FIRST LIEN COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.33
EXECUTION COPY
FIRST LIEN COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
dated as of August 8, 2007
by and among
PROSPECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PROSPECT MEDICAL GROUP, INC.,
and certain of their Subsidiaries,
as Grantors,
in favor of
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
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ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS |
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SECTION 1.1 |
Terms Defined in the Uniform Commercial Code |
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SECTION 1.2 |
Definitions |
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SECTION 1.3 |
Other Interpretive Provisions |
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ARTICLE II SECURITY INTEREST |
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SECTION 2.1 |
Grant of Security Interest |
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SECTION 2.2 |
Grantors Remain Liable |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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SECTION 3.1 |
Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 3.2 |
Authorization; No Contravention; Binding Effect |
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SECTION 3.3 |
Consents |
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SECTION 3.4 |
Perfected First Priority Liens |
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SECTION 3.5 |
Title, No Other Liens |
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SECTION 3.6 |
State of Organization; Location of Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures; other Information |
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SECTION 3.7 |
Accounts |
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SECTION 3.8 |
Chattel Paper |
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SECTION 3.9 |
Commercial Tort Claims |
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SECTION 3.10 |
Deposit Accounts |
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SECTION 3.11 |
Intellectual Property |
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SECTION 3.12 |
Inventory |
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SECTION 3.13 |
Investment Property; Partnership/LLC Interests |
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SECTION 3.14 |
Instruments |
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SECTION 3.15 |
Farm Products |
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SECTION 3.16 |
Government Contracts |
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SECTION 3.17 |
Aircraft |
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ARTICLE IV COVENANTS |
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SECTION 4.1 |
Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Information |
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SECTION 4.2 |
Maintenance of Insurance |
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SECTION 4.3 |
Changes in Locations; Changes in Name or Structure |
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SECTION 4.4 |
Required Notifications |
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SECTION 4.5 |
Delivery Covenants |
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SECTION 4.6 |
Control Covenants; Certain Excluded Deposit Accounts |
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SECTION 4.7 |
Filing Covenants |
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SECTION 4.8 |
Accounts |
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SECTION 4.9 |
Intellectual Property |
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SECTION 4.10 |
Investment Property; Partnership/LLC Interests. |
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SECTION 4.11 |
Equipment |
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SECTION 4.12 |
Vehicles |
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SECTION 4.13 |
Government Contracts |
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SECTION 4.14 |
Further Assurances |
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ARTICLE V REMEDIAL PROVISIONS |
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SECTION 5.1 |
General Remedies |
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SECTION 5.2 |
Specific Remedies |
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SECTION 5.3 |
Registration Rights |
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SECTION 5.4 |
Application of Proceeds |
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SECTION 5.5 |
Waiver, Deficiency |
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ARTICLE VI THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
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SECTION 6.1 |
Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-In-Fact |
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SECTION 6.2 |
Duty of Administrative Agent |
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SECTION 6.3 |
Authority of Administrative Agent |
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ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION 7.1 |
Amendments, Waivers and Consents |
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SECTION 7.2 |
Notices |
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SECTION 7.3 |
No Waiver, Cumulative Remedies |
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SECTION 7.4 |
Expenses, Indemnification, Waiver of Consequential Damages, etc. |
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SECTION 7.5 |
Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 7.6 |
Survival of Indemnities |
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SECTION 7.7 |
Right of Setoff |
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SECTION 7.8 |
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
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SECTION 7.9 |
Severability |
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SECTION 7.10 |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process |
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SECTION 7.11 |
Waiver of Jury Trial; California Judicial Reference |
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SECTION 7.12 |
Injunctive Relief. |
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SECTION 7.13 |
Acknowledgements |
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SECTION 7.14 |
Releases |
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SECTION 7.15 |
Additional Grantors |
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SECTION 7.16 |
All Powers Coupled with Interest |
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SCHEDULES: |
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Schedule 3.6 |
Exact Legal Name; Jurisdiction of Organization; Taxpayer Identification Number; Registered Organization Number; Mailing Address; Chief Executive Office and other Locations |
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Schedule 3.9 |
Commercial Tort Claims |
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Schedule 3.10 |
Deposit Accounts |
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Schedule 3.11 |
Intellectual Property |
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Schedule 3.13 |
Investment Property and Partnership/LLC Interests |
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Schedule 3.14 |
Instruments |
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EXHIBITS |
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Exhibit A |
Form of Governmental Receivables Account Agreement |
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FIRST LIEN COLLATERAL AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 8, 2007 by and among PROSPECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), PROSPECT MEDICAL GROUP, INC., a California professional corporation (together with Holdings, the “Borrowers”), each of the Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) and identified on the signature pages hereto and any Additional Grantor (as defined below) who may become party to this Agreement (such Guarantors and Additional Grantors, collectively, with the Borrowers, the “Grantors”), in favor of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Pursuant to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of even date herewith by and among the Borrowers, the banks and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), the Lenders have agreed to make Credit Extensions to the Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms of a First Lien Guaranty of even date herewith, the Guarantors who are parties hereto have guaranteed the payment and performance of the Obligations.
It is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective Credit Extensions to the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement that the Grantors shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, and to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective Credit Extensions to the Borrowers thereunder, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS
SECTION 1.1 Terms Defined in the Uniform Commercial Code.
(a) The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the UCC (as defined below) as in effect from time to time: “Account”, “Account Debtor”, “Authenticate”, “Certificated Security”, “Chattel Paper”; “Commercial Tort Claim”, “Deposit Account”, “Documents”, “Electronic Chattel Paper”, “Equipment”, “Farm Products” “Fixture”, “General Intangible”, “Goods”, “Health-Care-Insurance Receivables”, “Instrument”, “Inventory”, “Investment Company Security”, “Investment Property”, “Letter of Credit Rights”, “Payment Intangibles”, “Proceeds”, “Record”, “Registered Organization”, “Security”, “Securities Entitlement”, “Securities Intermediary”, “Securities Account”, “Security”, “Supporting Obligation”, “Tangible Chattel Paper”, and “Uncertificated Security”.
(b) Terms defined in the UCC and not otherwise defined herein or in the Credit Agreement shall have the meaning assigned in the UCC as in effect from time to time.
SECTION 1.2 Definitions. The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them below:
“Additional Grantor” means each Subsidiary of the Borrowers which hereafter becomes a Grantor pursuant to Section 7.15 (as required pursuant to Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement).
“Agreement” means this Collateral Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Applicable Insolvency Laws” means all applicable Laws governing bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency, fraudulent transfers or conveyances or other similar laws (including, without limitation, 11 U.S.C. Sections 544, 547, 548 and 550 and other “avoidance” provisions of Title 11 of the United States Code).
“Assignment of Claims Act” means the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (41 U.S.C. Section 15, 31 U.S.C. Section 3737, and 31 U.S.C. Section 3727), including all amendments thereto and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Xxxxxxx Shares” means the shares of common stock owned as of the date hereof issued by Xxxxxxx Medical Center, Inc., a California corporation, to Prospect Hospital Advisory Services, Inc.
“Capitated Contract Rights” means, collectively, all of the Loan Parties’ contracts whether presently existing or hereafter executed between Loan Parties and various health maintenance organizations and all proceeds therefrom.
“Collateral” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.1.
“Collateral Account” means any collateral account established by the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 5.2.
“Collections” means all funds received from or on behalf of Obligors in payment of any amount owed with respect to Receivables.
“Control” means the manner in which “control” is achieved under the UCC with respect to any Collateral for which the UCC specifies a method of achieving “control”.
“Controlled Depository” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.6.
“Controlled Intermediary” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.6.
“Copyrights” means collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright, copyright registrations and copyright applications anywhere in the world, including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 3.11 hereto, (b) all extensions, and renewals of any of the foregoing, (c) all income,
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royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past, present or future infringements of any of the foregoing, (d) the right to xxx for past, present or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the world.
“Copyright Licenses” means any written agreement naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee, including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule 3.11, granting any right under any Copyright, including, without limitation, the grant of rights to manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell materials derived from any Copyright.
“Effective Endorsement and Assignment” means, with respect to any specific type of Collateral, all such endorsements, assignments and other instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Security Interest granted in such Collateral, and in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Excess Collateral” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.6(c).
“Excluded Deposit Account” means, collectively, (a) Deposit Accounts established solely for the purpose of funding payroll and other compensation and benefits to employees and (b) all Deposit Accounts into which Governmental Receivables are initially deposited.
“Fee-for-Service Receivables” means Receivables other than Capitated Contract Rights.
“Government Contract” means a contract between any Grantor and an agency, department or instrumentality of the United States or any state, municipal or local Governmental Authority located in the United States or all obligations of any such Governmental Authority arising under any Account now or hereafter owing by any such Governmental Authority, as account debtor, to any Grantor; provided, however, that such definition shall exclude all Government Reimbursement Programs.
“Governmental Receivable” means any Account that is payable pursuant to any Government Reimbursement Program.
“Government Reimbursement Program” means any program (a) relating to Medicare, (b) Medicaid, or (c) any other state or federal programs as payor or program administrated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or any agent, administrator, intermediary or carrier for any of the foregoing.
“Grantors” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
“Intellectual Property” means collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all systems software, applications software and internet rights, including, without limitation, screen displays and formats, internet domain names, web sites (including web links), program structures, sequence and organization, all documentation for such software, including, without limitation, user manuals, flowcharts, programmer’s notes, functional specifications, and operations manuals, all formulas, processes, ideas and know-how embodied in any of the foregoing, and all program materials, flowcharts, notes and outlines created in connection with
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any of the foregoing, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, (b) concepts, discoveries, inventions, improvements and ideas, (c) any useful information relating to the items described in clause (a) or (b), including know-how, technology, engineering drawings, reports, design information, trade secrets, practices, laboratory notebooks, specifications, test procedures, maintenance manuals, research, development, manufacturing, marketing, merchandising, selling, purchasing and accounting, (d) Patents and Patent Licenses, Copyrights and Copyright Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses, and (e) other licenses to use any of the items described in the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) or any other similar items of such Grantor necessary for the conduct of its business.
“Issuer” means any issuer of any Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests (including, without limitation, any Issuer as defined in the UCC).
“Obligations” means with respect to the Borrowers, the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement, and with respect to each Guarantor, the obligations of such Guarantor under the Guaranty executed by such Guarantor and with respect to all Grantors, all liabilities and obligations of the Grantors hereunder and all liabilities and obligations of the Grantors with respect to overdrafts, returned items and related liabilities and all indemnification obligations under the Loan Documents now or hereafter owing by any Grantor to Bank of America, N.A., any Affiliate thereof or the Administrative Agent arising from or in connection with treasury, depositary or cash management services or in connection with any automated clearinghouse transfer of funds for the benefit of such Grantor.
“Obligors” means any person that is obligated to make payment with respect to any Capitated Contract or other Receivables.
“Partnership/LLC Interests” means, with respect to any Grantor, the entire partnership, membership interest or limited liability company interest, as applicable, of such Grantor in each partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company owned thereby, including, without limitation, such Grantor’s capital account, its interest as a partner or member, as applicable, in the net cash flow, net profit and net loss, and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of any such partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, such Grantor’s interest in all distributions made or to be made by any such partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, to such Grantor and all of the other economic rights, titles and interests of such Grantor as a partner or member, as applicable, of any such partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, whether set forth in the partnership agreement or membership agreement, as applicable, of such partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, by separate agreement or otherwise.
“Patents” means collectively, all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all patents, rights and interests in patents, patent disclosures, patentable inventions and patent applications anywhere in the world, including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 3.11 hereto, (b) all improvements thereto, reissues, continuations (in whole or in part), divisionals, reexaminations and renewals and extensions of any of the foregoing, (c) all income, royalties, damages or payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past, present or future infringements of any of the foregoing, (d) the right to xxx for past, present or future
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infringements of any of the foregoing and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the world.
“Patent License” means all agreements now or hereafter in existence, whether written, implied or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 3.11 hereto.
“Patient Lists” means all records, documents, lists, electronic media or any other method of recordation that shows in any way any Person to whom Loan Parties supply medical services, medication, medical supplies, or professional services, the name and mailing address of such Person, a complete and accurate description of the medical services, medication, medical supply item or professional service that is supplied to such Person, the physician at whose direction such medical services, medication, medical supply or professional service is delivered, and all other information Loan Parties used in the course of Loan Parties’ ordinary course of business to supply such Person with medical services, medication, medical supplies or professional service.
“Permitted Liens” means the Liens permitted by Section 7.01(a)-(i) and (k) of the Credit Agreement.
“Receivables” means any right to payment, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument, general intangible, payment intangible or health-care insurance receivable, Capitated Contract Rights, Fee-for-Service Receivable, Governmental Receivable or otherwise, arising from the sale, rental or lease of healthcare goods or equipment, or the provision of services and any ancillary sales, including all rights and remedies to payment relating thereto, together with any and all proceeds in any way derived, directly or indirectly therefrom. The term “Receivables” shall include amounts due under capitation and similar agreements, amounts due any Loan Party for cost adjustments or undercharges for prior services, amounts due as any part of a disproportionate share or risk share payment, workmen’s compensation claims, and any other claims to payment held by any Loan Party.
“Restricted Securities Collateral” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.3.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, including all amendments thereto and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Security Interests” means the security interests granted pursuant to Article II, as well as all other security interests created or assigned as additional security for the Obligations pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Agreement.
“Trademarks” means collectively all of the following of any Grantor: (a) all trademarks, rights and interests in trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, service marks, logos, other business identifiers, together with translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof, prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, whether registered or unregistered, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith (other than each application to register any trademark or service xxxx xxxxx to the filing under applicable Law of a verified statement of use for such trademark or service xxxx) anywhere in
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the world, including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 3.11 hereto, (b) all extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing, (c) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past, present or future infringements of any of the foregoing, (d) the right to xxx for past, present or future infringements of any of the foregoing and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing (including the goodwill) throughout the world.
“Trademark License” means any agreement now or hereafter in existence, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any Trademark, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in Schedule 3.11.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, as amended or modified from time to time.
“Vehicles” means all cars, trucks, trailers, construction and earth moving equipment and other vehicles covered by a certificate of title under the laws of any state, all tires and all other appurtenances to any of the foregoing.
SECTION 1.3 Other Interpretive Provisions. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document: (a) the definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined, (b) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms, (c) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (d) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”, (e) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document, as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (f) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns, (g) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (h) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (i) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, (j) the term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form, (k) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including”, (l) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (k) where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof. To the extent that a direct conflict between the provisions
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of this Agreement and the provisions of the Credit Agreement (other than with respect to any provision of this Agreement relating to the grant, pledge and assignment of the Security Interest in the Collateral or the exercise of remedies with respect thereto), the Credit Agreement shall govern.
SECTION 1.4 Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the liens and security interests granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement, and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under this Agreement, are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.
ARTICLE II
SECURITY INTEREST
SECTION 2.1 Grant of Security Interest. Each Grantor hereby grants, pledges and collaterally assigns to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in the following property, now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest, and wherever located or deemed located (collectively, the “Collateral”), as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations:
(a) all Accounts including, without limitation, all “Health Care Insurance Receivables”, all Receivables (including all Capitated Contract Rights) and all Collections and other payments and proceeds with regard thereto;
(b) all cash and currency;
(c) all Chattel Paper;
(d) all Commercial Tort Claims identified on Schedule 3.9;
(e) all Deposit Accounts;
(f) all Documents;
(g) all Equipment;
(h) all Fixtures;
(i) all General Intangibles, including all Payment Intangibles, any disproportionate share settlements, risk share settlements, cost report settlements, capitation
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settlement payments or other distributions to any Loan Party related to the Collateral or any portion thereof or the related contracts;
(j) all Instruments;
(k) all Intellectual Property;
(l) all Inventory;
(m) all Investment Property (other than the Xxxxxxx Shares);
(n) all Letter of Credit Rights;
(o) all licenses, Permits and governmental authorizations, including all operating and medical licenses and permits, including any certificates of need, provider contracts, general certifications and other similar type authorizations;
(p) all Vehicles;
(q) all Goods and all other personal property not otherwise described above;
(r) to the extent not prohibited by applicable Health Care Laws all books and records pertaining to the Collateral and all customer lists and Patient Lists;
(s) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, insurance claims and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and Supporting Obligations (as now or hereafter defined in the UCC) and other rights to payment not otherwise included in the foregoing given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.
provided, that (i) any Security Interest on any Equity Interests issued by any Foreign Subsidiary shall be limited to 66% of all issued and outstanding shares of all classes of Equity Interests of first tier Foreign Subsidiaries, (ii) the Security Interests granted herein shall not extend to, and the term “Collateral” shall not include, any rights under any lease, contract or agreement (including, without limitation, any license for Intellectual Property) to the extent that the granting of a security interest therein is specifically prohibited in writing by, or would constitute an event of default under or would grant a party a termination right under any agreement governing such right unless such prohibition is not enforceable or is otherwise ineffective under applicable Law. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, such proviso shall not affect, limit, restrict or impair the grant by any Grantor of a Security Interest in any Account or any money or other amounts due and payable to any Grantor or to become due and payable to any Grantor under such lease, contract or agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payment and performance of the Obligations shall not be secured by any Swap Contract between any Grantor and any Secured Party.
SECTION 2.2 Grantors Remain Liable. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding: (a) each Grantor shall remain liable to perform all of its duties and obligations under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by Administrative Agent of any of the
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rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral, (c) neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder, and (d) neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any liability in contract or tort for any Grantor’s acts or omissions.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective Credit Extensions to the Borrowers thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party that:
SECTION 3.1 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws. Each Grantor (a) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental permits, licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and Related Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed, and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clauses (b)(i) or (c), to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.2 Authorization; No Contravention; Binding Effect. The execution, delivery and performance by each Grantor of each Loan Document and Related Document to which such Person is or is to be a party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document and Related Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Grantors enforceable in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 3.3 Consents. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against any Grantor or any Issuer of this Agreement, except (a) as may be required by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally, (b) filings with the United
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States Copyright Office and/or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (c) filings under the UCC and/or the Assignment of Claims Act and (d) as may be required with respect to Vehicles represented by a certificate of title.
SECTION 3.4 Perfected First Priority Liens. Each financing statement naming any Grantor as a debtor is in appropriate form for filing in the appropriate filing offices specified on Schedule 3.6. The Security Interests granted pursuant to this Agreement (a) constitute valid security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as collateral security for the Obligations, and (b): (i) when UCC financing statements (or foreign equivalents) containing an adequate description of the Collateral shall have been filed in the offices specified in Schedule 3.6, will constitute perfected security interests in all right, title and interest of such Grantor in the Collateral to the extent that a security interest therein may be perfected by filing pursuant to the UCC, prior to all other Liens and rights of others therein except for Permitted Liens; (ii) when each Copyright security agreement has been filed with the United States Copyright Office, will constitute perfected security interests in all right, title and interest of such Grantor in the Intellectual Property therein described, prior to all other Liens and rights of others therein except for Permitted Liens; and (iii) when each control agreement has been executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent, will constitute perfected security interests in all right, title and interest of the Grantors in the Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts, as applicable, subject thereto, prior to all other Liens and rights of others therein and subject to no adverse claims except for Permitted Liens.
SECTION 3.5 Title, No Other Liens. Except for the Security Interests, each Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens or claims other than Permitted Encumbrances and the other Liens permitted under the Loan Documents. No financing statement under the UCC of any state (or any foreign equivalent) which names a Grantor as debtor or other public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any public office, except such as have been filed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with Permitted Encumbrances and the other Liens permitted under the Loan Documents. No Collateral is in the possession or Control of any Person asserting any claim thereto or security interest therein, except that (a) the Administrative Agent or its designee may have possession or Control of Collateral as contemplated hereby, (b) a depositary bank may have Control of a Deposit Account owned by a Grantor at such depositary bank and a Securities Intermediary may have Control over a Securities Account owned by a Grantor at such Securities Intermediary, in each case subject to the terms of any Deposit Account control agreement or Securities Account control agreement, as applicable, and to the extent required by Section 4, in favor of the Administrative Agent, and (c) a bailee, consignee or other Person may have possession of the Collateral as contemplated by, and so long as, the applicable Grantors have complied to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent with the applicable provisions of Section 4.6(c).
SECTION 3.6 State of Organization; Location of Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures; other Information.
(a) The exact legal name of each Grantor is set forth on Schedule 3.6.
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(b) Each Grantor is a Registered Organization organized under the laws of the state identified on Schedule 3.6 under such Grantor’s name. The taxpayer identification number and Registered Organization number of each Grantor is set forth on Schedule 3.6 under such Grantor’s name.
(c) All Collateral consisting of Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) is (or will be) located at the locations specified on Schedule 3.6, except as otherwise permitted hereunder.
(d) The mailing address, chief place of business, chief executive office and office where each Grantor keeps its books and records relating to the Accounts, Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments and Investment Property in which it has any interest is located at the locations specified on Schedule 3.6 under such Grantor’s name. No Grantor has any other places of business except those separately set forth on Schedule 3.6 under such Grantor’s name. No Grantor does business nor has done business during the past five years under any trade name or fictitious business name except as disclosed on Schedule 3.6 under such Grantor’s name. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.6 under such Grantor’s name, no Grantor has acquired assets from any Person, other than assets acquired in the ordinary course of such Grantor’s business, during the past five years.
SECTION 3.7 Accounts. Each existing Account constitutes, and each hereafter arising Account will constitute, the legally valid and binding obligation of the applicable Account Debtor. The amount represented by each Grantor to the Administrative Agent as owing by each Account Debtor is, or will be, the correct amount actually and unconditionally owing, except for ordinary course cash discounts and allowances where applicable. No Account Debtor has any defense, set-off, claim or counterclaim against any Grantor that can be asserted against the Administrative Agent, whether in any proceeding to enforce the Administrative Agent’s rights in the Collateral or otherwise except defenses, setoffs, claims or counterclaims that are not, in the aggregate, material to the value of the Accounts. None of the Accounts is, nor will any hereafter arising Account be, evidenced by a promissory note or other Instrument (other than a check) that has not been pledged to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof.
SECTION 3.8 Chattel Paper. As of the date hereof, no Grantor holds any Chattel Paper in the ordinary course of its business.
SECTION 3.9 Commercial Tort Claims. As of the date hereof, all Commercial Tort Claims owned by any Grantor are listed on Schedule 3.9.
SECTION 3.10 Deposit Accounts. As of the date hereof, all Deposit Accounts (including, without limitation, cash management accounts that are Deposit Accounts), securities accounts and lockboxes (including the: (a) owner of the account, (b) name and address of financial institution or securities broker where such accounts are located, (c) account numbers and (d) purpose or use of such account) owned by any Grantor are listed on Schedule 3.10.
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SECTION 3.11 Intellectual Property.
(a) As of the date hereof, all Copyright registrations, Copyright applications, issued Patents, Patent applications, Trademark registrations and Trademark applications owned by any Grantor in its own name on the date hereof is listed on Schedule 3.11.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11 on the date hereof, none of the Intellectual Property owned by any Grantor is the subject of any written licensing or franchise agreement pursuant to which such Grantor is the licensor or franchisor, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Each Grantor owns, or possesses the right to use, all of the Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, franchises, licenses and other Intellectual Property rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person. All applications, registrations and grants for all material Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights of each Grantor and to the knowledge of each Grantor, all applications, registrations and grants for any material licensed Intellectual Property are valid, subsisting and enforceable, are in good standing, all required filings with any relevant governmental intellectual property office have been made and all required filing, registration, maintenance and other fees have been paid. To the best knowledge of each Grantor, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Grantor infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of each Grantor, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.12 Inventory. Collateral consisting of Inventory is of good and merchantable quality, free from any material defects. To the knowledge of each Grantor, none of such Inventory is subject to any licensing, Patent, Trademark, trade name or Copyright with any Person that restricts any Grantor’s ability to manufacture and/or sell such Inventory. The completion of the manufacturing process of such Inventory by a Person other than the applicable Grantor would be permitted under any contract to which such Grantor is a party or to which the Inventory is subject.
SECTION 3.13 Investment Property; Partnership/LLC Interests.
(a) As of the date hereof, all Investment Property (including, without limitation, Securities Accounts and cash management accounts that are Investment Property) and all Partnership/LLC Interests owned by any Grantor are listed on Schedule 3.13.
(b) All Investment Property and all Partnership/LLC Interests issued by any Issuer to any Grantor (i) have been duly and validly issued and, if applicable, are fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) are beneficially owned as of record by such Grantor and (ii) constitute all the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Issuer issued to such Grantor.
(c) None of the Partnership/LLC Interests (i) are traded on a Securities exchange or in Securities markets, (ii) by their terms expressly provide that they are Securities
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governed by Article 8 of the UCC, (iii) are Investment Company Securities or (iv) are held in a Securities Account.
SECTION 3.14 Instruments. As of the date hereof, no Grantor holds any Instruments or is named a payee of any promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness other than as set forth on Schedule 3.14.
SECTION 3.15 Farm Products. None of the Collateral constitutes, or is the Proceeds of, Farm Products.
SECTION 3.16 Government Contracts. As of the date hereof, no Grantor is party to any Government Contract with a Governmental Authority under which such Governmental Authority, as account debtor, owes a monetary obligation to any Grantor under any account.
SECTION 3.17 Aircraft. None of the Collateral constitutes, or is the proceeds of, (i) an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine or related property, (ii) aircraft lease or (iii) any other interest in or to any of the foregoing.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Until the Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Commitments terminated, unless consent has been obtained in the manner provided for in Section 7.1, each Grantor covenants and agrees that:
SECTION 4.1 Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Information.
(a) Each Grantor shall maintain the Security Interest created by this Agreement as a first priority perfected Security Interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) and shall defend such Security Interest against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (other than holders of Permitted Liens).
(b) Each Grantor will furnish to the Administrative Agent upon the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request statements and schedules further identifying and describing the assets and property of such Grantor and such other reports in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
SECTION 4.2 Maintenance of Insurance.
(a) Each Grantor will maintain, with financially sound and reputable companies, insurance policies (i) insuring the Collateral against loss by fire, explosion, theft, fraud and such other casualties, including business interruption, as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in amounts and with deductibles at least as favorable as those generally maintained by businesses of similar size engaged in similar activities and (ii) insuring such Grantor and the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured
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Parties, against liability for hazards, risks and liability to persons and property relating to the Collateral, in amounts and with deductibles at least as favorable as those generally maintained by businesses of similar size engaged in similar activities, such policies to be in such form and having such coverage as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
(b) All insurance referred to in subsection (a) above shall (i) name the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as loss payee (to the extent covering risk of loss or damage to tangible property) and as an additional insured as its interests may appear (to the extent covering any other risk), (ii) provide that no cancellation, material reduction in amount or material change in coverage thereof shall be effective until at least thirty (30) days after receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice thereof and (iii) be reasonably satisfactory in all other respects to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent from time to time, each Grantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders periodic information from a reputable insurance broker with respect to the insurance referred to in this Section 4.2.
SECTION 4.3 Changes in Locations; Changes in Name or Structure. No Grantor will, except upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and delivery to the Administrative Agent of (a) all additional financing statements (executed if necessary for any particular filing jurisdiction) and other instruments and documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the Security Interests and (b) if applicable, a written supplement to the Schedules of this Agreement:
(i) permit any Deposit Account (other than Excluded Deposit Accounts) to be held by or at a depositary bank other than the depositary bank that held such Deposit Account as of the date hereof as set forth on Schedule 3.10;
(ii) permit any Investment Property (other than Certificated Securities delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.5) to be held by a Securities Intermediary other than the Securities Intermediary that held such Investment Property as of the date hereof as set forth on Schedule 3.13;
(iii) permit any of the Inventory, Equipment or Fixtures to be kept at a location other than those listed on Schedule 3.6, except as otherwise permitted hereunder;
(iv) change its jurisdiction of organization or the location of its chief executive office from that identified on Schedule 3.6; or
(v) change its legal name, identity or corporate or organizational structure to such an extent that any financing statement filed by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement would become misleading.
SECTION 4.4 Required Notifications. Each Grantor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, in writing, of: (a) any Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the other Liens permitted under the Loan Documents) on any of the
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Collateral which would adversely affect the ability of the Administrative Agent to exercise any of its remedies hereunder, (b) the occurrence of any other event which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the Security Interests, (c) any Collateral which, to the knowledge of such Grantor, constitutes a Government Contract, and (d) the acquisition or ownership by such Grantor of any (i) Commercial Tort Claim, (ii) Deposit Account, or (iii) Investment Property after the date hereof.
SECTION 4.5 Delivery Covenants. Each Grantor will deliver and pledge to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, all Certificated Securities, Partnership/LLC Interests evidenced by a certificate, negotiable Documents, Instruments, and Tangible Chattel Paper owned or held by such Grantor, in each case, together with an Effective Endorsement and Assignment and all Supporting Obligations, as applicable, unless such delivery and pledge has been waived in writing by the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 4.6 Control Covenants; Certain Excluded Deposit Accounts.
(a) Each Grantor shall instruct (and otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause) (i) each depositary bank holding a Deposit Account (other than Excluded Deposit Accounts) owned by such Grantor and (ii) each Securities Intermediary holding any Investment Property owned by such Grantor, to execute and deliver a control agreement, sufficient to provide the Administrative Agent with Control of such Deposit Account and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (any such depositary bank executing and delivering any such control agreement, a “Controlled Depositary”, and any such Securities Intermediary executing and delivering any such control agreement, a “Controlled Intermediary”). In the event any such depositary bank or Securities Intermediary refuses to execute and deliver such control agreement, the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may require the applicable Deposit Account and Investment Property to be transferred to the Administrative Agent or a Controlled Depositary or Controlled Intermediary, as applicable. After the date hereof, all Deposit Accounts (other than Excluded Deposit Accounts) and all Investment Property will be maintained with the Administrative Agent or with a Controlled Depository or a Controlled Intermediary, as applicable.
(b) Each Grantor shall instruct each depositary bank holding a Deposit Account into which Governmental Receivables are initially deposited to execute and deliver an account agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto or such other form as the Administrative Agent shall prescribe. In the event any such depositary bank refuses to execute and deliver such an agreement, the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may require the applicable Deposit Account to be transferred to the Administrative Agent. After the date hereof, all Deposit Accounts into which Governmental Receivables are initially deposited will be maintained with the Administrative Agent or with a depositary institution subject to an account agreement (as set forth above), as applicable.
(c) Each Grantor will take such actions and deliver all such agreements as are requested by the Administrative Agent to provide the Administrative Agent with Control of all Letter of Credit Rights and Electronic Chattel Paper owned or held by such Grantor, including, without limitation, with respect to any such Electronic Chattel Paper, by having the
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Administrative Agent identified as the assignee on the Record(s) pertaining to the single authoritative copy thereof.
(d) If
any Collateral (other than Collateral specifically subject to the provisions of
Sections 4.6(a), 4.6(b) and 4.6(c)), exceeding in
value $200,000 in the aggregate (such Collateral exceeding such amount, the “Excess
Collateral”) is at any time in the possession or control of any consignee,
warehouseman, bailee (other than a carrier transporting Inventory to a
purchaser in the ordinary course of business), processor, or any other third
party, such Grantor shall notify such Person in writing of the Security
Interests created hereby, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain such Person’s written agreement in writing to hold all such Collateral
for the Administrative Agent’s account subject to the Administrative Agent’s
instructions, and shall cause such Person to issue and deliver to the
Administrative Agent warehouse receipts, bills of lading or any similar
documents relating to such Collateral to the Administrative Agent together with
an Effective Endorsement and Assignment; provided that if such Grantor
is not able to obtain such agreement and cause the delivery of such items, the
Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may require such Excess
Collateral to be moved to another location specified thereby. Further, each Grantor shall perfect and
protect such Grantor’s ownership interests in all Inventory stored with a
consignee against creditors of the consignee by filing and maintaining
financing statements against the consignee reflecting the consignment
arrangement filed in all appropriate filing offices, providing any written
notices required to notify any prior creditors of the consignee of the
consignment arrangement, and taking such other actions as may be appropriate to
perfect and protect such Grantor’s interests in such inventory under Section 2-326,
Section 9-103, Section 9-324 and Section 9-505 of the UCC (and
any foreign equivalent) or otherwise.
All such financing statements filed pursuant to this
Section 4.6(d) shall be assigned, on the face thereof, to the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties.
SECTION 4.7 Filing Covenants. Pursuant to Section 9-509 of the UCC and any other applicable Law, each Grantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to file or record financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral without the signature of such Grantor in such form and in such offices as the Administrative Agent determines appropriate to perfect the Security Interests of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. Such financing statements may describe the Collateral in the same manner as described herein or may contain an indication or description of Collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Administrative Agent may determine, in its sole discretion, is necessary, advisable or prudent to ensure the perfection of the Security Interest in the Collateral granted herein, including, without limitation, describing such property as “all assets” or “all personal property.” Further, a photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement or other filing or recording document or instrument for filing or recording in any jurisdiction. Each Grantor hereby authorizes, ratifies and confirms all financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments filed by Administrative Agent prior to the date of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.8 Accounts.
(a) Other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practice, no Grantor will (i) grant any extension of the time of payment of any Account, (ii) compromise or settle any Account for less than the full amount thereof, (iii) release, wholly or
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partially, any Account Debtor, (iv) allow any credit or discount whatsoever on any Account or (v) amend, supplement or modify any Account in any manner that could reasonably be likely to adversely affect the value thereof.
(b) Each Grantor will deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of each material demand, notice or document received by it that questions or calls into doubt the validity or enforceability of any material Account.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have the right to make test verifications of the Accounts in any manner and through any medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and each Grantor shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Administrative Agent may require in connection with such test verifications. At any time and from time to time, upon the Administrative Agent’s request and at the expense of the relevant Grantor, such Grantor shall cause independent public accountants or others satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to furnish to the Administrative Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications of, and trial balances for, the Accounts.
SECTION 4.9 Intellectual Property.
(a) Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Grantor (either itself or through licensees) (i) will use each registered Trademark (owned by such Grantor) and Trademark for which an application (owned by such Grantor) is pending, to the extent reasonably necessary to maintain such Trademark in full force free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, (ii) will maintain products and services offered under such Trademark at a level substantially consistent with the quality of such products and services as of the date hereof, (iii) will not (and will not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby such Trademark could reasonably be expected to become invalidated or impaired in any way, (iv) will not (and will not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act, or knowingly omit to do any act, whereby any Patent owned by such Grantor would reasonably be expected to become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public, (v) will not (and will not permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any registered Copyright owned by such Grantor or Copyright for which an application is pending (owned by such Grantor) could reasonably be expected to become invalidated or otherwise impaired and (vi) will not (either itself or through licensees) do any act whereby any material portion of the Copyrights may fall into the public domain.
(b) Each Grantor will notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders promptly if it knows, or has reason to know, that any application or registration relating to any material Intellectual Property owned or licensed by such Grantor may become forfeited, abandoned or dedicated to the public, or of any adverse determination or development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any court or tribunal in any country) regarding such Grantor’s or its licensor’s ownership of, or the validity of, any material Intellectual Property owned or licensed by such Grantor or such Grantor’s right to register the same or to license, or own and maintain the same.
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(c) Whenever such Grantor, either by itself or through any agent, employee, licensee or designee, shall file an application for the registration of any Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, such Grantor shall report such filing to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after the last day of the fiscal quarter in which such filing occurs. Upon request of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor shall execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence the security interest of the Secured Parties in any material Copyright, Patent or Trademark and the goodwill and General Intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby.
(d) Each Grantor will take all reasonable and necessary steps, at such Grantor’s sole cost and expense, including, without limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue each application (and to obtain the relevant registration) and to maintain each registration of the material Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability.
(e) In the event that any material Intellectual Property owned or licensed by a Grantor is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party, the applicable Grantor shall (i) at such Grantor’s sole cost and expense, take such actions as such Grantor shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances or allowable pursuant to such Grantor’s license agreement to protect such Intellectual Property and (ii) if such Intellectual Property is of material economic value, promptly notify the Administrative Agent after it learns of such infringement, misappropriation or dilution.
SECTION 4.10 Investment Property; Partnership/LLC Interests.
(a) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, no Grantor will (i) vote to enable, or take any other action to permit, any applicable Issuer to issue any Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests, except for such additional Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests that will be subject to the Security Interest granted herein in favor of the Secured Parties, or (ii) enter into any agreement or undertaking restricting the right or ability of such Grantor or the Administrative Agent to sell, assign or transfer any Investment Property or Partnership/LLC Interests or Proceeds thereof. The Grantors will defend the right, title and interest of the Administrative Agent in and to any Investment Property and Partnership/LLC Interests against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.
(b) If any Grantor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive (i) any Certificated Securities (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a stock dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), option or rights in respect of the ownership interests of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any Investment Property, or otherwise in respect thereof, or (ii) any sums paid upon or in respect of any Investment Property upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer, such Grantor shall accept the same as the agent of the Secured Parties, hold the same in trust for the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and promptly deliver the same
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to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in accordance with the terms hereof.
SECTION 4.11 Equipment. Each Grantor will maintain each item of Equipment in good working order and condition (reasonable wear and tear and obsolescence excepted), and generally in accordance with any manufacturer’s manual, and will as quickly as practicable provide all maintenance, service and repairs necessary for such purpose and will promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent a statement respecting any material loss or damage to any of the Equipment.
SECTION 4.12 Vehicles. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the request of the Administrative Agent, all applications for certificates of title or ownership indicating the Administrative Agent’s first priority Lien on the Vehicle (subject to any Permitted Liens) covered by such certificate, and any other necessary documentation, shall be filed in each office in each jurisdiction which the Administrative Agent shall deem reasonably advisable to perfect its Liens on the Vehicles; provided that with respect to Vehicles subject to Permitted Liens, no such application or other documentation shall be required. Prior thereto, each certificate of title or ownership relating to each Vehicle shall be maintained by the applicable Grantor in accordance with applicable Law to reflect the ownership interest of such Grantor.
SECTION 4.13 Government Contracts. Each Grantor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, in writing, if it enters into any Government Contract with a Governmental Authority under which such Governmental Authority, as account debtor, owes a material monetary obligation to any Grantor under any Account.
SECTION 4.14 Further Assurances. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent and at the sole expense of the Grantors, each Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, (i) the assignment of any Material Contract, (ii) with respect to Government Contracts, assignment agreements and notices of assignment, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly executed by any Grantors party to such Government Contract in compliance with the Assignment of Claims Act (and/or analogous state or other applicable Law), and (iii) all applications, certificates, instruments, registration statements, and all other documents and papers the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and as may be required by law in connection with the obtaining of any consent, approval, registration, qualification, or authorization of any Person deemed necessary or appropriate for the effective exercise of any rights under this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
REMEDIAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 5.1 General Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them under applicable Law in this
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Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC or any other applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Administrative Agent may disclaim any warranties in connection with any sale or other disposition of the Collateral, including, without limitation, any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment and the like. The Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. Each Grantor further agrees, at the Administrative Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Administrative Agent at places which the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party arising out of the exercise by them of any rights hereunder except to the extent any such claims, damages, or demands result solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, in each case against whom such claim is asserted. If any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least ten (10) days before such sale or other disposition.
SECTION 5.2 Specific Remedies.
(a) The Administrative Agent hereby authorizes each Grantor to collect such Grantor’s Accounts in the ordinary course of its business; provided that, the Administrative Agent may curtail or terminate such authority at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the Administrative Agent may communicate with Account Debtors of any Account subject to a Security Interest and, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Grantor shall notify (such notice to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) its Account Debtors and parties to the Material Contracts subject to a Security Interest that such Accounts and the Material Contracts have been assigned to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties;
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(ii) each Grantor shall forward to the Administrative Agent, on the last Business Day of each week, deposit slips related to all cash, money, checks or any other similar items of payment received by the Grantor during such week, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of such checks or any other similar items of payment, together with a statement showing the application of all payments on the Collateral during such week and a collection report with regard thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) the Administrative Agent may deliver such notices and instructions in accordance with control agreements covering Deposit Accounts (other than Excluded Accounts) and/or Securities Accounts. In addition, whenever any Grantor shall receive any cash, money, checks or any other similar items of payment relating to any Collateral (including any Proceeds of any Collateral), subject to the terms of any Permitted Liens, such Grantor agrees that it will, within one (1) Business Day of such receipt, deposit all such items of payment into the Collateral Account or in a Deposit Account (other than an Excluded Deposit Account) at a Controlled Depositary, and until such Grantor shall deposit such cash, money, checks or any other similar items of payment in the Collateral Account or in a Deposit Account (other than an Excluded Deposit Account) at a Controlled Depositary, such Grantor shall hold such cash, money, checks or any other similar items of payment in trust for the Secured Parties and as property of the Secured Parties, separate from the other funds of such Grantor, and the Administrative Agent shall have the right to transfer or direct the transfer of the balance of each Deposit Account (other than an Excluded Deposit Account) to the Collateral Account. All such Collateral and Proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be held by the Administrative Agent in the Collateral Account as collateral security for all the Obligations and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as provided in Section 5.4;
(iv) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or distributions made in respect of any Investment Property, any Partnership/LLC Interests or any other Proceeds paid in respect of any Investment Property or any Partnership/LLC Interests, and any or all of any Investment Property or any Partnership/LLC Interests shall be registered in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, and the Administrative Agent or its nominee may thereafter exercise (A) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Investment Property or such Partnership/LLC Interests at any meeting of shareholders, partners or members of the relevant Issuers and (B) any and all rights of conversion, exchange and subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Investment Property or such Partnership/LLC Interests as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Investment Property or any and all of the Partnership/LLC Interests upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate, partnership or company structure of any Issuer or upon the exercise by any Grantor or the Administrative Agent of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Investment Property or such Partnership/LLC Interests, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Investment Property or any and all of the Partnership/LLC Interests with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or
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other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may determine), all without liability except to account for property actually received by it; but the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to any Grantor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing. In furtherance thereof, each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer with respect to any Collateral consisting of Investment Property and Partnership/LLC Interests to (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Administrative Agent in writing that (A) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (B) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying following receipt of such notice and prior to notice that such Event of Default is no longer continuing, and (ii) except as otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends, distributions or other payments with respect to any Investment Property, or any Partnership/LLC Interests directly to the Administrative Agent; and
(v) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to (but shall not be required to): (A) proceed to perform any and all obligations of the applicable Grantor under any Material Contract and exercise all rights of such Grantor thereunder as fully as such Grantor itself could, (B) do all other acts which the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or proper to protect its Security Interest granted hereunder, provided such acts are not inconsistent with or in violation of the terms of any of the Credit Agreement, of the other Loan Documents or applicable Law, and (C) sell, assign or otherwise transfer any Material Contract in accordance with the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and applicable Law, subject, however, to the prior approval of each other party to such Material Contract, to the extent required under the Material Contract.
(c) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Grantor of the Administrative Agent’s intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Section 5.2(b), each Grantor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends, payments or other distributions made in respect of any Investment Property and any Partnership/LLC Interests, in each case paid in the normal course of business of the relevant Issuer and consistent with past practice, to the extent permitted in the Credit Agreement, and to exercise all voting and other corporate, company and partnership rights with respect to any Investment Property and any Partnership/LLC Interests; provided that, no vote shall be cast or other corporate, company and partnership right exercised or other action taken which, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment, would impair the Collateral in any material respect or which would result in a Default or Event of Default under any provision of the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
SECTION 5.3 Registration Rights.
(a) If the Administrative Agent shall determine that in order to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Collateral it is necessary or advisable to have such Collateral registered under the provisions of the Securities Act (any such Collateral, the “Restricted Securities Collateral”), the relevant Grantor will cause each applicable Issuer (and the officers and directors thereof) to (i) execute and deliver all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent,
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necessary or advisable to register such Restricted Securities Collateral, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for a period of one year from the date of the first public offering of such Restricted Securities Collateral, or that portion thereof to be sold, and (iii) make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto. Each Grantor agrees to cause each applicable Issuer (and the officers and directors thereof) to comply with the provisions of the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any and all jurisdictions which the Administrative Agent shall designate and to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) which will satisfy the provisions of Section II (a) of the Securities Act.
(b) Each Grantor recognizes that the Administrative Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all the Restricted Securities Collateral, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Restricted Securities Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Issuer would agree to do so.
(c) Each Grantor agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of the Restricted Securities Collateral valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Laws. Each Grantor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 5.3 will cause irreparable injury to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, that the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 5.3 shall be specifically enforceable against such Grantor, and such Grantor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred under the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 5.4 Application of Proceeds. At such intervals as may be agreed upon by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time at the Administrative Agent’s election, the Administrative Agent may apply all or any part of the Collateral or any Proceeds of the Collateral in payment in whole or in part of the Obligations (after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable
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attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in accordance with Section 8.03 of the Credit Agreement. Only after (i) the payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any provision of applicable Law, including, without limitation, Section 9-610 and Section 9-615 of the UCC and (ii) the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitments, shall the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor, or to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same (if such Person is not a Grantor).
SECTION 5.5 Waiver, Deficiency. Each Grantor hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, all rights of redemption, appraisement, valuation, stay, extension or moratorium now or hereafter in force under any applicable Law in order to prevent or delay the enforcement of this Agreement or the absolute sale of the Collateral or any portion thereof. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to collect such deficiency.
ARTICLE VI
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION 6.1 Administrative Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-In-Fact.
(a) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives the Administrative Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default:
(i) in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Account or Material Contract subject to a Security Interest or with respect to any other Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Account or Material Contract subject to a Security Interest or with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable;
(ii) in the case of any Intellectual Property, execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Administrative Agent may request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ security interest in such Intellectual Property and the goodwill and General Intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;
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(iii) pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof;
(iv) execute, in connection with any sale provided for in this Agreement, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral; and
(v) (A) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent or as the Administrative Agent shall direct; (B) ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (C) sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (D) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (E) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (F) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate; (G) assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark (along with the goodwill of the business to which any such Copyright, Patent or Trademark pertains), for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Administrative Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (H) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Administrative Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Administrative Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Security Interests of the Secured Parties therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.
(b) If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein, the Administrative Agent, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.1(a).
(c) The expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with actions taken pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate for Base Rate Loans under the Credit Agreement, from the date of payment by the Administrative Agent to the date reimbursed by the relevant Grantor, shall be payable by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent on demand.
(d) Each Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof in accordance with Section 6.1(a). All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated and the Security Interests created hereby are released.
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SECTION 6.2 Duty of Administrative Agent. The sole duty of the Administrative Agent with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Administrative Agent deals with similar property for its own account. Neither the Administrative Agent, any other Secured Party nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties hereunder are solely to protect the interests of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise any such powers. The Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION 6.3 Authority of Administrative Agent. Each Grantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Administrative Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Administrative Agent and the Grantors, the Administrative Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement to make any inquiry respecting such authority.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.1 Amendments, Waivers and Consents. None of the terms, covenants, agreements or conditions of this Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, nor may they be waived, nor may any consent be given, except in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 7.2 Notices. All notices and communications hereunder shall be given to the addresses and otherwise made in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement; provided that notices and communications to the Grantors shall be directed to the Borrower Agent, at the address set forth in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 7.3 No Waiver, Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Secured Party to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver
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thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided and provided under each other Loan Document are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
SECTION 7.4 Expenses, Indemnification, Waiver of Consequential Damages, etc..
(a) Each Grantor, jointly and severally, shall pay all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.
(b) Each Grantor, jointly and severally, shall indemnify each Indemnitee pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, no Grantor shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Credit Extensions or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(d) No Indemnitee referred to in this Section 7.4 shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(e) Each Grantor agrees to pay, and to save the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any such Grantor’s delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales withholding or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) All amounts due under this Section 7.4 shall be payable promptly after demand therefor.
SECTION 7.5 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each Grantor (and shall bind all Persons who become bound as a Grantor to this Agreement), the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided that no Grantor may assign or otherwise, transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (except as otherwise provided by the Credit Agreement).
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SECTION 7.6 Survival of Indemnities. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the indemnities to which the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties are entitled under the provisions of Section 7.4 and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties against events arising after such termination as well as before.
SECTION 7.7 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Secured Party and each of its respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Secured Party or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of such Grantor against any and all of the obligations of such Grantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Secured Party irrespective of whether or not such Secured Party shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Grantor may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Secured Party different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Secured Party and its respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Secured Party or its respective Affiliates may have. Each Secured Party agrees to notify such Grantor and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such set off and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set off and application. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7.7, if at any time any Secured Party or any of its Affiliates maintains one or more deposit accounts for either Borrower or any other Loan Party into which Medicare and/or Medicaid receivables are deposited, such Person shall waive the right of setoff set forth herein.
SECTION 7.8 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 7.9 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or
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unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 7.10 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each Grantor irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in Borough of Manhattan and the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Grantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Waiver of Venue. Each Grantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law.
(e) Appointment of the Borrower Agent as Agent for the Grantors. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Borrower Agent to act as its agent for service of process and notices required to be delivered under this Agreement or under the other Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that receipt by the Borrower Agent of any summons, notice or other similar item shall be deemed effective receipt by each Grantor and its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 7.11 Waiver of Jury Trial; California Judicial Reference.
(a) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT
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IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
(b) California Judicial Reference. If any action or proceeding is filed in a court of the State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (a) the court shall, and is hereby directed to, make a general reference pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 to a referee (who shall be a single active or retired judge) to hear and determine all of the issues in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law) and to report a statement of decision, provided that at the option of any party to such proceeding, any such issues pertaining to a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be heard and determined by the court and (b) the Grantors, on a joint and several basis, shall be solely responsible to pay all fees and expenses of any referee appointed in such action or proceeding.
SECTION 7.12 Injunctive Relief. The Grantors recognize that, in the event the Grantors fail to perform, observe or discharge any of their obligations or liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any remedy of law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties. Therefore, the Grantors agree that the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.
SECTION 7.13 Acknowledgements.
(a) Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that: (i) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, (ii) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and has reviewed and understands same, (iii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor, and (iv) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby among the Secured Parties or among the Grantors and the Secured Parties.
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(b) Each Issuer party to this Agreement acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement and agrees to be bound thereby and to comply with the terms thereof insofar as such terms are applicable to it. Each Issuer agrees to provide such notices to the Administrative Agent as may be necessary to give full effect to the provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 7.14 Releases.
(a) At such time as the Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash and the Commitments have been terminated, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the request and sole expense of any Grantor following any such termination, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Administrative Agent hereunder, and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
(b) If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, then the Administrative Agent, at the request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall execute and deliver to such Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable to evidence the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral. In the event that all the Equity Interests of any Grantor shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, then, at the request of the Borrower Agent and at the expense of the Grantors, such Grantor shall be released from its obligations hereunder; provided that the Borrower Agent shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Grantor and the terms of the sale or other disposition in reasonable detail, including the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, together with a certification by the Borrower Agent stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 7.15 Additional Grantors. Each Subsidiary of the Borrowers that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.12 of the Credit Agreement shall become a Grantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 7.16 All Powers Coupled with Interest. All powers of attorney and other authorizations granted to the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent and any Persons designated by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or unsatisfied, any of the Commitments remain in effect or the Term Facility or Revolving Credit Facility have not been terminated.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Lien Collateral Agreement to be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first written above.
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SCHEDULE 3.6
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Collateral Agreement
Exact Legal Name; Jurisdiction of Organization; Taxpayer Identification Number; Registered
Organization Number; Mailing Address; Chief Executive Office and other Locations
SCHEDULE 3.9
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Collateral Agreement
Commercial Tort Claims
SCHEDULE 3.10
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Collateral Agreement
Deposit Accounts
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SCHEDULE 3.11
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Collateral Agreement
Intellectual Property
1. The listing of Trademarks (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) should include: (a) the Trademark; (b) Registration Number or Serial Number; (c) the Owner; (d) the Filing Date; (e) the Registration Date (if applicable); (f) the Date Affidavit of Use and/or Renewal is Due; and (g) Whether the Affidavit of Use and/or Renewal has been filed.
2. The listing of Trademark Licenses (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) should include: (a) Name and Address of Licensee/Licensor; (b) Date; (c) List of each Trademark Licensed/Assigned; and (d) Description of product to which license/assignment applies.
3. The listing of Patents (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) should include: (a) Country; (b) Patent Number; (c) Issue Date; (d) Inventor(s); (e) Title of Invention; (f) Dates on which Maintenance Fees were paid; and (g) Identity of Party Paying Maintenance Fees.
4. The listing of Patent (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) applications should include: (a) Application Number; (b) Filing Date; (c) Inventors; and (d) Title of Invention.
5. The listing of Patent Licenses (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) should include: (a) Name and Address of Licensee/Licensor; (b) Date; (c) List of each Patent Licensed/Assigned; and (d) Description of product to which license/assignment applies
6. The listing of Copyrights (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) should include: (a) Registration Number; (b) Registration Date; (c) Title as listed in Registration; (d) Publication Date; (e) Creation Date; (f) Author; and(g) Subject Matter Covered.
7. The listing of Copyright Licenses (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) should include: (a) Name and Address of Licensee/Licensor; (b) Date; (c) Work Licensed or Assigned.
SCHEDULE 3.13
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Collateral Agreement
Investment Property and Partnership/LLC Interests
Certificated Securities:
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Securities Accounts (including cash management accounts that are Investment Property) and Uncertificated Securities:
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Partnerships/LLC Interests:
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SCHEDULE 3.14
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Collateral Agreement
Instruments
EXHIBIT A
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Collateral Agreement
Form of Governmental Receivables Account Agreement