may be delivered
hereunder and outstanding at any time is limited to $150,000,000.
Section
3.2 Denominations
The
Notes
are available in a minimum denomination of $1,000,000 and integral multiples
of
$1,000 in excess thereof.
Section
3.3 Execution,
Authentication, Delivery and Dating
The
Notes
shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers by
their respective Authorized Signatories which may be in facsimile form or
otherwise reproduced thereon. The signature of any of these officers on the
Notes may be manual or facsimile. The Notes may be printed, lithographed,
typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced. The Notes need not be sealed.
Any
Note
bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time
the proper officers of the Issuer or the related Note Co-Issuers shall bind
the
Issuer or such Note Co-Issuers, as the case may be, notwithstanding that such
individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the
delivery of such Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of delivery
of
such Notes.
At
any
time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Security
Agreement, the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers may deliver Notes executed
by the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers having an aggregate Outstanding
Note Balance not in excess of the amount stated in Section 3.1, and not
otherwise.
Each
Note
shall bear on its face its Issue Date and its Maturity Date and be dated as
of
its Issue Date.
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Section
3.4 Registration,
Registration of Transfer and Exchange
Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency
of
the Agent to be maintained as provided in Section 7.11, the Issuer and the
related Note Co-Issuers shall execute, and the Agent shall deliver, in the
name
of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any
authorized denominations and of a like aggregate Note Principal
Balance.
At
the
option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized
denominations and of a like aggregate Note Principal Balance, upon surrender
of
the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Notes are
so
surrendered for exchange, the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers shall
execute and the Agent shall deliver the Notes which the Noteholder making the
exchange is entitled to receive.
Each
Note
issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of a Note shall be the
valid obligations of the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers, evidencing
the
same debt, entitled to the same benefits and subject to all the terms and
conditions of this Security Agreement, as the Note surrendered upon such
registration of such transfer or exchange.
Every
Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall
be
duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
and
content satisfactory to the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers and the
Agent
duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
The form of assignment set forth at Exhibit
A
hereof
shall be deemed to be satisfactory for purposes of the preceding sentence.
Concurrently with any transfer, the transferring Holder shall provide the Issuer
and the related Note Co-Issuers the mailing address of such transferee for
service of any notices to be delivered pursuant to this Security Agreement
and
the payment of amounts due to such transferee.
No
service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or
exchange of Notes, but the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expense, tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer
or
exchange of Notes, other than exchanges not involving any registration of
transfer.
Prior
to
any sale or other disposition of any Note, the Holder transferring such Note
will, at its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid
thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender
such Note to the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers in exchange for a new
Note or Notes pursuant to this Section.
Section
3.5 Limitation
on Transfer and Exchange
The
Notes
have not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities
laws of any state. No transfer of any Note shall be made unless such transfer
is
made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act
and registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws or
is
exempt from such registration or qualification. In the event that a transfer
is
to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws, the Issuer and each Co-Issuer shall require, in order
to
assure compliance with the Securities Act, that the prospective transferee
certify to the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers and the Agent in writing
the facts surrounding the transfer in the form of the investment letter
described in Exhibit
B
hereto
or such other form as the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers may agree
to
accept, in its sole discretion (each such letter, an “Investment
Letter”);
provided that a transfer to any Program Support Provider may be made free of
the
requirement for such certification or consent by the related Note Co-Issuers.
Neither the Issuer nor the related Note Co-Issuers nor the Agent is obligated
to
register or qualify any of the Notes (or any offering or sale thereof) under
the
Securities Act or any other securities law.
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While
not
conceding that the Issuer or any Co-Issuer is an investment company within
the
meaning of the Investment Company Act, in no event shall the transfer of a
Note
be permitted if the transfer would cause the loss of the Issuer or of any
Co-Issuer of a necessary exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as
amended.
The
Notes
may not be acquired or transferred to an employee benefit plan subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”),
a
plan described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, or any entity deemed to hold
plan assets of a benefit plan or plan unless the acquiror or the transferee
represents that the plan is not a participant-directed defined contribution
plan
and its acquisition and holding of the Notes will at all times be exempt from
the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code
under XXX 00-00, XXX 00-0, XXX 00-00, XXX 95-60 or PTE 96-23 or a similar
exemption.
The
Agent
shall not permit a transfer of a Note if such transfer would result in the
Issuers having more than nine (9) registered Noteholders excluding the initial
Noteholder.
The
Issuer, the Co-Issuers and the Agent shall have no liability to the Noteholders
or otherwise arising from a transfer of any Note in reliance upon the Investment
Letter delivered in connection therewith.
Section
3.6 Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes
If
(i)
any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Issuer and related Note Co-Issuers,
or
the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers receive evidence to their
satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (ii) there
is
delivered to the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers such security or
indemnity as may be required by the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers
to
indemnify and hold the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers harmless (which
in
the case of any Holder that is, or is a subsidiary of, a bank or other
institutional buyer with a net worth of at least $50,000,000, and whose claims
paying ability or long-term debt is rated at least investment grade or better
by
a Rating Agency, need only be such bank’s or institutional buyer’s unsecured
written promise of indemnity), then, in the absence of notice to the
Issuer
and the related
Note Co-Issuers that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser,
the
Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers shall execute and upon its request the
Agent shall deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of the same tenor and Note Principal
Balance, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding; provided,
however,
that if
any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall have become or shall
be
about to become due and payable to Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers in
their discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.
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Upon
the
issuance of any new Note under this Section, the Issuer and the related Note
Co-Issuers may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto, but no service
charge may be imposed in connection therewith.
Every
new
Note issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen
Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the
Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers, whether or not the destroyed, lost
or
stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled
to
all the benefits of this Security Agreement equally and proportionately with
any
and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
The
provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent
lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment
of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.
Section
3.7 Payment
of Principal and Interest
The
principal of and interest on the Notes are payable by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account specified in directions delivered
at
least five (5) Business Days prior to such Payment Date by a Holder to the
Holder of such Note. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the
United States of America as at the time of tender is legal tender for the
payment of public and private debts. Payments pursuant to Section 14.1 shall
be
made to each Noteholder on a pro rata basis. Upon the final payment in full
of
any Note, the Holder shall promptly surrender such Note to the Issuer and the
related Note Co-Issuers.
To
prevent backup withholding on payments made with respect to the Notes, each
Noteholder is required to provide the related Note Co-Issuers with (i) the
Noteholder’s correct TIN by completing the form at Exhibit
C
(Substitute Form W-9), certifying that the TIN provided on the Substitute Form
W-9 is correct (or that such Noteholder is awaiting a TIN) and that (A) such
Noteholder is exempt from backup withholding, (B) the Noteholder has not been
notified by the IRS that the Noteholder is subject to backup withholding as
a
result of failure to report all interest or dividends or (C) the IRS has
notified the Noteholder that the Noteholder is no longer subject to backup
withholding, or (ii) if applicable, an adequate basis for exemption. A Foreign
Person may qualify as an exempt recipient by submitting to the Issuer and the
related Note Co-Issuers a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as
applicable, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that Noteholder’s
exempt status.
Section
3.8 Persons
Deemed Owners
Prior
to
due presentment for registration of transfer of any Note, the Issuer and the
related Note Co-Issuers, the Agent and any agent of the Issuer, the related
Note
Co-Issuers or the Agent may treat the Person in whose name any Note is
registered as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments
of
principal of and interest on such Note (subject to Section 3.7) and for all
other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and none of
the
Issuer, the related Note Co-Issuers, the Agent nor any agent of the Issuer,
the
related Note Co-Issuers or the Agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
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Section
3.9 Cancellation
All
Notes
surrendered to the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers following payment
or
for registration of transfer or exchange (including Notes surrendered to any
Person other than the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers which shall be
delivered to the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers) shall be promptly
canceled and destroyed by the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers in
accordance with their customary procedures.
ARTICLE
IV.
SECURITY
AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTS; DELIVERY OF THE NOTES
Section
4.1 Security
Agreement Supplements
Any
Subsidiary Borrower, if not already a party hereto, may from time to time,
with
the consent of the Issuer and the Agent, become a party to this Agreement as
a
Co-Issuer party, jointly and severally liable for all of the Notes issued under
this Security Agreement, by entering into an agreement substantially in the
form
attached as Exhibit D
hereto
(a “Security
Agreement Supplement”),
with
the Issuer, such Subsidiary Borrower and the Agent.
Section
4.2 Effect
of Security Agreement Supplements
Upon
the
execution of any Security Agreement Supplement under this Article, this Security
Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such Security Agreement
Supplement shall form a part of this Security Agreement for all purposes; and
every Co-Issuer and Holder of Notes theretofore or thereafter delivered
hereunder shall be bound thereby.
Section
4.3 Reference
in Notes to Security Agreement
Supplement
Notes
issued and delivered after the execution of any Security Agreement Supplement
pursuant to this Article may, and if required by the Issuer shall, bear a
notation in form approved by the Agent as to any matter provided for in such
Security Agreement Supplement. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Notes
so
modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Issuer, to any such Security
Agreement Supplement may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and the related
Note Co-Issuers and delivered to the Agent in exchange for Outstanding
Notes.
Section
4.4 Delivery
Requirements. The Notes shall be executed by the Issuer and the related Note
Co-Issuers and delivered to the Agent with delivery to the Agent of the
following:
(a) a
certificate, certified by the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers,
authorizing the execution and delivery of the Security Agreement Supplement
and
the related Note;
(b) either
(i) a certificate or other official document evidencing the due authorization,
approval or consent of any government body or bodies, at the time having
jurisdiction in the premises, and that the authorization, approval or consent
of
no other governmental body is required for valid issuance of the related Note,
or (ii) an Opinion of Counsel that no such authorization, approval or consent
of
any governmental body is required;
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(c) an
Officer’s Certificate from the related Note Co-Issuers stating that each related
Note Co-Issuer is not, as of the Issue Date, in Default under this Security
Agreement and that the issuance of its Note will not result in any breach of
any
of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, either
the related Note Co-Issuers' organizational documents or any security agreement,
mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which either of
the
related Note Co-Issuer is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of
any
court or administrative agency entered in any proceeding to which either of
the
related Note Co-Issuer is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it
may
be subject; and that all conditions precedent provided in this Security
Agreement and the Note Funding Agreement relating to the delivery of its Note
have been complied with;
(d) an
Officer’s Certificate from the Issuer stating that the Issuer is not, as of the
Issue Date, in Default under this Security Agreement and that the issuance
of
the applicable Note will not result in any breach of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, either the Issuer’s
organization documents or any security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or
other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which it
is
bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any
proceeding to which the Issuer is a party or by which it may be bound or to
which it may be subject; and that all conditions precedent provided in this
Security Agreement and the Note Funding Agreement relating to the delivery
of
the applicable Note have been complied with;
(e) duly
executed copies of all Transaction Documents; and
(f) such
other documents as the Agent may reasonably require.
ARTICLE
V.
SATISFACTION
AND DISCHARGE
Section
5.1 Satisfaction
and Discharge of Security Agreement
(a) This
Security Agreement shall cease to be of further effect (except as to any rights
expressly stated hereunder to survive), if the last Note or Notes Outstanding
under this Security Agreement have become due and payable and the Issuer and
the
related Note Co-Issuers have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited
in
the Issuer Collection Account an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the
entire indebtedness on such Note or Notes together with all accrued interest
thereon and such amounts have been distributed to the Lender in redemption
of
such Note or Notes in full cash;
(b) the
Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers have paid or caused to be paid to the
Indemnified Parties and each counterparty to a Hedge Agreement (with Agent's
approval) and each Holder of a Note all other Secured Obligations in full in
cash; and
(c) Issuer
and the related Note Co-Issuers have delivered to the Agent an Officer’s
Certificate stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating
to the satisfaction and discharge of this Security Agreement with respect to
all
remaining Collateral have been complied with.
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Section
5.2 Application
of Trust Money
All
monies deposited into the Issuer Collection Account pursuant to Section 13.1
shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this
Security Agreement, to the payment to the Persons entitled thereto, of the
principal and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited into
the
Issuer Collection Account and such money shall be segregated from all other
funds as required herein or required by law.
Section
5.3 Discharge
of Security Interest
Upon
satisfaction and discharge of the indebtedness secured hereby as specified
in
Section 5.1(a), the Agent shall execute a release of the Collateral provided
by,
and at the expense of the Issuer, and the related Note Co-Issuers. Further,
on
demand of and at the expense of the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers
and
upon being supplied with instruments appropriate for the purpose, the Agent
shall execute and the related Note Co-Issuers shall file all documents
(including UCC Form 3) necessary to discharge all liens, mortgages, chattel
mortgages and other security interests filed with any governmental board or
body
with respect to the Collateral, and the Agent shall otherwise cooperate, at
the
expense of the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers, in any way reasonably
necessary to restore full unencumbered title in the Collateral to the Issuer
and
the related Note Co-Issuers or their designees, as applicable.
ARTICLE
VI.
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section
6.1 Events
of Default
“Event
of Default”
wherever used herein means any one of the following events (whatever the reason
for such Event of Default and without regard to whether it shall be voluntary
or
involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment,
decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
administrative or governmental body):
(1)
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default
in (a) the payment of any interest or principal on the Notes as and
when
due pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Notes and this Security
Agreement or (b) the payment on the Maturity Date of the then unpaid
principal balance of any Note and continuance of either default for
a
period of 2 Business Days;
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(2)
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any
Note remains Outstanding following the Payment Date on which the
Issuers'
aggregate DSCR falls below
1.10:1.00;
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default
in the payment of any other amounts due and owing under the Transaction
Documents and continuance of such default for a period of 2 Business
Days;
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(4)
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failure
on the part of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer to remit any cash receipt
or
deposit required hereunder to the Issuer Collection Account and
continuance of such failure for a period of 2 Business
Days;
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failure
on the part of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer to (i) cause the Manager
to
submit the Manager Report when due and such failure continues unremedied
for two (2) Business Days after such due date or (ii) submit any
other
report required under the Transaction Documents and continuance of
such
default or breach under this clause (ii) for a period of fifteen (15)
days after the earlier of the date on which the Issuer, any Co-Issuer
or
the Manager has actual knowledge of such default or breach or the
date on
which written notice, specifying in reasonable detail, such default
or
breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice
is a
“Notice of Default” hereunder shall have been given to the Issuer and such
Co-Issuer; provided that the Issuer or such Co-Issuer, as applicable,
shall have an additional 45 days under this clause (ii) so long as
the
Issuer or such Co-Issuer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing a
cure;
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default
in the performance by, or breach of any covenant of, the Issuer or
any
Co-Issuer in any Transaction Document to which it is a party (not
referenced in clause (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) above) and continuance
of
such default or breach for a period of fifteen (15) days after the
earlier
of the date on which the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or the Manager has
actual
knowledge of such default or breach or the date on which written
notice,
specifying in reasonable detail, such default or breach and requiring
it
to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”
hereunder shall have been given to the Issuer and such Co-Issuer;
provided
that the Issuer or such Co-Issuer, as applicable, shall have an additional
45 days if such default is susceptible of being cured and so long
as the
Issuer or any Co-Issuer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing a
cure;
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(7)
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a
failure of any representation or warranty of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer
in this Security Agreement to be true and correct as and when made,
for a
period of fifteen (15) days after the earlier of the date on which
the
Issuer, any Co-Issuer or the Manager has actual knowledge of such
default
or breach or the date on which written notice, specifying in reasonable
detail, such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and
stating
that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder shall have been given
to the Issuer and such Co-Issuer; provided that the Issuer or such
Co-Issuer, as applicable, shall have an additional 45 days if such
default
is susceptible of being cured and so long as the Issuer or such Co-Issuer,
as applicable, are diligently pursuing a cure; provided,
however,
any such failure of a representation or warranty as to an Asset that
is
set forth in Section 12.12 hereof shall not result in an Event of
Default unless the cure or payment of the Release Price for such
Asset by
the related Co-Issuers is required in accordance with Section 13.3 of
this Security Agreement and is not achieved or paid as and when
required;
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(8)
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the
entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction
in
respect of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or NexCen Brands in an involuntary
case under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter in effect,
or
any other present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency
or
similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee,
custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or
any
Co-Issuer or NexCen Brands or of any substantial part of its property,
or
ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer
or any
Co-Issuer or NexCen Brands and the continuance of any such decree
or order
unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;
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(9)
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the
commencement by the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or NexCen Brands of a
voluntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter
in
effect, or any other present or future federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law, or the consent by the Issuer or any Co-Issuer
or NexCen Brands to the appointment of or taking possession by a
receiver,
liquidator, assignee, secured party, custodian, sequestrator or other
similar official of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or NexCen Brands
or any
substantial part of its property or the making by the Issuer or any
Co-Issuer or NexCen Brands of an assignment for the benefit of creditors
or the failure by the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or NexCen Brands generally
to pay its debts as such debts become due or the taking of partnership
action by the Issuer in furtherance of any of the foregoing;
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(10)
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failure
of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer to have clear, unrestricted title
to any
material items of its property included in the Collateral subject
to
Permitted Encumbrances and continuance of such failure for a period
of
fifteen (15) days after the earlier of the date on which the Issuer,
any Co-Issuer or the Manager has actual knowledge of such failure
or the
date on which written notice, specifying in reasonable detail, such
failure and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice
is a
“Notice of Default” hereunder shall have been given to the Issuer and such
Co-Issuer; provided that the Issuer or such Co-Issuer, as applicable,
shall have an additional 45 days so long as the Issuer or such Co-Issuer,
as applicable, is diligently pursuing a cure (for the avoidance of
doubt,
a payment of the Release Price with respect to such items of its
property
in compliance with the provisions of Section
13.3(b)
and Section
11.2(a)
within such 45-day period shall constitute a cure of this Default);
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(11)
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any
final judgment against the Issuer or any Co-Issuer that shall remain
in
force, undischarged, unsatisfied and unstayed, for more than 60
consecutive days, and that, with other outstanding final judgments,
undischarged, against the Issuer or any Co-Issuer exceed in the aggregate
$250,000;
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(12)
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the
Issuer or any Co-Issuer shall cease to carry on, or be enjoined,
restrained or in any way prevented by the order of any Governmental
Authority from conducting, any material part of the business of the
Issuer
or such Co-Issuer and such order shall continue in effect for more
than 90
days;
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(13)
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any
Co-Issuer or Support Fund shall cease to be a wholly-owned subsidiary
of
the Issuer or another Co-Issuer or the Issuer shall cease to be a
wholly-owned subsidiary of NexCen
Brands;
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(14)
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failure
of the Agent to have a first priority perfected security interest
in any
item of Collateral in the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions and
continuance of such failure for a period of fifteen (15) days after
the earlier of the date on which the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or the
Manager
has actual knowledge of such failure or the date on which written
notice,
specifying in reasonable detail, such failure and requiring it to
be
remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder
shall have been given to the Issuer and such Co-Issuer; provided
that the
Issuer or such Co-Issuer, as applicable, shall have an additional
45 days
so long as the Issuer or such Co-Issuer, as applicable, is diligently
pursuing a cure (for the avoidance of doubt, either (i) a payment
of the
Release Price with respect to such item of Collateral in compliance
with
the provisions of Section
13.3(b)
and Section
11.2(a),
or (ii) the perfection of the security interest created hereby senior
to
all other Liens except Permitted Encumbrances in other jurisdictions,
or
(iii) any combination of the actions described in clause (i) and
clause
(ii) above within the 45-day period shall constitute a cure of this
Default);
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(15)
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a
Manager Termination Event shall have occurred and is continuing and
the
related Co-Issuer shall not have replaced the applicable Manager
with a
successor manager, approved by the Agent in writing, within 30 Business
Days;
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(16)
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failure
of NexCen Brands to operate as its primary business of owning and
operating IP Businesses; or
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(17)
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the
Issuer or any Co-Issuer shall be required to register as an investment
company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as
amended.
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For
the
avoidance of doubt, a Default or Event of Default under any Note shall
constitute a Default or Event of Default under all of the Notes.
Section
6.2 Acceleration
of Maturity, Rescission and Annulment
If
an
Event of Default of the kind specified in clauses (8) or (9) of Section 6.1
occurs, the unpaid principal amount of all of the Notes shall automatically
become immediately due and payable without notice, presentment or demand of
any
kind. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default of the kind
specified in clauses (8) and (9) of Section 6.1) occurs and is continuing,
then,
and in every such case the Agent or Majority Holders pursuant to an Act may
declare the principal of all of the Notes to be immediately due and payable,
by
a notice in writing to the Issuer and upon any such declaration (in accordance
with this sentence or the preceding sentence), the Notes shall become
immediately due and payable together with accrued and unpaid interest.
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At
any
time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made, but before any
Sale
of the Collateral has been made or a judgment or decree for payment of the
money
due has been obtained by the Agent as hereinafter in this Article provided,
the
Majority Holders by an Act and evidenced by a written notice delivered to the
Issuer and the Agent, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequence
if:
(i)
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an
amount has been paid or deposited with the Agent sufficient to
pay:
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(1)
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all
overdue installments of interest on all Notes, including interest
at the
Default Rate (to the extent permitted by Applicable
Law);
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(2)
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to
the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon
overdue
installments of interest on the Notes at the rate specified therefor
in
the Notes;
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(3)
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in
connection with the preservation of the Collateral and enforcement
of its
rights all sums paid or advanced by the Noteholders hereunder and
the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of
the
Agent, its agents and counsel; and
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(ii)
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all
Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of
the Notes
which have become due solely by such acceleration, have been waived
as
provided in Section 6.13.
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No
such
rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent
thereon.
Section
6.3 Remedies
If
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing the Agent may, and by
an
Act of the Majority Holders and subject to Article VII herein pursuant to
specific instruction shall, do one or more of the following:
(a) declare
all Notes immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 6.2;
(b) institute
Proceedings for the collection of all amounts then payable on the Notes or
under
this Security Agreement, whether by declaration or otherwise, enforce any
judgment obtained, and collect from the Collateral securing the Notes (including
any amounts in each Co-Issuer Prepaid Royalty Account) the monies
due;
(c) sell
the
Collateral or any portion thereof or rights or interest therein, at one or
more
Sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law; and
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(d) exercise
any remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or other
Applicable Law and take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce
the
rights and remedies of the Agent or the Holders of the Notes hereunder in all
jurisdictions (including jurisdictions that are not First Stage Covered
Jurisdictions).
In
the
event that the Agent does not sell or otherwise liquidate the Collateral, it
shall continue to hold such Collateral and make distributions therefrom pursuant
to Article XIV hereof.
Section
6.4 Agent
May File Claim
In
case
of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial
Proceeding, relating to the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or any other obligor upon
the Notes or the property of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or of such other
obligor or their creditors, the Agent (irrespective of whether the principal
of
the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration
or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Agent shall have made any demand
on
the Issuer or any Co-Issuer for the payment of overdue principal or interest)
shall be entitled and empowered, to intervene in such proceeding or
otherwise:
(i)
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to
file and prove a claim for all amounts owing and unpaid in respect
of the
Notes and to file such other papers or documents and take such other
action including participating as a member, voting or otherwise,
in any
committee of creditors appointed in the matter, as may be necessary
or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Agent (including any
claim
for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances
of
the Agent, its agents and counsel) and of the Noteholders allowed
in such
judicial Proceeding;
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(ii)
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to
petition for lifting of the automatic stay and thereupon to foreclose
upon
the Collateral as elsewhere provided herein;
and
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(iii)
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to
collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable
on
any such claims and to distribute the
same;
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and
any
receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, or sequestrator (or other similar
official) in any such judicial Proceeding is hereby authorized by each
Noteholder to make such payments to the Agent, and in the event that the Agent
shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Noteholders, to
pay
to the Agent any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Agent, its agents and counsel.
Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Agent to authorize or consent
to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of
any
Holder thereof, or to authorize the Agent to vote in respect of the claim of
any
Noteholder in any such Proceeding.
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Section
6.5 Agent
May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes
All
rights of actions and claims under this Security Agreement or the Notes may
be
prosecuted and enforced by the Agent without the possession of any of the Notes
or the production thereof in any Proceeding relating thereto, and any such
Proceedings instituted by the Agent shall be brought in its own name as Agent,
and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agent,
its
agents and counsel, be for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes in respect
of
which such judgment has been recovered applied to payments on the Notes in
the
order set forth in Section 6.6.
Section
6.6 Allocation
of Money Collected
If
the
Notes have been declared due and payable following an Event of Default and
such
declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled, any
money
collected by the Agent with respect
to
the Notes pursuant to this Article (and any funds then held or thereafter
deposited into the Issuer Collection Account) shall be applied in the following
order:
(i)
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to
the appropriate financial institutions, all fees and expenses charged
in
connection with its maintenance of the Issuer Collection Account,
all
Co-Issuer Collection Accounts and any other accounts provided for
under
the Transaction Documents not to exceed $20,000.00 per
annum;
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(ii)
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to
the Manager, the Management Fee and, to the extent not previously
distributed, the Management Fee due on each prior Payment
Date;
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(iii)
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to
the Agent and the Noteholders, payment of all indemnity payments
and
reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement
of its rights hereunder or under the Notes, ratably, without preference or
priority of any kind;
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(iv)
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to
the Noteholders, interest accrued on the Notes for the related Interest
Period plus any accrued interest thereon remaining unpaid from any
previous Interest Period, and interest on such overdue interest to
the
date such payment is made, at the Default Rate, but only to the extent
that payment of such interest on interest shall be legally
enforceable;
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(v)
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to
the Noteholders, the Note Principal Payment for such Payment Date
in
reduction of the Note Principal Balance of the
Notes;
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(vi)
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to
the Noteholders, all remaining Distributable Cash until the Outstanding
Note Balance and any other Secured Obligations due the Noteholders
pursuant to this Security Agreement have been paid in
full;
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(vii)
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to
any Hedge Counterparty, all amounts due pursuant to the related Hedge
Agreement;
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(viii)
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to
each Indemnified Party, pro rata, any Secured Obligations owed to
it;
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(ix)
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to
the Manager, the Issuer Management Fee and, to the extent not previously
distributed, the Issuer Management Fee due on each prior Payment
Date;
and
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(x)
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to
the Issuer or such party as the Issuer may direct, all remaining
Distributable Cash.
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Section
6.7 Limitation
on Suits
No
Holder
shall have any right to institute any Proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with
respect to this Security Agreement, or for the appointment of a receiver or
trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(1)
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such
Holder has previously given written notice to the Agent and the Issuer
of
a continuing Event of Default;
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(2)
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the
Holders of 25% or more of the aggregate Note Principal Balance of
the
Outstanding Notes shall have made written request to the Agent to
institute Proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its
own name
as Agent hereunder;
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(3)
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such
Holder or Holders have offered to the Agent indemnity satisfactory
to it
(which, in the case of a holder that is, or is a subsidiary of, a
bank or
other institutional buyer with a net worth of at least $50,000,000
and
whose claims paying ability or long-term debt is rated at least investment
grade or better by a Rating Agency need only be such bank’s or
institutional buyer’s unsecured written promise of indemnity) against the
costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with
such
request;
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(4)
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the
Agent for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer
of
indemnity has failed to institute any such Proceeding;
and
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(5)
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no
direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to
the
Agent during such 60 day period by the Majority
Holders;
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it
being
understood and intended that no one or more Holders shall have any right in
any
manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Security
Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders or
to
enforce any right under this Security Agreement, except in the manner herein
provided.
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Section
6.8 Unconditional
Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest
Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Security Agreement, the Holder of any Note shall
have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of
the
principal of and interest on such Note as such principal and interest becomes
due and payable and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment,
and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder;
provided,
however,
that
neither the Holder of any Note nor the Agent shall, if requested by the
Noteholders, petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or government
authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer
or any Co-Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian,
sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation
of
the affairs of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer.
Section
6.9 Restoration
of Rights and Remedies
If
the
Agent or any Noteholder has instituted any Proceeding to enforce any right
or
remedy under this Security Agreement and such Proceeding has been discontinued
or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Person
who
instituted the Proceeding, then and in every such case the Issuer, the
Co-Issuers, the Agent and the Noteholders shall, subject to any determination
in
such Proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former
positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Agent and
the
Noteholders shall continue as though no such Proceeding has been
instituted.
Section
6.10 Rights
and Remedies Cumulative
No
right
or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Agent or to the Noteholders
is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and
remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition
to
every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at
law
or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy
hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or
employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
Section
6.11 Delay
or Omission Not Waiver
No
delay
or omission of the Agent or of any Noteholder to exercise any right or remedy
accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.
Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Agent or to the
Noteholders, or any of them, may be exercised from time to time, and as often
as
may be deemed expedient, by the Agent or by the Noteholder, as the case may
be.
Section
6.12 Control
by Noteholders
The
Majority Holders shall have the right to direct the decision whether to conduct,
and the time, method and place of conducting, any Proceeding for any remedy
available to the Agent with respect to the Notes or exercising any trust
or
power conferred on the Agent with respect to the Notes; provided
that:
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(1)
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such
direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this
Security Agreement; and
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(2)
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the
Agent may take any other action deemed proper by the Agent which
is not
inconsistent with such direction; provided,
however,
that the Agent need not take any action which it determines might
involve
it in liability or be unjustly prejudicial to the Noteholders not
consenting.
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Section
6.13 Waiver
of Past Defaults
The
Noteholders may waive any past Default with respect to the Notes hereunder
and
its consequences, except a Default
(1)
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described
in Sections 6.1(8) or (9), or
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(2)
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in
respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article X cannot
be
modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding
Note affected thereby.
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Upon
any
such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been waived for every purpose of this Security
Agreement. Upon receipt of notice of such waiver, the Agent shall transmit
by
mail to the Issuer notice of such waiver specifying the date on which the
Default was waived promptly after the occurrence of such waiver.
Section
6.14 Undertaking
for Costs
All
parties to the Security Agreement and each Noteholder by its acceptance of
a
Note shall be deemed to have agreed that any court may in its discretion
require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this
Security Agreement, or in any suit against the Agent for any action taken,
suffered or omitted by it as Agent, the filing by any party litigant in such
suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may
in
its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees
against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and
good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the
provisions of this Section 6.14 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the
Agent, to any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or the Majority Holders or
to
any suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of
principal of or interest on any Notes on or after the applicable Maturity Date
(or, in the case of redemption of Notes, on or after the applicable Redemption
Date).
Section
6.15 Waiver
of Stay or Extension Laws
The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do
so)
that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever
claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever
enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants
or the performance by the Issuer and any Co-Issuer under this Security
Agreement; and the Issuer and each Co-Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully
do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and
covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power
herein granted to the Agent, but will suffer and permit the execution of every
such power as though no such law had been enacted.
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Section
6.16 Sale
of Collateral Upon Event of Default
(a) The
power
to effect any sale (a “Sale”)
of any
portion of the Collateral pursuant to Section 6.3 shall not be exhausted by
any
one or more Sales as to any portion of the Collateral remaining unsold, but
shall continue unimpaired until the entire Collateral securing the Notes shall
have been sold or all amounts payable under this Security Agreement with respect
thereto shall have been paid. Any Sale conducted hereunder shall be completed
in
accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of the New York State
Uniform Commercial Code. The Agent may from time to time postpone any Sale
by
public announcement made at the time and place of such Sale. It is hereby
expressly agreed that the Agent is not limited to any amount fixed by law as
compensation for any Sale, so long as the same shall be reasonable.
(b) Any
Noteholder may bid for and acquire any portion of the Collateral securing the
Notes in connection with any Sale thereof. In lieu of paying cash for the entire
purchase price therefor, such Noteholder, after deducting the costs, charges
and
expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred by the
Agent in connection with such Sale may make settlement for any portion of the
purchase price remaining by crediting against amounts owing on the Notes held
by
it or other amounts owing to such Noteholder secured by this Security Agreement,
the portion of the net proceeds of such Sale to which such Noteholder would
be
entitled hereunder.
(c) Each
of
the Issuer and each Co-Issuer covenants and agrees ten (10) Business Days prior
notice of a Sale of the entirety of the Collateral by a public Sale is a
commercially reasonable notice.
(d) The
Agent
shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument of conveyance transferring
its interest in any portion of the Collateral in connection with a Sale thereof
by the Agent, which Sale shall be at the expense of the Issuer and the related
Note Co-Issuers. In addition, the Agent is hereby irrevocably appointed the
agent and attorney-in-fact of the Issuer and the related Note Co-Issuers to
cause the transfer and conveyance of the Issuer’s or the related Note
Co-Issuers' interest in any portion of the Collateral in connection with a
Sale
thereof pursuant to the terms of this Security Agreement, and to take all action
necessary to effect such Sale. No purchaser or transferee at such a sale shall
be bound to ascertain the Agent’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of
any conditions precedent or see to the application of any monies.
(e) Any
amounts received by the Noteholders in connection with a public or private
sale
pursuant this Section shall be deemed to be conclusive and binding upon the
parties hereto and the Noteholders shall have no liability in respect
hereto.
Section
6.17 Action
on Notes
The
Noteholder’s right to seek and recover judgment on the Notes or under this
Security Agreement shall not be affected by the seeking, obtaining or
application of any other relief under or with respect to this Security
Agreement. Neither the lien of this Security Agreement nor any rights or
remedies of the Noteholders shall be impaired by the recovery of any judgment
by
the Noteholders against the Issuers or by the levy of any execution under such
judgment upon any portion of the Collateral or upon any of the assets of the
Issuers.
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ARTICLE
VII.
THE
AGENT
Section
7.1 Appointment;
Nature of Relationship
BTMU
Capital Corporation is appointed by the Noteholders as the Agent hereunder
and
under each other Transaction Document, and each of the Noteholders irrevocably
authorizes the Agent to act as the contractual
representative of such Noteholder with the rights and duties expressly set
forth
herein and in the other Transaction Documents. The Agent agrees to act as such
contractual representative upon the express conditions contained in this Article
VII. Notwithstanding the use of the defined term “Agent,” it is expressly
understood and agreed that the Agent shall not have any fiduciary
responsibilities to any Noteholder by reason of this Agreement and that the
Agent is merely acting as the representative of the Noteholders with only those
duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents. In its capacity as the Noteholders' contractual representative,
the
Agent (i) does not assume any fiduciary duties to any of the Noteholders, (ii)
is a “representative” of the Noteholders within the meaning of Section 9-102 of
the UCC and (iii) is acting as an independent contractor, the rights and duties
of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents. Each of the Noteholders agrees to assert no claim
against the Agent on any agency theory or any other theory of liability for
breach of fiduciary duty, all of which claims each Noteholder
waives.
Section
7.2 Powers
The
Agent
shall have and may exercise such powers under the Transaction Documents as
are
specifically delegated to the Agent by the terms of each thereof, together
with
such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent shall have no
implied duties or fiduciary duties to the Noteholders, or any obligation to
the
Noteholders to take any action hereunder or under any of the other Transaction
Documents except any action specifically provided by the Transaction Documents
required to be taken by the Agent.
Section
7.3 Limited
Liability
The
obligations of Agent, Program Administrator, Lender, Enhancement Provider,
Liquidity Provider and each agent for Lender under the Transaction Documents
are
solely the corporate obligations of such Person. Except with respect to any
claim arising out of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Program
Administrator, Agent, Lender, Enhancement Provider, Liquidity Provider, any
agent for Lender or X.X. Management Corporation (or any successor manager for
the Lender), no claim may be made by the Issuer, any Co-Issuer, the Manager,
NexCen Brands or any other Person against Program Administrator, Agent, Lender,
Enhancement Provider, Liquidity Provider or any agent for Lender or their
respective Affiliates, directors, members, managers, officers, employees,
attorneys or agents, including X.X. Management Corporation, BTM Trust Company
and the Program Administrator, for any special, indirect, consequential or
punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other
theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated
by this Security Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any act,
omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and each of the Issuer,
any
Co-Issuer, the Manager and NexCen Brands hereby waives, releases, and agrees
not
to xxx upon any clam for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether
or
not known or suspected to exist in its favor. The parties agree that Deutsche
Bank Trust Company Americas shall have no obligation, in its capacity as Program
Administrator for Lender or otherwise to take any actions under the Transaction
Documents (other than these actions, the requirement for which arose prior
to
its withdrawal) if Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is relieved of its
obligations as Program Administrator. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Security Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the contrary: (i) in
no
event shall the Agent ever be required to take any action which exposes it
to
personal liability or which is contrary to the provision of any Transaction
Document or applicable law and (ii) the Agent shall not have any duties or
responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary
relationship with any party hereto or any other Person, and no implied
covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities
on
the part of the Agent shall be read into this Security Agreement or the other
Transaction Documents or otherwise exist against the Agent. In performing its
functions and duties hereunder, the Agent shall act solely as the agent of
the
Noteholders and does not assume nor shall be deemed to have assumed any
obligation or relationship of trust or agency with or for the Issuer, any of
the
Co-Issuers, the Manager, NexCen Brands or any of their successors and assigns
or
any other Person.
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Section
7.4 No
Responsibility for Advances, Creditworthiness, Collateral, Recitals,
Etc.
Neither
the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be
responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, or verify (i)
any
statement, warranty or representation made in connection with any Transaction
Document; (ii) the existence or possible existence of any Event
of
Default or Deal Rapid Amortization Event
or (iii)
the validity, effectiveness or genuineness of any Transaction Document or any
other instrument or writing furnished in connection therewith. The Agent shall
not be responsible to any Noteholder for any recitals, statements,
representations or warranties herein or in any of the other Transaction
Documents, for the perfection or priority of any of the Liens on any of the
Collateral, or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity,
legality, enforceability, collectibility, or sufficiency of this Agreement
or
any of the other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby,
or for the financial condition of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer.
Section
7.5 Notice
of Default
Promptly
after the occurrence of any Default actually known to a Responsible Officer
of
the Agent, the Agent shall transmit to all Holders notice of such Default
hereunder known to the Agent.
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Section
7.6 Action
on
Instructions of Noteholders
The
Agent
shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting,
hereunder and under any other Transaction Document in accordance with written
instructions signed by the Noteholders, and such instructions and any action
taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the
Noteholders. The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take
any action hereunder and under any other Transaction Document unless it shall
first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Noteholders pro rata against
any
and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or
continuing to take any such action.
Section
7.7 Delegation
of Duties
The
Agent
may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall
be
entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties,
provided that such agents or attorneys agree in writing to be bound by the
confidentiality provisions of Section 6.15 of the Note Funding Agreement. The
Agent shall not be responsible to the Noteholders for the negligence or
misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable
care.
Section
7.8 Reliance
on Documents; Counsel
(a) The
Agent
shall be entitled to rely upon any Note, notice, consent, certificate,
affidavit, letter, telegram, statement, paper or document believed by it in
good
faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper
Person or Persons, and, in respect to legal matters, upon the opinion of counsel
selected by the Agent, which counsel may be employees of the Agent.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of Section
7.3,
Agent,
Program Administrator, Enhancement Provider and Liquidity Provider each: (a)
may
consult with legal counsel (including counsel for Issuer and any Co-Issuer),
independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it and
shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith
by
it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b)
makes no warranty or representation to Lender or any other holder of any
interest in Collateral and shall not be responsible to Lender or any such other
holder for any statements, warranties or representations made by other Persons
in or in connection with any Transaction Document; (c) shall not have any duty
to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the
terms, covenants or conditions of any Transaction Document on the part of Issuer
or any Co-Issuer or to inspect the property (including the books and records)
of
Issuer or any Co-Issuer; (d) shall not be responsible to Lender or any other
holder of any interest in Collateral for the due execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of any Transaction Document;
and (e) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Security Agreement
or any other Transaction Document by acting upon any notice (including notice
by
telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may
be by
facsimile or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the
proper party or parties. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this
paragraph impose no obligation of any kind on the part of the Issuer or any
Co-Issuer.
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(c) With
regard to Lender and any agent for Lender, the Agent shall in all cases be
fully
protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Security Agreement
in accordance with a request of the Lender or any agent for Lender, and such
request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding
upon all the other parties hereto.
(d) Unless
otherwise advised in writing by an agent for Lender or by Lender on whose behalf
such agent is purportedly acting, each party to this Security Agreement may
assume that (a) such agent is acting for the benefit of Lender for which such
agent is identified herein as being the agent for Lender, as well as for the
benefit of each assignee or other transferee from any such Person, and (b)
each
action taken by such agent has been duly authorized and approved by all
necessary action on the part of the parties on whose behalf it is purportedly
acting. Each agent for Lender and Lender shall agree amongst themselves as
to
the circumstances and procedures for removal, resignation and replacement of
such agent.
Section
7.9 BTM
Trust Company and Affiliates
BTM
Trust
Company, BTMU Capital Corporation, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and
any
of their respective Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business
with
the Issuer, any Co-Issuer, the Manager, NexCen Brands, any of their respective
Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the
Issuer, any Co-Issuer, the Manager, NexCen Brands or any of their respective
Affiliates, all as if Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas were not Program
Administrator and BTMU Capital Corporation were not Agent, respectively, and
without any duty to account therefor to any Noteholder.
Section
7.10 Successor
Agent
The
Agent
may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Issuer; provided,
however, that such resignation shall not become effective until a successor
agent is appointed and acting hereunder. Upon any such resignation or removal,
the Noteholders shall have the right to appoint, on behalf of the Issuer and
each Co-Issuer, a successor Agent. If no successor Agent shall have been so
appointed by the Noteholders and shall have accepted such appointment within
30
days after the retiring Agent’s giving notice of resignation, then the retiring
Agent may appoint, on behalf of the Issuer, the Co-Issuers and the Noteholders,
a successor Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, so long
as
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each such successor Agent
shall be subject to approval by the Issuer and the Co-Issuers, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such successor Agent shall be a commercial
bank or other type of institution acceptable to the Noteholders having capital
and retained earnings of at least $50,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any
appointment as the Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent
shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other
Transaction Documents (other than duties or obligations which by their terms
survive the termination of this Agreement or otherwise relate to its actions
or
omissions in its capacity as Agent). After any retiring Agent’s resignation
hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article
VII
(and any
indemnification provisions in the Transaction Documents) shall continue in
effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken
by
it while it was acting as the Agent hereunder and under the other Transaction
Documents.
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Section
7.11 Maintenance
of Office or Agency
The
Agent
shall maintain an office or agency within the United States of America where
Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Notes may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices in
respect of the Notes and this Security Agreement may be served. The Agent shall
give prompt written notice to the Issuer and the Noteholder of the location,
and
of any change in the location, of any such office or agency.
ARTICLE
VIII.
REIMBURSEMENT
AND INDEMNIFICATION OF THE AGENT
Section
8.1 The
Agent's Reimbursement and Indemnification
The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer agrees that except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, to reimburse the Agent upon its written request for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the
Agent
in accordance with any provision of this Security Agreement or any Transaction
Documents (including the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements
of
the Agent’s agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or
advance as may be attributable to its gross negligence or bad
faith.
Section
8.2 Indemnification
by Noteholders
Each
Noteholder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agent (but solely in its
capacity as Agent) and its officers, directors, employees, representatives
and
agents (to the extent not reimbursed by the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or the Manager
and without limiting the obligation, if any, of the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or
the
Manager to do so), ratably against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, judgments, settlements, costs, expenses and disbursements
of
any kind whatsoever (including in connection with any investigative or
threatened proceeding, whether or not the Agent or such Person shall be
designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by
or
asserted against the Agent or such Person as a result of, or related to, any
of
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the execution,
delivery or performance of the Transaction Documents or any other document
furnished in connection therewith (but excluding any such liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, settlements, costs, expenses
or disbursements resulting solely from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Agent or such Person as finally determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction); provided, that such indemnity shall be provided solely
to the extent of amounts received by such Noteholder under this Security
Agreement which exceed the amounts required to repay such Noteholder’s
outstanding commercial paper notes.
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ARTICLE
IX.
CONSOLIDATION
AND MERGER
Neither
the Issuer nor any Co-Issuer shall consolidate or merge with or into any other
Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an
entirety to any Person, except as permitted in this Security
Agreement.
ARTICLE
X.
SECURITY
AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS
Section
10.1 Security
Agreement Amendments Only with Consent
With
the
written consent of the Agent, the Issuer and each Co-Issuer, delivered to the
Issuer and each Co-Issuer, the Agent may enter into one or more Security
Agreement
amendments for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any
manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Security Agreement or
modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this
Security Agreement; provided,
however,
no such
Security Agreement amendments shall, without the consent of all of the
Noteholders:
(1)
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reduce
the Note Principal Balance of any Note or the Note Interest Rate
thereon
or change the amount or priority or time of any payment on any Note
or any
place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note
or the
interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit
for the
enforcement of any such payment; or
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modify
or release any material portion of the Collateral except as otherwise
permitted herein; or
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(3)
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modify
or alter the definition of the term “Outstanding”;
or
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(4)
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modify
any of the provisions of this Section 10.1, except to increase any
such
percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Security
Agreement cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the
Holder
of each Outstanding Note; or
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(5)
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permit
the creation of any Lien ranking prior to or on a parity with the
Lien of
this Security Agreement with respect to any part of the
Collateral.
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Promptly
after the execution by the Issuer, each Co-Issuer and the Agent of any Security
Agreement amendment pursuant to this Section, the Issuer shall, if requested
by
the Agent, mail to the each of the Holders of the Notes, a notice setting forth
in general terms the substance of such Security Agreement amendment together
with a copy of such Security Agreement amendment. Any failure of the Issuer
to
mail such notice and copy, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any
way
impair or affect the validity of any such Security Agreement
amendment.
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ARTICLE
XI.
REDEMPTION
AND DISPOSITION
Section
11.1 Redemption
at the Option of a Co-Issuer
Each
Note
is redeemable (1) at the option of the related Note Co-Issuers in whole, or
in
part on any Payment Date, during the term hereof, or (2) pursuant to the
provisions of Section 13.3(d), at the Redemption Price on any Redemption Date,
in each case subject to payment of any amounts due under Section 12.15, if
any,
and such redemption, unless deemed exercised hereunder, shall be exercised
by
delivery of an Issuer Order to the Agent; provided,
that
(i) no Event of Default or Deal Rapid Amortization Event has occurred and
remains unwaived and (ii) except in the case of an Extraordinary Optional
Redemption, the Redemption Date must be the first available Redemption Date
for
which the Agent can give a proper Redemption Notice after receipt of such Issuer
Order by the Agent; provided,
further,
that
any redemption in part pursuant to clause (1) above shall be applied pro rata
to
the remaining principal payments of such Note.
Section
11.2 Mandatory
Redemption
(a) In
the
event that there is to be a payment of the Release Price for an Asset as
described in Section 13.3(b) or Section 13.3(c) of this Security Agreement,
upon
(i) such payment in cash, (ii) completion of the redemption of the applicable
Note Co-Issuers' Note as referred to below, (iii) disposition of such Asset
to
an entity other than the Manager, the Issuer or any other Co-Issuer and (iv)
provided no Default (unless such redemption will effect a cure of such Default)
or Event of Default or Deal Rapid Amortization Event has occurred which has
not
been waived, the affected Asset shall be released from the Lien of this Security
Agreement. The Release Price of the affected Asset shall be deposited in the
related Co-Issuer Collection Account by the Agent upon receipt, and shall be
applied to the redemption of such Note Co-Issuers' Note on the next ensuing
Redemption Date for which a proper Redemption Notice can be given, in a
principal amount equal to the Release Price; provided,
that
any redemption pursuant to this clause shall be applied pro rata to the
remaining principal payments of such Note. Deposit of such Release Price in
the
related Co-Issuer Collection Account shall be deemed to be an exercise of the
option to redeem the Note on such Redemption Date in such principal amount
and
at the Redemption Price with the completion of such redemption occurring on
the
related Redemption Date.
(b) In
the
event that there is to be a payment of the Net Disposition Proceeds for any
Asset as described in Section 11.6 of this Security Agreement, upon (i) such
payment in cash, (ii) completion of the redemption of the applicable Note
Co-Issuers' Note as referred to below, (iii) disposition of such Asset to an
entity other than the Manager, the Issuer or any other Co-Issuer and (iv)
provided no Default (unless such redemption will effect a cure of such Default)
or Event of Default or Deal Rapid Amortization Event has occurred which has
not
been waived, the affected Asset shall be released from the Lien of this Security
Agreement. The Net Disposition Proceeds of the affected Asset shall be deposited
in the related Co-Issuer Collection Account by the Agent upon receipt and shall
be applied to the redemption of such Note Co-Issuers' Note on the next ensuing
Redemption Date for which a proper Redemption Notice can be given in a principal
amount equal to the Net Disposition Proceeds; provided,
that
any redemption pursuant to this clause shall be applied pro rata to the
remaining principal payments of such Note. Deposit of such Net Disposition
Proceeds in the related Co-Issuer Collection Account shall be deemed to be
an
exercise of the option to redeem the Note on such Redemption Date in such
principal amount and at the Redemption Price.
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(c) A
Note
shall be redeemed in full upon the occurrence of (i) a Change of Control of
either of the related Note Co-Issuers, or (ii) the sale of the equity interest
of either related Note Co-Issuer by the Issuer to an entity other than another
Co-Issuer as contemplated in Section 11.6(b), in each case at the Redemption
Price.
Section
11.3 Notice
of Redemption by the Issuer
Notice
of
redemption pursuant to Section 11.1 or Section 11.2, if not waived in writing
by
a Noteholder, shall be given by the Issuer to the Agent by U.S. registered
mail,
return receipt requested, or by nationally recognized overnight private mail
delivery service, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 15 days or more than
30
days prior to the applicable Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes whose
Notes
are to be redeemed (except that no more than 2 Business Days prior notice will
be required in the case of a redemption necessary to avoid an Event of Default
described in Section 6.1(2) or in the case of a redemption arising in connection
with the payment requirements in Section 12.14 or Section 12.16). It shall
be
assumed for purposes of this Security Agreement that the Agent can and will
mail
a notice of redemption 5 days after receipt of an Issuer Order to redeem Notes
or a deemed election by the related Note Co-Issuers to redeem their
Notes.
All
notices of redemption shall state:
(1)
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the
Redemption Date;
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(2)
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the
principal amount of the Note or Notes to be redeemed and the allocation
of
such principal amount to the remaining principal payments of the
Note or
the Notes;
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(3)
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a
pro forma Redemption Price for each Note redeemed, calculated as
of the
date of the Redemption Notice;
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(4)
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that
on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price shall become due and
payable
upon each Note called for redemption, and that interest thereon shall
cease to accrue on such date; and
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(5)
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the
place where such Note or Notes to be redeemed are to be surrendered
on the
Redemption Date, which shall be the office or agency of the Agent
to be
maintained at the address provided in Section
1.3.
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Notice
of
redemption of Notes shall be given by the related Note Co-Issuers or, at the
related Note Co-Issuers’ request, by the Agent in the name and at the expense of
the related Note Co-Issuers. Failure to give notice of redemption, or any defect
therein, to any Holder of any Note selected for redemption shall not impair
or
affect the validity of the redemption of any other Note.
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Section
11.4 Deposit
of the Redemption Price
On
or
before 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the Business Day immediately preceding
any Redemption Date, the related Note Co-Issuers shall deposit into the related
Co-Issuer Collection Account an amount of monies sufficient to pay the
Redemption Price of their Note which is to be redeemed on such Redemption
Date.
Section
11.5 Notes
Payable on Redemption Date
(a) Notice
of
redemption having been given as provided in Section 11.3, the Notes to be
redeemed shall, on the applicable Redemption Date, become due and payable at
the
Redemption Price and on such Redemption Date such Notes shall cease to bear
interest on the portion of the Notes actually redeemed. On the Redemption Date,
the Holders of such Notes shall be paid the Redemption Price pursuant to Section
11.4 or otherwise; provided,
however,
that
installments of principal and interest which are due on or prior to the
Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Notes according to
their
terms and the provisions of Section 3.7.
(b) Installments
of interest and principal due on or prior to a Redemption Date shall continue
to
be payable to the Holders of Notes called for redemption according to their
terms and the provisions of Section 3.7. Except as otherwise specifically
provided herein, the election of the related Note Co-Issuers to redeem their
Note pursuant to this Section shall be evidenced by an Issuer Order authorizing
payment of the Redemption Price on the Note to be redeemed from monies deposited
into the related Co-Issuer Collection Account pursuant to Section 11.4 or
otherwise available in accordance with this Security Agreement for the purpose
of redeeming Notes.
Section
11.6 Voluntary
Disposition of Collateral
(a) Prior
to
the Deal Rapid Amortization Date, any Co-Issuer may at any time sell or
otherwise dispose of any of its Assets as provided in this Section 11.6. Upon
closing of any such voluntary sale or disposition, the Issuer and the related
Note Co-Issuers shall pay to the Agent the Net Disposition Proceeds of any
Asset
thereby sold for the purpose of effecting full or partial redemption of their
Note, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 11.2(b) hereof; provided,
that
any redemption pursuant to this clause shall be applied pro rata to the
remaining principal payments of such Note. It shall be a condition of each
such
sale that the Pro Forma DSCR (as calculated by the Manager and reported in
sufficient detail in writing to the Agent and subject to the Agent’s
satisfaction) shall not be less than 1.15:1.00; and that such Net Disposition
Proceeds at least equals the Note Principal Balance of all Notes of the related
Co-Issuers issued to fund or maintain such Assets together with all accrued
interest thereon through the applicable Redemption Date.
(b) Prior
to
the Deal Rapid Amortization Date, the Issuer may at any time sell or otherwise
dispose of its equity interest in any Co-Issuer as provided in this Section
11.6. Concurrently with the completion of any such voluntary sale or
disposition, the Issuer shall pay to the Agent a sum sufficient to redeem each
Note of such Co-Issuer (and any related Co-Issuer) in full, pursuant to Section
11.2(b) hereof. It shall be a condition of each such sale that the Pro Forma
DSCR, (as calculated by the Manager and reported in sufficient detail in writing
to the Agent and subject to the Agent’s satisfaction) shall not be less than
1.15:1.00; and that such Net Disposition Proceeds at least equals the Note
Principal Balance of all Notes of the related Co-Issuers together with all
accrued interest thereon through the applicable Redemption Date.
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ARTICLE
XII.
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
Section
12.1 Payment
of Principal and Interest
The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and
interest on their respective Notes, subject to and in accordance with the terms
of their respective Notes and this Security Agreement.
Section
12.2 Continued
Existence; Observance of Organizational Documents
The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as an entity under the laws of the state of its formation or
incorporation, as the case may be, shall operate in accordance with, and subject
to the limitations set forth in, its Organizational Documents and shall obtain
and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified shall have a material
adverse effect on the validity and enforceability of any Transaction Document
or
its respective Note. The Issuer is duly organized in, and qualified to do
business only in, the State of Delaware.
Section
12.3 Protection
of Collateral
(a) The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer (with respect to the portion of the Collateral pledged
by it hereunder) covenants to file or cause to be filed all UCC Financing
Statements and any related forms necessary or desirable to be filed with respect
to the Collateral in the United States Patent and Trademark Office within ten
(10) Business Days after the applicable Funding Date.
(b) The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer (with respect to the portion of the Collateral pledged
by it hereunder) shall, from time to time, execute and deliver to the Agent,
as
the Agent may reasonably request, all such supplements and amendments hereto
and
all such financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further
assurance and other instruments, and shall take such other action as the Agent
reasonably deems necessary or advisable to:
(i)
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ensure
a first priority, perfected security interest in all or any portion
of the
Collateral;
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(ii)
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maintain
or preserve the lien of this Security Agreement or carry out the
purposes
hereof;
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(iii)
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protect
the validity of any Grant made pursuant to this Security
Agreement;
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(iv)
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enforce
any of the Collateral or, where appropriate, any security interest
in the
Collateral and the proceeds thereof;
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(v)
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preserve
and defend the Issuer’s and the Co-Issuers’ respective title to the
Collateral and the rights of the Noteholders therein against the
claims of
all persons and parties subject to the rights of licensees under
the
Licenses; or
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(vi)
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record
or register the Issuer’s and the Co-Issuers' respective ownership of all
of the Trademarks of record in the related
Territory;
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but
in
the foregoing cases of items (i) through (v), prior to the existence of an
Event
of Default, only to the extent the same can be achieved under the laws of the
First Stage Covered Jurisdictions, and in the foregoing case of item (vi),
prior
to the existence of an Event of Default, only to the extent the same can be
achieved under the laws of the Territory.
(c) For
the
avoidance of doubt, the Agent and the Noteholders acknowledge that any Co-Issuer
may own items of intellectual property that are registered under the laws of
foreign jurisdictions ("Foreign
IP Assets").
Except as provided in paragraph (b) above, the applicable Co-Issuer is not
required to perfect the security interest of such Foreign IP Assets under such
foreign laws, provided that,
following the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Noteholder shall be
entitled to require that all actions be taken as necessary to cause the
perfection of the Foreign IP Assets in such foreign jurisdictions, at the
expense of the applicable Co-Issuer, but only in those jurisdictions in which
the aggregate Value of all Foreign IP Assets in such jurisdiction (including
for
this purpose both Trademarks registered in such jurisdiction and Licenses
payable by Obligors located in or governed by the laws of such jurisdictions)
is
equal to, or greater than, $50,000.00.
Section
12.4 Negative
Covenants
(a) Each
Co-Issuer shall not:
(i)
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sell,
lease or otherwise transfer any of the Collateral other than pursuant
to
Licenses in the ordinary course of business and as otherwise permitted
under the Transaction Documents; or
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(ii)
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distribute
dividends to a party other than the Issuer or its parent Co-Issuer;
or
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(iii)
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(i) voluntarily
institute, or consent to the institution of, bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings, or file a petition seeking or consenting to reorganization
or
relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy,
or seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
assignee,
trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of such Co-Issuer,
or
any substantial part of its assets, or make any assignment for the
benefit
of creditors, or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally
as they become due, or take any corporate action in furtherance of
any
such action; or (ii) consolidate, merge, dissolve or liquidate, in
whole or in part; or
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(iv)
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commingle
its funds or assets with those of any other Person;
or
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(v)
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except
for indebtedness and Obligor Rebate Amounts and Franchise Fee Refunds
as
may be expressly permitted under this Security Agreement, incur,
assume or
guaranty any indebtedness or Obligor Rebate Amounts except for such
indebtedness and Obligor Rebate Amounts and Franchise Fee Refunds
as has
been approved by the Agent; or
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(vi)
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make
any capital expenditures except in the ordinary course of business;
or
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(vii)
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create
any subsidiaries that do not become Co-Issuers hereunder other than
any
Support Fund; or
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(viii)
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(a)
with respect to the portion of the Collateral pledged by it, permit
the
validity or effectiveness of this Security Agreement to be impaired,
or
permit this Security Agreement to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated,
terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from
any
covenants or obligations with respect to the Collateral except in
the
ordinary course of business or as otherwise may be expressly permitted
hereby, provided, however, such release shall not result in a material
adverse change to such Co-Issuer's financial condition or (b) permit
any
lien, charge, security interest, mortgage or other encumbrances,
other
than the Lien of this Security Agreement and Licenses, to be created
on or
extended to or otherwise arise upon or burden such portion of the
Collateral or any part thereof or any interest therein or the proceeds
thereof; or
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(ix)
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claim
any credit on, or make any deduction from, the principal or interest
payable in respect of its Note by reason of the payment of any taxes
levied or assessed upon the portion of the Collateral pledged by
it;
or
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(x)
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amend
(a) any provisions of the Organization Documents or (b) any
Transaction Document without receiving prior written approval thereof
by
the Agent (which may not be unreasonably withheld);
or
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(xi)
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own
any property, including an interest in real estate, or assets other
than
its portion of the Assets; or
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(xii)
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change
the state of its organization without thirty days’ prior written notice to
the Agent, accompanied by such evidence of actions to be taken as
shall be
necessary to continue the perfection of the lien on the portion of
the
Collateral pledged by it to the extent the same can be achieved under
the
laws of the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions, as applicable;
or
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(xiii)
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issue
any bonds, notes or other obligations other than the
Notes.
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(xiv)
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enter
into or be a party to any agreement or instrument without the written
consent of the Agent; provided, however, that such consent of the
Agent
shall not be required for any Co-Issuer to enter into any Licenses
and
preferred vendor agreements (so long as such preferred vendor agreements
impose no obligations whatsoever on such Co-Issuer), in each case,
entered
into in accordance with the normal policies and procedures of such
Co-Issuer; or
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(xv)
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have
any employees. None of the Co-Issuers shall establish, sponsor, maintain,
contribute to or incur any obligation to fund or contribute to any
NexCen
Entity Plan. Within five (5) days of becoming aware of the occurrence
of
an ERISA Event, the applicable Co-Issuer shall provide the Agent
with
written notice of the same.
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(b) The
Issuer shall not:
(i)
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sell,
lease or otherwise transfer any of the Collateral other than pursuant
to
Licenses in the ordinary course of business and as otherwise permitted
under the Transaction Documents; or
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(ii)
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use
any dividends received from any Co-Issuer or any other amounts from
any
sources other than, prior to a Default or an Event of Default, dividending
funds to its parent for the purpose of acquiring IP Businesses. Upon
the
occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, such disbursements
shall be made only as consented to in writing by the Agent;
or
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(iii)
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(a)
voluntarily institute, or consent to the institution of, bankruptcy
or
insolvency proceedings, or file a petition seeking or consenting
to
reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law
relating to bankruptcy, or seek or consent to the appointment of
a
receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar
official) of the Issuer, or any substantial part of its assets, or
make
any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admit in writing
its
inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or take
any
corporate action in furtherance of any such action; or (b) consolidate,
merge, dissolve or liquidate, in whole or in part;
or
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commingle
its funds or assets with those of any other Person;
or
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(v)
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except
for indebtedness and Obligor Rebate Amounts and Franchise Fee Refunds
as
may be expressly permitted under this Security Agreement, incur,
assume or
guaranty any indebtedness or Obligor Rebate Amounts except for such
indebtedness and Obligor Rebate Amounts and Franchise Fee Refunds
as has
been approved by the Agent; or
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(vi)
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make
any capital expenditures except in the ordinary course of business;
or
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(vii)
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create
any subsidiaries that do not become Co-Issuers hereunder other than
any
Support Fund; or
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(viii)
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(a)
with respect to the portion of the Collateral pledged by it, permit
the
validity or effectiveness of this Security Agreement to be impaired,
or
permit this Security Agreement to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated,
terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from
any
covenants or obligations with respect to the Collateral except in
the
ordinary course of business or as otherwise may be expressly permitted
hereby, provided, however, such release shall not result in a material
adverse change to the Issuer's financial condition, ot (b) permit
any
lien, charge, security interest, mortgage or other encumbrances,
other
than the Lien of this Security Agreement and Licenses, to be created
on or
extended to or otherwise arise upon or burden such portion of the
Collateral or any part thereof or any interest therein or the proceeds
thereof; or
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(ix)
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claim
any credit on, or make any deduction from, the principal or interest
payable in respect of its Note by reason of the payment of any taxes
levied or assessed upon the portion of the Collateral pledged by
it;
or
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(x)
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amend
(a) any provisions of the Organization Documents or (b) any Transaction
Document without receiving approval thereof by the Agent (which may
not be
unreasonably withheld); or
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(xi)
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own
any assets or property, including any interest in real estate, other
than
equity interests in the Co-Issuers, and equity interests in any Support
Funds; or
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(xii)
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change
the state of its organization without thirty days’ prior written notice to
the Agent, accompanied by such evidence of actions to be taken as
shall be
necessary to continue the perfection of the lien on the portion of
the
Collateral pledged by it to the extent the same can be achieved by
filing
under the laws of the Covered Jurisdictions, as applicable;
or
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(xiii)
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issue
any bonds, notes or other obligations other than the Notes;
or
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(xiv)
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by
party to or otherwise incur liability in respect of any sale agreements
or
similar arrangements, other than with respect to The Athlete's Foot;
or
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(xv)
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enter
into or be a party to (or permit any Support Fund to enter into or
be a
party to) any agreement or instrument without the written consent
of the
Agent; provided, however, that such consent of the Agent shall not
be
required for the Support Fund to enter into any agreements entered
into in
accordance with the normal policies and procedures of the Support
Fund;
or
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(xvi)
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have
any employees. The Issuer shall not establish, sponsor, maintain,
contribute to or incur any obligation to fund or contribute to any
NexCen
Entity Plan. Within five (5) days of becoming aware of the occurrence
of
an ERISA Event, the Issuer shall provide the Agent with written notice
of
the same.
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Section
12.5 Inspection
and Audits
(a) At
any
time and from time to time, upon five (5) Business Days prior written notice,
the Issuer and each Co-Issuer shall permit the Agent, or its agents or
representatives, during regular business hours and without charge: (i) to
examine and make copies of and abstracts from the books and records (financial
and corporate) of the Issuer and each Co-Issuer, and (ii) to visit the offices
and properties of the Issuer and each Co-Issuer for the purpose of reviewing
and
examining such books and records and discussing matters relating thereto and
to
the performance of the Issuer and such Co-Issuer under this Security Agreement
with any of the officers of the Issuer having knowledge of such matters or
with
the Issuer's and such Co-Issuer's outside auditors.
(b) The
Agent
shall have the right to audit the Issuer's and any Co-Issuer's operations
semi-annually at the Agent’s expense. If an Event of Default is occurring and
continuing, audits are permitted to be performed at the discretion of the Agent
and at the expense of the Issuer and/or the applicable Co-Issuers.
Section
12.6 Limited
Purpose
Neither
the Issuer nor any Co-Issuer shall engage, and have not engaged (with respect
to
any Co-Issuer, to the best of the Issuer's, or any of its Managers', knowledge),
in any business other than the transactions permitted by its Organizational
Documents (as in effect from time to time).
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Section
12.7 Co-Issuers
Ownership
Each
Co-Issuer agrees that its books and records will reflect its ownership of the
portion of the Collateral pledged by it, subject to Licenses and the Lien
created by this Security Agreement.
Section
12.8 Enforcement
of Transaction Documents
The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer shall take all actions necessary, and diligently
pursue all remedies available to it, to enforce the obligations of each other
party to a Transaction Document to secure its and the Agent’s rights
thereunder.
Section
12.9 Representations
and Warranties
Each
Co-Issuer, as of its applicable Funding Date, and, to the extent applicable,
the
Issuer as of each Funding Date, hereby represents and warrants the following:
(a) Except
for any interests created by Licenses, the applicable Co-Issuer is the owner
of,
and has good title to, its portion all of the Collateral, free of Liens, the
applicable Co-Issuer has not assigned any interest or participation in any
Collateral, and the applicable Co-Issuer has full right to Grant such Collateral
to the Agent for the benefit of the Holder of the Notes, any counterparty under
a Hedge Agreement approved by the Agent and each Indemnified Party.
(b) Each
Co-Issuer, by executing and delivering to the Agent a Security Agreement
Supplement, will be deemed to have Granted a security interest in all of its
right, title, and interest in its assets to the Agent for the benefit of the
Holder of the Notes, any counterparty under a Hedge Agreement approved by the
Agent and each Indemnified Party.
(c) The
Notes
have not been registered under the Securities Act nor pursuant to the securities
or blue sky laws of any State.
(d) Each
Co-Issuer and the Issuer is not, and has never been (with respect to any
Co-Issuer, to the best of the Issuer's, or any of its Managers', knowledge),
an
"investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company
Act.
(e) Each
Co-Issuer and the Issuer is not, and has never been (with respect to any
Co-Issuer, to the best of the Issuer's, or any of its Managers', knowledge),
a
debtor in a bankruptcy case.
(f) Each
Co-Issuer has timely filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) which
are
required to be filed and has paid all taxes related thereto. There has been
no
waiver of any statutes of limitation in respect of taxes or agreement to any
extension of time with respect to a tax assessment or deficiency of either
the
Issuer, each of the Co-Issuers or any Support Fund; there is no, and has never
been any (with respect to any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund, to the best of
the
Issuer's, or any of its Managers', knowledge), claim, audit, action, suit or
proceeding against or with respect to either the Issuer, each of the Co-Issuers
or the Support Fund in respect of any tax; neither the Issuer, any Co-Issuer
nor
Support Fund has received from any taxing authority any formal or informal
(x)
notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review, (y) request for
information related to tax matters or (z) notice of deficiency or proposed
adjustment for any amount of tax proposed, asserted, or assessed by any taxing
authority against any of the Issuer, any of the Co-Issuers or any Support
Fund.
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(g) The
Agent
will, upon proper filing and/or recording of UCC financing statements, and
trademark or other documents, as applicable, in the Covered Jurisdictions by
the
applicable Co-Issuer, have a perfected first priority security interest in
each
item of Collateral, free from any lien, security interest encumbrance or other
right, title or interest of any Person, except for any Lien created by this
Security Agreement and the Licenses.
(h) The
Issuer has its chief executive office at 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
N.Y. 10019 and each Co-Issuer has its chief executive office as provided in
the
related Security Agreement Supplement.
(i) The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer, (i) is, and since its formation has been (with
respect to any Co-Issuer, to the best of the Issuer's, or any of its Managers',
knowledge), an entity, duly organized, validly existing in good standing under
the laws of its formation or incorporation, as the case may be, (ii) has, and
since its formation has had (with respect to any Co-Issuer, to the best of
the
Issuer's, or any of its Managers', knowledge), requisite power and authority
and
all licenses and permits to own and operate its properties to carry on its
business as now conducted, and, as applicable, to enter into and perform its
obligations under each Transaction Document to which it is a party and the
transactions contemplated thereby, including, the issuance and sale by the
Co-Issuer of its Note and the performance of its obligations thereunder; and
(iii) has been duly qualified and is authorized to do business and, if
applicable, is in good standing as a foreign corporation (or is exempt from
such
requirements) and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each
jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse
effect on its ability to conduct its business. Set forth on Schedule VII to
each
Security Agreement Supplement is a list of each state which the applicable
Co-Issuer is organized under and qualified to do business in.
(j) Neither
the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund has any liabilities, obligations
or indebtedness of any nature (other than any deferred income in accordance
with
GAAP), whether liquidated, unliquidated, accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise, except for those that are set forth in Schedule VII with respect
to
the Issuer and the applicable schedule to the Security Agreement Supplement
with
respect to each Co-Issuer and the related Support Fund, if any.
(k) Neither
the Issuer, any Co-Issuer nor any Support Fund has, or has ever had, any
employees.
(l) ERISA.
No
Benefit Plan maintained by the Issuer, any Co-Issuer, any Support Fund or any
of
its ERISA Affiliates has any “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the
meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not
waived. The Issuer, each Co-Issuer, each Support Fund and each of its ERISA
Affiliates is in material compliance with all legal requirements under ERISA
or
other Laws relating to Benefit Plans to the extent applicable, and no event
under any such Benefit Plan has occurred that could reasonably be expected
to
result, directly or indirectly, in any Lien being imposed on the property of
the
Issuer, any Co-Issuer, or any Support Fund, or any of the Collateral, or the
payment of any material amount to avoid such Lien.
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(m) Solvency.
Neither
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Security Agreement or
any
other Transaction Document, nor immediately before or after such transactions,
will the Issuer or any Co-Issuer be insolvent or have unreasonably small capital
with which to conduct its business. None of the transactions contemplated by
this Security Agreement or other Transaction Documents are being undertaken
with
the intention to delay, hinder or defraud any of the Issuer’s or any Co-Issuer’s
known or anticipated creditors.
(n) Organizational
Records.
The
books of account, minute books and other records of the Issuer, each Co-Issuer
and each Support Fund heretofore made available to the Agent show all corporate
action, as applicable, taken by the directors, managers, members and
shareholders, as applicable, of the Issuer, each Co-Issuer and each Support
Fund
(including action taken by consent without a meeting), and no such meeting
has
been held or corporate action has been taken for which minutes or other
appropriate record have not been prepared and are not contained in such minute
books.
(o) Each
Transaction Document (other than the Notes) to which the Issuer or any Co-Issuer
is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized
and, when executed and delivered by the Issuer or such Co-Issuer, as applicable,
will constitute valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Issuer and
such Co-Issuer, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, subject, as to
the
enforcement of remedies, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights
generally applicable in the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer and to general principles of
equity.
(p) No
event
has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default
or a Funding Termination Event or Deal Rapid Amortization Event under, and
as
defined in, this Security Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Neither
the execution and delivery of any Transaction Document by the Issuer or any
Co-Issuer, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby nor the
satisfaction of the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents (i)
conflicts with or results in any breach or violation of any provision of the
Organizational Documents of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer, or any law, rule,
regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award
currently in effect having applicability to the Issuer or any Co-Issuer, or
any
of their respective properties, including regulations issued by an
administrative agency or other governmental authority having supervisory powers
over the Issuer or any Co-Issuer; or (ii) constitutes a default by the Issuer
or
any Co-Issuer under or a breach
of
any contract, agreement, mortgage or other instrument to which it is a party
or
by which it or any of its properties are or may be bound or affected or (iii)
results in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of the properties
or
assets of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer pursuant to the terms of any mortgage,
deed of trust, contract, agreement, charter instrument, by-law or other
instrument, other than that created pursuant to this Security
Agreement.
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(q) Each
Note
has been duly and validly authorized by the Issuer and the related Note
Co-Issuers and, when duly and validly executed in accordance with this Security
Agreement, will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits
of this Security Agreement and will constitute a valid and legally binding
obligation of the related Note Co-Issuers, enforceable against the related
Note
Co-Issuers in accordance with its terms, subject, as to the enforcement of
remedies, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally
applicable in the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of
the
related Note Co-Issuers and to general principles of equity.
(r) Each
Co-Issuer had at all relevant times and now has full power and authority to
own,
and has full power and authority to Grant, the Collateral and has duly
authorized such Grant by all necessary action, and does not require any member
approval, or approval or consent of any trustee or holders of any indebtedness
or obligations of the applicable Co-Issuer other than such as have been
obtained.
(s) There
is
no, and has never been (with
respect to any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund, to the best of the Issuer's,
or
any of its Managers', knowledge),
pending
action, suit, proceeding or investigation, including, but not limited to, any
such proceeding or investigation resulting from the ownership or use of any
of
the Collateral, against or affecting the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or the Support
Fund before any administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body or,
to
the best knowledge of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or the Support Fund, any
threatened action or proceeding, including, but not limited to, to any such
proceeding or investigation resulting from the ownership or use of any of the
Collateral, against or affecting the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or the Support
Fund
before any of the foregoing which, if decided adversely to the Issuer or any
Co-Issuer or the Support Fund, would materially affect (i) the condition
(financial or otherwise), business, properties, prospects, profits or operations
of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or the Support Fund (ii) the ability of the
Issuer or any Co-Issuer to perform its obligations under, or the validity or
enforceability of, any Transaction Document to which it is a party or (iii)
the
Agent’s ability to foreclose or otherwise enforce its interest in the Collateral
as contemplated under this Security Agreement, except, in each case, as set
forth in Schedule V hereto with respect to the Issuer and Schedule V to each
Security Agreement Supplement with respect to a Co-Issuer or any Support Fund.
Neither the Issuer nor any Co-Issuer nor the Support Fund is subject to, and
has
never been subject to (with respect to any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund, to
the
best of the Issuer's, or any of its Managers', knowledge), any order of any
court, governmental authority or agency or arbitration board of
tribunal.
(t) No
consent, approval, authorization, order of, or filing, registration, application
with any court or other governmental authority in respect of the Issuer
or
any Co-Issuer
is
necessary or required under the law of the United States or any state within
the
United States (or other Covered Jurisdictions in the case of filings to perfect
the Lien of the Security Agreement) in connection with the authorization,
execution, delivery or performance by the Issuer or any Co-Issuer of this
Security Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party
or
any of the other documents or transactions contemplated thereby, including
without limitation, the pledge of the Collateral to the Agent, the servicing
of
the Collateral, or the offer, issue, sale, delivery or performance of the Notes,
other than that consent, approval, authorization, order, filing, registration
or
qualification which has been, or will be promptly, made or obtained in the
United States (or the other Covered Jurisdictions in the case of filings to
perfect the Lien of the Security Agreement); provided
that no
representation is made with respect to filings of qualifications under the
“Blue
Sky” laws of the various states within the United States.
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(u) None
of
the transactions contemplated herein (including the use of the proceeds from
the
sale of the Notes) will result in a violation of Section 7 of the Securities
Exchange Act, or any regulations thereto, including, without limitation,
Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
12 C.F.R., Chapter II. Neither the Issuer nor any Co-Issuer owns or intends
to
carry or purchase, and no proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used
by
the Issuer or any Co-Issuer to purchase, any “margin stock” within the meaning
of said Regulation U.
(v) Payments
after the Closing Date.
Other
than the Obligor Rebate Amounts, no monies or other contingent compensation
shall be payable by any of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer to any person, firm
or
corporation with respect to any exploitation of the Collateral which occurred
prior to the date of this representation.
(w) Advances.
No
advances or other charges received by any of the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or any
Support Fund in connection with the Collateral remain recoupable at any time
from and after the date hereof from any Collections earned at any time either
before or after the date of this Security Agreement, other than Obligor Rebate
Amounts and Franchise Fee Refunds.
(x) Each
Co-Issuer covenants and agrees that all Collections which it is entitled to
receive shall be paid directly by the applicable Obligor to the appropriate
Co-Issuer Collection Account or Co-Issuer Lockbox Account.
(y) Neither
the Issuer nor any Co-Issuer is a party to any contract or agreement, or subject
to any charter or other legal restriction, which materially and adversely
affects its business as contemplated in the Transaction Documents. No Co-Issuer
has agreed to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency
or otherwise) any of its properties or any of the Collateral, other than as
otherwise set forth in this Security Agreement, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, to be subject to a lien not permitted by this Security
Agreement.
(z) No
Co-Issuer intends to treat the Notes and related transactions as being a
“reportable transaction” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.6011-4). In the event the any Co-Issuer determines to take any action
inconsistent with such intention, it will promptly notify the Noteholders
hereof. If any Co-Issuer so notifies the Noteholders, such Co-Issuer
acknowledges that one or more of the Noteholders may treat its Notes as part
of
a transaction that is subject to Treasury Regulations 301.6112-1, and that
such
Noteholder or Noteholders, as applicable, will maintain the lists and other
records required by such Treasury Regulation.
(aa) Neither
the Issuer nor any Co-Issuer is (i) a country, territory, organization, person
or entity name on an OFAC list; (ii) a Person that resides or has a place of
business in a country or territory named on such lists or which is designated
as
a Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction by the Financial Action Task Force on Money
Laundering (“FATF”),
or
whose subscription funds are transferred from or through such a jurisdiction;
(iii) a “Foreign Shell Lender” within the meaning of the USA PATRIOT Act, i.e.,
a foreign bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that
is
not affiliated with a bank that has a physical presence and an acceptable level
of regulation and supervision; or (iv) a person or entity that resides in or
is
organized under the laws of a jurisdiction designated by the United States
Secretary of Treasury under Section 311 or 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act as
warranting special measures due to money laundering.
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(bb) Corporate
Structure.
The
Issuer is a wholly owned subsidiary of NexCen Brands, and each Co-Issuer and
Support Fund is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer. There are no
corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures or
other
business entities in which the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund owns,
of record or beneficially, a direct of indirect equity interest or any right,
contingent or otherwise, to acquire the same.
(cc) Subject
to information contained in the financial statements delivered to the Agent,
since the date of such delivery, there has not been any change, development,
circumstance or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, is
having or could reasonably be expected to have (with the lapse of time, giving
of notice or otherwise) a material adverse effect on the business, condition
(financial or otherwise), liabilities, assets, operations or results of
operations of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund, individually
or
taken as a whole (“Material
Adverse Effect”);
provided,
however,
that
for purposes of determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred,
any
adverse change, development, circumstance or effect arising out of or relating
to (i) any changes in general business or economic conditions or (ii) changes
in
the industry in which the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund operates
which do not disproportionately impact the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or any
Support Fund, will not be considered.
(dd) The
Issuer, each Co-Issuer and any Support Fund, as applicable, have good and
marketable title to, or in the case of leased assets, valid leasehold interest
in their respective items included in the Assets and all other tangible and
intangible assets, used or that may be useful in, or otherwise relating to,
the
business of each Issuer, Co-Issuer or Support Fund, as applicable, free and
clear of any Encumbrances.
(ee) None
of
the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund owns any interest in real
property.
(ff) None
of
the Issuer, each of the Co-Issuers or any Support Fund, as applicable, is,
and
has never been (with respect to any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund, to the best
of the Issuer's, or any of its Managers', knowledge), in violation of, any
Law,
regulation or order or any other requirement of any Governmental Authority
applicable to such entity, to any of its respective assets or properties, or
to
the conduct of its respective business including any franchise or similar laws;
and to the Issuer's, each of the Co-Issuers' or the Support Fund's, knowledge,
as applicable, none of the Issuer, Co-Issuers or a Support Fund is, or has
ever
been (with respect to any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund, to the best of the
Issuer's, or any of its Managers', knowledge), under investigation with respect
to any violation of any Applicable Law, regulation, order or requirement
relating to any of the foregoing in connection with its respective
business.
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(gg) There
does not currently exist, nor has there existed at any time since its respective
formation (with respect to any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund, to the best of
the
Issuer's, or any of its Managers', knowledge), any threatened or actual dispute
between the Issuer, each of the Co-Issuers and any Support Fund, as applicable,
and any of its outside accountants, auditors or other financial
advisors.
(hh) None
of
the Issuer, nor, to the best of the Issuer's, or any of its Managers',
knowledge, any of the Co-Issuers or any Support Fund, as applicable, or any
of
the officers, agents and Affiliates of the Issuer, any of the Co-Issuers or
any
Support Fund, as applicable, nor any Person acting on behalf of any of them,
have made and illegal or improper payment to, or provided any illegal or
improper benefit or inducement for, any governmental official, union official,
supplier, customer, union or other Person, in an attempt to influence any such
Person to take or to refrain from taking any action relating to the Issuer,
any
of the Co-Issuers or any Support Fund, as applicable, or the business of the
Issuer, any of the Co-Issuers or any Support Fund, as applicable, or to engage
in any action by or on behalf of any of them in any way or paid any bribe,
payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment. Neither the
Issuer, any of the Co-Issuers nor any Support Fund, as applicable, or any of
the
officers, agents and Affiliates of the Issuer, and of the Co-Issuers or any
Support Fund, as applicable, or any Person acting on behalf of any of them,
have
taken any action that violates the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The Issuer,
each of the Co-Issuers or any Support Fund, as applicable, has at all times
been
in compliance with all Applicable Laws. To the Issuer’s knowledge, and to the
best of the Issuer's, or any of its Managers', knowledge with respect to any
of
the Co-Issuers' or any Support Fund's knowledge, as applicable, none of them
has, directly or indirectly, sold products to or performed any services on
behalf of any country where such sale of products or provision of services
is
prohibited by OFCA, the Department of Treasury or other U.S. governmental
authority.
(ii) Attached
hereto as Schedule
II is
a true
and complete list of the name of each bank, savings and loan, or other financial
institution in which the Issuer has an account, and the account numbers and
names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or having access
thereto.
(jj) Set
forth
on Schedule III is a description of each of the contracts to which the Issuer
is
a party (the "Issuer's
Material Contracts").
The
Issuer, each Co-Issuer and any Support Fund have made available to the Agent
copies of each of the Material Contracts and all amendments thereto. No
condition exists or has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse
of time, or both, would constitute a default or breach by (i) the Issuer, any
Co-Issuer or any Support Fund, and (ii) to the Issuer's, any Co-Issuers' or
any
Support Fund’s knowledge, any counterparty to the Material Contracts. Each
Material Contract is a valid and binding legal obligation of the Issuer,
Co-Issuer or Support Fund, as applicable, in accordance with their terms, except
that the enforceability of such contracts and agreements may be limited by
(A)
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and (B) equitable principles which may
limit the availability of certain equitable remedies (such as specific
performance).
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(kk) As
of the
applicable Funding Date, the Issuer, each of the Co-Issuers and any Support
Fund, as applicable, has taken, or caused to be taken, all appropriate actions
in accordance with all applicable requirements of Law with respect to the
Licenses, and in accordance with the terms of the Licenses to ensure (i)
ownership of the Licenses by the applicable Co-Issuer and (ii) that the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not alter or impair
any of the Licenses or the ability of each of the Co-Issuers and any Support
Fund, as applicable, to continue to do business in the same way as prior to
the
Closing Date and the applicable Funding Date. Each of the Licenses are, and
will
remain, valid, legal and binding, and in full force and effect, following
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(ll) The
factual assumptions identified in the opinion letter delivered by Xxxxx &
XxXxxxxx LLP on any Funding Date with respect to certain bankruptcy matters
are
true and accurate as of such date with respect to the Issuer and the Co-Issuer
identified therein.
(mm) The
representations, warranties and statements of fact contained in this Security
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and each report, statement or
other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Issuer, any Co-Issuer
or any Support Fund, as applicable, to the Agent are true and correct in all
material respects on or before the related Funding Date. To the Issuer's, any
of
the Co-Issuers' and any Support Fund's knowledge, as applicable, there is no
fact that has specific application to any of them (other than general economic
or industry conditions) and that could have a Material Adverse Effect on the
business, assets, properties, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise),
operating results, operations or business prospects of the Issuer, any of the
Co-Issuers or any Support Fund, as applicable, that has not been set forth
in
this Security Agreement or the Transaction Documents. This representation shall
not be affected by any investigation made by or on behalf of the
Agent.
Section
12.10 Certain
Covenants
(a) The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer agree that any Person, designated in writing by the
Agent may, upon reasonable prior written notice, consult with proper officials
of the Issuer or such Co-Issuer at such times during normal business hours
and
as often as such Person may reasonably request regarding the performance of
the
Issuer’s and such Co-Issuer's covenants and agreements contained in this
Security Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents to which they are a
party.
(b) The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer will, and the Issuer shall cause each Co-Issuer and
Support Fund to, comply in all material respects with all requirements of Law
applicable to the Issuer, such Co-Issuer and Support Fund.
(c) The
Issuer agrees to furnish the Noteholders copies of each of the Transaction
Documents and any documents to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the
Transaction Documents and such other information and documents relating to
the
Notes and the Collateral as the Agent may reasonably request.
(d) The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer will pay or cause to be paid all present and future
recording and filing fees, and all legal, financial and miscellaneous
out-of-pocket expenses and costs incurred by the Issuer or such Co-Issuers,
as
the case may be, in connection with the negotiation of and consummation of
the
transactions contemplated by this Security Agreement and the issuance and sale
of its Note. The Issuer and such Co-Issuers further agree that they will pay
or
cause to be paid, promptly upon demand,
any
reasonable out of pocket expense incurred by the Agent in connection with the
making of amendment to, or the giving of any release, consent or waiver in
respect of, this Security Agreement and any document executed pursuant hereto
or
thereto affecting its Note, including the reasonable fees and disbursements
of
counsel for the Noteholders in connection therewith. The obligations of the
Issuer and such Co-Issuers under the preceding sentences shall be subject to
the
priority of distributions set forth in Section 14.1 hereof and shall survive
the
termination of this Security Agreement, the transfer of any Note or portion
thereof or interest therein by a Noteholder and the payment of such
Note.
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(e) Each
Co-Issuer will promptly add to the Schedule of Assets attached as Schedule
II to
the related Security Agreement Supplement, a description of and required
information pertaining to each separate and identifiable Asset in which such
Co-Issuer has ownership rights but which was not listed thereon at a Funding
Date (whether or not it was in existence on a Funding Date).
(f) Each
Co-Issuer will promptly following the acquisition of an Asset (or Release of
an
Asset) or upon the loss or sale of an Asset by such Co-Issuer, update the
schedules and exhibits attached to the Transaction Documents, with copies to
the
Agent.
(g) The
Issuer, each Co-Issuer and each Support Fund will comply with the terms and
provisions of its respective Organizational Documents and will not take any
action which it is prohibited from taking under its respective Organizational
Documents.
(h) The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer will maintain, or be a subject insured party under,
insurance of the type that is customarily maintained by business entities of
the
same type and scale as the Issuer or such Co-Issuer, as the case may be. All
such insurance is primary coverage and all premiums therefore due have been
paid
in full. Schedule
I
sets
forth an accurate and complete list of all certificates of insurance, binders
for insurance policies and insurance maintained by the Issuer or under which
the
Issuer is the beneficiary of coverage. The Issuer and each Co-Issuer shall
(and
shall cause each Support Fund to) maintain, or cause the Manager to maintain,
with financially sound insurers with an S&P Credit Rating of not less than
“BBB-" and with a claims-paying ability rated not less than “A:VIII” by A.M.
Best's Key Rating Guide, insurance coverages customary for business operations
of the type conducted in respect to the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents and the Assets held or maintained by it. The Issuer and
each Co-Issuer shall annually provide to the Agent evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent (which may be by covernote) that the insurance
required to be maintained by each such Co-Issuer, the Issuer and each Support
Fund hereunder is in full force and effect, by not later than December 31 of
each calendar year. Each Co-Issuer and the Issuer shall notify provide written
notice to the Agent within 5 Business Days of knowledge thereof, of any default,
breach or condition which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, would
constitute a default or breach, of any insurance policy.
(i) For
so
long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding, neither the Issuer nor any
Co-Issuer will (x) merge or consolidate with or into any other entity or engage
in any other business combination with any other entity or (y) sell or transfer
all or substantially all of its assets other than in conformity with the
Transaction Documents.
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(j) The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer shall notify the Agent of any litigation in which
the
Issuer, such Co-Issuer or any Support Fund, as the case may be, is a party,
promptly, but in any event no later than 3 Business Days, upon the Issuer’s or
such Co-Issuer's receipt of notice of the filing of such litigation, in writing
by delivery by a reputable courier service or by registered mail (return receipt
requested), all charges prepaid.
(k) The
Issuer and each Co-Issuer shall execute and deliver to the Agent all such
documents and instruments and do all such other acts and things as may be
necessary or reasonably required by the Agent to enable the Agent to exercise
and enforce their respective rights under the Transaction Documents, and record
and file and rerecord and refile all such documents and instruments, at such
time or times, in such manner and at such place or places, all as may be
necessary or required by the Agent to validate, preserve, perfect and protect
the position of the Agent under the Security Agreement provided no such action
shall be inconsistent with the Security Agreement or contrary to instructions
of
the Agent.
(l) The
Issuer shall cause to be delivered to the Agent (i) within 45 days following
the
end of each fiscal quarter of the Issuer both (a) quarterly reports including
a
cash flow report of the Issuer, a certification of the Issuer that the Issuer
and each Co-Issuer has complied with each covenant under this Agreement, as
applicable, or approved by, the Agent, and (b) quarterly unaudited balance
sheets, statements of income, retained earnings and a cash flow report of
Issuer; (ii) within 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer,
annual audited consolidated balance sheets, statements of income, retained
earnings and a cash flow report of the Issuer; (iii) annual confirmations of
renewal of insurance policies and (iv) such other information regarding the
Collateral and the Issuer or any Co-Issuer as the Agent may reasonably request.
All financial reports required pursuant to this paragraph shall contain a
schedule allocating by Co-Issuer the consolidated information of the
Issuer.
(m) The
Support Fund shall continue to maintain, in accordance with sound business
practices, books of account, minute books and other records of such entity
which
books shall reflect all limited liability company action taken by the directors,
managers and members, of the Support Fund (including any action taken by consent
without a meeting); and no such meeting, or limited liability company or
corporate action will be taken for which such minutes or other appropriate
record are not prepared and maintained in such minute books.
(n) Each
Co-Issuer shall, or shall cause the Manager to, notify the Agent in writing
within thirty (30) Business Days if it knows that any material application
or
registration relating to any Asset (now or hereafter existing) has become
abandoned, dedicated to the public domain, invalid or unenforceable, or of
any
adverse determination or development (including the institution of, or any
such
final determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, similar offices
or agencies in any foreign countries in which Assets are located or any court
but excluding any non-final determinations of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or any similar office or agency in any such foreign country)
regarding any Co-Issuer’s or any Support Fund’s ownership of any Assets, its
right to register the same, or to keep and maintain the same.
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(o) If
any
Co-Issuer, or the Manager, either itself or through any agent, employee,
licensee or designee, shall file an application for the registration of any
Asset with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States
Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any foreign country in
which
Assets are located, such Co-Issuer or Manager shall, by the end of the fiscal
quarter in which such filing occurred, (i) give the Agent written notice thereof
and (ii) upon request of the Agent, shall execute and deliver all instruments
and documents, and take all further action, that the Agent may reasonably
request in order to continue, perfect or protect the security interest granted
hereunder in the United States or any foreign country.
(p) In
the
event that any Asset is infringed upon, misappropriated or diluted by a third
party in any material respect, the Co-Issuer shall present cause these findings
to be presented in the Manager Report. The applicable Co-Issuer shall take
all
reasonable and appropriate actions, at its reasonable expense, to protect or
enforce such Asset, including suing for infringement, misappropriation or
dilution and for an injunction against such infringement, misappropriation
or
dilution; provided that the applicable Co-Issuer shall deliver written notice
to
the Agent of such determination and upon the Agent’s written request shall
promptly provide, in reasonable detail, the basis for such
determination.
(q) The
Issuer, each Co-Issuer and each Support Fund, as applicable, will, promptly
following the acquisition of an Asset, terminate any existing management
agreement, effective as of the applicable Funding Date, and shall enter into
a
new Management Agreement.
(r) Each
Co-Issuer shall take all appropriate actions in accordance with all applicable
requirements of Law with respect to the Licenses, and in accordance with the
terms of the Licenses, to ensure (i) the ownership of the Licenses by the
applicable Co-Issuer and (ii) that the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not alter or impair any of the Licenses or the ability
of any Co-Issuers to continue to do business in the same way as prior to the
applicable Funding Date.
(s) Each
of
the Co-Issuers agrees that they shall (and shall cause the Manager to) (w)
maintain their rights in and to the Assets, including all applicable
registrations and applications, in all material respects, (w) with respect
to
application or registration and shall, to the extent required by applicable
law,
diligently prosecute each application for trademark registration and maintain
registrations of such Trademarks, including, to the extent required by
applicable law, timely paying necessary examination, maintenance and renewal
fees, (x) use, and ensure that all licensed users of the Assets use, proper
statutory notice in connection with its use of each item of Intellectual
Property of its portion of the Assets, including maintaining the quality of
any
and all products or services used or provided in connection with any of the
Trademarks included in the Assets, consistent with the quality of the products
and services as the applicable Funding Date, and taking all steps necessary
to
ensure that all licensed users of any of such Trademarks use such consistent
standards of quality and (z) not do any act, or omit to do any act, whereby
any
portion of the Assets may expire prematurely or become abandoned or
invalid.
(t) Neither
the Issuer nor the applicable Co-Issuer shall take any action which shall cause
the factual assumptions identified in the opinion letter delivered by Xxxxx
& XxXxxxxx on any Funding Date with respect to certain bankruptcy matters to
no longer be true and accurate with respect to the Issuer and the Co-Issuer
identified therein.
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Section
12.11 Submission
to Jurisdiction
THE
VENUE FOR ANY AMOUNT, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING FROM OR BASED UPON THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE THE APPROPRIATE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED
IN
THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ACCORDINGLY, THE ISSUER AND
EACH CO-ISSUER AGREE THAT ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING FROM OR BASED
ON THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE COMMENCED IN AND DETERMINED BY THOSE
APPROPRIATE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN THE
STATE OF NEW YORK; THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE PROPRIETY
OR
CONVENIENCE OF VENUE IN SUCH COURTS OR TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OVER
ANY PARTY AND AGREE THAT ANY JUDGMENT ENTERED THEREIN MAY BE ENFORCED WITH
NO
FURTHER DEFENSE OR OFFSET IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DEFENDANT IS A
CITIZEN, RESIDES OR OWNS PROPERTY.
Section
12.12 Representations
with Respect to Assets.
On
and as
of each date on which an Asset becomes subject to the Lien of this Security
Agreement, the applicable Co-Issuer represents with respect to such Asset which
such Co-Issuer pledges to the Agent hereunder, that:
(a) No
Defaults.
The
execution and implementation of this Security Agreement shall not result in
the
breach of any conditions or constitute a default (with or without notice or
the
lapse of time, or both) under any license or agreement constituting a portion
of
the Assets pledged hereunder or to which any of the Assets pledged hereunder
is
subject. Neither the applicable Co-Issuer nor, to its knowledge, any person,
firm or corporation associated with or deriving rights through or from such
Co-Issuer, is in breach or is in default of any applicable agreement
constituting a portion of the Assets which such Co-Issuer pledges to the Agent
or to which any of such Assets are subject on the applicable Funding
Date.
(b) Non-Contravention.
Neither
the applicable Co-Issuer’s exercise of any of the rights, licenses, privileges
and properties regarding the Assets pledged hereunder nor such Co-Issuer’s
right, title and interest in and to the Assets pledged by it hereunder will
violate or infringe on any common law or statutory rights of any person, firm
or
corporation, except such violations or infringements outside the First Stage
Covered Jurisdictions as would not have a material adverse effect on the
business of such Co-Issuer.
(c) Exhibits
and Schedules Accurate.
All of
the information set forth in the exhibits and schedules attached to the
applicable Security Agreement Supplement and the Standard Definitions is
complete and accurate in all material respects. The information supplied in
writing by, or on behalf of, the Issuer or the applicable Co-Issuer in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Security Agreement, in
each case as of each Funding Date or on a future date on which an Asset becomes
subject to the Lien of this Security Agreement, as the case may be, are true
and
correct.
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(d) Ownership
of the Assets.
(i)
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Schedule
II to
each Security Agreement Supplement contains a true and complete list
of
all Trademarks, Other Intellectual Property and registrations and
pending
applications for the Trademarks in the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions
owned by the applicable Co-Issuer, with the exception of intent-to-use
applications filed within the United States, all of which registrations
exist, are subsisting and are validly registered except as provided
therein and all of which applications are validly pending. Schedule
II
to
each Security Agreement Supplement contains a true and complete list
of
all registrations and pending applications in the Second Stage Covered
Jurisdictions. All of the Trademarks set forth in Schedule
II
to
each Security Agreement Supplement, except to the extent otherwise
provided therein, are currently in use on the goods set forth in
the
registrations for Trademarks in the First Stage Covered
Jurisdictions.
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(ii)
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Notwithstanding
anything contained in Schedule
II
to
each Security Agreement Supplement, (i) the applicable Co-Issuer
owns all
right, title and interest in and to the Trademarks for use in the
First
Stage Covered Jurisdictions and Second Stage Jurisdictions; (ii)
the
applicable Co-Issuer has the full and exclusive right, subject to
the
related Licenses, to use and to license the use of the Trademarks
in the
First Stage Covered Jurisdictions and Second Stage Jurisdictions;
and
(iii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents will not alter or impair any of the foregoing such rights.
The
use by the applicable Co-Issuer in the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions
and Second Stage Jurisdictions of the Trademarks will not infringe
on the
rights of any Person, except such infringements outside the First
Stage
Covered Jurisdictions and Second Stage Jurisdictions as would not
have a
material adverse effect on the business of the applicable Co-Issuer.
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(iii)
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Except
as provided in Schedule
II,
no claim has been asserted against the applicable Co-Issuer or any
Affiliate thereof by any Person to the use of, and the applicable
Co-Issuer has no knowledge of the use by any person (other than the
licensees under the Licenses) of, any of the Trademarks in the First
Stage
Covered Jurisdictions and Second Stage Jurisdictions, and there is
no
valid basis for such claim with respect to the Trademarks or for
any
person (other than the licensees under the Licenses) to use any of
the
Trademarks in the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions and Second Stage
Jurisdictions, except such claims or uses outside the First Stage
Covered
Jurisdictions and Second Stage Jurisdictions as would not have a
material
adverse effect on the business of the applicable Co-Issuer.
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(iv)
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Each
of the Trademarks is valid, subsisting and enforceable in the First
Stage
Covered Jurisdictions and Second Stage Jurisdictions, with the exception
of such Trademarks the lack of enforceability of which outside the
First
Stage Covered Jurisdictions and Second Stage Jurisdictions would
not have
a material adverse effect on the business of the applicable Co-Issuer.
There is vested in the applicable Co-Issuer title to the Trademarks
and
related Trademarks for use in the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions
and
Second Stage Jurisdictions, free and clear of all Liens (other than
such
Liens with respect to the Licenses and the Lien created
hereby.
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(v)
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The
trademarks set forth in Schedule
II
to
each Security Agreement Supplement constitute all of the trademark
rights
necessary for the applicable Co-Issuer to conduct its business as
currently and as proposed to be
conducted.
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(vi)
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All
required consents, assignment and/or assumption agreements or notices,
if
any, have been obtained or delivered in the manner required by each
Trademark.
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(e) Additional
Representations with Respect to the Licenses.
(i)
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Schedule
II
to
each Security Agreement Supplement lists all Licenses and other agreements
relating to the use of any of the Trademarks, respectively, in the
Territory. All of the Licenses are payable in U.S. Dollars and valid
and
in full force and effect, except as set forth in Schedule
II
to
each Security Agreement Supplement, and, to the best knowledge of
the
applicable Co-Issuer, there are no existing defaults (or events that,
with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) by any
party
thereunder. No claim has been asserted by any Person challenging
or
questioning the validity or effectiveness of any of the Licenses
and, to
the best knowledge of the applicable Co-Issuer, there is no valid
basis
for any such claim. The applicable Co-Issuer has not, other than
pursuant
to the Licenses, licensed or authorized any other Person to use the
Trademarks, or granted to any other Person any other right with respect
thereto. Except for the Licenses, no agreement to which the applicable
Co-Issuer is a party or by which its assets are bound restricts or
in any
way affects the Trademarks or the right to use thereof. There is
vested in
the applicable Co-Issuer title to all of the Licenses free and clear
of
all Liens (other than such liens with respect to the Licenses and
such
Liens as may arise from actions or inactions of the applicable
Co-Issuer).
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(ii)
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All
required consents, assignment and/or assumption agreements or notices,
if
any, have been obtained or delivered in the manner required by each
License.
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Section
12.13 Indemnity
Without
limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under
applicable Law, the Issuer and each Co-Issuer hereby agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Indemnified Party forthwith on not less than ten (10)
Business Days prior written notice, from and against any and all damages,
losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including attorneys’
fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to
as
“Indemnified
Amounts”)
arising out of, relating to or in connection with the Transaction Documents,
the
transactions contemplated thereby, or the ownership, maintenance or funding,
directly or indirectly, of the Collateral (or any part thereof) or otherwise
in
respect of or related to any Collateral, the security interest or other interest
therein created by this Security Agreement, or otherwise arising out of or
relating to the actions or failure to act of the Issuer, any Co-Issuer, any
Support Fund or any Manager, excluding,
however,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.13, Indemnified
Amounts to the extent determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part
of
such Indemnified Party. Without limiting the foregoing, the Issuer and each
Co-Issuer, shall indemnify each Indemnified Party for any and all Indemnified
Amounts arising out of or relating to:
(i)
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the
transfer by the Issuer or any Co-issuer of any interest in any Collateral
other than pursuant to this
Agreement;
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(ii)
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any
representation or warranty made by the Issuer or any Co-Issuer which
shall
have been false, incorrect or materially misleading when made or
deemed
made;
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(iii)
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the
failure of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer to comply with the terms of
any
Transaction Document to which they are parties or any Law (including
with
respect to any Collateral);
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(iv)
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the
lack of an enforceable ownership interest, or a first priority perfected
Lien in agreed upon jurisdictions, in the Collateral in favor of
the
Secured Party against all other Persons (including any U.S. bankruptcy
trustee or similar Person);
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(v)
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the
failure to file, or any delay in filing, of financing statements
or other
similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable
jurisdiction or under any other applicable Law with respect to any
Collateral, whether at the time of any purchase or at any time
thereafter;
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any
commingling of any Collections by the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or any
Manager
relating to the Collateral with any of their funds or the funds of
any
other Person;
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(vii)
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any
failure by the Issuer or any Co-Issuer to perform its duties or
obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Transaction
Documents.
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Section
12.14 Yield
Protection
(a) If
any
Regulatory Change enacted after the date hereof:
(i)
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shall
subject an Indemnified Party to any tax, duty or other charge with
respect
to any Asset or Collateral funded by it (or its participation in
any of
the foregoing), or right to fund Borrowings or to provide funding
or
maintenance therefor (or its participation in any of the foregoing),
or
shall change the basis of taxation of payments to the Indemnified
Party,
owed to, funded or maintained in whole or in part by it (or its
participation in any of the foregoing) or any other amounts due under
this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents in respect of the Asset
interest owned, maintained or funded by it or its obligations or
rights,
if any to fund or participate in Borrowings or to provide funding
therefor
or the maintenance thereof, in each case, other than Excluded
Taxes;
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(ii)
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shall
impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or
similar
requirement against assets of any Indemnified Party or with or for
the
account of any Affiliate (or entity deemed by the Federal Reserve
Board or
other Governmental Authority to be an affiliate) of any Indemnified
Party,
or credit extended by any Indemnified Party to the Issuer or any
Co-Issuer;
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shall
impose any other condition affecting any Asset or Collateral funded
(or
participated in) in whole or in part by any Indemnified Party, or
its
rights, if any, to fund (or participate in) Borrowings or to provide
(or
to participate in) funding therefor or the maintenance thereof;
or
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(iv)
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shall
change the rate for, or the manner in which the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (or a successor thereto) or similar Person assesses deposit
insurance premiums or similar
charges;
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and
the
result of any of the foregoing is or would be, in each case, as determined
by
Agent or the applicable Indemnified Party:
(A)
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to
increase the cost to (or impose a cost on) (1) an Indemnified Party
funding or maintaining any Borrowings hereunder or any purchases,
reinvestments or loans or other extensions of credit under any Liquidity
Agreement, any Enhancement Agreement or any commitment hereunder
(or under
any Liquidity Agreement or any Enhancement Agreement) in connection
with
Borrowings hereunder of such Indemnified Party with respect to any
of the
foregoing, or (2) the Program Administrator or the Agent for continuing
its relationship with the Lender,
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(B)
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to
reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by an Indemnified
Party under this Agreement, any Liquidity Agreement or any Enhancement
Agreement (or its participation in any such Liquidity Agreement or
Enhancement Agreement) with respect hereto,
or
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(C)
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to
reduce the rate of return on the capital of such Indemnified Party
as a
consequence of its obligations hereunder, under any Liquidity Agreement
or
under any Enhancement Agreement (or its participation in any such
Liquidity Agreement or Enhancement Agreement related hereto), including
its funding or maintenance of a Borrowing, or arising in connection
herewith (or therewith) to a level below that which such Indemnified
Party
could otherwise have achieved hereunder or
thereunder,
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then,
subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) below, the Issuer and each Co-Issuer
shall pay directly to such Indemnified Party such additional amount or amounts
as will compensate such Indemnified Party for such additional or increased
cost
or such reduction.
(b) Each
Indemnified Party, as applicable, shall promptly (and in any event by the later
of (i) 30 Business Days before the commencement of accrual of any amounts to
be
paid by the Issuer or any Co-Issuer under this Section or Section
12.16
and (ii)
the date on which an officer responsible for the transaction hereunder of the
Agent or the requesting Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of an increased
cost resulting from such Regulatory Change or Imposition (as defined in
Section
12.16
herein))
notify the Issuer and Agent of any event of which it has knowledge which will
entitle such Indemnified Party to compensation pursuant to this Section
12.14
or
pursuant to Section
12.16,
provided
that no
failure to give or delay in giving such notification shall adversely affect
the
rights of any Indemnified Party to such compensation, except to the extent
such
delay in giving notice has resulted in an increase in the amount of compensation
which would otherwise have been payable had timely notice been
delivered.
(c) In
determining any amount provided for or referred to in this Section
12.14,
an
Indemnified Party may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods
that
it shall deem applicable. Any Indemnified Party when making a claim under this
Section
12.14
shall
submit to the Issuer a statement as to such increased cost or reduced return
in
reasonable detail, which statement shall in the absence of manifest error,
be
conclusive and binding upon the Issuer and each Co-Issuer.
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Section
12.15 Funding
Losses.
If
any
Indemnified Party incurs any loss or expense (including any loss or expense
incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other
funds
acquired by such Indemnified Party), at any time, as a result of any repayment
of any Note on a date other than on a Payment Date then, upon written notice
from the Agent to the Issuer setting forth in reasonable detail the amount
of,
and reason for, such loss or expense, the Issuer shall pay to the Agent for
the
account of the applicable Indemnified Parties, on the next Payment Date (or
during the existence of any Funding Termination Event or upon the occurrence
of
a Manager Qualification Event, within ten (10) Business Days), the amount of
such loss or expense. Such written notice shall, in the absence of manifest
error, be conclusive and binding upon the Issuer and each Co-Issuer. If an
Indemnified Party incurs any loss or expense incurred by reason of the
liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such
Indemnified Party), at any time, and is not entitled to reimbursement for such
loss or expense in the manner set forth above, such Indemnified Party shall
individually bear such loss or expense without recourse to, or payment from,
any
other Indemnified Party.
Section
12.16 Taxes.
All
payments and distributions made hereunder by the Issuer or any Co-Issuer (each,
a “payor”)
to the
Lender, any Noteholder, the Agent or another Indemnified Party (each, a
“recipient”)
shall
be made free and clear of any without deduction for any present or future
income, excise, stamp or franchise taxes and any other taxes, fees, duties,
withholdings or other charges of any nature whatsoever imposed by any taxing
authority on any recipient (or to an assignee of such parties) (“Impositions”),
but
excluding franchise taxes and taxes imposed on or measured by the recipient’s
net income or gross receipts (“Excluded
Taxes”
and
Impositions exclusive of Excluded Taxes, “Taxes”).
The
Lender, each Noteholder (upon becoming a Noteholder) the Agent, each Indemnified
Party and the assignee(s), immediately after becoming an Indemnified Party
hereunder, of any of such parties are hereby deemed to represent that no such
Taxes would be payable under this Security Agreement immediately after the
Closing Date or immediately after the related assignment, as applicable. In
the
event that any withholding or deduction from any payment made by the payor
hereunder is required in respect of any Taxes, then such payor shall and shall
pay directly to the relevant authority the full amount required to be so
withheld or deducted, and shall
(a) promptly
forward to the Agent an official receipt or other documentation reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent evidencing such payment to such authority;
or
(b) pay
to
the recipient such additional amount or amounts as is necessary to ensure that
the net amount actually received by the recipient will equal the full amount
such recipient would have received had no such withholding or deduction been
required.
Moreover,
if any Taxes are directly asserted against any recipient with respect to any
payment received by such recipient hereunder, the recipient may pay such Taxes
and the payor will promptly pay such additional amounts as shall be necessary
in
order that the net amount received by the recipient after the payment of such
Taxes (including any Taxes on such additional amount) shall equal the amount
such recipient would have received had such Taxes not been
asserted.
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If
the
payor fails to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority after
having received not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written notice from
the recipient of the levy of such Taxes, the payor shall indemnify the recipient
for any incremental Taxes, interest, or penalties that may become payable by
any
recipient as a result of any such failure.
ARTICLE
XIII.
ACCOUNTS,
ACCOUNTINGS AND RELEASES
Section
13.1 Collection
of Money
Each
Co-Issuer shall direct that all Collections (other than amounts to be deposited
to a related Co-Issuer Prepaid Royalty Account or a related Co-Issuer Priority
and Non-Distributable Amounts Account) deposited into such Co-Issuer Collection
Accounts are withdrawn on a daily basis and are paid directly to the Issuer
Collection Account. The Issuer shall deposit all other revenue it may receive
into the Issuer Collection Account within two (2) Business Days after the
receipt of such funds. Pending deposit of such funds into the Issuer Collection
Account, such funds will be deemed to be held in trust by the Issuer for the
benefit of the Agent.
Section
13.2 Issuer
Collection Account
The
Issuer shall establish with Wilmington Trust Company and Wilmington Trust
Company shall maintain a segregated trust account (the “Issuer
Collection Account”)
which
shall be in the name of the Issuer and be subject to a blocked account agreement
in favor of the Agent “as secured party on behalf of the Holders of the NexCen
Acquisition Notes,” and which shall be in an Eligible Financial Institution, for
the receipt of, and there shall be deposited into the Issuer Collection Account,
payments to be deposited therein as provided herein. If the bank with which
the
Issuer Collection Account is maintained ceases to be an Eligible Financial
Institution, the Issuer shall transfer the Issuer Collection Account to an
account maintained with an Eligible Financial Institution selected by the Issuer
and approved by the Agent (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and
not been waived, in which case, such Eligible Financial Institution shall be
selected by the Agent). The Issuer Collection Account shall relate solely to
the
transactions contemplated in this Security Agreement, and funds in such account
shall not be commingled with any other monies. Funds on deposit in the Issuer
Collection Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments at the written
direction of the Issuer. The maximum permissible maturity or, if applicable,
the
latest redemption date of any Eligible Investments made with amounts on deposit
in the Issuer Collection Account shall be not later than the Business Day
preceding the next succeeding Payment Date or a Redemption Date, as applicable.
All monies deposited from time to time in the Issuer Collection Account pursuant
to this Security Agreement shall be part of the related Collateral as herein
provided, and shall include all fees received by the Issuer under the Advisory
Agreement and all moneys transferred from each Co-Issuer Collection Account
pursuant to Section 3.1.1 of each Security Agreement Supplement. Monies in
the
Issuer Collection Account shall be subject to withdrawals pursuant to this
Security Agreement, including Section 14.1 and Section 11.3 of this Security
Agreement.
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Unless
a
Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent shall
not send any notice to Wilmington Trust Company which, under the terms of the
related blocked account agreement, shall give the Agent exclusive control over
the related accounts.
Section
13.3 Release
of Assets
(a) If
at any
time the Issuer, any Co-Issuer, the Manager or the Agent has actual knowledge
that a Release Event with respect to any particular Asset has occurred, the
party discovering such event shall notify the other parties.
(b) Upon
receipt of notification or upon actual knowledge of a Release Event described
in
clause (a) of this Section 13.3, and if the Asset DSCR Test is not
met, the applicable Co-Issuer shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts
to
eliminate or otherwise cure such Release Event. If the Asset DSCR Test would
be
met, then the Asset with respect to which a Release Event has occurred may
be
released from the Lien of this Security Agreement at any time upon request
of
the applicable Co-Issuer upon payment by the related Co-Issuers of the Release
Price; provided that, immediately after such release, such Asset shall be
disposed of by the applicable Co-Issuer to an entity other than the Issuer,
any
Manager or any other Co-Issuer.
(c) If
such
Co-Issuer fails or is unable to eliminate or cure the Release Event within
fifteen (15) days after the earlier of the date on which such Co-Issuer has
actual knowledge of such event or the date on which written notice, specifying
in reasonable detail, such event and requiring it to be remedied shall have
been
given to such Co-Issuer; provided that such Co-Issuer shall have an additional
45 days if such event is susceptible of being cured, then such Co-Issuer shall
pay the Release Price of the affected Asset on the Business Day next preceding
the Redemption Date next following the expiration of such 60 day period. The
Release Price for the release of the affected Asset shall be deposited in the
Issuer Collection Account and shall be applied to the redemption of its Note
on
such Redemption Date in accordance with Section 11.1 of this Security Agreement.
The applicable Co-Issuer's obligation to pay any Release Price shall be limited
to funds available therefor under this Security Agreement.
(d) So
long
as no Funding Termination Event would be triggered thereby, the applicable
Co-Issuer may, at its option, obtain a release of its Asset(s) from the Lien
of
this Security Agreement by providing at least 30 days’ prior written notice (the
“Co-Issuer’s
Notice”)
to the
Agent setting forth (i) the Asset(s) to be released, (ii) the Redemption Date
on
which such Asset(s) will be released and (iii) an estimate of the Release Price
to be deposited on the Redemption Date specified in such notice. Upon payment
to
the Issuer Collection Account of the Release Price of such Asset(s) (which
shall
also be the Redemption Price for the Notes) and completion of the related
redemption, the Asset(s) specified in the Co-Issuer’s Notice shall be released
from the Lien of this Security Agreement if the Asset DSCR Test is met, provided
that immediately after such release, such Asset(s) shall be disposed of by
the
applicable Co-Issuer to an entity other than the Issuer, any Manager or any
other Co-Issuer. The Release Price for the release of such Asset(s) shall be
applied to the redemption of such Co-Issuer’s Note on such Redemption Date in
accordance with Section 11.1 of this Security Agreement.
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Section
13.4 Release
of Collateral
(a) The
Agent
may, and when required by the provisions of Articles XI and XIII of this
Security Agreement shall, at the expense of the Issuers, execute instruments
supplied to it by the Issuers, to release property from the Lien of this
Security Agreement, or convey the Agent’s interest in the same, in a manner and
under circumstances which are not in violation of the provisions of this
Security Agreement. No party relying upon an instrument executed by the Agent
as
provided in this Article XII shall be bound to ascertain the Agent’s authority,
inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the
application of any monies.
(b) At
the
written request and expense of the Issuer and the applicable Co-Issuers and
upon
being supplied by the Issuer and such Co-Issuers with appropriate forms
therefor, the Agent shall, at such time as all amounts due under this Security
Agreement in connection with a full or partial redemption of such Note
Co-Issuers’ Note pursuant to Section 11.1, 11.2 or 13.3 of this Security
Agreement have been paid and if such Co-Issuers are entitled to have the Lien
of
this Security Agreement discharged as to such Co-Issuers’ Assets in accordance
with said sections, (i) release the Assets or applicable portion thereof of
such
Co-Issuers from the Lien of this Security Agreement and promptly deliver all
Assets or applicable portion thereof of such Co-Issuers held by it to such
Co-Issuers; provided that immediately after such release, such Asset(s) shall
be
disposed of by the applicable Co-Issuer to an entity other than the Issuer,
any
Manager or any other Co-Issuer, and (ii) in the case of a redemption in full
of
such Co-Issuers' Note, release the Lien of this Security Agreement in the equity
interests in such Co-Issuers pledged by the Issuer hereunder and the equity
interest in any related entity with a purpose substantially similar to the
Support Fund; provided that immediately after such release, such Asset(s) shall
be disposed of by the applicable Co-Issuer to an entity other than the Issuer,
any Manager or any other Co-Issuer; and provided further, that the total Value
of the remaining Assets exceeds the Borrowing Base.
ARTICLE
XIV.
APPLICATION
OF MONIES
Section
14.1 Disbursements
of Monies out of the Issuer Collection Account
(a) On
each
Payment Date, prior to a Deal Rapid Amortization Event, Wilmington Trust
Company, shall, pursuant to the Manager Report (or if one is not timely
provided, then at the direction of the Agent), withdraw funds from the Issuer
Collection Account, and pay the following amounts from such funds in the
following order of priority, in all cases to the extent of the Distributable
Cash in the Issuer Collection Account on such Payment Date:
(i)
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to
the appropriate financial institutions, all fees and expenses charged
in
connection with its maintenance of the Issuer Collection Account,
all
Co-Issuer Collection Accounts and any other accounts provided for
under
the Transaction Documents not to exceed $20,000.00 per
annum;
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(ii)
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to
the Manager, the Management Fee and, to the extent not previously
distributed, the Management Fee due on each prior Payment
Date;
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(iii)
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to
the Agent for distribution to the Noteholders, payment of all indemnity
payments and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
in
connection with the enforcement of its rights hereunder or under
the
Notes, ratably, without preference or priority of any
kind;
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(iv)
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to
the Agent for distribution to the Noteholders, interest accrued on
the
Notes for the related Interest Period plus any accrued interest thereon
remaining unpaid from any previous Interest Period, and interest
on such
overdue interest to the date such payment is made, at the Note Interest
Rate, but only to the extent that payment of such interest on interest
shall be legally enforceable;
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to
the Agent for distribution to the Noteholders, the Note Principal
Payment
for such Payment Date in reduction of the Note Principal Balance
of the
Notes; provided that,
if
a Note Co-Issuer Rapid Amortization Event has occurred, all remaining
Distributable Cash allocable to such Note Co-Issuer shall be distributed
to the Noteholders until the Outstanding Note Balance of such Note
Co-Issuer's Note has been paid in
full;
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to
the Issuer, payment of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by any
Co-Issuer, including legal expenses in connection with the enforcement
of
its rights directly incurred by any such
Co-Issuer;
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(vii)
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to
any Hedge Counterparty, all amounts due pursuant to the related Hedge
Agreement;
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(viii)
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to
each Indemnified Party, pro rata, any Secured Obligations (not otherwise
provided for specifically above) owed to
it;
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(ix)
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to
the Issuer, the fee due it pursuant to the Advisory
Agreement;
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(x)
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to
the Manager, the Incentive Manager Fee in an amount equal to the
sum of
(1) 50% of the first $500,000 and (2) 75% of each $1.00 above $500,000
of
Distributable Cash available after the distributions are made pursuant
to
clauses (i)-(ix) above, plus any amount to which the Manager is entitled
pursuant to the provisions of Section
2.2
of
the applicable Management Agreement;
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(xi)
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to
the Manager, an amount sufficient to reimburse the Manager for any
advertising expenses incurred by it on behalf of a Co-Issuer and
not
previously reimbursed hereunder;
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(xii)
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to
the Manager, the Issuer Management Fee and, to the extent not previously
distributed, the Issuer Management Fee due on each prior Payment
Date;
and
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(xiii)
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to
the Issuer or such party as the Issuer may direct, all remaining
Distributable Cash.
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(b) On
each
Redemption Date, prior to a Deal Rapid Amortization Event, Wilmington Trust
Company shall withdraw from the Issuer Collection Account an amount equal to
the
Redemption Price and pay such amount to the Agent for distribution to the
Noteholders.
(c) The
foregoing provisions of this Section 14.1 notwithstanding, any monies deposited
in the Issuer Collection Account for purposes of redeeming Notes pursuant to
Article XI shall, subject to Section 12.1, remain in the Issuer Collection
Account until paid for the purpose of such redemption.
(d) On
each
Payment Date, subsequent to a Deal Rapid Amortization Event, Wilmington Trust
Company, shall, upon direction of the Agent withdraw funds from the Issuer
Collection Account and pay the following amounts from such funds in the
following order of priority in all cases to the extent of the remaining
Distributable Cash in the Issuer Collection Account on such Payment
Date:
(i)
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to
the appropriate financial institutions, all fees and expenses charged
in
connection with its maintenance of the Issuer Collection Account,
all
Co-Issuer Collection Accounts and any other accounts provided for
under
the Transaction Documents not to exceed $20,000.00 per
annum;
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to
the Manager, the Management Fee and, to the extent not previously
distributed, the Management Fee due on each prior Payment
Date;
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(iii)
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to
the Agent for distribution to the Noteholders, payment of all indemnity
payments and reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the
enforcement of its rights hereunder or under the Notes, ratably,
without
preference or priority of any kind;
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to
the Agent for distribution to the Noteholders, interest accrued on
the
Notes for the related Interest Period plus any accrued interest thereon
remaining unpaid from any previous Interest Period, and interest
on such
overdue interest to the date such payment is made, at the Note Interest
Rate, but only to the extent that payment of such interest on interest
shall be legally enforceable;
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(v)
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to
the Agent for distribution to the Noteholders, the Note Principal
Payment
for such Payment Date in reduction of the Note Principal Balance
of the
Notes;
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(vi)
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to
the Agent for distribution to the Noteholders, all remaining Distributable
Cash until the Outstanding Note Balance has been paid in
full;
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(vii)
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to
any Hedge Counterparty, all amounts due pursuant to the related Hedge
Agreement;
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(viii)
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to
each Indemnified Party, pro rata, any Secured Obligations (not otherwise
provided for specifically above) owed to
it;
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(ix)
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to
the Issuer, payment of all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by any
Co-Issuer relating to legal expenses in connection with the enforcement
of
its rights directly incurred by such
Co-Issuer;
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(x)
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to
the Issuer, the fee due it pursuant to the Advisory
Agreement;
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(xi)
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to
the Manager, the Incentive Manager Fee in an amount equal to the
sum of
(1) 50% of the first $500,000 and (2) 75% of each $1.00 above $500,000
of
Distributable Cash available after the distributions are made pursuant
to
clauses (i)-(x) above, plus any amount to which the Manager is entitled
pursuant to the provisions of Section
2.2
of
the applicable Management
Agreement;
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(xii)
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to
the Manager, an amount sufficient to reimburse the Manager for any
advertising expenses incurred by it on behalf of a Co-Issuer and
not
previously reimbursed hereunder;
and
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(xiii)
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to
the Manager, the Issuer Management Fee and, to the extent not previously
distributed, the Issuer Management Fee due on each prior Payment
Date;
and
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(xiv)
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to
the Issuer or such party as the Issuer may direct, all remaining
Distributable Cash.
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Section
14.2 Eligible
Investments
Upon
an
Issuer Order, the Manager shall cause Wilmington Trust Company to invest the
funds in the Issuer Collection Account, in Eligible Investments. In the event,
at the close of each Business Day, the Agent has not received an Issuer Order,
or is not in possession of a standing Issuer Order, the Agent may cause
investment of such funds in the type of Eligible Investment specified in
clause (i) or clause (v) of the definition of Eligible Investments. No
Eligible Investment shall mature later than the Business Day preceding the
next
following Payment Date.
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The
Agent
shall not be liable for any loss incurred on any funds invested in Eligible
Investments pursuant to the provisions of this Section 14.2.
ARTICLE
XV.
ASSIGNMENTS
AND PARTICIPATIONS
Section
15.1 Assignments
and Participations.
(a) The
Lender, in its capacity as Noteholder under the Security Agreement, hereby
covenants and agrees that it will not sell, assign or convey any interest in
any
of the Notes (except as provided in paragraph (b) below) without the prior
written approval of the Issuer not to be unreasonably withheld; provided that,
no
approval is necessary in the event that a Funding Termination Event has occurred
and is continuing.
(b) The
Lender may, at any time, without consent of the Issuer, sell or assign to one
or
more Eligible Transferees (a “Participant”) participating interests in the
commitment of the Lender to advance a Borrowing (or any portion thereof), and
the other rights and interests of the Lender hereunder and under the other
Transaction Documents. All other participations (i.e.
other
than to an Eligible Transferee) shall require the written consent of the Issuer
and shall be subject to the following: (i) the Lender shall remain the
Lender and sole Noteholder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents and the Participant receiving the participating interest
and the other rights and interests of the Lender hereunder shall not constitute
a “Lender” or “Noteholder” hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents
and the Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged,
(ii) the Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such
obligations, (iii) the Issuer and the Agent shall continue to deal solely
and directly with the Lender in connection with the Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents,
(iv) the Lender shall not transfer or grant any participating interest
under which the Participant has the right to approve any amendment to, or any
consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document, and (v) all amounts payable by the Issuers hereunder shall be
determined as if the Lender had not sold such participation. The rights of
any
Participant only shall be derivative through the Lender and no Participant
shall
have any rights under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or
any
direct rights as to the Issuers, the Agent or the Collateral. The Participant
shall have the right to participate directly in the making of decisions by
the
Lender and the other Participants among themselves.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer and the Agent have caused this Security Agreement
to
be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and
their respective seals, duly attested, to be hereunto affixed, all as of the
day
and year first above written.
NEXCEN
ACQUISITION CORP., as Issuer
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APPENDIX
A
STANDARD
DEFINITIONS
STANDARD
DEFINITIONS
Accounting
terms used and not otherwise defined herein or in the Transaction Documents
shall be interpreted in accordance with GAAP in effect in the United States
from
time to time. References to any agreement include such agreement as it may
be
amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time pursuant to
its
terms.
“Act”
or
“Act
of
Noteholders”:
The
meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.2 of the Security Agreement.
“Adverse
Claim”:
Any
Lien other than the interests created under the Security Agreement or any
other
Transaction Document in favor of the Agent.
“Advisory
Agreement”:
That
certain agreement between NexCen Acquisition Co. and NexCen Brands pursuant
to
which NexCen Acquisition Co. provides certain advisory services to NexCen
Brands.
“Affiliate”:
With
respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled
by
or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative
to the foregoing.
“Agent”:
BTMU
Capital Corporation.
“Applicable
Law”:
In
respect of any Person, all provisions of constitutions, statutes, rules,
regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities applicable to such Person,
and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators in proceedings or
actions to which the Person in question is a party.
“Asset
DSCR Test”:
With
respect to any Asset that is the subject of a Release Event, the conclusion
that
the DSCR as of the most recent Payment Date calculated by the Manager without
regard to such Asset is equal to or greater than 1.15:1.00 as confirmed in
the
most recent Manager Report and accepted by the Agent.
“Asset
Purchase Agreement”:
That
certain Equity Interest and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August
21,
2006 by and among NexCen Brands, NexCen Acquisition Co., NexCen Franchise
Management, Inc., Athlete's Foot Marketing Associates, LLC, Athlete's Foot
Brands, LLC, Support Fund, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
“Assets”:
All of
the following:
(i) all
Trademarks;
(ii) all
Licenses;
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(iii) all
Other
Intellectual Property;
(iv) all
Related Rights;
(v) all
royalties, license fees, franchise payments and all other rights to the payment
of money under the Licenses;
(vi) all
equity interests in any Co-Issuer;
(vii) all
other
revenues collected with respect to the IP Businesses of the Co-Issuers;
and
(viii) any
of
the foregoing acquired by any Co-Issuer after a Funding Date;
provided,
however
that any
Priority and Non-Distributable Amounts shall not be an "Asset".
“Authorized
Signatory”:
With
respect to the Issuer or any Co-Issuer, any one of the President, the Vice
President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any
Assistant Secretary.
“Available
Borrowing Amount”:
As of
any date of determination, the Maximum Facility Balance minus
the
Outstanding Note Balance on such date.
“Bankruptcy
Code”:
Xxxxx
00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute
thereto.
“Base
Rate”:
LIBOR.
“Benefit
Plan”:
An
“employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, or any other “plan”
as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, that is subject to the prohibited
transaction rules of ERISA or of Section 4975 of the Code or any plan that
is
subject to any substantially similar provision of federal, state or local
law.
“Board
of Directors”:
The
board of directors of a Person or any duly authorized committee of that
Board.
“Board
Resolution”:
A copy
of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Issuer or a Co-Issuer to have been duly adopted by its Board of Directors
and to
be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.
“Borrowing”:
An
advance made to a Co-Issuer pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Security
Agreement, the related Security Agreement Supplement, the Note Funding Agreement
and the related Joinder Supplement.
“Borrowing
Base”:
On any
date of determination, an amount equal to the product of the Borrowing Base
Percentage and the Value of the Assets pledged and to be pledged under the
Security Agreement pursuant to a Security Agreement Supplement, but in no
event
shall the Borrowing Base exceed $150,000,000.
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“Borrowing
Base Percentage”:
60%.
“Borrowing
Notice”:
The
meaning specified in Section 2.1(c) of the Note Funding Agreement.
“Brand
Manager”:
The
wholly-owned subsidiary of NexCen Brands that manages the assets of the Brand
Subsidiary Borrowers pursuant to Brand Management Agreements.
“Brand
Management Agreements”:
Those
certain management agreements between the Brand Manager and the Brand Subsidiary
Borrowers, satisfactory to the Agent.
“Brand
Management Fee”:
With
respect to each Payment Date and each applicable Co-Issuer, and subject to
the
provisions of Section 2.2 of the applicable Management Agreement, an amount
not
to exceed the lesser of the sum for each Co-Issuer of (a) the actual Manager
Costs incurred by the Brand Manager for such Co-Issuer for the immediately
preceding Collection Period and (b) the revenues received from such Co-Issuer
during such Collection Period and deposited to the Issuer Collection Account
pursuant to Section 3.1.1 of the applicable Security Agreement Supplement
multiplied by that Management Fee Percentage for such Co-Issuer as specified
in
Section 2.1 of the relevant Security Agreement Supplement; provided,
however,
that
prior to the occurrence of a Manager Event of Default or a Manager Qualification
Event (or an event which but for the giving of notice and/or lapse of time
would
result in a Manager Event of Default or Manager Qualification Event) with
respect to any applicable Co-Issuer, the revenues received from such Co-Issuer
during such Collection Period and deposited to the Issuer Collection Account
pursuant to Section 3.1.1 of the applicable Security Agreement Supplement
multiplied by that Management Fee Percentage for such Co-Issuer as specified
in
Section 2.1 of the relevant Security Agreement Supplement shall be the amount
paid to the Brand Manager as its Brand Management Fee, subject to adjustment
as
necessary to result in the proper Brand Management Fee ultimately being paid
in
accordance with Section 2.2 of the applicable Management Agreement.
“Brand
Subsidiary Borrower”:
An
Eligible Borrower which has as its primary business purpose the licensing
of
branded consumer products.
“BTM
Trust Company”:
Bank
of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company.
“Business
Day”:
Any
day that is not (i) a Saturday, or Sunday or (ii) any other day on
which commercial banking institutions in the State of New York or the State
of
Delaware are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be
closed.
“Change
of Control”:
Any
Person or group of Persons acting in concert acquires more than 50% of the
voting rights of a Person’s share capital or holds the power to control the
appointment of removal of the majority of directors of the Person.
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“Change
of Management Event”:
An
event or series of events by which Xxxxxx X'Xxxxx is no longer (i) either
President and Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of NexCen Brands and (ii)
a
Director of NexCen Brands, and a replacement satisfactory to the Agent has
not
been named within 120 days of such event.
“Closing
Date”:
March
12, 2007.
“Code”:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Co-Issuers”:
All
Subsidiary Borrowers that become parties to the Security Agreement by entering
into a Security Agreement Supplement and to the Note Funding Agreement by
entering into a Joinder Supplement.
“Co-Issuer
Collection Accounts”:
The
trust account or accounts established and maintained by a Co-Issuer as such
pursuant to the related Security Agreement Supplement.
“Co-Issuer
Lockbox Accounts”:
The
trust account or accounts established and maintained by a Co-Issuer as such
pursuant to the related Security Agreement Supplement.
“Co-Issuer's
Notice”:
Shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 13.3(d) of the Security
Agreement.
“Co-Issuer
Prepaid Royalty Accounts”:
The
trust account or accounts established and maintained by a Co-Issuer as such
pursuant to Article III of the related Security Agreement
Supplement.
“Co-Issuer
Priority and Non-Distributable Amounts Accounts”:
The
trust account or accounts established and maintained by a Co-Issuer as such
pursuant to the related Security Agreement Supplement.
“Collateral”:
The
meaning ascribed thereto in granting clauses of the Security
Agreement.
“Collection
Period”:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the three calendar months preceding such Payment
Date; provided,
that
with respect to the first Payment Date following a Funding Date for a Note,
the
Collection Period will be the period from and including the Funding Date
for
such Note to and including the date specified in the related Security Agreement
Supplement.
“Collection
Period Revenues”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and the prior Collection Period, an amount equal
to
the Distributable Cash less the amount referred to in clause (i) of the
definition of such term.
“Collections”:
All
amounts received in connection with the Assets.
“Contract”:
Any
contract, indenture, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, note,
instrument, lease, license, arrangement or other agreement, whether oral
or
written, to which the Issuer or any Co-Issuer may become a party or by which
the
Issuer or any Co-Issuer or any of their assets or properties may be bound,
including the Licenses, as the same may have been amended, modified, replaced
and/or supplemented from time to time.
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“Contribution
Agreement”:
That
certain contribution agreement by and between NexCen Acquisition Co. and
NexCen
Brands dated as of March 12, 2007, and relating to the acquisition of Athlete's
Foot Brands, LLC.
“Copyrights”:
The
meaning given to such term in Section 1.6 of the Security Agreement Supplement.
“Covered
Jurisdictions”:
Collectively, the United States of America, Canada and any other jurisdiction
needed to meet the proviso hereof (the “First
Stage Covered Jurisdictions”);
provided,
however,
that in
no event shall the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions be less in the aggregate
than 85% of the Value of Assets pledged hereunder by the Co-Issuers (the
Territory other than the First Stage Covered Jurisdictions being the
“Second
Stage Covered Jurisdictions”).
“Deal
Rapid Amortization Event”:
The
occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Issuers Minimum DSCR Test is
not
satisfied; (ii) a Manager Qualification Event; (iii) a Change of Management
Event; or (iv) an Event of Default, provided,
that
with
respect to clause (i), a Deal Rapid Amortization Event shall cease to exist
if
the Issuers Minimum DSCR Test is subsequently satisfied for two consecutive
Payment Dates.
“Debt
Service Amount”:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the aggregate amount payable pursuant to Sections
14.1(a)(iv) and (v) of the Security Agreement on such Payment Date whether
or
not Distributable Cash is sufficient to make such distribution; provided however,
that
for any Note of a Co-Issuer in respect of which the first four payments have
not
yet been made, the amount payable for purposes of this definition shall be
the
amount due on the fifth Payment Date after the date of issuance of such
Note.
“Default”:
Any
occurrence which is, or with notice or the lapse of time or both would become,
an Event of Default.
“Default
Rate”:
The
Base Rate plus 4.5% (to the extent allowed by law).
“Determination
Date”:
The
tenth day after the end of each Collection Period.
“Distributable
Cash”:
With
respect to any Collection Period, the sum of (i) the balance, if any, in
the
Issuer Collection Account at the beginning of the applicable Collection Period,
(ii) all deposits (excluding any Priority and Non-Distributable Amounts)
to the
Issuer Collection Account during the applicable Collection Period (other
than
amounts specifically deposited for purposes of effecting a full or partial
redemption of one or more Notes), (iii) any interest earned on balances in
the
Issuer Collection Account during the applicable Collection Period, and (iv)
revenues received during such Collection Period by the Issuer pursuant to
the
Advisory Agreement with NexCen Brands.
“Dollars”
or
“$”:
Lawful
currency of the United States of America.
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“DSCR”:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the ratio of the Rolling 6 Month Revenue to
the
Debt Service Amounts for such Payment Date and the most recently preceding
Payment Date.
“Eligible
Borrower”:
Any
entity that (i) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer or a Co-Issuer;
(ii)
is a bankruptcy remote, special purpose entity; and (iii) has duly executed
a
Security Agreement Supplement.
“Eligible
Financial Institution”:
A
depository institution that (a) has a combined capital and surplus of at
least $100,000,000, (b) is subject to supervision or examination by Federal
or state banking authority and subject to regulations substantially similar
to
12 C.F.R. Section 9.10(b), (c) has an office within the United
States of America, (d) is not affiliated (as such term is defined in
Rule 405 under the 0000 Xxx) with the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or with any
Person involved in the organization or operation of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer
and (e) has a short-term rating of P-1 from
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody's”)
or an
equivalent rating from a Rating Agency or if no short-term rating exists,
has
long-term debt with at least an “A2” rating from Moody’s or an equivalent rating
from a Rating Agency or otherwise acceptable to the Noteholders and the deposits
of which are insured to the full extent permitted by law by the FDIC and
which
has trust power and is organized under the laws of the United States of America
or any state thereof. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising
or
examining authority, then for the purposes of this definition, the combined
capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital
and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
published.
“Eligible
Investments”:
Any
and all of the following:
(i) obligations
of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States or any
agency or instrumentality thereof which are backed by the full faith and
credit
of the United States;
(ii) certificates
of deposit and time and demand deposits and bankers acceptances having original
maturities of no more than 365 days of any bank or trust company incorporated
under the laws of the United States or any state, provided that the long
term
debt obligations of such bank or trust company (or parent holding company
thereof), at the date of acquisition thereof have received a credit rating
in
one of the two highest rating categories of a Rating Agency;
(iii) commercial
paper of any Person incorporated under the laws of the United States or any
state thereof having original maturities of not more than 180 days which
on the
date of acquisition has a credit rating in the highest rating category for
commercial paper of a Rating Agency;
(iv) money
market mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as
amended, having a credit rating, at the time of such investment in the highest
rating category of a Rating Agency; and
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(v) bonds
or
other obligations having a short term unsecured debt rating in one of the
two
the highest rating categories of a Rating Agency and having a long term debt
rating in the highest rating category of a Rating Agency issued by, or by
authority of, any state of the United States, any territory or possession
of the
United States, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and agencies thereof,
or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing.
“Eligible
Transferee”:
Any
Indemnified Party, any Noteholder and any commercial paper issuer administered
or sponsored by the Agent or any of its Affiliates.
“Enhancement
Agreement”:
Any
agreement between the Lender and any other Person(s), entered into to provide
credit enhancement to the Lender’s commercial paper facility.
“Enhancement
Provider”:
Any
Person providing credit support to the Lender under an Enhancement Agreement,
including pursuant to an unfunded commitment, or any similar entity with
respect
to any permitted assignee of the Lender.
“ERISA”:
The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate”:
Any
NexCen Entity or any other Person that, together with the NexCen Entity,
would
be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA
Event”:
With
respect to any NexCen Entity Plan: (a) a “reportable event” within the meaning
of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder (other than
an
event as to which the 30-day notice period is waived by regulation); (b)
the
failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code
or
Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (c) the failure to make by its
due
date a required contribution under Section 412(m) of the Code (or Section
430(j)
of the Code, as amended by the Pension Protection Act of 2006); (d) the failure
to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (e) the filing
pursuant to Section 412 of the Code of an application for a waiver of the
minimum funding standard; (f) the provision by the administrator of any NexCen
Entity Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA of a notice of intent
to
terminate such NexCen Entity Plan in a standard termination described in
Section
4041(b) of ERISA or a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of
ERISA; (d) the complete or partial withdrawal by the Issuer, any Co-Issuer
or
any Support Fund, or any ERISA Affiliate, from any NexCen Entity Plan with
two
or more contributing sponsors or the termination of any such NexCen Entity
Plan,
in each case, which results in liability pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064
of
ERISA; (e) formal written notice from the PBGC of its intent to commence
proceedings to terminate any NexCen Entity Plan; (f) the imposition of liability
on the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund or any ERISA Affiliate,
pursuant to Section 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application
of
Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (g) the assertion of a material claim (other than
routine claims for benefits ) against such NexCen Entity Plan or the assets
thereof, or against the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or any Support Fund or any
ERISA
Affiliate, in connection with such NexCen Entity Plan; (h) with respect to
any
NexCen Entity Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a)
of the
Code, the receipt from the Internal Revenue Service of notice of the failure
of
such NexCen Entity Plan to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code or the
failure of any trust forming part of such NexCen Entity Plan to qualify for
exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code; (i) the imposition
of
a lien in favor of the PBGC, or a NexCen Entity Plan pursuant to Section
401(a)(29) or Section 412(n) of the Code or pursuant to ERISA; or (j) the
complete or partial withdrawal by the Issuer, any Co-Issuer any Support Fund
or
any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or could
reasonably be expected to result in material liability under ERISA.
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“Event
of Default”:
When
used in connection with the Security Agreement, an Event of Default described
in
Section 6.1 thereof.
“Extraordinary
Optional Redemption”:
A
redemption of all Outstanding Notes at the option of the Issuer on the
Redemption Date referred to in Section 11.1(2) of the Security
Agreement.
“Excluded
Taxes”:
The
meaning given to such term in Section 12.16 of the Security
Agreement.
“Facility
Termination Date”:
The
date on which the Lender shall make no further advances to any Co-Issuer
pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Note Funding Agreement.
“FATF”:
The
meaning given to such term in Section 12.9(aa) of the Security
Agreement.
“FDIC”:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereof.
“Federal
Bankruptcy Code”:
The
U.S. Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended.
“First
Stage Covered Jurisdictions”:
The
meaning given to that term in the definition of Covered
Jurisdictions.
“Foreign
IP Assets”:
The
meaning given to that term in Section 12.3(c) of the Security
Agreement.
“Foreign
Person”:
A
Person not organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof.
“Franchise
Fee Refunds”:
Franchise fees previously received by a Co-Issuer and returned to the applicable
franchisee in the event that such franchisee is entitled to a refund of the
same
under the provisions of such franchisee's applicable license
agreement.
“Franchise
Management Agreements”:
Those
certain management agreements, entered into by and between the Franchise
Manager
and the Franchise Subsidiary Borrowers, satisfactory to the Agent.
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“Franchise
Management Fee”:
With
respect to each Payment Date and each applicable Co-Issuer, and subject to
the
provisions of Section 2.2 of the applicable Management Agreement, an amount
not
to exceed the lesser of the sum for each Co-Issuer of (a) the actual Manager
Costs incurred by the Franchise Manager for such Co-Issuer for the immediately
preceding Collection Period and (b) the revenues received from such Co-Issuer
during such Collection Period and deposited to the Issuer Collection Account
pursuant to Section 3.1.1 of the applicable Security Agreement Supplement
multiplied by that Management Fee Percentage for such Co-Issuer as specified
in
Section 2.1 of the relevant Security Agreement Supplement; provided,
however,
that
prior to the occurrence of a Manager Event of Default or a Manager Qualification
Event (or an event which but for the giving of notice and/or lapse of time
would
result in a Manager Event of Default or Manager Qualification Event) with
respect to any applicable Co-Issuer, the revenues received from such Co-Issuer
during such Collection Period and deposited to the Issuer Collection Account
pursuant to Section 3.1.1 of the applicable Security Agreement Supplement
multiplied by that Management Fee Percentage for such Co-Issuer as specified
in
Section 2.1 of the relevant Security Agreement Supplement shall be the amount
paid to the Franchise Manager as its Franchise Management Fee, subject to
adjustment as necessary to result in the proper Franchise Management Fee
ultimately being paid in accordance with Section 2.2 of the applicable
Management Agreement.
“Franchise
Manager”:
The
wholly-owned subsidiary of NexCen Brands that manages the assets of the
Franchise Subsidiary Borrowers pursuant to management agreements satisfactory
to
the Agent.
“Franchise
Subsidiary Borrower”:
An
Eligible Borrower which has as its primary business purpose the franchising
of
consumer goods and/or services to others engaged in retail sales of such
goods
and/or services.
“Funding
Date”:
Each
date on which a Co-Issuer shall make a Borrowing pursuant to the Security
Agreement, the related Security Agreement Supplement, the Note Funding Agreement
and the Joinder Supplement.
“Funding
Termination Event”:
The
earlier to occur of an Event of Default and a Deal Rapid Amortization
Event.
“GAAP”:
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
in
effect from time to time.
“Governmental
Authority”:
Any
nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and
any
entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government.
“Government
Securities”:
The
securities described in clause (i) of the definition of the term “Eligible
Investments”.
“Grant”:
To
grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, release, convey, assign,
transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right
of
set-off against, deposit, set over and confirm. A Grant of a License or of
any
other instrument shall include all rights, powers and options (but none of
the
obligations) of the Granting party thereunder, including, without limitation,
the immediate and continuing right to claim, collect, receive and receipt
for
payments in respect of a License or any other payment due thereunder, to
give
and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other
agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring proceedings in the
name
of the Granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything
which the Granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder
or
with respect thereto.
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“Hedge
Agreement”:
The
interest rate cap agreement(s) entered into by the Issuers on each Funding
Date
in accordance with Section 6.14 of the Note Funding Agreement.
“Incentive
Management Fee”:
The
amount described in Section 14.1(a)(x) or Section 14.1(d)(xi) of the Security
Agreement, as applicable.
“Indebtedness”:
Of any
Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation for borrowed money, including,
(i) any obligation incurred through the issuance and sale of bonds, debentures,
notes or other similar debt instruments and (ii) any obligation for borrowed
money which is non-recourse to the credit of the Person but which is secured
by
any assets of such Person, (b) any obligation of such Person on account of
deposits or advances with the exception of the Obligor Rebate Amount and
Franchise Fee Refunds, (c) any obligation of such Person for the deferred
purchase price of any property or services, except accounts payable arising
in
the ordinary course of such Person's business, (d) any obligation of such
Person
as lessee under a capital lease, other than capital leases and real property
leases entered into in the ordinary course of business, (e) any obligation
of
such Person or of another secured by a lien on any asset of such Person,
whether
or not such obligation is assumed by such Person, (f) any obligation in respect
of interest rate or foreign exchange hedging agreement and (g) guarantees
of any
of the above by any Person.
“Indemnified
Amounts”:
The
meaning given to such term in Section 12.13 of the Security
Agreement.
“Indemnified
Party”:
The
Lender, Program Administrator, any Enhancement Provider and any Liquidity
Provider.
“Indemnity
Agreement”:
That
certain indemnity agreement by and between NexCen Brands and Athlete's Foot
Brands, LLC.
“Independent”:
When
used with respect to any specified Person, means another Person who (1) is
in
fact independent of the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or any Affiliate of the Issuer
or
any Co-Issuer, (2) does not have any direct financial interest or any material
indirect financial interest in the Issuer, any Co-Issuer or in any Affiliate
of
the Issuer or any Co-Issuer and (3) is not connected with the Issuer or any
Co-Issuer as an officer, employee, shareholder, debt-holder, promoter,
underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar
functions.
“Independent
Director”:
A
natural person who, for the five-year period prior to his or her appointment
as
Independent Director has not been, and during the continuation of his or
her
service as Independent Director is not: (i) an employee, director, stockholder,
member, manager, partner or officer of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer or any
of its
Affiliates (other than his or her service as an Independent Director of the
Issuer or any Co-Issuer); (ii) a customer or supplier of the Issuer or any
Co-Issuer or any of its Affiliates (other than his or her service as an
Independent Director of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer); or (iii) any member
of the
immediate family of a person described in (i)
or
(ii).
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“Individual
Asset”:
With
respect to the Assets of a Co-Issuer, a contract category that is separately
identified on Schedule III to the related Security Agreement
Supplement.
“Initial
Asset Value”:
With
respect to the Assets of a Co-Issuer, for each Individual Asset, the Value
of
the Asset as of the applicable Funding Date, as determined by the Manager,
satisfactory to the Agent, as set forth opposite such Asset on Schedule III
to
the related Security Agreement Supplement.
“Initial
Interest Period”:
With
respect to any Note and the applicable Initial Payment Date, the period
commencing on and including the related Funding Date to and including the
day
immediately preceding the applicable Initial Payment Date.
“Initial
Note Principal Balance”:
With
respect to each Note, the initial principal balance of such Note, which equals
the amount of the related Borrowing.
“Initial
Payment Date”:
With
respect to any Note, the date specified in the related Security Agreement
Supplement.
“Intellectual
Property”:
The
meaning given to such term in Section 1.6 of the Security Agreement Supplement.
“Interest
Distribution Amount”:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the sum of (i) interest accrued on the Notes
during
the related Interest Period at the Note Interest Rate and (ii) the amount
of
unpaid Interest Distribution Amounts from prior Payment Dates for the Notes,
plus, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, interest on such unpaid
amount
at the Note Interest Rate. The Interest Distribution Amount shall be calculated
on an actual/360 basis.
“Interest
Period”:
With
respect to any Note and as to any Payment Date, the period from and including
the immediately preceding Payment Date (or, in the case of the applicable
first
Payment Date, from and including the Funding Date) to and including the day
immediately preceding such Payment Date.
“Investment
Company Act”:
The
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“IP
Businesses”:
Intellectual property-centric businesses, including consumer branded products
and franchise businesses.
“Issue
Date”:
With
respect to any Note, the issue date indicated on such Note.
“Issuer”:
NexCen
Acquisition Corp., its permitted successors and permitted assigns.
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“Issuer
Collection Account”:
The
trust account or accounts established and maintained by the Issuer for the
benefit of the Agent as such pursuant to Section 13.2 of the Security
Agreement.
“Issuer
Management Agreement”:
That
certain management agreement, dated as of March 12, 2007, by and between
the
Issuer and the Manager.
“Issuer
Management Fee”:
Shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.2 of the Issuer Management
Agreement.
“Issuer
Manager”:
The
wholly-owned subsidiary of NexCen Brands that manages the assets of the Issuer
pursuant to the Issuer Management Agreement.
“Issuer
Order”:
A
written order or request signed in the name of the Issuer or a Co-Issuer
by any
two of its Authorized Signatories and delivered to the Agent.
“Issuers”:
The
Issuer and Co-Issuers, collectively.
“Issuers
Combined DSCR Test”:
In
respect of all Issuers, a test that is satisfied if the DSCR is at least
1.25:1.00.
“Issuers
Minimum DSCR Test”:
In
respect of all Issuers, a test that is satisfied if the DSCR is at least
1.15:1.00
“Joinder
Supplement”:
Shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.4 of the Note Funding
Agreement.
“Law”:
Any
law (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule,
ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree, judgment, award or similar item
of
or by a Governmental Authority or any interpretation, implementation or
application thereof.
“Lender”:
Victory Receivables Corporation.
“LIBOR”:
A rate
to be determined for any Payment Date on the second business day prior to
commencement of the related Interest Period (each such date, an “Interest
Determination Date”)
in
accordance with the following terms. The
Agent
will determine LIBOR for such Interest Period on the basis of the offered
rates
of the Reference Banks for three-month U.S. dollar deposits, as such rates
appear on the Telerate Page 3750, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such
Interest Determination Date.
As
used
in this definition of LIBOR: “business
day”
means
a
day on which banks are open for dealing in foreign currency and exchange
in
London and New York City; “Telerate
Page 3750”
means
the display page currently so designated on the Dow Xxxxx Telerate Service
(or
such other page as may replace the Telerate Page 3750 page on that service
for
the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of major bank(s);
and
“Reference
Banks” means
leading banks selected by the Agent and engaged in transactions in Eurodollar
deposits in the international Eurocurrency market (i) with an established
place
of business in London, (ii) whose quotations appear on the Telerate Page
3750 on
the Interest Determination Date in question, and (iii) which have been
designated as such by the Agent.
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On
each
Interest Determination Date, LIBOR for the applicable Interest Period will
be
established by the Agent as follows:
(a) If,
on
such Interest Determination Date, two or more Reference Banks provide such
offered quotations, LIBOR for the related Interest Period shall be the
arithmetic mean of such offered quotations (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to
the nearest whole multiple of 0.0001%).
(b) If,
on
such Interest Determination Date, fewer than two Reference Banks provide
such
offered quotations, LIBOR for the related Interest Period shall be the higher
of
(x) LIBOR as determined on the previous Interest Determination Date and (y)
the
arithmetic mean (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple
of
0.0001%) of the three-month U.S. dollar lending rates that three New York
City
banks selected by the Agent are quoting at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New
York
City time) on the relevant Interest Determination Date to leading European
banks.
The
establishment of LIBOR on each Interest Determination Date by the Agent and
the
Agent’s calculation of the rate of interest applicable to the Notes for the
related Interest Period shall (in the absence of manifest error) be final
and
binding.
“License
Income”:
Any
and all forms of income, proceeds or compensation, exclusive of any Priority
and
Non-Distributable Amounts, whether cash or other, paid on account of or in
respect of any of the Licenses, provided,
however,
that
any compensation received in any form other than cash or negotiable instruments
shall not be deemed received until the same has been converted to
cash.
“Licenses”:
At any
time and from time to time, the licenses, franchise agreements, area development
agreements, operating agreements, or other agreements for the exploitation
of
the Trademarks identified on Schedule II to each Security Agreement Supplement
and any other licenses of trademarks to which the related Co-Issuer shall
be a
party as licensor, together with any extension, modification, renewal or
replacement of any such agreement.
“Lien”:
Any
interest in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, any Person
other than the owner of the property, whether such interest shall be based
on
the common law, statute or contract, whether or not such interest shall be
recorded or perfected and whether or not such interest shall be contingent
upon
the occurrence of some future event or events or the existence of some future
circumstance or circumstances, and including the lien or security interest
arising from a mortgage, encumbrance, pledge, adverse claim or charge,
conditional sale or trust receipt, or from a lease, consignment or bailment
for
security purposes.
“Liquidation
Proceeds”:
The
proceeds received by the Agent upon and in connection with the enforcement
of
any element of the Collateral as to which a default or breach has occurred,
all
in accordance with the Security Agreement.
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“Liquidity
Agreement”:
Any
agreement entered into, directly or indirectly, in connection with or related
to, the Security Agreement pursuant to which any Person agrees to make loans
or
advances to, or purchase from, the Lender in order to provide liquidity for
the
Lender’s commercial paper notes or other senior.
“Liquidity
Provider”:
The
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch and any other lender
or
liquidity provider that is at any time party to a Liquidity Agreement or
any
successor or assign of such lender or liquidity provider or any similar entity
with respect to any permitted assignee of the Lender.
“Majority
Holders”:
The
meaning described thereto in Section 1.2(a) of the Security
Agreement.
“Manage”:
With
respect to any specified property, to lease, license, renew, extend, advertise,
exploit, promote, market, publicize, maintain quality control, settle,
compromise, collect, enforce or otherwise deal with such property.
“Management
Agreement”:
The
Issuer Management Agreement, Brand Management Agreement and/or the Franchise
Management Agreement, as the context may require.
“Management
Fee”:
Either
Brand Management Fee or the Franchise Management Fee, as
applicable.
“Management
Services”:
The
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(a) of any Management
Agreement.
“Manager”:
The
Franchise Manager, the Brand Manager and/or the Issuer Manager, as the case may
be.
“Manager
Advances”:
Advances made by the applicable Manager on behalf of any Co-Issuer in respect
of
Obligor Rebate Amounts or Franchise Fee Refunds.
“Manager
Costs”:
All
expenses incurred by the Brands Manager or the Franchise Manager (other than
Manager Expenses) to enhance the value of the Assets, to market, develop
and
exploit the Trademarks, to develop and enter into new Licenses and service
and
collect all Licenses and other similar activities, including collection,
accounting and tax services whether performed directly or by third parties,
all
as specified in reasonable detail in the applicable Manager's financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) of the Management
Agreement.
“Manager
Event of Default”:
The
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.1 of any Management
Agreement.
“Manager
Expenses”:
All
out-of-pocket expenditures of the Manager, (other than Manager Costs), incurred
by the Manager in protecting the Equity Interests, Trademarks and the Licenses
in litigation or other adversarial proceedings relating to the Equity Interests,
Trademarks or related Licenses, all as specified in reasonable detail in
the
applicable Manager Report.
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“Manager
Qualification Event”:
The
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.2 of any Management
Agreement.
“Manager
Report”:
The
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.1(h) of any Management
Agreement.
“Manager
Termination Event”:
The
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.2 of any Management
Agreement.
“Manager
Termination Notice”:
The
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.2 of any Management
Agreement.
“Material
Adverse Effect”:
The
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 12.9(cc) of the Security
Agreement.
“Material
License Agreement”:
Those
Licenses identified in a schedule to a Security Agreement
Supplement.
“Maturity
Date”:
With
respect to any Note, the date specified in related Security Agreement
Supplement.
“Maximum
Facility Balance”:
$150,000,000.
“Minimum
Annual Advisory Fee”:
Shall
equal $1,000,000.00.
“Multiemployer
Plan”:
Shall
have the meaning as such term is defined in Section 3(37)(A) of
ERISA
“Net
Cash Flow”:
With
respect to each Borrowing, either the trailing twelve month earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, in accordance with GAAP
("EBITDA"),
or
the pro forma EBITDA of the Assets related to such Borrowing as mutually
agreed
upon by the Agent and the Manager.
“Net
Disposition Proceeds”:
With
respect to a sale or disposition of Assets in accordance with Section 11.6
of the Security Agreement, Net Disposition Proceeds shall equal the Outstanding
Note Balance of all Notes of the Issuers on the date of redemption referred
to
in Section 11.2(b) of the Security Agreement multiplied by a fraction that
is
equal to the greater of:
(i) the
ratio
of (a) the Value of those Assets disposed of as of the related Funding Date
and
(b) the Value of all Assets as of their related Funding Date; and
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(ii) the
ratio
of (a) the then current Value of those Assets disposed of on the date of
disposition and (b) the then current Value of all Assets on the date of
disposition.
“Net
Worth”:
With
respect to the Manager, as of any date of determination and as calculated
on an
unconsolidated basis (excluding any equity interest), the sum of (i) the
value
of all of its assets as determined in accordance with GAAP minus the sum
of all
of its liabilities as determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (ii) Obligor
Rebate Amounts.
“NexCen
Acquisition Co.”:
NexCen
Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NexCen Brands.
“NexCen
Brands”:
NexCen
Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the parent entity of NexCen Acquisition
Corp.
“NexCen
Entity”:
NexCen
Brands, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates.
“NexCen
Entity Plan”:
Any
“employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) for the benefit of
any ERISA Affiliate, or with respect to which the NexCen Entity or ERISA
Affiliate has or may have any liability, including any “employee welfare benefit
plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), any Pension Plan, any Title IV
Plan, any Multiemployer Plan and any other written or oral plan, contract
or
arrangement involving direct or indirect compensation or benefits, including
insurance coverage, severance or other termination pay or benefits, change
in
control, retention, performance, holiday pay, vacation pay, fringe benefits,
disability benefits, pension, retirement plans, profit sharing, deferred
compensation, bonuses, stock options, stock purchase, restricted stock or
stock
units, phantom stock, stock appreciation or other forms of incentive
compensation or post-retirement compensation, maintained or contributed to
by
any NexCen Entity or ERISA Affiliate (or that has been maintained or contributed
to in the last six years by any NexCen Entity or ERISA Affiliate) for the
benefit of any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant
of
any NexCen Entity or ERISA Affiliate, or with respect to which any NexCen
Entity
or ERISA Affiliate has or may have any liability.
“Non-Cooperative
Jurisdiction”:
A
country or territory designated as a non-cooperative jurisdiction by
FATF.
“Nonrecurring
Fee”:
Any
upfront licensing fee, license key money fee, or other similar nonrecurring
fee
received by a Co-Issuer from a licensee pursuant to a License, which fee
is not
less than $150,000.
“Nonrecurring
Release Amount”:
With
respect to each Payment Date, an amount determined by dividing the amount
of a
Nonrecurring Fee by the number of Payment Dates remaining during the period
beginning at the end of the Collection Period during which such Nonrecurring
Fee
is deposited to a Co-Issuer Prepaid Royalty Account and the date of expiration
of the License for which such Nonrecurring Fee was paid; provided, however,
that
any franchise territory purchase fee or license key money fee shall be released
in four equal installments over the succeeding four Payment Dates.
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“Note”
or
“Notes”:
The
securities authorized and issued under the Security Agreement by the Issuer
and
a Co-Issuer.
“Note
Issuers”:
The
Issuer and the related Co-Issuers of a specific Note.
“Note
Co-Issuers”:
The
Co-Issuers of a specific Note.
“Note
Co-Issuer DSCR”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Co-Issuer, the ratio of the Rolling 6
Month
Revenues (not on an aggregate basis but solely with respect to the revenues
of
such Note Co-Issuer) to the Debt Service Amounts (not on an aggregate basis
but
solely with respect to such Co-Issuer's allocable portion of the amounts
payable
pursuant to Sections 14.1(iv) and (v) of the Security Agreement on such Payment
Date) for such Payment Date and the most recently preceding Payment
Date.
“Note
Co-Issuer DSCR Test”:
With
respect to any Co-Issuer, a test that is satisfied if (1) with respect to
a Note
Co-Issuer that is a Franchise Subsidiary Borrower, the Note Co-Issuer DSCR
is at
least 1.15:1.00 and (2) with respect to a Note Co-Issuer that is a Brand
Subsidiary Borrower, the Note Co-Issuer DSCR is at least 1.20:1.00.
“Note
Co-Issuer Rapid Amortization Event”:
Shall
occur at such time as, with respect to a Co-Issuer, both the Note Co-Issuer
DSCR
Test and the Issuers Combined DSCR Test are not satisfied; provided,
that
a Note
Co-Issuer Rapid Amortization Event shall cease to exist if either the Issuers
Combined DSCR Test or the Note Co-Issuer DSCR Test is subsequently satisfied
for
two consecutive Payment Dates.
“Noteholder”
or
“Holder”:
Subject to the provisions of Section 15.1(a) of the Security Agreement, each
holder, from time to time, of an interest in a Note.
“Note
Funding Agreement”:
That
certain Note Funding Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2007, by and among
the
Issuers, the Agent and the Lender.
“Note
Interest Rate”:
With
respect each Note, on any Determination Date thereof, the Base Rate plus
the
Note Interest Rate Margin.
“Note
Interest Rate Margin”:
With
respect to any Note, prior to an Event of Default, if the Total Debt Leverage
Ratio is i) greater than or equal to 5.00:1.00, 3.00% per annum; ii) less
than
5.00:1.00 and greater than or equal to 4.50:1.00, 2.65% per annum; iii) less
than 4.50:1.00 and greater than or equal to 3.50:1.00, 2.40% per annum; iv)
less
than 3.50:1.00 and greater than or equal to 2.50:1.00, 2.15% per annum; v)
less
than 2.50:1.00 and greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00, 1.75% per annum; and
vi)
less than 2.00:1.00, 1.50% per annum. For three months following the initial
Funding Date, the Note Interest Rate Margin shall equal 2.65% per annum.
Following an Event of Default, the Note Interest Rate Margin shall equal
4.50%
per annum.
“Note
Principal Balance”:
With
respect to each Note, on any date of determination thereof, an amount equal
to
(i) the Initial Note Principal Balance, less (ii) the aggregate principal
payments previously made with respect to the Note.
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“Note
Principal Payment”:
With
respect to each Payment Date and each Note, the amount of principal then
due as
set forth under the heading “Principal” on a Schedule to such Note, plus all
amounts remaining in the Issuer Collection Account after the distributions
described in clauses (i)-(v) of Section 14.1(a) of the Security Agreement
have
been made with respect to any Receivables deposited to the Issuer Collection
Account in the related Collection Period derived from a Material License
Agreement securing such Note as to which a Renewal Trigger Event has
occurred.
“Obligor”:
A
Person obligated to pay a Receivable.
“Obligor
Rebate Amounts”:
The
obligor rebate amounts due to a licensee pursuant to the terms of the related
Contract, as set forth in Schedule
XI
to the
Security Agreement Supplement.
“OFAC”:
The
Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Officer's
Certificate”:
With
respect to the Issuer or a Co-Issuer, a certificate signed by any duly
authorized officer, including any vice president, assistant vice president,
or
any officer or assistant officer of the Issuer or a Co-Issuer, as applicable,
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the
above-designated officers.
“Opinion
of Counsel”:
A
written opinion of counsel who may, except as otherwise expressly provided
in
the Security Agreement, be in-house counsel employed full-time by the Person
(or
an Affiliate of such Person) required to deliver the opinion.
“Organizational
Documents”:
With
respect to any Person, the formation, incorporation or charter documents
of such
Person.
“Original
Seller”:
The
meaning given to such term in a Security Agreement Supplement.
“Other
Intellectual Property”:
The
following property:
(i) The
Copyrights, and all Copyright applications and registrations therefor, to
which
a Co-Issuer owns rights as more fully set forth on Schedule II to each Security
Agreement Supplement;
(ii) The
Patents and all Patent applications to which the to which a Co-Issuer owns
rights as more fully set forth on Schedule II to each Security Agreement
Supplement;
(iii) The
trade
secrets, inventions, methodology, processes, technology, technical information
and know-how and other proprietary intellectual property rights and information
(collectively, the “Technology”)
related to the manufacture, marketing, distribution or sale by a Co-Issuer
of
any products in connection with which such Co-Issuer has or may subsequently
obtain the right to use the Trademarks;
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(iv) design
patents and registrations, Trade Dress described in Schedule II to each Security
Agreement Supplement and product configuration, advertising, photographs,
layouts, promotional materials and manuals that are used in connection with
or
of any products or applications, whatsoever; and
(v) the
domain names to which a Co-Issuer owns rights as more fully set forth in
Schedule I to each Security Agreement Supplement.
“Outstanding”:
With
respect to the Notes and Borrowings evidenced thereby, as of the date of
determination, all Notes theretofore delivered under the Security Agreement
except:
(i) Notes
theretofore canceled by the Note Registrar or delivered to the Note Registrar
for cancellation;
(ii) Notes
or
portions thereof for whose payment money in the necessary amount has been
theretofore irrevocably deposited with the Agent in trust for the Holders
of
such Notes or previously paid;
(iii) Notes
in
exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been delivered pursuant
to the
Security Agreement; and
(iv) For
purposes of voting and consent matters only, any Notes owned by NexCen Brands
or
any Affiliate thereof.
“Outstanding
Note Balance”:
As of
any date of determination, the aggregate amount of the Note Principal Balance
in
respect of the Outstanding Notes.
“Patents”:
The
meaning given to such term in Section 1.6 of the Security Agreement Supplement.
“Payment
Date”:
For
each Note, the 17th day after the end of each Collection Period commencing
on
the Initial Payment Date and ending on the related Maturity Date (provided,
that
if any such date is not a Business Day, the Payment Date shall be the next
ensuing Business Day).
“PBGC”:
The
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any Governmental Authority succeeding
to any of its principal functions under ERISA.
“Pension
Plan”:
Shall
have the meaning as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA.
“Permitted
Encumbrances”:
Shall
mean (a) with respect to the Trademarks, any related License; and (b) with
respect the Receivables, Obligor Rebate Amounts, if any, and the Priority
and
Non-Distributable Amounts.
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“Person”:
Any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
joint-stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated
association or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof
or
other entity.
“Prepaid
Release Amount”:
With
respect to each Prepaid Royalty Amount and each Payment Date, an amount equal
to
the sum of (i) such Prepaid Royalty Amount divided by the number of Payment
Dates included in the time period beginning on at the end of the Collection
Period during which such Prepaid Royalty Amount is deposited to a Co-Issuer
Prepaid Royalty Account and ending on such Prepaid Royalty Amount’s contractual
due date, plus (ii) any earnings on amounts then held in such Co-Issuer Prepaid
Royalty Account, provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that any
franchise territory purchase fee or license key money fee shall be released
in
four equal installments over the succeeding four Payment Dates.
“Prepaid
Royalty Amount”:
An
amount equal to any royalties received by a Co-Issuer from a licensee pursuant
to a License in advance of their contractual due date (including without
limitation, prepaid royalties, early termination payments and liquidated
damages
payments) or which would otherwise relate to the use of a trademark for a
period
in excess of twelve months.
“Priority
and Non-Distributable Amounts”:
Amounts, in which no Co-Issuer or any Manager has any right, title or interest
whatsoever, deposited into a Co-Issuer Collection Account that consist of
(a)
payments made by Licensees, which pursuant to the terms of the related License,
are required to be used only to fund advertising, marketing and other similar
costs for the benefit of the Licensees, (b) Obligor Rebate Amounts and (c)
amounts owed in the nature of commissions and the like pursuant to existing
contractual arrangements, which amounts are set forth on a schedule on the
Funding Date of the related Security Agreement Supplement and/or are amounts
to
be paid in connection with future such arrangements that may be approved
by the
Agent from time to time.
“Pro
Forma DSCR”:
As of
any date of determination (1) in the case of disposition of an Asset pursuant
to
Section 11.6(a) of the Security Agreement, the ratio of (i) the Rolling 6
Month
Revenue for such date of determination, but only taking into account for
purposes of determining the Rolling 6 Month Revenue, the revenue generated
by
those Assets constituting the Collateral exclusive of those Assets disposed
of
as referred to below, to (ii) the aggregate amount of principal and interest
payable for the next two succeeding Payment Dates commencing at least 90
days
after such redemption on all of the Notes Outstanding after taking into account
the effect of the related partial redemption of the related Co-Issuer’s Note
pursuant to Section 11.2(b) of the Security Agreement and (2) in the case
of
disposition of its equity interest in a Co-Issuer by the Issuer pursuant
to
Section 11.6(b) of the Security Agreement, the ratio of (i) the Rolling 6
Month
Revenue for such date of determination, but only taking into account for
purposes of determining the Rolling 6 Month Revenue, the revenue generated
by
those Assets constituting the Collateral exclusive of any Assets owned by
the
Co-Issuer, the equity interest in which was disposed of by the Issuer as
referred to above to (ii) the aggregate amount of principal and interest
payable
for next two succeeding Payment Dates commencing at least 90 days after such
redemption on all of the Notes Outstanding after taking into account the
related
redemption in full of the related Co-Issuer’s Note pursuant to Section 11.2(c)
of the Security Agreement.
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“Proceeding”:
Any
suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative
proceeding.
“Proceeds”:
All
proceeds of, and all other profits, rentals or receipts, in whatever form,
arising from the collection, sale, lease, exchange, assignment, licensing
or
other disposition of, or realization upon, Collateral, including, without
limitation, all claims of the Issuer or any Co-Issuer against third parties
for
loss of, damage to or destruction of, or for proceeds payable under, or unearned
premiums with respect to, policies of insurance in respect of, any Collateral,
and any condemnation or requisition payments with respect to any Collateral,
in
each case whether now existing or hereafter arising.
“Program
Administration Agreement”:
That
certain administration agreement between the Lender and the Program
Administrator governing certain aspects of the administration of the Lender's
commercial paper facility or any other agreement having similar purposes,
as in
effect from time to time.
“Program
Administrator”:
Deutsche
Bank Trust Company Americas,
or any
other administrator for the Lender and its successors appointed as such under
the Program Administration Agreement.
“Program
Information”:
Shall
have the meaning as set forth in Section 6.15 of the Note Funding
Agreement.
“Program
Support Providers”:
Liquidity Providers and Enhancement Providers.
“Qualified
Hedge Counterparty”:
(a)
BTMU Capital Corporation or an Affiliate thereof or (b) any financial
institution with a short term rating of at least “A-1+” from Standard &
Poor’s, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., (or “A-1” if such
institution has a long term credit rating of “AA” or higher) and “P-1” from
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
“Rating
Agency”:
Shall
mean any nationally recognized securities rating agency.
“Receivables”:
Amounts payable under or in respect of any of the Assets.
“Redemption
Date”:
Any
Business Day specified for redemption in accordance with Article XI of the
Security Agreement.
“Redemption
Notice”:
The
notice of redemption described in Section 11.3 of the Security
Agreement.
“Redemption
Price”:
With
respect to Outstanding Notes to be redeemed, an amount equal to the principal
amount of such Notes to be redeemed and accrued interest thereon to the
Redemption Date as calculated by the Issuer and approved by the
Agent.
“Regulatory
Change”:
means,
relative to any Indemnified Party:
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(a) any
change in (or the adoption, implementation, change in phase-in or
interpretations or commencement of effectiveness of) any:
(i) Law
applicable to such Indemnified Party;
(ii) regulation,
interpretation, directive, requirement or request (whether or not having
the
force of Law) applicable to such Indemnified Party of (A) any Governmental
Authority charged with the interpretation or administration of any Law referred
to in clause
(a)(i)
or of
(B) any fiscal, monetary or other authority having jurisdiction over such
Indemnified Party; or
(iii) generally
accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting principles applicable
to
such Indemnified Party and affecting the application to such Indemnified
Party
of any Law, regulation, interpretation, directive, requirement or request
referred to in clause
(a)(i)
or
(a)(ii)
above;
or
(b) any
change in the application to such Indemnified Party of any existing Law,
regulation, interpretation, directive, requirement, request or accounting
principles referred to in clause
(a)(i),
(a)(ii)
or
(a)(iii)
above.
“Related
Rights”:
(i) The
sole
and exclusive right to receive and collect any and all License Income regardless
of when earned and payable and accruing under the Licenses whether before
or
after the related Funding Date;
(ii) The
sole
and exclusive right to possess, retain and exploit, in perpetuity, in any
manner
or media, the Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property and any and all
other
rights (including merchandising rights) now or hereafter existing in any
Asset;
(iii) The
sole
and exclusive right to prosecute and defend all claims or causes of action
arising out of or related to past, present or future infringement or
misappropriation of any Asset;
(iv) The
sole
and exclusive right to amend, modify, extend, renew, terminate, replace or
sell
any Assets in the related Co-Issuer's own name; and
(v) All
proceeds of the foregoing.
“Release
Date”:
The
date on which Assets are released from the Lien of the Security
Agreement.
“Release
Event”:
With
respect to any particular Asset, any representation as to such Asset in
Section 12.12 of the Security Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect
as of the time made and, as a result thereof, the interests of the Agent
shall
be adversely affected as determined by the Agent in its reasonable
discretion.
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“Release
Price”:
With
respect to Assets being released from the Lien of the Security Agreement
in
accordance with Section 13.3 of the Security Agreement on any Release Date,
and calculated as of the related Release Date by the Manager (subject to
the
Agent's approval), the sum of:
(i) the
product of (X) the greater of (a) the Value for the Asset to be released
from
the Lien of the Security Agreement, divided by the Value of all Assets subject
to the Lien of the Security Agreement and (b) the Initial Asset Value of
such
Asset, divided by the total Initial Asset Values of all Assets and (Y) the
Outstanding Note Principal Balance of the Notes on such Release Date;
and
(ii) accrued
but unpaid interest, and interest that is scheduled to accrue, on the
Outstanding Notes to be redeemed from the Release Date to the ensuing Redemption
Date for the required redemption of such Notes.
“Relevant
Entity”:
The
meaning given to that term in Section 1.6 of the Security Agreement Supplement.
“Renewal
Trigger Event”:
Shall
occur upon a Co-Issuer's failure, prior to the renewal date of a Material
License Agreement, to extend such agreement or substitute a new agreement
in
form with similar terms, or terms more favorable to such Co-Issuer, as the
prior
contract or otherwise is acceptable to the Agent.
“Requirement
of Law”:
As to
any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational
or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation,
determination or order of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental
Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any
of its
property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Responsible
Officer”:
With
respect to a particular matter, any officer, to whom such matter is referred
because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.
“Rolling
6 Month Revenue”:
With
respect to any Payment Date or other date of determination, and without
duplication, the sum of the Collection Period Revenues for the two most recently
ending Collection Periods as of such date, less
the sum
of the aggregate amounts payable pursuant to Sections 14.1(a)(i) and (ii)
of the
Security Agreement on such Payment Date and the immediately prior Payment
Date.
“Rule
144A”:
The
rule of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission so
named.
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“Sale”:
The
meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.16 of the Security Agreement.
“Schedule
of Assets”:
The
list of Assets set forth as Schedule II to each Security Agreement Supplement,
as amended from time to time.
“Second
Stage Covered Jurisdictions”:
The
meaning given to that term in the definition of Covered
Jurisdictions.
“Secured
Obligations”:
The
principal and interest due on the Notes, all Indemnified Amounts, obligations
of
the Issuers arising under the Hedge Agreements and all other amounts owed
to any
Indemnified Parties under any of the Transaction Documents.
“Securities
Act”:
The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Security
Agreement”:
That
certain Security Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2007, by and among the
Issuers
and the Agent.
“Security
Agreement Supplement”:
Any
agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Security Agreement,
by
and among the Issuer, a Subsidiary Borrower and the Agent which provides
for the
addition of such Subsidiary Borrower to the Security Agreement as a Co-Issuer
party thereto and, among other things, sets forth certain terms of the related
Borrowing.
“Stock
Rights”:
Any
securities, dividends or other distributions and any other right or property
which the Issuer or any Co-Issuer shall receive or shall become entitled
to
receive for any reason whatsoever with respect to, in substitution for or
in
exchange for any securities or other ownership interests in a Person and
any
securities, any right to receive securities and any right to vote or receive
earnings, in which the Issuer or any Co-Issuer now has or hereafter acquires
any
rights, issued by an issuer of such securities.
“Subsidiary
Borrower”:
A
Brand Subsidiary Borrower or a Franchise Subsidiary Borrower that is an Eligible
Borrower.
“Support
Fund”:
Athlete's Foot Marketing Support Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
“Taxes”:
The
meaning given to such term in Section 12.14 of the Security
Agreement.
“Territory”:
Shall
have the meaning as set forth in each Security Agreement Supplement.
“Title
IV Plan”:
A
Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA.
“Total
Debt Leverage Ratio”:
For
any six-month period ending on the last day of any Collection Period, the
ratio
of: a) the aggregate Outstanding Note Balance on such date to b) Collection
Period Revenues for such Collection Period minus any Management Fees and
any
Manager Expenses (other than expenditures for advertising purposes paid pursuant
to Section 14.1(a)(xi) of the Security Agreement) for such Collection Period
multiplied by two; provided however, that if Total Debt Leverage Ratio is
determined in any Collection Period after the redemption of any Note (in
whole
or in part) has been consummated in such Collection Period and prior to the
next
Payment Date, the weighted average aggregate Outstanding Note Balance for
such
six month period shall be used.
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“Trade
Dress”:
The
meaning given to such term in Section 1.6 of the Security Agreement Supplement.
“Trademarks”:
(i)
The names, marks and/or designations, and all applications and registrations
therefor that are set forth on Schedule II to each Security Agreement
Supplement; (ii) all logos, designs and product configuration, packaging
or
other distinctive configurations used in connection therewith; and (iii)
all
other rights, whether now known or created in the future, relating to any
of the
foregoing.
“Transaction
Documents”:
The
collective reference to the Note Funding Agreement, Security Agreement, the
Notes, the Management Agreements, Hedge Agreements, Master License Agreement,
Indemnity Agreement, Contribution Agreement, Advisory Agreement, any blocked
account agreement and other facility documents to which the Issuer, any
Co-Issuer, NexCen Brands or Manager is a party.
“UCC”:
The
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New
York;
provided,
that if
by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of
non-perfection of any Liens on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, “UCC” means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes
of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection
or
non-perfection.
“Unregistered
Marks”:
The
meaning given to that term in Section 1.6 of the Security Agreement Supplement.
“USA
PATRIOT Act”:
The
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required
to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-56 (2001),
as
amended.
“Value”:
The
lower of the acquisition price paid by a Co-Issuer for its Assets and the
valuation, if any, of such Assets as determined by a valuation specialist
approved by the Agent; provided, however, that unless otherwise agreed by
the
Issuer and the Agent, patents and copyrights held by a Co-Issuer shall have
a
value of zero; provided however,
in the
case of existing Assets, either (i) the valuation as calculated by the Manager
and approved by the Agent or (ii) the valuation of such existing Assets as
determined by a valuation specialist approved by the Agent at the expense
of the
Issuer.
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