CREDIT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
99.1
Execution
Version
THIS
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 10, 2007, is entered into by and
among: (1) GENIUS PRODUCTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Borrower”);
(2) each of the financial institutions party to this Agreement from time to
time (each a “Lender”
and
collectively, the “Lenders”);
and
(3) SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE (“Société
Générale”),
as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”),
as
collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Collateral
Agent”)
and
L/C Issuer. SG Americas Securities, LLC has been given the title of lead
arranger and sole bookrunner in connection with this Agreement (in such
capacity, the “Lead
Arranger”).
RECITALS
A. The
Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility
(including a letter of credit subfacility) to the Borrower.
B. The
Lenders are willing to provide such revolving credit facility upon the terms
and
subject to the conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above Recitals and the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I. INTERPRETATION.
1.01. Definitions.
Unless
otherwise indicated in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, each term
set forth below, when used in this Agreement or any other Credit Document,
shall
have the respective meaning given to that term below or in the provision of
this
Agreement
or other document, instrument or agreement referenced below.
“Account”
shall
mean an “account,” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(2) of the UCC (or
any other then applicable provision of the UCC).
“Account
Debtor”
shall
mean any Person who is or may become obligated under, with respect to, or on
account of an Account.
“Acquired
Person”
shall
mean a Proposed Target that is the subject of a Permitted Acquisition after
the
Closing Date.
“Acquired
Portion”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.03(c)(v).
“Adjusted
Borrowing Base Availability”
shall
mean, on each Monthly Release Date (and the Proposed Interim Release Date or
any
other date following such Monthly Release Date), an amount equal
to:
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(a) the
Borrowing Base Availability as of the end of the most recent calendar month
prior to such Monthly Release Date (each a “BB
Calculation Month”),
minus
(b) the
amount of Cash allocated and applied to the Eligible Accounts (as contemplated
by the Intercreditor Agreement) during the period beginning on the first day
of
the calendar month immediately following the applicable BB Calculation Month
and
ending on the day prior to such Monthly Release Date, plus
(c) an
amount
equal to: (i) the amount of Genius Receivables that have arisen during the
period beginning on the first day of the calendar month immediately following
the applicable BB Calculation Month and ending on the day prior to such Monthly
Release Date, minus
(ii) an
amount equal to the Return Reserve Percentage multiplied
by the
amount set forth in subsection (c)(i) above, multiplied
by (iii)
the Applicable Advance Rate (as of such Monthly Release Date or such Proposed
Interim Release Date, as applicable) for Eligible Genius Receivables,
multiplied
by (iv)
90%, plus
(d) an
amount
equal to: (i) the amount of Xxxxxxxxx Receivables that have arisen during the
period beginning on the first day of the calendar month immediately following
the applicable BB Calculation Month and ending on the day prior to such Monthly
Release Date, minus
(ii) an
amount equal to the Return Reserve Percentage multiplied
by the
amount set forth in subsection (d)(i) above, multiplied
by (iii)
the Applicable Advance Rate (as of such Monthly Release Date or such Proposed
Interim Release Date, as applicable) for Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables,
multiplied
by (iv)
90%, minus
(e) the
amount of any Eligible Cash Amount that has been released from the Genius
Control Account from and after the most recent Monthly Release
Date.
“Administrative
Agent”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in clause (3) of the introductory paragraph
hereof.
“Administrative
Agent’s Fee Letter”
shall
mean the letter agreement dated as of the Closing Date, between the Borrower
and
the Administrative Agent regarding certain fees payable by the Borrower to
the
Administrative Agent as expressly indicated therein.
“Affiliate”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, (a) each Person that, directly or indirectly,
owns or controls, whether beneficially or as a trustee, guardian or other
fiduciary, ten percent (10%) or more of any class of Equity Securities of such
Person, (b) each Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with such Person or any Affiliate of such Person or (c) each of such
Person’s officers, directors, managers, joint
venturers
and
partners; provided,
however,
that in
no case shall the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender
be
deemed to be an Affiliate of any Loan Party for purposes of this Agreement.
For
the purpose of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its
management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by
contract or otherwise.
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Credit Agreement.
“Agreement
Currency”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
8.18.
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“Allocation
Certificate”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
5.01(a)(v).
“Anti-Terrorism
Law”
shall
mean each of: (a) the Executive Order; (b) the Patriot Act; (c) the Money
Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. Sect. 1956; and (d) any other
Governmental Rule now or hereafter enacted to monitor, deter or otherwise
prevent terrorism or the funding or support of terrorism.
“Applicable
Advance Rate”
shall
mean (1) with respect to the Eligible Library Value, 0%, (2) with respect to
the
Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables, 0% and (3) with respect to Eligible Genius
Receivables, 80%, in each case, subject to (i) reduction as set forth in
Section
2.17
and (ii)
increase upon the unanimous written approval of the Lenders in their sole
discretion pursuant to Section
8.04(a).
“Applicable
Concentration Percentage”
shall
mean (a) in the case of Wal-Mart, the percentage set forth below in the column
headed “Wal-Mart Concentration Limit” and (b) in the case of each other
Account Debtor, the percentage set forth in the column headed “General
Concentration Limit”, in each case, based on the ratings set forth below and
determined from time to time as set forth herein:
S&P’s
Short Term Debt Rating for such Account Debtor
|
S&P’s
Long Term Debt Implied Rating for such Account Debtor
|
Wal-Mart
Concentration Limit
|
General
Concentration Limit
|
A-1+
|
>
AA-
|
55.0%
|
38.0%
|
A-1
|
>
A-
< AA-
|
45.0%
|
33.0%
|
A-2
|
>
BBB < AA-
|
33.0%
|
28.0%
|
A-3
|
BBB-
|
18.0%
|
18.0%
|
<
A-3 or unrated
|
<
BBB- or unrated
|
7.0%
|
7.0%
|
If
S&P’s short term debt rating for an Account Debtor and S&P’s long term
debt implied rating for such Account Debtor are in different rows in the chart
above, then the level applicable to the lower rating shall apply.
Initially,
the ratings above for each Account Debtor (and therefore the Applicable
Concentration Percentage for such Account Debtor) shall be determined from
a
certificate delivered by the Borrower on the Closing Date. Thereafter, the
ratings above for each Account Debtor (and therefore the Applicable
Concentration Percentage for such Account Debtor) shall be determined from
the
information provided by the Borrower pursuant to Section
5.01(a)(iv)(A)
(or, if
the Borrower fails to provide such information, as determined by the
Administrative Agent (if requested by the Required Lenders)). Any change in
the
Applicable Concentration Percentage shall become effective on the Business
Day
after the Administrative Agent receives (or obtains) such information.
“Applicable
Creditor”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
8.18.
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“Applicable
Lending Office”
shall
mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) in the case of its Base Rate Loans, its
Domestic Lending Office, and (b) in the case of its LIBOR Loans, its Euro-Dollar
Lending Office.
“Applicable
Margin”
shall
mean, with respect to each Loan (and with respect to the calculation of Letter
of Credit fees pursuant to Section 2.02(i)),
the
per
annum
margin
which is determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid. The Applicable Margin shall
be
determined as provided in the Pricing Grid and may change as set forth in the
definition of Pricing Grid.
“Approved
Fund”
shall
mean any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an
Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that
administers or manages a Lender.
“Assignee
Lender”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
8.05(c).
“Assignment”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
8.05(c).
“Assignment
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
8.05(c).
“Assignment
Effective Date”
shall
have, with respect to each Assignment Agreement, the meaning set forth
therein.
“Assignor
Lender”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
8.05(c).
“Base
Rate”
shall
mean, on any day, the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such date
and
(b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus
one-half
percent (0.50%).
“Base
Rate Loan”
shall
mean, at any time, a Revolving Loan which then bears interest as provided in
clause (i) of Section
2.01(c).
“BB
Calculation Month”
shall
have meaning given to that term in the definition of Adjusted Borrowing Base
Availability.
“Borrower”
shall
have the meaning given to such terms in clause (1) of the introductory paragraph
hereof.
“Borrowing
Base Availability”
shall
mean, as of any date, based on a review of the then applicable Borrowing Base
Certificate, the most recent Library Value Report and other documents and
information the Administrative Agent may reasonably request or be in possession
of from time to time, an amount equal to the sum of, without duplication, the
following: (1) the Eligible Library Value on such date multiplied
by the
Applicable Advance Rate on such date, plus
(2) the
Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables on such date multiplied
by the
Applicable Advance Rate on such date, plus
(3) the
Eligible Genius Receivables on such date multiplied
by the
Applicable Advance Rate on such date, plus
(4) the
Eligible Cash Amount on such date.
“Borrowing
Base Certificate”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 5.01(a)(iv).
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“Borrowing
Base Percentage”
shall
mean, as of each date of determination, an amount (expressed as a percentage)
equal to (a) the sum of (i) the Eligible Genius Receivables on such date,
(ii) the Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables on such date, which amount shall be
deemed to be $0 if the Applicable Advance Rate with respect to Eligible
Xxxxxxxxx Receivables is not greater than 0% on such date and (iii) the Eligible
Library Value on such date, which amount shall be deemed to be $0 if the
Applicable Advance Rate with respect to the Eligible Library Value is not
greater than 0% on such date divided
by
(b) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans outstanding
on such date and (ii) the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations outstanding
on such date.
“Business
Day”
shall
mean any day on which (a) commercial banks are not authorized or required to
close in New York, New York and (b) if such Business Day is related to a LIBOR
Loan, dealings in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank
market.
“Canadian
Dollars”
shall
mean the lawful currency of Canada.
“Capital
Adequacy Requirement”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.11(d).
“Capital
Asset”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, any tangible fixed or capital asset owned
or
leased (in the case of a Capital Lease) by such Person, or any expense incurred
by such Person that is required by GAAP to be reported as a non-current asset
on
such Person’s balance sheet.
“Capital
Leases”
shall
mean any and all lease obligations that, in accordance with GAAP, are required
to be capitalized on the books of a lessee.
“Cash
Collateralize”
shall
mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Collateral Agent or the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as
collateral for the Obligations, cash or deposit account balances in an amount
equal to the L/C Obligations pursuant to documentation in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and
the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders).
Derivatives of such term shall have a corresponding meaning.
“Cash
Collection Ratio”
shall
mean, as of the last day of each calendar quarter, the percentage equal to
the
ratio of (a) Cash Collections for such fiscal quarter to (b) the lesser of
(i) the Borrowing Base Availability as at the first day of such fiscal
quarter and (ii) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment as at the first day of
such
fiscal quarter.
“Cash
Collections”
shall
mean, with respect to any period, the amount of immediately available funds
attributable to payments on the Xxxxxxxxx Receivables and the Genius Receivables
allocated and deposited into the Genius Control Account from the Central Lockbox
Account pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement during such period.
“Cash
Equivalents”
shall
mean:
(a) Direct
obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America or obligations
of
any agency of the United States of America to the extent such obligations are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in each
case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
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(b) Certificates
of deposit maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued
by, or normal business bank accounts with, a commercial bank or trust company
organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof
or
that is a Lender; provided
that
(i) such deposits are denominated in Dollars, (ii) such bank or trust
company has capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $100,000,000
and (iii) such bank or trust company has certificates of deposit or other
debt obligations rated at least A-1 (or its equivalent) by S&P or P-1 (or
its equivalent) by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.;
(c) Open
market commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition
thereof issued by a corporation organized under the laws of the United States
of
America or a state thereof; provided
such
commercial paper is rated at least A-1 (or its equivalent) by S&P or P-1 (or
its equivalent) by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.;
(d) Any
repurchase agreement entered into with a commercial bank or trust company
organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof
or
that is a Lender; provided
that
(i) such bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits
of not less than $100,000,000, (ii) such bank or trust company has
certificates of deposit or other debt obligations rated at least A-1 (or its
equivalent) by S&P or P-1 (or its equivalent) by Xxxxx’x Investors Service,
Inc., (iii) the repurchase obligations of such bank or trust company under
such repurchase agreement are fully secured by a perfected security interest
in
a security or instrument of the type described in clause (a), (b) or (c) above
and (iv) such security or instrument so securing the repurchase obligations
has a fair market value at the time such repurchase agreement is entered into
of
not less than 100% of such repurchase obligations; and
(e) Shares
of
any money market, mutual or similar fund that has all or at least 90% of its
assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses
(a) through (d) above.
“Central
Lockbox Account”
shall
mean the “Central Lockbox Account” as defined in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
“Change
of Control”
shall
mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following:
(a) (i) The
Xxxxxxxxx Company shall cease to beneficially own and control, directly or
indirectly, at least 50.1% of the Equity Securities of the Borrower or (ii)
The
Xxxxxxxxx Company’s level of representation on an actual or percentage basis on
the board of directors of the Borrower or any other governing body of the
Borrower as of the Closing Date is reduced below 28%; or
(b) (i) GPI
shall cease to beneficially own and control, directly or indirectly, at least
30% of the Equity Securities of the Borrower, (ii) GPI shall cease to
be
the
managing member of the Borrower or (iii)
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (or any successor of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
or
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion)
shall cease to be a member of the board of directors of the Borrower;
or
(c) Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx or Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx shall cease to be employed by The Xxxxxxxxx
Company; or
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(d) An
acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record,
in
a transaction or series of transactions of Equity Securities in GPI representing
more than 35% of either the aggregate voting power or the aggregate equity
value
represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Securities in GPI, whether
pursuant to a merger, consolidation, reorganization (including the Bankruptcy
Code of the United States of America), issuances by GPI of Equity Securities
or
otherwise, by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3)
or 14(d)(2) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended);
or
(e) A
sale,
assignment, transfer, contribution or other disposition, directly or indirectly,
of all or substantially all of the property, business or assets of GPI to any
Person or group of Persons; or
(f) A
confirmation of any plan of reorganization or liquidation under, or sale of
assets pursuant to, the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, any
out-of-pocket recapitalization or reorganization transaction or exchange offer,
in any case in which more than 35% of either the aggregate voting power or
the
aggregate equity value represented by the issued and outstanding Equity
Securities in GPI is issued to a Person or group of Persons in exchange for
all
or a significant portion of GPI’s outstanding debt or other securities, or a
deed in lieu of a foreclosure or any other remedy or right at law or contract
by
which 35% or more of either the aggregate voting power or the aggregate equity
value represented by the issued and outstanding equity interests in GPI or
substantially all of GPI’s assets is/are surrendered, assigned or otherwise
transferred to any Person or group of Persons; or
(g) The
dissolution or liquidation of GPI; or
(h) The
Borrower shall cease to (i) beneficially own and control, directly or
indirectly, one
hundred percent (100%)
of the
Equity Securities of a Subsidiary of the Borrower or (ii) control the board
of
directors of such Subsidiary or any other governing body of such
Subsidiary.
For
the
purpose of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its
management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by
contract or otherwise.
“Change
of Law”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.11(b).
“Closing
Date”
shall
mean the time and Business Day on which all conditions precedent in Section
3.01
have
been satisfied or waived.
“Collateral”
shall
mean all property in which the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or
any
Lender has a Lien to secure the Obligations or the Guaranty.
“Collateral
Agent”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in clause (3) of the introductory paragraph
hereof.
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“Collateral
Audit”
shall
mean an audit, review and inspection of all or a part of the collateral of
the
Borrower and the Guarantors in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the
Administrative Agent, conducted by Ernst & Young, KPMG or another similarly
qualified third-party auditor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, the scope of which is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and in
any
event includes a review and confirmation that: (1) the Eligible Account criteria
have been applied correctly in determining the Adjusted Borrowing Base
Availability and the Borrowing Base Availability in connection with the delivery
of Borrowing Base Certificates pursuant to Section
5.01(a)(iv)
and
Compliance Certificates pursuant to Section
5.01(a)(iii)
or such
times as provided in this Agreement; (2) all Accounts of the Borrower and the
Guarantors that are identified as Eligible Accounts satisfy all applicable
criteria for Eligible Accounts; and (3) the Accounts the Borrower represents
as
existing and owned by the Borrower or a Guarantor do in fact exist and are
in
fact owned by the Borrower or such Guarantor.
“Commercial
Letter of Credit”
shall
mean any documentary letter of credit issued by the L/C Issuer under this
Agreement, either as originally issued or as the same may be supplemented,
modified, amended, extended, restated or supplanted.
“Commitment
Fee”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.04(b).
“Communications”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
8.01(b).
“Compliance
Certificate”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 5.01(a)(iii).
“Confidential
Information”
shall
mean information delivered to any Lender or the Administrative Agent by or
on
behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to the Credit Documents that is proprietary
in
nature and that is clearly marked or labeled as being confidential information
of such Loan Party; provided;
however,
that
such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or
otherwise known to the receiving party prior to the time of such disclosure,
(b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by the
receiving party or any person acting on its behalf, (c) otherwise becomes
known to the receiving party other than through disclosure by any Loan Party
or
(d) constitutes financial statements delivered to the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent under Section
5.01(a)
that are
otherwise publicly available.
“Contingent
Obligation”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, (a) any Guaranty Obligation of that Person;
and (b) any direct or indirect obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise,
of that Person (i) in respect of any Surety Instrument issued for the account
of
that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement
of
drawings or payments, (ii) as a partner or joint venturer in any partnership
or
joint venture, (iii) to purchase any materials, supplies or other property
from,
or to obtain the services of, another Person if the relevant contract or other
related document or obligation requires that payment for such materials,
supplies or other property, or for such services, shall be made regardless
of
whether delivery of such materials, supplies or other property is ever made
or
tendered, or such services are ever performed or tendered, or (iv) in respect
to
any Rate Contract that is not entered into in connection with a bona fide
hedging operation that provides offsetting benefits to such Person. The amount
of any Contingent Obligation shall (subject, in the case of Guaranty
Obligations, to the last sentence of the definition of “Guaranty Obligation”) be
deemed equal to the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof,
and shall, with respect to item (b)(iv) of this definition be marked to market
on a current basis.
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“Contractual
Obligation”
of
any
Person shall mean, any indenture, note, lease, loan agreement, security, deed
of
trust, mortgage, security agreement, guaranty, instrument, contract, agreement
or other form of contractual obligation or undertaking to which such Person
is a
party or by which such Person or any of its property is bound.
“Control
Agreement”
shall
mean a control agreement or blocked account agreement among the Borrower or
a
Guarantor, a depository bank or securities intermediary, as the case may be,
and
the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit
J
or in
such other form as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent
and the Collateral Agent.
“Credit
Documents”
shall
mean and include this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty, the Security
Documents, each Letter of Credit Application, each Notice of Loan Borrowing,
each Notice of Interest Period Selection, each Notice of Conversion, all Lender
Rate Contracts, the Perfection Certificate, the Intercreditor
Agreement,
the
Administrative Agent’s Fee Letter, all other documents, instruments and
agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any
Lender pursuant to Section
3.01
and all
other documents, instruments and agreements delivered by any Loan Party to
the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender in connection with
this
Agreement or any other Credit Document on or after the date of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, any amendments, consents or waivers, as the
same
may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to
time.
“Credit
Event”
shall
mean the making of any Loan; or the making of an L/C Credit
Extension.
“Debtor
Relief Laws”
shall
mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other
applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement,
receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Governmental
Rules from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors
generally.
“Decreasing
Lender”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.03(c)(v).
“Default”
shall
mean any event or circumstance not
yet
constituting an Event of Default which, with the giving of any notice or the
lapse of any period of time or both, would become an Event of
Default.
“Default
Rate”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.07(c).
“Defaulting
Lender”
shall
mean a Lender that (a) has failed to fund its portion of any Revolving Loan
Borrowing or any participations in Letters of Credit required to be funded
by it
under this Agreement and has continued in such failure for three Business Days
after written notice from the Administrative Agent, (b) has otherwise
failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any
other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three
Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute,
or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a receivership,
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.
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“Designated
Person”
shall
mean any Person who (i) is named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals
or Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control and/or any other similar lists maintained by the U.S.
Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control pursuant to
authorizing statute, executive order or regulation, (ii) (A) is a Person whose
property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant
to
Section 1 of the Executive Order or any related legislation or any other similar
executive order(s) or (B) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited
by
Section 2 of the Executive Order or is otherwise associated with any such Person
in any manner violative of Section 2 of the Executive Order or (iii)(X) is
an
agency of the government of a country, (Y) an organization controlled by a
country, or (Z) a Person resident in a country that is subject to a sanctions
program identified on the list maintained by the U.S. Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or as otherwise published from time
to time, as such program may be applicable to such agency, organization or
Person.
“Distributions”
shall
mean the declaration or (without duplication) payment of any distributions
or
dividends (in cash, property or obligations) on, or other payments on account
of, or the setting apart of money for a sinking or other analogous fund for,
or
the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of, any membership
interests or shares of any class of Equity Securities of any Loan Party or
of
any warrants, options or other rights to acquire the same (or to make any
payments to any Person, such as “phantom membership” or “phantom stock”
payments, where the amount is calculated with reference to the fair market
or
equity value of any Loan Party), but excluding distributions or dividends
payable solely in membership interests or shares of common stock of any Loan
Party.
“Dollars”
and
“$”
shall
mean the lawful currency of the United States of America and, in relation to
any
payment under this Agreement, same day or immediately available
funds.
“Dollar
Equivalent”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, (a) as to any amount denominated in
Dollars, such amount on such date, and (b) as to any relevant amount denominated
in a currency other than Dollars, the amount of Dollars which could be purchased
with the amount of such alternate currency involved in such computation at
the
spot exchange rate therefor as quoted by the Administrative Agent as of 11:00
a.m. (New York time) on the date two Business Days prior to the date of any
determination therefor for purchase on such date.
“Domestic
Lending Office”
shall
mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) initially, its office designated as such
in Schedule
I
(or, in
the case of any Lender which becomes a Lender pursuant to Section
2.03(c)
or by an
assignment pursuant to Section
8.05(c),
its
office designated as such in the applicable documentation executed pursuant
to
those Sections, as applicable) and (b) subsequently, such other office or
offices as such Lender may designate to the Administrative Agent as the office
at which such Lender’s Base Rate Loans will thereafter be maintained and for the
account of which all payments of principal of, and interest on, such Lender’s
Base Rate Loans will thereafter be made.
“Domestic
Subsidiary”
shall
mean each direct or indirect Subsidiary of GPI or the Borrower which is
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof
or
the District of Columbia.
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“Due
Inquiry”
shall
mean any and all inquiry, investigation and analysis which a prudent Person
would commercially reasonably undertake and complete with diligence with the
intent of coming to as complete an understanding as reasonably possible of
material facts or circumstances, and shall include, but shall not be limited
to,
a review of relevant records in such Person’s possession and inquiry of
appropriate employees, officers and directors.
“Effective
Amount”
shall
mean (i) with respect to Revolving Loans on any date, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings
and
prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans occurring on such date; and
(ii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such
L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension
occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the
L/C
Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of
outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in
the
maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect
on
such date.
“Eligible
Assignee”
shall
mean (a)
any
Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and any Approved Fund of any Lender; and
(b) a
Person
that is (i) a commercial finance company, commercial finance lender,
commercial bank, savings
and loan association or savings bank
organized under the laws of the United States of America, or any state thereof,
and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000, (ii) a
commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member
of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “OECD”),
or a
political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital and
surplus of at least $100,000,000; provided
that
such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which
it is organized or another country which is also a member of the OECD, or
(iii) a Person that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial
banking or commercial lending and that is (x) a Subsidiary of a Lender,
(y) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary, or
(z) a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary; provided that
notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include any Loan
Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party.
“Eligible
Accounts”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, those Accounts owed to the Borrower
or
any Guarantor that (1) arise out of the Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s sale of
goods or rendition of services, (2) are created by the Borrower or such
Guarantor in the ordinary course of business, (3) comply with each and all
of the representations and warranties with respect to Accounts made by the
Borrower and the Guarantors to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent
or
the Lenders in this Agreement and in the other Credit Documents and (4) are
contractually obligated to be paid pursuant to a binding agreement to the
Borrower or such Guarantor and which are reasonably expected by the Borrower
or
such Guarantor to be paid and collected from the relevant obligor (and in any
event net
of
actual
returns in excess of applicable return reserves). Eligible Accounts shall not
include:
(a) Any
Account that is payable more than 90 days after shipment of the underlying
goods
or the rendition of the underlying service under standard terms or 120 days
after shipment of the underlying goods or the rendition of the underlying
service under extended promotional terms;
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(b) Any
Account that has not been paid 90 days after the due date for such Account
(exclusive of amounts that are being disputed or contested in good
faith);
(c) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor if more than 10% of the total
outstanding amounts of such Account Debtor have not been paid within 90 days
after the due date of each Account of such Account Debtor (exclusive of amounts
that are being disputed or contested in good faith);
(d) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor if (i) such Account Debtor has one
or
more Accounts that is between 61 and 90 days past the due date on the applicable
invoice (exclusive of amounts that are being disputed or contested in good
faith) and (ii) such past-due Account or Accounts, if characterized as an
Eligible Account or Eligible Accounts, would comprise more than 10% of all
Eligible Accounts of all Account Debtors as of the date of the determination
thereof, but only to the extent of such Eligible Accounts comprising more than
10% of all Eligible Accounts of all Account Debtors as of the date of the
determination thereof;
(e) That
portion of an Account or the Accounts from an Account Debtor which represents
the amount by which the Borrower’s and the Guarantor’s total Accounts from such
Account Debtor (other than, in the case of Blockbuster, Xxxxxxxxx Receivables
(currently designated on the Borrower’s accounts receivable system as “BLOWEI”
accounts) at any time when no Xxxxxxxxx Receivable owing from Blockbuster
otherwise qualifies as an “Eligible Account”) exceed such Account Debtor’s
Applicable Concentration Percentage of the Borrower’s and the Guarantor’s total
Eligible Accounts;
(f) The
amount of any Account attributable to Borrower’s or the applicable Guarantor’s
Return Reserve;
(g) Any
Account which is to be paid in a currency other than Dollars or Canadian
Dollars (Accounts denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be calculated as set
forth in Section 1.12(b));
(h) Any
Account with respect to which goods are placed on consignment, guaranteed sale,
sale or return (other
than VMI Accounts), sale on approval, or xxxx and hold, are C.O.D. or subject
to
conditional sale contracts, or other terms by reason of which the payment by
the
Account Debtor may be conditional (including any Account which, in the
reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent, is subject to material
conditions precedent to payment other than the passage of time);
(i) Any
Account for which there is a bona fide request for a credit, adjustment,
compromise, offset, counterclaim, dispute or liability; provided,
however, that only the portion subject to such bona fide request shall be
excluded from such Accounts, provided,
however, further that upon resolution of such request, adjustment, compromise,
offset, counterclaim, dispute or liability, the amount, if any, determined
to be
owed to Borrower or the applicable Guarantor shall again be included as an
Eligible Account to the extent such Account otherwise satisfies the requirements
of this definition;
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(j) Any
Account with respect to any item of product (e.g. an item of inventory with
its
own unique SKU number) for which the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor cannot
warrant sufficient title to the underlying rights or has sold or otherwise
disposed of the underlying rights; provided,
that
all Accounts accruing prior to such sale or disposition that are excluded from
the assets sold, shall be included;
(k) Any
Account in which the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of itself, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders) does not have a first priority perfected
security interest under the UCC and applicable copyright law (where
appropriate); provided,
however,
that
Accounts with respect to the Xxxxxxxxx Receivables shall be excluded under
this
clause (k) only if (i) the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of itself, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders) does not have at least a second priority
perfected security interest or (ii) the Administrative Agent has not received
a
waiver of set-off agreement from The Xxxxxxxxx Company, LLC in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or any such agreement is
not
in full force and effect;
(l) Any
Account with respect to which the goods giving rise to such Account have not
been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor or the services giving rise to
such Account have not been performed by the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor
or accepted by such Account Debtor, any Account that represents progress
payments or other advance xxxxxxxx that are due prior to the completion of
performance by the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor of the subject contract
for goods and services or any Account that otherwise does not represent a final
sale by the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor;
(m) Any
Account with respect to the Xxxxxxxxx Receivables, except if the Borrower has
obtained and delivered to the Administrative Agent a waiver of set-off agreement
from The Xxxxxxxxx Company, LLC in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent with respect to an Account and such agreement is in full
force and effect, those amounts from such Account representing the Borrower’s or
the applicable Guarantor’s interests in its distribution fee, reimbursable
manufacturing costs and reimbursable marketing expenses under the Xxxxxxxxx
Distribution Agreement;
(n) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor that is an Affiliate of the Borrower
or any other Loan Party (other than The Xxxxxxxxx Company);
(o) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor that is not located in the United
States of America or Canada, unless the Account is supported by a letter of
credit or other form of guaranty or security, in any case, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(p) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor that is the United States of America
or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof or any state, city or
municipality of the United States of America;
(q) Any
Account from an Account Debtor with respect to which the Borrower or any other
Loan Party is or may become liable to such Account Debtor for goods sold or
services rendered by the Account Debtor to the Borrower or any other Loan
Party;
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(r) Any
Account with respect to an Account Debtor that is subject to any insolvency
or
bankruptcy proceeding, or that becomes insolvent, fails or shuts down a material
portion of its business;
(s) The
amount of any Account that represents a chargeback, finance charges, collection
costs or accrued advertising; or
(t) Any
Account the collection of which the Borrower does not reasonably expect to
be
repaid.
“Eligible
Cash Amount”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, the Dollar amount of funds actually
in
the Genius Control Account that are properly designated as an “Eligible Cash
Amount” as of such date pursuant to Section
2.05(a)(i)(B)
or
Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(1)(II)
(as
applicable).
“Eligible
Genius Receivables”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, that portion of Genius Receivables that
are Eligible Accounts.
“Eligible
Library Value”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, that portion of the Library Value on
such
date for which the Borrower or a Guarantor is (i) the copyright owner or (ii)
a
licensee under an Inbound Distribution Agreement to the extent the terms of
the
Inbound Distribution Agreement transfer an interest in the asset licensed under
the Inbound Distribution Agreement to the Borrower or a Guarantor for a period
of time that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that
survives or is assumable in bankruptcy, in each case, to the extent the
Administrative Agent receives a legal opinion from time to time in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to it from legal counsel to the Borrower
and
Guarantors (acceptable to the Administrative Agent) confirming the foregoing
criteria has been satisfied.
“Eligible
Xxxxxxxxx Receivables”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, that portion of the Xxxxxxxxx Receivables
that
are
Eligible Accounts.
“Environmental
Damages”
shall
mean all claims, judgments, damages, losses, penalties, liabilities (including
strict liability), costs and expenses, including costs of investigation,
remediation, defense, settlement and reasonable attorneys’ fees and consultants’
fees, that are incurred at any time (a) as a result of the existence of any
Hazardous Material upon, about or beneath any real property owned by the Loan
Parties or migrating or threatening to migrate to or from any such real
property, (b) arising from any investigation, proceeding or remediation of
any
location at which the Loan Parties or any predecessors are alleged to have
directly or indirectly disposed of Hazardous Materials or (c) arising in any
manner whatsoever out of any violation of Environmental Laws by any Loan Party
or with respect to any real property owned or used by any Loan
Party.
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“Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.;
the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.;
the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901
et seq.;
the
Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
(including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, “CERCLA”),
42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.;
the
Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.;
the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 651; the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Section 11001
et seq.;
the
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.;
the
Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.;
and all
other Governmental Rules relating to the preservation or protection of human
health and safety and the environment, including all Governmental Rules
pertaining to the reporting, licensing, permitting, transportation, storage,
disposal, investigation or remediation of emissions, discharges, releases,
or
threatened releases of Hazardous Materials into the air, land, surface water,
groundwater, or any other water, or relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation or handling
of
Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental
Permits”
means
any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization
required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity
Securities”
of
any
Person shall mean (a) all common stock, preferred stock, participations,
shares, partnership interests, limited liability company interests or other
equity interests in and of such Person (regardless of how designated and whether
or not voting or non-voting) and (b) all warrants, options and other rights
to acquire any of the foregoing.
“ERISA”
shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
shall
mean any Person that is treated as a single employer with any Loan Party under
Sections 414(b) or (c) of the IRC (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the IRC for
purposes of the provisions relating to Section 412 of the IRC).
“ERISA
Event”
shall
mean (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal
by
any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to
Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial
employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of
operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA
which could give rise to any liability with respect to such withdrawal; (c)
a
complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from
a
Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in
reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment
of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under
Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings to terminate
a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which could
constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the
appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan;
or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than
PBGC
premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party
or any ERISA Affiliate.
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“Euro-Dollar
Lending Office”
shall
mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) initially, its office designated as
such in Schedule
I
(or, in
the case of any Lender which becomes a Lender pursuant to Section
2.03(c)
or by an
assignment pursuant to Section
8.05(c),
its
office designated as such in the applicable documentation executed pursuant
to
those Sections, as applicable) and (b) subsequently, such other office or
offices as such Lender may designate to the Administrative Agent as the office
at which such Lender’s LIBOR Loans will thereafter be maintained and for the
account of which all payments of principal of, and interest on, such Lender’s
LIBOR Loans will thereafter be made.
“Event
of Default”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
6.01.
“Evergreen
Letter of Credit”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(b)(iii).
“Executive
Order”
shall
mean Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financings: - Blocking Property
and
Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support
Terrorism issued on 23rd September, 2001.
“Federal
Funds Rate”
shall
mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards to the nearest 1/16
of
1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal
funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank on the
Business Day next succeeding such day; provided,
that
(a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day
shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day
as so
published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is
so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for
such day shall be the average rate charged to Société
Générale
on such
day on such transactions as reasonably determined by the Administrative
Agent.
“Federal
Reserve Board”
shall
mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
“Financial
Statements”
shall
mean, with respect to any accounting period for any Person, statements of income
and cash flows (and, in the case of financial statements in respect of a fiscal
year, statements of retained earnings, or stockholders’ equity or members’
equity or partners’ capital) of such Person for such period, and a balance sheet
of such Person as of the end of such period, setting forth in each case in
comparative form figures for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal
year if such period is less than a full fiscal year or, if such period is a
full
fiscal year, corresponding figures from the preceding annual audited financial
statements and, in each case, corresponding figures from the comparable budgeted
and projected figures for such period, all prepared in reasonable detail and
in
accordance with GAAP.
“Foreign
Plan”
shall
mean any employee benefit plan maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party
or
any ERISA Affiliate which is mandated or governed by any Governmental Rule
of
any Governmental Authority other than the United States.
“Foreign
Guarantor Subsidiary”
shall
mean each Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Non-Guarantor
Subsidiary.
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“Foreign
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary”
shall
mean a Foreign Subsidiary that the Borrower reasonably anticipates in good
faith
would have material earnings and profits which would not be taxable under
Subpart F of the Internal Revenue Code absent being party to the Guaranty and
the Borrower has provided a certificate concerning such determination to the
Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall provide a certificate confirming such
determination to the Administrative Agent upon request from the Administrative
Agent from time to time.
“Foreign
Subsidiary”
shall
mean each direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Guarantor which
is
organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any
state
thereof.
“Fund”
shall
mean any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged
in
making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and
similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its
business.
“GAAP”
shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles and practices as in effect in
the
United States of America from time to time, consistently applied.
“Genius
Control Account”
shall
mean an account controlled by the Collateral Agent pursuant to a blocked account
agreement or other agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent
and
the Administrative Agent into which funds are deposited from time to time
(including funds from the Central Lockbox Account in the manner set forth in
the
Intercreditor Agreement).
“Genius
Receivables”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, the Accounts of the
Borrower or any Guarantor
arising
from
sales
and other dispositions of merchandise
that are
not governed by the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement.
“Governmental
Authority”
shall
mean any domestic or foreign national, state or local government, any political
subdivision thereof, any department, agency, authority (including any tax
authority) or bureau of any of the foregoing, or any other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, tax or administrative functions
of
or pertaining to government, including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the Comptroller of the
Currency, any central bank or any comparable authority.
“Governmental
Authorization”
shall
mean any permit, license, registration, approval, finding of suitability,
authorization, plan, directive, order, consent, exemption, waiver, consent
order
or consent decree of or from, or notice to, action by or filing with, any
Governmental Authority.
“Governmental
Charges”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, all levies, assessments, fees, claims or
other
charges imposed by any Governmental Authority upon such Person or any of its
property or otherwise payable by such Person.
“Governmental
Rule”
shall
mean any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code interpretation, judgment,
decree, directive, Governmental Authorization, guidelines, policy or similar
form of decision of any Governmental Authority.
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“GPI”
shall
mean Genius Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Guarantor”
shall
mean GPI and each now existing or hereafter acquired or created direct or
indirect Domestic Subsidiary and Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary which becomes
a
party to the Guaranty. For the avoidance of doubt, so long as the Borrower
complies with Section
5.01(l)
American
Vantage/Hypnotic, Inc. and Castalian, LLC will not be Guarantors.
“Guaranty”
shall
mean the Guaranty Agreement executed by GPI and each direct or indirect Domestic
Subsidiary and Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary party thereto, substantially in
the
form of Exhibit
H.
For
the
avoidance of doubt, so long as the Borrower complies with Section
5.01(l)
American
Vantage/Hypnotic, Inc. and Castalian, LLC will not be Guarantors.
“Guaranty
Obligation”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect liability of that
Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit
or
other obligation (the “primary obligations”) of another Person (the “primary
obligor”), including any obligation of that Person, whether or not contingent,
(a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligations
or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, or
(b) to advance or provide funds (i) for the payment or discharge of
any such primary obligation, or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity
capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or
solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition
of
the primary obligor, or (c) to purchase property, securities or services
primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation
of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary
obligation, or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any
such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof, provided that the
term
“Guaranty Obligation” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit
in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall
be deemed equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation
in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or, if not stated or if
indeterminable, the maximum liability in respect thereof.
“Hazardous
Materials”
shall
mean all pollutants,
contaminants and other materials, substances and wastes which are hazardous,
toxic, caustic, harmful or dangerous to human health or the environment,
including petroleum and petroleum products and byproducts, radioactive
materials, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and all materials, substances
and
wastes which are classified or regulated as “hazardous,” “toxic” or similar
descriptions under any Environmental Law.
“Honor
Date”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.02(c)(i).
“ICC”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.02(h).
“Impairment
Proceeds”
shall
mean any amount paid to any Loan Party under any insurance policy set forth
in
Section
5.01(d)
or as a
result of any casualty, condemnation or taking with respect to any inventory
of
the Loan Parties or the Collateral the proceeds of which are not required to
be
applied to the “Xxxxxxxxx Secured Obligations” under and as defined in the
Intercreditor Agreement prior to the Obligations.
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“Inbound
Distribution Agreement”
shall
mean any binding agreement between a Loan Party and another Person (other than
a
Loan Party) that grants such Loan Party a right to distribute or market the
merchandise of such other Person.
“Increase
Effective Date”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.03(c)(iv).
“Increasing
Lenders”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.03(c)(i).
“Indebtedness”
of
any
Person shall mean, without duplication:
(a) All
obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other
similar instruments and all other obligations of such Person for borrowed money
(including obligations to repurchase receivables and other assets sold with
recourse);
(b) All
obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or
services (including obligations under letters of credit and other credit
facilities which secure or finance such purchase price), except for trade
accounts payable; provided
that
(i) such trade accounts payable arise in the ordinary course of business
and (ii) no material part of any such account is more than sixty (60) days
past due;
(c) All
obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention
agreements with respect to property acquired by such Person (to the extent
of
the value of such property if the rights and remedies of the seller or the
lender under such agreement are limited solely to repossession or sale of such
property);
(d) All
obligations of such Person as lessee under or with respect to Capital
Leases;
(e) All
obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, under or with respect
to
Surety Instruments;
(f) All
obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, under or with respect
to
Rate Contracts on a marked to market basis;
(g) All
Unfunded Pension Liabilities of such Person;
(h) All
obligations of such Person with respect to letters of credit, whether drawn
or
undrawn, contingent or otherwise;
(i) All
obligations of such Person with respect to off-balance sheet liabilities,
including synthetic leases;
(j) All
Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to the obligations of other
Persons of the types described in clauses (a) - (i) above and all other
Contingent Obligations of such Person; and
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(k) All
obligations of other Persons of the types described in clauses (a) - (j) above
to the extent secured by (or for which any holder of such obligations has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any
property (including accounts and contract rights) of such Person, even though
such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such
obligations, but only to the extent of the fair market value of such
property.
“Indemnitees”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
8.03.
“Intellectual
Property Security Agreement”
shall
mean that certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of the
date
hereof, among the Borrower, each Guarantor party thereto and the Collateral
Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit
M.
“Intercreditor
Agreement”
shall
mean the Intercreditor Agreement, dated of even date herewith, executed by
and
among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the
Borrower
and The
Xxxxxxxxx Company.
“Interest
Period”
shall
mean, with respect to any LIBOR Loan, the time periods selected by the Borrower
pursuant to Section
2.01(b)
or
Section
2.01(d)
which
commences on the first day of such Loan or the effective date of any conversion
and ends on the last day of such time period, and thereafter, each subsequent
time period selected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(e)
that
commences on the last day of the immediately preceding time period and ends
on
the last day of that time period.
“Interim
Prepayment Amount”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(1)(II).
“Interim
Release of Funds Certificate”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(1).
“Investment”
of
any
Person shall mean any loan or advance of funds by such Person to any other
Person (other than advances to employees of such Person for moving and travel
expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course
of
business), any purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Securities or
Indebtedness of any other Person, any capital contribution by such Person to
or
any other investment by such Person in any other Person and any Guaranty
Obligations of such Person with respect to obligations of such other Person
and
any indebtedness of such Person of the type described in clause (k) of the
definition of “Indebtedness” on behalf of any other Person; provided,
however,
that
Investments shall not include (a) accounts receivable or other indebtedness
owed
by customers of such Person (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary) that
are
current assets and arose from sales of inventory or services in the ordinary
course of such Person’s business, or (b) prepaid expenses of such Person
incurred and prepaid in the ordinary course of business.
“IRC”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Joint
Venture”
shall
mean a joint venture, limited liability company, corporation, partnership or
other entity (other than a Subsidiary) in which a Loan Party and one or more
other Persons who are not Loan Parties have ownership interests. “Joint Venture”
shall include any direct or indirect Subsidiary of GPI or the Borrower which
Subsidiary is not wholly owned, either directly or indirectly, by GPI or the
Borrower.
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“L/C
Advance”
shall
mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s participation in any L/C
Borrowing in accordance with its Revolving Proportionate Share.
“L/C
Borrowing”
shall
mean an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit
which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving
Loan Borrowing.
“L/C
Credit Extension”
shall
mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof, the amendment
thereof, the extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase
of
the amount thereof.
“L/C
Issuer”
shall
mean Société
Générale
in its
capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer
of
Letters of Credit hereunder.
“L/C
Obligations”
shall
mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn face amount of
all
outstanding Letters of Credit plus
the
aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C
Borrowings.
“Lead
Arranger”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in the introductory paragraph
hereof.
“Lender”
and
“Lenders”
shall
have the meaning given to such terms in clause (2) of the introductory paragraph
hereof and includes the L/C Issuer (unless the context otherwise
requires).
“Lender
Rate Contract(s)”
shall
mean one or more Rate Contracts with respect to the Indebtedness evidenced
by
this Agreement between the Borrower and one or more of the Lenders (or an
Affiliate of a Lender, whether or not such Lender subsequently ceases to be
a
“Lender” hereunder for any reason), on terms acceptable to the Borrower and that
Lender or Lenders (or Affiliate(s)). Each Lender Rate Contract shall be a Credit
Document and shall be secured by the Liens created by the Security Documents
to
the extent set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Letter
of Credit”
shall
mean any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit may be a
Commercial Letter of Credit or a Standby Letter of Credit.
“Letter
of Credit Application”
shall
mean an application and agreement (including any master letter of credit
agreement) for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from
time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
“Letter
of Credit Expiration Date”
shall
mean the day that is twenty-five days prior to the Maturity Date (or, if such
day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter
of Credit Sublimit”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to 50% of the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment as in effect on such date. The Letter of Credit
Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment.
“LIBOR
Loan”
shall
mean, at any time, a Revolving Loan which then bears interest as provided in
clause (ii) of Section
2.01(c).
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“LIBOR
Rate”
shall
mean, with respect to any Interest Period for the LIBOR Loans in any Revolving
Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans, a rate per
annum
equal to
the quotient (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest 1/16 of one percent)
of
(a) the rate per
annum
appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or other display screen as may
replace Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, or any successor publication) on the second
Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period at or about 11:00
a.m. (London time) (or
as
soon thereafter as practicable)
(for
delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) for a term comparable to
such
Interest Period, divided
by
(b) one
minus the Reserve Requirement for such Loans in effect from time to time. If
for
any reason rates are not available as provided in clause (a) of the preceding
sentence, the rate to be used in clause (a) shall be, at the Administrative
Agent’s reasonable discretion (in each case, rounded upward if necessary to the
nearest 1/16 of one percent), (i) the rate per
annum
at which
Dollar deposits are offered to the Administrative Agent in the London interbank
eurodollar currency market or (ii) the rate at which Dollar deposits are offered
to the Administrative Agent in, or by the Administrative Agent to major banks
in, any offshore interbank eurodollar market selected by the Administrative
Agent, in each case on the second Business Day prior to the commencement of
such
Interest Period at or about 10:00 a.m. (for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period) for a term comparable to such Interest Period and in an amount
approximately equal to the amount of the Loan to be made or funded by the
Administrative Agent as part of such Revolving Loan Borrowing. The LIBOR Rate
shall be adjusted automatically as to all LIBOR Loans then outstanding as of
the
effective date of any change in the Reserve Requirement.
“Library
Value”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the value as
determined by a third party appraiser acceptable to the Administrative Agent
(The Xxxxxx Group being deemed acceptable) of the intellectual property library
owned by the Borrower and the Guarantors and set forth in the most recent
Library Value Report prepared by such third party appraiser and received by
the
Administrative Agent, based on criteria acceptable to the Administrative Agent
and taking into account royalty payments in respect of such intellectual
property, plus
(ii) on
the occurrence of an acquisition that does not result in a Material Library
Value Event, the amount set forth in the second proviso of Section
5.01(a)(viii) minus
(iii) the value attributable to any assets previously included in the
calculation of Library Value that are sold or otherwise disposed of.
“Library
Value Report”
shall
mean a third-party appraisal setting forth the applicable Library Value as
of a
recent date in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent.
“Lien”
shall
mean, with respect to any property, any security interest, mortgage, pledge,
lien, charge or other encumbrance in, of, or on such property or the income
therefrom, including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor
under a conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease or other title retention
agreement, or any agreement to provide any of the foregoing, and the filing
of
any financing statement or similar instrument under the UCC or comparable law
of
any jurisdiction.
“Loan”
shall
mean a Revolving Loan.
“Loan
Account”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.08(a).
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“Loan
Parties”
shall
mean, collectively, GPI, the Borrower and each now existing or hereafter
acquired or created direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower or any
Guarantor.
“Margin
Stock”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Regulation U issued by the Federal
Reserve Board.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
mean any event or circumstance that has or could have a material adverse effect
on (a) the assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects, businesses or operations of the Borrower individually or the Loan
Parties (taken as a whole); (b) the ability of the Borrower to pay or
perform the Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and
the
other Credit Documents or the ability of the Guarantors, collectively, to pay
or
perform any portion of their obligations in accordance with the terms of the
Guaranty; (c) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent or any Lender under this Agreement, the other Credit Documents
or any related document, instrument or agreement; (d) the value of the
Collateral, the Administrative Agent’s, the Collateral Agent’s or any Lender’s
security interest in the Collateral or the perfection or priority of such
security interests; or (e) the validity or enforceability of any of the
Credit Documents.
“Material
Documents”
shall
mean the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement, the articles of incorporation,
certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization, limited liability
company agreement, by-laws and other organizational documents of the Loan
Parties.
“Material
Library Value Event”
shall
mean (a) an acquisition made by the Borrower which (i) the Borrower reasonably
believes increases the Library Value by an amount that is greater than or equal
to 50% and (ii) increases the Library Value by an amount that is greater than
or
equal to $10,000,000, as determined by an appraisal from an independent third
party in connection with such acquisition, (b) a sale or other disposition
of
the collateral underlying the Library Value which decreases Library Value by
an
amount that is greater than or equal to 25% or (c) an increase to the Applicable
Advance Rate with respect to the Eligible Library Value by an amount that is
greater than or equal to 20% (such as, for example, the Applicable Advance
Rate
with respect to the Eligible Library Value increasing from 0% to 20% or from
20%
to 40%).
“Maturity”
or
“maturity”
shall
mean, with respect to any Loan, interest, fee or other amount payable by the
Borrower under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, the date such
Loan,
interest, fee or other amount becomes due, whether upon the stated maturity
or
due date, upon acceleration or otherwise.
“Maturity
Date”
shall
mean June 30, 2010; provided
that if
prior to six months before June 30, 2010 the Borrower provides the
Administrative Agent with written evidence that the term of the Xxxxxxxxx
Distribution Agreement expires on or after February 10, 2011 in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders,
then the “Maturity Date” shall be automatically extended to August 10,
2010. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders in
writing if the “Maturity Date” is extended pursuant to the proviso in this
definition.
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“Monthly
Prepayment Amount”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.05(a)(i)(B).
“Monthly
Release Date”
shall
mean the first Business Day after the third Central Lockbox Disbursement Date
(as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) of each calendar month after the
Closing Date.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
shall
mean any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA
maintained or contributed to by a Loan Party or any ERISA
Affiliate.
“Negative
Pledge”
shall
mean a Contractual Obligation which contains a covenant binding on GPI, the
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries that prohibits Liens on any
of
its Property, other than
(a) any
such covenant contained in a Contractual Obligation granting or relating to
a
particular Permitted Lien which affects only the Property that is the subject
of
such Permitted Lien and (b) any such covenant that does not apply to Liens
securing the Obligations or any guaranty thereof.
“Net
Proceeds”
shall
mean:
(a) With
respect to any sale or other disposition of any asset or property by any Person,
the aggregate consideration received by such Person from such sale or other
disposition (including any termination, transfer, assignment or other fee
payable to such Person) less
the sum
of the actual amount of the reasonable fees and commissions payable to Persons
other than such Person or any Affiliate of such Person, the reasonable legal
expenses and other costs and expenses directly related to such sale that are
to
be paid by such Person; and
(b) With
respect to any issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness by any Person, the
aggregate consideration received by such Person from such issuance or incurrence
less
the sum
of the actual amount of the reasonable fees and commissions payable to Persons
other than such Person or any Affiliate of such Person, the reasonable legal
expenses and the other reasonable costs and expenses directly related to such
issuance or incurrence that are to be paid by such Person; and
(c) With
respect to any issuance of Equity Securities by any Person, the aggregate
consideration received by such Person from such issuance less
the sum
of the actual amount of the reasonable fees and commissions payable to Persons
other than such Person or any Affiliate of such Person,
the
reasonable legal expenses and the other reasonable costs and expenses directly
related to such issuance that are to be paid by such Person.
“New
Lender”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.03(c)(ii).
“Non-Consenting
Lender”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
8.04.
“Nonrenewal
Notice Date”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(b)(iii).
“Note”
shall
mean a Revolving Loan Note.
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“Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
8.01(b).
“Notice
of Conversion”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.01(d).
“Notice
of Interest Period Selection”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(e)(ii).
“Notice
of Loan Borrowing”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(b).
“Obligations”
shall
mean and include all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations,
howsoever arising, owed or owing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent,
the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or in the case of any Lender Rate Contract,
any Affiliate of a Lender, as applicable) of every kind and description (whether
or not evidenced by any note or instrument and whether or not for the payment
of
money), direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter arising pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any
of
the other Credit Documents, including without limitation all interest (including
interest that accrues after the commencement of any bankruptcy or other
insolvency proceeding by or against the Borrower, whether or not allowed or
allowable), fees, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and accountants’ fees
chargeable to and payable by the Borrower hereunder and thereunder.
“Operating
Account”
shall
mean a deposit account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party other than the
Central Lockbox Account, the Genius Control Account or the Xxxxxxxxx Control
Account.
“Outbound
Distribution Agreement”
shall
mean any binding agreement between a Loan Party and another Person (other than
a
Loan Party) that grants such Person a right to distribute and/or market the
merchandise of such Loan Party.
“Other
Taxes”
shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section
2.12(b).
“Participant”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
8.05(b).
“Patriot
Act”
shall
mean the Uniting
and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56 (commonly known as the
USA
Patriot Act).
“PBGC”
shall
mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension
Plan”
shall
mean any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section
3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan and a Foreign Plan, that is
subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by a Loan Party
or
any ERISA Affiliate or to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes
or has an obligation to contribute.
“Percentage
of Loans Outstanding”
shall
mean, as of each date of determination, the amount (expressed as a percentage)
equal to (a) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Loans outstanding on
such date and (ii) the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations outstanding on such
date, divided
by
(b) the lesser of (i) the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability on such date
and (ii) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment on such date.
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“Perfection
Certificate”
shall
mean a Perfection Certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit
K,
appropriately completed and duly executed by the Borrower and the
Guarantors.
“Permitted
Acquisition”
shall
mean any acquisition permitted under Section 5.02(d)(iii).
“Permitted
Indebtedness”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
5.02(a).
“Permitted
Liens”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
5.02(b).
“Person”
shall
mean and include an individual, a partnership, a corporation (including a
business trust), a joint stock company, an unincorporated association, a limited
liability company, a joint venture, a trust or other entity or a Governmental
Authority.
“Platform”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
8.01(b).
“Pledged
Intercompany Notes”
shall
mean original demand promissory notes in favor of one or more of the Borrower
or
the Guarantors evidencing intercompany advances pledged to the Collateral Agent
pursuant to the Security Agreement or any other Security Document.
“Pricing
Grid”
shall
mean,
Pricing
Grid
|
|||
Tier
|
Percentage
of Loans
Outstanding
|
Applicable
Margin for LIBOR Loans
|
Applicable
Margin for Base Rate Loans
|
1
|
>
67%
|
3.00%
|
2.00%
|
2
|
>
33% < 67%
|
2.75%
|
1.75%
|
3
|
<
33%
|
2.50%
|
1.50%
|
Any
increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the
Percentage of Loans Outstanding shall become effective as of the Business Day
following the delivery of a Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to Sections 5.01(a)(iv)(A);
provided,
however,
that,
as of the Closing Date, the Applicable Margin shall be set at Tier 1 until
adjusted as a result of the next delivery of a Borrowing Base Certificate
pursuant to Sections 5.01(a)(iv)(A);
provided,
further,
that if
no Borrowing Base Certificate is delivered when due in accordance with such
Section 5.01(a)(iv)(A),
then
Tier 1 shall apply as of the date of the failure to deliver such Borrowing
Base
Certificate until such date as the Borrower delivers a Borrowing Base
Certificate in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and thereafter the Applicable Margin shall be based on the Percentage
of
Loans Outstanding indicated on such Borrowing Base Certificate until such time
as the Applicable Margin is further adjusted as set forth in this definition.
If
the Percentage of Loans Outstanding reported in a Borrowing Base Certificate
shall be determined to have been incorrectly reported and if correctly reported
would have resulted in a higher Applicable Margin, then at the Administrative
Agent’s election the Applicable Margin shall be retroactively adjusted to
reflect the higher rate that would have been applicable had the Percentage
of
Loans Outstanding been correctly reported in such Borrowing Base
Certificate.
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“Prime
Rate”
shall
mean the per annum rate of interest most recently announced within Société
Générale
at its
principal office in New York City as its Prime Rate, with the understanding
that
Société
Générale’s
Prime
Rate is one of its base rates and serves as the basis upon which effective
rates
of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto, and is
evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal
publication or publications as Société
Générale
may
designate. Any change in the Base Rate resulting from a change in the Prime
Rate
shall become effective on the Business Day on which such change in the Prime
Rate occurs.
“Proceeds/Judgment
Currency”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.18.
“Proposed
Change”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.04.
“Proposed
Interim Release Date”
shall
mean the last Business Day of each calendar month occurring (a) after the first
Monthly Release Date and (b) 45 days before the Maturity Date.
“Proposed
Target”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section 5.02(d).
“Rate
Contract”
shall
mean any agreement with respect to any swap, cap, collar, hedge, forward, future
or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled
by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt
instruments
or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of
economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or
any
combination of these transactions.
“Register”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
8.05(d).
“Reduction
Notice”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.03(a).
“Reportable
Event”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Title IV of ERISA and applicable
regulations thereunder.
“Required
Lenders”
shall
mean, at any time, the Lenders whose Revolving Proportionate Shares then exceed
fifty percent (50%) of the total Revolving Proportionate Shares of all Lenders;
provided
that at
any time any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall be
excluded in determining “Required Lenders”, and “Required Lenders” shall mean at
such time non-Defaulting Lenders having total Revolving Proportionate Shares
exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the total Revolving Proportionate Shares of
all
non-Defaulting Lenders; provided that, in no event shall Required Lenders
consist of fewer than two non-Defaulting Lenders at any time at which there
shall be at least two non-Defaulting Lenders party to this
Agreement.
“Requirement
of Law”
applicable to any Person shall mean (a) the articles or certificate of
incorporation, certificate of organization, limited liability company agreement,
by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person,
(b) any Governmental Rule applicable to such Person, (c) any license,
permit, approval or other authorization granted by any Governmental Authority
to
or for the benefit of such Person or (d) any judgment, decision, award,
decree, writ or determination of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator,
in
each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property
or to
which such Person or any of its property is subject.
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“Reserve
Requirement”
shall
mean, with respect to any day in an Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan, the
aggregate of the maximum of the reserve requirement rates (expressed as a
decimal) in effect on such day for eurocurrency funding (currently referred
to
as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board)
maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System. As used herein,
the
term “reserve requirement” shall include, without limitation, any basic,
supplemental or emergency reserve requirements imposed on any Lender by any
Governmental Authority.
“Responsible
Officer”
shall
mean, with respect to a Loan Party, the chief executive officer, president,
chief financial officer, vice president or treasurer of such Loan Party. Any
document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan
Party and any request or other communication conveyed telephonically or
otherwise by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party (or any Person reasonably
believed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (as applicable)
to
be a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party) shall be conclusively presumed to
have
been authorized by all necessary corporate, company, partnership and/or other
action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer (or such
Person reasonably believed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent
(as applicable) to be a Responsible
Officer) shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan
Party.
“Return
Reserve”
shall
mean, on each Monthly Release Date (and the Proposed Interim Release Date
following such Monthly Release Date), an amount equal to (a) all Accounts
arising from the sale of goods and the provision of services by the Borrower
and
the other Loan Parties that are unpaid as of the end of the most recent calendar
month prior to such Monthly Release Date multiplied
by (b)
the Return Reserve Percentage.
“Return
Reserve Percentage”
shall
mean a percentage equal to the greater of (i) the reserve percentage established
by the Borrower and applied to Accounts in determining the allowance for returns
and doubtful accounts set forth on the Borrower’s most recent quarterly
financial statements that have been reviewed or audited by the Borrower’s
independent accountants (which shall be set at 31% as of the Closing Date)
and
(ii) 15%.
“Revolving
Loan”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.01(a).
“Revolving
Loan Borrowing”
shall
mean a borrowing by the Borrower consisting of the Revolving Loans made by
each
of the Lenders to the Borrower on the same date and of the same Type pursuant
to
a single Notice of Loan Borrowing for Revolving Loans.
“Revolving
Loan Commitment”
shall
mean, with respect to each Lender, the Dollar amount set forth under the caption
“Revolving Loan Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Part
A
of
Schedule
I,
or, if
changed in accordance with this Agreement, such Dollar amount as may be set
forth for such Lender in the Register.
“Revolving
Loan Note”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.08(b).
“Revolving
Proportionate Share”
shall
mean:
(a) With
respect to any Lender so long as the Revolving Loan Commitments are in effect,
the ratio (expressed as a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right
of
the decimal point) of
(i)
such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment at such time to
(ii) the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time; and
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(b) With
respect to any Lender at any other time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage
rounded to the eighth digit to the right of the decimal point) of (i) the
sum of (A) the aggregate Effective Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans
and (B) such Lender’s pro rata share of the Effective Amount of all L/C
Obligations to
(ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate Effective Amount of all Revolving
Loans and (B) the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations.
The
initial Revolving Proportionate Share of each Lender is set forth under the
caption “Revolving Proportionate Share” opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule
I.
“S&P”
shall
mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc.
“Security
Agreement”
shall
mean that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the
Borrower, each Guarantor party thereto and the Collateral Agent, substantially
in the form of Exhibit
L.
“Security
Documents”
shall
mean and include the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security
Agreement, each Control Agreements, each pledge agreement or security agreement
delivered in accordance with Section
5.01(i),
any
deed of trust or mortgage and all other instruments, agreements, certificates,
opinions and documents (including UCC financing statements and fixture filings)
delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender in
connection with any Collateral or to secure the Obligations or the obligation
of
a Guarantor under the Credit Documents.
“Société
Générale”
shall
mean have the meaning given to that term in clause (3) of the introductory
paragraph hereof.
“Solvent”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person on any date, that on such date (a) the
fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the fair value of
the
liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, matured and unliquidated
liabilities) of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of the
assets of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay
the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute
and
matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it
will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such
debts and liabilities mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in or about
to engage in business or transactions for which such Person’s property would
constitute an unreasonably small capital.
“Standby
Letter of Credit”
shall
mean any of the standby letters of credit issued by the L/C Issuer under this
Agreement, either as originally issued or as the same may be supplemented,
modified, amended, extended, restated or supplanted.
“Stub
Amount”
shall
have the meaning given to that term in Section
2.06(c)(ii).
“Subordinated
Obligations”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination (without duplication), any Indebtedness
of
the Borrower, GPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries on that date which
has
been subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to the Required Lenders and
contains
such other protective terms with respect to senior debt (such as amount,
maturity, amortization, interest rate, covenants, defaults, remedies, payment
blockage and terms of subordination) as the Required Lenders may reasonably
require.
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“Subsidiary”
of
any
Person shall mean (a) any corporation of which more than 50% of the issued
and outstanding Equity Securities having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether
at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation
shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is
at
the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such
Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such
Person’s other Subsidiaries, (b) any partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company or other association of which more than 50% of the equity
interests having the power to vote, direct or control the management of such
partnership, joint venture or other association is at the time owned and
controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of the other
Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries or
(c) any other Person included in the Financial Statements of such Person on
a consolidated basis. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, “Subsidiary”
shall mean a Subsidiary of a Loan Party.
“Surety
Instruments”
shall
mean all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), banker’s
acceptances, bank guaranties, shipside bonds, surety bonds and similar
instruments.
“Taxes”
shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section
2.12(a).
“Termination
Value”
shall
mean, in respect of any one or more Rate Contracts, after taking into account
the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Rate
Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Rate Contracts have been
closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such
termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in
clause (a) the amount(s) determined as the xxxx-to-market value(s) for such
Rate
Contracts, as determined by the Administrative Agent based upon one or more
mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized
dealer in such Rate Contracts which may include any Lender.
“The
Xxxxxxxxx Company”
shall
mean The Xxxxxxxxx Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Total
Revolving Loan Commitment”
shall
mean, at any time, Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000) or, if such amount
is
reduced pursuant to Section
2.03(a)
or
(b),
the
amount to which so reduced and in effect at such time, or, if such amount is
increased pursuant to Section 2.03(c),
the
amount to which so increased and in effect at such time.
“Type”
shall
mean, with respect to any Loan or borrowing at any time, the classification
of
such Loan or borrowing by the type of interest rate it then bears, whether
an
interest rate based upon the Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate.
“UCC”
shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in
effect in the State of New York, provided,
however,
in the
event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of applicable Governmental Rules,
any or all of the attachment, perfection, priority or remedies of the Collateral
Agent’s, the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s security interest in any
Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a
jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Uniform Commercial
Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other
jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such attachment,
perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to
such
provisions.
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“Unfunded
Pension Liability”
shall
mean the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section
4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets,
determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension
Plan
pursuant to Section 412 of the IRC for the applicable plan year.
“Unreimbursed
Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.02(c)(i).
“Unrestricted
Cash Liquidity Amount”
shall
mean an amount equal to the Dollar amount of the Borrower’s unrestricted,
unencumbered (except for liens or encumbrances in favor of the Collateral Agent
under the Security Documents and
liens
permitted by Section
5.02(b)(xiii))
cash in
the Borrower’s Operating Accounts (including, for the avoidance of doubt,
amounts released from the Genius Control Account and the Xxxxxxxxx Control
Account that are held in the Borrower’s Operating Accounts, but excluding, for
the avoidance of doubt, any amounts in the Central Lockbox Account, the Genius
Control Account and the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account).
“Unused
Revolving Commitment”
shall
mean, at any time, the remainder of (a) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment
at such time minus
(b) the sum of the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and the
Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time.
“VMI
Account”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, an Account owing from an Account Debtor
of the Borrower or a Guarantor arising from the sale of inventory on a “sale or
return” basis to such Account Debtor under the Borrower’s “vendor managed
inventory” program so long as (i) such sale was originated from an order
placed by such Account Debtor or by the Borrower in good faith on behalf of
such
Account Debtor under the authority provided to the Borrower by such Account
Debtor under the Borrower’s “vendor managed inventory” program and (ii) the
Borrower has in good faith established an adequate return reserve in respect
of
such VMI Account, which has been included in the calculation of “Return Reserve”
as defined in this Agreement; provided
that
Accounts otherwise described above in this definition shall not be VMI Accounts
to the extent the inventory giving rise to such Accounts is inventory that
is
more than 6 months old (i.e. six months has past since the initial retail
release date for the movie or other content embodied in such inventory)
(“Library
Product”)
and
such Library Product comprises more than 10% of all inventory giving rise to
Accounts that would otherwise qualify as VMI Accounts as of the date of the
determination thereof.
“Xxxxxxxxx
Control Account”
shall
mean an
account controlled by The Xxxxxxxxx Company into which the Xxxxxxxxx Receivables
are deposited from the Central Lockbox Account in the manner set forth in the
Intercreditor Agreement.
“Xxxxxxxxx
Distribution Agreement”
shall
mean that certain Distribution Agreement dated as of July 17, 2006, by and
between the Borrower (formerly known as The Xxxxxxxxx Company Funding LLC),
and
The Xxxxxxxxx Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Xxxxxxxxx
Receivables”
shall
mean, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of Accounts of
the
Borrower or any Guarantor arising from sales and other dispositions of
merchandise governed by the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement.
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1.02. GAAP.
Unless
otherwise indicated in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, all
accounting terms used in this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall
be
construed, and all accounting and financial computations hereunder or thereunder
shall be computed, in accordance with GAAP, applied in a consistent manner
with
the principles used in the preparation of the Financial Statements used in
Section
4.01(i).
If GAAP
changes during the term of this Agreement such that any covenants contained
herein would then be calculated in a different manner or with different
components, other than changes in GAAP that require items to be included in
the
definition of Indebtedness that were not so required before such change, the
Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to negotiate in good
faith to amend this Agreement in such respects as are necessary to conform
those
covenants as criteria for evaluating the Loan Parties’ financial condition to
substantially the same criteria as were effective prior to such change in GAAP;
provided,
however,
that,
until the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent so amend this
Agreement, all such covenants shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP as
in
effect immediately prior to such change.
1.03. Headings.
The
table of contents, captions and section headings appearing in this Agreement
are
included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect
the
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
1.04. Plural
Terms.
All
terms defined in this Agreement or any other Credit Document in the singular
form shall have comparable meanings when used in the plural form and vice
versa.
1.05. Time.
All
references in this Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents to a time
of
day shall mean New York, New York time, unless otherwise indicated.
1.06. Governing
Law.
Unless
otherwise expressly provided in any Credit Document, this Agreement and each
of
the other Credit Documents shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with
the laws of the State of New York without reference to conflicts of law rules
other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New
York. The scope of the foregoing governing law provision is intended to be
all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be brought in any court or
any
mediation or arbitration proceeding and that relate to the subject matter of
the
Credit Documents, including contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims
and all other common law and statutory claims.
1.07. Construction.
This
Agreement is the result of negotiations among, and has been reviewed by, the
Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their
respective counsel. Accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be the
product of all parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor
of
or against the Borrower, any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Agent.
1.08. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement and each of the other Credit Documents, taken together, constitute
and
contain the entire agreement of the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Agent and supersede any and all prior agreements,
negotiations, correspondence, understandings and communications among the
parties, whether written or oral, respecting the subject matter hereof
including, except to the extent expressly set forth therein, the engagement
letter, dated as of June 12, 2007, between the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
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1.09. Calculation
of Interest and Fees.
All
calculations of interest and fees under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents for any period (a) shall include the first day of such period and
exclude the last day of such period, provided
that any
Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall bear interest
for
one day and (b) shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days for
actual days elapsed, except that during any period any Loan bears interest
based
upon the Prime Rate, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of a year
of
365 or 366 days, as appropriate, for actual days elapsed.
1.10. References.
(a) References
in this Agreement to “Recitals,” “Sections,” “Paragraphs,” “Exhibits” and
“Schedules” are to recitals, sections, paragraphs, exhibits and schedules herein
and hereto unless otherwise indicated.
(b) References
in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to any document, instrument
or
agreement (i) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments
hereto or thereto, (ii) shall include all documents, instruments or
agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof if such replacement is
permitted hereby or thereby, and (iii) shall mean such document, instrument
or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, modified and
supplemented from time to time and in effect at any given time if such
amendment, modification or supplement is permitted hereby or
thereby.
(c) References
in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to any Governmental Rule
(i) shall include any successor Governmental Rule, (ii) shall include
all rules and regulations promulgated under such Governmental Rule (or any
successor Governmental Rule), and (iii) shall mean such Governmental Rule
(or successor Governmental Rule) and such rules and regulations, as amended,
modified, codified or reenacted from time to time and in effect at any given
time.
(d) References
in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to any Person in a particular
capacity (i) shall include any successors to and permitted assigns of such
Person in that capacity and (ii) shall exclude such Person individually or
in any other capacity.
1.11. Other
Interpretive Provisions.
The
words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used
in this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall refer to this Agreement
or
such other Credit Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement or such other Credit Document, as the
case may be. The words “include” and “including” and words of similar import
when used in this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall not be construed
to be limiting or exclusive. In the event of any inconsistency between the
terms
of this Agreement and the terms of any other Credit Document, the terms of
this
Agreement shall govern.
1.12. Currency
Conversion.
(a) With
respect to any funds or other amounts (other than Accounts) that are denominated
in Canadian Dollars or any other currency other than Dollars, the amount of
such
funds or other amounts shall be the Dollar Equivalent thereof for purposes
of
any calculation under this Agreement or any other Credit Document (including
the
calculation of Cash Collection Ratio and the amount of funds in the Genius
Control Account).
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(b) With
respect to any Accounts that are denominated in Canadian Dollars (or any other
currency other than Dollars), the amount of such funds to be included in the
Borrowing Base Availability, the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability or other
amounts shall be an
amount
equal to the Dollars that can be purchased with the amount of Canadian Dollars
(or such other currency) of such Account at a rate equal to
(i) the
rate
shown on the Bloomberg FXC screen (or any replacement Bloomberg screen or
successor information service) on the date of the calculation at which US
Dollars can be purchased with Canadian Dollars (or
such
other currency) multiplied
by (ii)
95%.
1.13. Rounding.
Any
financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the
other
component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places
by
which such ratio is expressed in this Agreement and rounding the result up
or
down to the nearest number (with a round-up if there is no nearest number)
to
the number of places by which such ratio is expressed in this
Agreement.
1.14. Knowledge.
All
references to “knowledge” shall mean the actual, present knowledge of a
Responsible Officer with respect to the Loan Parties after Due
Inquiry.
ARTICLE
II. CREDIT
FACILITIES.
2.01. Loan
Facilities.
(a) Revolving
Loan Availability.
On the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Lender severally
agrees to advance to the Borrower from time to time during the period beginning
on the Closing Date up to, but not including the Maturity Date such loans in
Dollars as the Borrower may request under this Section
2.01(a)
(individually, a “Revolving
Loan”);
provided,
however,
that
(i) the sum of (A) the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans made by
such Lender at any time outstanding and (B) such Lender’s Revolving
Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations at any time
outstanding shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment at such
time and (ii) the sum of (A) the Effective Amount of all Revolving
Loans made by all the Lenders at any time outstanding and (B) the Effective
Amount of all L/C Obligations at any time outstanding shall not exceed the
lesser of (1) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time and (2) the
Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability at such time. All Revolving Loans shall
be
made on a pro
rata
basis by
the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Proportionate Shares,
with each Revolving Loan Borrowing to be comprised of a Revolving Loan by each
Lender equal to such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of such Revolving
Loan Borrowing. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may borrow,
repay and reborrow Revolving Loans until the Maturity Date.
(b) Notice
of Loan Borrowing.
The
Borrower shall request each Revolving Loan Borrowing (1) by delivering to the
Administrative Agent an irrevocable written notice substantially in the form
of
Exhibit
A (a
“Notice
of Loan Borrowing”),
duly
executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and appropriately completed
or
(2) by notifying the Administrative Agent by telephone, to be promptly confirmed
by the delivery to the Administrative Agent of a signed Notice of Loan Borrowing
for such Revolving Loan Borrowing, which may be delivered by facsimile, in
either case, which specifies, among other things:
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(i) The
principal amount of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing, which shall be
in
the amount of (A) $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess
thereof in the case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Loans;
or (B) $3,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof in
the case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans;
(ii) Whether
the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing is to consist of Base Rate Loans or
LIBOR
Loans;
(iii) If
the
requested Revolving Loan Borrowing is to consist of LIBOR Loans, the initial
Interest Periods selected by the Borrower for such LIBOR Loans in accordance
with Section
2.01(e);
and
(iv) The
date
of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing, which shall be a Business
Day.
The
Borrower shall give each Notice of Loan Borrowing for Revolving Loans to the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business
Days
before the date of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing in the case of a
Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans and not later than 11:00
a.m.
at least one (1) Business Day before the date of the requested Revolving Loan
Borrowing in the case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of Base Rate
Loans. Each Notice of Loan Borrowing shall be delivered by first-class mail
or
facsimile to the Administrative Agent at the office or facsimile number and
during the hours specified in Section 8.01;
provided,
however,
that
the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent the original
of
any Notice of Loan Borrowing initially delivered by facsimile. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents of each
Notice of Loan Borrowing for Revolving Loans and of the amount and Type of
(and,
if applicable, the Interest Period for) the Revolving Loan to be made by such
Lender as part of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Notice of Loan Borrowing with respect to Revolving Loan
Borrowings made as Base Rate Loans on the Closing Date may be delivered at
the
closing without regard to the notice requirements set forth above.
(c) Interest
Rates.
The
Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving
Loan from the date of such Revolving Loan until paid in full, at one of the
following rates per
annum:
(i) During
such periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at a rate per
annum
equal to
the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin therefor, such rate to change from
time
to time as the Applicable Margin or Base Rate shall change; and
(ii) During
such periods as such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, at a rate per
annum
equal at
all times during each Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan to the LIBOR Rate
for
such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin therefor, such rate to change
from time to time during such Interest Period as the Applicable Margin shall
change.
All
Revolving Loans in each Revolving Loan Borrowing shall, at any given time prior
to maturity, bear interest at one, and only one, of the above rates. The number
of Revolving Loan Borrowings consisting of LIBOR Loans shall not exceed
eight (8)
in the
aggregate at any time.
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(d) Conversion
of Revolving Loans.
Subject
to Section 2.13,
the
Borrower may convert any Revolving Loan Borrowing from one Type of Revolving
Loan Borrowing to the other Type; provided,
however,
that
any
conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan shall be in the amount of
$3,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and any
conversion of a LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan shall be in the amount of
$1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof; provided,
further,
that no
Base Rate Loan may be converted into a LIBOR Loan after the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default and provided,
further,
that
any conversion of a LIBOR Loan on any day other than the last day of the
Interest Period therefor shall be subject to the payments required under
Section 2.13.
The
Borrower shall request such a conversion by delivering to the Administrative
Agent an irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially
in
the form of Exhibit
B
(a
“Notice
of Conversion”),
duly
executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and appropriately completed
(or shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone, to be promptly confirmed
by the delivery to the Administrative Agent of a signed Notice of Conversion,
which may be delivered by facsimile), which specifies, among other
things:
(i) The
Revolving Loan Borrowing which is to be converted, as applicable;
(ii) The
Type
of Revolving Loan Borrowing into which such Revolving Loan Borrowing is to
be
converted;
(iii) If
such
Revolving Loan Borrowing is to be converted into a Revolving Loan Borrowing
consisting of LIBOR Loans, the initial Interest Period selected by the Borrower
for such LIBOR Loans in accordance with Section
2.01(e);
and
(iv) The
date
of the requested conversion, which shall be a Business Day.
The
Borrower shall give each Notice of Conversion to the Administrative Agent not
later than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business Days before the date of the
requested conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan or vice versa. Each
Notice of Conversion shall be delivered by first-class mail or facsimile to
the
Administrative Agent at the office or to the facsimile number and during the
hours specified in Section
8.01;
provided,
however,
that
the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent the original
of
any Notice of Conversion initially delivered by facsimile. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents of each Notice of
Conversion relating to Revolving Loans.
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(e) LIBOR
Loan Interest Periods.
(i) The
initial and each subsequent Interest Period selected by the Borrower for a
Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans shall be one (1),
two (2), three (3), or six (6) months; provided,
however,
that
(A) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a
Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such
next Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest
Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day; (B) any
Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
on
a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month
at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a
calendar month; (C) no Interest Period shall end after the Maturity Date;
and (D) no LIBOR Loan shall be made or continued for an additional Interest
Period after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default.
(ii) The
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by an irrevocable written notice
substantially in the form of Exhibit C
(a
“Notice
of Interest Period Selection”),
duly
executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and appropriately completed
(or shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone, to be promptly confirmed
by the delivery to the Administrative Agent of a signed Notice of Interest
Period Selection, which may be delivered by facsimile), not later than 11:00
a.m. at least three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of each Interest
Period for a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans; provided,
however,
that no
LIBOR Loan shall be continued for an additional Interest Period after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Each Notice of
Interest Period Selection shall be given by first-class mail or facsimile to
the
office or the facsimile number and during the hours specified in Section 8.01;
provided,
however,
that
the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent the original
of
any Notice of Interest Period Selection initially delivered by facsimile. If
(A)
the Borrower shall fail to notify the Administrative Agent of the next Interest
Period for a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Loans in accordance
with this Section 2.01(e)
or
(B) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the last date of
an Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan, such LIBOR Loan(s) shall automatically
convert to Base Rate Loan(s) on the last day of the current Interest Period
therefor. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender
of the
contents of each Notice of Interest Period Selection for the Revolving
Loans.
(f) Scheduled
Payments.
(i) Interest
- All Loans.
The
Borrower shall pay accrued interest on the unpaid principal amount of each
Revolving Loan in arrears (i) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, on the last
Business Day of each fiscal quarter, (ii) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, on
the last day of each Interest Period therefor (and, if any such Interest Period
is longer than three (3) months, every three (3) months after the first day
of
such Interest Period); and (iii) in the case of all Loans, at maturity. All
interest that is not paid when due shall be due on demand.
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(ii) Scheduled
Principal Payments - Revolving Loans.
The
Borrower shall repay the principal amount of the Revolving Loans on the Maturity
Date. The Borrower shall also make the mandatory prepayments required by
Section 2.06(c).
2.02. Letters
of Credit.
(a) The
Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) On
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer
agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this
Section 2.02,
(1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the
Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of
Credit in Dollars for the account of the Borrower in support of the obligations
of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and to amend or renew Letters of Credit
previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and
(2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders
severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account
of
the Borrower in support of the obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan
Party; provided
that the
L/C Issuer shall not be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect
to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in,
any
Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the
Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations would exceed the
lesser of (1) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time and (2) the
Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability at such time, (y) the aggregate
Effective Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus
such
Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all L/C
Obligations would exceed such Lender’ Revolving Loan Commitment, or (z) the
Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit
Sublimit. Each Letter of Credit shall be in a form acceptable to the L/C Issuer.
Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
the
Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and
accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of
Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn
upon and reimbursed.
(ii) The
L/C
Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit
if:
(A) any
order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall
by
its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter
of Credit, or any Requirement of Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request
or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental
Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request
that
the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or
such
Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect
to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for
which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect
on
the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss,
cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the
L/C
Issuer reasonably and in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
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(B) subject
to Section
2.02(b)(iii),
(1) in
the case of any Standby Letter of Credit, the expiry date of such requested
Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance
or last renewal or (2) in the case of any Commercial Letter of Credit, the
expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than 180 days
after the date of issuance or last renewal, in either case unless the Required
Lenders have approved such expiry date;
(C) the
expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter
of
Credit Expiration Date, unless the L/C Issuer and all the Lenders have approved
such expiry date;
(D) the
issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the
L/C
Issuer or the
terms
and conditions of the applicable Letter of Credit Application;
or
(E) such
Letter of Credit is in a face amount less than $25,000, in the case of a
Commercial Letter of Credit, or $100,000, in the case of any other type of
Letter of Credit, or denominated in a currency other than Dollars.
(iii) The
L/C
Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if
(A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such
Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the
beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment
to
such Letter of Credit.
(b) Procedures
for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Evergreen Letters of
Credit.
(i) Each
Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the
request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application,
appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the
Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., at least three Business Days
(or
such later date and time as the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance
in
its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment,
as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter
of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail
satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the
requested Letter of Credit (which date shall be a Business Day); (B) the
amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address
of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such
beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any
certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing
thereunder; (G) the account party thereunder, and (H) such other matters as
the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. In the case of a request for an amendment
of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall
specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of
Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which
date shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment;
and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.
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(ii) Promptly
after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm
with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the
Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application
from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative
Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the L/C Issuer of confirmation from
the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted
in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit
for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as
the
case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and
customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter
of
Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a participation in
such
Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Revolving
Proportionate Share times
the
amount of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
each Lender upon the issuance of a Letter of Credit.
(iii) If
the
Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C
Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of
Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Evergreen
Letter of Credit”);
provided
that any
such Evergreen Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such
renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date
of
issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary
thereof not later than a day (the “Nonrenewal
Notice Date”)
in
each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of
Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower
shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any
such
renewal. Once an Evergreen Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall
be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit
the
renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to a date not later than the Letter
of Credit Expiration Date; provided,
however,
that
the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (A) the L/C Issuer
would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its
renewed form under the terms hereof, or (B) it has received notice (which
may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the Business Day immediately
preceding the Nonrenewal Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that
the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from
the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the
applicable conditions specified in Section
3.02
is not
then satisfied. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the
L/C Issuer shall have no obligation to permit the renewal of any Evergreen
Letter of Credit at any time.
(iv) Promptly
after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of
Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof,
the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
a
true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
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(c) Drawings
and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
(i) Upon
any
drawing under any Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower
and
the Administrative Agent of the amount to be paid by the L/C Issuer as a result
of such drawing and the date on which payment is to be made by the L/C Issuer
to
the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit in respect of such drawing;
provided,
however,
that in
the case of Commercial Letters of Credit, subsequent notification by routine
methods shall be deemed sufficient notice. Not later than 11:00 a.m., on
the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such
date of payment, an “Honor
Date”),
the
Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in
an
amount equal to the amount of such drawing, which may be effected through the
debiting of one or more deposit accounts maintained with the Administrative
Agent. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the
amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed
Amount”),
and
such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share thereof. In such event, the Borrower
shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Loan Borrowing of Base Rate Loans
to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount,
without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section
2.01
for the
principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized
portion of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment, Adjusted Borrowing Base
Availability and the conditions set forth in Section
3.02
(other
than the delivery of a Notice of Loan Borrowing for Revolving Loans). Any notice
given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section
2.02(c)(i)
may be
given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided,
that
the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness
or binding effect of such notice.
(ii) Each
Lender (including the Lender acting as L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice
pursuant to Section
2.02(c)(i)
make
funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer
at
the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Revolving
Proportionate Share of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on
the
Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon,
subject to the provisions of Section 2.02(c)(iii),
each
Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate
Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the
funds so received to the L/C Issuer.
(iii) With
respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving
Loan Borrowing because the conditions set forth in Section
3.02
cannot
be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have
incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed
Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable
on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate
applicable to Revolving Loans upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of
an Event of Default. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section
2.02(c)(ii)
shall be
deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall
constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation
obligation under this Section 2.02.
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(iv) Until
each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this
Section
2.02(c)
to
reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit,
interest in respect of such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of such
amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer. For the avoidance
of
doubt, interest shall accrue beginning on the Honor Date for any such draw
under
a Letter of Credit.
(v) Each
Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C
Issuer for, or participate in, amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as
contemplated by this Section
2.02(c),
shall
be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance,
including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right
which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other
Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a
Default or Event of Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or
condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. Any such
reimbursement shall not relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the
Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by
the
L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided
herein.
(vi) If
any
Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account
of
the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Section
2.02(c)
by the
time specified in Section
2.02(c)(ii),
the L/C
Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the
Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the
period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment
is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the
Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. A certificate of the L/C Issuer
submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to
any
amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
(d) Repayment
of Participations.
(i) At
any
time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and
has
received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in
accordance with Section
2.02(c),
if the
Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment
related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or
otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the
Administrative Agent), or any payment of interest thereon, the Administrative
Agent will distribute to such Lender its Revolving Proportionate Share thereof
in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If
any
payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer
pursuant to Section
2.02(c)(i)
is
required to be returned, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent
for
the account of the L/C Issuer its Revolving Proportionate Share thereof on
demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of
such
demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum
equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.
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(e) Obligations
Absolute.
The
obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under
each Letter of Credit, and to repay each L/C Borrowing and each drawing under
a
Letter of Credit that is refinanced by a Revolving Loan Borrowing of Revolving
Loans, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid
strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents under all circumstances, including the following:
(i) any
lack
of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or
any
other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Letter of Credit
or
any other amendment or waiver of, or any consent to departure from, all or
any
of the Credit Documents;
(iii) the
existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that
the
Borrower or any other Loan Party may have at any time against any beneficiary
or
any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such
beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other
Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated
hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating
thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iv) any
draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect
or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any
loss
or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order
to
make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(v) any
payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation
of a
draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter
of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit
to
any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other
representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such
Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under
any Debtor Relief Law; or
(vi) any
other
circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute
a
defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower.
The
Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each
amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of
noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the
Borrower will notify the L/C Issuer within ten (10) Business Days of such
delivery or the honoring of a draft that Borrower believes was a non-conforming
draft, as applicable. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived
any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice
is given as aforesaid.
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(f) Role
of L/C Issuer.
The
Borrower and each of the Lenders agree that, in paying any drawing under a
Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain
any
document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly
required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity
or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or
delivering any such document. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the L/C
Issuer nor any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees,
agents or advisors nor any of the correspondents, participants or assignees
of
the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or
omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the
Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or
omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or
(iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any
document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit
Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions
of
any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit;
provided,
however,
that
this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s
pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or
transferee at law or under any other agreement. Neither the Administrative
Agent
nor the L/C Issuer nor any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers,
employees, agents or advisors nor any of the correspondents, participants or
assignees of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the
matters described in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section
2.02(e);
provided,
however,
that
anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may
have
a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the
Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed
to
consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which are
determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction to have arisen from the L/C Issuer’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit
after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and
certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter
of
Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer
may accept documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance
with the terms of a Letter of Credit, without responsibility for further
investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and
the
L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any
instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a
Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof,
in
whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any
reason.
(g) Cash
Collateral.
Upon
the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if the L/C Issuer has honored
any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing
has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding
and
partially or wholly undrawn or (iii) if the L/C Obligations exceed the
Letter of Credit Sublimit, the Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize
the
Obligations in an amount equal to 105% of the then Effective Amount of the
L/C
Obligations (or, in the case of clause (iii), the amount by which the L/C
Obligations exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit). The Borrower hereby grants
the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C
Issuer and the Lenders, a Lien on all such cash and deposit account balances
described in the definition of “Cash Collateralize” as security for the
Obligations. Cash collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest
bearing deposit accounts at Société
Générale
or other
institutions satisfactory to it which accounts, in any case, are the subject
of
control agreements pursuant to which the Collateral Agent (or if the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent so agree, the Administrative Agent) has “control”
as such term is used in the UCC, sufficient to perfect a security interest
in
such cash collateral. The Lien held by the Collateral Agent and/or the
Administrative Agent in such cash collateral to secure the Obligations shall
be
released upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (a) no
Letters of Credit shall be outstanding, (b) all L/C Obligations shall have
been repaid in full and (c) no Default or Event of Default (or event or
circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
shall
have occurred and be continuing.
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(h) Applicability
of ISP98 and UCP.
Unless
otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter
of
Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the “International Standby Practices
1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or
such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall
apply to each Standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform
Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by
the
International Chamber of Commerce (the “ICC”)
at the
time of issuance (including the ICC decision published by the Commission on
Banking Technique and Practice on April 6, 1998 regarding the European
single currency (euro)) shall apply to each Commercial Letter of
Credit.
(i) Letter
of Credit Fees.
The
Borrower shall pay, to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender
in accordance with its Revolving Proportionate Share, a
Letter
of Credit fee for each such Letter of Credit for the period from the date of
issuance of such Letter of Credit until the expiry thereof, at a per annum
rate
equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans applicable from time to time
during such period multiplied
by the
actual daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.
Such fee for each Letter of Credit shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears
on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing
with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit
and on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date. Each such fee, when due, shall
be
fully earned and when paid, shall be non-refundable. If there is any change
in
the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans during any quarter, the Applicable Margin
used for the calculation of the Letter of Credit fee shall be the Applicable
Margin for LIBOR Loans on each day during such quarter.
(j) Fronting
Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer.
The
Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting
fee
in an amount with respect to each Letter of Credit equal to 0.25%
of
the
amount of such Letter of Credit, due and payable upon each L/C Credit Extension
with respect to such Letter of Credit; provided,
that in
the case of an increase in the amount of a Letter of Credit after the issuance
thereof, such fronting fee shall be payable only on the increased amount
thereof. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for
its
own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment, negotiation and
other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer
relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such fees and
charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(k) Conflict
with Letter of Credit Application.
In the
event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter
of
Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.
2.03. Amount
Limitations, Commitment Adjustments, Etc.
(a) Optional
Reduction or Cancellation of Commitments.
The
Borrower may, upon five (5) Business Days written notice to the Administrative
Agent (each a “Reduction
Notice”),
permanently reduce the Total Revolving Loan Commitment by the amount of
$5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or cancel
the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment in its entirety; provided,
however,
that:
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(i) The
Borrower may not reduce the Total Revolving Loan Commitment prior to the
Maturity Date, if, after giving effect to such reduction, the Effective Amount
of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations then outstanding would exceed the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment as so reduced; and
(ii) The
Borrower may not cancel the Total Revolving Loan Commitment prior to the
Maturity Date, if, after giving effect to such cancellation, any Revolving
Loan
would then remain outstanding.
Any
Reduction Notice shall be irrevocable; provided
that any
Reduction Notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the
effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be
revoked by the Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or
prior to the specified effective date previously provided in the applicable
Reduction Notice) if such condition is not satisfied.
(b) Mandatory
Reduction of Commitments.
(i) The
Total
Revolving Loan Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced by
an
amount equal to the maximum amount that would be required to be applied as
a
mandatory prepayment of the Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.06(c)(iv)
and
(v)
or
Section 2.06(e)
and as
an accelerated repayment of the of the Revolving Loans pursuant to Section
2.06(d)
(other
than Section
2.06(d)(v))
or
Section 2.06(e),
in
either case, if the Effective Amount of such Loans was then equal to the amount
of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment (but without regard to the actual usage
of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment), such reduction to be effective on
the
date of the required prepayment or accelerated repayment, as applicable.
(ii) The
unused portion of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be automatically
and
permanently cancelled upon the occurrence of any of the events or circumstances
resulting in accelerated repayments under Section
2.06(d)
(other
than Section 2.06(d)(v)).
(iii) The
Total
Revolving Loan Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced to
zero
on the earlier of (A) the date of any Change of Control under
clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of the definition of Change of
Control and (B) the Maturity Date.
(c) Optional
Increases of Commitments.
(i) On
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth below, Borrower may, at any time
before the Maturity Date, increase the Total Revolving Loan Commitment;
provided
that:
(A) after
giving effect to the requested increase, the aggregate amount of the increases
in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)
shall
not exceed $40,000,000;
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(B) all
required third party consents and approvals shall have been
obtained;
(C) prior
to
the date of any proposed increase, the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall
not
have been decreased pursuant to Section 2.03(a)
or
Section 2.03(b);
(D) each
such
increase in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall be equal to $5,000,000
or
an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;
(E) no
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
shall
have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a result of such increase;
and
(F) the
Borrower and the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered such documents
and
instruments and taken such other actions as may be reasonably requested by
the
Administrative Agent in connection with such increases in the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment (including new or amended Notes, any related fee letters,
documents evidencing the increased Revolving Loan Commitment held by any
applicable Lender, any joinder agreements related to a New Lender,
reaffirmations of the Guaranty, resolutions regarding the increase in the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment and related actions taken by Borrower and the
Guarantors, certified as true and correct by a Responsible Officer and legal
opinions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent).
Any
request under this Section
2.03(c)
shall be
submitted by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly
forward copies to the Lenders), specify the proposed effective date and amount
of such increase (and whether such increase shall be an increase in the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment) and be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible
Officer stating that no Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance
described in Section 2.06(d))
exists
or will occur as a result of such increase. If any fees are to be paid or
offered in connection with such increase, the Administrative Agent (with the
consent of the Borrower) may also specify any fees offered to those Lenders
(the
“Increasing
Lenders”)
which
agree to increase the amount of their respective Revolving Loan Commitment,
which fees may be variable based upon the amount by which any such Lender is
willing to increase the amount of its Revolving Loan Commitment; no Lender
which
is not an Increasing Lender shall be entitled to receive any such fees. No
Lender shall have any obligation, express or implied, to offer to increase
the
amount of its Revolving Loan Commitment. Only the consent of each Increasing
Lender shall be required for an increase in the amount of the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment pursuant to this Section
2.03(c)(i).
No
Lender which elects not to increase the amount of its Revolving Loan Commitment
may be replaced in respect of its existing Revolving Loan Commitment as a result
thereof without such Lender’s written consent.
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(ii) Each
Increasing Lender shall, as soon as practicable after the Borrower has submitted
a request under Section
2.03(c)(i),
specify
the amount of the proposed increase in its Revolving Loan Commitment which
it is
willing to offer. To the extent the increased Revolving Loan Commitment of
the
Increasing Lenders is insufficient or there are no Increasing Lenders, the
Borrower may designate new lenders who qualify as Eligible Assignees and which
are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as additional Lenders
hereunder in accordance with this Section 2.03(c)(ii)
(each
such new Lender being a “New
Lender”),
which
New Lender may assume all or a portion of the increase in the amount of the
Total Revolving Loan Commitment. The
Borrower shall pay a fee to the Administrative Agent solely for the account
of
the Administrative Agent in connection any such increase as set forth in the
Administrative Agent’s Fee Letter. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent
shall have discretion jointly to adjust the allocation of the increased
aggregate principal amount of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment among
Increasing Lenders and New Lenders.
(iii) Each
New
Lender designated by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall become an additional party hereto
as a New Lender concurrently with the effectiveness of the proposed increase
in
the amount of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment upon its execution of an
instrument of joinder (which may contain such modifications to this Agreement
and terms and conditions relating thereto as may be necessary to ensure that
such Revolving Loan Commitments are treated as Revolving Loan Commitments for
all purposes under the Credit Documents), in each case prepared by the
Administrative Agent and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent. Each New Lender shall provide the documentation
required by Section 2.12(e).
(iv) Subject
to the foregoing, any increase in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment requested
by Borrower shall be effective as of the date proposed by Borrower (the
“Increase
Effective Date”)
and
shall be in the principal amount equal to (i) the amount which the
Increasing Lenders are willing to assume as increases to the amount of their
Revolving Loan Commitments, plus
(ii) the
amount offered by the New Lenders with respect to the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment, in either case as adjusted by Borrower and the Administrative Agent
pursuant to the last sentence of Section 2.03(c)(ii).
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(v) On
or
prior to the Increase Effective Date, with respect to any increase in the Total
Revolving Loan Commitment, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender
of
the amount required to be paid by or to such Lender so that the Revolving Loans
held by the Lenders on the Increase Effective Date (before giving effect to
any
new Revolving Loans made on such date) shall be held by each Lender pro rata
in
accordance with the Revolving Loan Commitments of the Lenders as adjusted
pursuant to the last sentence of Section
2.03(c)(ii).
Each
Lender which is required to reduce the amount of Revolving Loans held by it
(each such Lender, a “Decreasing
Lender”)
shall
irrevocably assign, without recourse or warranty of any kind whatsoever (except
that each Decreasing Lender warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner
of the Revolving Loans assigned by it under this Section
2.03(c)(v)
and that
such Revolving Loans are held by such Decreasing Lender free and clear of
adverse claims), to each Increasing Lender and New Lender participating in
the
applicable increase in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment, and each applicable
Increasing Lender and New Lender shall irrevocably acquire from the Decreasing
Lenders, a portion of the principal amount of the Revolving Loans of each
Decreasing Lender (collectively, the “Acquired
Portion”)
outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (before giving effect to any new
Revolving Loans made on such date) in an amount such that the principal amount
of the Revolving Loans held by each applicable Increasing Lender, New Lender
and
Decreasing Lender as of the Increase Effective Date shall be held in accordance
with each such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share (if any) as of such date.
Such assignment and acquisition shall be effective on the Increase Effective
Date automatically and without any action required on the part of any party
other than the payment by the applicable Increasing Lenders and New Lenders
to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the Decreasing Lenders of an
aggregate amount equal to the Acquired Portion, which amount shall be allocated
and paid by the Administrative Agent at or before 12:00 p.m. on the Increase
Effective Date to the Decreasing Lenders pro
rata
based
upon the respective reductions in the principal amount of the Revolving Loans
held by such Lenders on the Increase Effective Date (before giving effect to
any
new Revolving Loans made on such date). Each of the Administrative Agent and
the
Lenders shall adjust its records accordingly to reflect the payment of the
Acquired Portion. The payments to be made in respect of the Acquired Portion
shall be made by the applicable Increasing Lenders and New Lenders to the
Administrative Agent in Dollars in immediately available funds at or before
11:00 a.m. on the Increase Effective Date, such payments to be made by the
applicable Increasing Lenders and New Lenders pro
rata
based
upon the respective increases in the amount of the Revolving Loan Commitments
held by such Lenders on the Increase Effective Date.
(vi) To
the
extent any of the Revolving Loans acquired by the applicable Increasing Lenders
and New Lenders from the Decreasing Lenders pursuant to Section
2.03(c)(v)
above
are LIBOR Loans and the Increase Effective Date is not the last day of an
Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans, the Decreasing Lenders shall be entitled
to compensation from the Borrower as provided in Section 2.13
(as if
the Borrower had prepaid such Revolving Loans in an amount equal to the Acquired
Portion on the Increase Effective Date).
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(d) Effect
of Revolving Loan Commitment Adjustments.
From
the effective date of any reduction or increase of the Total Revolving Loan
Commitment, the Commitment Fees payable pursuant to Section
2.04(b)
shall be
computed on the basis of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment as so reduced
or
increased. Once reduced or cancelled, the Total Revolving Loan Commitment may
not be increased or reinstated without the prior written consent of all Lenders
(except as permitted under Section
2.03(c)).
Any
reduction of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to Section
2.03(a)
shall be
applied ratably to reduce each Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment in accordance
with clause (i) of Section
2.10(a).
2.04. Fees.
(a) Administrative
Agent’s Fee; Other Fees.
The
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, agent’s
fees and other compensation in the amounts
and
at the times set forth in the Administrative Agent’s Fee Letter and any fees set
forth in any other fee letter or agreement executed in connection with this
Agreement after the Closing Date.
(b) Commitment
Fee.
The
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of
the
Lenders as provided in clause (iv) of Section 2.10(a),
a
commitment fee (a “Commitment
Fee”)
equal
to 0.50% of the daily average Unused Revolving Commitment for the period
beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the Maturity Date. The
Borrower shall pay the Commitment Fee in arrears on the last Business Day in
each March, June, September and December (commencing September 28,
2007)
and on
the Maturity Date (or if the Total Revolving Loan Commitment is cancelled on
a
date prior to the Maturity Date, on such prior date).
2.05. Genius
Control Account - Release and Application of Funds.
(a) Monthly
Release of Funds.
(i) On
or
before 12:00 p.m. on each Monthly Release Date, the Borrower shall deliver
to
the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate and an Allocation
Certificate and such Borrowing Base Certificate shall contain the
following:
(A) a
calculation of the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations
outstanding as of such Monthly Release Date and the Adjusted Borrowing Base
Availability (excluding any Eligible Cash Amount);
(B) if
the
Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding as
of
such Monthly Release Date exceeds the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability
(excluding any Eligible Cash Amount), a calculation of the amount of such
excess, which shall result in a principal amount to be repaid and/or cash
collateralized as set forth in Section
2.05(c)
(each a
“Monthly
Prepayment Amount”)
unless
no Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing and the Borrower has elected to retain funds in
the
Genius Control Account as an “Eligible Cash Amount” (to the extent such funds
are then available) and such election and the amount of the applicable Eligible
Cash Amount is set forth on such Borrowing Base Certificate (which shall be
an
amount equal the then applicable Monthly Prepayment Amount);
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(C) a
certification that the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability (after giving effect
to any proposed release of funds) equals or exceeds the Effective Amount of
all
Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding as of such Monthly Release
Date;
and
(D) if
the
Borrower is requesting a release of funds pursuant to Section
2.05(a)(iii),
(1) the
specific amount that the Borrower is requesting be released to the Borrower
from
the Genius Control Account and (2) a certification that, before after
giving effect to the proposed release of funds, each of statements in clauses
(A), (B) and (C) of Section
2.05(a)(iii)
is true
and correct as of such Monthly Release Date (together with calculations related
thereto).
(ii) On
each
Monthly Release Date, the Collateral Agent shall apply the balance in the Genius
Control Account in manner set forth in Section 2.05(c)
(taking
into account the information described in Section
2.05(a)(i)(B)
to the
extent such information is provided in the time set forth in Section
2.05(a)(i));
provided
that
such application is subject to Section 2.06(d)
and
Section
6.02(b).
(iii) In
addition, if on a Monthly Release Date the Genius Control Account has a positive
balance remaining after giving effect to the application of the funds pursuant
to Section 2.05(c)
as set
forth in Section
2.05(a)(ii)
and
if:
(A) no
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
exists
or would exist after giving effect to the proposed release to the
Borrower;
(B) after
application of the funds pursuant to Section
2.05(c),
no
additional amounts are due and owing to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent or the Lenders;
(C) either
(x) The Xxxxxxxxx Company has not blocked any funds from the Xxxxxxxxx
Control Account to the Borrower that the Borrower is entitled to or (y) if
The Xxxxxxxxx Company has blocked funds from the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account
to
the Borrower that the Borrower is entitled to, (1) after application of the
funds pursuant to Section 2.05(c),
the sum
of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding on the such Monthly Release
Date is equal to or less than 50% of the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability
set forth on the Borrowing Base Certificate described in clause (D) below and
(2) an accelerated repayment pursuant to Section
2.06(d)
has not
been triggered; and
(D) the
Borrower has provided the completed certificates and information required under
Section
2.05(a)(i);
then
on
the applicable Monthly Release Date the Administrative Agent shall instruct
the
Collateral Agent to transfer (and the Collateral Agent shall so transfer) the
requested amount of available funds remaining in the Genius Control Account
to
the Borrower (excluding any Eligible Cash Amount or any other amount that if
released would result in a mandatory prepayment under Section 2.06(c)(ii)).
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(iv) Any
funds
not transferred from the Genius Control Account shall remain in the Genius
Control Account until such remaining funds are permitted to be released as
set
forth in this Section 2.05(a)
or
Section
2.05(b)
or
otherwise applied to the Obligations as set forth in Section 2.06(d)
or
Section
6.02(b)
or other
applicable provisions of the Credit Documents.
(b) Interim
Release of Funds.
(i) If
on any
Proposed Interim Release Date:
(A) as
of
such Proposed Interim Release Date and after giving effect to any Revolving
Loans made, any L/C Obligations incurred, any funds released, any reduction
in
the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section
2.17
and any
increase in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section
8.04(a)
as of
the Proposed Interim Release Date, no
Default or Event of Default (or
event
or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
exists
or
would exist and the Borrower would be in compliance with the financial
covenants
in Section 5.03;
and
(B) prior
to
12:00 p.m. on such Proposed Interim Release Date the Borrower has delivered
to the Administrative Agent:
(1) a
certificate of the president or chief financial officer of the Borrower in
substantially the form of Exhibit N
(the
“Interim
Release of Funds Certificate”),
addressed to the Administrative Agent and dated as of the Proposed Interim
Release Date, requesting an interim release of funds from the Genius Control
Account pursuant to this Section
2.05(b)
that
contains the following:
(I) a
calculation of the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations
outstanding as of such Proposed Interim Release Date and the Adjusted Borrowing
Base Availability (excluding any Eligible Cash Amount) after giving effect
to
any reduction in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section
2.17
and any
increase in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section
8.04(a)
as of
such Proposed Interim Release Date;
(II) if
the
Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding as
of
such Proposed Interim Release Date exceeds the Adjusted Borrowing Base
Availability (excluding any Eligible Cash Amount) after giving effect to any
reduction in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section
2.17
and any
increase in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section
8.04(a)
as of
such Proposed Interim Release Date, a calculation of the amount of such excess,
which shall result in a principal amount to be repaid and/or cash collateralized
as set forth in Section
2.05(c)
(each an
“Interim
Prepayment Amount”)
if a
release is triggered under this Section
2.05(b)
unless
no Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing and the Borrower has elected to retain funds in
the
Genius Control Account as an “Eligible Cash Amount” (to the extent such funds
are available) and such election and the amount of the applicable Eligible
Cash
Amount is set forth on such Interim Release of Funds Certificate (which shall
be
an amount equal the then applicable Interim Prepayment Amount);
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(III) a
certification that the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability (after giving effect
to any reduction in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section
2.17
and any
increase in the Applicable Advance Rates pursuant to Section
8.04(a)
as of
such Proposed Interim Release Date and after giving effect to any proposed
release of funds) equals or exceeds the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans
and L/C Obligations outstanding as of such Proposed Interim Release Date;
and
(IV) a
certification that the each statement in clause (A) above is true and correct
as
of such Proposed Interim Release Date and setting forth the amount requested
to
be released; and
(2) an
Allocation Certificate as of such Proposed Interim Release Date;
then
on
the applicable Proposed Interim Release Date the Administrative Agent shall
instruct the Collateral Agent to apply (and the Collateral Agent shall so apply)
the balance
in the Genius Control Account as set forth in Section 2.05(c);
provided
that
such application shall be subject to Section 2.06(d)
and
Section
6.02(b).
(ii) If
the
conditions in Section
2.05(b)(i)
have
been satisfied as of the applicable Proposed Interim Release Date and the Genius
Control Account has a positive balance remaining after giving effect to the
application of the funds pursuant to Section 2.05(c)
as set
forth in Section
2.05(b)(i),
then on
the applicable Proposed Interim Release Date the Administrative Agent shall
instruct the Collateral Agent to transfer (and the Collateral Agent shall so
transfer) the requested amount of available funds remaining in the Genius
Control Account to the Borrower (excluding any Eligible Cash Amount or any
other
amount that if released would result in a mandatory prepayment under
Section 2.06(c)(ii)).
(iii) Any
funds
not transferred from the Genius Control Account shall remain in the Genius
Control Account until such remaining funds are permitted to be released as
set
forth in Section 2.05(a)
or this
Section
2.05(b)
or
otherwise applied to the Obligations as set forth in Section 2.06(d)
or
Section
6.02(b)
or other
applicable provisions of the Credit Documents.
(c) Application
of Released Funds.
If so
required by Section 2.05(a)
or
(b),
the
Collateral Agent shall retain (in the case of clause “First”), remit (in the
case of clause “Second”) and apply (in all other cases) the balance in the
Genius Control Account in the following order of priority:
(i) First,
the
amount of the then applicable Eligible Cash Amount determined and elected by
the
Borrower pursuant to Section
2.05(a)(i)(B)
or
Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(1)(II)
(as
applicable);
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(ii) Second,
to the
Borrower in an amount equal to the amount required to pay any taxes then due
and
owing by the Borrower to the extent the Collateral Agent and the Administrative
Agent have been notified in writing by the Borrower that such taxes are due
and
owing and the amount and the payee thereof (the Collateral Agent or the
Administrative Agent may, at its option, request that the Borrower provide
evidence of the amount, due date and payee of such taxes);
(iii) Third,
to pay
the amount of unpaid interest that is then due and payable under this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents;
(iv) Fourth,
to the
Obligations in an amount equal to the then applicable Monthly Prepayment Amount
or the then applicable Interim Prepayment Amount (as applicable) unless the
Borrower has made an election for an Eligible Cash Amount in a like amount
pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(i)(B)
or
Section 2.05(b)(i)(B)(1)(II)
(as
applicable) and there are sufficient funds to satisfy the retention required
under clause “First” above;
(v) Fifth,
to pay
any unpaid fees or other amounts to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent and the Lenders that are then due and owing (other than any mandatory
prepayments under Section
2.06(c)(ii));
and
(vi) Sixth,
to pay
the unpaid principal amount of any remaining mandatory prepayments that are
then
due and payable under Section
2.06(c)(ii).
All
of
the foregoing applications that are made to the principal amount of the
Obligations shall be applied in the manner set forth in Section
2.06(e).
2.06. Prepayments.
(a) Terms
of All Prepayments.
Upon
the prepayment of any Loan (whether such prepayment is an optional prepayment
under Section
2.06(b),
a
mandatory prepayment required by Section
2.06(c)
or a
mandatory prepayment required by any other provision of this Agreement or the
other Credit Documents, including a prepayment upon acceleration), the Borrower
shall pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender that
made such Loan all accrued interest and fees to the date of such prepayment
on
the amount prepaid and (ii) to such Lender if such prepayment is the
prepayment of a LIBOR Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest
Period for such LIBOR Loan, all amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to
Section 2.13.
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(b) Optional
Prepayments.
At its
option, the Borrower may, without premium or penalty but subject to Section
2.13
in the
case of LIBOR Loans, upon one (1) Business Day’s notice from the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent in the case of Base Rate Loans or three (3) Business Days’
notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in the case of LIBOR Loans,
prepay the Base Rate Loans in any Revolving Loan Borrowing and all accrued
but
unpaid interest thereon in part, in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000
or
an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, or in whole and prepay
the
LIBOR Loans in any Revolving Loan Borrowing and all accrued but unpaid interest
thereon in part, in a minimum principal amount of $3,000,000 or an integral
multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, or in whole. Each such notice shall
specify the date and amount of such prepayment; provided
that if
such prepayment is on any day other than on the last day of the Interest Period
applicable to such LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall be subject to the payments
required by Section
2.13.
If such
notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and
the
payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date
specified therein. If
no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all prepayments
under this Section 2.06(b)
which
are applied to reduce the principal amount of the Loans shall be applied to
the
Loans as directed by the Borrower. If the Borrower fails to direct the
application of any such prepayments, then such principal prepayments shall
be
applied first
to
the accrued but unpaid interest on and then any principal of the Revolving
Loans
until paid in full and second to Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount
equal to the Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations. In each case, to the
extent possible, such principal payment shall be first applied to prepay Base
Rate Loans and then if any funds remain, to prepay LIBOR Loans; provided
that if
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time any such
prepayment is made, the Lenders shall apply such prepayments to such Obligations
as the Administrative Agent may determine in its reasonable discretion which
determination shall be effective as to all Lenders (but for regulatory purposes,
the Lenders may apply such payments internally as they shall
determine).
(c) Mandatory
Prepayments.
The
Borrower shall prepay (or Cash Collateralize, as applicable) the Obligations
as
follows:
(i) On
the
date of any Change of Control under clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or
(g) of the definition of Change of Control, the Borrower shall prepay all
Obligations (including, without limitation, all Loans, L/C Borrowings, all
unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the
Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations.
(ii) If,
at
any time after the Closing Date, the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans
and
L/C Obligations then outstanding exceeds the lesser of (i) the Total Revolving
Loan Commitment at such time and (ii) the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability
at such time (including after any reduction in the Applicable Advance Rate
pursuant to Section
2.17(a);
provided,
that
the portion of any mandatory prepayment under this Section
2.06(c)(ii)
attributable to a reduction in the Applicable Advance Rate pursuant to
Section
2.17(a)
(each
a“Stub
Amount”)
shall
not
be required to be repaid from then existing funds in the Borrower’s Operating
Accounts so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
provided,
further,
that
such Stub Amount shall be deemed Obligations due and payable for purposes of
Section
2.05(c)
and
shall in any event be subject to Section 2.06(d)(v)),
the
Borrower shall immediately prepay the Obligations in the manner set forth in
Section
2.06(e),
in an
aggregate principal amount equal to such excess.
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(iii) If,
at
any time after the Closing Date, the Borrower sells or otherwise disposes of
a
Inbound Distribution Agreement or an Outbound Distribution Agreement and the
Net
Proceeds from such sale or other disposition exceeds $10,000,000, then the
Borrower shall within three (3) Business Days after the completion of such
sale
or disposition, prepay the Obligations in the manner set forth in Section 2.06(e),
in an
aggregate principal amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net
Proceeds from such sale or other disposition.
(iv) If,
at
any time after the Closing Date, any Loan Party issues or incurs any
Indebtedness for borrowed money, including Indebtedness evidenced by notes,
bonds, debentures or other similar instruments but excluding Permitted
Indebtedness, the Borrower shall, immediately after such issuance or incurrence,
prepay the
outstanding
Obligations
in the
manner set forth in Section
2.06(e),
in each
case, in an aggregate principal amount equal to one hundred percent (100%)
of
the Net Proceeds of such Indebtedness.
(1) If,
at
any time after the Closing Date, any Loan Party issues or sells any Equity
Securities, the Borrower shall, immediately after such issuance or sale, prepay
the outstanding Obligations in the manner set forth in Section
2.06(e),
in each
case, in an aggregate principal amount equal to one hundred percent (100%)
of
the Net Proceeds of such Equity Securities; provided,
if, at
any time after the Closing Date, any Loan Party issues or sells any Equity
Securities that take the form of common units or common shares, as applicable,
that do not have any mandatory redemption, preferred or cumulative dividend
obligations or other rights typically given to preferred units or shares, the
Borrower shall have no obligation to prepay the Net Proceeds arising therefrom;
provided
further,
that
if, at any time after the Closing Date, any Loan Party issues or sells any
Equity Securities that contain repurchase obligations or obligations to pay
preferred or cumulative dividends that do not arise until at least 6 months
after the Maturity Date (and do not have any other mandatory redemption,
preferred or cumulative dividend obligations or other rights typically given
to
preferred units or shares), the Borrower shall, immediately after such issuance
or sale, prepay the outstanding Obligations in the manner set forth in
Section
2.06(e),
in each
case, in an aggregate principal amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the
Net
Proceeds of such Equity Securities.
(vi) Not
later
than four (4) Business Days following the date of receipt by a Loan Party (or
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent) of any Impairment Proceeds
from the assets comprising inventory of the Loan Parties and Collateral the
proceeds of which are not required to be applied to the “Xxxxxxxxx Secured
Obligations” under and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement prior to the
Obligations, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding Obligations in the manner
set forth in Section 2.06(e)
and in
an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the sum of such Impairment Proceeds;
provided
that if
the Borrower notifies the Collateral Agent within such four (4) Business Day
period that it intends to repair, replace or restore the damage resulting from
such casualty or condemnation, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding
Obligations within 180 days, or such longer period as the Administrative Agent
in its reasonable discretion agrees, of receipt of such Impairment Proceeds
by
such Loan Party, in the manner set forth in Section
2.06(e)
and in
an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the sum of such Impairment Proceeds
less
the
aggregate amount of paid invoices and receipts provided to the Collateral Agent
for reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses for such repair, replacement
or
restoration.
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(vii) The
Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, at the time of each
prepayment required under this Section
2.06(c),
(A) a certificate signed by the chief financial officer of the Borrower
setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such
prepayment and (B) to the extent practicable, at least three days prior
written notice of such prepayment. Each notice of prepayment shall specify
the
prepayment date and the Type and principal amount of each Loan (or portion
thereof) to be prepaid. In the event that the Borrower shall subsequently
determine that the actual amount required to be prepaid was greater than the
amount set forth in such certificate, the Borrower shall promptly make an
additional prepayment of the Loans (and/or, if applicable, the Revolving Loan
Commitments shall be permanently reduced) in an amount equal to the amount
of
such excess, and the Borrower shall concurrently therewith deliver to the
Administrative Agent a certificate signed by the chief financial officer of
the
Borrower demonstrating the derivation of the additional amount resulting in
such
excess.
(d) Accelerated
Repayment.
Subject
to Section
6.02(b),
the
Collateral Agent shall use the balance and funds from time to time deposited
in
the Genius Control Account to prepay (or Cash Collateralize, as applicable)
the
Obligations as follows:
(i) If,
at
any time, The Xxxxxxxxx Company blocks the weekly payments made from the
Xxxxxxxxx
Control Account
to the
Borrower for more than 5 consecutive Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Dates (as defined
in
the Intercreditor Agreement), then from and after being made aware of such
occurrence the Collateral Agent shall immediately use the balance and funds
from
time to time deposited in the Genius Control Account to prepay all Obligations
(including all Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid interest, fees, costs and
expenses) and Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the
then
Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations.
(ii) If,
at
any time, any Inbound Distribution Agreement or Outbound Distribution Agreement
actually is terminated or not renewed and such actual termination or
non-renewal, together with any other actual termination or non-renewal of
Inbound Distribution Agreements and Outbound Distribution Agreements, in the
aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, then
from and after being made aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall
immediately use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius
Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings,
all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the
Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations.
(iii) If,
at
any time, the Cash Collection Ratio is below 100% for any calendar quarter
(including after any reduction in the Applicable Advance Rate pursuant to
Section
2.17),
then
from and after being made aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall
immediately use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius
Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings,
all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the
Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations.
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(iv) If,
at
any time, an Event of Default has occurred under Section 6.01
(other
than Section
6.01(e)
and
Section
6.01(h)),
then
from and after being made aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall
immediately use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius
Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings,
all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the
Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations.
(v) If,
at
any time, a Stub Amount arises under Section
2.06(c)(ii),
the
Collateral Agent shall (upon instruction from the Administrative Agent)
immediately use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius
Control Account to pay such Stub Amount.
(vi) If,
at
any time, any material patent, license or agreement (excluding any Inbound
Distribution Agreement or any Outbound Distribution Agreement) is terminated,
canceled, rescinded or determined to be invalid, then from and after being
made
aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall immediately use the balance
and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius Control Account to prepay
the Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid interest,
fees,
costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the Obligations, in an amount equal
to the value of such patent, license or agreement.
(vii) If,
at
any time, The Xxxxxxxxx Company shall (i) apply for or consent to the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian of itself or of
all
or a substantial part of its property, (ii) be unable, or admit in writing
its inability, to pay its debts generally as they mature, (iii) make a
general assignment for the benefit of its or any of its creditors, (iv) be
dissolved or liquidated in full or in part, (v) become insolvent (as such
term may be defined or interpreted under any applicable statute),
(vi) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation,
reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or
consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession of
its
property by any official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced
against it, or, in each case, any analogous procedure or step is taken in any
jurisdiction, then from and after being made aware of such occurrence the
Collateral Agent shall immediately use the balance and funds from time to time
deposited in the Genius Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including
all
Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash
Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount
of
the L/C Obligations.
(viii) If,
at
any time, there shall be proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
liquidator or custodian of The Xxxxxxxxx Company or of all or a substantial
part
of the property thereof, or an involuntary case or other proceedings seeking
liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to The Xxxxxxxxx
Company or the debts thereof or The Xxxxxxxxx Company or the debts thereof
under
any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect
shall
be commenced and an order for relief entered or such proceeding shall not be
dismissed or discharged within sixty (60) days of commencement, or, in each
case, any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction, then from
and after being made aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall
immediately use the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius
Control Account to prepay all Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings,
all unpaid interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the
Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C
Obligations.
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(ix) If,
at
any time, (A) any Loan Party shall fail to make any payment on account of any
Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation of such Person (other than the
Obligations) when due (whether at scheduled maturity, by required prepayment,
upon acceleration or otherwise) and such failure shall continue beyond any
period of grace provided with respect
thereto,
if the amount of such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation exceeds
$1,000,000
or the
effect of such failure is to cause, or permit the holder or holders thereof
to
cause, Indebtedness and/or Contingent Obligations of any Loan Party (other
than
the Obligations) in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000,000
to
become
redeemable, due, liquidated or otherwise payable (whether at scheduled maturity,
by required prepayment, upon acceleration or otherwise) and/or to be secured
by
cash collateral or (B) any Loan Party shall otherwise fail to observe or perform
any agreement, term or condition contained in any agreement or instrument
relating to any Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation of such Person (other
than
the Obligations), or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist,
if
the effect of such failure, event or condition is to cause, or permit the holder
or holders thereof to cause, Indebtedness and/or Contingent Obligations of
any
Loan Party (other than the Obligations) in an aggregate amount
exceeding
$1,000,000
to
become redeemable, due, liquidated or otherwise payable (whether at scheduled
maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration or otherwise) and/or to
be
secured by cash collateral, then from and after being made aware of such
occurrence the Collateral Agent shall immediately use the balance and funds
from
time to time deposited in the Genius Control Account to prepay all Obligations
(including all Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid interest, fees, costs and
expenses) and Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the
then
Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations.
(x) If,
at
any time, (A) one or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards
requiring any Loan Party to pay an aggregate amount of $1,000,000
or
more
(exclusive of amounts covered by insurance issued by an insurer not an Affiliate
of the Borrower and otherwise satisfying the requirements set forth in
Section
5.01(d)
in all
material respects) shall be rendered against any Loan Party in connection with
any single or related series of transactions, incidents or circumstances and
the
same shall not be satisfied, vacated or stayed for a period of thirty (30)
consecutive days; provided
that if
one or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards requiring any
Loan
Party to pay an aggregate amount of
$2,000,000
(exclusive of amounts covered by insurance issued by an insurer not an Affiliate
of the Borrower and otherwise satisfying the requirements set forth in
Section
5.01(d)
in all
material respects) shall be rendered against any Loan Party in connection with
any single or related series of transactions, incidents or circumstances such
circumstance shall be an event triggering the accelerated prepayments hereunder
whether or not the same has been satisfied, vacated or stayed; (B) any judgment,
writ, assessment, warrant of attachment, tax lien or execution or similar
process shall be issued or levied against a part of the property of any Loan
Party with an aggregate value in excess of $1,000,000
and the
same shall not be released, stayed, vacated or otherwise dismissed within thirty
(30) days after issue or levy; or (C) any other judgments, orders, decrees,
arbitration awards, writs, assessments, warrants of attachment, tax liens or
executions or similar processes which, alone or in the aggregate, could have
a
Material Adverse Effect are rendered, issued or levied, then from and after
being made aware of such occurrence the Collateral Agent shall immediately
use
the balance and funds from time to time deposited in the Genius Control Account
to prepay all Obligations (including all Loans, L/C Borrowings, all unpaid
interest, fees, costs and expenses) and Cash Collateralize the Obligations
in an
amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations.
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(e) Application
of Loan Prepayments.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Section
2.06,
the
amount
of all required prepayments shall be applied as follows:
(A) to prepay the Revolving Loans to the extent Revolving Loans are then
outstanding and (B) otherwise, to Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an
amount equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations. Without
modifying the order of application of prepayments set forth in the preceding
sentence, all such prepayments shall, to the extent possible, be first applied
to prepay Base Rate Loans and then if any funds remain, to prepay LIBOR Loans;
provided
that to
the extent any portion of such prepayment would be applied to outstanding LIBOR
Loans and no portion of the Obligations have been accelerated, such portion
shall be deposited in an account with the Collateral Agent and withdrawn for
application to such LIBOR Loans at the end of the then-current Interest Periods
applicable thereto (or earlier, upon and at any time after the occurrence and
continuance of a Default or Event of Default).
2.07. Other
Payment Terms.
(a) Place
and Manner.
All
payments to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Credit
Document shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim,
defense, recoupment or setoff. The Borrower shall make all payments due to
each
Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement
or
any other Credit Document by payments to the Administrative Agent at the
Administrative Agent’s office located at the address specified in Section
8.01,
with
each payment due to a Lender to be for the account of such Lender and such
Lender’s Applicable Lending Office. The Borrower shall make all payments under
this Agreement or any other Credit Document in lawful money of the United States
and in same day or immediately available funds not later than 12:00 p.m. on
the
date due. The Administrative Agent shall promptly disburse to each Lender (and
the Collateral Agent, if applicable) each payment received by the Administrative
Agent for the account of such Lender (or the Collateral Agent, if
applicable).
(b) Date.
Whenever any payment due hereunder shall fall due on a day other than a Business
Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such
extension of time shall be included in the computation of interest or fees,
as
the case may be.
(c) Default
Rate.
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, until the
time when such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived in writing
by
the Required Lenders or all the Lenders (as may be required by this Agreement),
the Borrower shall pay interest on the aggregate, outstanding principal amount
of all Obligations hereunder (A) with respect to Base Rate Loans, at a
per
annum
rate
equal to the interest rate otherwise applicable to Base Rate Loans plus
two
percent (2.00%), (B) with respect to any LIBOR Loan, (i) on and before the
last
day of the then current Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan at a per
annum
rate
equal to the interest rate otherwise applicable to such LIBOR Loan plus
two
percent (2.00%) and (ii) thereafter at a per
annum
rate
equal to the Base Rate plus
two
percent (2.00%) (and from and after the end of such Interest Period at the
interest rate described in clause (A) above) and (C) if no such per
annum
rate is
applicable to any such Obligations, at a per
annum
rate
equal to the Base Rate, plus
the
Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans, plus
two
percent (2.00%) (the “Default
Rate”)
payable on demand.
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(d) Application
of Payments.
All
payments hereunder shall be applied first to unpaid fees, costs and expenses
then due and payable under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, second
to accrued interest then due and payable under this Agreement or the other
Credit Documents and finally to reduce the principal amount of outstanding
Loans
and L/C Borrowings.
(e) Failure
to Pay the Administrative Agent.
Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower at least
one (1) Business Day prior to the date on which any payment is due to the
Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment in full, the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that the Borrower has made
or
will make such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and
the
Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be paid
to
the Lenders on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such
Lenders. If and to the extent the Borrower shall not have so made such payment
in full to the Administrative Agent, each such Lender shall repay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender
together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is
distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to
the
Administrative Agent, at a per
annum
rate
equal to (i) the Federal Funds Rate for the first three (3) days and
(ii) the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans thereafter. A certificate of
the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amount
owing by such Lender under this Section
2.07(e)
shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
2.08. Loan
Accounts; Notes.
(a) Loan
Accounts.
The
obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans made to it by each Lender and
to
pay interest thereon at the rates provided herein shall be evidenced by an
account or accounts maintained by such Lender on its books (individually, a
“Loan
Account”),
except that any Lender may request that its Loans be evidenced by a note or
notes pursuant to Section
2.08(b).
Each
Lender shall record in its Loan Accounts (i) the date and amount of each
Loan made by such Lender, (ii) the interest rates applicable to each such
Loan and the effective dates of all changes thereto, (iii) the Interest
Period for each LIBOR Loan, (iv) the date and amount of each principal and
interest payment on each Loan and (v) such other information as such Lender
may determine is necessary for the computation of principal and interest payable
to it by the Borrower hereunder; provided,
however,
that
any failure by a Lender to make, or any error by any Lender in making, any
such
notation shall not affect the Borrower’s Obligations. The Loan Accounts shall be
conclusive absent manifest error as to the matters noted therein. In addition
to
the Loan Accounts, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain
in
accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases
and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event
of
any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative
Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters,
the
accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control.
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(b) Revolving
Loan Notes.
Each
Lender’s Revolving Loans, if requested, shall be evidenced by a promissory note
in the form of Exhibit D
(individually, a “Revolving
Loan Note”)
which
note shall be (i) payable to the order of such Lender, (ii) in the
amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment, (iii) dated the Closing
Date and (iv) otherwise appropriately completed. The Borrower authorizes
each Lender to record on the schedule annexed to such Lender’s Revolving Loan
Note the date and amount of each Revolving Loan made by such Lender and of
each
payment or prepayment of principal thereon made by the Borrower, and agrees
that
all such notations shall be conclusive absent manifest error with respect to
the
matters noted; provided,
however,
that
any failure by a Lender to make, or any error by any Lender in making, any
such
notation shall not affect the Borrower’s Obligations. The Borrower further
authorizes each Lender to attach to and make a part of such Lender’s Revolving
Loan Note continuations of the schedule attached thereto as necessary. If,
because any Lender designates separate Applicable Lending Offices for Base
Rate
Loans and LIBOR Loans, such Lender requests that separate promissory notes
be
executed to evidence separately such Revolving Loans, then each such note shall
be in the form of Exhibit
D,
mutatis
mutandis
to
reflect such division, and shall be (w) payable to the order of such
Lender, (x) in the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment,
(y) dated the Closing Date and (z) otherwise appropriately completed.
Such notes shall, collectively, constitute a Revolving Loan Note.
2.09. Loan
Funding.
(a) Lender
Funding and Disbursement to the Borrower.
Each
Lender shall, before 11:00 a.m. on the date of each Revolving Loan Borrowing,
make available to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s office
specified in Section
8.01,
in same
day or immediately available funds, such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share
of such Revolving Loan Borrowing. After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of
such funds and upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Section
3.02
(and, if
such Revolving Loan Borrowing is the initial Loan or Letter of Credit,
Section 3.01),
the
Administrative Agent shall promptly make all funds so received available to
the
Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by
(i) crediting the account of the Borrower maintained by the Borrower on the
books of Société
Générale
with the
amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in
accordance with instructions provided to the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower; provided,
however,
that
if, on the date of the Revolving Loan Borrowing there are L/C Borrowings
outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Loan Borrowing shall be
applied, first,
to the
payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings and second,
to the
Borrower as provided above.
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(b) Lender
Failure to Fund.
Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to
the
date of any Revolving Loan Borrowing that such Lender will not make available
to
the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of such
Revolving Loan Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume
that such Lender has made or will make such portion available to the
Administrative Agent on the date of such Revolving Loan Borrowing in accordance
with Section
2.09(a),
and the
Administrative Agent may on such date, in reliance upon such assumption,
disburse or otherwise credit to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If any
Lender does not make the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share
of any Revolving Loan Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent on or
prior to the date of such Revolving Loan Borrowing, such Lender shall pay to
the
Administrative Agent, on demand, interest which shall accrue on such amount
from
the date of such Revolving Loan Borrowing until such amount is paid to the
Administrative Agent at rates equal to (i) the daily Federal Funds Rate
during the period from the date of such Revolving Loan Borrowing through the
third Business Day thereafter and (ii) the rate applicable to Base Rate
Loans thereafter. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any
Lender with respect to any amount owing by such Lender under this Section
2.09(b)
shall be
conclusive absent manifest error with respect to such amount. If the amount
of
any Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of any Revolving Loan Borrowing is
not paid to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three (3) Business
Days after the date of such Revolving Loan Borrowing, the Borrower shall repay
such amount to the Administrative Agent, on demand, together with interest
thereon, for each day from the date such amount was disbursed to the Borrower
until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at the
interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Revolving
Loan
Borrowing.
(c) Lenders’
Obligations Several.
The
failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Revolving
Loan Borrowing or to fund participations in Letters of Credit to be funded
by it
shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make its
Loan
as part of such Revolving Loan Borrowing or fund its participations in Letters
of Credit, but no Lender shall be obligated in any way to make any Loan or
fund
any participation in Letters of Credit which another Lender has failed or
refused to make or otherwise be in any way responsible for the failure or
refusal of any other Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such other
Lender on the date of any Revolving Loan Borrowing or to fund any participation
required to be funded by such other Lender.
2.10. Pro
Rata Treatment.
(a) Revolving
Loan Borrowings, Commitment Reductions, Etc.
Except
as otherwise provided herein:
(i) Each
Revolving Loan Borrowing and reduction of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment
shall be made or shared among the Lenders pro
rata
according to their respective Revolving Proportionate Shares;
(ii) Each
payment of principal on Loans in any Revolving Loan Borrowing shall be shared
among the Lenders which made or funded the Loans in such Revolving Loan
Borrowing pro
rata
according to the respective unpaid principal amounts of such Loans then owed
to
such Lenders;
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(iii) Each
payment of interest on Loans in any Revolving Loan Borrowing shall be shared
among the Lenders which made or funded the Loans in such Revolving Loan
Borrowing pro
rata
according to (A) the respective unpaid principal amounts of such Loans so
made or funded by such Lenders and (B) the dates on which such Lenders so
made or funded such Loans;
(iv) Each
payment of Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit fees payable under Section
2.02(i) shall
be shared among the Lenders with Revolving Loan Commitments (except for
Defaulting Lenders) pro
rata
according to (A) their respective Revolving Proportionate Shares and
(B) in the case of each Lender which becomes a Lender hereunder after the
date hereof, the date upon which such Lender so became a Lender;
(v) Each
payment of interest (other than interest on Loans) shall be shared among the
Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent owed the amount
upon
which such interest accrues pro
rata
according to (A) the respective amounts so owed such Lenders, the
Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent and (B) the dates on which
such amounts became owing to such Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the
Administrative Agent; and
(vi) All
other
payments under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (including, without
limitation, fees paid in connection with any amendment, consent, waiver or
the
like) shall be for the benefit of the Person or Persons specified.
(b) Sharing
of Payments, Etc.
If any
Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the
exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) on account of the Loans made
by
it, or the participations in L/C Obligations held by it, in excess of its
ratable share of payments on account of the Loans and the L/C Obligations
obtained by all Lenders entitled to such payments, such Lender shall forthwith
purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans and/or
participations in L/C Obligations as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing
Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided,
however,
that if
all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such
purchasing Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and each other Lender shall
repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery
together with an amount equal to such other Lender’s ratable share (according to
the proportion of (i) the amount of such other Lender’s required repayment
to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any
interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect
of
the total amount so recovered. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing
a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section
2.10(b)
may, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment
(including the right of setoff) with respect to such participation as fully
as
if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation.
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2.11. Change
of Circumstances.
(a) Inability
to Determine Rates.
If, on
or before the first day of any Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan, (i) any
Lender shall advise the Administrative Agent that the LIBOR Rate for such
Interest Period cannot be adequately and reasonably determined due to the
unavailability of funds in or other circumstances affecting the London interbank
market or (ii) any Lender shall advise the Administrative Agent that the
rate of interest for such Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost
to such Lender of making or maintaining such LIBOR Loan, the Administrative
Agent shall immediately give notice of such condition to the Borrower and the
other Lenders. After the giving of any such notice and until the Administrative
Agent shall otherwise notify the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise
to
such condition no longer exist, the Borrower’s right to request the making of,
conversion to or a new Interest Period for LIBOR Loans shall be suspended.
Any
LIBOR Loans outstanding at the commencement of any such suspension shall be
converted at the end of the then current Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans
into Base Rate Loans unless such suspension has then ended.
(b) Illegality.
If,
after the date of this Agreement, the adoption of any Governmental Rule, any
change in any Governmental Rule or the application or requirements thereof
(whether such change occurs in accordance with the terms of such Governmental
Rule as enacted, as a result of amendment or otherwise), any change in the
interpretation or administration of any Governmental Rule by any Governmental
Authority, or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether
or
not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority (a “Change
of Law”)
shall
make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make or maintain any LIBOR
Loan, such Lender shall immediately notify the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower in writing of such Change of Law. Upon receipt of such notice,
(i) the Borrower’s right to request the making of, conversion to or a new
Interest Period for LIBOR Loans with respect to such Lender shall be terminated,
and (ii) the Borrower shall, at the request of such Lender, either
(A) pursuant to Section
2.01(d),
as the
case may be, convert any such then outstanding LIBOR Loans of such Lender into
Base Rate Loans at the end of the current Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans
or (B) immediately repay or convert any such LIBOR Loans of such Lender if
such Lender shall notify the Borrower that such Lender may not lawfully continue
to fund and maintain such LIBOR Loans. Any conversion or prepayment of LIBOR
Loans made pursuant to the preceding sentence prior to the last day of an
Interest Period for such LIBOR Loans shall be deemed a prepayment thereof for
purposes of Section
2.13.
After
any Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower of such a Change
of Law and until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
that it is no longer unlawful or impossible for such Lender to make or maintain
a LIBOR Loan, all Revolving Loans of such Lender shall be Base Rate
Loans.
(c) Increased
Costs.
If,
after the date of this Agreement, any Change of Law:
(i) Shall
subject any Lender to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to any LIBOR
Loan, or shall change the basis of taxation of payments by the Borrower to
any
Lender on such a LIBOR Loan or in respect to such a LIBOR Loan under this
Agreement (except for changes in the rate of taxation on the overall net income
of any Lender imposed by its jurisdiction of incorporation or the jurisdiction
in which its principal executive office is located); or
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(ii) Shall
impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve (excluding any Reserve Requirement
or other reserve to the extent included in the calculation of the LIBOR Rate
for
any Loans), special deposit or similar requirement against assets held by,
deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by,
or
any other acquisition of funds by any Lender for any LIBOR Loan; or
(iii) Shall
impose on any Lender any other condition related to any LIBOR Loan or such
Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment;
and
the
effect of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making,
renewing, or maintaining any such LIBOR Loan or its Revolving Loan Commitment
or
to reduce any amount receivable by such Lender hereunder; then the Borrower
shall from time to time, within five (5) Business Days after demand by such
Lender, pay to such Lender additional amounts sufficient to reimburse such
Lender for such increased costs or to compensate such Lender for such reduced
amounts. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount of such
increased costs or reduced amounts, submitted by such Lender to the Borrower
shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The obligations of the Borrower
under
this Section
2.11(c)
shall
survive the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination
of
this Agreement.
(d) Capital
Requirements.
If,
after the date of this Agreement, any Lender reasonably determines that
(i) any Change of Law affects the amount of capital required or expected to
be maintained by such Lender or any Person controlling such Lender (a
“Capital
Adequacy Requirement”)
and
(ii) the amount of capital maintained by such Lender or such Person which
is attributable to or based upon the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving
Loan Commitments or this Agreement must be increased as a result of such Capital
Adequacy Requirement (taking into account such Lender’s or such Person’s
policies with respect to capital adequacy), the Borrower shall pay to such
Lender or such Person, within five (5) Business Days after demand of such
Lender, such amounts as such Lender or such Person shall reasonably determine
are necessary to compensate such Lender or such Person for the increased costs
to such Lender or such Person of such increased capital. A certificate setting
forth in reasonable detail the amount of such increased costs, submitted by
any
Lender to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The
obligations of the Borrower under this Section
2.11(d)
shall
survive the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination
of
this Agreement.
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2.12. Taxes
on Payments.
(a) Payments
Free of Taxes.
All
payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding
for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp, documentary or other
taxes, any duties, or any other levies, imposts, charges, fees, deductions
or
withholdings,
now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any
Governmental Authority (other than (x) taxes imposed on or measured by the
Administrative Agent’s, the Collateral Agent’s or any Lender’s overall net
income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Lender (in lieu of net income taxes), by
the
jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which
such
recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the
case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located and (y)
any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar
tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located) (all
such non-excluded taxes, duties, levies, imposts, charges, fees, deductions
and
withholdings being hereinafter called “Taxes”).
If
any Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts
payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender
hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, the amounts so payable to the
Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent
or such
Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Administrative
Agent,
the
Collateral Agent
or such
Lender (after payment of all Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable
hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents. Whenever any Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as
promptly as possible thereafter, the Borrower shall send to the Administrative
Agent for its own account or for the account of such Lender or
the
Collateral Agent,
as the
case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the
Borrower showing payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay any Taxes when
due to the appropriate taxing authority or fail to remit to the Administrative
Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower
shall indemnify the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent
and the
Lenders for any taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the
Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent
or any
Lender as a result of any such failure. The obligations of the Borrower under
this Section
2.12
shall
survive the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination
of
this Agreement.
(b) In
addition, the Borrower shall pay to the relevant taxing authority in accordance
with applicable law, and indemnify and hold the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent
and the
Lenders harmless from, any present or future stamp, documentary, excise,
property, sales or similar taxes, charges or levies that arise from the delivery
or registration of, performance under, or otherwise with respect to, this
Agreement or any other Credit Document (hereinafter referred to as “Other
Taxes”).
(c) The
Borrower shall indemnify each Lender,
the
Collateral Agent
and the
Administrative Agent for and hold them harmless against the full amount of
Taxes
and Other Taxes, and for the full amount of taxes of any kind imposed by any
jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 2.12,
imposed
on or paid by such Lender,
the
Collateral Agent
or the
Administrative Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including
penalties, additions to tax, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with
respect thereto. This indemnification shall be made within thirty (30) days
from
the date such Lender,
the
Collateral Agent
or the
Administrative Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefor, which
demand shall contain a reasonably detailed statement of the basis and
calculation of the amount demanded.
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(d) Within
thirty (30) days after the date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes pursuant
to Section
2.12(a)
or
(b),
the
Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred
to
in Section 8.01(a),
the
original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment, to the extent
that such receipt is issued therefor or such other written proof of payment
thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(e) Withholding
Exemption Certificates.
On or
prior to the date of the initial Revolving Loan Borrowing or, if such date
does
not occur within thirty (30) days after the date of this Agreement, by the
end
of such 30-day period, each Lender which is not organized under the laws of
the
United States of America or a state thereof shall deliver to the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent two duly completed copies of United States Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or successor applicable form), as the
case may be, certifying in each case that such Lender is entitled to receive
payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United
States federal income taxes. Each such Lender further agrees (i) promptly
to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any change of
circumstances (including any change in any treaty, law or regulation) which
would prevent such Lender from receiving payments hereunder without any
deduction or withholding of such Taxes and (ii) if such Lender has not so
notified the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any change of
circumstances which would prevent such Lender from receiving payments hereunder
without any deduction or withholding of taxes, then on or before the date that
any certificate or other form delivered by such Lender under this Section
2.12(e)
expires
or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a change
in
the most recent such certificate or form previously delivered by such Lender,
to
deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a new certificate or form,
certifying that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement
without deduction or such taxes, but only if and to the extent such Lender
is
legally entitled to do so. If (i) there has not occurred any change of
circumstances (including any change in any treaty, law or regulation) which
would prevent a Lender from receiving payments hereunder without any deduction
or withholding of such Taxes, which would present a Lender from doing so and
(ii) such Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the
Borrower under Section
2.15)
fails
to provide to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section
2.12(e)
(or, in
the case of an Assignee Lender, Section
8.05(c))
any
certificates or other evidence required by such provision to establish that
such
Lender is, at the time it becomes a Lender hereunder, entitled to receive
payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United
States federal income taxes, such Lender shall not be entitled to any
indemnification under Section
2.12(a)
for any
Taxes imposed on such Lender primarily as a result of such failure, except
to
the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the
time
such Lender became a Lender hereunder, to receive additional amounts from the
Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section
2.12(a).
(f) Tax
Returns.
Nothing
contained in this Section
2.12
shall
require the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent
or any
Lender to make available any of its tax returns (or any other information
relating to its taxes which it deems to be confidential).
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2.13. Funding
Loss Indemnification.
If the
Borrower shall (a) repay, prepay or convert any LIBOR Loan on any day other
than the last day of an Interest Period therefor (whether a scheduled payment,
an optional
prepayment or conversion, a mandatory prepayment or conversion, a payment upon
acceleration or otherwise), (b) fail to borrow any LIBOR Loan for which a
Notice of Loan Borrowing has been delivered to the Administrative Agent (whether
as a result of the failure to satisfy any applicable conditions or otherwise)
or
(c) fail to convert any Revolving Loans into LIBOR Loans in accordance with
a Notice of Conversion delivered to the Administrative Agent (whether as a
result of the failure to satisfy any applicable conditions or otherwise), the
Borrower shall pay to the appropriate Lender within five (5) Business Days
after
demand a prepayment fee, failure to borrow fee or failure to convert fee, as
the
case may be (determined as though 100% of the LIBOR Loan had been funded in
the
London interbank eurodollar currency market) equal to the sum
of:
(a) $250;
plus
(b) the
amount, if any, by which (i) the additional interest would have accrued on
the
amount prepaid or not borrowed at the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin
for
LIBOR Loans if that amount had remained or been outstanding through the last
day
of the applicable Interest Period exceeds (ii) the interest that such Lender
could recover by placing such amount on deposit in the London interbank
eurodollar currency market for a period beginning on the date of the prepayment
or failure to borrow and ending on the last day of the applicable Interest
Period (or, if no deposit rate quotation is available for such period, for
the
most comparable period for which a deposit rate quotation may be obtained);
plus
(c) all
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Lender reasonably attributable to such
payment, prepayment or failure to borrow.
Each
Lender’s determination of the amount of any prepayment fee payable under this
Section 2.13
shall be
conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The obligations of the Borrower
under this Section
2.13
shall
survive the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination
of
this Agreement.
2.14. Security.
(a) Security
Documents.
The
Loans, together with all other Obligations, shall be secured by the Liens
granted by the Borrower under the Security Documents. All obligations of a
Guarantor under the Credit Documents shall be secured by the Liens granted
by
such Guarantor under the Security Documents. So long as the terms thereof are
in
compliance with this Agreement, each Lender Rate Contract shall be secured
by
the Lien of the Security Documents (a) on a pari
passu
basis to
the extent of the associated Termination Value, and (b) to the extent of any
excess, on a basis which is in all respects subordinated to all other
Obligations.
(b) Further
Assurances.
The
Borrower shall deliver, and shall cause each Guarantor to deliver, to the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent such mortgages, deeds of trust,
security agreements, pledge agreements, lessor consents and estoppels
(containing appropriate mortgagee and lender protection language), control
agreements, and other instruments, agreements, certificates, opinions and
documents (including UCC financing statements and fixture filings and landlord
waivers, warehouse agreements, bailee agreements, access agreements, and
laboratory agreements) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request
to:
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(i) grant,
perfect, maintain, protect and evidence security interests in favor of the
Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, in any or all present and future property of the Borrower
and the Guarantors prior to the Liens or other interests of any Person, except
for Permitted Liens; and
(ii) otherwise
establish, maintain, protect and evidence the rights provided to the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, pursuant to the
Security Documents.
The
Borrower shall fully cooperate with the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent and the Lenders and perform all additional acts requested by the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to effect the purposes
of this Section
2.14.
2.15. Replacement
of the Lenders.
If
(a) any Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender more than one (1) time in a
period of twelve (12) consecutive months, (b) any Lender shall continue as
a Defaulting Lender for more than five (5) Business Days at any time, (c) any
Lender shall suspend its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans
pursuant to Section 2.11(b)
for a
reason which is not applicable to any other Lender, or (d) any Lender shall
demand any payment under Section
2.11(c),
2.11(d)
or
2.12(a)
for a
reason which is not applicable to any other Lender, then the Administrative
Agent may (or upon the written request of the Borrower, shall) replace such
Lender (the “affected
Lender”),
or
cause such affected Lender to be replaced, with another lender (the
“replacement
Lender”)
satisfying the requirements of an Assignee Lender under Section
8.05(c),
by
having the affected Lender sell and assign all of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (including for purposes
of
this Section
2.15,
participations in L/C Obligations) to the replacement Lender pursuant to
Section
8.05(c);
provided,
however,
that if
the Borrower seeks to exercise such right, it must do so within sixty (60)
days
after it first knows or should have known of the occurrence of the event or
events giving rise to such right, and neither the Administrative Agent nor
any
Lender shall have any obligation to identify or locate a replacement Lender
for
the Borrower (it being expressly agreed that in such circumstances it is the
Borrower’s obligation to identify or locate a replacement Lender that is an
Eligible Assignee and is acceptable to the Administrative Agent). Upon receipt
by any affected Lender of a written notice from the Administrative Agent stating
that the Administrative Agent is exercising the replacement right set forth
in
this Section
2.15,
such
affected Lender shall sell and assign all of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (including for purposes of this
Section
2.15,
participations in L/C Obligations) to the replacement Lender pursuant to an
Assignment Agreement and Section
8.05(c)
for a
purchase price equal to the sum of the principal amount of the affected Lender’s
Loans so sold and assigned or such other amount is agreed to by such affected
Lender and such replacement Lender), all accrued and unpaid interest thereon
and
its ratable share of all fees to which it is entitled.
2.16. Calculation
of Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability.
The
Borrower’s calculation of the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability reflected in
each Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section
5.01(a)(iv)
or
otherwise pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Administrative Agent.
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2.17. Adjustments
to the Applicable Advance Rate.
(a) Adjustment
by the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Credit
Documents and in addition to any other available remedies, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if the Administrative Agent
determines in its reasonable discretion that there is a material impairment
of
the prospect of repayment of all or any portion of the Obligations or a material
impairment of the value of the Collateral or security interests in the
Collateral, the Administrative Agent may, upon giving written notice to the
Borrower, reduce one or more of the percentages in the definition of Applicable
Advance Rate without declaring an Event of Default.
(b) Cash
Collection Ratio Adjustment.
If the
Cash Collection Ratio for any calendar quarter is less than 110%, the Applicable
Advance Rate of the Eligible Genius Receivables, the Eligible Xxxxxxxxx
Receivables and the Eligible Library Value, respectively, shall be reduced
by
10% (e.g. a rate of 80% would be reduced to 70% pursuant to this Section 2.17(b))
(except
that in any event the Applicable Advance Rate of the Eligible Genius
Receivables, the Eligible Xxxxxxxxx Receivables or the Eligible Library Value,
as applicable, shall not be reduced below 0%) for the period beginning on the
Business Day after the Borrower provides a Compliance Certificate pursuant
to
Section 5.01(a)(iii)
reflecting that the Cash Collection Ratio for any calendar quarter is less
than
110% and ending on the Business Day after the Borrower provides a Compliance
Certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(iii)
reflecting that the Cash Collection Ratio for any calendar quarter is equal
to
or greater than 110%; provided,
however,
that
that if no Compliance Certificate is delivered when due in accordance with
such
Section
5.01(a)(iii),
then
the Cash Collection Ratio shall be deemed to be less than 110% until such date
as the Borrower delivers a Compliance Certificate in form and substance
acceptable to the Administrative Agent and thereafter the applicable adjustments
under this Section 2.17(b)
shall be
based on the Cash Collection Ratio indicated on such Compliance Certificate
until such time as the Applicable Advance Rate is further adjusted as set forth
in this Agreement.
ARTICLE
III. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT.
3.01. Initial
Conditions Precedent.
The
obligations of the Lenders to make the Loans comprising the initial Revolving
Loan Borrowing are subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth
on
Schedule
3.01
and
receipt by the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each
item listed on Schedule
3.01,
each in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for
the
benefit of the Lenders.
3.02. Conditions
Precedent to each Credit Event.
The
occurrence of each Credit Event (including the initial Revolving Loan Borrowing)
is subject to the further conditions that:
(a) The
Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and, if applicable,
the L/C Issuer, (i) the Notice of Loan Borrowing, Letter of Credit
Application, as the case may be, for such Credit Event in accordance with this
Agreement and (ii) a Borrowing Base Certificate as contemplated by
Section
5.01(a)(iv)(B);
and
(b) On
the
date such Credit Event is to occur and after giving effect to such Credit Event,
the following shall be true and correct:
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(i) The
representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in Article IV
and in
the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects as
if
made on such date (except for representations and warranties expressly made
as
of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects
as
of such date);
(ii) No
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing or will result from such Credit Event;
(iii) No
material adverse change in the operations, business or condition (financial
or
otherwise) of the Borrower individually or the Loan Parties (taken as a whole)
having occurred since December 31, 2006;
(iv) No
default or event of default under the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement has
occurred and is continuing or will result from such Credit Event, in each case
that would permit The Xxxxxxxxx Company to terminate the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution
Agreement;
(v) The
Xxxxxxxxx Company has not blocked payment from the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account
to
the Borrower;
(2) The
Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement expires at least 6 months after the Maturity
Date; and
(vii) The
Effective Amount of all Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding does not exceed,
or will not exceed as a result of such Credit Event, the Adjusted Borrowing
Base
Availability at such time.
The
submission by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of each Notice of Loan
Borrowing, each Letter of Credit Application, each Notice of Conversion (other
than a notice for a conversion to a Base Rate Loan) and each Notice of Interest
Period Selection shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the
Borrower that each of the statements set forth above in this Section
3.02(b)
is true
and correct as of the date of such notice.
ARTICLE
IV. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES.
4.01. Representations
and Warranties.
In
order to induce the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders
to enter into this Agreement, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to
the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders for itself and each
of the other Loan Parties as follows and agrees that each of said
representations and warranties shall be deemed to survive until full, complete
and indefeasible payment and performance of the Obligations (other than
contingent indemnity obligations to the extent no claim has been asserted)
and
shall apply anew to each Revolving Loan Borrowing hereunder:
(a) Due
Incorporation, Formation, Qualification, etc.
Each
Loan Party (i) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation or formation; (ii) has the power and authority
to
own, lease and operate its properties and carry on its business as now
conducted; and (iii) is duly qualified, licensed to do business and in good
standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company,
as
applicable, in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of
property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license
and where the failure to be so qualified or licensed, individually or in the
aggregate could have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Authority.
The
execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Credit Document
executed, or to be executed, by such Loan Party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby (i) are within the power of such Loan Party
and (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of
such
Loan Party.
(c) Enforceability.
Each
Credit Document executed, or to be executed, by each Loan Party has been, or
will be, duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes, or
will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party,
enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating
to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general
principles of equity.
(d) Non-Contravention.
The
execution and delivery by each Loan Party of the Credit Documents executed
by
such Loan Party and the performance and consummation of the transactions
(including the use of loan and letter of credit proceeds) contemplated thereby
do not (i) violate any Requirement of Law applicable to such Loan Party;
(ii) violate any provision of, or result in the breach or the acceleration
of, or entitle any other Person to accelerate (whether after the giving of
notice or lapse of time or both), any Contractual Obligation of such Loan Party;
(iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (or the obligation
to create or impose any Lien) upon any property, asset or revenue of such Loan
Party (except such Liens as may be created in favor of the Collateral Agent
for
the benefit of itself, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to
this
Agreement or the other Credit Documents) or (iv) violate any provision of
any existing law, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any
court or Governmental Authority to which it is subject, in each case where
such
breach could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Approvals.
(i) No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or
filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person (including, without
limitation, the equity holders of any Person) is required in connection with
the
borrowing of Loans, the granting of Liens under the Credit Documents, the
execution and delivery of the Credit Documents executed by any Loan Party or
the
performance or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
except for those which have been made or obtained and are in full force and
effect.
(ii) All
Governmental Authorizations have been duly obtained and are in full force and
effect without any known conflict with the rights of others and free from any
unduly burdensome restrictions, except where any such failure to obtain such
Governmental Authorizations or any such conflict or restriction could not have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan
Party has received any written notice or other written communications from
any
Governmental Authority regarding (i) any revocation, withdrawal,
suspension, termination or modification of, or the imposition of any material
conditions with respect to, any Governmental Authorization, or (ii) any
other limitations on the conduct of business by any Loan Party, except where
any
such revocation, withdrawal, suspension, termination, modification, imposition
or limitation could not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(iii) No
Governmental Authorization is required for either (x) the pledge or grant by
any
Loan Party as applicable of the Liens purported to be created in favor of the
Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent (as applicable) in connection
herewith or any other Credit Document or (y) the exercise by the Collateral
Agent or the Administrative Agent (as applicable) of any rights or remedies
in
respect of any Collateral (whether specifically granted or created pursuant
to
any of the Security Documents or created or provided for by any Governmental
Rule), except for (1) such Governmental Authorizations that have been
obtained and are in full force and effect and fully disclosed to Administrative
Agent in writing, and (2) filings or recordings contemplated in connection
with this Agreement or any Security Document.
(f) No
Violation or Default.
No Loan
Party is in violation of or in default with respect to (i) any Requirement
of Law applicable to such Person or (ii) any Contractual Obligation of such
Person (nor is there any waiver in effect which, if not in effect, could result
in such a violation or default), where, in each case, such violation or default
could have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default (or event
or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing.
(g) Litigation.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.01(g),
no
actions (including derivative actions), suits, proceedings (including
arbitration proceedings or mediation proceedings) or investigations are pending
or to its knowledge threatened against any Loan Party at law or in equity in
any
court, arbitration proceeding or before any other Governmental Authority which
(i) could (alone or in the aggregate) have a Material Adverse Effect or
(ii) seek to enjoin, either directly or indirectly, the execution, delivery
or performance by any Loan Party of the Credit Documents or the transactions
contemplated thereby.
(h) Real
Property, Etc.
(i) All
real
property owned or leased by the Loan Parties is described (including, as to
owned real property, a legal description) in Schedule
4.01(h)
and such
schedule sets forth which are owned and which are leased. The Loan Parties
own
and have good and marketable title, or a valid leasehold interest in, all their
respective properties and assets as reflected in the most recent Financial
Statements delivered to the Administrative Agent (except those assets and
properties disposed of in the ordinary course of business or otherwise in
compliance with this Agreement since the date of such Financial Statements)
and
all respective assets and properties acquired by the Loan Parties since such
date (except those disposed of in the ordinary course of business or otherwise
in compliance with this Agreement). Such assets and properties are subject
to no
Lien, except for Permitted Liens. Each of the Loan Parties has complied with
all
material obligations under all material leases to which it is a party and enjoys
peaceful and undisturbed possession under such leases. The real properties
owned by the Loan Parties are taxed separately and do not include any
other property, and for all purposes the real properties may be
mortgaged, conveyed and otherwise dealt with as a separate legal
parcel.
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(ii) No
Loan
Party (A) has violated any Environmental Laws, (B) has any liability under
any
Environmental Laws or (C) has received notice or other communication of an
investigation or is under investigation by any Governmental Authority having
authority to enforce Environmental Laws, where such violation, liability or
investigation could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect. Each Loan Party’s use and operation of its business properties are in
compliance with all applicable Laws, including all applicable land use and
zoning laws, except to the extent that non-compliance could not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(i) Financial
Statements.
The
Financial Statements of the Loan Parties which have been delivered to the
Administrative Agent, (i) are in accordance with the books and records of
the Loan Parties, which have been maintained in accordance with good business
practice; (ii) have been prepared in conformity with GAAP; and
(iii) fairly present in all material respects the financial conditions and
results of operations of the Loan Parties as of the date thereof and for the
period covered thereby. Other than as set forth on Schedule
4.01(i),
no Loan
Party has any Contingent Obligations, liability for taxes or other outstanding
obligations which, in any such case, are material in the aggregate, except
as
disclosed in the audited Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2005 and 2006 and the fiscal year to date period ended
March 31, 2007, furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the date
hereof, or in the Financial Statements delivered to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of Section
5.01(a).
(j) Creation,
Perfection and Priority of Liens; Equity Interests.
(i) As
of the
Closing Date (or as of the date any Loan Party becomes party to the Credit
Documents after the Closing Date, as to such Loan Party), except as may be
caused by any action or omission of the Administrative Agent: (x) the
execution and delivery of the Security Documents by the Loan Parties, together
with the filing of any UCC financing statements and the recording of the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office filings and U.S. Copyright Office filings delivered
to the Administrative Agent for filing and recording, and as of the date
delivered, the recording of any mortgages or deeds of trust delivered to the
Administrative Agent for recording (but not yet recorded), are effective to
create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as security for the Obligations, a valid
and perfected first priority Lien on all of the Collateral as of the Closing
Date (or as of the date any Loan Party becomes party to the Credit Documents
after the Closing Date, as to such Loan Party) (subject only to Permitted
Liens), and (y) all filings and other actions necessary to perfect and maintain
the perfection and first priority status of such Liens have been duly made
or
taken and remain in full force and effect.
(ii) All
outstanding Equity Securities of the Loan Parties are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable (as applicable, and in any event are
not
subject to further payment obligations by the holders thereof). Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.01(j),
there
are no outstanding subscriptions, options, conversion rights, warrants or other
agreements or commitments of any nature whatsoever (firm or conditional)
obligating the Loan Parties to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, any additional Equity Securities of the Loan Parties, or
obligating the Loan Parties to grant, extend or enter into any such agreement
or
commitment. All Equity Securities of the Loan Parties have been offered and
sold
in compliance with all federal and state securities laws and all other
Requirements of Law, except where any failure to comply could not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(k) ERISA.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.01(k):
(i) Based
upon the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in the latest
valuation of each Pension Plan that any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate
maintains or contributes to, or has any obligation under, the aggregate benefit
liabilities of such Pension Plan within the meaning of Section 4001 of
ERISA did not exceed the aggregate value of the assets of such Pension Plan.
Neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability with respect
to
any post-retirement benefit under any employee welfare plan (as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA), other than liability for health plan continuation
coverage described in Part 6 of Title I(B) of ERISA, which liability for health
plan contribution coverage could not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(ii) Each
Pension Plan complies, in both form and operation, in all material respects,
with its terms, ERISA and the IRC, and no condition exists or event has occurred
with respect to any such Pension Plan which would result in the incurrence
by
any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any material liability, fine or
penalty. Each Pension Plan, related trust agreement, arrangement and commitment
of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate is legally valid and binding and in
full force and effect. No Pension Plan is being audited or investigated by
any
government agency or is subject to any pending or threatened claim or suit.
No
Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a prohibited transaction under
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRC with respect to any Pension
Plan
which would result in the incurrence by any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate of
any
material liability.
(iii) None
of
the Loan Parties and the ERISA Affiliates contributes to or has any material
contingent obligations to any Multiemployer Plan. None of the Loan Parties
and
the ERISA Affiliates has incurred any material liability (including secondary
liability) to any Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial
withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan under Section 4201 of ERISA or as a
result of a sale of assets described in Section 4204 of ERISA. None of the
Loan
Parties and the ERISA Affiliates has been notified that any Multiemployer Plan
is in reorganization or insolvent under and within the meaning of
Section 4241 or Section 4245 of ERISA or that any Multiemployer Plan
intends to terminate or has been terminated under Section 4041A of
ERISA.
(iv) No
Loan
Party has (A) engaged in any transaction prohibited by any Governmental
Rule applicable to any Foreign Plan; (B) failed to make full payment when
due of all amounts due as contributions to any Foreign Plan; or
(C) otherwise failed to comply with the requirements of any Governmental
Rule applicable to any Foreign Plan, where singly or cumulatively, the above
could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Margin
Stock; Other Regulations.
No Loan
Party owns any Margin Stock which, in the aggregate, would constitute a
substantial part of the assets of the Borrower or the Loan Parties (taken as
a
whole), and no proceeds of any Loan or
any
Letter of Credit will
be
used,
whether
directly or indirectly,
to
purchase,
acquire or carry
any
Margin Stock or to extend credit, directly or indirectly, to any Person for
the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No Loan Party is subject
to
regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Federal Power Act,
the
Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code or to any other
Governmental Rule limiting its ability to incur indebtedness.
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(m) Trademarks,
Patents, Copyrights and Licenses.
The
Loan Parties each possess and either own, or have the right to use to the extent
required, all necessary trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent
rights and licenses which are material to the conduct of their respective
businesses as now operated. The Loan Parties each conduct their respective
businesses without infringement or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, after Due
Inquiry, claim of infringement of any trademark, trade name, trade secret,
service xxxx, patent, copyright, license or other intellectual property rights
of any other Person (which is not a Loan Party), except where such infringement
or claim of infringement could not have a Material Adverse Effect. There is
no
infringement or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, after Due Inquiry, claim of
infringement by others of any material trademark, trade name, trade secret,
service xxxx, patent, copyright, license or other intellectual property right
of
the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties. Each of the patents, trademarks,
trade names, service marks and copyrights owned by any Loan Party which is
registered with any Governmental Authority is set forth on the schedules to
the
Intellectual Property Security Agreement.
(n) Governmental
Charges.
The
Loan Parties have filed or caused to be filed all tax returns which are required
to be filed by them. The Loan Parties have paid, or made provision for the
payment of, all material taxes and other Governmental Charges which have or
may
have become due pursuant to said returns or otherwise and all other
indebtedness, except such Governmental Charges or indebtedness, if any, which
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which
adequate reserves (determined in accordance with GAAP) have been established.
Other than as set forth on Schedule
4.01(n),
proper
and accurate amounts have been withheld by each Loan Party from its employees
for all periods in full and complete compliance with the tax, social security
and unemployment withholding provisions of applicable federal, state, local
and
foreign law and such withholdings have been timely paid to the respective
Governmental Authorities. No Loan Party has executed or filed with the Internal
Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority any agreement or other
document extending, or having the effect of extending, the period for assessment
or collection of any taxes or Governmental Charges.
(o) Subsidiaries,
Etc. Schedule
4.01(o)
(as
supplemented by the Borrower in a notice delivered pursuant to Section
5.01(a)(xi))
sets
forth each of the Subsidiaries of each Loan Party, its jurisdiction of
organization, the classes of its Equity Securities, the number of Equity
Securities of each such class issued and outstanding, the percentages of Equity
Securities of each such class owned directly or indirectly by each Loan Party
and whether such Loan Party owns such Equity Securities directly or, if not,
the
Subsidiary of such Loan Party that owns such Equity Securities and the number
of
Equity Securities and percentages of Equity Securities of each such class owned
directly or indirectly by such Loan Party. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.01(o)
(as
supplemented as set forth above), none of the Loan Parties currently has any
Subsidiaries. All of the outstanding Equity Securities of each such Subsidiary
indicated on Schedule
4.01(o)
as owned
by each Loan Party are owned beneficially and of record by such Loan Party
free
and clear of all adverse claims.
(p) Solvency,
Etc.
Each of
the Loan Parties is Solvent and, after the execution and delivery of the Credit
Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, will
be
Solvent.
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(q) Labor
Matters.
There
are no disputes presently subject to grievance procedure, arbitration or
litigation under any of the collective bargaining agreements, employment
contracts or employee welfare or incentive plans to which any Loan Party is
a
party, and there are no strikes, lockouts, work stoppages or slowdowns, or,
to
the best knowledge of the Borrower, after Due Inquiry, jurisdictional disputes
or organizing activities occurring or threatened, which, in each case, alone
or
in the aggregate could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) No
Material Adverse Effect.
Since
December 31, 2006, no event has occurred and no condition exists which,
either individually or in the aggregate, could have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(s) Accuracy
of Information Furnished.
(i) The
Credit Documents and the other certificates, statements and information
(excluding projections) furnished or made available by the Loan Parties to
the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders in connection with
the Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, taken as a
whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and do not omit
to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All projections
furnished or made available by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent and the Lenders in connection with the Credit Documents and
the
transactions contemplated thereby have been prepared on a basis consistent
with
the historical financial statements described above, except as described
therein, have been based upon reasonable assumptions and represent, as of their
respective dates of presentations, the Loan Parties’ good faith estimates of the
future performance of the Loan Parties, and the Borrower has no reason to
believe that such estimates and assumptions are not reasonable.
(ii) The
copies of the Material Documents which have been delivered to the Administrative
Agent in accordance with Section
3.01
are
true, correct and complete copies of the respective originals thereof, as in
effect on the Closing Date, and no amendments or modifications have been made
to
the Material Documents, except as set forth by documents delivered or made
available to the Administrative Agent in accordance with said Section
3.01
or
otherwise reasonably approved in writing by the Required Lenders in accordance
with Section
5.02(m).
None of
the Material Documents has been terminated and each of the Material Documents
is
in full force and effect. None of the Loan Parties is in default in the
observance or performance of any of its material obligations under the Material
Documents and each Loan Party has taken all action required to be taken as
of
the Closing Date to keep unimpaired its rights thereunder (other than possible
defaults which may be the subject of any litigation referred to in Schedule 4.01(g)).
(iii) Each
Account included in each Borrowing Base Certificate satisfies the requirements
of an Eligible Account as of the date of such Borrowing Base Certificate, the
Eligible Library Value included in each Borrowing Base Certificate reflects
the
current Library Value that satisfies the requirements of Eligible Library Value
and all calculations in each Borrowing Base Certificate are accurate and in
accordance with the provisions and requirements of this Agreement. The Borrower
confirms that it has not included any non-Eligible Accounts in Adjusted
Borrowing Base Availability even though the sale of goods giving rise to
Eligible Accounts and non-Eligible Accounts may be on a single invoice sent
to
the applicable Account Debtor.
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(t) Brokerage
Commissions.
No
person is entitled to receive any brokerage commission, finder’s fee or similar
fee or payment in connection with the extensions of credit contemplated by
this
Agreement as a result of any agreement entered into by any Loan Party. No
brokerage or other fee, commission or compensation is to be paid by the Lenders
with respect to the extensions of credit contemplated hereby as a result of
any
agreement entered into by GPI, the Borrower or any other Loan
Party.
(u) Policies
of Insurance.
The
material properties of the Loan Parties are insured with financially sound
and
reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Loan Parties, in such
amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily
carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties
in localities where the Loan Parties operate. Schedule
4.01(u)
sets
forth a true and complete listing of all insurance maintained by the Loan
Parties as of the Closing Date. Such insurance has not been terminated and
is in
full force and effect, and each of the Loan Parties has taken all action
required to be taken as of the date of this Agreement to keep unimpaired its
rights thereunder.
(v) Agreements
with Affiliates and Other Agreements.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule 4.01(v),
no Loan
Party has entered into and, as of the date of the applicable Credit Event does
not contemplate entering into, any material agreement or contract with any
Affiliate of any Loan Party, except upon terms at least as favorable to such
Loan Party as an arms-length transaction with unaffiliated Persons, based on
the
totality of the circumstances. No Loan Party is a party to or is bound by any
Contractual Obligation or is subject to any restriction under its respective
charter or formation documents, which could have a Material Adverse Effect.
(w) Foreign
Assets Control, Etc.
(i) No
Loan
Party (i) is, or is controlled by, a Designated Person; (ii) has
received funds or other property from a Designated Person; or (iii) is in
breach of or is the subject of any action or investigation under any
Anti-Terrorism Law. No Loan Party engages or will engage in any dealings or
transactions, or is or will be otherwise associated, with any Designated Person.
Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance, in all material
respects, with the Patriot Act. Each Loan Party has taken reasonable measures
to
ensure compliance to ensure compliance with the Anti-Terrorism Laws including
the requirement that (i) no Person who owns any direct or indirect interest
in any Loan Party is a Designated Person,
(ii)
funds invested directly or indirectly in any Loan Party by are derived from
legal sources.
(ii) No
portion of the proceeds of any Loan,
L/C
Credit Extension or other credit
made
hereunder has been or will be used, directly or indirectly for, and no fee,
commission, rebate or other value has been or will be paid to, or for the
benefit of, any governmental official, political party, official of a political
party or any other Person acting in an official capacity in violation of any
applicable law, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
(x) Dormant
Entities.
American
Vantage/Hypnotic, Inc. and Castalian, LLC are dormant entities and conduct
no
business and have no assets.
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4.02. Reaffirmation.
The
Borrower shall be deemed to have reaffirmed, for the benefit of the Lenders,
the
Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, each representation and warranty
in all material respects contained in Article
IV
and in
the other Credit Documents on and as of the date of each Credit Event (except
for representations and warranties expressly made as of a specified date, which
shall be true in all material respects as of such date).
ARTICLE
V. COVENANTS.
5.01. Affirmative
Covenants.
So long
as any Loan or L/C Obligation remains unpaid, or any other Obligation remains
unpaid or unperformed (other than contingent indemnity obligations to the extent
no claim has been asserted) or any portion of any Commitment remains in force,
the Borrower will comply, and will cause compliance by the other Loan Parties,
with the following affirmative covenants, unless the Required Lenders shall
otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Financial
Statements, Reports, etc.
The
Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the following (which delivery
shall be deemed satisfied with respect to Section
5.01(a)(i)
and
(ii)
upon the
Borrower or GPI filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission 10-Q or
10-K
reports that include the applicable Financial Statements), each in such form
and
such detail as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably
request:
(i) As
soon
as available and in no event later than the last permitted day for GPI to file
quarterly SEC financial statements for such fiscal quarter absent any waiver
of
filing requirements (except for the applicable Rule 12b-25 grace period so
long as a Rule 12b-25 form is timely filed with the SEC), a copy of the
Financial Statements of the Loan Parties (prepared on a consolidated and
consolidating basis) for such quarter (beginning with the quarter ending June
30, 2007 and thereafter) and for the fiscal year to date, certified by the
president or chief financial officer of the Borrower to present fairly in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and other
information reflected therein and to have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP
(subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes,
which Financial Statements shall be accompanied by a narrative from management
of the Borrower which discusses results (which delivery shall be deemed
satisfied by the receipt of or the filing of the 10-Q or 10-K reports that
include a management discussion and analysis) and compares actual financial
performance for the prior fiscal quarter to the budget and projected financial
statements for such fiscal year delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(vii);
(ii) As
soon
as available and in no event later than the last permitted day for GPI to file
annual SEC financial statements for such fiscal year absent any waiver of filing
requirements (except for the applicable Rule 12b-25 grace period so long as
a
Rule 12b-25 form is timely filed with the SEC), copies of the consolidated
and
consolidating Financial Statements of the Loan Parties for such year, audited
(as to the consolidated Financial Statements) by an independent certified public
accountants of recognized national standing, which Financial Statements shall
be
accompanied by (1) a narrative from management of the Borrower which
discusses results (which delivery shall be deemed satisfied by the receipt
of or
the filing of the 10-Q or 10-K reports that include a management discussion
and
analysis) and (2) copies of the unqualified opinions, such accountants
covenant compliance calculations and, to the extent delivered, management
letters delivered by such accountants in connection with all such Financial
Statements and
prepared in accordance with GAAP;
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(iii) Contemporaneously
with the Financial Statements for each quarter and each year end required by
the
foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), a compliance certificate of the president or
chief financial officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of
Exhibit E
(a
“Compliance
Certificate”)
which
(A) states that no Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance
described in Section
2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing, or, if any such Default or Event of Default (or
such
event or circumstance described in Section
2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof and what action
the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, (B) sets forth, for the
quarter or year covered by such Financial Statements or as of the last day
of
such quarter or year (as the case may be), the calculation of the financial
ratios and tests provided in Section 5.03,
and (C)
sets forth information and computations related to Sections
2.17(b), 5.01(i), 5.02(a), 5.02(d), 5.02(e) and 5.02(q)
of this
Agreement and any other provisions of the Credit Documents required to be
included in such Compliance Certificate;
(iv) (A)
On
each Monthly Release Date, a Borrowing Base Certificate of the president or
chief financial officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of
Exhibit F
(a
“Borrowing
Base Certificate”)
which
sets forth (i) the calculation of the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability
as of
such Monthly Release Date (including Accounts agings), (ii) the calculation
of
the Percentage of Loans Outstanding as of such Monthly Release Date, (iii)
the
amount that the Borrower is requesting to be released to the Borrower from
the
Genius Control Account pursuant to Section
2.05(a)
and the
amount the Borrower is requesting be retained in the Genius Control Account
as
an “Eligible
Cash Amount,”(iv)
the
ratings described in the definition of “Applicable Concentration Percentage” for
each Account Debtor where the Borrower’s and the Guarantor’s total Accounts from
such Account Debtor (other than, in the case of Blockbuster, Xxxxxxxxx
Receivables (currently designated on the Borrower’s accounts receivable system
as “BLOWEI” accounts) at any time when no Xxxxxxxxx Receivable owing from
Blockbuster otherwise qualifies as an “Eligible Account”) exceed 7% of the
Borrower’s and the Guarantor’s total Eligible Accounts, determined using the
Bloomberg CRPR screen (or any other source satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent), in each case, as of the last day of the calendar month ending prior
to
such Monthly Release Date and (v) a schedule of the amount and Account
Debtor for each VMI Account, and (B) concurrently with the delivery of a
Notice of Loan Borrowing or Letter of Credit Application, a Borrowing Base
Certificate demonstrating that the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability as
of
the most recent Monthly Release Date (after making adjustments as required
by
clause (e) of the definition of Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability) is
sufficient for such requested Notice of Loan Borrowing or Letter of Credit
Application. In each case, such Borrowing Base Certificate shall be accompanied
by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower attesting that the
Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability as set forth in the Borrowing Base
Certificate has been calculated in accordance with the definition of “Adjusted
Borrowing Base Availability” as set forth in Section
1.01;
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(v) On
each
Monthly Release Date, an Allocation Certificate of the president or chief
financial officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit
G
(an
“Allocation
Certificate”)
which
includes a calculation of the then applicable allocation and application of
funds from the Central Lockbox Account to the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account and
the
Genius Control Account pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement and confirmation
of such allocation and application of funds from the Central Lockbox Account
pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement as of the date of such Allocation
Certificate. The Allocation Certificate shall be accompanied by a certificate
of
a Responsible Officer of the Borrower attesting that the allocation and
application of funds requirements set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement
have
been complied with;
(vi) As
soon
as possible and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after any Loan
Party knows of the occurrence or existence of (A) any ERISA Event,
(B) any actual or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened
litigation, suits, claims, disputes or investigations against any Loan Party
involving potential monetary damages payable by any Loan Party of $1,000,000
or
more (alone or in the aggregate) or in which injunctive relief or similar relief
is sought, which relief, if granted, could have a Material Adverse Effect,
(C) any other event or condition which, either individually or in the
aggregate, could have a Material Adverse Effect, including (I) breach or
non-performance of, or any default (taking into consideration any applicable
cure periods) under, a Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor;
(II) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between
the Borrower or any Guarantor and any Governmental Authority; or (III) the
commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding
affecting the Borrower or any Guarantor, including pursuant to any applicable
Environmental Laws; (D) any Default, Event of Default (or event or
circumstance described in Section
2.06(d))
or any
default under any Subordinated Obligations, the statement of the president
or
chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower setting forth details
of
such event, circumstance, condition, default, Event of Default or Default and
the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto; or (E)
any
material change in accounting policies of or financial reporting practices
by
the applicable Loan Party. Each notice pursuant to this Section 5.01(a)(vi)
shall be
accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting
forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action
the
Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice
pursuant to this Section 5.01(a)(vi)
shall
describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement or other
Credit Document that have been breached;
(vii) As
soon
as available, and in any event not later than forty five (45) days after the
commencement of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the budget and projected
financial statements of the Loan Parties for the next four quarters, including,
in each case, projected balance sheets, statements of income and retained
earnings and statements of cash flow of the Loan Parties, all in reasonable
detail and in any event to include projected capital expenditures and quarterly
projections of the Borrower’s compliance with each of the covenants set forth in
Section
5.03
of this
Agreement (including quarterly forecasts of monthly cash flow demonstrating
monthly compliance with Section
5.03(a)
during
such fiscal year);
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(viii) As
soon
as possible and in any event not later than 90 days after December 31 of each
year, a Library Value Report and if (A) an Event of Default has occurred and
is
continuing, (B) a Material Library Value Event has occurred or (C) in the
reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent a material change in market
conditions has occurred, the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion
(or at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) may
require an updated Library Value Report covering such matters as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably require (but in any event including all
such matters contained in the initial Library Value Report delivered by the
Xxxxxx Group that relate to copyrights and Inbound Distribution Agreements
included in the Eligible Library Value), all at the Borrower’s
expense;
provided
that
when the Applicable Advance Rate with respect to the Eligible Library Value
equals 0%, clause (A), (B) and (C) of this Section 5.01(a)(viii)
shall
not apply; provided
further,
that in
the case of an acquisition that does not result in a Material Library Value
Event, an appraisal from an independent third party delivered to the
Administrative Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent with respect to the assets acquired in such acquisition
shall be deemed to be the Library Value Report with respect to such assets
until
the next Library Value Report is delivered as contemplated above.
(ix) At
least
thirty (30) days prior to a sale or other disposition of all or part of the
Library Value and no more than ten (10) days after a Material Library Value
Event or a material acquisition or change in market conditions for assets
comprising all or part of the Library Value has occurred, a notice from the
Borrower setting forth the details thereof;
(x) As
soon
as possible and in no event later than five (5) Business Days prior to the
occurrence of any event or circumstance that would require a prepayment pursuant
to Section
2.06(c),
the
statement of the chief financial officer of the Borrower setting forth the
details thereof;
(xi) As
soon
as possible and in no event later than ten (10) days prior thereto, written
notice of the establishment or acquisition by a Loan Party of any new Subsidiary
or the issuance of any new Equity Securities of any existing Loan
Party;
(xii) As
soon
as possible and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after the receipt
thereof by a Loan Party, a copy of any notice, summons, citations or other
written communications concerning any actual, alleged, suspected or threatened
violation of any Environmental Law, or any liability of a Loan Party for
Environmental Damages;
(xiii) Promptly
after the same are available, and in any event within five (5) Business Days
after filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, notice of filing
of
copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report
or
communication sent to the stockholders of GPI or any of its Subsidiaries, and
copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration
statements which GPI, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries
may
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13 or 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and not otherwise required
to
be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to other provisions of this
Section 5.01(a);
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(xiv) As
soon
as possible and in no event later than (10) days prior to the acquisition by
any
Loan Party of any leasehold or ownership interest in real property, a written
update to Schedule
4.01(h);
(xv) Promptly
after the reasonable request by any Lender through the Administrative Agent,
copies of any other report or other document that was filed by GPI, the Borrower
or any of their respective Subsidiaries, with any Governmental Agency;
and
(xvi) Such
other instruments, agreements, certificates, opinions, statements, documents
and
information relating to the properties, operations or condition (financial
or
otherwise) of the Loan Parties, and compliance by the Borrower with the terms
of
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably
request.
The
Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make
available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information
provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower
Materials”)
by
posting the Borrower Materials on one or more Platforms and (b) certain of
the
Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e. Lenders that do not wish to receive
non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities)
(each, a “Public
Lender”).
The
Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made
available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC”
which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently
on the first page thereof, (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC” the
Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the L/C
Issuer and the Lenders to treat the Borrower Materials as either publicly
available information or not material information (although it may be sensitive
and proprietary) with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities for
purposes of United States Federal and state security laws; (y) all Borrower
Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion
of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent
shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC”
as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated
“Public Investor”.
(b) Books
and Records.
The
Loan Parties shall at all times keep proper books of record and account in
which
full, true and correct entries will be made of their transactions in accordance
with GAAP.
(c) Inspections.
(i) The
Loan
Parties shall provide the Administrative Agent with (or, if requested by the
Administrative Agent, permit the Administrative Agent or any agent or
representative thereof to conduct) a Collateral Audit at the Borrower’s expense
(A) not later than 90 days after January 1 and June 30 of each year (including
not later than 90 days after June 30, 2007), and (B) if an Event of Default
(or
event or circumstance described in Section
2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing, at any other time the Administrative Agent
requests;
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(ii) The
Loan
Parties shall permit the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any
agent
or representative thereof, upon reasonable notice and during normal business
hours so long as no Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance
described in Section
2.06(d))
shall
have occurred and be continuing and otherwise at any time as the Administrative
Agent or the Collateral Agent may determine with or without prior notice to
the
Borrower, to visit and inspect any of the properties and offices of the Loan
Parties, to conduct audits of any or all of the Collateral, to examine the
books
and records of the Loan Parties and make copies thereof, and to discuss the
affairs, finances and business of the Loan Parties with, and to be advised
as to
the same by, their officers, auditors and accountants, all at such times and
intervals as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may request,
all
at the Borrower’s expense; provided
that so
long as no Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section
2.06(d))
shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay
for
the costs of more than one inspection under this Section
5.01(c)(ii)
in any
12 month period.
(d) Insurance.
The
Loan Parties shall:
(i) Carry
and
maintain (A) insurance during the term of this Agreement of the types and
in the amounts customarily carried from time to time by others engaged in
substantially the same business as such Person and operating in the same
geographic area as such Person, including, but not limited to, fire, public
liability, property damage and worker’s compensation, (B) if reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent, flood insurance with respect to real
property Collateral in amounts and subject to such deductibles and other terms
as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (C) protection
and
indemnity risks and (D) any other risks against which the Administrative Agent
considers, having regards to practices and other circumstances prevailing at
the
relevant time, it would in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent
be
reasonable for the Loan Parties to insure and which are specified by the
Administrative Agent by notice to the Borrower;
(ii) Furnish
to the Administrative Agent, upon written request, full information as to the
insurance carried;
(iii) Carry
and
maintain each policy for such insurance with (A) a company which is rated A
or better by A.M. Best and Company at the time such policy is placed and at
the
time of each annual renewal thereof or (B) any other insurer which is
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(iv) Obtain
and maintain endorsements reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent
for
such insurance (including form 438BFU or equivalent) naming the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Agent as an additional insured, mortgagee and as
lender’s loss payee and including lender’s loss payable endorsements, where
applicable;
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(v) Unless
otherwise
agreed
to by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders, cause
each such policy to (A) provide that neither the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any other party shall be a coinsurer thereunder,
(B) provide that it shall not be canceled, modified or not renewed (1) by
reason of nonpayment of premium upon not less than ten (10) days’ prior written
notice thereof by the insurer to the Administrative Agent, and (2) for any
other
reason upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice by the insurer
to the Administrative Agent and, in each case, giving the Administrative Agent
the right to cure defaults, (C) provide for at least thirty (30) days’ prior
written notice to each insured and each loss payee named therein of the date
on
which such policies shall terminate by lapse of time if not renewed, (D) be
primary without right of contribution from any other insurance carried by or
on
behalf of any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent with
respect to any interest in the Collateral, (E) provide that no Person other
than
the Loan Parties shall have any liability for any premiums with respect thereto
and (F) provide that inasmuch as the policies are written to cover more
than one insured, all terms and conditions, insuring agreements and
endorsements, with the exception of limits of
liability, shall operate in the same manner as if there were a separate policy
covering each insured;
provided,
however,
that if
any Loan Party shall fail to maintain insurance in accordance with this
Section
5.01(d),
or if
any Loan Party shall fail to provide the required endorsements with respect
thereto, the Administrative Agent shall have the right (but shall be under
no
obligation) to procure such insurance and the Borrower agrees to reimburse
the
Administrative Agent for all costs and expenses of procuring such
insurance.
(e) Governmental
Charges and Other Indebtedness.
Each
Loan Party shall promptly pay and discharge when due (i) all material taxes
and other material Governmental Charges prior to the date upon which penalties
accrue thereon, (ii) all Indebtedness which, if unpaid, could become a Lien
upon the property of such Loan Party and (iii) subject to any subordination
provisions applicable thereto, all other Indebtedness which in each case, if
unpaid, could have a Material Adverse Effect, except such taxes, Governmental
Charges and Indebtedness as may in good faith be contested or disputed, or
for
which arrangements for deferred payment have been made; provided
that in
each such case appropriate reserves are maintained to the satisfaction of the
Administrative Agent and no material property of any Loan Party is at impending
risk of being seized, levied upon or forfeited.
(f) Use
of
Proceeds.
The
Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Revolving Loans (i) to pay fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (ii) to finance Permitted Acquisitions, and (iii) (together with
Letters of Credit issued hereunder) to provide for the working capital and
general corporate purpose needs of the Loan Parties (including without
limitation (but subject to the terms herein) the acquisition, development,
financing, production, distribution, marketing and certain other exploitation
costs). No part of the proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit shall be
used, whether directly or indirectly, to purchase, acquire or carry any Margin
Stock or for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the regulations
of
the Federal Reserve Board, including Regulations T, U and X.
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(g) General
Business Operations.
Each of
the Loan Parties shall (i) preserve, renew and maintain in full force its
corporate, partnership or limited liability company existence and good standing
under the Governmental Rules of the jurisdiction of its organization and all
of
its rights, licenses, leases, qualifications, privileges franchises and other
authority reasonably necessary to the conduct of its business, (ii) conduct
its business activities in compliance with all Requirements of Law and
Contractual Obligations applicable to such Person in all material respects,
(iii) keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good
working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and from time
to
time make, or cause to be made, all necessary and proper repairs, except, in
each case, where any failure, either individually or in the aggregate, could
not
have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) maintain, preserve and protect all of
its
rights to enjoy and use its trademarks, trade names, service marks, patents,
copyrights, licenses, leases, franchise agreements and franchise registrations
and (v) conduct its business in an orderly manner without voluntary
interruption. No Loan Party shall change its jurisdiction of
formation.
(h) Compliance
with Laws
. Each
Loan Party shall comply, and shall cause all other Persons occupying or using
such Loan Party’s property to comply, with the requirements of all applicable
laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority (including,
without limitation, all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits),
noncompliance with which could have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect and the inventory of each Loan Party shall comply with
the Fair Labor Standards Act.
(i) New
Subsidiaries.
The
Borrower shall, at its own expense promptly, and in any event within thirty
(30)
Business Days after the formation or acquisition of any Domestic Subsidiary
or
any Foreign Subsidiary (A) notify the Administrative Agent of such event in
writing (to the extent notice has not already been provided in accordance with
Section 5.01(a)(x)),
(B)
cause each Domestic Subsidiary, each Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary and each
other
Loan Party (other than a Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiary), as applicable,
to
become a party to the Guaranty, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual
Property Security Agreement and each other applicable Security Document in
accordance with the terms thereof, execute additional Security Documents if
requested by the Administrative Agent and amend the Security Documents as
appropriate in light of such event to pledge to the Collateral Agent for the
benefit of itself and the Lenders (1) 100% of the Equity Securities of each
such Person which becomes a Domestic Subsidiary or a Foreign Guarantor
Subsidiary and (2) 100% of the non-voting Equity Securities (within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.956-2(c)(2) promulgated under the IRC) and
66% of the voting Equity Securities (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.956-2(c)(2) promulgated under the IRC) of each such Person which
becomes a Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiary (provided
that,
if, as a result of any change in the tax laws of the United States of America
after the date of this Agreement, the pledge by any Loan Party of any additional
Equity Securities in any such Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to the Collateral
Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, under the Security Documents would
not result in an increase in the aggregate net consolidated tax liabilities
of
the Loan Parties, then, promptly after the change in such laws, all such
additional Equity Securities shall be so pledged under the Security
Documents)
and
execute and deliver all documents or instruments required thereunder or
appropriate to perfect the security interest created thereby,
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(C) deliver
(or cause the appropriate Person to deliver) to the Collateral Agent all
certificates and other instruments constituting Collateral thereunder free
and
clear of all adverse claims, accompanied by undated powers or other instruments
of transfer executed in blank (and take such other steps as may be requested
by
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to perfect the Collateral
Agent’s Lien in such Collateral consisting of Equity Securities in compliance
with any applicable laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States of
America), (D) cause each document (including each UCC financing statement
and each filing with respect to intellectual property owned by each new Domestic
Subsidiary) required by law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent
or the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create
in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a valid, legal
and perfected first-priority security interest in and lien on the Collateral
subject to the Security Documents to be so filed, registered or recorded and
evidence thereof delivered to the Administrative Agent, (E) deliver an
opinion of counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent with respect to each new Domestic Subsidiary and Foreign
Guarantor Subsidiary, and/or the pledge of the Equity Securities of each
Domestic Subsidiary, Foreign Guarantor Subsidiary and Foreign Non-Guarantor
Subsidiary and the matters set forth in this Section and (F) deliver to the
Administrative Agent the same organization documents, resolutions, certificates,
lien searches and other matters set forth in Schedule
3.01(b) and (e)
with
respect to such New Subsidiary as required to be delivered with respect to
the
Borrower on the date hereof, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
Administrative Agent.
(j) Appraisals.
During
the existence of an Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d))
or upon
the written request of any Lender acting pursuant to any Requirement of Law,
the
Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, at the expense of the
Borrower, commission an appraisal of any property (i) to which any Loan
Party holds legal title and (ii) which is encumbered by any Security
Document.
(k) Additional
Collateral.
If at
any time from and after the Closing Date any Loan Party acquires any fee
interest in real property with a value that exceeds $1,000,000, such Loan Party
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, at its own expense, promptly all
documentation and information in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
the Administrative Agent (including surveys and environmental reports) to assist
the Collateral Agent in obtaining deeds of trust or mortgages on such additional
real property and ALTA policies of title insurance, with such endorsements
as
the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, issued by a company and in
form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in an amount
equal to the principal amount of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment as in
effect from time to time, insuring the Collateral Agent’s Lien on such
additional real property Collateral to be of first priority, subject only to
such exceptions as the Administrative Agent shall approve in its discretion,
with all costs thereof to be paid by the Borrower.
(l) Dissolution
of Dormant Subsidiaries.
No
later than 60 days after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have dissolved
or
merged out of existence American Vantage/Hypnotic, Inc. and Castalian, LLC
in
accordance with applicable law and provided the Administrative Agent with
evidence of such dissolution or merging out.
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(m) Good
Tax Standing.
No
later than 30 days after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall obtain a
certificates of the Franchise Tax Board, Secretary of State or comparable
official from the state of Colorado, dated as of a date within 30 days after
the
Closing Date, stating that Castalian Music L.L.C. is in good tax standing under
the laws of Colorado.
(n) Control
Agreements.
No
later than 30 days after the Closing Date, to the extent not previously
provided, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with (i) a Control
Agreement with each financial institution at which the Borrower or any Guarantor
maintains a deposit account as of the Closing Date, each appropriately
completed, duly executed by such Loan Party, and the Administrative Agent and
acknowledged by the depositary bank to which addressed and (ii) a Control
Agreement with each securities intermediary at which any Borrower or any
Guarantor maintains a securities account as of the Closing Date, each
appropriately completed, duly executed by such Loan Party, and the
Administrative Agent and acknowledged by the securities intermediary to which
addressed.
(o) Additional
Insurance.
No
later than August 29, 2007, the Borrower shall obtain and maintain additional
insurance policies in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such
risks as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion and
provide the Administrative Agent with evidence thereof in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(p) Ditan
Distribution LLC.
No
later than 30 days after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall enter into a
new
distribution agreement with Ditan Distribution LLC satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and provide the Administrative Agent with a new
bailee/access letter agreement with respect to the duplicator/replicator
facility/warehouse satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, appropriately
completed and duly executed by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and Ditan
Distribution LLC.
5.02. Negative
Covenants.
So long
as any Loan or L/C Obligation remains unpaid, or any other Obligation remains
unpaid or unperformed, (other than contingent indemnity obligations to the
extent no claim has been asserted) or any portion of any Commitment remains
in
force, the Borrower will comply, and will cause compliance by the other Loan
Parties, with the following negative covenants, unless the Required Lenders
shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Indebtedness.
None of
the Loan Parties shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness
or engage in any off-balance sheet finance transaction or other similar
transaction except for the following (“Permitted
Indebtedness”):
(i) Indebtedness
of the Loan Parties under the Credit Documents;
(ii) Indebtedness
of the Loan Parties listed in Schedule 5.02(a)
and
existing on the date of this Agreement (excluding any extension, renewal,
replacement or refinancing thereof);
(iii) Indebtedness
of the Loan Parties under Rate Contracts entered into with respect to the Loans;
provided
that
(A) all such Rate Contracts are entered into in connection with bona fide
hedging operations and not for speculation and (B) the aggregate notional
principal amount under all such Rate Contracts does not exceed the Effective
Amount of the Loans at any time;
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(iv) Indebtedness
of the Loan Parties with respect to surety, appeal, indemnity, performance
or
other similar bonds in the ordinary course of business, including those for
laboratories (including surety or similar bonds issued in connection with the
stay of a proceeding of the type described in Section
6.01(h));
(v) Guaranty
Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of Permitted Indebtedness of any other
Loan Party;
(vi) Indebtedness,
if any, owing to any other Loan Parties; provided that the Investment
constituting such Indebtedness is permitted by Section
5.02(e)(iii);
(vii) purchase
money Indebtedness and Capital Lease obligations in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $2,500,000 at any one time outstanding;
(viii) Indebtedness,
if any, owing to The Xxxxxxxxx
Company under the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement;
(ix) Subordinated
Obligations incurred after the Closing Date; provided
that
such Indebtedness is on terms and conditions and pursuant to documentation
(including rate, tenor, amount, security and subordination) satisfactory to
the
Required Lenders and the Required Lenders consent thereto is evidenced in
writing; and
(x) Indebtedness
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time
outstanding arising in connection with one or more letters of credit issued
by a Lender under separate documentation between a Loan Party and such Lender
(for the avoidance of doubt, each letter of credit described in this clause
(x)
is not a Letter of Credit as defined in this Agreement).
(b) Liens.
No Loan
Party shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien or Negative Pledge
on or with respect to any of its assets or property of any character, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, except for the following (“Permitted
Liens”):
(i) Liens
in
favor of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender securing
the Obligations and Negative Pledges under the Credit Documents;
(ii) Liens
listed in Schedule
5.02(b)
and
existing on the date of this Agreement and any replacement Liens (covering
the
same or a lesser scope of property) in respect of replacement Indebtedness
permitted under Section
5.02(a)(ii);
(iii) Liens
on
the TWC Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) in favor of
The
Xxxxxxxxx Company securing the Xxxxxxxxx Secured Obligations (as defined in
the
Intercreditor Agreement) so long as such liens are subject to the Intercreditor
Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement remains in full force and
effect;
(iv) Liens
for
taxes or other Governmental Charges not at the time delinquent or thereafter
payable without penalty or being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings; provided
that
adequate reserves for the payment thereof have been established in accordance
with GAAP and no property of any Loan Party is subject to impending risk of
loss
or forfeiture by reason of nonpayment of the obligations secured by such
Liens;
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(v) Liens
of
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, vendors, and landlords and
other
similar Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business for
sums which are not overdue more than 45 days or are being contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings; provided
that
adequate reserves for the payment thereof have been established in accordance
with GAAP;
(vi) Deposits
under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and social security laws or
to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the
repayment of borrowed money) or leases, or to secure statutory obligations
of
surety or appeal bonds or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar
bonds in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) Purchase
money Liens and associated Negative Pledges incurred with respect to property
acquired using the proceeds of Indebtedness and Capital Leases permitted under
Section
5.02(a)(vii);
(viii) Liens
incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the
Indebtedness secured by the Liens described in clause (ii) or (vi) above;
provided
that any
extension, renewal or replacement Lien (A) is limited to the property covered
by
the existing Lien and (B) secures Indebtedness which is no greater in amount
and
has material terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the Indebtedness
secured by the existing Lien;
(ix) any
judgment Lien not giving rise to an Event of Default;
(x) leases
or
subleases granted to others (in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practices) not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary
conduct of the business or operations of any Loan Party;
(xi) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects, encroachments or irregularities
in
title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material
respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of any Loan
Party;
(xii) deposits
in the ordinary course of business to secure liabilities to insurance carriers,
lessor, utilities and other service providers;
(xiii) bankers
liens and rights of setoff with respect to customary depository arrangements
entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv) Liens
arising by reason of security for surety or appeal bonds in the ordinary course
of business of any Loan Party;
(xv) Liens
resulting from a filing made by a third party as consignor against the Borrower
as consignee, which filing solely describes the property of the consignor that
is being held by the Borrower;
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(xvi) Other
Liens securing any collateral of the Loan Parties with a value in an amount
not
in excess of $2,000,000 at any one time;
(xvii) Liens
incurred with respect to Subordinated Obligations permitted under Section
5.02(a)(ix)
to the
extent the Required Lenders expressly permit any such Liens when consenting
to
any such Subordinated Obligations pursuant to Section
5.02(a)(ix);
(xviii) Liens
on
cash collateral in favor of Citibank, N.A. securing the Indebtedness
permitted under Section
5.02(a)(ii);
provided
that
(A) the aggregate amount of such cash collateral may not at any time exceed
the lesser of (1) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Indebtedness
permitted under Schedule
5.02(a)(ii)
and
(2) $300,000 and (B) such cash collateral must be held in account
#270271604 at Citibank, N.A.; and
(xix) Liens
on
cash collateral in favor of one or more Lenders securing the Indebtedness
permitted under Section
5.02(a)(x);
provided
that
(A) the aggregate amount of such cash collateral may not at any time exceed
the lesser of (1) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Indebtedness
permitted under Section
5.02(a)(x)
at such
time and (2) $5,000,000 and (B) such cash collateral must be held in
one or more Operating Accounts;
provided,
however,
that
the foregoing exceptions shall not permit any Lien in any Equity Securities
issued by any Loan Party (other than GPI) and owned by any Loan Party, except
for Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent securing the Obligations or any
guaranty thereof.
(c) Asset
Dispositions.
No Loan
Party shall, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, charter, convey, transfer
or
otherwise dispose (including, without limitation, via any sale and leaseback
transaction) of any of its assets or property, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, except for the following:
(i) Sales
or
licensing by the Loan Parties of inventory in the ordinary course of their
businesses (excluding sales of inventory by any Loan Party, directly or
indirectly, to another Loan Party);
(ii) Sales
by
the Loan Parties of damaged, worn or obsolete equipment in the ordinary course
of their businesses for not less than fair market value;
(iii) Sales
or
other dispositions by any Loan Party of Investments permitted by clause (i)
of
Section
5.02(e)
for not
less than fair market value; provided
that no
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
shall
have occurred and be continuing and the proceeds of such sale or other
disposition are retained as working capital with such Loan Party;
(iv) Sales
or
other dispositions of assets and property by the Borrower to any Guarantor
(other than GPI) or by any Guarantor to the Borrower or another Guarantor (other
than GPI); provided
that the
terms of any such sales or other dispositions by or to the Borrower or any
Guarantor are terms which are no less favorable to the Borrower or any Guarantor
than would prevail in the market for similar transactions between unaffiliated
parties dealing at arm’s length; and
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(v) Sales
or
other dispositions by the Loan Parties of all or a portion of the assets
included in the Library Value to a non-Affiliate third party for cash;
provided
that:
(A) No
Default or
Event
of Default (or
event
or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing on the date of, or would result after giving effect
to, any such sale or other disposition (actually and on a pro forma
basis);
(B) The
Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability reported in the most recently delivered
Borrowing Base Certificate as of the date of any such sale or other disposition
exceeds, and would exceed after giving effect to any such sale or other
disposition, the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations
outstanding as of the date of any such sale or other disposition;
and
(C) The
Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent of any such sale or other disposition
in accordance with Section
5.01(a)(ix).
(d) Mergers,
Acquisitions, Etc.
No Loan
Party shall reorganize, recapitalize, liquidate, dissolve or consolidate with
or
merge into any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into it, acquire
any Person as a new Subsidiary or acquire all or substantially all of the assets
of any other Person, except for the following:
(i) the
Borrower and the other Loan Parties (other than GPI) may consolidate or merge
with each other; provided
that
(A) no Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d))
shall
have occurred and be continuing or would result after giving effect to any
such
consolidation or merger and (B) in any such consolidation or merger
involving the Borrower and another Loan Party, the Borrower is the surviving
Person;
(ii) American
Vantage/Hypnotic, Inc. and Castalian, LLC may be dissolved or merged out of
existence in accordance with applicable law; provided
that no
Event of Default under any other provision of this Agreement shall have
otherwise occurred and be continuing or would result after giving effect to
any
such dissolution;
(iii) Acquisitions
by the Borrower or a Guarantor of any Person or the assets of a Person as a
new
Subsidiary or of all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person
or
identifiable business unit or division of any other Person (in each case, the
“Proposed
Target”);
provided
that:
(A) No
Default or
Event
of Default (or
event
or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing on the date of, or will result after giving effect
to, any such acquisition (actually and on a pro forma basis);
(B) The
Proposed Target is in the same or similar line of business as the
Borrower;
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(C) The
acquisition of the Proposed Target shall be completed as a result of an arm’s
length negotiation (i.e. on a non-hostile basis);
(D) The
Proposed Target’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(calculated in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent)
for
the last twelve months ending as of closing of such acquisition is not less
than
zero;
(E) The
acquisition of the Proposed Target shall be consummated, in all material
respects, in accordance with all applicable laws and all applicable Governmental
Authorizations;
(F) The
Borrower have delivered to the Administrative Agent, (1) written notice of
such proposed acquisition at least 20 calendar days prior to the closing date
of
such proposed acquisition, (2) financial statements of the subject of such
acquisition (or, in the case of assets constituting less than all of the assets
of a Person, the equivalent of financial statements with respect to such assets)
to the extent available, but in no event for less than the immediately preceding
twelve months, and (3) pro forma financial statements reflecting the
combined projected performance of the Loan Parties during the 12 months
immediately following consummation of such transaction, certified to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders as being the good faith projections of
the
Borrower, in form and detail reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
which projections shall show that such acquisition will not result in any
Default hereunder (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d));
(G) The
Borrower shall be in compliance with the covenants in Section
5.03
and any
financial covenants set forth in this Agreement on a pro forma basis after
giving effect to the acquisition of the Proposed Target as of the last day
of
the fiscal quarter most recently ended and, prior to the proposed acquisition
date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate
evidencing such pro forma compliance;
(H) No
Proposed Target shall be organized or domiciled under the law of any
jurisdiction outside the United States or Canada, and no Proposed Target shall
have more than 10% of its assets or annual revenues based in or from outside
of
the United States or Canada (as determined from the most recently available
financial information for the Proposed Target);
(I) The
Proposed Target shall be owned directly by the Borrower or, if the Proposed
Target remains a separate entity, be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower
after giving effect to the acquisition;
(J) The
Collateral Agent shall hold a perfected, first priority security interest in
and
lien on all of the assets acquired by the Borrower or a Guarantor in such
transaction (including but not limited to the assets of the Proposed Target,
subject only to Permitted Liens and, if the Proposed Target survives such
transaction as a separate Subsidiary, any Equity Securities in the Proposed
Target to the extent required by Section
5.01(i));
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(K) If
such
Proposed Target remains a separate Subsidiary, all action required of the Loan
Parties under Section
5.01(i)
shall be
completed substantially concurrently with the consummation of such acquisition
or, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, such Proposed Target
(and any Subsidiary of the Proposed Target acquired as part of the acquisition)
shall be a party to the Credit Documents as an additional borrower substantially
concurrently with the consummation of such acquisition pursuant to documentation
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
and
(L) The
consideration paid or payable in cash or other property (other than common
Equity Securities) in connection with such acquisition (including “earn-out” or
similar payments), when taken together with each other Permitted Acquisition
consummated since the Closing Date shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate;
provided,
that
consideration paid or payable in common Equity Securities of the Borrower or
GPI
shall not be subject to or included in the limit of $5,000,000 .
(e) Investments.
None of
the Loan Parties shall make any Investment except for Investments in the
following:
(i) Investments
by the Loan Parties in cash and Cash Equivalents; provided
that,
for Investments of the Borrower and each Guarantor, such Investments are subject
to a Control Agreement (other than an aggregate amount of Investments existing
at any one time equal to or less than $100,000);
(ii) Investments
listed in Schedule
5.02(e)
existing
on the date of this Agreement;
(iii) Investments
by the Loan Parties in each other (other than GPI); provided
that any
Investments constituting Indebtedness shall be evidenced by one or more Pledged
Intercompany Notes subject to a first perfected security interest in favor
of
the Collateral Agent and in the Collateral Agent’s possession; provided further
that
Investments (including any loans or advances) by Loan Parties made directly
or
indirectly in any Foreign Subsidiaries may not exceed $1,000,000 at any one
time
as to any such Foreign Subsidiary or $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any one
time;
(iv) Investments
consisting of loans to employees, officers and directors in the ordinary course
of business in an aggregate amount not exceeding $1,000,000 at any one time
outstanding;
(v) Investments
permitted by Section
5.02(d);
(vi) Advance
payments made for the right to distribute or market products or items under
an
Inbound Distribution Agreement that are permitted by Section 5.02(q);
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(vii) Deposit
accounts; provided
that,
for deposit accounts of the Borrower and each Guarantor, such Investments are
subject to a Control Agreement; and
(viii) Investments
by the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries in Joint Ventures related to
co-productions which are organized under the laws of the United States of
America or any state thereof in an aggregate amount (valued at cost) not to
exceed $20,000,000 at any one time since the date of this Agreement;
provided
that in
calculating the aggregate amount of Investments relating to co-productions,
such
Investments recouped by the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries shall
reduce the aggregate amount of Investments related to co-productions;
provided
further,
that if
(A) the Borrower and the Guarantors have positive operating
income before depreciation and amortization as determined in accordance with
GAAP for four consecutive quarters and cumulative operating income before
depreciation and amortization as determined in accordance with GAAP of
$75,000,000 or more since the Closing Date and (B) the Borrower shall have
provided the Administrative Agent with a certificate confirming the satisfaction
of the conditions in clause (A) above together with calculations demonstrating
such satisfaction executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, then from
and after the date such certificate is delivered to the Administrative Agent
the
dollar limitation in this clause (viii) shall no longer be applicable.
(f) Distributions,
Redemptions, Etc.
No Loan
Party shall reorganize, recapitalize or make any Distributions or set apart
any
sum for any such purpose except as follows:
(i) Any
Subsidiary of the Borrower may pay dividends on its Equity Securities to the
Borrower or any intervening Subsidiary;
(ii) If
no
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
shall
have occurred and be continuing or would result from a proposed Distribution
under this Section
5.02(f)(ii)
and so
long as the Borrower is a limited liability company or any other pass-through
entity for tax purposes, the Borrower may, on a quarterly basis, make cash
Distributions to GPI and The Xxxxxxxxx Company (through any intervening Loan
Parties) and GPI may make corresponding distributions to its shareholders in
an
amount equal to the minimum amount necessary to pay for estimated income taxes
owing by GPI and The Xxxxxxxxx Company attributable to the income of the
Borrower (less the amount of any prior Distribution for such purpose that was
not necessary to pay the actual taxes of such holders); and
(iii) If
no
Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
shall
have occurred and be continuing or would result from a proposed Distribution
under this Section
5.02(f)(iii)
and so
long as GPI and the Borrower remain in compliance with their material business
and legal agreements, the Borrower may, on a quarterly basis make cashless
Distributions to The Xxxxxxxxx Company for the purpose of converting The
Xxxxxxxxx Company’s Class W Units of the Borrower into common stock of GPI.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower agrees not to elect to make any
cash payment in connection with any such conversion or redemption under the
Borrower’s limited liability company agreement.
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(g) Change
in Business.
No Loan
Party shall engage, either directly or indirectly through Affiliates, in any
business substantially different from the business of the Borrower or the Loan
Parties as of the Closing Date.
(h) Payments
of Indebtedness, Etc.
No Loan
Party shall:
(i) prepay,
redeem, purchase, defease, acquire or otherwise satisfy (or offer to redeem,
purchase, acquire or otherwise satisfy) in any manner prior to the scheduled
payment thereof any Indebtedness (including any Subordinated Obligations) or
lease obligations of any Loan Party (other than (A) the Obligations and
(B) the prepayment of any Indebtedness incurred in accordance with
Section 5.02(a)(vii)
so long
as no Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in
Section 2.06(d))
exists
at the time of such proposed prepayment of any Indebtedness incurred in
accordance with Section 5.02(a)(vii)
or would
result therefrom); or make any payment or deposit any monies, securities or
other property with any trustee or other Person that has the effect of providing
for the satisfaction (or assurance of any satisfaction) of any Indebtedness
(including any Subordinated Obligations) of any Loan Party prior to the date
when due or otherwise to provide for the defeasance of any such
Indebtedness;
(ii) pay
or
prepay any principal, premium, interest or any other amount (including sinking
fund payments) with respect to any Subordinated Obligation (except payments
expressly approved by the Required Lenders in writing), or redeem purchase,
defease, acquire or otherwise satisfy (or offer to redeem, purchase, acquire
or
otherwise satisfy) any Subordinated Obligations; or make any payment or deposit
any monies, securities or other property with any trustee or other Person that
has the effect of providing for the satisfaction (or assurance of any
satisfaction) of any Subordinated Obligations prior to the date when due or
otherwise to provide for the defeasance of any Subordinated Obligations;
or
(iii) supplement,
modify, amend, restate, extend or otherwise change the terms of any document,
instrument or agreement evidencing or governing any Subordinated
Obligations.
(i) ERISA.
(i) No
Loan
Party nor any ERISA Affiliate shall (A) adopt or institute any Pension
Plan; (B) take any action which will result in the partial or complete
withdrawal, within the meanings of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, from a
Multiemployer Plan; (C) engage or permit any Person to engage in any
transaction prohibited by Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the IRC
involving any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which would subject a Loan
Party or any ERISA Affiliate to any tax, penalty or other liability including
a
liability to indemnify; (D) incur or allow to exist any accumulated funding
deficiency (within the meaning of Section 412 of the IRC or Section 302 of
ERISA); (E) fail to make full payment when due of all amounts due as
contributions to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (F) fail to comply
with the requirements of Section 4980B of the IRC or Part 6 of Title I(B) of
ERISA; or (G) adopt any amendment to any Pension Plan which would require
the posting of security pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the IRC, where singly
or cumulatively, the above could have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(ii) No
Loan
Party shall (A) engage in any transaction prohibited by any Governmental
Rule applicable to any Foreign Plan; (B) fail to make full payment when due
of all amounts due as contributions to any Foreign Plan; or (C) otherwise
fail to comply with the requirements of any Governmental Rule applicable to
any
Foreign Plan, where singly or cumulatively, the above could have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(j) Transactions
With Affiliates.
No Loan
Party shall enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation with any
Affiliate (other than any other Loan Party) or engage in any other transaction
with any Affiliate (other than any other Loan Party) other than Contractual
Obligations upon terms at least as favorable to such Loan Party as an
arms-length transaction with unaffiliated Persons.
(k) Accounting
Changes.
No Loan
Party shall change (i) its fiscal year (currently January 1 through
December 31) or (ii) its accounting practices except as required by
GAAP.
(l) Rate
Contracts.
No Loan
Party shall enter into any Rate Contract, except (i) Rate Contracts entered
into
to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual
exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Securities of the Borrower
or
any Subsidiary of the Borrower), and (ii) Rate Contracts entered into in order
to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating
rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with
respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or
any
Subsidiary.
(m) Amendment
of Material Documents.
No Loan
Party shall agree to amend, modify, supplement or replace any Material Document
or any document executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case
in
a manner which would adversely affect the interests of the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders and in any event
subject to Section 5.02(h)
with
respect to Subordinated Obligations.
(n) Restrictive
Agreements.
No Loan
Party shall agree to any restriction or limitation (other than as set forth
in
this Agreement or the other Credit Documents) on the making of Distributions
or
the transferring of asset from any Loan Party to another Loan
Party.
(o) Joint
Ventures.
No Loan
Party shall enter into any Joint Venture; provided, however, that the Borrower
may enter into and maintain an interest in a Joint Venture related to
co-productions if (i) the aggregate Investment by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in all Joint Ventures is permitted by Section
5.02(e)(viii),
(ii)
the business of the Joint Venture is the same or a similar line of business
as
the Borrower and (iii) such Joint Venture is a corporation, limited liability
company or other limited liability entity.
(p) Accounts.
No Loan
Party shall fail, within 30 days of the Borrower’s receipt of a written request
from the Administrative Agent (as such time period may be extended by the
Administrative Agent), to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent
control agreements in favor of the Collateral Agent in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
with
respect to each account of the Loan Parties which is existing as of the Closing
Date (to the extent the Borrower has not already done so) or opened following
the Closing Date with any bank, savings association, financial institution
or
similar financial intermediary in which cash or other property will be
deposited.
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(q) Advance
Payments.
No Loan
Party shall make advance payments for the right to distribute or market any
item
or product pursuant to an Inbound Distribution Agreement (other than advance
payments made in an aggregate amount not to exceed $35,000,000 during the term
of this Agreement; provided
that in
calculating the aggregate amount of advance payments, such advance payments
recouped by the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries shall reduce the
aggregate amount of advance payments).
(r) Consignments.
No Loan
Party shall deliver inventory to a third party for the purpose of sale or
disposition under a consignment arrangement or any similar
arrangement.
(s) Dormant
Entities.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Loan Party may
loan, sell or otherwise transfer any assets to American Vantage/Hypnotic, Inc.
or Castalian, LLC.
5.03. Financial
Covenants.
So long
as any Loan or L/C Obligation remains unpaid, or any other Obligation remains
unpaid or unperformed (other than contingent indemnification Obligations),
or
any portion of any Commitment remains in force, the Borrower will comply, and
will cause compliance, with the following financial covenants, unless the
Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a) Minimum
Cash Liquidity.
The
Borrower shall not permit its Unrestricted Cash Liquidity Amount to be less
than
$3,000,000 at any time after the Closing Date.
(b) Minimum
Borrowing Base Coverage.
The
Borrower shall not permit the Borrowing Base Percentage to be less than or
equal
to 115% at any time after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
VI. EVENTS
OF DEFAULT.
6.01. Events
of Default.
The
occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following shall constitute
an
“Event of Default” hereunder:
(a) Non-Payment.
Any
Loan Party shall (i) fail to pay when due any principal of any Loan or any
L/C Obligation or (ii) fail to pay within five (5) Business Days after the
same becomes due, any interest, fees or other amounts payable under the terms
of
this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (including any amount due
under any Lender Rate Contract and the Guaranty); or
(b) Specific
Defaults.
Any
Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, obligation, condition
or agreement set forth in Section 5.01(a)
(other
than Section 5.01(a)(iv)(A)),
Section 5.01(f),
Section 5.01(g),
Section
5.01(h),
Section
5.01(i),
Section
5.01(k),
Section
5.02
or
Section 5.03(a)
of this
Agreement or Section 2
of the
Intercreditor Agreement; or
(c) Other
Defaults.
(i) Any
default shall occur under the Guaranty or any Security Document and such default
shall continue beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto;
or
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(ii) Any
Loan
Party shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant (including
Section
5.03(b),
but
excluding Section
5.01(a)(iv)(A)),
obligation, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other
Credit Document and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) days after
the
date of such failure; or
(iii) The
Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, obligation, condition
or
agreement set forth in Section 5.01(a)(iv)(A)
and such
failure shall continue for ten (10) days after the date of such failure;
provided
that any
such failure described under this clause (iii) shall not be an Event of Default
if such failure occurs at a time when no Loans or L/C Obligations are
outstanding; or
(d) Representations
and Warranties.
Any
representation, warranty, certificate, information or other statement (financial
or otherwise) made or furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender in or in connection
with this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, or as an inducement
to
the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to enter into
this
Agreement, shall be false, incorrect, incomplete or misleading in any material
respect when made or furnished; or
(e) Cross-Default.
(i) Any
Loan Party shall fail to make any payment on account of any Indebtedness or
Contingent Obligation of such Person (other than the Obligations) when due
(whether at scheduled maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration or
otherwise) and such failure shall continue beyond any period of grace provided
with respect
thereto,
if the amount of such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation exceeds
$1,000,000 or
the
effect of such failure is to cause, or permit the holder or holders thereof
to
cause, Indebtedness and/or Contingent Obligations of any Loan Party (other
than
the Obligations) in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000,000
to
become redeemable, due, liquidated or otherwise payable (whether at scheduled
maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration or otherwise) and/or to
be
secured by cash collateral or (ii) any Loan Party shall otherwise fail to
observe or perform any agreement, term or condition contained in any agreement
or instrument relating to any Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation of such
Person (other than the Obligations), or any other event shall occur or condition
shall exist, if the effect of such failure, event or condition is to cause,
or
permit the holder or holders thereof to cause, Indebtedness and/or Contingent
Obligations of any Loan Party (other than the Obligations) in an aggregate
amount exceeding
$1,000,000
to
become redeemable, due, liquidated or otherwise payable (whether at scheduled
maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration or otherwise) and/or to
be
secured by cash collateral; or
(f) Insolvency;
Voluntary Proceedings.
Any
Loan Party shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, liquidator or custodian of itself or of all or a substantial part
of
its property, (ii) be unable, or admit in writing its inability, to pay its
debts generally as they mature, (iii) make a general assignment for the
benefit of its or any of its creditors, (iv) be dissolved or liquidated in
full or in part (except for American Vantage/Hypnotic Inc. and Castalian, LLC
as
contemplated by Section
5.01(l)),
(v) become insolvent (as such term may be defined or interpreted under any
applicable statute), (vi) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding
seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself
or
its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter
in effect or consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking
possession of its property by any official in an involuntary case or other
proceeding commenced against it, or, in each case, any analogous procedure
or
step is taken in any jurisdiction; or
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(g) Involuntary
Proceedings.
Proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or custodian
of any Loan Party or of all or a substantial part of the property thereof,
or an
involuntary case or other proceedings seeking liquidation, reorganization or
other relief with respect to any Loan Party or the debts thereof under any
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect shall
be
commenced and an order for relief entered or such proceeding shall not be
dismissed or discharged within sixty (60) days of commencement, or, in each
case, any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction;
or
(h) Judgments.
(i) One
or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards requiring any Loan
Party to pay an aggregate amount of $1,000,000
or more
(exclusive of amounts covered by insurance issued by an insurer not an Affiliate
of the Borrower and otherwise satisfying the requirements set forth in
Section
5.01(d)
in all
material respects) shall be rendered against any Loan Party in connection with
any single or related series of transactions, incidents or circumstances and
the
same shall not be satisfied, vacated or stayed for a period of thirty (30)
consecutive days; provided
that if
one or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards requiring any
Loan
Party to pay an aggregate amount of $5,000,000
(exclusive of amounts covered by insurance issued by an insurer not an Affiliate
of the Borrower and otherwise satisfying the requirements set forth in
Section
5.01(d)
in all
material respects) shall be rendered against any Loan Party in connection with
any single or related series of transactions, incidents or circumstances such
circumstance shall be an Event of Default whether or not the same has been
satisfied, vacated or stayed; (ii) any judgment, writ, assessment, warrant
of
attachment, tax lien or execution or similar process shall be issued or levied
against a part of the property of any Loan Party with an aggregate value in
excess of $1,000,000
and the
same shall not be released, stayed, vacated or otherwise dismissed within thirty
(30) days after issue or levy; or (iii) any other judgments, orders, decrees,
arbitration awards, writs, assessments, warrants of attachment, tax liens or
executions or similar processes which, alone or in the aggregate, could have
a
Material Adverse Effect are rendered, issued or levied; or
(i) Credit
Documents.
Any
Credit Document or any material term thereof shall cease to be, or shall be
asserted by a Loan Party not to be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of
such Loan Party enforceable in accordance with its terms or shall otherwise
cease to be in full force and effect; or
(j) Security
Documents.
Any
Lien intended to be created by any Security Document shall at any time be
invalidated, subordinated or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect,
for
whatever reason, or any security interest purported to be created by any
Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by a Loan Party not
to
be, a valid, first priority (except as expressly otherwise provided in this
Agreement or such Security Document) perfected Lien in the Collateral covered
thereby, or any Loan Party shall issue, create or permit to be outstanding
any
Equity Securities which shall not be subject to a first priority perfected
Lien
under the Security Documents; or
(k) ERISA.
Any
Reportable Event which the Administrative Agent reasonably believes in good
faith constitutes grounds for the termination of any Pension Plan by the PBGC
or
for the appointment of a trustee by the PBGC to administer any Pension Plan
shall occur and be continuing for a period of thirty (30) days or more after
written notice thereof is provided to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent,
or any Pension Plan shall be terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA
or a trustee shall be appointed by the PBGC to administer any Pension Plan
which, either individually or in the aggregate, could have a Material Adverse
Effect; or
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(l) Change
of Control.
Any
Change of Control shall occur; or
(m) Involuntary
Dissolution or Split Up.
Any
order, judgment or decree shall be entered against the Borrower decreeing its
involuntary dissolution or split up and such order shall remain undischarged
and
unstayed for a period in excess of sixty (60) days; or
(n) Material
Adverse Change.
A
material
adverse change in the assets, operations,
business, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Loan
Parties
(taken
as a whole) since December 31, 2006 shall have occurred;
or
(o) Guarantors.
Any
Guarantor shall repudiate or purport to revoke the Guaranty; or
(p) Designated
Person.
Any
Loan Party shall become a Designated Person; or
(q) Subordinated
Obligations.
Any
trustee for, or any holder of, any Subordinated Obligations asserts in writing
that such Subordinated Obligations (or any portion thereof) is not subordinated
to the Obligations in accordance with its terms or the applicable subordination
agreement (in the case of such other Subordinated Obligations); or any event
occurs which gives the holder or holders of such Subordinated Obligations (or
an
agent or trustee on its or their behalf) the right to declare such Subordinated
Obligations due before the date on which it otherwise would become due, or
the
right to require the issuer thereof, to redeem, purchase or otherwise defease,
or offer to redeem, purchase or otherwise defease, all or any portion of any
Subordinated Obligations, or a final judgment is entered by a court of competent
jurisdiction that any Subordinated Obligations (or any portion thereof) is
not
subordinated in accordance with its terms or the applicable subordination
agreement (in the case of such other Subordinated Obligations) to the
Obligations; or
(r) Waiver
or Amendment.
Any
term of an Inbound Distribution Agreement or an Outbound Distribution Agreement
is waived or amended, which, in the aggregate, could have a Material Adverse
Effect; or
(s) Xxxxxxxxx
Distribution Agreement.
(i) The
Borrower or the Administrative Agent receives written notice that the Xxxxxxxxx
Distribution Agreement has been terminated (through early termination
provisions, any buyback option or otherwise), the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution
Agreement actually is terminated (through early termination provisions, any
buyback option or otherwise), (ii) The Xxxxxxxxx Company exercises any of
its secured creditor remedies under the Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Agreement or
any
related security documents (other than blocking the Xxxxxxxxx Control Account),
(iii) The Xxxxxxxxx Company blocks the weekly payments made from the
Xxxxxxxxx
Control Account
to the
Borrower for more than 5 consecutive Xxxxxxxxx Distribution Dates (as defined
in
the Intercreditor Agreement) or (iv) any waiver or extension agreement in
existence on or about the Closing Date that relates to one or more Material
Documents shall have expired or been terminated and a waiver or extension
agreement is still required in connection with any such Material Document to
provide a waiver with respect to or to extend the time period for compliance
with any such Material Document; or
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(t) Loss
of Material Account Debtor.
An
Account Debtor that accounted for more than 10% of net revenues of the Loan
Parties, taken together, in the prior 12 month period ceases to be purchase
inventory or services from the Borrower or a Guarantor or otherwise terminates
its relationship with the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor, in each case
for
a period of greater than ninety (90) days.
6.02. Remedies.
(a) At
any
time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default
(other than an Event of Default referred to in Section
6.01(f)
or
Section
6.01(g)),
the
Administrative Agent may or shall, upon instructions from the Required Lenders,
by written notice to the Borrower, (i) terminate the Revolving Loan
Commitments, any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions
and
the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans, and/or (ii) declare all or a
portion of the outstanding Obligations payable by the Borrower to be immediately
due and payable and require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the Obligations
in an amount equal to 105% of the then Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations,
in each case, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or
in
the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding . Upon the occurrence or existence
of
any Event of Default described in Section
6.01(f)
or
6.01(g),
immediately and without notice, (1) the Revolving Loan Commitments, any
obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions and the obligations
of the Lenders to make Loans shall automatically terminate, (2) the
obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount
equal to the then Effective Amount of the L/C Obligations shall automatically
become effective, which amounts shall be immediately pledged and delivered
to
the Collateral Agent as security for the Obligations and (3) all
outstanding Obligations payable by the Borrower hereunder shall automatically
become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or
any
other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything
contained herein or in the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition
to
the foregoing remedies, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may exercise
any other right, power or remedy available to it under any of the Credit
Documents or otherwise by law, either by suit in equity or by action at law,
or
both. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Documents, all
Cash
Collateral shall first be applied to the L/C Obligations and then to the
remaining obligations in the manner set forth in the Credit
Documents.
(b) The
proceeds of any sale, disposition or other realization upon all or any part
of
the Collateral and, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders have
so
elected, the funds deposited and available from the Genius Control Agreement
shall, in each case, be distributed or otherwise applied by the Administrative
Agent or the Collateral Agent (as applicable) in the following order of
priorities:
First,
to the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in an amount sufficient to pay
in
full the costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent
in connection with any sale of, disposition of or other realization on the
Collateral, including all fees, costs, expenses, liabilities and advances
incurred or made by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in
connection therewith, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and
costs;
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Second,
to the
Lenders in an amount equal to accrued interest then due and payable under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents (except for Lender Rate
Contracts);
Third,
pari
passu
and
ratably, to (i) the Lenders in an amount equal to the principal amount of the
outstanding Loans and L/C Borrowings and to Cash Collateralize the remaining
L/C
Obligations on a pro rata basis in accordance with the then outstanding
principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations (with the portion allocated
to
the Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations to be applied first to repay the
Revolving Loans in full and then to Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an
amount equal to the then Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations) and (ii)
to
the Lender(s) and Affiliates thereof to whom obligations are owed in connection
with any Lender Rate Contract the terms of which comply with the Credit
Agreement to the extent of the associated Termination Value of such Lender
Rate
Contract, and such proceeds will not be applied to the extent of any excess
over
such Termination Value in connection with any Lender Rate Contact, until the
Obligations (other than obligations under this clause (ii)) have been paid
in
full and the Revolving Loan Commitments have been terminated;
Fourth,
to the
Lenders in an amount equal to any other Obligations, which are then unpaid
(other than any Obligations related to Lender Rate Contracts);
Fifth,
to the
Lenders and Affiliates thereof in an amount equal to any other Obligations
related to Lender Rate Contracts the terms of which comply with the Credit
Agreement, which are then unpaid; and
Finally,
upon
payment in full of all of the Obligations, to the Borrower or the persons
legally entitled thereto.
ARTICLE
VII. ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT, COLLATERAL AGENT AND RELATIONS AMONG LENDERS.
7.01. Appointment,
Powers and Immunities.
(a) Each
Lender hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as its
agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents with such powers as are
expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby
appoint and authorize the Collateral Agent to act as its agent hereunder and
under the other Credit Documents with such powers as are expressly delegated
to
the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and
the
other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers as are set forth herein
or
therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
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The
Lead
Arranger shall not have any duties or responsibilities or any liabilities under
this Agreement or any other Credit Documents and any amendments, consents,
waivers or any other actions taken in connection with this Agreement or the
other Credit Documents shall not require the consent of any of the Lead Arranger
in such capacity. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent
shall have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth
in
this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, be a trustee for any Lender
or
have any fiduciary duty to any Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent
shall
be required to take any action which is contrary to this Agreement or any other
Credit Document or any applicable Governmental Rule. Neither the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any Lender shall be responsible to any other
Lender for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by
any
Loan Party contained in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document, for
the
value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency
of
this Agreement or any other Credit Document or for any failure by any Loan
Party
to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent
and
the Collateral Agent may employ its own respective agents and attorneys-in-fact
and shall not be responsible to any Lender for the negligence or misconduct
of
any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
Neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any of their
directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors shall be responsible to
any
Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder
or
under any other Credit Document or in connection herewith or therewith, except
to the extent determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction to have arisen from its or their own gross negligence
or
willful misconduct. Except as otherwise provided under this Agreement, the
Administrative Agent, shall take such action with respect to the Credit
Documents as shall be directed by the Required Lenders or in the absence of
such
direction such action as the Administrative Agent in good xxxxx xxxxx advisable
under the circumstances. The Collateral Agent shall take such action with
respect to the Credit Documents as shall be directed by the Administrative
Agent
or the Required Lenders or in the absence of such direction such action as
the
Collateral Agent in good xxxxx xxxxx advisable under the circumstances (the
Required Lenders agree that all instructions to the Collateral Agent from the
Required Lenders will be delivered through the Administrative
Agent).
(b) The
L/C
Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit
issued by it and the documents associated therewith until such time (and except
for so long) as the Administrative Agent may agree at the request of the
Required Lenders to act for the L/C Issuer with respect thereto; provided,
however,
that
the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided
to the Administrative Agent in this Article VII with respect to any acts taken
or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit
issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the application and agreements
for letters of credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the
term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article VII included the L/C Issuer
with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided
herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
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7.02. Reliance
by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
The
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the L/C Issuer shall be entitled
to rely upon any certificate, notice or other document (including any cable,
telegram, facsimile or telex) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and
correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person
or
Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent
accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent (as applicable) with reasonable care. As to any other matters
not expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and
the
Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action or exercise any
discretion, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting upon
instructions of the Required Lenders and shall in all cases be fully protected
by the Lenders in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder or under
any
other Credit Document in accordance with the instructions of the Required
Lenders (or all Lenders if required by Section
8.04),
and
such instructions of the Required Lenders (or all the Lenders as the case may
be) and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding
on
all of the Lenders.
7.03. Defaults.
Neither
the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have
knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default (or
event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
unless
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, has received
a
written notice from a Lender or the Borrower, referring to this Agreement,
describing such Default or Event of Default (or event or circumstance described
in Section 2.06(d))
and
stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”. If the Administrative Agent
or the Collateral Agent receives such a notice of the occurrence of a Default
or
Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d)),
the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall give prompt
notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent,
as applicable shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event
of
Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
as
shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders or otherwise required
by
the Credit Documents; provided,
however,
that
until the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall
have received such directions, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent,
as applicable, may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain
from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default (or
event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
as it
shall deem advisable in the best interest of the Lenders. Notwithstanding
anything in the contrary contained herein, the order and manner in which the
Lenders’ rights and remedies are to be exercised (including, without limitation,
the enforcement by any Lender of its Note) shall be determined by the Required
Lenders in their sole discretion.
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7.04. Indemnification.
Without
limiting the Obligations of the Borrower hereunder, each Lender agrees to
indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Collateral Agent,
ratably in accordance with its Revolving Proportionate Share of all Obligations
and Revolving Loan Commitments, for any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed
on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer
or
the Collateral Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement
or
any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the enforcement of any of the
terms hereof or thereof; provided,
however,
that no
Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing (1) as to the
Administrative Agent, to the extent determined by a final, non-appealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from the
Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, (2) as to
the Collateral Agent, to the extent determined by a final, non-appealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from the Collateral
Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or (3) as to the L/C
Issuer, to the extent determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court
of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from the L/C Issuer’s gross negligence
or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the
Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in refusing to take or in continuing
to take any action hereunder unless it shall first be indemnified to its
satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which
may
be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.
The
obligations of each Lender under this Section
7.04
shall
survive the payment and performance of the Obligations, the termination of
this
Agreement and any Lender ceasing to be a party to this Agreement (with respect
to events which occurred prior to the time such Lender ceased to be a Lender
hereunder).
7.05. Non-Reliance.
Each
Lender represents that it has, independently and without reliance on the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender,
and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made
its own appraisal of the business, prospects, management, financial condition
and affairs of the Loan Parties and its own decision to enter into this
Agreement and agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon
the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender,
and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at
the
time, continue to make its own appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking
action under this Agreement. None of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer,
the Collateral Agent or any of their affiliates nor any of their respective
directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors shall (a) be required to
keep any Lender informed as to the performance or observance by any Loan Party
of the obligations under this Agreement or any other document referred to or
provided for herein or to make inquiry of, or to inspect the properties or
books
of any Loan Party; (b) have any duty or responsibility to disclose to or
otherwise provide any Lender, and shall not be liable for the failure to
disclose or otherwise provide any Lender, with any credit or other information
concerning any Loan Party which may come into the possession of the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Collateral Agent or that is
communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent, the
L/C
Issuer or Collateral Agent or any of their Affiliates in any capacity, except
for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required
to
be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or
the
Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder; or (c) be responsible to any
Lender for (i) any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by
any Loan Party or any officer, employee or agent of any Loan Party in this
Agreement or in any of the other Credit Documents, (ii) the value,
validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this
Agreement or any Credit Document, (iii) the value or sufficiency of the
Collateral or the validity or perfection of any of the liens or security
interests intended to be created by the Credit Documents, or (iv) any
failure by any Loan Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
any
other Credit Document.
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7.06. Resignation
of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.
The
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving
thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof to the Borrower, the Lenders
and,
as applicable, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. Upon any such
resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor
Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, which successor
Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, if not a Lender, shall
be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower; provided,
however,
that
the Borrower shall have no right to approve a successor Administrative Agent
or
Collateral Agent, as applicable, if a Default or Event of Default (or event
or
circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the
Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder by a
successor Administrative Agent or successor Collateral Agent, as applicable,
such successor Administrative Agent or successor Collateral Agent, as
applicable, shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights,
powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or retiring
Collateral Agent, as applicable, and the retiring Administrative Agent or
retiring Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be discharged from the duties
and obligations thereafter arising hereunder; provided
that the
retiring Administrative Agent or retiring Collateral Agent, as applicable,
shall
be discharged from the duties and obligations arising hereunder from and after
the end of such thirty (30) day even if no successor has been appointed. If
no
such successor has been appointed, the Required Lenders shall act as the
Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder (unless
the
Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent that is not resigning agrees in writing
to serve in such capacity). After any retiring Administrative Agent’s or any
retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent or
the Collateral Agent, as applicable, the provisions of this Article VII
shall
continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted
to
be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Agent, as applicable. The successor Administrative Agent (or if there is no
successor one of the Lenders appointed by the Required Lenders that accepts
such
appointment) shall also simultaneously replace the then existing Administrative
Agent and the then existing Administrative Agent shall be fully released as
“L/C
Issuer” hereunder pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the then existing Administrative Agent.
7.07. Collateral
Matters.
(a) The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are hereby authorized by each
Lender, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any
Lender, and without the obligation to take any such action, to take any action
with respect to any Collateral or any Security Document which may from time
to
time be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Liens of the Security
Documents.
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(b) The
Lenders irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its
discretion, to release (and to execute and deliver such documents, instruments
and agreements as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary to release) any Lien
granted to or held by the Collateral Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon
termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments and the full Cash
Collateralization of the then outstanding L/C Obligations and the payment in
full of all Loans and all other Obligations (other
than contingent indemnity obligations to the extent no claim has been
asserted) payable
under this Agreement and under the other Credit Documents; (ii) constituting
property of the Loan Parties which is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed
of
in connection with any transaction not prohibited by this Agreement or the
Credit Documents; (iii) constituting property leased to the Loan Parties under
an operating lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction not
prohibited by this Agreement or the Credit Documents or which will concurrently
expire and which has not been and is not intended by the Loan Parties to be,
renewed or extended; (iv) consisting of an instrument, if the Indebtedness
evidenced thereby has been paid in full; or (v) if approved or consented to
by
those of the Lenders required by Section
8.04.
Upon
request by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, the Lenders will
confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release particular types
or items of Collateral (and the Administrative Agent’s authority to direct the
Collateral Agent to so release particular types or items of Collateral) pursuant
to this Section 7.07.
(c) Unless
all the Lenders otherwise consent in writing, any and all cash collateral for
the Obligations shall be released to the Borrower, to the extent not applied
to
the Obligations, only if (i) the Revolving Loan Commitments have been
terminated (ii) all Obligations have been paid in full and are no longer
outstanding, including, without limitation, any L/C Obligations but not
including contingent indemnification obligations.
7.08. Performance
of Conditions.
For the
purpose of determining fulfillment by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties
of
conditions precedent specified in Sections
3.01
and
3.02
only,
each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, and approved or accepted,
or
to be satisfied with each document or other matter sent by the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Agent to such Lender for consent, approval, acceptance
or satisfaction, or required under Article
III
to be
consented to, or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to, that Lender,
unless an officer of the Administrative Agent who is responsible for the
transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents shall have received written
notice from that Lender prior to the making of the requested Loan or the
issuance of the requested Letter of Credit specifying its objection thereto
and
either (i) such objection shall not have been withdrawn by written notice to
the
Administrative Agent or (ii) in the case of any condition to the making of
a
Loan, that Lender shall not have made available to the Administrative Agent
that
Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of such Loan or Letter of
Credit.
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7.09. The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their Individual
Capacity.
The
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Collateral Agent and their affiliates
may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits
from and generally engage in any kind of banking or other business with the
any
Loan Party and its Affiliates as though the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent, as applicable, were not the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer
or Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder. With respect to Loans, if any,
made by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Collateral Agent, as
applicable, in its capacity as a Lender, the Administrative Agent, the L/C
Issuer or Collateral Agent, as applicable, in its capacity as a Lender shall
have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not
the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or Collateral Agent, as applicable, and
the
terms “Lender” or “Lenders” shall include the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent in their capacity as a Lender. The Administrative Agent, the
L/C Issuer and the Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to hold a fiduciary,
trust or other special relationship with any Lender and no implied covenants,
functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read
into this Agreement or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent, the
L/C
Issuer or the Collateral Agent.
7.10. Collateral
Matters/Lender Rate Contracts.
Each
Lender on its own behalf on behalf of its Affiliates understands and agrees
that
if the Obligations are repaid as described in Section
7.07,
the
Collateral will be released as described in Section 7.07
and such
Lender and its Affiliates will no longer have the benefits of the
Collateral.
7.11. Intercreditor
Agreement.
Each of
the Lenders from time to time party to this Agreement hereby confirms and
reaffirms the irrevocable authority of the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent to execute, deliver and act on their behalf the Intercreditor
Agreement and each supplement, modification, amendment, restatement or extension
thereto approved by the Required Lenders. Each Lender agrees to be bound by
the
terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.
ARTICLE
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.
8.01. Notices.
(a) All
notices, requests, demands, consents, instructions or other communications
to or
upon the Borrower, any Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent
under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall be in writing and
sent
by facsimile, mailed, electronic mailed by pdf. or delivered, if to the
Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer,
at
its respective facsimile number, electronic mail address or address set forth
below or, if to any Lender, at the address, electronic mail address or facsimile
number specified for such Lender in Part
B
of
Schedule
I
(or to
such other facsimile number, electronic mail address or address for any party
as
indicated in any notice given by that party to the other parties). All such
notices and communications shall be effective (a) when sent by an overnight
courier service of recognized standing, on the second Business Day following
the
deposit with such service; (b) when mailed, first-class postage prepaid and
addressed as aforesaid through the United States Postal Service, upon receipt;
(c) when delivered by hand, upon delivery; and (d) when sent by facsimile
transmission or electronic mail, upon confirmation of receipt; provided,
however,
that
any notice delivered to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer under Article
II shall not be effective until actually received by such Person.
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The
Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent
and
the L/C Issuer:
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For
Notices of Loan Borrowing, Notices of Conversion and
Notices
of Interest Period Selection:
Loan
Servicing Group
Société
Générale
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000.
Tel
(000) 000-0000
Fax
(000) 000-0000
Electronic
mail: xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
|
For
all other notices:
Société
Générale
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Tel.
No. (000) 000-0000
Fax
No. (000) 000-0000
Electronic
mail: xxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
|
|
The
Borrower:
|
Genius
Products, LLC
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Chief
Financial Officer
Tel.
No. (000) 000-0000 (ext. 102)
Fax
No. (000) 000-0000
Electronic
mail:
xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Each
Notice of Loan Borrowing, Notice of Conversion and Notice of Interest Period
Selection shall be given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent’s office
located at the address referred to above during the Administrative Agent’s
normal business hours; provided,
however,
that
any such notice received by the Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. on any
Business Day shall be deemed received by the Administrative Agent on the next
Business Day. In any case where this Agreement authorizes notices, requests,
demands or other communications by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent or any Lender to be made by telephone or facsimile, the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may conclusively
presume that anyone purporting to be a person designated in any incumbency
certificate or other similar document received by the Administrative Agent,
the
Collateral Agent or a Lender is such a person.
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(b) The
Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may make
any material delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent, as applicable, as well as any amendments, waivers, consents,
and other written information, documents, instruments and other materials
relating to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, or any other materials or
matters relating to this Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the “Communications”)
available to the Lenders by posting such notices on an electronic delivery
system (which may be provided by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent,
an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, or any Person
that
is not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent), such
as IntraLinks, or a substantially similar electronic system (the “Platform”).
The
Borrower acknowledges that (i) the distribution of material through an
electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality
and other risks associated with such distribution, (ii) the Platform is provided
“as is” and “as available” and (iii) neither the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent nor any of their Affiliates warrants the accuracy,
completeness, timeliness, sufficiency, or sequencing of the Communications
posted on the Platform. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and
their
Affiliates expressly disclaim with respect to the Platform any liability for
errors in transmission, incorrect or incomplete downloading, delays in posting
or delivery, or problems accessing the Communications posted on the Platform
and
any liability for any losses, costs, expenses or liabilities that may be
suffered or incurred in connection with the Platform, except those that are
found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
to arise from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent or their Affiliates, as applicable. No warranty
of
any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any
warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement
of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made
by
the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any of their Affiliates in
connection with the Platform. Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided
in the next sentence) (a “Notice”)
specifying that any Communication has been posted to the Platform shall for
purposes of this Agreement constitute effective delivery to such Lender of
such
information, documents or other materials comprising such Communication. Each
Lender agrees (i) to notify, on or before the date such Lender becomes a party
to this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in writing
of such Lender’s e-mail address to which a Notice may be sent (and from time to
time thereafter to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record an
effective e-mail address for such Lender) and (ii) that any Notice may be sent
to such e-mail address.
8.02. Expenses.
The
Borrower shall pay on demand, whether or not any Credit Event occurs hereunder,
(a) all reasonable fees and expenses, including reasonable syndication
expenses, travel expenses, attorneys’, consultants’ and experts’ fees and
expenses, incurred by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the
Collateral Agent in connection with the syndication of the facilities provided
hereunder, the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of, and the
exercise of its duties under, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents,
and
the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of amendments and waivers
hereunder and thereunder (including, in each case, in connection with
Section
2.03(c)),
(b) all reasonable fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent, L/C
Issuer and the Collateral Agent in connection with the use of any Platform
and
(c) all fees and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred
by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Collateral Agent and the
Lenders in the enforcement or attempted enforcement of any of the Obligations
or
in preserving any of the Administrative Agent’s, L/C Issuer’s, the Collateral
Agent’s or the Lenders’ rights and remedies (including, without limitation, all
such fees and expenses incurred in connection with any “workout” or
restructuring affecting the Credit Documents or the Obligations or any
bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving any Loan Party). The obligations
of
the Borrower under this Section
8.02
shall
survive the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination
of
this Agreement.
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8.03. Indemnification.
To the
fullest extent permitted by law, and in addition to any other indemnity set
forth in the Credit Documents, the Borrower agrees to protect, indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Lead Arranger,
the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and their Affiliates and their respective
directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, trustees and advisors
(collectively, “Indemnitees”)
from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
judgments, costs, disbursements, claims or expenses of any kind or nature and
from any suits, claims or demands (including in respect of or for reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other expenses) arising on account of or in connection with
any matter or thing or action or failure to act by Indemnitees, or any of them,
arising out of or relating to (a) the Credit Documents or any transaction
contemplated thereby or related thereto, including the making of any Loans,
the
funding of any Unreimbursed Amounts and any use by the Borrower of any proceeds
of the Loans or the Letters of Credit, (b) any Environmental Damages,
(c) any claims for brokerage fees or commissions in connection with the
Credit Documents or any transaction contemplated thereby or in connection with
the Borrower’s failure to conclude any other financing, and to reimburse each
Indemnitee on demand for all reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in
connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing, (d) any
Permitted Acquisition or attempted acquisition, merger, consolidation or
takeover involving any Loan Party or (e) the use of any Platform;
provided,
however,
that
nothing contained in this Section 8.03
shall
obligate the Borrower to protect, indemnify, defend or hold harmless any
Indemnitee against any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, judgments, costs, disbursements, claims or expenses to the extent
determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction to have arisen from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of
such Indemnitee. Upon receiving knowledge of any suit, claim or demand asserted
by a third party that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any
Lender believes is covered by this indemnity, the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent shall give the Borrower notice of the matter and the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may select their own counsel or
the
counsel of the applicable Lender or Lenders or request that the Borrower defends
such suit, claim or demand, with legal counsel satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as the case may be, at the
Borrower’s sole cost and expense; provided,
however,
that
the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Lender shall not be
required to so notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent shall have the right to defend, at the Borrower’s sole cost and
expense, any such matter that is in connection with a formal proceeding
instituted by any Governmental Authority having authority to regulate or oversee
any aspect of the Administrative Agent’s, the Collateral Agent’s or such
Lender’s business or that of its Affiliates. In any event, the party that has
assumed the defense of such action shall provide the other party with copies
of
all notices, pleadings and other papers filed or served in such action. Neither
party shall make any settlement or adjustment without the other party’s prior
written consent, which consent (a) in the case of the Borrower will not be
unreasonably withheld if the settlement or adjustment involves only the payment
of money damages by an Indemnitee and (b) in the case of the Indemnitee may
be
withheld for any reason if the settlement or adjustment involves performance
or
admission by the Indemnitee. The Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent
may also require the Borrower to defend the matter. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for
benefit of any of the Indemnitees will be entitled to employ counsel separate
from counsel for the Borrower and for any other party in such action if the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably determines that a
conflict of interest exists or legal defenses available to the Indemnitee that
are different from, in addition to, or inconsistent with the defenses available
to the Borrower exists which makes representation by counsel chosen by the
Borrower not advisable, all at the Borrower’s expense.
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In
the
event an Indemnitee (or any of its officers, directors or employees) appears
as
a witness in any action or proceeding brought against the Borrower in which
an
Indemnitee is not named as a defendant, the Borrower agrees to reimburse such
Indemnitee for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it (including reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with its appearing as a witness.
Any
failure or delay of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender
to notify the Borrower of any such suit, claim or demand shall not relieve
the
Borrower of its obligations under this Section
8.03.
No
Indemnitee referred to above shall be liable for any damages arising from the
use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed
to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications,
electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this
Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross
negligence of willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final
and
non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The
obligations of the Borrower under this Section 8.03
shall
survive the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination
of
this Agreement.
8.04. Waivers;
Amendments.
Any
term, covenant, agreement or condition of this Agreement or any other Credit
Document may be amended or waived, and any consent under this Agreement or
any
other Credit Document may be given, if such amendment, waiver or consent is
in
writing and is signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders (or the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Required Lenders with the written approval
of the Required Lenders or the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Required
Lenders and the Administrative Agent with the written approval of the
Administrative Agent (given with the approval of the Required Lenders));
provided,
however,
that:
(a) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which (i) amends the definition of “Required
Lenders”, or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders
required to make any determinations or to waive any rights under, or to modify
any provision of, this Agreement, (ii) releases the Borrower or any
Guarantor (except in connection with a consolidation or merger permitted by
Section 5.02(d)
or
consented to by the Required Lenders or any sale, transfer or other disposition
of such Guarantor
permitted by or consented to by the Required Lenders),
(iii) amends, waives or consents to any departure from the definition of
Applicable
Advance Rate,
Borrowing Base Availability or Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability or the
calculation thereof, in each case which has the effect of increasing the
Borrowing Base Availability or the Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability or
(iv) amends this Section
8.04
or
Section 2.10,
must be
in writing and signed or approved in writing by all of the Lenders (or the
Administrative Agent on behalf of all of the Lenders with the written approval
of all of the Lenders);
(b) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which releases any substantial part of the
Collateral must be in writing and signed or approved in writing by all Lenders
(or the Collateral Agent on behalf of all of the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent with the written approval of the Administrative Agent (given with the
approval of all of the Lenders)), except that (i) any release in connection
with a sale or other disposition of Collateral authorized by Section 5.02(c)
shall
not require the approval of any Lenders and (ii) any amendment, waiver or
consent which modifies the terms of Section
5.02(c)
(including any modification relating to the prepayment of proceeds from any
such
sale or other disposition) shall require the consent of the Required Lenders
(or
the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Required Lenders with the written
approval of the Required Lenders);
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(c) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which (i) increases or decreases the Revolving
Proportionate Share of a Lender (other than a mathematical decrease resulting
from additional Revolving Loan Commitments due to an increase under Section
2.03(c)),
(ii)
reduces the principal of or interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or any fees
or
other amounts payable for the account of a Lender hereunder (iii) extends the
Maturity Date with respect to a Lender or (iv) extends any date fixed for any
payment of the principal of or interest on any Loans or other Obligations or
any
fees or other amounts payable for the account of a Lender or due dates for
interest or fees of a Lender, must be in writing and signed by such
Lender;
(d) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which affects the rights or duties of the L/C
Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to
any
Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it must be in writing and signed
by
the L/C Issuer;
(e) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which affects the rights or obligations of the
Administrative Agent must be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent;
and
(f) Any
amendment, waiver or consent which affects the rights or obligations of the
Collateral Agent must be in writing and signed by the Collateral
Agent.
No
failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Collateral
Agent or any Lender in exercising any right under this Agreement or any other
Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right
hereunder or thereunder nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such
right preclude any other further exercise thereof or of any other right
hereunder or thereunder. Unless otherwise specified in such waiver or consent,
a
waiver or consent given hereunder shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
In
connection with any such proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination
requiring the consent of all Lenders (such proposed amendment, modification,
waiver or termination, a “Proposed
Change”),
if
the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other
Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent
is not obtained as described in this Section
8.04
being
referred to as a “Non-Consenting
Lender”),
then,
so long as the Lender that is acting as the Administrative Agent is not a
Non-Consenting Lender and provided no Event of Default (or
event
or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing, at the Borrower’s request, the Lender that is acting
as the Administrative Agent or an Eligible Assignee that is acceptable to the
Administrative Agent shall have the right with the Administrative Agent’s
consent and in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have no
obligation) to purchase from such Non-Consenting Lender, and such Non-Consenting
Lender agrees that it shall, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, sell and
assign to the Lender that is acting as the Administrative Agent or such Eligible
Assignee, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents (including for purposes of this paragraph, the Revolving Loan
Commitments, the Revolving Loans and L/C Advances) for an amount equal to the
principal balance of all Revolving Loans and L/C Advances, by the Non-Consenting
Lender and all accrued interest and fees with respect thereto through the date
of sale (or such other amounts as may be agreed upon by the Non-Consenting
Lender and the assignee). In such event, such Non-Consenting Lender agrees
to
execute an Assignment Agreement to reflect such purchase and sale, but
regardless of whether such Assignment Agreement is executed, such Non-Consenting
Lender’s rights hereunder, except rights under Section
8.03
with
respect to actions prior to such date, shall cease from and after the date
of
tender by the purchaser of the amount of the purchase price.
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8.05. Successors
and Assigns.
(a) Binding
Effect.
This
Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be binding upon and inure to
the
benefit of the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent, all future holders of the Notes and their respective successors and
permitted assigns, except that no Loan Party may assign or transfer any of
its
rights or obligations under any Credit Document without the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender. Any purported assignment
or
transfer by a Loan Party in violation of the foregoing shall be null and
void.
(b) Participations.
Any
Lender may, without notice to or consent of the Borrower, at any time sell
to
one or more banks or other financial institutions (“Participants”)
participating interests in all or a portion of any Loan owing to such Lender,
any Note held by such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other
interest of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
(including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C
Obligations). In the event of any such sale by a Lender of participating
interests, such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain
unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance
thereof, such Lender shall remain the holder of its Notes for all purposes
under
this Agreement and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue
to
deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which
any
such sale is effected may require the selling Lender to obtain the consent
of
the Participant in order for such Lender to agree in writing to any amendment,
waiver or consent of a type specified in Section 8.04(a)
or
Section
8.04(b)
but may
not otherwise require the selling Lender to obtain the consent of such
Participant to any other amendment, waiver or consent hereunder. The Borrower
agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents are not paid when due (whether upon acceleration or otherwise), each
Participant shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed to have
the
right of setoff in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under
this Agreement and any other Credit Documents to the same extent as if the
amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender
under
this Agreement or any other Credit Documents; provided,
however,
that
(i) no Participant shall exercise any rights under this sentence without
the consent of the Administrative Agent, (ii) no Participant shall have any
rights under this sentence which are greater than those of the selling Lender
and (iii) such rights of setoff shall be subject to the obligation of such
Participant to share the payment so obtained with all of the Lenders as provided
in Section
2.10(b).
The
Borrower also agrees that any Lender which has transferred any participating
interest in its Commitment or Loans shall, notwithstanding any such transfer,
be
entitled to the full benefits accorded such Lender under Sections
2.11,
2.12
and
2.13,
as if
such Lender had not made such transfer.
(c) Assignments.
Any
Lender may, at any time, sell and assign to any Lender or any Eligible Assignee
(individually, an “Assignee
Lender”)
all or
a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents (including for purposes of this subsection (c), participations
in L/C Obligations) (such a sale and assignment to be referred to herein as
an
“Assignment”)
pursuant to an assignment agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit
I
(an
“Assignment
Agreement”)
(which
Assignment Agreement shall include an acknowledgment by the Assignee party
thereto that it has received a copy of and is subject to the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement),
executed by each Assignee Lender and such assignor Lender (an “Assignor
Lender”)
and
delivered to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance and recording in the
Register; provided,
however,
that:
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(i) Without
the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and, if no
Event
of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (which consent of the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Lender
may make any Assignment to any Assignee Lender which is not, immediately prior
to such Assignment, a Lender hereunder or an Affiliate thereof or Approved
Fund
as to such Lender;
(ii) Without
the written consent of (1) the Administrative Agent, (2) if such Assignment
would result in the Assignee Lender becoming a Lender and the L/C Issuer, and
(3) if no Event of Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (which consents shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Lender may make any Assignment to any
Assignee Lender (I) that is less than $1,000,000 in the aggregate or
(II) if, after giving effect to such Assignment, the Commitment or Loans
of such Lender or such Assignee Lender would be less than $1,000,000 (except
that, in each case, a Lender may make an Assignment which reduces its Commitment
or Loans to zero without the written consent of the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent except to the extent such written consent is required
by
clause (i) above and clause (iii) below); and
(iii) Without
the written consent of the Administrative Agent and, if no Default or Event
of
Default (or event or circumstance described in Section 2.06(d))
has
occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (which consent of the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Lender
may make any Assignment which does not assign and delegate an equal pro rata
interest in such Lender’s Revolving Loans, Revolving Loan Commitment and all
other rights, duties and obligations of such Lender under this Agreement and
the
other Credit Documents.
Upon
such
execution, delivery, acceptance and recording of each Assignment Agreement,
from
and after the Assignment Effective Date determined pursuant to such Assignment
Agreement, (A) each Assignee Lender thereunder shall be a Lender hereunder
with a Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans as set forth on Attachment 1 to
such
Assignment Agreement and shall have the rights, duties and obligations of such
a
Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and (B) the
Assignor Lender thereunder shall be a Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment
and Loans as set forth on Attachment 1 to such Assignment Agreement or, if
the
Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans of the Assignor Lender have been reduced
to
$0, the Assignor Lender shall cease to be a Lender and to have any obligation
to
make any Loan; provided,
however,
that
any such Assignor Lender which ceases to be a Lender shall continue to be
entitled to the benefits of any provision of this Agreement which by its terms
survives the termination of this Agreement. Each Assignment Agreement shall
be
deemed to amend Schedule
I
to the
extent, and only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of each
Assignee Lender, the deletion of each Assignor Lender which reduces its
Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans to $0 and the resulting adjustment of
Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans arising from the purchase by each Assignee
Lender of all or a portion of the rights and obligations of an Assignor Lender
under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
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On
or
prior to the Assignment Effective Date determined pursuant to each Assignment
Agreement, the Borrower, at its own expense, shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent, in exchange for the surrendered Revolving Loan Note of
the
Assignor Lender thereunder, a new Revolving Loan Note to each Assignee Lender
thereunder that requests such a note (with each new Revolving Loan Note to
be in
an amount equal to the Revolving Loan Commitment assumed by such Assignee
Lender) and, if the Assignor Lender is continuing as a Lender hereunder, a
new
Revolving Loan Note to the Assignor Lender if so requested by such Assignor
Lender (with the new Revolving Loan Note to be in an amount equal to the
Revolving Loan Commitment retained by it). Each such new Revolving Loan Note
shall be dated the Closing Date, and each such new Note shall otherwise be
in
the form of the Note replaced thereby. The Notes surrendered by the Assignor
Lender shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower marked
“Replaced”. Each Assignee Lender which was not previously a Lender hereunder and
which is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or
a
state thereof shall, within three (3) Business Days of becoming a Lender,
deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two duly completed copies
of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or successor
applicable form), as the case may be, certifying in each case that such Lender
is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or
withholding of any United States federal income taxes, but only if and to the
extent such Lender is legally entitled to do so and if such Lender is unable
to,
such Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under
Section
2.15)
shall
not be entitled to indemnification for Taxes under Section 2.12
greater
than that to which its assignor was entitled immediately preceding such
Assignment.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Société
Générale
assigns
all of its Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (c) above,
Société
Générale
may,
upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer. In
the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall be entitled
to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder; provided,
however,
that no
failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the
resignation of Société
Générale
as L/C
Issuer. Société
Générale
shall
retain all the rights and obligations of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect
to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation
as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right
to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund participations in
Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section
2.02(c)).
(d) Register.
The
Administrative Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in Section
8.01
a copy
of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and a register (the “Register”)
for
the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Revolving
Loan
Commitment or Loans of each Lender from time to time. The entries in the
Register shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register as the owner of the Loans recorded therein for all
purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection
by
the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
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(e) Registration.
Upon
its receipt of an Assignment Agreement executed by an Assignor Lender and an
Assignee Lender (and, to the extent required by Section 8.05(c),
by the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent) together with payment to the
Administrative Agent by Assignor Lender of a registration and processing fee
of
$3,500, the Administrative Agent shall (i) promptly accept such Assignment
Agreement and (ii) on the Assignment Effective Date determined pursuant
thereto record the information contained therein in the Register and give notice
of such acceptance and recordation to the Lenders and the Borrower. The
Administrative Agent may, from time to time at its election, prepare and deliver
to the Lenders and the Borrower a revised Schedule
I
reflecting the names, addresses and Revolving Loan Commitment or Loans of all
Lenders then parties hereto (and in any event Schedule I shall be deemed amended
to reflect any assignment consummated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
or
upon any Lender becoming a party to this Agreement by any other means (including
pursuant to a joinder as contemplated by Section
2.03(c)).
(f) Confidentiality.
Subject
to Section
8.10,
the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders may disclose the
Credit Documents and any financial or other information relating to the Loan
Parties to each other or to any potential Participant or Assignee
Lender.
(g) Pledges
to Federal Reserve Banks; Other Pledges of Notes.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any Lender may at any
time assign all or a portion of its rights under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents to a Federal Reserve Bank. No
such
assignment shall relieve the assigning Lender from its obligations under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents. In the case of any Lender that is
a
Fund, such Lender may (i) assign or pledge all or any portion of the Loans
held by it (and Notes evidencing such Loans) to the trustee under any indenture
to which such Lender is a party in support of its obligations to the trustee
for
the benefit of the applicable trust beneficiaries, or (ii) pledge all or any
portion of the Loans held by it (and Notes evidencing such Loans) to its lenders
for collateral security purpose; provided, however, no such pledgee under clause
(i) or (ii) shall become a Lender hereunder (by foreclosure, transfer in lieu
of
foreclosure or otherwise) unless and until it complies with the assignment
provisions of this Agreement to become a Lender hereunder and has received
all
consents required hereunder.
(h) Assignments
by Société Générale.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Section
8.05
to the
contrary, no Assignment by Société
Générale
shall be
subject to the requirements set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) (other than
consents of the Borrower) of the proviso of Section
8.05(c)
until
the syndication of the Revolving Loan Commitments and the Loans has been
completed in
accordance with the terms and subject to the limitations in the Administrative
Agent’s Fee Letter,
and no
registration or processing fee shall be payable in connection with any such
Assignment by Société
Générale.
(i) True
Sale.
All
participations in the Obligations or any portion thereof, whether pursuant
to
provisions hereof or otherwise, are intended to be “true sales” for purposes of
financial reporting in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 140. Accordingly, the L/C Issuer or any Lender that sells or
is deemed to have sold a participation in the Obligations (including any
participations in Letters of Credit and/or Loans, any participations described
in clause (b) above and any participations under Section
2.10(b))
(each a
“Participation
Seller”)
hereby
agrees that if such Participation Seller receives any payment in respect of
the
Obligations to which such participation relates through the exercise of setoff
by such Participation Seller against the Borrower or any other obligor, then
such Participation Seller agrees to promptly pay to the participating party
in
such participation such participant’s pro rata share of such setoff (after
giving effect to any sharing with the Lenders under Section
2.10(b)
hereof).
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8.06. Setoff;
Security Interest.
(a) Setoffs
By Lenders.
In
addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender
shall have the right, with the prior consent of the Administrative Agent but
without prior notice to or consent of the Borrower, any such notice and consent
being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable
law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
to
set-off and apply against the Obligations any amount owing from such Lender
to
the Borrower. The aforesaid right of set-off may be exercised by such Lender
against the Borrower or against any trustee in bankruptcy, debtor in possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver or execution, judgment or
attachment creditor of the Borrower or against anyone else claiming through
or
against the Borrower or such trustee in bankruptcy, debtor in possession,
assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver, or execution, judgment or
attachment creditor, notwithstanding the fact that such right of set-off may
not
have been exercised by such Lender at any prior time. Each Lender agrees
promptly to notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application made
by
such Lender; provided,
that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off
and application.
(b) Security
Interest.
As
security for the Obligations, the Borrower hereby grants to the Collateral
Agent, the Administrative Agent and each Lender, for the benefit of the
Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, a continuing
security interest in any and all deposit accounts or moneys of the Borrower
now
or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each Lender shall have all of the
rights of a secured party with respect to such security interest.
8.07. No
Third Party Rights.
Nothing
expressed in or to be implied from this Agreement is intended to give, or shall
be construed to give, any Person, other than the parties hereto and their
permitted successors and assigns hereunder, any benefit or legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or by virtue of this Agreement or under or by
virtue of any provision herein.
8.08. Partial
Invalidity.
If at
any time any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or
unenforceable in any respect under the law or any jurisdiction, neither the
legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under
the law of any other jurisdiction shall in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
8.09. Jury
Trial.
EACH OF
THE BORROWER, THE LENDERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT,
TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY AS TO ANY ISSUE RELATING HERETO IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING, OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY
OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT.
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8.10. Confidentiality.
Neither
any Lender, the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall disclose
to
any Person any Confidential Information, except that any Lender, the Collateral
Agent or the Administrative Agent may disclose any such information (a) to
its
own directors, officers, employees, auditors, counsel and other advisors and
to
its Affiliates; (b) to any other Lender, the Collateral Agent or the
Administrative Agent; (c) which is otherwise known or available to the public
or
which is otherwise known to the receiving party prior to the time such
Confidential Information was delivered to any Lender, the Collateral Agent
or
the Administrative Agent; (d) if required or appropriate in any report,
statement or testimony submitted to any Governmental Authority having or
claiming to have jurisdiction over such Lender, the Collateral Agent or the
Administrative Agent; (e) if required in response to any summons or subpoena;
(f) in connection with any enforcement by the Lenders, the Collateral Agent
and
the Administrative Agent of their rights under this Agreement or the other
Credit Documents or any litigation among the parties relating to the Credit
Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby; (g) to comply with any
Requirement of Law applicable to such Lender, the Collateral Agent or the
Administrative Agent; (h) to any Assignee Lender or Participant or any
prospective Assignee Lender or Participant; provided
that
such Assignee Lender or Participant or prospective Assignee Lender or
Participant agrees to be bound by the provisions of (or provisions substantially
similar to) this Section
8.10;
or (i)
otherwise with the prior consent of such Loan Party; provided,
however,
that
any disclosure made in violation of this Agreement shall not affect the
obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents. Nothing in this Section
8.10
shall
limit the use of any Platform as described in Section
8.01(b).
8.11. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of identical counterparts, any set
of
which signed by all the parties hereto shall be deemed to constitute a complete,
executed original for all purposes. Transmission by telecopier of an executed
counterpart of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute due and sufficient
delivery of such counterpart.
8.12. Consent
to Jurisdiction.
Each of
the parties to this Agreement irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the courts of the United
States of America located in New York, New York and agrees that any legal
action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
any
of the other Credit Documents may be brought against such party in any such
courts. Final judgment against any party in any such action, suit or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on
the
judgment, a certified or exemplified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence
of the judgment, or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this
Section
8.12
shall
affect the right of any party to commence legal proceedings or otherwise xxx
any
other party in any other appropriate jurisdiction, or concurrently in more
than
one jurisdiction, or to serve process, pleadings and other papers upon any
other
party in any manner authorized by the laws of any such jurisdiction. Each of
the
parties agrees that process served either personally or by registered mail
shall, to the extent permitted by law, constitutes adequate service of process
in any such suit. Each of the parties to this Agreement irrevocably waives
to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (a) any objection which it may
have now or in the future to the laying of the venue of any such action, suit
or
proceeding in any court referred to in the first sentence above; (b) any claim
that any such action, suit or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient
forum; (c) its right of removal of any matter commenced by any other party
in
the courts of the State of New York to any court of the United States of
America; (d) any immunity which it or its assets may have in respect of its
obligations under this Agreement or any other Credit Document from any suit,
execution, attachment (whether provisional or final, in aid of execution, before
judgment or otherwise) or other legal process; and (e) any right it may have
to
require the moving party in any suit, action or proceeding brought in any of
the
courts referred to above arising out of or in connection with this Agreement
or
any other Credit Document to post security for the costs of any party or to
post
a bond or to take similar action.
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8.13. Relationship
of Parties.
The
relationship between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Lenders, the
Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, on the other, is, and at all
times shall remain, solely that of borrower and lenders. Neither the Lenders,
the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall under any circumstances
be construed to be partners or joint venturers of the Borrower or any of their
Affiliates; nor shall the Lenders, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative
Agent under any circumstances be deemed to be in a relationship of confidence
or
trust or a fiduciary relationship with the Borrower or any of its Affiliates,
or
to owe any fiduciary duty to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates. The Lenders,
the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent do not undertake or assume
any
responsibility or duty to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates to select,
review, inspect, supervise, pass judgment upon or otherwise inform the Borrower
or any of its Affiliates of any matter in connection with its or their property,
any security held by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any
Lender or the operations of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates. The Borrower
and each of its Affiliates shall rely entirely on their own judgment with
respect to such matters, and any review, inspection, supervision, exercise
of
judgment or supply of information undertaken or assumed by any Lender, the
Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent in connection with such matters
is
solely for the protection of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the
Administrative Agent and neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates is
entitled to rely thereon.
8.14. Time.
Time is
of the essence as to each term or provision of this Agreement and each of the
other Credit Documents.
8.15. Waiver
of Certain Damages.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders each
hereby agree that it shall not seek from any other party hereto consequential,
punitive or special damages under any theory of liability.
8.16. USA
PATRIOT Act.
Each
Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the
Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that
identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of
the
Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the
Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
8.17. Clarification.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the parties hereto understand and
agree that Société
Générale
is
acting in various capacities under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
and therefore shall be permitted to fulfill its roles and manage its various
duties hereunder in such manner as Société
Générale
sees fit
and, for the avoidance of doubt, in lieu of sending notices to itself when
acting in different capacities Société
Générale
may keep
internal records regarding all such communications, notices and actions related
to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents in accordance with its past
practice.
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8.18. Conversion
of Currencies.
The
obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any other party hereto
or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “Applicable
Creditor”)
shall,
notwithstanding that any proceeds of Collateral (including funds held in the
Genius Control Account) or any judgment may be in a currency (the “Proceeds/Judgment
Currency”)
other
than Dollars (the “Agreement
Currency”),
be
discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by
the
Applicable Creditor of any sum that is proceeds of Collateral in the
Proceeds/Judgment Currency (or, in the case of funds already held by or on
behalf of the Applicable Creditor, on the Business Day such funds are to be
applied to the Obligations (unless otherwise specifically set forth in this
Agreement with respect to such funds) or so adjudged to be so due in the
Proceeds/Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with
normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement
Currency with the Proceeds/Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement
Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable
Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate
obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable
Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrowers contained in this
Section 8.18
shall
survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts
owing hereunder.
[The
first signature page follows.]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the L/C
Issuer and the Collateral Agent have caused this Agreement to be executed as
of
the day and year first above written.
BORROWER:
GENIUS
PRODUCTS, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company
By: /s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: President
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ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT AND L/C ISSUER:
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE,
as
Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer
By: /s/
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxx
Title: Director
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COLLATERAL
AGENT:
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE,
as
Collateral Agent
By: /s/
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxx
Title: Director
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THE
LENDERS:
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE
By: /s/
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxx
Title: Director
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among
GENIUS
PRODUCTS, LLC,
and
THE
LENDERS NAMED HEREIN
and
SOCIÉTÉ
GÉNÉRALE,
as
Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and L/C Issuer,
and
SG
AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC,
as
Lead
Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
Dated
as
of August 10, 2007
EXHIBIT
99.1
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
|
|
ARTICLE
I.
INTERPRETATION
|
1
|
1.01.
Definitions
|
1
|
1.02.
GAAP
|
32
|
1.03.
Headings
|
32
|
1.04.
Plural Terms
|
32
|
1.05.
Time
|
32
|
1.06.
Governing Law
|
32
|
1.07.
Construction
|
32
|
1.08.
Entire Agreement
|
32
|
1.09.
Calculation of Interest and Fees
|
33
|
1.10.
References
|
33
|
1.11.
Other Interpretive Provisions
|
33
|
1.12.
Currency Conversion
|
33
|
1.13.
Rounding
|
34
|
1.14.
Knowledge
|
34
|
ARTICLE
II. CREDIT FACILITIES
|
34
|
2.01.
Loan Facilities
|
34
|
2.02.
Letters of Credit
|
38
|
2.03.
Amount Limitations, Commitment Adjustments, Etc
|
45
|
2.04.
Fees
|
50
|
2.05.
Genius Control Account - Release and Application of Funds
|
50
|
2.06.
Prepayments
|
54
|
2.07.
Other Payment Terms
|
60
|
2.08.
Loan Accounts; Notes
|
61
|
2.09.
Loan Funding
|
62
|
2.10.
Pro Rata Treatment
|
63
|
2.11.
Change of Circumstances
|
65
|
2.12.
Taxes on Payments
|
67
|
2.13.
Funding Loss Indemnification
|
69
|
2.14.
Security
|
69
|
2.15.
Replacement of the Lenders
|
70
|
2.16.
Calculation of Adjusted Borrowing Base Availability
|
70
|
2.17.
Adjustments to the Applicable Advance Rate
|
71
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
PAGE
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ARTICLE
III. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
|
71
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3.01.
Initial Conditions Precedent
|
71
|
3.02.
Conditions Precedent to each Credit Event
|
71
|
ARTICLE
IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
|
72
|
4.01.
Representations and Warranties
|
72
|
4.02.
Reaffirmation
|
80
|
ARTICLE
V. COVENANTS
|
80
|
5.01.
Affirmative Covenants
|
80
|
5.02.
Negative Covenants
|
89
|
5.03.
Financial Covenants
|
99
|
ARTICLE
VI. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
|
99
|
6.01.
Events of Default
|
99
|
6.02.
Remedies
|
103
|
ARTICLE
VII. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, COLLATERAL AGENT AND RELATIONS AMONG
LENDERS
|
104
|
7.01.
Appointment, Powers and Immunities
|
104
|
7.02.
Reliance by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent
|
106
|
7.03.
Defaults
|
106
|
7.04.
Indemnification
|
107
|
7.05.
Non-Reliance
|
107
|
7.06.
Resignation of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Agent
|
108
|
7.07.
Collateral Matters
|
108
|
7.08.
Performance of Conditions
|
109
|
7.09.
The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their Individual
Capacity
|
110
|
7.10.
Collateral Matters/Lender Rate Contracts
|
110
|
7.11.
Intercreditor Agreement
|
110
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
PAGE
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ARTICLE
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
|
110
|
8.01.
Notices
|
110
|
8.02.
Expenses
|
112
|
8.03.
Indemnification
|
113
|
8.04.
Waivers; Amendments
|
114
|
8.05.
Successors and Assigns
|
116
|
8.06.
Setoff; Security Interest
|
120
|
8.07.
No Third Party Rights
|
120
|
8.08.
Partial Invalidity
|
120
|
8.09.
Jury Trial
|
120
|
8.10.
Confidentiality
|
121
|
8.11.
Counterparts
|
121
|
8.12.
Consent to Jurisdiction
|
121
|
8.13.
Relationship of Parties
|
122
|
8.14.
Time
|
122
|
8.15.
Waiver of Certain Damages
|
122
|
8.16.
USA PATRIOT Act
|
122
|
8.17.
Clarification
|
122
|
8.18.
Conversion of Currencies
|
123
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SCHEDULES
|
|
SCHEDULE
I
|
THE
LENDERS
|
SCHEDULE
3.01
|
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(G)
|
LITIGATION
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(H)
|
REAL
PROPERTY
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(I)
|
CONTINGENT
OBLIGATIONS
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(J)
|
EQUITY
SECURITIES
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(K)
|
MULTIEMPLOYER
PLANS
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(N)
|
GOVERNMENT
CHARGES
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(O)
|
SUBSIDIARIES
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(U)
|
INSURANCE
|
SCHEDULE
4.01(V)
|
AGREEMENTS
WITH AFFILIATES, ETC.
|
SCHEDULE
5.02(A)
|
EXISTING
DEBT
|
SCHEDULE
5.02(B)
|
EXISTING
LIENS
|
SCHEDULE
5.02(E)
|
EXISTING
INVESTMENTS
|
EXHIBITS
|
|
EXHIBIT
A
|
NOTICE
OF LOAN BORROWING
|
EXHIBIT
B
|
NOTICE
OF CONVERSION
|
EXHIBIT
C
|
NOTICE
OF INTEREST PERIOD SELECTION
|
EXHIBIT
D
|
REVOLVING
LOAN NOTE
|
EXHIBIT
E
|
COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE
|
EXHIBIT
F
|
BORROWING
BASE CERTIFICATE
|
EXHIBIT
G
|
ALLOCATION
CERTIFICATE
|
EXHIBIT
H
|
GUARANTY
|
EXHIBIT
I
|
ASSIGNMENT
AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
J
|
CONTROL
AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
K
|
PERFECTION
CERTIFICATE
|
EXHIBIT
L
|
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
M
|
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
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INTERIM
RELEASE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATE
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