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EXHIBIT 99.15
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT is dated as of November 16, 1998, by
and among SZ Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SZ"), Malibu
Entertainment Worldwide, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the "Borrower"), and
Foothill Capital Corporation, a California corporation ("Foothill").
The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in
the Senior Credit Agreement (defined below) and used herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the Senior Credit Agreement.
(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Agreement": this Subordination Agreement, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Blockage Notice": a written notice from the Senior Lender to the
Borrower given as provided in the Senior Credit Agreement that (a) a Non-Payment
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (b) an Event of Default
would occur if a scheduled interest or principal payment were made under the
Subordinated Note in accordance with the terms thereof, which written notice
identifies itself as a Blockage Notice or refers to this Subordination
Agreement.
"Blockage Period": any period commencing on the date a Blockage Notice
is given and ending on the earlier to occur of:
(a) the date when (1) the Event of Default that was the basis for such
notice has been cured or waived or (2) the conditions shall have ceased to exist
which would cause an Event of Default to occur if a scheduled interest or
principal payment were made under the Subordinated Note in accordance with the
terms thereof; and
(b) 180 days after the date such Blockage Notice is given.
"Enforcement Action": with respect to any Subordinated Obligation or
any part thereof, any action by any Subordinated Lender, acting as a creditor of
the Borrower, to: accelerate the maturity thereof; give notice of the
acceleration of the maturity thereof; demand payment thereof from the Borrower;
commence or prosecute a legal action or proceeding to enforce same or obtain a
judgment with respect thereto; compel, commence, or prosecute arbitration or
other alternative dispute resolution proceedings with respect thereto for the
purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain payment or recovery thereof;
enforce any writ or judgment with respect thereto; obtain any injunction or
restraining order with respect thereto; seize, attach, garnish, foreclose upon,
levy upon, or obtain a lien or security interest upon any property or asset of
the Borrower with respect thereto; or join in, commence, or prosecute any
involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding against the Borrower.
"Insolvency Event": (a) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
commencing any case, proceeding or other action (1) under any existing or future
law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship or relief of debtors,
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seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to
adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief
with respect to it or its debts or (2) seeking appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or
any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
making a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (b) there being
commenced against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries any case, proceeding
or other action of a nature referred to in clause (a) above which (1) results in
the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (2)
remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (c)
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries taking any action in furtherance of, or
indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set
forth in clause (a) or (b) above; or (d) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
generally not paying, or being generally unable to pay, or admitting in writing
its general inability to pay, its debts as they become due.
"Non-Payment Event of Default": any event (other than a Payment Event
of Default) the occurrence of which entitles the Senior Lender to accelerate the
maturity of any of the Senior Obligations.
"Payment Event of Default": any default in the payment of the Senior
Obligations (whether upon maturity, mandatory prepayment, acceleration or
otherwise) beyond any applicable grace period with respect thereto.
"Senior Credit Agreement": the Consolidated, Amended, and Restated Loan
and Security Agreement, dated as of August 22, 1996, by and among the Borrower,
Forty-Five of Its Direct and Indirect Subsidiaries Identified therein, and
Foothill, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, including, without limitation, amendments, modifications,
supplements and restatements thereof giving effect to increases, renewals,
extensions, refundings, deferrals, restructurings, replacements or refinancings
of, or additions to, the arrangements provided in such agreement (whether
provided by Foothill or a successor lender or lenders).
"Senior Lender": Foothill or any other holder from time to time of
Senior Obligations.
"Senior Loan Documents": the collective reference to the Senior Credit
Agreement, the Senior Notes, the Senior Security Documents and all other
documents that from time to time evidence the Senior Obligations or secure or
support payment or performance thereof.
"Senior Loans": the loans made by the Senior Lender to the Borrower or
any Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to the Senior Credit Agreement.
"Senior Notes": the promissory note or notes of the Borrower
outstanding from time to time under the Senior Credit Agreement.
"Senior Obligations": the collective reference to the unpaid principal
of and interest on the Senior Notes and all other obligations and liabilities of
the Borrower to the Senior Lender (including, without limitation, interest
accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Senior Credit Agreement
after the maturity of the Senior Loans and interest accruing at the then
applicable rate provided in the Senior Credit Agreement after the filing of any
petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or
like proceeding, relating to the Borrower,
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whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in
such proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to
become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out
of, or in connection with, the Senior Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes, this
Agreement, the other Senior Loan Documents or any other document made, delivered
or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal,
interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or
otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel
to the Senior Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to
the terms of the Senior Credit Agreement or this Agreement or any other Senior
Loan Document).
"Senior Security Documents": the collective reference to all documents
and instruments, now existing or hereafter arising, which create or purport to
create a lien or security interest in property to secure payment or performance
of the Senior Obligations.
"Subordinated Lender": SZ or any other holder from time to time of the
Subordinated Obligations.
"Subordinated Loan Documents": the collective reference to the
Subordinated Note and any other documents or instruments that from time to time
evidence the Subordinated Obligations or secure or support payment or
performance thereof.
"Subordinated Loans": the loans made from time to time by the
Subordinated Lender to the Borrower evidenced by the Subordinated Note.
"Subordinated Note": the Subordinated Promissory Note of the Borrower
to SZ, dated as of November 16, 1998, as the same may be amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Subordinated Obligations": the collective reference to the unpaid
principal of and interest on the Subordinated Note and all other obligations and
liabilities of the Borrower to the Subordinated Lender (including, without
limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the
Subordinated Note after the maturity of the Subordinated Loans and interest
accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Subordinated Note after the
filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a
claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding),
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now
existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection
with, the Subordinated Note, this Agreement, or any other Subordinated Loan
Document, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement
obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without
limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Subordinated Lender
that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or any other Subordinated Loan Document).
(c) The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar
import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and section and paragraph
references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
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(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
2. Subordination. (a) Each of the Borrower and the Subordinated Lender
agrees, for itself and each future holder of the Subordinated Obligations, that
the Subordinated Obligations are expressly "subordinate and junior in right of
payment" (as that phrase is defined in paragraph 2(b)) to all Senior
Obligations.
(b) "Subordinate and junior in right of payment" means that:
(1) no part of the Subordinated Obligations shall have any
claim to the assets of the Borrower on a parity with or prior to the
claim of the Senior Obligations; and
(2) unless and until the Senior Obligations have been paid in
full and any commitment to make Advances under the Senior Credit
Agreement has been terminated, without the express prior written
consent of the Senior Lender, (A) the Subordinated Lender will not
take, demand or receive from the Borrower, and the Borrower will not
make, give or permit, directly or indirectly, by set-off, redemption,
purchase or in any other manner, any payment of or security for the
whole or any part of the Subordinated Obligations, including, without
limitation, any letter of credit or similar credit support facility to
support payment of the Subordinated Obligations; provided, however,
that (x) at any time, except during a Blockage Period or when a Payment
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may make,
and the Subordinated Lender may receive, scheduled payments on account
of principal and interest on the Subordinated Note in accordance with
the terms thereof, (y) at any time, the Borrower may make, and the
Subordinated Lender may receive, payments on account of the principal
and interest on the Subordinated Note in accordance with the terms
thereof to the extent that such payments are made with the proceeds of
new equity capital obtained by the Borrower or from the proceeds of
Future Subordinated Debt incurred by the Borrower; and (z) at any time,
Subordinated Lender may exercise any rights it may have to convert all
or part of the Subordinated Obligations into preferred stock, common
stock or other equity securities of Borrower, and (B) no acceleration
of the maturity of the Subordinated Note will be effective until the
earlier to occur of (i) five days following notice by the Subordinated
Lender to the Senior Lender of such acceleration and (ii) the
occurrence of an Insolvency Event.
(c) Upon the termination of any Blockage Period or if any Payment Event
of Default has been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, the
Subordinated Lender's right to receive payments as provided in clause 2(b)(2)(A)
shall be reinstated, and the Borrower may resume making such payments to the
Subordinated Lender.
(d) No Event of Default which existed on the date any Blockage Notice
was given shall be the basis for giving any subsequent Blockage Notice, unless
such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived or otherwise ceased to
exist for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days after the date such
Blockage Notice was given.
(e) No more than one Blockage Notice may be given within any
consecutive 360-day period.
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(f) The expressions "prior payment in full," "payment in full," "paid
in full" and any other similar terms or phrases when used herein with respect to
the Senior Obligations shall mean the payment in full, in immediately available
funds, of all of the Senior Obligations.
(g) No Subordinated Lender shall take any Enforcement Action against
the Borrower or any property or asset of the Borrower at any time that such
Subordinated Lender is prohibited under Section 2(b)(2) above from taking,
demanding, or receiving payment of the Subordinated Obligations, except that the
provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable for more than 180 days
(which need not be consecutive) during any 360-day period, and provided that
this paragraph shall not limit the operation of any other provision hereof (for
example, without limitation of the foregoing, if any Subordinated Lender should,
as a result of any Enforcement Action not prohibited by this paragraph, receive
a payment with respect to the Subordinated Obligations that it was prohibited
from receiving or retaining under another provision of this Subordination
Agreement, or that it was required to turn over to the Senior Lender under
another provision of this Subordination Agreement, nothing in this paragraph
shall limit the operation of such other provision hereof).
3. Additional Provisions Concerning Subordination. (a) The Subordinated
Lender and the Borrower agree that upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event:
(1) all Senior Obligations shall be paid in full before any
payment or distribution is made with respect to the Subordinated
Obligations; and
(2) any payment or distribution of assets of the Borrower,
whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Subordinated
Lender would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be
paid or delivered by the Borrower, or any receiver, trustee in
bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, disbursing agent or other Person
making such payment or distribution, directly to the Senior Lender, for
the account of the Senior Lender, to the extent necessary to pay in
full all Senior Obligations, before any payment or distribution shall
be made to the Subordinated Lender.
(b) Upon the occurrence of any event or proceeding described in clause
(a) of the definition of "Insolvency Event" commenced by or against the
Borrower:
(1) the Subordinated Lender irrevocably authorizes and
empowers the Senior Lender (A) to demand, xxx for, collect and receive
every payment or distribution on account of the Subordinated
Obligations payable or deliverable in connection with such event or
proceeding and give acquittance therefor, and (B) to file claims and
proofs of claim in any statutory or non-statutory proceeding and take
such other actions, in its own name as Senior Lender or in the name of
the Subordinated Lender or otherwise, as the Senior Lender may deem
necessary or advisable for the enforcement of the provisions of this
Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing authorization and
empowerment imposes no obligation on the Senior Lender to take any such
action;
(2) the Subordinated Lender shall take such action, duly and
promptly, as the Senior Lender may request from time to time (A) to
collect the Subordinated Obligations for the account of the Senior
Lender and (B) to file appropriate proofs of claim in respect of the
Subordinated Obligations; and
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(3) the Subordinated Lender shall execute and deliver such
powers of attorney, assignments or proofs of claim or other instruments
as the Senior Lender may request to enable the Senior Lender to enforce
any and all claims in respect of the Subordinated Obligations and to
collect and receive any and all payments and distributions which may be
payable or deliverable at any time upon or in respect of the
Subordinated Obligations.
(c) If any payment or distribution, whether consisting of money,
property or securities, be collected or received by the Subordinated Lender in
respect of the Subordinated Obligations, except payments permitted to be made at
the time of payment as provided in paragraph 2(b), the Subordinated Lender
forthwith shall deliver the same to the Senior Lender for the account of the
Senior Lender, in the form received, duly indorsed to the Senior Lender, if
required, to be applied to the payment or prepayment of the Senior Obligations
until the Senior Obligations are paid in full. Until so delivered, such payment
or distribution shall be held in trust by the Subordinated Lender as the
property of the Senior Lender, segregated from other funds and property held by
the Subordinated Lender.
4. Subrogation. Subject to the payment in full of the Senior
Obligations, the Subordinated Lender shall be subrogated to the rights of the
Senior Lender to receive payments or distributions of assets of the Borrower in
respect of the Senior Obligations until the Senior Obligations shall be paid in
full. For the purposes of such subrogation, payments or distributions to the
Senior Lender, for the account of the Senior Lender, of any money, property or
securities to which the Subordinated Lender would be entitled except for the
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed, as between the Borrower and its
creditors other than the Senior Lender and the Subordinated Lender, to be a
payment by the Borrower to or on account of Subordinated Obligations, it being
understood that the provisions of this Agreement are, and are intended solely,
for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Subordinated Lender, on
the one hand, and the Senior Lender, on the other hand.
5. Consent of Subordinated Lender. (a) The Subordinated Lender consents
that, without the necessity of any reservation of rights against the
Subordinated Lender, and without notice to or further assent by the Subordinated
Lender:
(1) any demand for payment of any Senior Obligations made by
the Senior Lender may be rescinded in whole or in part by the Senior
Lender, and any Senior Obligation may be continued, and the Senior
Obligations, or the liability of the Borrower or any guarantor or any
other party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or
guarantee thereof or right of offset with respect thereto, or any
obligation or liability of the Borrower or any other party under the
Senior Credit Agreement or any other agreement, may, from time to time,
in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, modified, accelerated,
compromised, waived, surrendered, or released by the Senior Lender; and
(2) the Senior Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes and any
other Senior Loan Document may be amended, modified, supplemented or
terminated, in whole or in part, as the Senior Lender may deem
advisable from time to time, and any collateral security at any time
held by the Senior Lender for the payment of any of the Senior
Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released, in
each case all without notice to or further assent by the Subordinated
Lender, which will remain bound
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under this Agreement, and all without impairing, abridging, releasing
or affecting the subordination provided for herein.
(b) The Subordinated Lender waives any and all notice of the creation,
renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Senior Obligations and notice of or
proof of reliance by the Senior Lender upon this Agreement. The Senior
Obligations, and any of them, shall be deemed conclusively to have been created,
contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and all dealings between
the Borrower and the Senior Lender shall be deemed to have been consummated in
reliance upon this Agreement. The Subordinated Lender acknowledges and agrees
that the Senior Lender has relied upon the subordination provided for herein in
connection with the Senior Credit Agreement and in continuing to make funds
available to the Borrower thereunder. The Subordinated Lender waives notice of
or proof of reliance on this Agreement and protest, demand for payment and
notice of default.
6. Negative Covenants of the Subordinated Lender. So long as any of the
Senior Obligations shall remain outstanding, the Subordinated Lender shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Senior Lender:
(a) sell, assign, or otherwise transfer, in whole or in part, the
Subordinated Obligations or any interest therein to any other Person (a
"Transferee") or create, incur or suffer to exist any security interest, lien,
charge or other encumbrance whatsoever upon the Subordinated Obligations in
favor of any Transferee unless (1) such action is made expressly subject to this
Agreement and (2) the Transferee expressly acknowledges to the Senior Lender, by
a writing in form and substance satisfactory to the Senior Lender, the
subordination provided for herein and agrees to be bound by all of the terms
hereof; or
(b) permit any of the Subordinated Loan Documents to be amended,
modified or otherwise supplemented.
7. Senior Obligations Unconditional. All rights and interests of the
Senior Lender hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the Subordinated
Lender and the Borrower hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect
irrespective of:
(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Loan
Documents;
(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any of the Senior Obligations, or any amendment or waiver
or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms
of the Senior Credit Agreement or any other Senior Loan Document;
(c) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any security interest in
any Collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether
in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the Senior
Obligations or any guarantee thereof; or
(d) any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense
available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower in respect of the Senior
Obligations, or of either the Subordinated Lender or the Borrower in respect of
this Agreement.
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8. Representations and Warranties. The Subordinated Lender represents
and warrants to the Senior Lender that:
(a) its Subordinated Note (1) has been issued to it for good and
valuable consideration, (2) is owned by the Subordinated Lender free and clear
of any security interests, liens, charges or encumbrances whatsoever arising
from, through or under such Subordinated Lender, other than the interest of the
Senior Lender under this Agreement, (3) is payable solely and exclusively to
such Subordinated Lender and to no other Person and (4) constitutes the only
evidence of the obligations evidenced thereby;
(b) the Subordinated Lender has the limited partnership power and
authority and the legal right to execute and deliver and to perform its
obligations under this Agreement and has taken all necessary limited partnership
action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
and
(c) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Subordinated Lender.
9. No Representation by Senior Lender. The Senior Lender has made no
representations or warranties, express, or implied, nor does the Senior Lender
assume any liability to the Subordinated Lender with respect to: (a) the
financial or other condition of obligors under any instruments of guarantee with
respect to the Senior Obligations, (b) the enforceability, validity, value or
collectibility of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations, any
collateral therefor, or any guarantee or security which may have been granted in
connection with any of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations or
(c) the Borrower's title or right to transfer any collateral or security.
10. Provisions Applicable After Bankruptcy; No Turnover.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect notwithstanding the occurrence of any event contemplated under clause (a)
of the definition of "Insolvency Event."
(b) To the extent that the Subordinated Lender has or acquires any
rights under Section 363 or Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to
the Collateral, such Subordinated Lender hereby agrees not to assert such rights
without the prior written consent of the Senior Lender; provided that, if
requested by the Senior Lender, the Subordinated Lender shall seek to exercise
such rights in the manner requested by the Senior Lender, including the rights
in payments in respect of such rights.
11. Further Assurances. The Subordinated Lender and the Borrower, at
their own expense and at any time from time to time, upon the written request of
the Senior Lender will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further
instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Senior Lender
reasonably may request for the purposes of obtaining or preserving the full
benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted.
12. Expenses. (a) The Borrower will pay or reimburse the Senior Lender,
upon demand, for all its costs and expenses in connection with the enforcement
or preservation of any
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rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, fees and
disbursements of counsel to the Senior Lender.
(b) The Borrower will pay, indemnify, and hold the Senior Lender
harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions (whether sounding in contract, tort or on any other
ground), judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement,
performance and administration of, or in any other way arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any action taken or omitted to be taken by the
Senior Lender with respect to any of the foregoing, except for any such
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements that a court of competent jurisdiction finally
determines to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
the Senior Lender.
13. Provisions Define Relative Rights. This Agreement is intended
solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Senior Lender on
the one hand and the Subordinated Lender on the other, and no other Person shall
have any right, benefit or other interest under this Agreement.
14. Legend. The Subordinated Lender and the Borrower will cause the
Subordinated Note to bear upon its face the following legend:
ALL INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBORDINATED
PROMISSORY NOTE IS SUBORDINATED TO OTHER INDEBTEDNESS PURSUANT TO, AND
TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN, AND IS OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF,
THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 16, 1998, AS THE SAME
MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME,
BY AND AMONG MALIBU ENTERTAINMENT WORLDWIDE, INC., AS BORROWER, SZ
CAPITAL, L.P., AS SUBORDINATED LENDER, AND FOOTHILL CAPITAL
CORPORATION, AS SENIOR LENDER.
15. Powers Coupled With An Interest. All powers, authorizations and
agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are
irrevocable until the Senior Obligations are paid in full and any commitment to
make Advances under the Senior Credit Agreement has been terminated.
16. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Senior
Lender or the Borrower or the Subordinated Lender to be effective shall be in
writing (or by fax or similar electronic transfer confirmed in writing) and
shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (1) when delivered by hand or
(2) if given by mail, three days following deposit in the mails by certified
mail, return receipt requested, or (3) if by fax or similar electronic transfer,
when transmission has been electronically confirmed, or (4) if given by
overnight courier, on the business day following delivery to such courier, in
each case addressed as follows:
If to the Senior Lender: at the address specified in the Senior Credit Agreement
If to the Borrower: at the address specified in the Senior Credit Agreement
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If to the Subordinated Lender:
SZ Capital, L.P.
Texas Commerce Tower
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
The Senior Lender, the Borrower and the Subordinated Lender may change their
addresses and transmission numbers for notices by notice in the manner provided
in this Section.
17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the
parties on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts
taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set
of the counterparts of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged
with the Senior Lender. Delivery of executed counterparts may occur by
facsimile, provided that any party delivering a signature by facsimile promptly
thereafter shall deliver an original signed counterpart, but the failure to
deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity,
enforceability and binding effect of this Agreement.
18. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
19. Integration. This Agreement represents the agreement of the Senior
Lender and the Subordinated Lender with respect to the subject matter hereof and
there are no promises or representations by the Senior Lender or the
Subordinated Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not reflected herein.
20. Amendments in Writing; No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. (a) None of
the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by the Senior
Lender, the Borrower and the Subordinated Lender; provided that any provision of
this Agreement may be waived by the Senior Lender in a letter or agreement
executed by the Senior Lender or by facsimile transmission from the Senior
Lender.
(b) No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of
the Senior Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege.
(c) The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be
exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or
remedies provided by law.
21. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are
for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof
or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
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22. Successors and Assigns. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon
the successors and assigns of the Borrower and the Subordinated Lender and shall
inure to the benefit of the Senior Lender and its successors and assigns.
(b) Upon a successor Senior Lender becoming the Senior Lender under the
Senior Credit Agreement, such successor Senior Lender automatically shall become
the Senior Lender hereunder with all the rights and powers of the Senior Lender
hereunder without the need for any further action on the part of any party
hereto.
(c) Upon the exercise of any rights that Subordinated Lender or any
successor or assign of Subordinated Lender may have to convert all or part of
the Subordinated Obligations into preferred stock, common stock, or other equity
securities of Borrower, each of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
applicable, mutatis mutandis (to the extent applicable thereto), to any such
preferred stock, common stock, or other equity securities held by Subordinated
Lender or any successor or assign of Subordinated Lender. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Subordination Agreement is not intended to and shall not impair,
restrict or encumber the voting rights granted to Subordinated Lender pursuant
to the Subordinated Loan Documents and the Certificate of Designations of Series
E Preferred Stock contained therein or the ability of Subordinated Lender to
exercise such voting rights.
23. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by,and construed
and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York (without
giving effect to principles of conflict of laws other than Section 5-1401 of the
New York General Obligations Law).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Subordination
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year
first above written.
SZ CAPITAL, L.P.
By: SZ GenPar, L.P.
Its General Partner
By: HH GenPar Partners
Its General Partner
By: Hampstead Associates, Inc.
Its Managing General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Read
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Name: /s/ Xxxx Read
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Title: Vice President
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MALIBU ENTERTAINMENT WORLDWIDE, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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