Hollywood Park, Inc.
Exhibit 10.41
LOAN AGREEMENT
By and Between
YAKAMA TRIBAL GAMING CORPORATION
and
HP YAKAMA, INC.
Dated: September 11, 1997
LOAN AGREEMENT
This LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into this 11th day of
September, 1997 by and between YAKAMA TRIBAL GAMING CORPORATION, ("Borrower"), a
tribal corporation established under the laws of The Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation (the "Nation"), having a mailing address of
X.X. Xxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, and HP YAKAMA, INC. ("Lender"), a
Delaware corporation, having a place of business at c/o Hollywood Park, Inc.,
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, with reference to the
following facts and circumstances:
A. Nation is a federally recognized Indian tribe eligible for the special
programs and services which the United States provides to Indians because of
their status as Indians, and possessing sovereign powers of self-government.
B. Nation is the beneficial owner of certain real property (the
"Property") within its reservation in the State of Washington which is held in
trust by the United States for the benefit of the Nation and over which it
exercises governmental jurisdiction. The Property is more particularly described
in Exhibit A attached hereto.
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C. Nation has established Borrower as a special purpose tribal entity to
establish and operate the Enterprise (as defined in the Master Definition List
attached hereto as Exhibit B; all capitalized terms used herein without
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definition shall have the respective meanings described thereto in the Master
Definition List) at the Facility for the purpose of engaging in Gaming.
D. Nation has determined that the construction of the Facility and the
development and operation of the Enterprise is an important tribal governmental
project which is intended to improve the economic condition of the Nation and
its members, increase tribal revenues, enhance the Nation's economic self-
sufficiency, and enable the Nation's government to better serve the social,
economic, educational and health needs of the Nation's members.
E. Nation and Borrower are in need of the financial means to permit them
to construct, develop, operate and maintain the Facility and Gaming Enterprise.
F. Nation and Borrower have requested that Lender make a loan of up to
Nine Million and 00/100 Dollars ($9,000,000.00) (the "Loan"), and in connection
therewith, will execute and deliver to the Lender's benefit, among other things,
the Note and the Security Agreement (as such capitalized terms are defined
hereinafter). These documents, together with all other documents evidencing or
securing the Loan, are referred to jointly and severally herein as the "Loan
Documents."
G. This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the obligations
undertaken by Borrower to induce Lender to make the Loan.
H. This Agreement is intended to be for the financing of the Facility and
the Enterprise only. Nothing herein is intended to be and shall not be
construed as constituting a contract for management services as contemplated by
IGRA, 25 U.S.C. sec. 2711 (or any successor or related statute or regulation).
The parties acknowledge that Lender is to have no management responsibilities
with respect to the Enterprise or Gaming activities whatsoever.
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NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby mutually acknowledged by the parties, the parties
hereby agree, as of the date first stated above, as follows:
1. Defined Terms. In addition to the words and terms elsewhere defined
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in this Agreement or in the Master Definition List, the words and terms set
forth in this Article I shall have the meanings herein set forth. All
references in this Agreement to any agreement or instrument shall include such
agreement or instrument as the same may be amended, restated, modified,
supplemented, replaced or substituted from time to time. Such definitions shall
be equally applicable to both singular and plural forms of any of the words and
terms therein defined. As used herein:
Council: The Tribal Council of the Nation.
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Financing Statements: The UCC-1 Financing Statements executed and
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delivered by Borrower to Lender naming Borrower as debtor and Lender as secured
party in order to perfect the security interests granted to the Lender in the
Security Agreement.
Indebtedness: (i) all indebtedness, whether or not represented by bonds,
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debentures, notes or other securities, for the repayment of money borrowed, (ii)
all deferred indebtedness for the payment of the purchase price of property or
assets purchased, (iii) all guaranties, endorsements, assumptions and other
contingent obligations in respect of, or to purchase or otherwise to acquire,
indebtedness of others, (iv) all indebtedness secured by any mortgage, pledge or
lien existing on property owned, subject to such mortgage, pledge or lien,
whether or not the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed, and (v)
installment purchase contracts, loans secured by purchase money security,
interests, and lease-purchase agreements or capital leases.
Organizational Documents: Collectively, the following documents, each of
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which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Lender:
(a) a copy of the Bylaws of the Borrower;
(b) a copy of the ordinances and/or resolutions of the Nation and the
Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the
Loan Documents and the Transaction Documents and providing a limited
waiver of its sovereign immunity to the extent required hereby hereof,
and providing that all notice and other procedures in connection with
the adoption of such ordinances were complied with;
(c) certificates of the Nation and the Borrower as to organizational
matters in form and substance acceptable to Lender;
(d) financial statements of the Borrower and the Enterprise as may be
required to be delivered under the Transaction Documents.
2. The Loan.
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2.1 Funding Commitment. Lender hereby represents that upon the
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Execution Date of this Agreement it shall have on hand or available to it for
funding hereunder, and shall loan to Borrower, and Borrower hereby agrees to
borrow and repay
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to Lender upon and after receipt of such amount (the "Loan"), the maximum sum of
Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000)("Maximum Loan Amount"). The Loan shall be
evidenced by the Note.
2.2 Repayment. The full terms and conditions regarding repayment,
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interest, prepayment and other matters related to repayment of the Loan are as
set forth in the Promissory Note.
2.3 Purpose; Disbursement Conditions. The proceeds of the Loan shall
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be used solely in accordance with the Cost Breakdown to fund the construction,
development, equipping, furnishing, decorating, staffing (including training),
startup operating capital and related start-up needs of the Facility and the
Enterprise. Subject to the terms and conditions of this section, the Loan shall
be funded in such a manner so as to assure Borrower that at least sufficient
funds will be on hand to cover the next sixty (60) days of expenses, based upon
cash flow needs to be developed and approved by the Borrower and Lender.
Borrower shall not incur any construction or development obligations without its
reasonable satisfaction that adequate cash is available.
2.3.1 Cost Breakdown
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(a) Lender will make disbursements of the Loan based on a
detailed breakdown (a "Cost Breakdown" and projected disbursement release
schedule) of construction, financing and other development costs, as more fully
described in the attached Exhibit C, which shall be submitted to, and approved
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prior to the initial disbursement of the Loan.
(b) The Cost Breakdown restricts disbursements to line items
in cost categories. Lender acknowledges that the Cost Breakdown includes funds
and disbursements which cover a mutually agreed upon amount of Nation's and
Borrower's reasonable legal fees in connection with the negotiation and
preparation of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Transactional
Documents, and projected costs of efforts to obtain BIA and Commission approval
thereof. Borrower agrees to use disbursements solely in conformity with the Cost
Breakdown. If the Facility cannot be completed in strict conformity with the
most recently approved Cost Breakdown, Borrower must submit immediately to
Lender for its approval a revised Cost Breakdown. In the revised Cost Breakdown,
Borrower must identify requested changes in any line items and provide a written
statement of reasons for the changes. If further changes are required, Borrower
must seek Lender's approval. Lender need make no further disbursements unless
and until it approves the revised Cost Breakdown as provided, which approval (or
the denial thereof) shall be in Lender's reasonable discretion; provided,
however that, Lender shall approve all revised Cost Breakdowns necessitated as a
consequence of Consultant's default or breach of its obligations under Section
3(ii) of the Construction and Development Agreement so long as the aggregate
costs specified in such revised Cost Breakdown do not exceed $9,000,000. The
most recently approved Cost Breakdown supersedes all previously approved Cost
Breakdowns.
2.3.2 Loan in Balance; Borrower's Funds Account
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(a) The Loan is "in balance" whenever the amount of the
undistributed Loan funds, plus any sums provided or to be provided by Borrower
as shown in the Cost Breakdown most recently approved by Lender, are sufficient
in Lender's reasonable judgment to pay, through completion of the Facility and
maturity of the Loan, all costs of construction of the Facility and commencement
of initial operation
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of the Enterprise. The Loan is "out of balance" if and when Lender in its
reasonable judgment determines that the funds are insufficient to pay for all
such costs and sums payable under the Loan Documents.
(b) Borrower acknowledges the Loan may become "out of balance"
in numerous ways, not all of which may now be foreseen. Borrower further
acknowledges that the Loan may become "out of balance" from a shortage of funds
in any single line item or category of the Cost Breakdown, even if there are
undisbursed Loan funds in other line items or categories. Undisbursed Loan funds
in one category or line item (e.g., insurance costs) may not be applied to
another category or line item (e.g., HVAC) unless either the Cost Breakdown
allows such use (and only to the extent specifically allowed) or Lender consents
in writing to such use in each instance, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
2.3.3 Disbursement Conditions, Amounts and Procedures.
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The Disbursement Procedures attached as Exhibit D, set forth disbursement
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conditions, amounts and procedures applicable to the Loan. Lender will disburse
the Loan as described in Exhibit D and elsewhere in this Agreement.
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2.3.4 Repayment of Initial HP Loan and Pre-Development
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Amount. Borrower hereby agrees that: (i) the Initial HP Loan and fifty percent
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(50%) of the Pre-Development Amount shall be repaid from the first advance of
funds to Borrower that occurs after Lender has received a license from the
Washington State Gambling Commission ("WSGC") as required by Applicable Law; and
(ii) at such time as advances under the Loan equal fifty percent (50%) of the
amounts required to fund construction of the Facility (as determined in
accordance with the Cost Breakdown), the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the
Pre-Development Amount shall be repaid as an advance under the Loan.
2.4 Conditions to Funding Obligation. The obligation of Lender to
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make or cause to be made the Loan pursuant to Article 2 hereof shall be subject
to, among other things, the following conditions precedent, unless Lender shall
have, in each instance, waived such requirement in writing:
2.4.1 Lender and any Affiliates, officers, shareholders,
directors, employees or others connected therewith, as may be required by
Applicable Law, shall have applied for and been granted a license or other
permission as may be required from the Tribal Gaming Commission, the WSGC, and
any other Governmental agency required by Applicable Law, approving said funding
by Lender; provided, however, that if Lender has received Interim Funding
Approval (as defined herein), the granting of a license from the WSGC shall not
be a condition to any funding up to the dollar amount authorized by such Interim
Funding Approval; and provided, further, that any funding made pursuant to an
Interim Funding Approval shall not be used to repay the Initial HP Loan or the
Predevelopment Amount. For purposes hereof, the term "Interim Funding Approval"
shall mean written authorization from the WSGC, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Lender, approving the funding by Lender of a specified dollar
amount prior to the receipt of a license from the WSGC. Lender agrees to
promptly apply for such licenses and permissions as soon as practicable
following the date of this Agreement, shall cooperate fully with and
expeditiously to all requests of any such agency to provide any information
required to approve such licensing or other approval, and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts, to receive such approval within ninety (90) days of such
application. Lender shall bear all of its own costs and attorneys fees
associated with obtaining such licenses and permissions. Lender warrants and
represents that it knows of
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no information that would reasonably be expected to prevent it from obtaining
such licenses or approvals. The failure to obtain such licenses or approvals in
the time specified shall be cause, at Lender's or Borrower's discretion, to
terminate the Loan Documents and the Transaction Documents to which Lender is a
party, but shall not operate to forgive Borrower of its obligation to repay
monies previously advanced to it in accordance with the terms hereof or Nation
of its obligation to repay the Initial HP Loan pursuant to the terms of that
certain Promissory Note in the maximum principal amount of $800,000 dated August
4, 1997 by the Nation in favor of Lender.
2.4.2 All of the Loan Documents and the Transaction Documents,
including the Exhibits to be attached thereto, shall have been fully completed
and executed and delivered by both parties.
2.4.3 Lender shall have received verification in form and
substance satisfactory to it that the NIGC does not consider the Loan Documents
or Transaction Documents, or any of them taken individually, to constitute a
management contract as defined under IGRA, 25 U.S.C. (S) 2711, provided that
Nation shall seek such approval from the NIGC immediately after the Execution
Date, and if such verification is not approved within ninety (90) days after
such approval is sought, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
Transaction Documents shall terminate and be of no force and effect.
2.4.4 Lender shall have received approval of the Loan Documents
and the Transaction Documents, to the extent required by Applicable Law, from
the BIA. Nation shall seek such approval from the Secretary of the Interior
immediately after the Execution Date, and if such verification is not approved
within sixty (60) days after such approval is sought, this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents shall terminate and be of no force and effect.
2.4.5 Lender shall have approved UCC, state and federal tax
lien, bankruptcy and judgment searches with respect to Nation, Borrower, the
Property, the Facility and the Collateral duly certified to a current date by
the appropriate filing officer, from the Secretary of State of Washington, the
BIA, and each and every other jurisdiction in which the Borrower or the Nation
owns assets (other than vehicles covered by a certificate of title), which
searches, if not disapproved within ten (10) days after execution of this
Agreement, shall be deemed approved.
2.4.6 Lender shall have received:
(a) an opinion of the Nation's and Borrower's Counsel,
in a form and substance acceptable to Lender, addressing such matters as Lender
may require;
(b) a copy of the Compact;
(c) the Organizational Documents;
(d) Borrower shall have directed Lender to pay all
disbursements to be made on the occasion of the initial advance;
(e) A certificate of an officer of the Nation and the
Borrower confirming the representations and warranties set forth herein;
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(f) All certificates of insurance and insurance
endorsements required herein; and
(g) All collateral schedules, security interest
subordination agreements, searches, releases and termination statements which
Lender may request to assure and confirm the creation, perfection and first
priority of the security interests created by the Security Agreement.
3. Warranties and Representations. The Nation and Borrower hereby
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warrant, represent and certify to and for the benefit of Lender as follows,
which warranties, representations, certifications and agreements shall be
conditions to the disbursement of the Loan, shall survive the funding of the
Loan and shall remain continuing during all times when any portion of the Loan
remains outstanding:
3.1 Nation and Borrower each have the full power, authority and
authorization to execute, enter into, and deliver the Loan Documents and the
Transaction Documents to which each is a party and to perform the obligations
Nation and Borrower have assumed hereunder and thereunder, and to own and
operate the Facility and to conduct the Enterprise.
3.2 Borrower is authorized to conduct Gaming on the Property in the
manner and in the places anticipated in this Agreement, and to perform the
obligations it has assumed under this Agreement.
3.3 The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and
the Transaction Documents by the Nation and Borrower will not violate any law of
the Nation or any law, rule, regulation or court order applicable to the Nation
or Borrower, or result in the breach of or constitute a default under the
Compact, any indenture or loan, credit or other agreement or instrument to which
the Nation is a party or by which they or their assets may be bound or affected
or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of
any nature upon any of its properties or assets contrary to the terms of any
such instrument or agreement;
3.4 The Loan Documents and the Transaction Documents (including,
without limitation, the waivers of sovereign immunity contained therein) have
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Nation and Borrower, and
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Nation and Borrower,
enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof except as may be limited by
bankruptcy or other laws.
3.5 Any resolution of the Nation and Borrower approving and
authorizing the execution of the Loan Documents and the Transaction Documents
was duly adopted at a meeting of the authorizing body at a duly called and
convened meeting at which a quorum was present, and has not been repealed,
modified or amended since its adoption. All necessary resolutions or other
Tribal actions have been taken, and such actions are not subject to any reverse
referendum or similar requirement or provision.
3.6 There are no judgments filed or suits, actions or proceedings
pending, or to the knowledge of the Nation or Borrower, threatened against or
affecting the Nation or Borrower, or the Property or by any Court, arbitrator,
administrative agency or other governmental authority which, if adversely
determined, would materially and adversely affect the construction, development
or operation of the Enterprise contemplated in the Loan Documents and the
Transaction Documents.
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3.7 Borrower possesses adequate licenses, certificates, permits,
franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names, or the rights
thereto, to conduct the Enterprise.
3.8 The Property, the Facility and the Enterprise and the intended
use thereof for the purpose and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement or
any other document related hereto are permitted by and will comply in all
material respects with all presently applicable Governmental use requirements.
3.9 The most recent financial statements furnished to Lender by
Borrower fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower at and as of the
date thereof, and, as of said date, there were no material liabilities of the
Borrower, direct or indirect, fixed or contingent, which were not reflected in
such financial statements or the notes thereto.
3.10 To the best of its knowledge, Borrower and the Nation have filed
all federal and state tax returns and reports required to be filed, which
returns properly reflect the taxes owed for the period covered thereby, and
except for taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
Borrower and the Nation have paid or made appropriate provisions for the payment
of all taxes which may become due pursuant to said returns and for the payment
of all present installments of any assessments, fees and other Governmental
charges upon Borrower or upon any of its property.
3.11 No consent, approval or authorization of or permit or license
from or registration with or notice to any federal or state regulatory
authority, the BIA or any third party is required in connection with the making
or performance of the Loan Documents, the Transaction Documents or any document
or instrument related hereto or thereto, or, if so required, such consent,
approval, authorization, permit or license has been requested and/or obtained or
will be requested within five (5) business days of the Execution Date or such
registration has been made or notice has been given or such other appropriate
action has been taken on or prior to the date of such making or performance.
3.12 Neither the Nation nor Borrower is in default of a material
provision under any material agreement, instrument, decree or order to which it
is a party or to which it, the Property, the Facility or the Enterprise are
bound or affected.
3.13 The conduct and operation of the Enterprise by the Borrower is
not subject to registration with, notification to, or regulation, licensing,
franchising, consent or approval by any state or federal Governmental authority
or administrative agency, except (i) general laws and regulations which are not
related or applicable particularly or uniquely to the type of business conducted
by the Nation, which do not materially restrict or limit the business of the
Nation, and with which the Nation is in substantial compliance and (ii) laws and
regulations promulgated by or associated with the BIA, the NIGC or any State law
or agency with jurisdiction over gaming activities under the Compact, including
the Washington State Gaming Commission and the laws of the United States and the
State of Washington, all of which have been obtained or will be applied for in
accordance with the terms hereof.
3.14 No tax claims or governmental proceedings are pending or are
threatened against Borrower.
3.15 The Property and the Facility are in compliance with applicable
provisions of any specific or general plan and all zoning, subdivision,
environmental and
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health and safety rules, regulations, ordinances, directives and statutes
applicable to the Property and the Facility, its occupancy or use; all
restrictive covenants, zoning and subdivision ordinances and building laws and
other applicable governmental laws, ordinances and lawful requirements
applicable to the Property and the Facility have been complied with in all
material respects; and no order, notice, complaint, report, or warning from any
Governmental agency has been or will be received by or communicated to Nation
and/or Borrower, their respective agents, assigns, tenants, subcontractors, or
any other Person acting for Nation and/or Borrower, regarding the Property and
the Facility, its occupancy or use that has not been or will not be promptly
communicated and delivered to Lender.
3.16 As used herein, "Regulated Substance" means any substance,
material, or matter (including, without limitation, medical waste, asbestos,
oil, petroleum or chemical liquids or solids, liquids or gaseous products) that
may give rise to liability under any Environmental Laws (as defined herein). As
used herein, "Environmental Laws" means (i) any local, state or federal laws,
rules, ordinances or regulations either in existence as of the date hereof, or
enacted or promulgated after the date of this Agreement, that concern the
existence, management, control, discharge, treatment, containment, and/or
removal of substances or materials that are or may become a threat to public
health or the environment; or (ii) any common law theory based on nuisance,
trespass, negligence, strict liability, aiding and abetting, or other tortious
conduct.
3.16.1 To Borrower's and Nation's knowledge without investigation
or inquiry, there has been no deposit, storage, seepage or filtration of any
Regulated Substances at, upon, under or within the Property or any contiguous
real estate. To Borrower's and Nation's knowledge without investigation or
inquiry, neither the Nation nor the Borrower has caused or permitted to occur,
and shall not permit to exist, any condition that may cause a discharge of any
Regulated Substances at, upon, under or within the Property or on any contiguous
real estate.
3.16.2 Nation and Borrower shall comply strictly and in all
respects with the requirements of the Environmental Laws applicable to the
Property and related regulations and with all similar laws and regulations and
shall notify Lender immediately in the event of any discharge or discovery of
any Regulated Substance at, upon, under or within the Property and the Facility
of which Lender has notice. Nation and Borrower shall promptly forward to
Lender copies of all orders, notices, permits, applications or other
communications and reports of which Lender has notice in connection with any
discharge or the presence of any Regulated Substance or any other matters
relating to the Environmental Laws or any similar laws or regulations, as they
may affect the Property and the Facility.
4. Representations and Warranties of Lender. Lender, as an inducement to
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the Nation to enter into this Agreement hereby represents, warrants and
covenants that:
4.1 Lender is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is (or prior to the
providing of funds herein shall be) licensed, to conduct business in the State
of Washington as contemplated herein, and has applied for, and, except as
otherwise provided herein, shall obtain prior to providing such funds, such
licenses and background investigation approvals as may be required by Applicable
Law.
4.2 The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents
have been duly authorized by Lender and such documents are valid and binding
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obligations of Lender in accordance with their terms thereof, except as such
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting
creditor's rights.
4.3 To the extent relevant under Applicable Law with respect to
Lender's obtaining Governmental approval of the Loan, and to the best of
Lender's knowledge, neither Lender nor any current Affiliate, shareholder,
officer, director or key employee thereof has ever had an application for a
gaming license rejected, or because of its or their own background caused the
application for a gaming license for another to be rejected, nor has any gaming-
related license which has been issued to any of such entities or persons ever
been suspended or revoked, and neither Lender nor any of its current Affiliates,
officers, directors or key employees has ever been convicted of a felony or a
gaming-related misdemeanor.
5. Affirmative Covenants. In addition to the covenants and agreements of
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the Nation set forth and contained in the other Loan Documents and the
Transaction Documents, the Nation and Borrower hereby covenant and agree to and
with Lender that, so long as the Note remains due and unpaid, or any other
obligation of Nation to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents or the Transaction
Documents remains due under the terms hereof, Borrower will:
5.1 Use the proceeds of the Loan solely for the purposes of and in
accordance with the terms hereof;
5.2 Pay all taxes (including payroll and withholding taxes)
assessments and governmental charges prior to the time when any penalties or
interest accrue, unless contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings in
accordance with Section 10;
5.3 Continue the operation of the Enterprise; maintain all rights,
licenses, and franchises necessary for the operation of the Enterprise; and
comply with all Applicable Laws pertaining to the Enterprise, including but not
limited to IGRA;
5.4 Maintain property, liability, business interruption, worker's
compensation and other forms of insurance in commercially reasonable amounts
naming Lender as an additional insured and a loss payee, with thirty (30) day
cancellation notices to go to Lender.
5.5 Furnish to Lender as soon as possible and in any event within
five (5) business days after the Nation has obtained actual knowledge of the
occurrence of Event of Default or any event which with the passage of time or
the giving of notice or both would constitute an Event of Default, a statement
signed by Borrower setting forth details of such event and the action which
Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take to correct the same;
5.6 Promptly give notice in writing to Lender of any and all
litigation involving Borrower, the Nation, the Enterprise or the Facility where
the amount in dispute exceeds $50,000 or is not covered by insurance, and of any
and all proceedings commenced against the Nation or Borrower by or before any
court or governmental or regulatory agency, which may have an adverse material
impact on the Enterprise or Borrower's ability to pay amounts due under the
Note;
5.7 Comply with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, rules,
regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority a breach of which would
materially and adversely affect the Enterprise, except where diligently
contested in good faith and by
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proper proceedings;
5.8 Obtain all necessary and appropriate state, federal, local,
tribal, and private clearances, authorizations, permits and licenses with
respect to the Enterprise;
5.9 Preserve all of the rights, privileges and franchises necessary
or desirable in the normal conduct of the Enterprise; conduct the Enterprise in
an orderly, efficient and regular manner; and not liquidate, merge, dissolve,
suspend business operations or assign, encumber, lease, transfer, encumber or
sell the Facility, the Enterprise, the Collateral or any portion thereof or all
or substantially all of its assets and the Nation shall not transfer any of its
ownership interest in Borrower without the prior written consent of Lender,
which consent (or the denial thereof) shall be in Lender's sole and absolute
discretion;
5.10 Keep all of the assets and properties necessary to its business,
including without limitation the Facility, in good working order and condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted;
5.11 At all times keep proper books of record and accounts for the
Enterprise in accordance with GAAP, and, upon one (1) days notice of Lender,
provide any duly authorized representative of Lender access during normal
business hours to, and permit such representative to reasonably examine, copy or
make extracts from, any and all books, records and documents in the Nation's
possession or control relating to the Facility, the Property or the Enterprise;
5.12 Authorize and cause the Enterprise, on behalf of the Nation, to
make monthly principal payments under the Note to the extent it is required to
do so, under the Note, which authorization shall not be revoked, canceled, or
terminated;
5.13 Employ as Enterprise management and key operating personnel
persons with requisite and appropriate experience for the position for which
they are employed, taking into account Nation's Indian preference policy and its
goal of placing and advancing as many of Nation's qualified tribal members as
possible into Gaming Enterprise managerial, key and other employee positions;
and
5.14 Employ in positions other than as management and key operating
personnel a reasonable and appropriate number of persons with requisite and
appropriate experience for the position for which they are employed, at rates of
pay appropriate to the position; and establish, maintain and enforce operating
policies and procedures which reflect sound and reasonable business judgment and
which are appropriate for the Enterprise.
6. Financial Statements and Audits.
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6.1 Borrower shall deliver to the Lender as soon as practicable and
in any event within twenty (20) days after the end of each month, a statement of
Gross Revenue, Net Receipts, Net Revenue and Available Distributable Cash for
the preceding month, all in reasonable detail and certified by the chief
executive or financial officer of Borrower to have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP and this Agreement.
6.2 Borrower shall deliver to the Lender an accounts receivable
report and an accounts payable aging report of the Enterprise at such times as
the Lender may from time to time request.
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6.3 Borrower shall deliver to the Lender, all reports required by law
and applicable regulations submitted to or received from any federal, state or
Tribal gaming authorities within thirty (30) days of receipt thereof.
6.4 Borrower shall deliver to the Lender as soon as is practicable
and in any event within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year,
(i) an audited balance sheet of the Enterprise and Borrower, (ii) an audited
statement of income of the Enterprise and Borrower, and (iii) an audited
statement of cash flows, in each case, of the Enterprise and Borrower, as at the
end of and for the fiscal year just closed, setting forth in comparative form
the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year all in reasonable detail
and certified (without any qualification or exception) by independent,
nationally recognized public accountants; and concurrently with such financial
statements, a written statement signed by such independent accountants (x) to
the effect that, in making the examination necessary for their certification of
such financial statements, they have not obtained any knowledge of the existence
of any Event of Default or potential Event of Default, or, if such independent
accountants shall have obtained from such examination any such knowledge, they
shall disclose in such written statement the Event of Default or potential Event
of Default and the nature thereof, it being understood that such independent
accountants shall be under no liability, directly, or indirectly, to anyone for
failure to obtain knowledge of any such Event of Default or potential Event of
Default, and (y) setting forth calculations of such auditors as to the
compliance by Borrower with all the covenants contained herein (including,
without limitation, calculations of Gross Gaming Revenues, Net Receipts, Net
Revenues and Available Distributable Cash).
6.5 Audits. Borrower shall cause to be performed on a timely basis,
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and delivered to Lender within thirty (30) days of completion and receipt by
Borrower thereof, all audits of the Enterprise which must be performed in
accordance with Applicable Law. Such reports shall include at a minimum an
annual audit performed by a nationally recognized independent public accounting
firm in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as applied to
casinos and sufficient to meet NIGC auditing requirements.
6.6 Government Reports. The Nation shall deliver to Lender all
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reports to or from any Governmental agency within five (5) days of submission to
or receipt from such agency.
7. Negative Covenants. Nation and Borrower covenant and agree that
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Borrower will not, except with the prior written consent of Lender (which
consent, or the denial thereof, shall be in Lender's sole and absolute
discretion):
7.1 Indebtedness. Incur any Indebtedness during the term of the Loan
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other than (i) the Loan, (ii) trade payables of the Enterprise incurred in the
ordinary course of business, and (iii) purchase money financing not in excess of
$100,000 at any one time outstanding;
7.2 Sale or Disposition of Property. Sell, dispose of, lease,
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assign, sublet, transfer, mortgage or encumber (whether voluntarily or by
operation of law) all or any part of its right, title or interest in or to the
Property, the Facility, the Collateral, the Enterprise or, in the case of
Nation, Borrower except (i) encumbrances to secure purchase money financing
permitted under Section 7.1 which attach solely to the asset being financed
thereby; and (ii) dispositions of equipment in connection with replacements with
equipment of equal or greater value;
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7.3 Alteration of Enterprise. Materially alter the nature of the
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Enterprise;
7.4 Excessive Compensation. Pay excessive or unreasonable salaries,
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bonuses, commissions, consultant fees, or other commissions to employees,
agents, contractors, vendors or the Tribal Gaming Commission;
7.5 Material Breach. Cause or permit any breach, default or event of
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default to occur under any of the Transaction Documents which is not cured
within the applicable cure provisions thereof;
7.6 Consolidations; Mergers. Consolidate or merge with any
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corporation; acquire any business, or acquire stock of any corporation; enter
into any partnership or joint venture; or form any subsidiary.
7.7 Distributions. Make any distribution of funds to the Nation or
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any dependent or independent entity or Affiliate of the Nation or Borrower not
expressly permitted in the Loan Documents or the Transaction Documents; or
7.8 Investments. Lend or advance money or credit to any person
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(other than customers of the Enterprise in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with industry standards and on commercially reasonable terms), or
invest in (by capital contribution, creation of subsidiaries or otherwise), or
purchase or repurchase the stock or Indebtedness, or all or a substantial part
of the assets or properties, of any person, or enter into any exchange of
securities with any person, or guarantee, assume, endorse or otherwise become
responsible for (directly or indirectly or by any instrument having the effect
of assuring any person's payment or performance or capability) the Indebtedness,
performance, obligations, stock or dividends of any person, or agree to do any
of the foregoing.
8. Events of Default. Each of the following occurrences shall constitute
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an Event of Default under this Agreement and under the other Loan Documents (any
such event, an "Event of Default"):
8.1 Failure of Borrower to pay any or all of the Indebtedness arising
out of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any amounts owing pursuant
to the Transaction Documents or provide any financial statements or audits
required pursuant to Section 6 hereof within five (5) days of when due;
8.2 Failure of Borrower to observe or perform any of its respective
covenants, conditions or agreements to be observed or performed by it under the
Loan Documents so as to render it in default thereof, including the failure to
cure as provided in such document, for a period of fifteen (15) days after
written notice specifying such default and requesting that it be remedied,
unless Lender has agreed in writing to an extension of such time prior to its
expiration, or for such longer period as may be reasonably necessary to remedy
such default (other than defaults which can be cured through payment of money),
provided that such breaching party is proceeding with reasonable diligence to
remedy the same;
8.3 Nation or Borrower shall file a petition in bankruptcy or for
reorganization or for an arrangement pursuant to any present or future state or
federal bankruptcy act or under any similar federal or state law, or shall be
adjudicated a bankrupt
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or insolvent, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or shall be unable to pay its debts generally as they become due
(other than as permitted in the Note and the Sublease); or if a petition or
answer proposing the adjudication of Nation or Borrower by Nation, Borrower or
any Affiliate of Nation or Borrower as a bankrupt or its reorganization under
any present or future state or federal bankruptcy act or any similar federal or
state law shall be filed in any court and such petition or answer shall not be
discharged or denied within thirty (30) days after the filing thereof, or if a
receiver, trustee or liquidator of Nation or Borrower of all or substantially
all of the assets of Nation or Borrower or of the Property, the Facility, the
Enterprise, or the Collateral shall be appointed in any proceeding and shall not
be discharged within thirty (30) days of such appointment; or if such party
shall consent to or acquiesce in such appointment; or if the property and estate
and interest of the Nation or Borrower in the Property, the Facility, the
Enterprise, or the Collateral or any part thereof shall be levied upon or
attached in any proceeding, and such levy or attachment shall remain
undischarged for a period of thirty (30) days during which execution has not
been effectively stayed; or
8.4 The Property, the Facility or the Enterprise is condemned,
destroyed or damaged to any material extent, and is not substantially restored
within one (1) year after the date thereof.
8.5 Any representation or warranty made by the Nation or Borrower in
any of the Loan Documents or the Transaction Documents shall prove to be untrue
or misleading in any material respect, or any financial information, or any
statement, certificate or report furnished hereunder or under any of the Loan
Documents or the Transaction Documents by or on behalf of the Nation or Borrower
shall prove to be untrue or misleading in any material respect on the date when
the facts set forth and recited therein are stated or certified.
8.6 The occurrence of an event of default of Borrower with respect to
any Indebtedness other than the Loan.
8.7 Any breach or default under any Transaction Document (taking into
account applicable cure periods set forth therein).
9. Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and
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at any time thereafter until such Event of Default is cured to the written
satisfaction of Lender, may, without notice or demand, exercise one or more of
the following rights and remedies:
9.1 So long as Lender has given the notice required pursuant to
Section 11.6.3.4 and the thirty (30) day period specified therein has expired
without cure, declare all unmatured obligations to be immediately due and
payable, and the same shall thereupon be immediately due and payable;
9.2 Offset any indebtedness Lender or any of its Affiliates then owes
to the Nation, whether or not then due, against any obligation then owed to the
Lender or any of its Affiliates, whether or not then due;
9.3 Exercise and enforce any and all rights and remedies available
upon default otherwise available under Applicable Law or any other Loan Document
or Transactional Document, including but not limited to the Security Agreement.
10. Permitted Contests. Neither the Nation nor the Borrower shall be
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required
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to pay any tax, charge, assessment or imposition on Gross Revenues or Net
Revenues, or imposed on the Nation or Borrower with respect to the Facility or
the Enterprise, or on the Facility or Gaming Enterprise themselves, so long as
the Nation or Borrower shall contest, in good faith and at its own cost and
expense, the amount or validity thereof, in an appropriate manner or by
appropriate proceedings which shall operate during the pendency thereof to
prevent the collection of or other realization upon the tax, assessment, levy,
fee, rent, charge, lien or encumbrance so contested and to further prevent the
sale, forfeiture or loss of the Enterprise or Facility or any part thereof, to
satisfy the same. Each such contest shall be promptly prosecuted to final
conclusion (subject to the right of the Nation or Borrower to settle any such
contest), and in any event the Nation and Borrower will save Lender harmless
against all losses, judgments, decrees and costs (including attorneys fees and
expenses in connection therewith) and will, promptly after the final
determination of such contest or settlement thereof, pay and discharge the
amounts which shall be levied, assessed or imposed or determined to be payable
therein, together with all penalties, fines, interest, costs and expenses
thereon or in connection therewith. Nation or Borrower shall give Lender prompt
written notice of any such contest.
11. Miscellaneous.
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11.1 Notices. Any notice required to be given pursuant to this
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Agreement shall be delivered by overnight courier or U.S. Express Mail with
notice deemed effective on the later of the first business day after deposit or
the day on which the courier confirms delivery, addressed as follows:
(a) If to the Borrower:
Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation
c/o The Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
With a copy to:
The Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Chairperson, Tribal Council
and:
Xxxxxx & Associates
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
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(b) If to Lender:
HP Yakama, Inc.
c/o Hollywood Park, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
With simultaneous copies to:
Irell & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
or to such other address(es) as the parties provide to each other in writing.
11.2 Amendments, Etc. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents
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may not be amended or modified, nor may any of their terms (including, without
limitation, terms affecting the maturity of or rate of interest on the Note) be
modified or waived, except by written instruments signed by Lender and Borrower.
11.3 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of
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this Agreement.
11.4 Binding Effect and Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding
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upon and inure to the benefit of the Nation and Lender and their respective
successors and permitted assigns, except that neither party may transfer or
assign its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the other.
11.5 Waivers. No waiver by a party of any right, remedy or Event of
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Default hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any other right, remedy, or Event
of Default or of the same right, remedy or Event of Default on a future
occasion. No delay on the part of a party in exercising any right or remedy
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right or remedy preclude other or future exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right or remedy.
11.6 Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity.
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11.6.1 Retention of Sovereign Immunity. By this Agreement, the
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Nation and Borrower do not waive, limit or modify their respective sovereign
immunity from unconsented suit or proceedings in arbitration, except as provided
in this Section.
11.6.2 Scope of Waiver. Subject to the provisions of this
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Section, the Nation and Borrower hereby expressly grant to Lender and other
Persons within the scope of Section 11.6.5, a limited waiver of their respective
sovereign immunity from unconsented suit and proceedings in arbitration, their
respective right to require exhaustion of Tribal remedies, its right to seek
Tribal remedies and their respective right to be sued in the Courts of the
Nation, as such Courts are or may be established, and consents to suit in
accordance with this Section.
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11.6.3 Procedural Requirements. The Nation and Borrower grant a
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limited waiver of their respective sovereign immunity as to suit involving a
claim if, and only if, each and every one of the following conditions is met:
11.6.3.1 The claim is made by a party designated under
Section 11.6.5, and not by any other Person;
11.6.3.2 The claim alleges a breach by the Nation or
Borrower of one or more of the specific obligations or duties expressly assumed
by the Nation or Borrower under the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents (including, without limitation, all indemnification obligations
hereunder);
11.6.3.3 The claim seeks:
(a) some specific action, or discontinuance of
some action, by the Nation, Borrower or the Enterprise to bring the Nation or
Borrower into full compliance with the duties and obligations expressly assumed
by the Nation or Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; or
(b) money damages for noncompliance with the
terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including,
without limitation, all indemnification obligations hereunder).
11.6.3.4 The claim is made in a detailed written statement to the
Nation or Borrower, as applicable, stating the specific action or discontinuance
of action by the Nation, Borrower, or the Enterprise which would cure the
alleged breach or non-performance, or the sum of money claimed to be due and
owing from the Nation or Borrower, as applicable, to Lender by reason of such
specific breach or non-performance, and, except where Lender is seeking
injunctive relief, the Nation or Borrower shall have thirty (30) calendar days
to cure such breach or non-performance or to make such payment before
arbitration or judicial proceedings may be instituted.
11.6.4 Time Period. With respect to any claim authorized in this
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Section, initial judicial proceedings, as authorized herein, shall be commenced
within the later of two (2) years after the claim accrues or one year after the
claim is discovered, or such claim shall be forever barred. The waiver granted
herein shall commence on the Execution Date and shall continue for two years
following the expiration, termination, or cancellation of this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents (whichever is later), except that the waiver shall remain
effective for any proceedings then pending, and all appeals therefrom.
11.6.5 Recipient of Waiver. The recipients of the benefit of
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this waiver of sovereign immunity are limited to Lender, its successors and
assigns, and any and all Persons covered by the indemnification provisions
hereof.
11.6.6 Federal Question. The parties agree that any dispute
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raised under the provisions of this Section 11.6 shall be resolved first
pursuant to applicable federal law, and if no federal law applies, pursuant to
the applicable laws of the State.
11.6.7 Service of Process. In any proceeding brought pursuant to
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this Section 11.6, the Nation and Borrower consent to service made in accordance
with the notice provisions of this Agreement.
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11.6.8 Enforcement. The Nation and Borrower waive their
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respective sovereign immunity from a judgment or order consistent with the terms
and provisions of this Section 11.6, which is final because either the time for
appeal thereof has expired or the judgment or order is issued by a court having
final appellate jurisdiction over the matter. The Nation and Borrower consent to
the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Washington and any court having appellate jurisdiction thereover, consistent
with the terms and conditions of this Section 11.6. None of the parties shall
object to the jurisdiction or venue of said federal court. Without in any way
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Nation and Borrower expressly
authorize any Governmental authorities who have the right and duty under
Applicable Law to take any action authorized by any court, to take such action
to give effect to any judgment entered against the Nation or Borrower,
including, without limitation, entering on to the Property, or any other lands
within the Nation's jurisdiction, and the Facility to seize possession of any
Collateral for the purpose of giving effect to any judgment entered against the
Nation or Borrower pursuant to this Section 11.6.
11.6.9 Assets Pledged to Satisfy Enforcement Proceedings. The
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foregoing limited waiver of sovereign immunity is expressly conditioned on the
parties' agreement, set forth herein, that the only assets, including property
and funds, which shall be available, and which are thus specifically pledged and
assigned hereby, to satisfy any enforcement proceedings or judgment in
connection with this Agreement, or any other Loan Document, shall be limited to
(i) the Collateral, and (ii) possession of the Leased Premises as provided in
the Master Lease.
11.6.10 Limitation Upon Enforcement. Except with respect to
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damages arising under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement awarded
against the Borrower and/or the Enterprise, damages awarded against the Nation,
Borrower, or the Enterprise shall be satisfied solely from assets specified in
Section 11.6.9, and shall not constitute a lien upon or be collectible from any
other income or assets of the Nation or Borrower, except with the written
consent of the Nation or Borrower.
11.6.11 Expenses of Judicial Enforcement. Except as ordered by a
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court of competent jurisdiction and as set forth in the indemnification
provisions hereof, all parties shall bear their own costs, including attorneys'
fees, in connection with any judicial proceedings authorized under this
Agreement. The parties expressly agree that this provision shall survive the
termination, for any reason, or expiration of this Agreement.
11.6.12 Guaranty. The Nation and Borrower agree not to revoke or
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limit, in whole or in part, the limited waiver of sovereign immunity of the
Nation and Borrower contained in this Section 11.6 or in any way attempt to
revoke or limit, in whole or in part, such limited waiver of sovereign immunity.
In the event of any such revocation or attempted revocation, the parties
expressly recognize and agree that there remains no adequate remedy at law
available to Lender or the Persons covered by the indemnification provisions
hereof, and the Nation and Borrower hereby consent to the entry of appropriate
injunctive relief consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as
may be granted by any court of competent jurisdiction.
11.7 Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies herein specified of
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the parties hereto are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
which the parties hereto would otherwise have at law or in equity or by statute.
11.8 Governing Law and Entire Agreement. This Agreement shall be
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governed by federal law, if applicable, then by the laws of the State of
Washington. The Loan Documents and the Transaction Documents contain the entire
agreement of the parties on the matters covered herein.
11.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original,
but such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
11.10 Not Joint Venturers. Lender is not, and shall not by reason of
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any provision of any of the Transaction Documents be deemed to be, a joint
venturer with or partner or agent of the Nation and/or Borrower.
12. Indemnification.
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12.1 Indemnification by Nation and Borrower. The Nation and Borrower
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agree to indemnify and hold harmless Lender, its directors, officers, agents and
employees, against any and all claims of or losses, damages or liability to
third parties to which Lender, its directors, officers, agents and employees,
may become subject under any law in connection with the carrying out of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or the
conduct of any activity on the Property (other than as a result of gross
negligence or willful misconduct of any such party) and to reimburse Lender, its
directors, officers, agents and employees, for any out-of-pocket legal and other
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by Lender, its
directors, officers, agents and employees, in connection with investigating any
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities or in connection with defending any
actions relating thereto. Lender agrees, at the request and reasonable expense
of the Nation and Borrower, to cooperate in the making of any investigation in
defense of any such claim and promptly to assert any or all of the rights and
privileges and defenses which may be available to Lender. The Nation and
Borrower further release and agree to hold harmless Lender, its directors,
officers, agents and employees, from any claims of or losses, damages or
liability to third parties arising out of any covenant, representation or
undertaking of the Nation or Borrower contained in this Agreement, or the other
Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
12.1.1 Indemnification by Lender. Lender agrees to indemnify and
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hold harmless the Nation and Borrower and their respective directors, officers,
agents and employees, against any and all claims of or losses, damages or
liability to third parties to which the Nation and Borrower and their respective
directors, officers, agents and employees, may become subject under any law as a
result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the directors, officers,
agents or employees of the Lender, and to reimburse the Nation and Borrower and
their respective directors, officers, agents and employees, for any out-of-
pocket legal and other expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred
by the Nation or Borrower or their respective directors, officers, agents and
employees, in connection with investigating any such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities or in connection with defending any actions relating thereto. The
Nation and Borrower agree, at the request and reasonable expense of the Lender,
to cooperate in the making of any investigation in defense of any such claim and
promptly to assert any or all of the rights and privileges and defenses which
may be available to the Nation and Borrower. Lender further releases and agrees
to hold harmless the Nation and Borrower and their respective directors,
officers, agents and employees, from any claims of or losses, damages or
liability to third parties arising out of any covenant, representation or
warranty of the Lender contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
The provisions
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of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
12.1.2 Rights of Persons Covered. The Persons covered by the
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indemnification provisions hereof shall be third party beneficiaries of this
Agreement and shall have the right, subject to the provisions of this Agreement,
to enforce such indemnification provisions.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their authorized representatives and delivered as of the day
and year first above written.
"Borrower"
YAKAMA TRIBAL GAMING CORPORATION,
a tribal corporation formed under the laws of
the Confederated Nations and Bands of the
Yakama Indian Nation
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Chairman of the Board
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"Lender"
HP YAKAMA, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By:/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: Vice President and Secretary
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As to Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11.4, 11.6, 11.8 and 12 only
"Nation"
CONFEDERATED NATIONS AND BANDS OF THE
YAKAMA INDIAN NATION,
a federally recognized Indian Nation
By:/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Chairman
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Exhibit A
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[description of property]
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Exhibit B
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Master Definitions List
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Exhibit C
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COST BREAKDOWNS
The Cost Breakdown shall be an analysis, prepared by Borrower and approved
by Lender, of the total amount needed by Borrower to construct, develop and
initiate operations of the Facility and the Enterprise and to perform Borrower's
other obligations under the Loan Documents and the Transaction Documents.
The Cost Breakdown shall set forth the maximum amount of Loan funds
allocated to each line item. Lender will disburse the Loan according to those
allocations, all on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
Whenever a revised Cost Breakdown is required, Borrower must prepare and
submit it for Lender's approval all in accordance with this Agreement. Any
revised Cost Breakdown approved by Lender will be a more recent version of the
analysis provided in the initial cost breakdown, and must include revised
versions of any detailed breakdowns included in the initial cost breakdown.
The signature of Borrower or any of its authorized agents or
representatives on the initial Cost Breakdown or any revised Cost Breakdown
constitutes representations and warranties made by Borrower to Lender under this
Agreement.
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Exhibit D
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DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURES
I. Conditions to Disbursement
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Before Lender becomes obligated to make any disbursement under this
Agreement, all conditions to the disbursement must have been satisfied at
Borrower's sole cost and expense in a manner reasonably acceptable to Lender.
No waiver of any condition to disbursement is effective unless expressly
made by Lender in writing. If Lender makes a disbursement before fulfillment of
one or more required conditions, that disbursement alone will not be a waiver of
such conditions, and Lender reserves the right to require their fulfillment
before making any subsequent disbursements. If all conditions are not
satisfied, Lender, acting in its reasonable judgment, may disburse as to certain
items or categories of costs and not others.
I.1 Loan Closing and First Disbursement
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Lender is not required to make the first disbursement until all
conditions to close the Loan are satisfied. In addition to the conditions set
forth in the body of this Agreement, these conditions include the following:
(a) Lender must receive a Draw Request, as defined and described
hereinafter.
(b) The plans and specifications for the Facility must be
approved by Lender.
(c) The account(s) to be established for funding of the Loan
must be opened.
(d) Lender must receive such financial statements, tax returns
and other financial information as it may reasonably require regarding the
financial condition of Borrower or any of its other parties or the Property.
(e) Lender shall have received and approved the first Cost
Breakdown.
I.2 Subsequent Disbursements
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After the first disbursement, Lender shall not be required to make any
further disbursements if:
(a) Lender does not receive a Draw Request; or
(b) Lender has not received copies of all building permits (or
their equivalent) for the Facility or evidence satisfactory to Lender from the
appropriate Governmental authorities that, except for the payment of permit
issuance fees, all conditions to the issuance of permits (or their equivalent)
have been satisfied and the Governmental authorities are in a position to
deliver such permits (or their equivalent) to Borrower; or
(c) The Facility (or any portion thereof) is materially damaged
and not
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repaired, unless Lender receives funds from Borrower or insurance proceeds
sufficient to pay for all repairs in a timely manner; or
(d) The Property or any interest in it is affected by eminent
domain or condemnation proceedings; or
(e) Lender receives a bonded stop notice or notice of a
mechanics lien or notice of a claim from a contractor for unpaid and delinquent
amounts owing, unless Borrower files a bond satisfactory to Lender; or
(f) The Loan is "out of balance" according to this Agreement; or
(g) Lender determines that there has been or will be a material
failure to meet the projections of the Cost Breakdown, and Borrower fails to
comply with any demand by Lender to submit a revised Cost Breakdown or Lender
does not approve any revised Cost Breakdown proposed by Borrower; or
(h) Lender has notified Borrower that a reasonable basis to
believe that a breach, default or failure of condition of or under any of the
Transaction Documents exists.
(i) An Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or an
event has occurred that with notice or the passage of time could become such an
Event of Default.
II. Disbursement Amounts
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Set forth in column (_) of the cost breakdown is a "Loan Disbursement
Budget" broken down by line items. From each line item, Lender will disburse
Loan funds in a total amount not to exceed the Loan Disbursement Budget for that
line item, taking into account all prior disbursements, any applicable retention
requirements and any reallocation of funds to which Lender has consented in
writing.
III. Disbursement Procedures
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III.1 Draw Requests
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(a) For each disbursement, Borrower must submit to Lender a
written request signed by Borrower or its agent designated below and its
contractor, together with such documentation and information as Lender requires
(collectively, a "Draw Request"). Each Draw Request must be acceptable in form
and substance to Lender in the exercise of its reasonable judgment and include
such items of information and documentation, including invoices, canceled
checks, lien waivers and other evidence as Lender requires, to show that
Borrower is in compliance with the Loan Documents. If Lender so requires, any
given Draw Request also must include written certification by the Facility
architect and the contractor that the Facility as constructed to date conform to
the plans and specifications previously approved by Lender.
(b) In each Draw Request, Borrower must request disbursement
for one or more specified line items of the cost breakdown. Borrower may submit
a Draw Request to Lender on or about the 1st day of each month, unless Lender
agrees to make disbursements more frequently than once a month. Borrower must
use all Loan funds strictly for the purposes for which they are disbursed.
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(c) Unless Borrower has notified Lender in writing to the
contrary, each Draw Request constitutes Borrower's representation and warranty
to Lender that (i) the Loan is "in balance," (ii) all prior disbursements, as
well as that currently being requested, were and will be used in strict
compliance with the cost breakdown and (iii) no Event of Default has occurred,
and no event has occurred that, with notice or the passage of time, could become
an Event of Default.
III.2 Account
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Unless Lender and Borrower have agreed otherwise in writing, Lender
shall make disbursements into a single account established for the funding of
the Loan.
III.3 Disbursements to Other Parties
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender if it so chooses may make
disbursements directly to Borrower's contractor, subcontractors, laborers or
material suppliers designated by Borrower.
III.4 Interest on Disbursements
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Interest on each disbursement, whether initiated by Borrower or
Lender, is payable from the time Lender debits the Loan funds in the amount of
the disbursement.
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III.5 Authorized Signatories
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Borrower authorizes either Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx or Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
to sign all Draw Requests and other documents in connection with the
administration of the Loan. Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that the
following signatures are specimen signatures of the persons named in the
preceding sentence:
_____________________________
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SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
$9,000,000 Toppenish, Washington
September 11, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the YAKAMA TRIBAL GAMING CORPORATION, a tribal
corporation established under the laws of Confederated Bands and Tribes of the
Yakama Indian Nation ("Maker"), agrees and promises to pay to the order of HP
YAKAMA, INC., a Delaware corporation, its endorsees, successors and assigns
("Holder"), at c/o Hollywood Park, Inc., 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, or such other place as Holder may from time to time at its
sole discretion designate, the principal sum of Nine Million Dollars
($9,000,000), or so much thereof as may be advanced together with interest on
the unpaid principal balance at an annual rate of interest of ten percent
(10%)(the "Stated Rate").
1. Loan Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined
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herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement
by and between Maker and Holder of even date herewith (the "Loan Agreement").
This Secured Promissory Note is issued pursuant to the Loan Agreement, and is
entitled to the benefits thereof, including, without limitation, all collateral
provided for therein or in connection therewith. Reference is made to the Loan
Agreement for certain rights of Holder as to the acceleration of the unpaid
principal balance hereof before its stated maturity upon the happening of
certain events and/or the giving of notice and/or the passage of time.
2. Repayment. Principal and interest at the Stated Rate shall be paid in
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eighty-four (84) equal consecutive monthly installments on the first day of each
month beginning on the twentieth (20) day of the first complete month following
the Commencement Date. Interest shall be payable monthly from and after such
date from Net Receipts irrespective of the amount of Available Distributable
Cash and shall be paid prior to setasides for reserves or payment of the Tribal
Preference or Tribal Rent. Principal shall only be payable from and to the
extent of Available Distributable Cash remaining and shall be paid prior to
Sublease Rent or Tribal Rent. Principal or interest amounts unable to be repaid
in any month due to insufficiency of Available Distributable Cash shall be added
to the next month's payment. The remaining principal balance hereof together
with all accrued interest thereon shall be due and payable on the seventh (7th)
anniversary of the Commencement Date.
3. Limitations on Repayment: The parties acknowledge that the Borrower's
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obligations to repay the Loan are subject to the following limitations:
(a) On September 8, 1997, $30,000 of the principal amount of the Loan
shall be forgiven if the Commencement Date has not yet occurred, and an
additional like amount of the principal of the Loan shall be forgiven in each
month thereafter, on the eighth day thereof, if the Commencement Date has not
yet occurred, provided, that the maximum amount forgiven pursuant to this
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Section shall not exceed $150,000.
(b) All Loan amounts accrued but remaining unpaid more than 31 days
(extended by the number of days of any periods during which the term of the
Consulting Agreement has been extended pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Consulting
Agreement) after the earlier of (i) the date upon which the Consulting Agreement
is terminated by the Nation as a consequence of a default thereunder by HP
Yakama Consulting, and (ii) the last day of the eighty-fourth month following
the Commencement Date as a consequence of insufficient Net Receipts (as to
interest payable hereunder or Available Distributable
Cash (as to principal payable hereunder) (unless accelerated prior thereto in
accordance with the Loan Agreement) shall no longer by payable.
4. Application of Payments; Calculations. All payments made hereunder
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shall be made in lawful money of the United States applied first to interest and
then to principal. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year
consisting of twelve (12) thirty (30) day months.
5. Prepayments. This Secured Promissory Note may be prepaid by Maker (a)
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in whole or (b) in part in amounts not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000), at anytime, upon 15 days advance written notice to Holder, without
any prepayment premium or penalty. Upon such prepayment, the remaining
principal balance shall not be reamortized, and monthly installments shall
neither be readjusted nor avoided; rather, prepayments shall be applied to the
final remaining principal payments owing pursuant to the amortization schedule
in inverse order. Prepayment of this Note does not, and shall not be deemed to,
relieve Maker from any other obligations to the Holder or to any other party
under the Transaction Documents, or any one of them (including, without
limitation, the obligation to make monthly rental payments under the Sublease
(including, without limitation, the obligation to pay Sublease Rent as provided
therein)).
6. Mandatory Prepayments. Maker shall pay and there shall become due and
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payable, concurrently with the receipt by Maker of the proceeds of (i) any sale,
lease, conveyance, transfer, financing or disposition of any asset of Maker from
or relating to the Facility, the Property or the Enterprise (including, without
limitation, insurance proceeds) in excess of $100,000 in any calendar year, or
(ii) cash receipts of Maker from or relating to the Facility, the Property or
the Enterprise not in the ordinary course of business, a prepayment in respect
of the indebtedness evidenced hereby equal to 100% of such proceeds, such
prepayment to be applied to the final remaining principal payments owing
pursuant to the amortization schedule in inverse order in accord with the
preceding paragraph).
7. Grid. Each portion of the amount of each disbursement of the Loan
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which Holder has made to Maker and the amount of each payment or prepayment made
on account of principal thereof shall be recorded by Holder and endorsed on the
grid schedule attached hereto, which is made a part of this Secured Promissory
Note (or so noted in its records); provided, however, that the failure of Holder
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to make any such endorsement or recordation shall not in any manner affect the
obligation of Maker to repay the Loan in accordance with the terms hereof. Any
such endorsement or recordation shall represent prima facie evidence of the date
and amount of the date and amount of disbursements of the Loan or any payment or
prepayment of principal thereon, absent manifest error.
8. Late Charge. In the event that any payment required hereunder is not
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paid on its due date, for any reason other than a good faith accounting dispute
as to the amount of such payment which is payable in accordance herewith Maker
shall pay a late charge equal to 2% of the late payment to defray the costs of
Holder incident to collecting and accounting for such payment. This late charge
shall not be deemed to excuse a late payment or be deemed a waiver of any other
rights Holder may have (including, without limitation, the right to declare the
entire unpaid principal and interest immediately due and payable upon the
occurrence of certain events).
9. Waiver of Sovereign Immunity. Maker hereby waives its sovereign
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immunity from suit and consents to jurisdiction and arbitration as provided in
the Loan
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Agreement.
10. Notices. All notices to be given by any party to the other hereunder
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shall be in writing and deemed to have been given when delivered in accordance
with the Loan Agreement.
11. Governing Law. Subject to the waiver of sovereign immunity set forth
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in the Loan Agreement, this Secured Promissory Note shall be governed by federal
law, if applicable, then by the laws of the State of Washington.
12. Time of Essence; Waiver. Time is of the essence. No delay or
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omission on the part of Holder in exercising any right hereunder shall operate
as a waiver of such right or of any other remedy under this Secured Promissory
Note. A waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver
of any such right or remedy on a future occasion.
13. Waivers; Consent. Presentment for payment, protest and notice of non-
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payment are waived; provided, however, that the foregoing waiver shall not be
deemed to be applicable to the notice requirements set forth in the waiver of
sovereign immunity set forth in the Loan Agreement. Consent is given to any
extension or alteration of the time or terms of payment hereof, any renewal, and
any release or resort to any party liable for payment hereof.
14. Binding Effect. This Secured Promissory Note shall be binding upon
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and inure to the benefit of Maker and Holder and their respective successors and
assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has duly executed this Secured Promissory Note as
of the date first above written.
YAKAMA TRIBAL GAMING CORPORATION, a tribal
corporation established under the laws of
Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakama
Indian Nation
By:/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Chairman of the Board
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GRID SCHEDULE
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Unpaid
Amount of Amount of Principal Name of Person
Date Disbursement Principal Paid Balance Making Notion
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