CONSENT AND NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
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Exhibit 10.73
CONSENT AND NINTH AMENDMENT TO
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS CONSENT AND NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is entered into as of January 19, 2005, by and among Lenders, XXXXX FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California corporation, as the arranger and administrative agent for the Lenders ("Agent") and MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC., a Delaware corporation ("Midway"), MIDWAY AMUSEMENT GAMES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("MAG"; Midway and MAG are referred to hereinafter each individually as a "Borrower", and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the "Borrowers"), MIDWAY GAMES INC., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), MIDWAY GAMES WEST INC., a California corporation ("MGW"), MIDWAY INTERACTIVE INC., a Delaware corporation ("MI"), MIDWAY SALES COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("MSC"), MIDWAY HOME STUDIOS INC., a Delaware corporation ("MHS"), SURREAL SOFTWARE INC., a Washington corporation ("Surreal"), MIDWAY STUDIOS—AUSTIN INC., a Texas corporation ("MSA"), MIDWAY STUDIOS—LOS ANGELES INC., a California corporation, ("MSLA"; Parent, MGW, MI, MSC, MHS, Surreal, MSA and MSLA, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a "U.S. Credit Party" and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the "U.S. Credit Parties").
WHEREAS, Borrowers, U.S. Credit Parties, Agent, and Lenders are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 3, 2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Loan Agreement");
WHEREAS, Borrowers, U.S. Credit Parties, Agent and Lenders are parties to that certain Consent and Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 28, 2004 (the "Eighth Amendment") pursuant to which Required Lenders consented to the Share Acquisition and Midway Europe Transactions (each as defined in the Eighth Amendment) pursuant to Section 2 of the Eighth Amendment;
WHEREAS, Borrowers have informed Agent and Lenders that the Share Acquisition and Midway Europe Transaction will not be consummated and the consents related thereto may be terminated;
WHEREAS, Borrowers have advised Agent and Lenders that Midway desires to acquire the equity interests of a new subsidiary, Blitz 04-174 GmbH (which name shall be changed to Midway Games GmbH shortly after the date hereof), registered under the commercial registry of the Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Munich under reg. no. HRB 155 321 ("German Company"), and capitalize such subsidiary (collectively, the "German Transaction");
WHEREAS, Borrowers and U.S. Credit Parties desire for Agent and Required Lenders to consent to the German Transaction as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, Borrowers, U.S. Credit Parties, Agent and Lenders have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in certain respects, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
2. Termination of Consents. Borrowers, each other Company, Agent and Lenders hereby acknowledge and agree that the consents of Agent and Required Lenders made pursuant to Section 2 of the Eighth Amendment are terminated, null and void and of no further force or effect. Borrowers
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and each other Company represent and warrant that no Borrower or Company has taken any action that would be a Default or Event of Default but for the effectiveness of such consents.
3. Consent. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6 below, Agent and Required Lenders hereby consent to the German Transaction; provided that (i) Investments in German Company do not exceed $2,500,000 at any time and (ii) the German Transaction is completed within 180 days of the date hereof. This is a limited consent and shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of, or consent to, any other future breach of the Loan Agreement (as amended by this Amendment).
4. Amendment to Loan Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6 hereof, the Loan Agreement is amended as follows:
(a) The definition of the term "German Company" that is set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety, as follows:
"German Company" means Blitz 04-174 GmbH (Midway Games GmbH upon completion of a name change under German law), a German limited liability company, registered under the commercial registry of the Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Munich under reg. no. HRB 155 321.
5. Ratification. This Amendment, subject to satisfaction of the conditions provided below, shall constitute an amendment to the Loan Agreement and all of the Loan Documents as appropriate to express the agreements contained herein. In all other respects, the Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect in accordance with their original terms.
6. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof and upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Each party hereto shall have executed and delivered this Amendment to Agent;
(b) Companies shall have delivered to Agent such documents, agreements and instruments as may be requested or required by Agent in connection with this Amendment, each in form and content acceptable to Agent;
(c) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date hereof or as of the date of the effectiveness of this Amendment; and
(d) All proceedings taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and all documents, instruments and other legal matters incident thereto shall be satisfactory to Agent and its legal counsel.
7. Additional Event of Default. An Event of Default shall exist if Borrowers fail to deliver to Agent a perfected pledge of the equity interests of German Company, effective under German law, within ten (10) business days of the completion of the German Company Capitalization, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Warranties and Absence of Defaults. In order to induce Agent to enter into this Amendment, each Company hereby warrants to Agent, as of the date hereof, that the representations and warranties of Companies contained in the Loan Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof (other than those which, by their terms, specifically are made as of certain dates prior to the date hereof).
(b) Expenses. Companies, jointly and severally, agree to pay on demand all costs and expenses of Agent (including the reasonable fees and expenses of outside counsel for Agent) in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Amendment and all other instruments or documents provided for herein or delivered or to be
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delivered hereunder or in connection herewith. All obligations provided herein shall survive any termination of this Amendment and the Loan Agreement as amended hereby.
(c) Governing Law. This Amendment shall be a contract made under and governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois.
(d) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the parties hereto on the same or separate counterparts, and each such counterpart, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Amendment.
9. Release.
(a) In consideration of the agreements of Agent and Lenders contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each Company, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably releases, remises and forever discharges Agent and Lenders, and their successors and assigns, and their present and former shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents and other representatives (Agent, each Lender and all such other Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Releasees" and individually as a "Releasee"), of and from all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings, damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of set-off, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a "Claim" and collectively, "Claims") of every name and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at law and in equity, which such Company or any of its successors, assigns, or other legal representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause or thing whatsoever which arises at any time on or prior to the day and date of this Amendment, including, without limitation, for or on account of, or in relation to, or in any way in connection with any of the Loan Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or transactions thereunder or related thereto.
(b) Each Company understands, acknowledges and agrees that the release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release.
(c) Each Company agrees that no fact, event, circumstance, evidence or transaction which could now be asserted or which may hereafter be discovered shall affect in any manner the final, absolute and unconditional nature of the release set forth above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and delivered as of the date first above written.
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MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC., a Delaware corporation |
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MIDWAY AMUSEMENT GAMES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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MIDWAY GAMES INC., a Delaware corporation |
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MIDWAY GAMES WEST INC., a California corporation |
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MIDWAY INTERACTIVE INC., a Delaware corporation |
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MIDWAY SALES COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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MIDWAY HOME STUDIOS INC., a Delaware corporation |
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SURREAL SOFTWARE INC., a Washington corporation |
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MIDWAY STUDIOS—AUSTIN INC., a Texas corporation |
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MIDWAY STUDIOS—LOS ANGELES INC., a California corporation |
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Each By: |
/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX |
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| Title: | Executive Vice President—Finance, Treasurer and CFO |
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XXXXX FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California corporation, as Agent, as UK Security Trustee and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX |
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| Title: | Vice President | ||
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CONSENT AND NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
