SECURITY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of the 21st day of August, 2009 by and between DOVER MOTORSPORTS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, INC., a Delaware corporation, GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORTS CORPORATION, an Illinois corporation, MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORTS CORPORATION, a Tennessee corporation, NASHVILLE SPEEDWAY USA, INC., a Tennessee corporation, and MIDWEST RACING, INC., a California corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”); and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as agent (“Agent”) under the Credit Agreement dated February 17, 2004 by and between the Borrowers, the Agent and the “Lenders” that are parties thereto (as amended, modified, or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).
RECITALS
Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment No. 11 of even date herewith between the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders (“Amendment”), the Borrowers have agreed to execute and deliver this Agreement in connection with the credit accommodations being provided by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises, the consideration set forth in the Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. All defined terms used in this Agreement shall be capitalized. The singular use of any defined term includes the plural and the plural use includes the singular. Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the definitions provided to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Accession,” “Account,” “Account Debtor,” “As-Extracted Collateral,” “Chattel Paper” “Commercial Tort Claim,” “Commodity Account,” “Commodity Contract,” “Consumer Goods,” “Control,” “Deposit Account,” “Document,” “Electronic Chattel Paper,” “Equipment,” “Farm Products,” “Fixtures,” “General Intangibles,” “Goods,” “Instrument,” “Inventory,” “Investment Property,” “Letter-Of-Credit Right,” “Manufactured Homes,” “Payment Intangible,” “Pledged Debt,” “Proceeds,” “Promissory Notes,” “Record,” “Securities Account,” “Securities Intermediary,” “Security Entitlement,” “Software,” and “Supporting Obligations” have the same respective meanings as are given to those terms in the Uniform Commercial Code.
“Assigned Agreements” means collectively all agreements, leases, licenses, tax sharing agreements, Interest Rate Protection Agreements and other contracts of an Borrower which are material or necessary to the business, operations, or finances of such Borrower, that are entered into by an Borrower from time to time including without limitation (a) all rights of an Borrower
to receive moneys due and to become due under or pursuant to the Assigned Agreement, (b) all rights of an Borrower to receive proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect to the Assigned Agreement, (c) claims of an Borrower for damages arising out of or for breach of or default under an Assigned Agreement, and (d) the rights of an Borrower to terminate an Assigned Agreement, to perform thereunder and to compel performance and otherwise exercise all remedies thereunder.
“Attachment Event” means that on September 30, 2009 the Borrowers’ Leverage Ratio is 3.5 to 1.0 or higher, as evidenced by the Borrowers’ financial statements delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 5.12.1 of the Credit Agreement.
“Collateral” means collectively all of the tangible and intangible assets of an Borrower, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by such Borrower, together with all substitutions therefor, and all replacements and renewals thereof, and all Accessions and additions relating thereto, including but not limited to the following tangible and intangible assets of each of the Borrowers: (a) Accounts, (b) Assigned Agreements, (c) Chattel Paper (including Electronic Chattel Paper), (d) Commercial Tort Claims, (e) Commodity Accounts, (f) Commodity Contracts, (g) Deposit Accounts, (h) Documents, (i) Equipment, (j) Fixtures, (k) General Intangibles, (l) Goods, (m) Instruments, (n) Intellectual Property, (o) Inventory, including returned, rejected, or repossessed Inventory and rights of reclamation and stoppage in transit with respect to Inventory, (p) Investment Property (excluding Excluded Stock), (q) Letter-Of-Credit Rights, (r) Payment Intangibles, (s) Pledged Debt, (t) Promissory Notes, (u) Software, and (v) all Supporting Obligations and all Records relating or pertaining to any of the foregoing; provided, however, the term “Collateral” shall not include the Excluded Assets.
“Copyrights” means collectively all right, title and interest of an Borrower, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, in and to all copyrights registered with the United States Copyright Office or for which an application for registration has been filed with the United States Copyright Office, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, together with (a) all goodwill of the business to which any of the foregoing relates, (b) all renewals thereof, (c) all present and future rights of the Borrower under all present and future license agreements relating to any of the foregoing, whether the Borrower is licensee or licensor thereunder, (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due or payable under any of the foregoing or with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (e) all present and future claims, cause of action and rights to xxx for past, present or future infringements thereof, (f) all rights to (i) reproduce the copyrighted works, (ii) produce derivative works based on the copyrighted works, (iii) distribute copies of the copyrighted works for sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease or lending, and (iv) display the copyrighted works publicly, and (g) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
“Excluded Assets” means those assets listed on Schedule 1 of this Agreement.
“Governing State” means the State of Maryland.
“Intellectual Property” means collectively all of each Borrower’s Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks, trade secrets, trade secret rights, know-how, customer lists, processes of
production, confidential business information, techniques, formulas, and all other proprietary information.
“Interest Hedge Provider” means collectively any Credit Party or Affiliate of a Credit Party (regardless of whether such Interest Hedge Provider ceases to be a Credit Party or Affiliate of a Credit Party after such Interest Rate Protection Agreement is entered into) that enters into an Interest Rate Protection Agreement from time to time with an Borrower to limit, hedge or mitigate interest rate, fee, and other risks with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, or any of the other Secured Obligations, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement entered into by a Credit Party or its Affiliates after its Commitments have been fully cancelled in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or after it has assigned all of its rights under the credit facilities established by the Credit Agreement.
“Patents” means collectively all right, title and interest of an Borrower, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, in, to, under or by virtue of all patents and patent applications granted by or pending in the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the name of the Pledgor, including, without limitation, all of the inventions and improvements described or claimed therein, together with (a) any reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, certificates of re-examination and extensions thereof, (b) all present and future rights of the Borrower under all present and future license agreements relating thereto, whether the Borrower is licensee or licensor thereunder, (c) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due or payable to the Borrower thereunder or with respect thereto, including without limitation, damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (d) all present and future claims, causes of action, and rights to xxx for past, present or future infringements thereof, (e) all General Intangibles, Proceeds and products related thereto, and (f) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
“Pledged Debt” means any Indebtedness for borrowed money from time to time owed to an Borrower, and the Instruments and certificates evidencing such Indebtedness and all interest, cash or other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or exchanged therefor.
“Secured Obligations” means collectively (a) all of the Obligations (including without limitation all obligations under or arising from any Interest Rate Protection Agreements), and (b) all reasonable expenses and charges, legal and otherwise, incurred by any Secured Party in collecting or enforcing any of the foregoing, or in realizing upon or protecting any security thereof, including without limitation, the security granted pursuant to this Agreement.
“Trademarks” means collectively all right, title and interest of an Borrower, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, in, to, under and by virtue of all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, partnership names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, package or product designs, trade dress, logos, other source of business identifiers, and prints and labels on which any of the foregoing have appeared or appear, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, and all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for any of the foregoing, including without limitation, registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, together with (a)
all renewals thereof, (b) all intellectual property of the Borrower and goodwill of the business to which any of the foregoing relates, (c) all present and future rights of the Borrower under all present and future license agreements relating to any of the foregoing, whether the Borrower is licensee or licensor thereunder, (d) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due or payable under any of the foregoing or with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (e) all present and future claims, causes of action and rights to xxx for past, present or future infringements thereof, (f) all General Intangibles, Proceeds and products related thereto, and (g) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
“Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect from time to time in the Governing State.
ARTICLE 2
SECURITY INTERESTS
Section 2.01. Grant of Security Interests. In order to secure the prompt payment and performance in full when due, whether by lapse of time, acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise, of the Secured Obligations, each Borrower hereby grants to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in, and a right to set off against, any and all right, title and interest of such Borrower in and to the Collateral, whether now owned or existing or arising or acquired hereafter; provided, however, that the security interest granted herein shall not attach to any of the Collateral until the occurrence of the Attachment Event. Upon the occurrence of the Attachment Event the security interest granted in the Collateral shall automatically attach and the Agent shall be authorized to file financing statements in order to perfect such security interest.
Section 2.02. Exclusions From Collateral And Security Interests. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the term “Collateral” shall not include, and no Borrower is pledging, nor granting a security interest in this Agreement in, any of such Borrower’s right, title or interest in any license, contract or agreement to which such Borrower is a party as of the date hereof or any of its right, title or interest thereunder to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would, under the express terms of such license, contract or agreement on the date hereof result in a breach of the terms of, or constitute a default under, such license, contract or agreement (other than to the extent that either any such term has been waived, or would be rendered ineffective by the operation of Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, 9-409 of the UCC or any other applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable Laws (including the Bankruptcy Code) or principles of equity); provided, that (a) immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such provision, the Collateral shall include and such Borrower shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, all such right, title and interest as if such provision had never been in effect and (b) the foregoing exclusion shall in no way be construed so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect the Agent’s unconditional continuing security interest in and liens upon any rights or interests of a Borrower in or to the proceeds of, or any monies due or to become due under, any such license, contract or agreement. The granting by the Borrowers of security interests in and to their respective Intellectual Property is not to be construed as an assignment of any Intellectual Property.
Section 2.03. Continuing Security. The Borrowers and the Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, hereby acknowledge and agree that the security interests created hereby in the Collateral constitute continuing collateral security for all of the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or hereafter arising. Future advances are intended by the parties hereto to be secured by such security interests.
Section 2.04. Priority. Each of the security interests granted by the Borrowers in accordance with this Agreement shall be perfected first priority security interests, subject only to any Permitted Liens which either by the prior agreement of the Secured Parties or solely by operation of applicable Laws enjoy a senior priority.
Section 2.05. No Obligations of Secured Parties For Accounts or Assigned Agreements. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each of the Borrowers shall remain liable under each of its Accounts, Assigned Agreements and other contracts and agreements to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise to each such Account or the terms of such Assigned Agreements or other contracts or agreements. Neither the Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto), Assigned Agreement or other contract or agreement by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Agent or any Secured Party of any payment relating to such Account, Assigned Agreement or other contract or agreement pursuant hereto, nor shall the Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of an Borrower under or pursuant to any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto), Assigned Agreement or other contract or agreement, to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto), Assigned Agreement or other contract or agreement, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.
Section 2.06. Collection of Accounts. Subject to the terms of Section 5.09 of the Credit Agreement which sets forth the obligations of the Borrower in connection with the collection of Borrower’s Accounts, the Agent hereby authorizes the Borrowers to collect the Accounts; provided, that the Agent may curtail or terminate such authority at any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default. If required by the Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, any payments of Accounts, when collected by the Borrowers (a) shall be promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) deposited by the Borrowers in a collateral account maintained under the sole dominion and control of the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, subject to withdrawal by the Agent for the ratable accounts of the Secured Parties as provided in Section 5.08 of this Agreement, and (b) until so turned over, shall be held by the Borrowers in trust for the Agent and the other Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of the Borrowers.
Section 2.07. Monitoring of Accounts. The Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, from time to time to make test verifications of the Accounts in any manner and through any medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and the Borrowers shall furnish all
such assistance and information as the Agent may reasonably require in connection with such test verifications. Upon the Agent’s reasonable request and at the reasonable expense of the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall cause independent public accountants or others satisfactory to the Agent to furnish to the Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications of, and trial balances for, the Accounts. The Agent in its own name or in the name of others may communicate with account debtors on the Accounts to verify with them to the Agent’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Accounts.
Section 2.08. License of Intellectual Property. The Borrowers hereby assign, transfer and convey to the Agent, effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the nonexclusive right and license to use all Intellectual Property owned or used by any Borrower that relate to the Collateral and any other collateral granted by the Borrowers as security for the Secured Obligations, together with any goodwill associated therewith, all to the extent necessary to enable the Agent to use, possess and realize on the Collateral and to enable any successor or assign to enjoy the benefits of the Collateral. This right and license shall inure to the benefit of all successors, assigns and transferees of the Agent and its successors, assigns and transferees, whether by voluntary conveyance, operation of law, assignment, transfer, foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise. Such right and license is granted without requirement that any monetary payment whatsoever be made to the Borrowers.
Section 2.09. Performance of Obligations; Advances by Agent. On the failure of any Borrower to perform any of the covenants and agreements contained herein, the Agent may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, perform or cause to be performed the same and in so doing may expend such sums as the Agent may reasonably deem advisable in the performance thereof, including, without limitation, the payment of any insurance premiums, the payment of any taxes, a payment to obtain a release of a Lien or potential Lien, expenditures made in defending against any adverse claim and all other expenditures which the Agent may make for the protection of the security interest hereof or may be compelled to make by operation of any applicable Laws. All of such sums and amounts so expended shall be repayable by the Borrowers promptly upon timely notice thereof and demand therefor, shall constitute additional Secured Obligations and shall bear interest from the date said amounts are expended at the default rate of interest set forth in the Notes. No such performance of any covenant or agreement by the Agent on behalf of any Borrower, and no such advance or expenditure therefor, shall relieve the Borrowers of any default under the terms of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any Interest Rate Protection Agreement. The Agent may make any payment hereby authorized in accordance with any xxxx, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office or holder of the claim to be discharged without inquiry into the accuracy of such xxxx, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien, title or claim except to the extent such payment is being contested in good faith by an Borrower in appropriate proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that so long as any of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnity
obligations that survive termination of the Loan Documents pursuant to the stated terms thereof) remain outstanding, any Loan Document or Interest Hedge Agreement is in effect, and until all of the Commitments shall have been terminated:
Section 3.01. Ownership. Each Borrower is the legal and beneficial owner of its Collateral and has the right to pledge, sell, assign or transfer the same.
Section 3.02. Security Interest/Priority. This Agreement creates a valid first priority security interest in favor of the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens) of such Borrower and, when properly perfected by filing or the granting of Control to the Agent, shall constitute a valid first priority, perfected security interest in such Collateral (subject, in the case of Collateral a security interest in which is perfected by filing, to Permitted Liens), to the extent such security interest can be perfected by filing, the granting of control under the UCC or by filing an appropriate notice with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens.
Section 3.03. Consents. Except for (a) the filing or recording of UCC financing statements, (b) the filing of appropriate notices with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, (c) obtaining control to perfect the Liens created by this Agreement and/or (d) compliance with the Assignment of Claims Act or comparable state law, no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or governmental authority and no consent of any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder, member or creditor of such Borrower), is required (i) for the grant by such Borrower of the security interest in the Collateral granted hereby or for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by such Borrower or (ii) for the perfection of such security interest or the exercise by the Agent of the rights and remedies provided for in this Agreement.
Section 3.04. Types of Collateral. None of the Collateral consists of, or is the Proceeds of, As-Extracted Collateral, Consumer Goods, Farm Products, Manufactured Homes or standing timber (as such term is used in the UCC).
Section 3.05. Accounts. With respect to the Accounts of the Borrowers: (a) the goods sold and/or services furnished giving rise to each Account are not subject to any security interests or Liens except for Permitted Liens, (b) each Account and the Records of the applicable Borrower relating thereto are genuine and in all material respects what they purport to be, (c) each Account arises out of a bona fide transaction for goods sold and delivered (or in the process of being delivered) by an Borrower or for services actually rendered (or in the process of being rendered) by an Borrower, which transaction was conducted substantially in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business and was completed substantially in accordance with the terms of any documents pertaining thereto, (d) no Account of an Borrower is evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper unless such Instrument or Chattel Paper has been theretofore endorsed over and delivered to, or submitted to the Control of, the Agent, (e) the amount of each Account as shown on the applicable Borrower’s books and records, and on all invoices and statements which may be delivered to the Agent with respect thereto, is due and payable to the applicable Borrower and is not in any way contingent; and (f) the right to receive payment under each Account is assignable
except in the case that the account debtor with respect to such Account is a governmental authority, to the extent assignment of any such right to payment is prohibited or limited by applicable Laws.
Section 3.06. Inventory. No Inventory of a Borrower is held by a third party (other than another Borrower) pursuant to consignment or similar arrangement.
Section 3.07. Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 3.7(a) to this Agreement includes all Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks of all of the Borrowers.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7(a), all Intellectual Property of each Borrower listed on Schedule 3.7(a) is valid, subsisting, unexpired, enforceable and has not been abandoned, and each Borrower is legally entitled to use each of its tradenames.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.7(c) to this Agreement, none of the Intellectual Property of the Borrowers is the subject of any licensing or franchise agreement, except for non-exclusive licenses for terms of less than three (3) years which do not materially restrict the Borrowers’ use of the Intellectual Property.
(d) No judgment has been rendered by any governmental authority which would limit or cancel any Intellectual Property of the Borrowers.
(e) No action or proceeding is pending seeking to limit or cancel any Intellectual Property of the Borrowers, or which, if adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect on the value of any such Intellectual Property.
(f) To the Borrowers’ knowledge, all applications pertaining to the Intellectual Property of each Borrower have been duly and properly filed, and all registrations or letters pertaining to such Intellectual Property have been duly and properly filed and issued, and all of such Intellectual Property is valid and enforceable.
(g) No Borrower has made any assignment or entered into any agreement in conflict with the security interest of the Agent in the Intellectual Property of each Borrower hereunder.
Section 3.08. Documents, Instruments and Chattel Paper. All Documents, Instruments and Chattel Paper describing, evidencing or constituting Collateral are, to the Borrowers’ knowledge, complete, valid, and genuine in all material respects.
Section 3.09. Equipment. With respect to Equipment owned by each Borrower: (a) such Borrower has good and marketable title thereto, (b) all such Equipment of a material nature is in normal operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear alone excepted (subject to casualty events), and is suitable for the uses to which it is customarily put in the conduct of such Borrower’s business; and (c) no Equipment used in the conduct of such Borrower’s business is
leased, except for non-material items such as office equipment, maintenance equipment and motor vehicles.
ARTICLE 4
Covenants
Each Borrower covenants that, so long as any of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations that survive termination of the Loan Documents pursuant to the stated terms thereof) remain outstanding, any Loan Document or Interest Rate Protection Agreement is in effect, and until all of the Commitments shall have been terminated, such Borrower shall perform the following covenants:
Section 4.01. Perfection of Security Interests by Filing, Etc. Each Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Agent and/or file such agreements, assignments or instruments (including affidavits, notices, reaffirmations and amendments and restatements of existing documents, as the Agent may reasonably request) and do all such other things as the Agent may reasonably deem necessary (a) to assure to the Agent its security interests hereunder are perfected, including (i) such financing statements (including continuation statements) or amendments thereof or supplements thereto or other instruments as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to perfect and maintain the security interests granted hereunder in accordance with the UCC and any other personal property security legislation in the appropriate state(s) or province(s), (ii) with regard to Copyrights, a Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights for filing with the United States Copyright Office in the form of Exhibit 4.1(a)(ii) attached hereto, (iii) with regard to Patents, a Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the form of Exhibit 4.1(a)(iii) attached hereto and (iv) with regard to Trademarks, a Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the form of Exhibit 4.1(a)(iv) attached hereto, (b) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (c) to otherwise protect and assure the Agent of its rights and interests hereunder. Each Borrower hereby authorizes the Agent to prepare and file such financing statements (including continuation statements) or amendments thereof or supplements thereto or other instruments as the Agent may from time to time deem reasonably necessary in order to perfect and maintain the security interests granted hereunder in accordance with the UCC, including, without limitation, any financing statement that describes the Collateral as “all personal property” or “all assets” of such Borrower or that describes the Collateral in some other manner as the Agent deems necessary or advisable. Each Borrower agrees to xxxx its books and records to reflect the security interests of the Agent in the Collateral.
Section 4.02. Perfection of Security Interests by Possession. If (a) any amount payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument, Tangible Chattel Paper or Supporting Obligation or (b) if any Collateral shall be stored or shipped subject to a Document or (c) if any Collateral shall consist of Investment Property in the form of certificated securities, then the Borrowers shall promptly notify the Agent of the existence of such Collateral and deliver such Instrument, Chattel Paper, Supporting Obligation, Document or Investment Property to the Agent, duly endorsed in a manner satisfactory to the Agent, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 4.03. Perfection of Security Interests Through Control. If any Collateral shall consist of Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Securities Accounts or uncertificated Investment Property, then the Borrowers shall execute and deliver (and, with respect to any Collateral consisting of a Securities Account or uncertificated Investment Property, cause the Securities Intermediary or the issuer, as applicable, with respect to such Investment Property to execute and deliver) to the Agent all control agreements, assignments, instruments or other documents as reasonably requested by the Agent for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining Control of such Collateral. In the case of any Collateral consisting of uncertificated Investment Property, not permit such Investment Property to be certificated without the consent of the Agent.
Section 4.04. Other Liens. Each Borrower shall defend its interests in the Collateral against the claims and demands of all other parties claiming an interest therein and keep the Collateral free from all Liens, except for Permitted Liens. Neither the Agent nor any Secured Party authorizes any Borrower to, and no Borrower shall, sell, exchange, transfer, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any interest therein, except as permitted under the Credit Agreement.
Section 4.05. Preservation of Collateral. Each Borrower (a) shall keep the Collateral in good order, condition and repair in all material respects, ordinary wear and tear excepted and (b) shall not use the Collateral in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or, except to the extent that such violation could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Event, any other agreement relating to the Collateral or any policy insuring the Collateral or any applicable requirement of applicable Laws, (c) shall not permit any Collateral (other than Collateral owned by Gateway International Motorsports Corporation) to be or become a fixture to real property or an accession to other personal property unless the Agent has a valid, perfected and first priority security interest for the benefit of the Secured Party in such real or personal property; and (d) shall not, without the prior written consent of the Agent, intentionally alter or remove any permanent identifying symbol or number on its Equipment, other than in the ordinary course of business.
Section 4.06. Changes in Structure or Location. No Borrower shall, without the providing of fifteen (15) days prior written notice to the Agent and without filing (or confirming that the Agent has filed) such financing statements and amendments to any previously filed financing statements as the Agent may require, (a) alter its legal existence or, in one transaction or a series of transactions, merge into or consolidate with any other entity, or sell all or substantially all of its assets, (b) change its state of incorporation or organization, or (c) change its registered legal name.
Section 4.07. Inspection. Each Borrower shall allow the Agent or its representatives to visit and inspect the Collateral as set forth in Section 5.9 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 4.08. Collateral Held by Warehouseman, Bailee, etc. If any Collateral is at any time in the possession or control of a warehouseman, bailee or any agent or processor of such Borrower, the Borrower shall (a) notify the Agent of such possession, (b) notify such Person of the Agent’s security interest for the benefit of the Lenders in such Collateral, (c) instruct such
Person to hold all such Collateral for the Agent’s account subject to the Agent’s instructions and (d) obtain an acknowledgment from such Person that it is holding such Collateral for the benefit of the Agent.
Section 4.09. Treatment of Accounts. The Borrowers shall (a) not grant or extend the time for payment of any Account, or compromise or settle any Account for less than the full amount thereof, or release any person or property, in whole or in part, from payment thereof, or allow any credit or discount thereon, other than as normal and customary in the ordinary course of an Borrower’s business and (b) maintain at their principal places of business a record of Accounts consistent with customary business practices.
Section 4.10. Covenants Relating to Inventory. Each Borrower shall: (a) maintain, keep and preserve its Inventory in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, (b) comply with all reporting requirements set forth in the Credit Agreement with respect to Inventory, and (c) if any of the Inventory is at any time evidenced by a document of title, promptly notify the Agent thereof and, upon the request of the Agent, deliver such document of title to the Agent.
Section 4.11. Covenants Relating to Copyrights. Each Borrower shall: (a) employ the Copyright for each material work with such notice of copyright as may be required by law to secure copyright protection, (b) not do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any Copyright may become invalidated, (c) not do any act, or knowingly omit to do any act, whereby any Copyright may become injected into the public domain, (d) notify the Agent immediately if it knows, or has reason to know, that any Copyright could reasonably be expected to become injected into the public domain or of any adverse determination or development (including, without limitation, the institution of, or any such determination or development in, any proceeding in any court or tribunal in the United States or any other country) regarding an Borrower’s ownership of any such Copyright or its validity, (e) take all reasonably necessary steps as it shall deem appropriate under the circumstances, to maintain and pursue each application (and to obtain the relevant registration) and to maintain each registration of each Copyright owned by an Borrower including, without limitation, filing of applications for renewal where necessary, (f) promptly notify the Agent of any material infringement of any Copyright of an Borrower of which it becomes aware and, to the extent such Borrower reasonably deems material to or economically desirable in the operation of such Borrower’s business, take such actions as it shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Copyright, including, where appropriate, the bringing of suit for infringement, seeking injunctive relief and seeking to recover any and all damages for such infringement, and (g) not make any assignment or agreement in conflict with the security interests in the Copyrights of each Borrower established hereunder.
Section 4.12. Covenants Relating to Patents and Trademarks. Each Borrower shall: (a) (i) continue to use each Trademark in order to maintain such Trademark in full force free from any claim of abandonment for non-use, (ii) maintain as in the past the quality of products and services offered under such Trademark, (iii) employ such Trademark with the appropriate notice of registration, (iv) not adopt or use any xxxx which is confusingly similar or a colorable imitation of such Trademark unless the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, shall obtain a perfected security interest in such xxxx pursuant to this Agreement, and (v) not (and not
permit any licensee or sublicensee thereof to) do any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any Trademark may become invalidated, (b) not do any act, or omit to do any act, whereby any Patent may become abandoned or dedicated, (c) promptly notify the Agent if it knows, or has reason to know, that any application or registration relating to any Patent or Trademark may become abandoned or dedicated, 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 or any court or tribunal in any country) regarding an Borrower’s ownership of any such Patent or Trademark or its right to register the same or to keep, maintain and use the same, (d) whenever an Borrower, either by itself or through an agent, employee, licensee or designee, shall file an application for the registration of any Patent or Trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, such Borrower shall report such filing to the Agent and the Secured Parties within five (5) Business Days after the last day of the fiscal quarter in which such filing occurs. Upon request of the Agent, an Borrower shall execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Agent may request to evidence the Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ security interest in any Patent or Trademark and the goodwill and General Intangibles of such Borrower relating thereto or represented thereby, (e) take all reasonably necessary steps, including, without limitation, in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to maintain and pursue each application, to obtain the relevant registration and to maintain each registration of the Patents and Trademarks, including, without limitation, filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability, (f) promptly notify the Agent and the Secured Parties after it learns that any Patent or Trademark included in the Collateral is infringed, misappropriated or diluted by a third party and, to the extent such Borrower reasonably deems material to or economically desirable in the operation of such Borrower’s business, promptly xxx for infringement, misappropriation or dilution, to seek injunctive relief where appropriate and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation or dilution, or take such other actions as it shall reasonably deem appropriate under the circumstances to protect such Patent or Trademark, and (g) not make any assignment or agreement in conflict with the security interest in the Patents or Trademarks of any Borrower hereunder.
Section 4.13. New Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks. Each Borrower shall promptly provide the Agent with (a) a listing of all applications, if any, for new Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks (together with a listing of the issuance of registrations or letters on present applications), which new applications and issued registrations or letters shall be subject to the terms and conditions hereunder, and (b) (i) with respect to Copyrights, a duly executed Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights, (ii) with respect to Patents, a duly executed Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents, (iii) with respect to Trademarks, a duly executed Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks or (iv) such other duly executed documents as the Agent may request in a form acceptable to counsel for the Agent and suitable for recording to evidence the security interest of the Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in the Copyright, Patent or Trademark which is the subject of such new application.
Section 4.14. Commercial Tort Claims; Notice of Litigation. Each Borrower shall: (a) promptly forward to the Agent written notification of any and all Commercial Tort Claims of such
Borrowers, including, but not limited to, any and all actions, suits, and proceedings before any court or governmental authority by or affecting such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (b) execute and deliver such statements, documents and notices and do and cause to be done all such things as may be reasonably required by the Agent, or required by Law, including all things which may from time to time be necessary under the UCC to fully create, preserve, perfect and protect the priority of the Agent’s security interests in any Commercial Tort Claims.
Section 4.15. Regulatory Approvals. Each Borrower shall promptly, and at its expense, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all applications, certificates, instruments, registration statements, and all other documents and papers the Agent may reasonably request and as may be required by law to acquire any governmental approvals or the consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization of any other Person deemed necessary for the effective exercise of any of the rights under this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Borrower shall take any reasonable action which the Agent may reasonably request in order to transfer and assign to the Agent, or to such one or more third parties as the Agent may designate, or to a combination of the foregoing, each government approval of such Borrower. To enforce the provisions of this Section, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent is empowered to request the appointment of a receiver from any court of competent jurisdiction. Such receiver shall be instructed to seek from the governmental authority an involuntary transfer of control of each such governmental approval for the purpose of seeking a bona fide purchaser to whom control will ultimately be transferred. Each Borrower hereby agrees to authorize such an involuntary transfer of control upon the request of the receiver so appointed, and, if such Borrower shall refuse to authorize the transfer, its approval may be required by the court. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, such Borrower shall further use its reasonable best efforts to assist in obtaining governmental approvals, if required, for any action or transaction contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the preparation, execution and filing with the governmental authority of such Borrower’s portion of any necessary application for the approval of the transfer or assignment of any portion of the assets (including any governmental approval) of such Borrower. Because each Borrower agrees that the Agent’s remedy at law for failure of such Borrower to comply with the provisions of this Section would be inadequate and that such failure would not be adequately compensable in damages, such Borrower agrees that the covenants contained in this Section may be specifically enforced, and such Borrower hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants.
Section 4.16. Insurance. Each Borrower shall insure, repair and replace the Collateral of such Borrower in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Credit Agreement. All proceeds derived from insurance on the Collateral shall be subject to the security interests of the Agent hereunder for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties.
Section 4.17. Covenants Relating to the Assigned Agreements.
(a) Upon the reasonable request of the Agent, each Borrower shall, at its expense, (i) furnish to the Agent copies of all material notices, requests and other documents received by such Borrower under or pursuant to the Assigned Agreements, and
such other material information and reports regarding the Assigned Agreements and (ii) make to any other party to any Assigned Agreement such demands and requests for information and reports or for action as an Borrower is entitled to make thereunder.
(b) Unless the applicable Borrower believes it is necessary in the prudent conduct of its business, no Borrower shall (i) cancel or terminate any Assigned Agreement of such Borrower or consent to or accept any cancellation or termination thereof; (ii) amend or otherwise modify any Assigned Agreement of such Borrower or give any consent, waiver or approval thereunder; (iii) waive any default under or breach of any Assigned Agreement of such Borrower; or (iv) take any other action in connection with any Assigned Agreement of such Borrower, in each case which would materially impair the value of the interest or rights of such Borrower thereunder or which would materially impair the interests or rights of the Agent.
ARTICLE 5
REMEDIES
Section 5.01. General Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, the Agent and the Lenders shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies provided herein, in the Loan Documents, in any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or by applicable Laws (including, but not limited to, levy of attachment, garnishment and the rights and remedies set forth in the Uniform Commercial Code of the jurisdiction applicable to the affected Collateral), the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC (regardless of whether the UCC is the law of the jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are asserted and regardless of whether the UCC applies to the affected Collateral), and further, the Agent may, with or without judicial process or the aid and assistance of others, but in accordance with all applicable laws, including the provisions of the UCC requiring that dispositions of collateral be done in a commercially reasonable manner, (a) enter on any premises on which any of the Collateral may be located and, without resistance or interference by the Borrowers, take possession of the Collateral, (b) dispose of any Collateral on any such premises, (c) require the Borrowers to assemble and make available to the Agent at the expense of the Borrowers any Collateral at any place and time designated by the Agent which is reasonably convenient to both parties, (d) remove any Collateral from any such premises for the purpose of effecting sale or other disposition thereof, and/or (e) without demand and without advertisement, notice, hearing or process of law, all of which each of the Borrowers hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by Law, at any place and time or times, sell and deliver any or all Collateral held by or for it at public or private sale, by one or more contracts, in one or more parcels, for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as the Agent deems advisable, in its sole discretion (subject to any and all mandatory legal requirements). Neither the Agent’s compliance with any applicable Laws in the conduct of such sale, nor its disclaimer of any warranties relating to the Collateral, shall be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of such sale. In addition to all other sums due the Agent and the Secured Parties with respect to the Secured Obligations, the Borrowers shall pay the Agent and each of the Secured Parties all reasonable documented costs and expenses incurred by the Agent or any such Secured Party, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, in obtaining or liquidating the
Collateral, in enforcing payment of the Secured Obligations, or in the prosecution or defense of any action or proceeding by or against the Agent or the Secured Parties or the Borrowers concerning any matter arising out of or connected with this Agreement, any Collateral or the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing arising in, arising under or related to a case under the Bankruptcy Code. To the extent the rights of notice cannot be legally waived hereunder, each Borrower agrees that any requirement of reasonable notice shall be met if such notice is personally served on or mailed, postage prepaid, to the Borrower in accordance with the notice provisions of the Credit Agreement at least ten (10) days before the time of sale or other event giving rise to the requirement of such notice. The Agent and the Secured Parties shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of the Collateral regardless of notice having been given. To the extent permitted by law, any Secured Party may be a purchaser at any such sale. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Borrowers hereby waives all of its rights of redemption with respect to any such sale. Subject to the provisions of applicable Laws, the Agent and the Secured Parties may postpone or cause the postponement of the sale of all or any portion of the Collateral by announcement at the time and place of such sale, and such sale may, without further notice, to the extent permitted by Law, be made at the time and place to which the sale was postponed, or the Agent and the other Secured Parties may further postpone such sale by announcement made at such time and place.
Section 5.02. Remedies Relating to Accounts. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, whether or not the Agent has exercised any or all of its rights and remedies hereunder, the Agent shall have the right to enforce any Borrower’s rights against any Account Debtors on such Borrower’s Accounts. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Proceeds of its Accounts remitted to or on behalf of the Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be solely for the Agent’s own convenience and that such Borrower shall not have any right, title or interest in such Proceeds or in any such other amounts except as expressly provided herein. To the extent required by the Agent, each Borrower agrees to execute any document or instrument, and to take any action, necessary under applicable law (including the Assignment of Claims Act) in order for the Agent to exercise its rights and remedies (or be able to exercise its rights and remedies at some future date) with respect to any Accounts of such Borrower where the account debtor is a governmental authority. Provided the Agent and other Secured Parties proceed in a commercially reasonable manner, the Agent and the other Secured Parties shall have no liability or responsibility to any Borrower for acceptance of a check, draft or other order for payment of money bearing the legend “payment in full” or words of similar import or any other restrictive legend or endorsement or be responsible for determining the correctness of any remittance. Each Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective officers, directors, employees, partners, members, counsel, agents, representatives, advisors and affiliates from and against all liabilities, damages, losses, actions, claims, judgments, costs, expenses, charges and reasonable attorneys’ fees suffered or incurred by the Agent or the Secured Parties (each, an “Indemnified Party”) because of the maintenance of the foregoing arrangements except as relating to or arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of an Indemnified Party or its officers, employees or agents. In the case of any investigation, litigation or other proceeding, the foregoing indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by an Borrower, its directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or any other Person or any other Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto.
Section 5.03. Access. In addition to the rights and remedies hereunder, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, the Agent shall have the right to enter and remain upon the various premises of the Borrowers without cost or charge to the Agent, and use the same, together with materials, supplies, books and records of the Borrowers for the purpose of collecting and liquidating the Collateral, or for preparing for sale and conducting the sale of the Collateral, whether by foreclosure, auction or otherwise. In addition, the Agent may remove Collateral, or any part thereof, from such premises and/or any records with respect thereto, in order to effectively collect or liquidate such Collateral. If the Agent exercises its right to take possession of the Collateral, each Borrower shall also at its expense perform any and all other steps reasonably requested by the Agent to preserve and protect the security interest hereby granted in the Collateral, such as placing and maintaining signs indicating the security interests of the Agent, appointing overseers for the Collateral and maintaining inventory records.
Section 5.04. Nonexclusive Nature of Remedies. The failure by the Agent or the Lenders to exercise any right, remedy or option under this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or as provided by applicable Laws, or any delay by the Agent or the Lenders in exercising the same, shall not operate as a waiver of any such right, remedy or option. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless it is in writing, signed by the party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced and then only to the extent specifically stated, which in the case of the Agent or the other Secured Parties shall only be granted as provided herein. To the extent permitted by law, neither the Agent, the other Secured Parties, nor any party acting as attorney for the Agent or the other Secured Parties, shall be liable hereunder for any acts or omissions or for any error of judgment or mistake of fact or law other than their gross negligence or willful misconduct hereunder. The rights and remedies of the Agent and the other Secured Parties under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which the Agent or the other Secured Parties may have.
Section 5.05. Retention of Collateral. In addition to the rights and remedies hereunder, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation thereof, the Agent may, after providing the notices required by Sections 9-620 and 9-621 of the UCC (or any successor sections of the UCC) or otherwise complying with the notice requirements of the applicable Laws of the relevant jurisdiction, accept or retain all or any portion of the Collateral in satisfaction of the Secured Obligations. Unless and until the Agent shall have provided such notices, however, the Agent shall not be deemed to have retained any Collateral in satisfaction of any Secured Obligations for any reason.
Section 5.06. Deficiency. In the event that the proceeds of any sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Agent or the other Secured Parties are legally entitled, the Borrowers shall be jointly and severally liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the default rate of interest set forth in the Notes, together with the reasonable costs of collection and the reasonable fees of any attorneys employed by the Agent to collect such deficiency. Any surplus remaining after the full payment and satisfaction of the Secured Obligations shall be returned to the Borrowers or to whomsoever a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine to be entitled thereto.
Section 5.07. Other Security. To the extent that any of the Secured Obligations are now or hereafter secured by property other than the Collateral (including, without limitation, real and other personal property and securities owned by an Borrower), or by a guarantee, endorsement or property of any other Person, then the Agent shall have the right to proceed against such other property, guarantee or endorsement upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, and the Agent shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to determine which rights, security, Liens, security interests or remedies the Agent shall at any time pursue, relinquish, subordinate, modify or take with respect thereto, without in any way modifying or affecting any of them or any of the Agent’s rights or the Secured Obligations under this Agreement, under any other of the Loan Documents or under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement.
Section 5.08. Application of Proceeds. After the occurrence of an Event of Default (or after the Commitments shall automatically terminate prior to the time of their natural expiration and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts under the Loan Documents (including without limitation the maximum amount of all contingent liabilities under Letters of Credit) shall automatically become due and payable in accordance with the terms of such Section), any proceeds of the Collateral, when received by the Agent, any of the Lenders or any Hedging Agreement Provider in cash or its equivalent, will be applied in reduction of the Secured Obligations in the order set forth below, and each Borrower irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of such payments and proceeds and acknowledges and agrees that the Agent shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reapply any and all such proceeds in the Agent’s sole discretion, notwithstanding any entry to the contrary upon any of its books and records:
| (a) | First, to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses, reimbursements, and other amounts (including Secured Party Expenses) payable to the Agent. |
| (b) | Second, to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Secured Party Expenses), ratably among the Lenders. |
| (c) | Third, to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, and other Obligations, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them. |
| (d) | Fourth, to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them. |
| (e) | Fifth, to the Agent to pay or cash collateralize any obligations of the Borrower to any Interest Hedge Provider arising from any Interest Rate Protection Agreements |
| (f) | Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by applicable Laws. |
ARTICLE 6
RIGHTS OF THE AGENT
Section 6.01. Power of Attorney. In addition to other powers of attorney contained herein, each Borrower hereby designates and appoints the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, and each of its designees or agents, as attorney-in-fact of such Borrower, irrevocably and with power of substitution, with authority to take any or all of the following actions upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default:
Section 6.01.1. To demand, collect, settle, compromise, adjust and give discharges and releases concerning the Collateral of such Borrower, all as the Agent may reasonably determine in respect of such Collateral,
Section 6.01.2. To commence and prosecute any actions at any court for the purposes of collecting any Collateral and enforcing any other right in respect thereof,
Section 6.01.3. To defend, settle, adjust or compromise any action, suit or proceeding brought with respect to the Collateral and, in connection therewith, give such discharge or release as the Agent may deem reasonably appropriate,
Section 6.01.4. To receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to an Borrower and endorse checks, notes, drafts, acceptances, money orders, bills of lading, warehouse receipts or other instruments or documents evidencing payment, shipment or storage of the goods giving rise to the Collateral of such Borrower, or securing or relating to such Collateral, on behalf of and in the name of such Borrower,
Section 6.01.5. To sell, assign, transfer, make any agreement in respect of, or otherwise deal with or exercise rights in respect of, any Collateral or the goods or services which have given rise thereto, as fully and completely as though the Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes,
Section 6.01.6. To adjust and settle claims under any insurance policy relating to the Collateral,
Section 6.01.7. To execute and deliver and/or file all assignments, conveyances, statements, financing statements, continuation financing statements, agreements, affidavits, notices and other agreements, instruments and documents that the Agent may determine necessary in order to perfect and maintain the security interests and Liens granted in this Agreement and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated herein;
Section 6.01.8. To institute any foreclosure proceedings that the Agent may deem appropriate;
Section 6.01.9. To execute any document or instrument, and to take any action, necessary under applicable law (including the Federal Assignment of Claims Act) in order for the Agent to exercise its rights and remedies (or to be able to exercise its rights and remedies at some future date) with respect to any Account of an Borrower where the account debtor is a Governmental Authority; and
Section 6.01.10. To do and perform all such other acts and things as the Agent may reasonably deem to be necessary in connection with the Collateral.
This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable for so long as any of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations that survive termination of the Loan Documents pursuant to the stated terms thereof) remain outstanding, any Loan Document or Interest Rate Protection Agreement is in effect, and until all of the Commitments shall have been terminated. The Agent shall be under no duty to exercise or withhold the exercise of any of the rights, powers, privileges and options expressly or implicitly granted to the Agent in this Agreement, and shall not be liable for any failure to do so or any delay in doing so. The Agent shall not be liable for any act or omission or for any error of judgment or any mistake of fact or law in its individual capacity or its capacity as attorney-in-fact except acts or omissions resulting from its gross negligence or willful misconduct. This power of attorney is conferred on the Agent solely to protect, preserve and realize upon its security interest in the Collateral.
Section 6.02. Assignment by the Agent. The Agent may from time to time assign the Secured Obligations or any portion thereof and/or the Collateral or any portion thereof to a successor Agent, and the assignee shall be entitled to all of the rights and remedies of the Agent under this Agreement in relation thereto.
Section 6.03. The Agent’s Duty of Care. Other than the exercise of reasonable care to assure the safe custody of the Collateral while being held by the Agent hereunder, the Agent shall have no duty or liability to preserve rights pertaining thereto, it being understood and agreed that the Borrowers shall be responsible for preservation of all rights in the Collateral, and the Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be relieved of all responsibility for the Collateral upon surrendering it or tendering the surrender of it to the Borrowers. The Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Agent accords its own property, which shall be no less than the treatment employed by a reasonable and prudent agent in the industry, it being understood that the Agent shall not have responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any of the Collateral. In the event of a public or private sale of Collateral in accordance with this Agreement, the Agent shall have no obligation to clean-up, repair or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale.
Section 6.04. Agent to Hold Liens. The Agent has been appointed by the Lenders, pursuant to Sections 9.1 of the Credit Agreement, and by the Interest Hedge Providers, by their acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, to hold the Liens in and to the Collateral as their administrative agent. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the Agent may hold all Liens
in the Collateral granted hereunder or otherwise under any of the Loan Documents as agent for all of the Secured Parties, whether by filing, or by possession or control of the Collateral or otherwise, and that all documents, agreements and filings in the public record need not reference the Secured Parties but may instead name and refer only to the Agent in its capacity as such.
ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 7.01. Costs of Counsel. If at any time hereafter, whether upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or not, the Agent employs counsel to prepare or consider amendments, waivers or consents with respect to this Agreement, or to take action or make a response in or with respect to any legal or arbitral proceeding relating to this Agreement or relating to the Collateral, or to protect the Collateral or exercise any rights or remedies under this Agreement or with respect to the Collateral, then the Borrowers agree to promptly pay upon demand any and all such reasonable documented costs and expenses of the Agent and the other Secured Parties, all of which costs and expenses shall constitute Secured Obligations hereunder.
Section 7.02. Continuing Agreement. This Agreement shall be a continuing agreement in every respect and shall remain in full force and effect so long as any of the Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations that survive termination of the Loan Documents pursuant to the stated terms thereof) remain outstanding, any Loan Document or Interest Rate Protection Agreement is in effect, and until all of the Commitments shall have been terminated. Upon such payment and termination, this Agreement shall be automatically terminated and the Agent and the Lenders shall, upon the request and at the expense of the Borrowers, forthwith (a) release all of the Liens and security interests granted hereunder, (b) authorize the filing of all UCC termination statements and/or other documents reasonably requested by the Borrowers evidencing such termination and (d) return all Collateral in the possession of any Secured Party to the owner thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing all releases and indemnities provided hereunder shall survive termination of this Agreement.
Section 7.03. Reinstatement Rights. This Agreement shall continue to be effective or be automatically reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Agent or any other Secured Party as a preference, fraudulent conveyance or otherwise under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, all as though such payment had not been made; provided that in the event payment of all or any part of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must be restored or returned, all reasonable costs and expenses (including without limitation any reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred by the Agent or any other Secured Party in defending and enforcing such reinstatement shall be deemed to be included as a part of the Secured Obligations.
Section 7.04. Additional Borrowers. The initial Borrowers hereunder shall be the Borrower and the Guarantors, if any, that are signatories hereto on the date hereof. From time to time subsequent to the date hereof, additional Guarantors may become Borrowers by executing a Counterpart in form and substance as Exhibit 7.04. Upon delivery of any such Counterpart to the Agent, notice of which is hereby waived by the other Borrowers, each such Guarantor shall be an Borrower and shall be as fully a party hereto as if such Guarantor were an original signatory hereto. Each Borrower expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Borrower hereunder. This Agreement shall be fully effective as to any Borrower that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Borrower hereunder.
Section 7.05. Amendments; Waivers; Modifications. This Agreement and the provisions hereof may not be amended, waived, modified, changed, discharged or terminated except as set forth in Section 10.03 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 7.06. Successors in Interest. This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall be binding upon each Borrower, its successors and assigns and shall inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Agent and the other Secured Parties, to the benefit of the Agent and the other Secured Parties and their successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that none of the Borrowers may assign its rights or delegate its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender or the Required Lenders, as required by the Credit Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each Borrower hereby releases the Agent and each other Secured Party, each of their respective officers, employees, agents and counsel and each of their respective successors and assigns, from any liability for any act or omission relating to this Agreement or the Collateral, except for any liability arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent or such Secured Party or their respective officers, employees, agents or counsel, in each case as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Section 7.07. Notices. All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in conformance with Section 10.15 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 7.08. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which where so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.
Section 7.09. Headings. The headings of the sections and subsections hereof are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning, construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
Section 7.10. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial; Venue. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE GOVERNING STATE.
Section 7.11. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.
Section 7.12. Entirety. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Interest Rate Protection Agreements represent the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, if any, including any commitment letters or correspondence relating to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Interest Rate Protection Agreements or the transactions contemplated herein and therein.
Section 7.13. Survival. All representations and warranties of the Borrowers hereunder shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Interest Rate Protection Agreements, the delivery of the Notes and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement.
Section 7.14. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OBLIGATIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
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Borrower Signature Page To Security Agreement
Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written. This Agreement is intended to be an instrument under seal.
| BORROWERS: | ||
| DOVER MOTORSPORTS, INC., | ||
| A Delaware Corporation | ||
| By: | /S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXXX (SEAL) | |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer & Asst. Secretary | ||
| DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, INC., | ||
| A Delaware Corporation | ||
| By: | /S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXXX (SEAL) | |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer & Asst. Secretary | ||
| GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORTS CORPORATION, | ||
| An Illinois Corporation | ||
| By: | /S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXXX (SEAL) | |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer & Asst. Secretary | ||
| MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORTS CORPORATION, A Tennessee Corporation | ||
| By: | /S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXXX (SEAL) | |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer & Asst. Secretary | ||
| NASHVILLE SPEEDWAY USA, INC., | ||
| A Tennessee Corporation | ||
| By: | /S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXXX (SEAL) | |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer & Asst. Secretary | ||
| MIDWEST RACING, INC., | ||
| A California Corporation | ||
| By: | /S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXXX (SEAL) | |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Treasurer & Asst. Secretary | ||
Agent Signature Page To Security Agreement:
Accepted and agreed to as of the date first above written.
| PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
| as Agent | ||
| By: | /S/ C. XXXXXXX XXXXXX (SEAL) | |
| Name: C. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
