AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
November 5, 1999
among
Universal City Development Partners, LP,
The Banks Listed Herein,
and
Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York,
as Administrative Agent
and
as Collateral Agent
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X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.,
Lead Arranger
The Bank of Nova Scotia,
Banc of America Securities LLC
and
National Westminster Bank Plc,
Arrangers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions......................................................................2
SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations.............................................21
SECTION 1.03. Classes and Types of Loans......................................................21
SECTION 1.04. Other Definitional Provisions...................................................21
ARTICLE 2
THE FACILITIES
SECTION 2.01. The Loans.......................................................................22
SECTION 2.02. Method of Borrowing.............................................................22
SECTION 2.03. Notes...........................................................................24
SECTION 2.04. Commitment Fees.................................................................24
SECTION 2.05. Interest Rates..................................................................25
SECTION 2.06. Method of Electing Interest Rates...............................................27
SECTION 2.07. Termination and Reduction of Commitments........................................28
SECTION 2.08. Mandatory Payments of Principal.................................................29
SECTION 2.09. Optional Prepayments............................................................31
SECTION 2.10. General Provisions as to Payments...............................................31
SECTION 2.11. Funding Losses..................................................................32
SECTION 2.12. Computation of Interest and Fees................................................33
ARTICLE 3
CONDITIONS
SECTION 3.01. Borrowings......................................................................33
SECTION 3.02. Effectiveness...................................................................34
SECTION 3.03. Effect of Amended Agreement.....................................................35
SECTION 3.04. Waiver..........................................................................36
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 4.01. Organization, Powers, Good Standing and Subsidiaries............................37
SECTION 4.02. Authorization...................................................................37
SECTION 4.03. Financial Information; No Material Adverse Change...............................38
SECTION 4.04. Title to Properties; Liens......................................................38
SECTION 4.05. Litigation; Adverse Facts: Compliance with Laws.................................39
SECTION 4.06. Payment of Taxes................................................................39
SECTION 4.07. Materially Adverse Agreements; Performance......................................39
SECTION 4.08. Intellectual Property Rights....................................................40
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SECTION 4.09. Governmental Regulation.........................................................40
SECTION 4.10. Securities Activities...........................................................40
SECTION 4.11. Employee Benefit Plans..........................................................40
SECTION 4.12. Project Documents...............................................................41
SECTION 4.13. Disclosure......................................................................41
SECTION 4.14. Hazardous Materials.............................................................41
SECTION 4.15. Year 2000 Compliance............................................................42
ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Reports..........................................42
SECTION 5.02. Existence, etc..................................................................45
SECTION 5.03. Payment of Taxes and Claims.....................................................45
SECTION 5.04. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance............................................45
SECTION 5.05. Inspection......................................................................46
SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Laws, etc.......................................................47
SECTION 5.07. Clean-Down Period...............................................................47
SECTION 5.08. Licenses, Material Contracts, etc...............................................47
SECTION 5.09. Protection Against Lien Claims..................................................48
SECTION 5.10. Indemnity.......................................................................48
SECTION 5.11. Hazardous Materials.............................................................48
SECTION 5.12. Management of Borrower..........................................................49
SECTION 5.13. Condition of Real Property......................................................49
SECTION 5.14. Indebtedness....................................................................49
SECTION 5.15. Liens...........................................................................49
SECTION 5.16. Investments.....................................................................51
SECTION 5.17. Contingent Obligations..........................................................52
SECTION 5.18. Restricted Payments: Universal Fees.............................................52
SECTION 5.19. Financial Covenants.............................................................54
SECTION 5.20. Restriction on Fundamental Changes; Purchases and Sale of Assets................55
SECTION 5.21. ERISA...........................................................................56
SECTION 5.22. Transactions with Affiliates....................................................56
SECTION 5.23. Capital Expenditures............................................................57
SECTION 5.24. Use of Proceeds.................................................................57
SECTION 5.25. Amendment of Related Agreements.................................................58
SECTION 5.26. Limitation on Granting Negative Pledges.........................................58
SECTION 5.27. Hedging Facilities..............................................................58
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default...............................................................58
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SECTION 6.02. Required Bank Consents to Transfer of Interests.................................64
SECTION 6.03. Notice of Default...............................................................64
ARTICLE 7
AGENTS
SECTION 7.01. Appointment and Authorization...................................................64
SECTION 7.02. Agent and Affiliates............................................................64
SECTION 7.03. Action by Agents................................................................64
SECTION 7.04. Consultation with Experts.......................................................64
SECTION 7.05. Liability of Agent..............................................................65
SECTION 7.06. Indemnification.................................................................65
SECTION 7.07. Credit Decision.................................................................65
SECTION 7.08. Successor Agent.................................................................65
SECTION 7.09. Agent's Fee.....................................................................66
ARTICLE 8
CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES
SECTION 8.01. Basis for Determining Interest Rate Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair..........66
SECTION 8.02. Illegality......................................................................67
SECTION 8.03. Increased Cost and Reduced Return...............................................67
SECTION 8.04. Taxes...........................................................................69
SECTION 8.05. Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar Loans......................71
SECTION 8.06. Substitution of Bank............................................................72
ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. Notices.........................................................................73
SECTION 9.02. No Waivers......................................................................73
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnification.......................................................73
SECTION 9.04. Sharing of Set-offs.............................................................74
SECTION 9.05. Amendments and Waivers..........................................................75
SECTION 9.06. Successors and Assigns..........................................................75
SECTION 9.07. Collateral......................................................................77
SECTION 9.08. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.......................................77
SECTION 9.09. Counterparts....................................................................77
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL............................................................77
SECTION 9.11. Confidentiality.................................................................77
SECTION 9.12. Non-recourse to Partners........................................................78
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Schedule A Total Exposures
Schedule B Pricing Schedule
Schedule C Project Documents
Schedule D License Agreements
Schedule E Form of Compliance Certificate
Schedule F Insurance
Schedule G Scheduled Affiliate Transactions
Schedule H Tax Indebtedness
EXHIBIT A Form of Note
EXHIBIT B Subordination Agreement
EXHIBIT C Opinion Coverage of Counsel for the Borrower
EXHIBIT D Opinion of Special Counsel for the Agents
EXHIBIT E Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT F Pledge Agreement
EXHIBIT G Form of Notice of Borrowing
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 5, 1999 among
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LP (successor to UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA
PARTNERS and UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS), the BANKS listed on the
signature pages hereof, and XXXXXX GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as
Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Universal (as this and other capitalized terms are defined in
Section 1.01 below) and Rank indirectly own equal interests in Studio, which
owns, operates and derives profit from the Studio Theme Park; and
WHEREAS, Studio, the Banks, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent are parties to the Studio Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Universal and Rank indirectly own equal interests in Islands,
which has completed construction of, and now owns, operates and derives profit
from, the Islands Theme Park; and
WHEREAS, Islands, the Banks, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent are parties to the Islands Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Completion Date occurred under the Islands Credit Agreement on
July 4, 1999; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to and on the terms set forth in the Original Pledge
Agreement, all partnership interests in each of Studio and Islands have been
pledged by each partner therein to secure portions of the respective obligations
of Islands and Studio under the Existing Credit Agreements and related
obligations; and
WHEREAS, X.X. Xxxxxx Delaware, the original Collateral Agent under the
Original Pledge Agreement, has merged with and into Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust
Company of New York; and
WHEREAS, Islands and Studio propose to effect the Partnership
Simplification, pursuant to which each of Islands and Studio will convert to a
Delaware limited partnership, and then merge with one another, with Islands as
the surviving entity; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to consolidate, amend and restate the
Existing Credit Agreements to permit the Partnership Simplification and to
simplify and clarify the application of the Existing Credit Agreements after
giving effect to the Completion Date and the Partnership Simplification;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Existing Credit
Agreements are consolidated, amended and restated in their entirety as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, have the
following meanings:
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT" means Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York in
its capacity as administrative agent for the Banks hereunder, and its successors
in such capacity.
"ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE" means, with respect to each Bank, an
administrative questionnaire in the form prepared by the Administrative Agent
and submitted to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) duly
completed by such Bank.
"AFFILIATE", as applied to any Person, means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with that Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" (including with correlative
meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control
with"), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract
or otherwise. Each partner in the Borrower, and each of their respective
Affiliates, shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Borrower.
"AGENT" means the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, and
"AGENTS" means both of them.
"AGREEMENT" means, collectively, the Islands Credit Agreement and the
Studio Credit Agreement, as consolidated, amended and restated by this Amended
Agreement, and as the same may be further amended and in effect from time to
time.
"ALLOCATED EQUITY" has the meaning set forth in the Islands Credit
Agreement.
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"ALLOWED MULTIPLE" means (i) with respect to any Borrowing or Group of Term
Loans, $10,000,000 or any larger multiple of $1,000,000 and (ii) with respect to
any Borrowing or Group of Working Capital Loans, $3,000,000 or any larger
multiple of $1,000,000.
"AMENDED AGREEMENT" means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated
as of November 5, 1999.
"AMENDED PLEDGE AGREEMENT" means the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement
dated as of January__, 2000, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto.
"AMENDED SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT" means the Amended and Restated
Subordination Agreement dated as of January__, 2000, substantially in the form
of Exhibit B hereto.
"AMORTIZATION DATE" means each Quarterly Date from and including December
31, 1999 to and including June 30, 2007.
"APPLICABLE" means with reference to any financial calculation (i) on and
after the Merger Date, the amount thereof determined for the Borrower on a stand
alone basis and (ii) prior to the Merger Date, the combined amount thereof for
Islands and Studio, eliminating inter-company items between Islands and Studio.
"APPLICABLE LENDING OFFICE" means, with respect to any Bank, (i) in the
case of its Base Rate Loans, its Domestic Lending Office and (ii) in the case of
its Euro-Dollar Loans, its Euro-Dollar Lending Office.
"ARRANGERS" means The Bank of Nova Scotia, Banc of America Securities LLC
and National Westminster Bank Plc.
"ASSIGNEE" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(e).
"AUTHORIZED OFFICER" means any of the President, Executive Vice President,
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Controller of the
Borrower, or any officer exercising similar functions.
"BANK" means each bank listed on the signature pages hereof, each Assignee
which becomes a Bank pursuant to Section 9.06(c), and their respective
successors.
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"BASE RATE" means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (i)
the Prime Rate for such day and (ii) the sum of 1/2 of 1% plus the Federal Funds
Rate for such day.
"BASE RATE LOAN" means a Loan which bears interest at the Base Rate
pursuant to the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Interest Rate
Election or a Loan which is made as or becomes a Base Rate Loan pursuant to the
provisions of Article 8.
"BASE RATE MARGIN" means a rate per annum determined in accordance with the
Pricing Schedule.
"BORROWER" means Islands Delaware, as the surviving entity in the Merger.
"BORROWER ACCOUNT" means the account specified on the signature pages
hereof into which all Loans to the Borrower shall be made available, or such
other account as the Borrower shall from time to time specify for such purpose
by notice to the Administrative Agent.
"BORROWER PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT" means item 1 of Schedule C.
"BORROWING" means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans of the same
Class and Type made to the Borrower at the same time by the Banks pursuant to
Article 2.
"CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" means, for any period, the gross additions to
property, plant and equipment and other capital expenditures for tangible
property for such period, but excluding (to the extent that they would otherwise
be included) any and all expenditures made for the replacement or restoration of
assets to the extent financed by condemnation awards or proceeds of insurance
received with respect to the loss or taking of or damage to the asset or assets
being replaced or restored.
"CAPITAL LEASE" means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property
(whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in conformity
with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that
Person.
"CLASS" has the meaning specified in Section 1.03.
"COLLATERAL" means collateral expressed by the terms of the Collateral
Documents to be subject to the Liens created thereby.
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"COLLATERAL AGENT" means Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York
(successor by merger to X.X. Xxxxxx Delaware) in its capacity as collateral
agent for the Banks under the Collateral Documents, and its successors in such
capacity.
"COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS" means the Pledge Agreement, any additional pledges,
security agreements or mortgages required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan
Documents and any instruments of assignment executed pursuant to the foregoing.
"COMBINED TOTAL EXPOSURE" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c).
"COMMITMENT" means any Remaining Term Loan Commitment or Working Capital
Commitment, and "COMMITMENTS" means any or all of the foregoing, as the context
may require.
"COMPANY" means each party to any Transaction Document, other than the
Agents, the Banks, the Lead Arranger and the Arrangers.
"COMPLETION" has the meaning set forth in the Islands Credit Agreement.
"COMPLETION DATE" means July 4, 1999, the date on which the "Completion
Date" (as defined in the Islands Credit Agreement) occurred.
"CONSTRUCTION COSTS" has the meaning set forth in the Islands Credit
Agreement.
"CONTINGENT OBLIGATION" means, as applied to any Person, any direct or
indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any
Indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another
Person if the primary purpose thereof by the Person incurring the Contingent
Obligation is to provide assurance to the obligee of such obligation of another
Person that such obligation of another Person will be paid or discharged, or
that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders
of such obligation will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in
respect thereof. Contingent Obligations shall include, without limitation, (a)
the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (otherwise than for collection or
deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with
recourse or sale with recourse (in each case as to the primary obligor's ability
to pay or perform) by such Person of the obligation of another Person, and (b)
any liability of such Person for the obligations of another Person through any
agreement (contingent or otherwise) (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise
acquire such obligation or any security
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therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation
(whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions
or otherwise), (ii) to maintain the solvency or any balance sheet item, level of
income or financial condition of another Person, or (iii) to make take-or-pay or
similar payments if required regardless of non-performance by any other party or
parties to an agreement, if in the case of any agreement described under clauses
(i), (ii) or (iii) of this sentence the primary purpose thereof is as described
in the preceding sentence; provided, that the term Contingent Obligation shall
not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the
ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be
deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary
obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not
stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect
thereof as determined by the relevant Person in good faith.
"CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION" means, as applied to any Person, any provision of
any Securities issued by that Person or of any indenture, mortgage, deed of
trust, contract, undertaking, agreement, license, franchise or other instrument
to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound
or to which it or any of its properties is subject.
"CURRENT REQUIRED EQUITY ALLOCATION" has the meaning set forth in the
Islands Credit Agreement.
"DEBT SERVICE" means Interest plus Scheduled Amortization.
"DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE RATIO" means, at any date, the ratio of Applicable
EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended on
or prior to such date to Applicable Debt Service for such four- quarter period.
"DEFAULT" means any condition or event which constitutes an Event of
Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would,
unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
"DERIVATIVES OBLIGATIONS" of any Person means all obligations of such
Person in respect of any rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate
transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap,
equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign
exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction,
currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option
or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of
the foregoing
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transactions) or any combination of the foregoing transactions. Derivatives
Obligations incurred for bona fide hedging purposes are not Investments.
"DOLLARS" means the lawful money of the United States of America.
"DOMESTIC BUSINESS DAY" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law
to close.
"DOMESTIC LENDING OFFICE" means, as to each Bank, its office located at its
address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its
Administrative Questionnaire as its Domestic Lending Office) or such other
office as such Bank may hereafter designate as its Domestic Lending Office by
notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
"EBITDA" means net income, after deducting all expenses and other proper
charges except interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (including
amortization of pre-opening expenses), in each case determined in accordance
with GAAP, and eliminating (i) all earnings attributable to equity interests in
other Persons unless actually received, (ii) all income arising from the
forgiveness, adjustment or negotiated settlement of any indebtedness, (iii) any
extraordinary item of gain or loss, (iv) interest income and (v) pre-opening
expenses which would have been capitalized in accordance with GAAP as in effect
at the date of the Existing Credit Agreements but not in accordance with GAAP as
in effect at the Completion Date.
"EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date this Amended Agreement becomes effective in
accordance with Section 3.02.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, or any successor statute.
"ERISA AFFILIATE" means, as applied to any Person, any trade or business
(whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of which that Person
is a member and which is under common control with that Person within the
meaning of the regulations promulgated under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
"EURO-DOLLAR BUSINESS DAY" means any Domestic Business Day on which
commercial banks are open for international business (including dealings in
dollar deposits) in London, England.
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"EURO-DOLLAR LENDING OFFICE" means, as to each Bank, its office, branch or
affiliate located at its address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire
(or identified in its Administrative Questionnaire as its Euro-Dollar Lending
Office) or such other office, branch or affiliate of such Bank as it may
hereafter designate as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office by notice to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent.
"EURO-DOLLAR LOAN" means a Loan which bears interest at a Euro-Dollar Rate
pursuant to the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Interest Rate
Election.
"EURO-DOLLAR MARGIN" means a rate per annum determined in accordance with
the Pricing Schedule.
"EURO-DOLLAR RATE" means a rate of interest determined pursuant to Section
2.05(b) on the basis of a London Interbank Offered Rate.
"EURO-DOLLAR RESERVE PERCENTAGE" means, for any day with respect to any
Bank, that percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect on such day,
as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any
successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement for such Bank in
respect of "EUROCURRENCY LIABILITIES" (or in respect of any other category of
liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on
the Euro-Dollar Loans of such Bank is determined or any category of extensions
of credit or other assets which includes loans by a non-United States office of
such Bank to United States residents).
"EVENT OF DEFAULT" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
"EXCESS CASH FLOW" means, for any period, (i) net income for such period
plus (ii) depreciation, amortization and other similar non-cash items deducted
in determining such net income plus (iii) Universal Fees accrued (except for
those accrued for periods prior to October 1, 1995) as an expense but not paid
during such period less (iv) any non-cash items of income included in such net
income less (v) Capital Expenditures (other than Capital Expenditures for
Construction Costs) for such period less (vi) Scheduled Amortization for such
period less (vii) Universal Fees accrued (except for those accrued for periods
prior to October 1, 1995) as an expense prior to such period and paid during
such period.
"EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENTS" means the Islands Credit Agreement and the
Studio Credit Agreement.
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"FEDERAL FUNDS RATE" means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded
upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th 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 of New York on the Domestic Business Day
next succeeding such day, provided that (i) if such day is not a Domestic
Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such
transactions on the next preceding Domestic Business Day as so published on the
next succeeding Domestic Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published
on such next succeeding Domestic Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such
day shall be the average rate quoted to Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New
York for such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative
Agent.
"FQFC" means a fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending after the Completion
Date. The first FQFC is the fiscal quarter ended October 2, 1999.
"FUNDED DEBT RATIO" means, at any date, the ratio of (i) Applicable
Indebtedness at such date to (ii) Applicable EBITDA for the period of four
consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date.
"FUNDED EQUITY" has the meaning set forth in the Islands Credit Agreement.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time
to time in the United States.
"GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any nation or government, any state or other
political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government,
and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled (through stock or
capital ownership or otherwise) by any of the foregoing.
"GROUP" of Loans means at any time a group of Loans of any Class consisting
of (i) all Loans of such Class which are Base Rate Loans at such time or (ii)
all Loans of such Class which are Euro-Dollar Loans having the same Interest
Period at such time; provided that, if a Loan of any particular Bank is
converted to or made as a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.05, such
Loan shall be included in the same Group or Groups of Loans from time to time as
it would have been in if it had not been so converted or made.
"HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" means any flammable explosives, radioactive
materials, hazardous wastes, toxic substances or related materials, including,
without limitation, any substances defined as or included in the definition of
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"HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES," "HAZARDOUS WASTES," "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS," OR "TOXIC
SUBSTANCES" under any applicable federal or state laws or regulations.
"INDEBTEDNESS" means, as applied to any Person, (i) all obligations of such
Person for borrowed money (except, for purposes of the Funded Debt Ratio,
Subordinated Debt), (ii) that portion of obligations with respect to Capital
Leases which is properly classified as a liability on a balance sheet of such
Person in conformity with GAAP, (iii) notes payable by such Person and drafts
accepted by such Person representing extensions of credit whether or not
representing obligations for borrowed money, (iv) any obligation (other than (x)
accrued and unpaid Universal Fees, (y) customary retentions, holdbacks and
similar obligations arising under construction and similar contracts which are
not intended as a method of financing the goods or services provided under such
contracts and (z) accrued and unpaid Xxxxxxxxx Fees) owed by such Person for all
or any part of the deferred purchase price of property or services which
purchase price is (a) due more than 12 months from the date of incurrence of the
obligation in respect thereof, or (b) evidenced by a note or similar written
instrument, (v) all obligations of such Person, fixed or (except for purposes of
the Funded Debt Ratio) contingent, to reimburse any other Person for amounts
drawn under a letter of credit or similar instrument, (vi) all Indebtedness
secured by any Lien on any property or asset owned or held by such Person
regardless of whether the Indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed
by such Person or is non-recourse to the credit of such Person; provided that
the amount of any such non-recourse Indebtedness shall be deemed to be the
lesser of the amount of such Indebtedness and the fair value of such property or
asset and (vii) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of
Indebtedness of any other Person (except, for purposes of the Funded Debt Ratio,
any such Indebtedness which would be excluded if a direct obligation of such
Person). The obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Series B Bonds and
Series C Bonds contemplated by Schedule H, or any substantially similar
arrangements, do not constitute Indebtedness (or Contingent Obligations) of the
Borrower to the extent that the aggregate net proceeds do not exceed
$50,000,000. Obligations in respect of additional such financing supported
solely by Tax Increment Revenues as described in Schedule H also do not
constitute Indebtedness (or Contingent Obligations) of the Borrower, but future
Special Assessment Bonds of the type described in Schedule H issued to finance
improvements for the Theme Parks do constitute Indebtedness of the Borrower and
are herein referred to as "TAX INDEBTEDNESS."
"INDEMNITEE" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS" has the meaning specified in Section 4.08.
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"INTEREST" means, for any period, interest expense for such period
(including amortization of debt discount to the extent included in interest
expense for such period but excluding amortization of debt issuance expense,
hedging costs and interest on Subordinated Debt, in each case to the extent such
amounts would otherwise be included in interest expense for such period), plus
to the extent not otherwise reflected therein, capitalized interest incurred
during such period (excluding for this purpose capitalized interest incurred by
Islands prior to the Completion Date) and minus to the extent not otherwise
deducted therefrom, interest income for such period.
"INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO" means, at any date, the ratio of Applicable
EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended on
or prior to such date to Applicable Interest for such four-quarter period.
"INTEREST PERIOD" means, with respect to each Euro-Dollar Loan, a period
commencing on the date of borrowing specified in the applicable Notice of
Borrowing or on the date specified in the applicable Notice of Interest Rate
Election and ending one, two, three or six months (or, with the prior consent of
each Bank, twelve months) thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the
applicable notice; provided that:
(a) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a
Euro-Dollar Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar
Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar
month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding
Euro-Dollar Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period which begins on the last Euro-Dollar 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, subject to
clause (c) below, end on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month;
and
(c) if any Interest Period includes a date on which a scheduled payment of
principal of the Loans is required to be made under Section 2.08 but does not
end on such date, then (i) the principal amount (if any) of each Euro- Dollar
Loan required to be repaid on such date shall have an Interest Period ending on
such date and (ii) the remainder (if any) of each such Euro-Dollar Loan shall
have an Interest Period determined as set forth above.
If the Borrower specifies a twelve-month Interest Period in any Notice of
Borrowing or Notice of Interest Rate Election and the Administrative Agent shall
not have received from any Bank written objection to such twelve-month Interest
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Period within two Euro-Dollar Business Days after receipt by the Administrative
Agent of such Notice, then such Bank shall be deemed to have consented to such
twelve-month Interest Period. If any Bank timely objects as set forth above to
any request for an Interest Period with a duration of twelve months then the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall
deliver a new Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Interest Rate Election (which may
be included as an alternative election in the original Notice) specifying a
different election within the applicable time periods specified in Section 2.02
or 2.06, respectively. If the Borrower fails to so timely deliver such a new
Notice of Borrowing, then the relevant Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Borrowing.
If the Borrower fails to so timely deliver such a new Notice of Interest Rate
Election then the provisions of Section 2.06(c) shall apply.
"INTERNAL REVENUE CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, or any successor statute.
"INVESTMENT" means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect
purchase or other acquisition by that Person of stock or other Securities of, or
a beneficial interest in, any other Person, or any direct or indirect loan,
advance or capital contribution by that Person to any other Person, including
all indebtedness and accounts receivable from that other Person which are not
current assets or did not arise from sales to that other Person in the ordinary
course of business (but excluding notes receivable from concessionaires obtained
in the ordinary course of business and relocation loans to employees, all in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000). The amount of any Investment shall
be the original cost of such Investment (net of return of capital) plus the cost
of all additions thereto, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in
value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment.
"ISLANDS" means Universal City Development Partners, a general partnership
organized under Florida law, and its successors.
"ISLANDS CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the Credit Agreement dated as of November
13, 1995 among Islands, the Banks, and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New
York, as administrative agent and as collateral agent, as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Date.
"ISLANDS DELAWARE" means Universal City Development Partners, LP, a limited
partnership organized under Delaware law into which Islands is to be converted
pursuant to Section 17-217 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership
Act immediately prior to the Merger.
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"ISLANDS THEME PARK" means the "Universal's Islands of Adventure" theme
park located in Orlando, Florida owned and operated by Islands.
"LEAD ARRANGER" means X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
"LICENSE AGREEMENTS" means the agreements listed on Schedule D hereto, as
such Schedule D may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Borrower
in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent.
"LIEN" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of
preferential arrangement that has the practical effect of creating a security
interest, in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, the
Borrower shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has
acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any
conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement
relating to such asset.
"LOAN" means any Term Loan or Working Capital Loan, and "LOANS" means any
or all of the foregoing, as the context may require; provided that, if any such
Loan or Loans of any Class (or portions thereof) are combined or subdivided
pursuant to a Notice of Interest Rate Election, the term "LOAN" of such Class
shall refer to the combined principal amount resulting from such combination or
to each of the separate principal amounts resulting from such subdivision, as
the case may be.
"LOAN DOCUMENTS" means this Agreement, the Notes, the Subordination
Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and, on and after the date on which the same are
executed and delivered, any other Collateral Documents.
"LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.05(b).
"MARGIN STOCK" has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation U of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from time to time.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means (i) any material adverse effect upon the
condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, properties, business,
licenses or prospects of the Borrower, which in any such case the Banks could
reasonably conclude has or would have a material adverse effect (in the context
of the credit provided pursuant to this Agreement) on the creditworthiness of
the Borrower; or (ii) any adverse effect on the rights and/or remedies of the
Agents
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and the Banks under the Loan Documents which could reasonably be considered
material by the Banks.
"MATERIAL COMMITMENT" means a legally binding commitment (other than the
Commitments) by one or more banks or other financial institutions to extend
credit to the Borrower in an aggregate amount exceeding $15,000,000 (regardless
of the level of utilization, if any, of such commitment at any particular time).
"MATERIAL DEBT" means Indebtedness of the Borrower (other than the Notes),
arising in one or more related or unrelated transactions, in an aggregate
principal or face amount exceeding $15,000,000.
"MATERIAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS" means a principal or face amount of
Indebtedness and/or payment or collateralization obligations in respect of
Derivatives Obligations of the Borrower, arising in one or more related or
unrelated transactions, exceeding in the aggregate $15,000,000.
"MERGER" means the merger pursuant to ss. 17-211 of the Delaware Revised
Uniform Limited Partnership Act of Studio Delaware and Universal City Florida
Ltd. with and into Islands Delaware, with Islands Delaware as the surviving
entity.
"MERGER DATE" means the date of consummation of the Merger.
"MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is maintained for employees of the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower.
"NOTES" means promissory notes of the Borrower, substantially in the form
of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the obligation of the Borrower to repay the
Loans.
"NOTICE OF BORROWING" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
"NOTICE OF INTEREST RATE ELECTION" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.06.
"OBLIGATIONS" means, as to any Person, all of the Indebtedness, liabilities
and obligations of every nature of such Person to the Agents and the Banks under
the Loan Documents, whether now existing or hereinafter incurred.
"OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE" means a certificate executed on behalf of the
Borrower by an Authorized Officer.
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"OPERATING LEASE" means, as applied to any Person who is a lessee, any
lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) which is not a Capital
Lease.
"ORIGINAL PLEDGE AGREEMENT" means the Pledge Agreement dated as of November
13, 1995 between all partners in each of Islands and Studio, on the one hand,
and the Collateral Agent, on the other hand.
"ORIGINAL SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT" means the Subordination Agreement dated
as of November 13, 1995 among Universal, Rank, the Affiliates of Universal and
Rank listed on the signature pages thereof and the Administrative Agent under
each of the Existing Credit Agreements.
"PARENT" means, with respect to any Bank, any corporation controlling such
Bank.
"PARTICIPANT" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(b).
"PARTNER LOANS" means loans made by the Borrower pursuant to Section
5.16(e) of this Agreement
"PARTNERSHIP SIMPLIFICATION" means, collectively, the following sequential
transactions: (i) the conversion of Studio from a Florida general partnership
into Studio Delaware, a Delaware limited partnership, having Universal City
Florida Holding Co. I ("HI") as its sole general partner and Rank Orlando, Inc.
("ROI") and Universal City Property Management Company ("UCPM") as its sole
limited partners, (ii) the conversion of Islands from a Florida general
partnership into Islands Delaware, a Delaware limited partnership, having
Universal City Florida Holding Co. II ("HII") as its sole general partner and
Universal City Florida Ltd., LP ("UCFL-DE"; as successor to Universal City
Florida Ltd.) as its sole limited partner, (iii) the merger of Studio Delaware
and UCFL-DE with and into Islands Delaware, with (A) Islands Delaware being the
survivor of such merger, (B) the interests in Studio Delaware held by HI, ROI
and UCPM becoming limited partnership interests in Islands Delaware, (C) HII
retaining its general partnership interest in Islands Delaware and (D) the
interests held by HII and Studio Delaware in UCFL-DE being cancelled and (iv)
the transfer by ROI and UCPM to HI of their limited partnership interests in
Islands Delaware and the withdrawal by ROI and UCPM as limited partners thereof.
After giving effect to these transactions, Islands Delaware survives, with HII
as its sole general partner and HI as its sole limited partner.
"PENSION PLAN" means any employee plan which is subject to the provisions
of Title IV of ERISA and which is maintained for employees of the
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Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower, other than a Multiemployer
Plan.
"PERSON" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association,
a trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political
subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"PLEDGE AGREEMENT" means the Original Pledge Agreement, as amended and
restated by the Amended Pledge Agreement and as the same may be further amended
and in effect from time to time.
"PLEDGOR" has the meaning set forth in the Pledge Agreement.
"PRICING SCHEDULE" means Schedule B hereto.
"PRIME RATE" means the rate of interest publicly announced by Xxxxxx
Guaranty Trust Company of New York in New York City from time to time as its
Prime Rate.
"PROJECT" has the meaning set forth in the Islands Credit Agreement.
"PROJECT DOCUMENTS" means all agreements listed in Schedule C.
"QUARTERLY DATE" means the last day of each March, June, September and
December.
"RANK" means Rank Leisure Holdings PLC formerly Rank Organisation (Leisure
Holdings) Limited, a company organized under the laws of England, and its
successors.
"RATIO SATISFACTION DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(o)(ii).
"REFERENCE BANKS" means the principal London offices of The Bank of Nova
Scotia, Bank of America, N.A., National Westminster Bank Plc and Xxxxxx Guaranty
Trust Company of New York, and "REFERENCE BANK" means any one of such Reference
Banks.
"REGULATION U" means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
"REMAINING TERM LOAN COMMITMENT" means, with respect to each Bank, the
obligation of such Bank to make loans to the Borrower on or after the Effective
Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of this Amended Agreement in the
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maximum aggregate amount set forth opposite the name of such Bank under the
heading "Remaining Term Loan Commitments" in Schedule A hereto, as such amount
may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07 or increased or
reduced by reason of an assignment to or by such Bank in accordance with Section
9.06(c).
"REQUIRED BANKS" means at any time Banks having at least 51% of the
aggregate amount of the Total Exposures of all Banks.
"RESTRICTED PAYMENT" means (i) any distribution, direct or indirect,
whether in cash or in property, on account of any partnership or other equity
interest in the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, (ii) any redemption,
retirement, or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct
or indirect, whether in cash or in property, of any (x) partnership or other
equity interest in the Borrower, (y) warrants, options or other rights to
acquire any such partnership or other equity interest in the Borrower or (z)
Subordinated Debt, in each case now or hereafter outstanding, and (iii) any
payment of or with respect to any Subordinated Debt; provided that neither
Xxxxxxxxx Fees, Universal Fees (and any interest thereon) nor payments of
amounts owed under interest rate hedging arrangements entered into in accordance
with Section 5.27 shall be deemed Restricted Payments.
"RESTRICTED PAYMENT DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.18(a)(iii)(A).
"REVOLVING CREDIT PERIOD" means the period from and including the Closing
Date to but not including the Termination Date with respect to the Working
Capital Commitments.
"SCHEDULED AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS" means transactions and agreements
described in Schedule G hereto.
"SCHEDULED AMORTIZATION" means, for any period, scheduled repayment of
long-term Indebtedness (including scheduled reduction of committed amounts under
long-term revolving credit facilities) during such period (taking into account
adjustments to scheduled repayments and commitment reductions for such period
arising as a consequence of prior unscheduled prepayments or commitment
reductions). For purposes of determining Excess Cash Flow or the Debt Service
Coverage Ratio for any period, scheduled repayments of the Loans and reductions
of the Working Capital Commitments which are not scheduled for a date which is
the last day of a fiscal quarter of the Borrower shall be deemed to have been
scheduled to occur on the last day of the fiscal quarter which is nearest to the
actual date of such scheduled repayment or reduction.
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"SECURITIES" means any stock, shares, voting trust certificates, bonds,
debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured,
convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly
known as "SECURITIES" or any certificates of interest, shares or participations
in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any
right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.
"SPECIAL PERIOD" means the period (i) commencing on the date (if any) on or
after the Ratio Satisfaction Date on which Universal and Rank cease to
collectively own, directly or indirectly, partnership interests in the Borrower
equal to at least the largest partnership interest therein owned by any other
partner therein (together with its Affiliates) and (ii) ending on the date on
which the Administrative Agent receives an Officer's Certificate showing that
the Funded Debt Ratio is 1.00 to 1.00 or less.
"XXXXXXXXX FEES" means consulting fees payable in respect of the Borrower's
Theme Parks pursuant to the consulting agreement identified in Item 6 of
Schedule C in an amount not exceeding the amount provided for in such agreement
as in effect on November 13, 1995.
"STUDIO" means Universal City Florida Partners, a general partnership
organized under Florida law, and its successors.
"STUDIO CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the Credit Agreement dated as of November
13, 1995 among Studio, the Banks, and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York,
as administrative agent and as collateral agent, as in effect immediately prior
to the Effective Date.
"STUDIO DELAWARE" means Universal City Florida Partners, L.P., a limited
partnership organized under Delaware law into which Studio is to be converted
pursuant to Section 17-217(e) of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership Act immediately prior to the Merger.
"STUDIO THEME PARK" means the "Universal Studios Florida" theme park
located in Orlando, Florida owned and operated by Studio.
"SUBORDINATED DEBT" has the meaning set forth in the Subordination
Agreement.
"SUBORDINATED LOAN" means Indebtedness of the Borrower which constitutes
Subordinated Debt.
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"SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT" means the Original Subordination Agreement, as
amended and restated by the Amended Subordination Agreement and as the same may
be further amended and in effect from time to time.
"SUBSIDIARY" of any Person means any corporation, partnership, association
or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of
shares of stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof, or more than 50% of the total equity interests (including
partnership interests) therein, is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that
Person or a combination thereof.
"TAX INDEBTEDNESS" has the meaning set forth in the definition of
Indebtedness.
"TERM LOAN" means (i) a "Term Loan" made under either of the Existing
Credit Agreements or (ii) a loan made to the Borrower by a Bank pursuant to
Section 2.01(a) of this Amended Agreement.
"TERM LOAN DRAWDOWN PERIOD" means the period from and including the
Effective Date to and including the Termination Date with respect to the
Remaining Term Loan Commitments.
"TERM LOAN EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Bank at any date, the sum
of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Bank's Term Loans and
(ii) the unused amount (if any) of such Bank's Remaining Term Loan Commitment
(if still in existence).
"TERMINATION DATE" means (a) with respect to the Remaining Term Loan
Commitments, the earlier of (i) the date on which all costs and expenses
incurred in order for Completion to occur shall have been paid in full, or
provision for such payment satisfactory to the Required Banks shall have been
made, as notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 5.01(i) and (ii) July 4, 2000 and (b) with respect to the Working
Capital Commitments, June 30, 2007 (or if any of the foregoing dates is not a
Euro-Dollar Business Day, the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day).
"TERMINATION EVENT" means (i) a "Reportable Event" described in Section
4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Pension
Plan (other than a "Reportable Event" not subject to the provision for 30-day
notice to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under such regulations), or
(ii) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a
Pension Plan during a plan year in which it was a "substantial employer" as
defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, or (iii) the filing of a notice of
intent
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to terminate a Pension Plan or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a
termination under Section 4041 of ERISA or (iv) the institution of proceedings
to terminate a Pension Plan by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
"THEME PARKS" means the Islands Theme Park and the Studio Theme Park.
"TOTAL EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Bank at any date, the sum of
such Bank's Term Loan Exposure and such Bank's Working Capital Exposure.
"TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS" means the Loan Documents and the Project Documents.
"TYPE" has the meaning specified in Section 1.03 hereof.
"UNITED STATES" means the United States of America, including the States
and the District of Columbia, but excluding its territories and possessions.
"UNIVERSAL" means Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA INC.), a
Delaware corporation, and its successors.
"UNIVERSAL FEES" means the fees payable to Universal or an Affiliate of
Universal by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Borrower Partnership
Agreement.
"WORKING CAPITAL COMMITMENT" means, with respect to each Bank, the
obligation of such Bank to make loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section
2.01(b) in the maximum aggregate amount set forth opposite the name of such Bank
under the heading "Working Capital Commitments" in Schedule A hereto, as such
amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07 and Section
2.08 or increased or reduced by reason of an assignment to or by such Bank in
accordance with Section 9.06(c).
"WORKING CAPITAL EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Bank at any date, (i)
if the Working Capital Commitments are in effect on such date, the amount of
such Bank's Working Capital Commitment and (ii) if the Working Capital
Commitments shall have terminated on or prior to such date, such Bank's Working
Capital Outstandings at such date.
"WORKING CAPITAL LOAN" means a loan made by a Bank to the Borrower pursuant
to Section 2.01(b).
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"WORKING CAPITAL OUTSTANDINGS" means, with respect to any Bank at any date,
the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Bank's Working Capital Loans
on such date.
SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations. Unless otherwise
specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all
accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements
required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP,
applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower's
independent public accountants) with the most recent audited financial
statements of the Borrower delivered to the Banks; provided that, if the
Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any
covenant in Article 5 to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the
operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower
that the Required Banks wish to amend Article 5 for such purpose), then the
Borrower's compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of
GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective,
until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in accordance
with Section 9.05.
SECTION 1.03. Classes and Types of Loans. Loans hereunder are distinguished
by "Class" and by "Type". The "Class" of a Loan (or of a Commitment to make such
a Loan or of a Borrowing comprised of such Loans) refers to the determination
whether such Loan is a Term Loan or a Working Capital Loan, each of which
constitutes a Class. The "Type" of a Loan refers to the determination whether
such Loan is a Euro-Dollar Loan or a Base Rate Loan. Identification of a Loan
(or a Borrowing) by both Class and Type (e.g., a "Working Capital Euro-Dollar
Loan") indicates that such Loan is both a Working Capital Loan and a Euro-Dollar
Loan (or that such Borrowing is comprised of such Loans).
SECTION 1.04. Other Definitional Provisions. References in this Agreement
to "Articles", "Sections", "Schedules" or "Exhibits" shall be to Articles,
Sections, Schedules or Exhibits of or to this Agreement unless otherwise
specifically provided. Any of the terms defined in Section 1.01 may, unless the
context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or plural depending on the
reference. "Include", "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed
by "without limitation" whether or not they are in fact followed by such words
or words of like import. "Writing", "written" and comparable terms refer to
printing, typing and other means of reproducing words in a visible form.
References to any agreement or contract are to such agreement or contract as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof. References to any Person include the successors and assigns
of such Person. References "from" or "through" any date mean, unless
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otherwise specified, "from and including" or "through and including",
respectively.
ARTICLE 2
THE FACILITIES
SECTION 2.01. The Loans.
(a) Term Loan Facility. On the date hereof, Term Loans made by each Bank to
Islands or Studio are outstanding in the respective amounts set forth opposite
the name of such Bank under the heading "Term Loans" in Schedule A hereto.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Bank
severally agrees to make additional loans to the Borrower from time to time
during the Term Loan Drawdown Period in an aggregate amount not in excess of
such Bank's Remaining Term Loan Commitment; provided that the Borrower shall not
be entitled to request a Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) more than
once during any calendar month. The Remaining Term Loan Commitments are not
revolving in nature, and amounts repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
(b) Working Capital Facility. During the Revolving Credit Period, each Bank
severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to
make loans to the Borrower from time to time in amounts such that the aggregate
Working Capital Outstandings of such Bank at any one time shall not exceed the
amount of its Working Capital Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, the
Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), repay, or to the extent
permitted by Section 2.09, prepay Working Capital Loans and reborrow at any time
during the Revolving Credit Period under this Section 2.01(b).
(c) Amount of Each Borrowing. Each Borrowing under this Section 2.01 shall
be in an Allowed Multiple (except that any such Borrowing may be in an aggregate
amount equal to the unused Commitments of the relevant Class) and shall be made
from the several Banks ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments of
the relevant Class.
SECTION 2.02. Method of Borrowing.
(a) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent notice substantially
in the form of Exhibit G (a "Notice of Borrowing") not later than 11:00 A.M.
(New York City time) on (x) the Domestic Business Day before each Base Rate
Borrowing and (y) the third Euro-Dollar Business Day before each Euro-Dollar
Borrowing (or, if the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable to such
Borrowing is requested to be twelve months, the fifth Euro-Dollar Business Day
before such Euro-Dollar Borrowing), specifying:
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(i) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Domestic Business Day
in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing or a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the
case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing;
(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;
(iii) the Class and initial Type of Loans comprising such Borrowing;
and
(iv) in the case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the duration of the
initial Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of
the definition of Interest Period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than 12 (or, during the period from the
Effective Date through April 30, 2000, 16) Groups of Euro-Dollar Loans shall be
outstanding hereunder at any one time, and any Borrowing which would exceed such
limitation shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing.
(b) Upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each Bank of the contents thereof and of such Bank's ratable
share of such Borrowing and such Notice of Borrowing shall not thereafter be
revocable by the Borrower.
(c) Not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date of each
Borrowing, each Bank shall make available its ratable share of such Borrowing,
in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City, to the
Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.01. Unless the
Administrative Agent determines that any applicable condition specified in
Article 3 has not been satisfied, the Administrative Agent will make the funds
so received from the Banks available to the Borrower at the Borrower Account.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Bank
prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Bank will not make available to the
Administrative Agent such Bank's share of such Borrowing as required by the
terms of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Bank has
made such share available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such
Borrowing in accordance with subsection (c) of this Section and the
Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to
the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such
Bank shall not have so made such share available to the Administrative Agent,
such Bank and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent
forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon,
for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until
the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds
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Rate; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not demand repayment from the
Borrower unless it shall have first demanded repayment from such Bank and such
Bank shall have failed to repay. If such Bank shall repay to the Administrative
Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such
Bank's Loan included in such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(e) Nothing in subsection (d) shall be deemed to relieve any Bank from its
obligation to fulfill its Commitments hereunder to make Loans or to prejudice
any right which the Borrower may have against any defaulting Bank.
SECTION 2.03. Notes. (a) The Loans of each Bank shall be evidenced by a
single Note of the Borrower payable to the order of such Bank for the account of
its Applicable Lending Office in an amount equal to the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of such Bank's Loans.
(b) Each Bank may, by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent,
request that its Loans of a particular Class and/or Type be evidenced by a
separate Note in an amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
such Loans. Each such Note shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A
hereto with appropriate modifications to reflect the fact that it evidences
solely Loans of the relevant Class and/or Type. Each reference in this Agreement
to the "Note" of such Bank shall be deemed to refer to and include any or all of
such Notes, as the context may require.
(c) Upon receipt of each Bank's Note pursuant to Section 3.02, the
Administrative Agent shall forward such Note to such Bank. Each Bank shall
record the date, amount, Class and Type of each Loan made by it and the date and
amount of each payment of principal made with respect thereto, and may, if such
Bank so elects in connection with any transfer or enforcement of its Note,
endorse on the schedule forming a part thereof appropriate notations to evidence
the foregoing information with respect to each such Loan then outstanding;
provided that the failure of any Bank to make, or any error in making, any such
recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower or
any Obligor under any Loan Document. Each Bank is hereby irrevocably authorized
by the Borrower to so endorse its Note or Notes and to attach to and make a part
of its Note or Notes a continuation of any such schedule as and when required.
SECTION 2.04. Commitment Fees. (a) Commitment Fees for Term Loan Facility.
The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks
ratably in proportion to their Remaining Term Loan Commitments a commitment fee
at the rate of 0.35% per annum on the unused amount of the Remaining Term Loan
Commitments. Such commitment fees shall accrue from
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and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date of termination of the
Remaining Term Loan Commitments in their entirety.
(b) Commitment Fees for Working Capital Facility. The Borrower shall pay to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks ratably in proportion to
their Working Capital Commitments a commitment fee at the rate of 0.35% per
annum on the unused amount of the Working Capital Commitments. Such commitment
fee shall accrue from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date
of termination of the Working Capital Commitments in their entirety.
(c) Payment of Accrued Fees. Accrued commitment fees under this Section
with respect to any Class of Commitments shall be payable quarterly in arrears
on each Quarterly Date and on the date of termination of the Commitments of such
Class in their entirety.
SECTION 2.05. Interest Rates. (a) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest
on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from the date such
Loan is made until it becomes due, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (x)
the Base Rate Margin plus (y) the Base Rate for such day. Such interest shall be
payable in arrears on each Quarterly Date and, with respect to the principal
amount of any Base Rate Loan converted to a Euro-Dollar Loan, on the date such
Base Rate Loan is so converted. Any overdue principal of or interest on any Base
Rate Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a
rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to Base
Rate Loans for such day.
(b) Each Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal
amount thereof, for each day during each Interest Period applicable thereto, at
a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Euro-Dollar Margin for such day plus
the London Interbank Offered Rate applicable to such Interest Period. Such
interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof and,
if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at intervals of three
months after the first day thereof and, with respect to the principal amount of
any Euro- Dollar Loan converted to a Base Rate Loan, on the date such
Euro-Dollar Loan is so converted.
The "LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE" applicable to any Interest Period means
the average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/16 of 1%) of the
respective rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered to each of
the Reference Banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 A.M.
(London time) two Euro-Dollar Business Days before the first day of such
Interest Period in an amount approximately equal to the principal amount of the
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Euro-Dollar Loan of such Reference Bank to which such Interest Period is to
apply and for a period of time comparable to such Interest Period.
(c) Any overdue principal of or interest on any Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear
interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal
to (i) for the balance (if any) of the then current Interest Period applicable
to such Loan, the sum of 2% plus the Euro-Dollar Margin for such day plus the
London Interbank Offered Rate applicable to such Interest Period and (ii)
thereafter, the sum of 2% plus the Euro-Dollar Margin for such day plus the
quotient obtained (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%)
by dividing (x) the average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher
1/16 of 1%) of the respective rates per annum at which one day (or, if such
amount due remains unpaid more than three Euro-Dollar Business Days, then for
such other period of time not longer than three months as the Administrative
Agent may select) deposits in Dollars in an amount approximately equal to such
overdue payment due to each of the Reference Banks are offered to such Reference
Bank in the London interbank market for the applicable period determined as
provided above by (y) 1.00 minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage (or, if the
circumstances described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 8.01 shall exist, at a
rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the rate applicable to Base Rate
Loans for such day).
(d) The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable
to the Loans hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the
Borrower and the Banks of each rate of interest so determined, and its
determination thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(e) Each Reference Bank agrees to use its best efforts to furnish
quotations to the Administrative Agent as contemplated by this Section. If any
Reference Bank does not furnish a timely quotation, the Administrative Agent
shall determine the relevant interest rate on the basis of the quotation or
quotations furnished by the remaining Reference Bank or Banks or, if none of
such quotations is available on a timely basis, the provisions of Section 8.01
shall apply.
(f) For so long as any Bank is required to, and does, maintain reserves
against "Eurocurrency liabilities" (or any other category of liabilities which
includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Euro-Dollar Loans
is determined or any category of extensions of credit or other assets which
includes loans by a non-United States office of such Bank to United States
residents), and as a result the cost to such Bank (or its Euro-Dollar Lending
Office) of making or maintaining its Euro-Dollar Loans is increased, then such
Bank may in accordance with this subsection (f) require the Borrower to pay,
contemporaneously with each payment of interest on the Euro-Dollar Loans,
additional interest on the related Euro-Dollar Loan of such Bank at a rate per
annum up to but not exceeding the
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excess of (i)(A) the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate divided by (B) one
minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage over (ii) the applicable London
Interbank Offered Rate. Any Bank wishing to require payment of such additional
interest (x) shall so notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, in which
case such additional interest on the Euro-Dollar Loans of such Bank shall be
payable to such Bank at the place indicated in such notice with respect to each
Interest Period commencing at least three Euro-Dollar Business Days after the
giving of such notice and (y) shall furnish to the Borrower at least five Euro-
Dollar Business Days prior to each date on which interest is payable on the
Euro- Dollar Loans notice of the amount to which such Bank is then entitled
under this subsection (f); provided that no notice pursuant to clause (x) shall
be required for a claim under this subsection (f) in respect of an Interest
Period to the extent attributable to an increase in the Euro-Dollar Reserve
Percentage subsequent to the date such notice would have been required to be
given in respect of such Interest Period.
SECTION 2.06. Method of Electing Interest Rates. (a) The Loans included in
each Borrowing shall bear interest initially at the type of rate specified by
the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may
from time to time elect to change or continue the type of interest rate borne by
each Group of Loans (subject in each case to the provisions of Article 8), as
follows:
(i) if such Loans are Base Rate Loans, the Borrower may elect to
convert such Loans to Euro-Dollar Loans as of any Euro-Dollar Business Day;
(ii) if such Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans, the Borrower may elect to
convert such Loans to Base Rate Loans as of any Euro-Dollar Business Day,
subject to Section 2.11 in the event that such day is not the last day of
the then current Interest Period applicable to such Loans; and
(iii) if such Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans, the Borrower may elect to
continue such Loans as Euro-Dollar Loans for an additional Interest Period,
in each case effective on the last day of the then current Interest Period
applicable to such Loans.
Each such election shall be made by delivering a notice (a "NOTICE OF INTEREST
RATE ELECTION") to the Administrative Agent at least three Euro-Dollar Business
Days (or, if such Notice of Interest Rate Election specifies that the duration
of any Interest Period is requested to be twelve months, at least five
Euro-Dollar Business Days) before the conversion or continuation selected in
such notice is to be effective. A Notice of Interest Rate Election may, if it is
so specified, apply to only a portion of the aggregate principal amount of the
relevant Group of Loans;
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provided that (i) such portion is allocated ratably among the Loans comprising
such Group and (ii) the portion to which such notice applies, and the remaining
portion to which it does not apply, are each at least (x) $10,000,000, in the
case of Term Loans and (y) $3,000,000, in the case of Working Capital Loans.
(b) Each Notice of Interest Rate Election shall specify:
(i) the Group of Loans (or portion thereof) to which such notice
applies;
(ii) the date on which the conversion or continuation selected in such
notice is to be effective, which shall comply with the applicable clause of
subsection (a) above;
(iii) if the Loans comprising such Group are to be converted, the new
Type of Loans and, if such new Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans, the duration of
the initial Interest Period applicable thereto; and
(iv) if such Loans are to be continued as Euro-Dollar Loans for an
additional Interest Period, the duration of such additional Interest
Period.
Each Interest Period specified in a Notice of Interest Rate Election shall
comply with the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.
(c) Upon receipt of a Notice of Interest Rate Election from the Borrower
pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
each Bank of the contents thereof and such notice shall not thereafter be
revocable by the Borrower. If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Notice of
Interest Rate Election to the Administrative Agent for any Group of Euro-Dollar
Loans, such Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the
then current Interest Period applicable thereto.
A continuation or conversion pursuant to this Section 2.06 is not a
Borrowing subject to Section 3.02.
SECTION 2.07. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Scheduled
Termination. The Commitments of each Class shall terminate on the Termination
Date for such Class.
(b) Optional Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower may,
upon at least three Domestic Business Days' notice to the Administrative Agent,
terminate at any time, or ratably reduce from time to time by an aggregate
amount of $10,000,000 or any larger multiple of $1,000,000, the unused portion
of the Commitments of any Class.
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(c) Mandatory Reduction of Working Capital Commitments. The Working Capital
Commitments shall be reduced in installments, as set forth in this subsection
(c). On each Amortization Date, the Working Capital Commitments shall be reduced
in an aggregate amount equal to the applicable installment amount set forth in
the table below for such Amortization Date:
Installment Installment Amount
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Nos. 1-7 $ 937,500
Nos. 8-15 1,875,000
Nos. 16-23 2,812,500
Nos. 24-30 3,750,000
No. 31 4,687,500
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Total Installments $ 75,000,000
Each reduction of the Working Capital Commitments shall reduce the Working
Capital Commitment of each Bank ratably by amount. Each reduction of the Working
Capital Commitments pursuant to subsection (b) shall reduce the amount of each
subsequent mandatory reduction pursuant to this subsection (c) ratably by
amount.
SECTION 2.08. Mandatory Payments of Principal. (a) Working Capital Loans.
(i) Scheduled Termination. The Working Capital Loans shall mature, and the
principal amount thereof shall be due and payable (together with accrued
interest thereon), on the Termination Date for the Working Capital Commitments.
(ii) Scheduled Reductions. On each Amortization Date, the Borrower shall
repay such principal amount (together with accrued interest thereon) of each
Bank's outstanding Working Capital Loans, if any, as may be necessary so that
after such repayment such Bank's Working Capital Outstandings do not exceed the
amount of such Bank's Working Capital Commitment as then reduced.
(b) Term Loan Scheduled Amortization. The Term Loans shall be payable in
installments, with a final maturity of June 30, 2007, as set forth in this
subsection (b). On each Amortization Date, the Borrower shall repay a principal
amount of the Term Loans, together with accrued interest thereon, equal to the
applicable Term Loan Installment Amount determined as set forth below.
The "TERM LOAN INSTALLMENT AMOUNT" for each Amortization Date is the
product of the applicable percentage set forth in the table below times the
Forecast Term Loan Borrowings, adjusted as set forth below.
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Installment Installment Amount
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Nos. 1-7 1.25%
Nos. 8-15 2.50%
Nos. 16-23 3.75%
Nos. 24-30 5.00%
No. 31 6.25%
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Total Installments 100.00%
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The "FORECAST TERM LOAN BORROWINGS" means the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Term Loans at the first Amortization Date, increased to
reflect the Borrower's good faith estimate of the additional amount of Term
Loans which will be borrowed after the first Amortization Date, which amount the
Borrower will certify to the Administrative Agent not less than ten Domestic
Business Days prior to the first Amortization Date. Following the Termination
Date for the Remaining Term Loan Commitments, the Term Loan Installment Amounts
determined on the basis of the Forecast Term Loan Borrowings shall be adjusted
ratably as may be necessary to reflect any difference between such estimate and
the actual amount of Term Loans borrowed after the first Amortization Date. Each
determination of the Term Loan Installment Amounts shall be made by the
Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and
each Bank (i) not less than five Domestic Business Days prior to the first
Amortization Date, of the Forecast Term Loan Borrowings and the resultant
schedule of Term Loan Installment Amounts and (ii) not less than five Domestic
Business Days prior to the first Amortization Date which follows by at least ten
Domestic Business Days the Termination Date for the Remaining Term Loan
Commitments, of the revised schedule of Term Loan Installment Amounts.
(c) Mandatory Prepayments. If during a Prepayment Period, the Borrower
makes a Restricted Payment (other than a Restricted Payment contemplated by
Section 5.18(a)(ii) of this Agreement), the Borrower shall (i) give the
Administrative Agent at least five Domestic Business Days' notice thereof and of
the related Prepayment Amount and (ii) subject to the last sentence of this
subsection (c), on the date of such Restricted Payment prepay a principal amount
of the Term Loans equal to the Prepayment Amount, together with accrued interest
thereon. For this purpose:
"PREPAYMENT PERIOD" means (i) the period from and including the Completion
Date to and including the first date thereafter on which Combined Total Exposure
no longer exceeds $750,000,000 and (ii) any Special Period.
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"COMBINED TOTAL EXPOSURE" means the aggregate Total Exposures of all Banks.
"PREPAYMENT AMOUNT" means 33 1/3% (50% if the related Restricted Payment is
made in respect of one of the first four fiscal quarters ending after the
Completion Date) of the amount of the related Restricted Payment; provided that
no such Prepayment Amount shall exceed the amount necessary to cause termination
of the Prepayment Period as of the date of prepayment.
The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of each notice
received by it from the Borrower pursuant to this subsection (c). If any
prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.08(c) would otherwise
require prepayment of Euro-Dollar Loans prior to the last day of the then
current Interest Period, such prepayment shall, unless the Administrative Agent
otherwise notifies the Borrower upon the instruction of the Required Banks, be
deferred until such last day.
(d) Application of Prepayments. Each prepayment of the Term Loans pursuant
to Section 2.08(c) or 2.09 shall be applied to reduce subsequent Term Loan
Installment Amounts ratably by amount.
SECTION 2.09. Optional Prepayments. (a) Subject in the case of any
Euro-Dollar Loans to Section 2.11, but otherwise without premium or penalty, the
Borrower may, upon at least one Domestic Business Day's notice to the
Administrative Agent, prepay the Base Rate Loans of any Class or upon at least
three Euro-Dollar Business Days' notice to the Administrative Agent, prepay any
Group of Euro-Dollar Loans of any Class, in each case in whole at any time, or
from time to time in part in Allowed Multiples, by paying the principal amount
to be prepaid together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment.
Each such optional prepayment shall be applied to prepay ratably the related
Loans of the several Banks.
(b) Upon receipt of a notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of the contents thereof and
of such Bank's ratable share of such prepayment and such notice shall not
thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.
SECTION 2.10. General Provisions as to Payments. (a) The Borrower shall
make each payment of principal of, and interest on, the Loans and of fees
hereunder, not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date when due,
in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City, to the
Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.01. The
Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Bank its ratable share of
each such payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the
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Banks. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Base Rate Loans
or of fees shall be due on a day which is not a Domestic Business Day, the date
for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Domestic Business
Day. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Euro-Dollar Loans
shall be due on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the date for
payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business
Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month, in
which case the date for payment thereof shall be the next preceding Euro-Dollar
Business Day. If the date for any payment of principal is extended by operation
of law or otherwise, interest thereon shall be payable for such extended time.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the
Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due from the Borrower to the
Banks hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment in full, the
Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full
to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in
reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Bank on such due
date an amount equal to the amount then due such Bank. If and to the extent that
the Borrower shall not have so made such payment, each Bank shall repay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Bank
together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is
distributed to such Bank until the date such Bank repays such amount to the
Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.
(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
payments received by the Administrative Agent shall be allocated in the
following order of priority:
first, to the ratable payment of any unreimbursed expenses for which
any Agent or Bank is to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 9.03 and unpaid
fees owing to the Agents under this Agreement;
second, to the ratable payment of accrued but unpaid interest on the
Loans;
third, to the ratable payment of unpaid principal of the Loans; and
fourth, to the ratable payment of all other Obligations, until all
Obligations shall have been paid in full.
SECTION 2.11. Funding Losses. If the Borrower makes any payment of
principal with respect to any Euro-Dollar Loan or if any Euro-Dollar Loan is
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converted to a Base Rate Loan (pursuant to Article 2, 6 or 8 or otherwise) on
any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or
the last day of an applicable period fixed pursuant to Section 2.05(c), or if
the Borrower fails to borrow or prepay any Euro-Dollar Loans after notice has
been given to any Bank in accordance with Section 2.02 or 2.09, the Borrower
shall reimburse each Bank within 15 days after demand for any resulting loss or
expense incurred by it (or by a Participant in the related Loan), including
(without limitation) any loss incurred in obtaining, liquidating or employing
deposits from third parties, but excluding loss of margin, for the period after
any such payment or failure to borrow or prepay, provided that such Bank shall
have delivered to the Borrower a certificate as to the amount of such loss or
expense, which certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
SECTION 2.12. Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest based on the Prime
Rate hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days
in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the
first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and fees shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of
days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
ARTICLE 3
CONDITIONS
SECTION 3.01. Borrowings. The obligation of any Bank to make a Loan on the
occasion of any Borrowing on or after the Effective Date is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing as
required by Section 2.02;
(b) the fact that, immediately after such Borrowing, (i) in the case of any
Term Loan Borrowing, the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans made by each
Bank on or after the Effective Date will not exceed the Remaining Term Loan
Commitment of such Bank and (ii) in the case of any Working Capital Borrowing,
the Working Capital Outstandings of each Bank will not exceed its Working
Capital Commitment;
(c) the fact that, immediately before and after such Borrowing, no Event of
Default (and to the actual knowledge of all Authorized Officers, no Default,
other than a Default arising under Section 6.01(e) which did not arise from the
willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Borrower, which is susceptible of
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being cured and which the Borrower is diligently taking steps to cure) shall
have occurred and be continuing;
(d) the fact that the representations and warranties of the Borrower
contained in this Agreement (except for those set forth in Section 4.03(a) and
(b) of this Agreement in the case of any Borrowing after the Effective Date and
except for any representation or warranty which is rendered untrue solely by
reason of a Default which does not prevent satisfaction of the condition
specified in Section 3.01(c)) shall be true in all material respects on and as
of the date of such Borrowing; and
(e) in the case of a Term Loan Borrowing, the fact that in the applicable
Notice of Borrowing delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(a) above, the Borrower
shall have allocated to Allocated Equity, out of Funded Equity which was not
theretofore Allocated Equity, an amount equal to the Current Required Equity
Allocation.
Each Borrowing hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by
the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as to the facts specified in clauses
(b), (c) and (d) of this Section.
SECTION 3.02. Effectiveness. This Amended Agreement will become effective
upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions (except that Section
3.04 will become effective upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in
clauses (a) and (b) below):
(a) receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts (or telegraphic,
telex, facsimile or other written confirmation satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent from such party of execution of a counterpart hereof by
such party) of this Amended Agreement signed by each of Islands, Studio and
Banks comprising the "Required Banks" as defined in each of the Existing Credit
Agreements;
(b) receipt by the Administrative Agent of duly executed financing
statement amendments on form UCC-3 from each of the Pledgors, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(c) receipt by the Administrative Agent of evidence satisfactory to it of
consummation of the Partnership Simplification, including without limitation an
instrument of assumption in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to which the Borrower assumes and confirms its
obligations under this Amended Agreement;
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(d) receipt by the Administrative Agent for the account of each Bank of a
duly executed Note for the account of each Bank dated on or before the Closing
Date complying with the provisions of Section 2.03;
(e) receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of the Amended
Pledge Agreement and the Amended Subordination Agreement, duly executed by each
of the parties thereto;
(f) receipt by the Administrative Agent of one or more opinions of counsel
to the Borrower satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel
covering the matters addressed in Exhibit C hereto and such additional matters
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Required Banks may
reasonably request (by its execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which
it is a party, the Borrower authorizes and directs its counsel to deliver said
opinions);
(g) receipt by the Administrative Agent of an opinion of Xxxxx Xxxx &
Xxxxxxxx, special counsel for the Agents, substantially in the form of Exhibit D
hereto and covering such additional matters relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby as the Required Banks may reasonably request;
(h) receipt by the Administrative Agent of an Officer's Certificate to the
effect set forth in clauses (c) and (d) of Section 3.01;
(i) receipt by the Administrative Agent of all documents it may reasonably
request relating to the existence of the Borrower, the authority for and the
validity of the Transaction Documents, and any other matters relevant hereto,
all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(j) the fact that there shall be no outstanding Letter of Credit
Liabilities (as defined in the Islands Credit Agreement) on the Effective Date.
The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each of the parties hereto of the
Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding on all parties
hereto.
SECTION 3.03. Effect of Amended Agreement. (a) On the Effective Date, the
Existing Credit Agreements will be consolidated, amended and restated to read in
their entirety as set forth in this Amended Agreement. From and after the
Effective Date, the rights of the parties to this Agreement shall be governed by
this Amended Agreement; provided that the rights of parties in respect of
periods prior to the Effective Date shall be governed by the terms of the
Existing Credit Agreements as in effect at the relevant time.
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(b) Except in those limited instances where the contrary clearly appears
(e.g., the addition of Section 4.15), the intent of the parties hereto is not to
substantively alter the rights and obligations established by the Existing
Credit Agreements, but rather to clarify their application after giving effect
to the Completion Date and to the Partnership Simplification, and this Amended
Agreement shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. Specifically,
(i) the payment obligations of Islands and Studio immediately prior to the
Effective Date shall be obligations of the Borrower upon the Effective Date, but
otherwise shall be unchanged as to amount and timing, and (ii) whenever any
provision of this Agreement contemplates a financial or similar measurement over
a period of time commencing before the Merger Date, such measurement shall be
determined with reference to Islands or Studio or both, as the context may
require, for periods prior to the Merger Date and for the Borrower for periods
after the Merger Date.
SECTION 3.04. Waiver. The Banks hereby waive the restrictions of Section
5.20 of each of the Existing Agreements to the extent necessary to permit
consummation of the Partnership Simplification; provided that this waiver is
subject to the condition that the Liens created by the Original Pledge Agreement
in the interest of the Pledgors in Islands and Studio shall attach to the
partnership interests resulting from each sequential step in the Partnership
Simplification, irrespective of whether the Effective Date hereunder occurs. If
for any reason, one or more of the transactions comprising the Partnership
Simplification shall have been consummated but the Effective Date shall not have
occurred:
(i) the rights of the Banks and the Agents with respect to Islands
Delaware, Studio Delaware or the Borrower, as the case may be, under the
Original Subordination Agreement shall be the same as if such entity were
named in lieu of its predecessor or predecessors in the Original
Subordination Agreement, and
(ii) the rights of the Banks and the Agents with respect to the
interests of the Pledgors in Islands Delaware, Studio Delaware or the
Borrower, as the case may be, under the Original Pledge Agreement shall be
the same as if such entity were named in lieu of its predecessor or
predecessors in the Original Pledge Agreement, and
no such rights shall be adversely affected by any such transaction or by any
consent of the Banks thereto.
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ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants that:
SECTION 4.01. Organization, Powers, Good Standing and Subsidiaries.
(a) Organization and Powers. The Borrower is a limited partnership duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has
all requisite partnership power and authority to own and operate its properties,
to carry on its business as now conducted and proposed to be conducted, to enter
into the Transaction Documents to which it is party and to carry out the
transactions contemplated thereby.
(b) Qualification and Good Standing. The Borrower is duly qualified,
properly licensed and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its
ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business requires such
qualification, except in jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify, be
licensed or in good standing does not have and could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.02. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of
each of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is party and the issuance,
delivery and payment of the Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary
partnership action.
(a) No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
the Loan Documents to which it is party and the issuance, delivery and payment
of the Notes do not and could not reasonably be expected to (i) violate any
provision of law applicable to the Borrower, or any order, judgment or decree of
any court or other agency of government binding on the Borrower, other than any
such violation that does not have and could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) violate any provision of any Project Document,
(iii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of the
Borrower, other than any such contract, breach or default that does not have and
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) result
in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties
or assets of the Borrower, other than those created by the Collateral Documents
or permitted by this Agreement, or (v) require any approval of stockholders or
partners or any approval or consent of any Person under any Contractual
Obligation of the Borrower, other than approvals or consents which have been
obtained or approvals or consents, the failure to obtain which does not have and
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Consents. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
the Loan Documents to which it is party and the issuance, delivery and payment
of the Notes do not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or
notice to, or other action by, any Federal, state or other Governmental
Authority or regulatory body, or any trustee or holder of any Indebtedness or
obligation of Borrower, except for such registrations, consents, approvals,
notices or other action described in clauses (i) and (ii) below, and all such
required registrations have been made, such required consents, approvals or
notices have been given, or such other appropriate actions have been taken,
except for such registrations, consents, approvals, notices or other action, (i)
the failure to obtain which does not have and could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which are not required to have been
made, given or taken at any time that this representation and warranty is made
or deemed made and which are of a type routinely obtained in the ordinary
course.
(c) Binding Obligation. Each of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is
a party has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower, and each
of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party constitutes the legally
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower
in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
SECTION 4.03. Financial Information; No Material Adverse Change.
(a) The pro forma balance sheet of the Borrower as of July 3, 1999 fairly
presents, on a pro forma basis as set forth therein, the pro forma financial
position of the Borrower as of such date as if the Partnership Simplification
had been consummated on such date.
(b) Since July 3, 1999, no event or condition has occurred which has had a
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.04. Title to Properties; Liens. The Borrower owns or leases or
otherwise has the right to use all the properties and assets reasonably
necessary to the operation of its business and all such properties and assets
will be free and clear of Liens except as permitted pursuant to Section 5.15 and
will be free and clear of any covenants, condition, or restrictions that are
inconsistent with the current and proposed uses of such property except for any
such covenants, conditions or restrictions that do not and could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower has or will obtain
all private easements as are necessary for the conduct of the business of the
Borrower at any time.
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SECTION 4.05. Litigation; Adverse Facts: Compliance with Laws. There is no
litigation which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
there is no action, suit, proceeding or arbitration at law or in equity or
before or by any Federal, state, municipal or other governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign,
pending or, to the actual knowledge of any Authorized Officer of the Borrower,
threatened against or affecting the Borrower, which could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower is not (i) in violation of
any applicable law, except for any such violation which could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) subject to, or in default
with respect to, any final judgment, writ, injunction, decree, rule or
regulation of any court or Federal, state, municipal or other governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or
foreign, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the actual
knowledge of any Authorized Officer of the Borrower, threatened against or
affecting the Borrower, which could reasonably be expected to affect the
validity or the enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.
SECTION 4.06. Payment of Taxes. All United States federal income tax and
other material tax returns and reports of the Borrower required to be filed by
it have been filed, and all taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental
charges upon the Borrower and upon its properties, assets, income and franchises
which are due and payable have been paid except for such taxes, assessments,
fees or other governmental charges being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and as to which such
reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as required in conformity with
GAAP shall have been made therefor.
SECTION 4.07. Materially Adverse Agreements; Performance.
(a) Agreements. The Borrower is not a party to and is not subject to any
material agreement or instrument or charter or other internal restriction which
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Performance. The Borrower is not in default in the performance,
observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions
contained in any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower, and no condition exists
which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute
such a default, except where the consequences, direct or indirect, of such
default or defaults, if any, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 4.08. Intellectual Property Rights. The Borrower owns or possesses
or holds under valid licenses all material patents, trademarks, service marks,
trade names, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights
(collectively, "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS") that are necessary for the
operation of the Theme Parks, and the Borrower is not in violation of any
material provision thereof. To the knowledge of the Borrower, there is no
infringement or claim of infringement by others of any material Intellectual
Property Right of the Borrower which has, or could reasonably be expected to
have, a Material Adverse Effect. Except for the License Agreements, no other
license, assignment or other document is or will be required for the Borrower to
have the right to use the name "Universal" and the "Universal" logo or is or
will be required for the Borrower to use any other Intellectual Property Rights
which are owned or possessed by, or licensed to, Universal or any Affiliate of
Universal and which are necessary for the conduct of the Borrower's business.
The Borrower is not and will not be contractually obligated to pay any fee,
royalty or other amount for the use of any Intellectual Property Rights covered
by the License Agreements other than customary royalties with respect to sales
of merchandise based on such Intellectual Property Rights and fees, royalties or
amounts payable under applicable guild agreements or under license agreements
licensing such Intellectual Property Rights to Universal and its Affiliates
(including reimbursement of amounts paid to third persons by Universal or its
Affiliates in respect of such fees, royalties and other amounts as provided in
the Borrower Partnership Agreement).
SECTION 4.09. Governmental Regulation. The Borrower is not subject to
regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal
Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or
to any Federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur
Indebtedness for money borrowed.
SECTION 4.10. Securities Activities. The Borrower is not engaged
principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of
extending, or arranging for the extension of, credit for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of any Loan
will be used for any purpose which would be in violation of Regulation T, U or X
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as any of the same may
at any time be amended or modified and in effect.
SECTION 4.11. Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) The Borrower and each of its ERISA Affiliates is in compliance in all
material respects with any applicable provisions of ERISA and the regulations
and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all Pension Plans and
Multiemployer Plans.
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(b) No Termination Event has occurred or to the actual knowledge of the
Borrower is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Pension Plan.
(c) The actuarial present value of all benefit commitments under all
Pension Plans (with assets less than vested liabilities) do not exceed the
assets thereunder by more than $2,500,000.
(d) Neither the Borrower nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred or
reasonably expects to incur any withdrawal liability under ERISA to any
Multiemployer Plan in excess of $2,500,000.
SECTION 4.12. Project Documents. The Project Documents are in full force
and effect and no default exists (or, in the case of parties other than the
Borrower and its Affiliates, is known by the Borrower to exist) in the
performance of any party thereto of any of its obligations thereunder that has
or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.13. Disclosure. No representation or warranty of the Borrower
contained in this Agreement or any other document, certificate or written
statement furnished to either Agent or any Bank by or on behalf of the Borrower
for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and,
in the case of any such document, certificate or written statement, as
supplemented or corrected in writing prior to the time that this representation
or warranty is made or deemed made) contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact (known to the Borrower in the case of any
document not furnished by it) necessary in order to make the statements
contained herein or therein not misleading.
SECTION 4.14. Hazardous Materials. The Borrower is in compliance in all
material respects with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances and
regulations relating to industrial hygiene or to the environmental conditions
on, under or about its real property (except for real property no longer owned
by the Borrower due to a conveyance, sale or other disposition pursuant to
Section 5.20), including, but not limited to, soil and ground water conditions,
asbestos and asbestos containing materials. In the ordinary course of its
business, the Borrower conducts an ongoing review of the effect of environmental
laws on the business, operations and properties of the Borrower, in the course
of which it identifies and evaluates associated liabilities and costs
(including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required
for clean-up or closure of properties presently or previously owned, any capital
or operating expenditures required to achieve or maintain compliance with
environmental protection standards imposed by law or as a condition of any
license, permit or contract, any related constraints on operating activities,
including any periodic or permanent shutdown of any facility
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or reduction in the level of or change in the nature of operations conducted
thereat, any costs or liabilities in connection with off-site disposal of wastes
or Hazardous Materials, and any actual or potential liabilities to third
parties, including employees, and any related costs and expenses). On the basis
of this review, the Borrower has reasonably concluded that such associated
liabilities and costs, including the costs of compliance with environmental
laws, are unlikely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.15. Year 2000 Compliance. The computer and management information
systems of the Borrower have been programmed and/or reprogrammed such that the
occurrence of January 1, 2000 will not cause malfunctions of such computer and
management information systems which would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS
The Borrower agrees that, so long as any Bank has any Remaining Term Loan
Commitment or Working Capital Commitment hereunder or any Obligation remains
unpaid:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Reports. The Borrower will
maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with
sound business practices to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP. The Borrower will deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Administrative Agent for delivery to the Banks:
(a) within 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters
of each fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with the first such fiscal
quarter ending after the Completion Date, a balance sheet of the Borrower as at
the end of such quarter and the related statements of income, partners' equity
and cash flows for such fiscal quarter, all in accordance with GAAP, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding
quarters of the previous fiscal year, if available, all in reasonable detail and
certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower that such financial
statements fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower as at the
dates indicated and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the
periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end
adjustment;
(b) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a
balance sheet of the Borrower as at the end of such year and the related
statements
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of income, partners' equity and cash flows of the Borrower for such fiscal year,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous
year, if available, and all in reasonable detail and accompanied by a report
thereon of independent certified public accountants of recognized national
standing, which report shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Required Banks and shall be unqualified and unlimited in scope and shall
state that such financial statements present fairly the financial position of
the Borrower as at the dates indicated and the results of its operations and its
cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis
consistent with prior years (except as otherwise stated therein) and that the
examination by such accountants in connection with such financial statements has
been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;
(c) together with each delivery of the financial statements pursuant to
subdivisions (a) and (b) above, (i) an Officer's Certificate stating that the
signer has reviewed the terms of this Agreement and the Notes and has made, or
caused to be made under his supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the
transactions and condition of the Borrower during the accounting period covered
by such financial statements and that such review has not disclosed the
existence during or at the end of such accounting period, and that the signer
does not have knowledge of the existence as at the date of the Officer's
Certificate, of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or, if any
such condition or event existed or exists, specifying the nature and period of
existence thereof and what action the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes
to take with respect thereto; and (ii) a compliance certificate in the form of
Schedule E hereto demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance during and at
the end of such accounting periods with the applicable restrictions contained in
Sections 5.16, 5.18, 5.19, 5.20 and 5.23;
(d) together with each delivery of the financial statements pursuant to
subdivision (b) above, a written statement by the independent public accountants
giving the report thereon (i) stating that their audit examination has included
a review of the terms of this Agreement and the Notes as they relate to
accounting matters and (ii) stating whether, in connection with their audit
examination, any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default has
come to their attention, and if such a condition or event has come to their
attention, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof; provided that
such accountants shall not be liable by reason of any failure to obtain
knowledge of any such Event of Default that would not be disclosed in the course
of their audit examination;
(e) promptly upon any Authorized Officer of the Borrower obtaining actual
knowledge (i) of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or becoming
aware that any Bank or Agent has given any notice with respect to a claimed
Default, (ii) that any Person has given any notice to the Borrower or taken
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any other action with respect to a claimed default or event or condition of the
type referred to in Section 6.01(b), or (iii) of a material adverse change in
the business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Borrower or either Theme Park, an Officer's Certificate
specifying the nature and period of existence of any such condition or event, or
specifying the notice given or action taken by such holder or Person and the
nature of such claimed default, Default, event or condition, and what action the
Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(f) promptly upon any Authorized Officer of the Borrower obtaining actual
knowledge of (i) the institution of, or threat of, any action, suit, proceeding,
governmental investigation or arbitration against or affecting the Borrower or
any property of the Borrower not previously disclosed by the Borrower to the
Banks, or (ii) any material development in any such action, suit, proceeding,
governmental investigation or arbitration, which, in either case could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower shall
promptly give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Banks;
(g) promptly upon any Authorized Officer of the Borrower obtaining actual
knowledge of the occurrence of any (i) Termination Event, or (ii) "prohibited
transaction," as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code, in connection with any Pension Plan or any trust created thereunder, a
notice specifying the nature thereof, what action the Borrower has taken, is
taking or proposes to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action
taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service or the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation with respect thereto;
(h) with reasonable promptness, copies of (i) all notices received by the
Borrower or any of the Borrower's ERISA Affiliates of the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation's intent to terminate any Pension Plan or to have a trustee
appointed to administer any Pension Plan; and (ii) all notices received by the
Borrower or any of the Borrower's ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan
sponsor concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability pursuant to Section
4202 of ERISA;
(i) on or after the date on which all costs and expenses incurred in order
for Completion to occur shall have been paid in full, or provision for such
payment satisfactory to the Required Banks shall have been made, an Officer's
Certificate to such effect, which Officer's Certificate shall set forth a
calculation of such costs and expenses, the aggregate amount of Funded Equity
required for the payment thereof (after taking into account amounts paid or to
be paid with the proceeds of the Term Loans) and the amount, if any, available
for payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 5.18(a)(i); and
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(j) with reasonable promptness, such other information and data with
respect to the Borrower or either Theme Park as from time to time may be
reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent upon the instruction of any
Bank.
The Borrower will not change its fiscal year from a period of four fiscal
quarters (based on a 52/53 week year) ending on the last Saturday of each June
or the first Saturday of July; provided that the Borrower may change its fiscal
year with the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent if the
Administrative Agent is satisfied that such change will have no substantive
effect on the requirements of Section 5.19 or any other provision of this
Agreement.
SECTION 5.02. Existence, etc.
The Borrower will at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect
its existence and all rights, franchises and licenses necessary or desirable for
the operation of either Theme Park (other than those referred to in Section
5.08) unless failure to preserve and keep in full force and effect any such
rights, franchises and licenses could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will remain duly qualified and in good
standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or
operation of properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to
maintain such qualification could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and shall not engage in any business other than the operation of
the Theme Parks and activities related thereto.
SECTION 5.03. Payment of Taxes and Claims. The Borrower will pay all taxes,
assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon it or any of its
operations or assets or in respect of any of its franchises, business, income or
property before any penalty or interest accrues thereon, and all claims
(including, without limitation, claims for labor, services, materials and
supplies) for sums which have become due and payable and which by law have or
may become a Lien upon any of its assets, prior to the time when any penalty or
fine shall be incurred with respect thereto, other than such taxes, assessments,
other governmental charges and claims as to which the failure to pay, in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
provided that no such charge or claim need be paid if being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted
and as to which such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be
required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor.
SECTION 5.04. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance.
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(a) The Borrower will maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair,
working order and condition all material properties used or useful in connection
with the operation of either Theme Park and from time to time will make or cause
to be made all appropriate repairs, renewals and replacements thereof. The
Borrower will maintain or cause to be maintained, insurance of the types, in the
amounts and with the insurers (or other financially sound insurers) set forth on
Schedule F hereto. In the event any insurance set forth on Schedule F hereto
becomes unavailable on commercially reasonable terms, the Banks agree to discuss
reasonable alternative arrangements with the Borrower; provided, however, that
the insurance set forth on Schedule F hereto shall be maintained if the Required
Banks reasonably determine that such insurance should be maintained. The Banks
and the Agents make no representation of the solvency of any insurer or the
sufficiency of any amount of insurance obtained by the Borrower.
(b) If (i) the aggregate insurance proceeds received in connection with one
or more related events by the Borrower under any insurance policy maintained by
the Borrower covering losses with respect to tangible real or personal property
or improvements exceeds $20,000,000 (exclusive of amounts paid under business
interruption or similar coverage) and (ii) the Borrower fails to commence within
18 months of the occurrence of such losses, and thereafter to diligently pursue,
repair or reconstruction of the damaged or destroyed properties or improvements
(or to commence and diligently pursue the construction of new properties or
improvements with substantially the same quality, appeal and capacity as that
which was damaged or destroyed), then the Borrower shall promptly prepay the
Loans pursuant to Section 2.09 in an amount equal to such insurance proceeds.
SECTION 5.05. Inspection.
(a) The Borrower will permit any authorized representatives designated by
the Required Banks (or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, any Bank), including, without limitation, an independent architect,
an environmental consultant or other professional, at the expense of the Bank or
Banks making such request, to visit and inspect the Theme Parks and other
matters relating to the business activities, properties and records of the
Borrower, including financial and accounting records, and to make copies and
take extracts therefrom, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of
the Borrower with the officers and independent public accountants of the
Borrower, and to perform environmental audits, all upon reasonable notice and at
such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be
reasonably requested; provided, however, that such authorized representatives
shall have executed an agreement agreeing to be bound by the provisions of
Section 9.11 hereof.
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(b) The Agents and the Banks are under no duty to supervise or inspect
construction or examine any books and records. Any inspection or examination by
an Agent or a Bank is for the sole purpose of protecting the Banks' security and
preserving the Banks' rights under this Agreement. No default on the part of the
Borrower will be waived by any inspection by any Agent or Bank. In no event will
any inspection by any Agent or Bank be a representation that there has been or
will be compliance with the plans or specifications or that the construction is
free from defective materials or workmanship.
SECTION 5.06. Compliance with Laws, etc.
The Borrower will obtain, comply with, and keep in effect all permits and
approvals, including without limitation, zoning approvals, required from any
Governmental Authority for lawful operation of either Theme Park, including,
without limitation, all approvals of any changes in plans, specifications, work
materials or contracts that are required by law, or under the terms of any
recorded instrument affecting either Theme Park, or under any lease, loan
commitment or other agreement relating to either Theme Park, the failure to
obtain, comply with or keep in effect which would have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Borrower will comply with the requirements of all existing and
future applicable laws, rules, ordinances, regulations and orders of any
Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, all subdivision laws and
zoning requirements and with all recorded covenants, conditions and restrictions
affecting the Real Property, noncompliance with which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.07. Clean-Down Period.
During the Revolving Credit Period, Working Capital Outstandings shall be
$30,000,000 or less for a period of at least 14 consecutive calendar days during
the period from June 1 to October 31 in each calendar year, except for such
period in 1999.
SECTION 5.08. Licenses, Material Contracts, etc.
(a) The Borrower will obtain and maintain the right to use all Intellectual
Property Rights necessary for either Theme Park and the conduct of the
Borrower's business, and will maintain in full force and effect, comply with,
and enforce its rights under, the Project Documents to which it is a party,
except where the failure to so comply or enforce could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) For so long as either Theme Park is managed by Universal or an
Affiliate of Universal, the Borrower shall use all reasonable efforts to ensure
that
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it is offered the opportunity to obtain the right to use in connection with such
Theme Park all proprietary and creative elements used at or otherwise made
available at the Universal Studios Tour operated by Universal or an Affiliate of
Universal in Los Angeles, California without payment of any fee (except for such
fees required by applicable guild agreements or other agreements with third
parties).
SECTION 5.09. Protection Against Lien Claims. The Borrower will promptly
pay and discharge all claims and liens for labor done and materials and services
furnished in connection with the operation of either Theme Park; provided that
the Borrower may contest in good faith any claim or lien so long as it does so
diligently and without prejudice to the Banks.
SECTION 5.10. Indemnity. The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold the
Banks and the Agents harmless from and against all liabilities, claims, damages,
costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable legal fees and
disbursements) arising out of or resulting from any defective workmanship or
materials occurring in the construction of either Theme Park; except such
liabilities, claims, damages, costs and expenses (including but not limited to
reasonable legal fees and disbursements) as result from work done or materials
obtained by the Agents or the Banks, or by the Borrower at the written direction
of the Agents or the Required Banks. In those situations described in the
preceding sentence where the Borrower has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless,
(i) upon demand by the Required Banks, the Borrower shall defend any action or
proceeding alleging any defective workmanship or materials brought against any
Agent or Bank, or (ii) the Agents or the Banks, or any of them, may defend and
employ counsel in enforcing its rights hereunder; provided that in connection
with any particular matter the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay the fees
and expenses of more than one law firm (in addition to local counsel), such law
firm to be designated by the Administrative Agent, for all parties entitled to
indemnification under this Section 5.10. The provisions of this subsection will
survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations.
SECTION 5.11. Hazardous Materials. The Borrower covenants that it shall
keep and maintain real property owned (except for real property no longer owned
by the Borrower due to a conveyance, sale or other disposition pursuant to
Section 5.20) or used by the Borrower and operate the Theme Parks in compliance
in all material respects with all federal, state or local laws, ordinances or
regulations relating to (a) industrial hygiene or the environmental conditions
on, under or about such real property, including, but not limited to, soil and
ground water conditions, asbestos and asbestos containing materials and (b) the
use, generation, manufacture, storage or disposal on, under or about such real
property, or the transport to or from such real property, of any Hazardous
Materials.
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SECTION 5.12. Management of Borrower. The Borrower will cause Universal or
a Subsidiary or Affiliate of Universal at all times to manage the Theme Parks,
provided that the Borrower may upon the prior written consent of the Required
Banks, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, replace such legal
entity with a new manager.
SECTION 5.13. Condition of Real Property. The Borrower will at all times
cause the real property upon which the entirety of each Theme Park is located to
have adequate easements and rights of way over any contiguous real property for
the full enjoyment of the intended use thereof.
SECTION 5.14. Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly,
create, incur, assume, guaranty, or otherwise become or remain directly or
indirectly liable with respect to, any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Obligations of the Borrower
pursuant to the Subordination Agreement; provided that any such Indebtedness
shall be owed exclusively to the partners in the Borrower;
(c) Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by this Section, provided that the
sum (without duplication) outstanding at any time of (i) the aggregate principal
amount of such Indebtedness, (ii) the aggregate amount of Contingent Obligations
permitted by Section 5.17(c), (iii) the aggregate amount secured by Liens
permitted by Section 5.15(i) and (iv) the aggregate unrecovered amount of
Investments under Section 5.16(g), shall not exceed $70,000,000; provided
further that the foregoing $70,000,000 limitation shall be increased by 5%, on a
cumulative basis, on each January 1, commencing with January 1, 1997;
(d) Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by Section 5.15(i); and
(e) Tax Indebtedness not otherwise permitted, provided that (i) such
indebtedness has a weighted average life to maturity greater than the then
remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Term Loans and (ii)
substantially simultaneously with the incurrence of such Tax Indebtedness after
the Effective Date, an amount not less than the amount of the proceeds thereof,
net of costs of issuance, is applied as an optional reduction of the Remaining
Term Loan Commitments and/or optional prepayment of the Term Loans.
SECTION 5.15. Liens. The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, create,
incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any property or
asset (including any document or instrument in respect of goods or accounts
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receivable), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits
therefrom, except:
(a) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims which
are not at the time required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.03;
(b) statutory and common law Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers,
warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in
the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested
in good faith, if such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall
be required by GAAP shall have been made therefor;
(c) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) incurred or deposits made
in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the
performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids,
leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other
similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed
money), bank offset agreements and credit card service agreements;
(d) minor defects and irregularities in title to any real property which in
the aggregate do not impair the fair market value or use of the real property
for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;
(e) easements, exceptions, reservations, or other agreements for the
purpose of pipelines, conduits, cables, wire communication lines, power lines
and substations, streets, trails, walkways, drainage, irrigation, water and
sewerage purposes, dikes, canals, ditches, the removal of oil, gas, coal, or
other minerals, public utilities and other like purposes affecting real
property, facilities, or equipment which in the aggregate do not materially
burden or impair the fair market value or use of such property for the purposes
for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held or in connection with
either Theme Park;
(f) Liens securing obligations created by or resulting from any litigation
or legal proceeding involving the Borrower in the ordinary course of business
which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
provided that adequate reserves have been set aside and no property is subject
to a material risk of loss or forfeiture; and provided further that on and after
the Completion Date no Lien securing an amount in excess of $25,000,000 shall be
permitted under this subsection (f) for more than 10 days after the imposition
thereof;
(g) Liens created by the Collateral Documents;
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(h) Liens securing the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the
Xxxxxxxxx Fee; and
(i) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section, provided that the sum
(without duplication) outstanding at any time of (i) the aggregate amount
secured by such Liens, (ii) the aggregate amount of Contingent Obligations
permitted by Section 5.17(c), (iii) the aggregate principal amount of
Indebtedness permitted by Section 5.14(c) and (iv) the aggregate unrecovered
amount of Investments under Section , shall not exceed $70,000,000; provided
further that the foregoing $70,000,000 limitation shall be increased by 5%, on a
cumulative basis, on each January 1, commencing January 1, 1997.
SECTION 5.16. Investments. The Borrower will not directly or indirectly
make or own any Investment in any Person except: (a) marketable direct
obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government
or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States, in each case maturing within two years from the date of
acquisition thereof, (b) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of
the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or
any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of
acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having the highest rating
obtainable from either Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or Xxxxx'x Investors
Service, Inc., (c) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date
of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having the highest rating
obtainable from either Standard & Poor's Ratings Group or Xxxxx'x Investors
Service, Inc., (d) certificates of deposit or bankers' acceptances maturing
within six months from the date of acquisition thereof issued by commercial
banks organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state
thereof or the District of Columbia, each having combined capital and surplus of
not less than $1,000,000,000, (e) so long as both before and after giving effect
thereto no Event of Default (and, to the actual knowledge of all Authorized
Officers, no Default) shall have occurred and be continuing, demand loans
(bearing interest at a market rate) to (or guaranteed by) Universal or Rank,
provided that (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such loans shall
at no time exceed $100,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of such loans
during any fiscal quarter shall not exceed 66 2/3% of the Borrower's good faith
estimate of Applicable Excess Cash Flow for such period, (f) Scheduled Affiliate
Transactions and (g) Investments not otherwise permitted by this Section,
provided that the sum (without duplication) outstanding at any time of (i) the
aggregate unrecovered amount of such Investments, (ii) the aggregate amount
secured by Liens permitted by Section 5.15(i), (iii) the aggregate principal
amount of Indebtedness permitted by Section 5.14(c) and (iv) the aggregate
amount of Contingent Obligations permitted by Section 5.17(c), shall not exceed
$70,000,000 provided further that the foregoing
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$70,000,000 limitation shall be increased by 5%, on a cumulative basis, on each
January 1, commencing January 1, 1997.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Borrower will not have
any Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the Required Banks, which
consent may be conditioned upon such changes in the Loan Documents as the
Required Banks may deem appropriate to reflect the existence of such
Subsidiaries and (ii) except for Scheduled Affiliate Transactions, the Borrower
will not make any Investment in any Affiliate except pursuant to clause (e)
above.
SECTION 5.17. Contingent Obligations. The Borrower will not, directly or
indirectly, create or become or be liable with respect to any Contingent
Obligation, except:
(a) Contingent Obligations constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section
5.14 and Contingent Obligations in respect of Derivatives Obligations incurred
for bona fide hedging purposes;
(b) Contingent Obligations required pursuant to Florida law and Contingent
Obligations not relating to the Indebtedness of any other Person arising in the
ordinary course of the construction or development of the Project or the
operation of either Theme Park;
(c) Contingent Obligations not otherwise permitted by this Section,
provided that the sum (without duplication) outstanding at any time of (i) the
aggregate amount of such Contingent Obligations, (ii) the aggregate amount
secured by Liens permitted by Section 5.15(i), (iii) the aggregate principal
amount of Indebtedness permitted by Section 5.14(c) and (iv) the aggregate
unrecovered amount of Investments under Section 5.16(g), shall not exceed
$70,000,000; provided further that the foregoing $70,000,000 limitation shall be
increased by 5%, on a cumulative basis, on each January 1, commencing January 1,
1997; and
(d) Contingent Obligations resulting from or created pursuant to any
Scheduled Affiliate Transactions.
SECTION 5.18. Restricted Payments: Universal Fees.
(a) The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, declare, order, pay,
make or set apart any sum for any Restricted Payment, except that, so long as
both before and after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment, no Event of
Default (and to the actual knowledge of all Authorized Officers, no Default)
shall have occurred and be continuing:
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(i) not less than five Domestic Business Days following the date of
delivery of the Officer's Certificate required pursuant to Section 5.01(i),
the Borrower may make a one-time Restricted Payment in an amount not more
than the excess, if any, of Funded Equity over the aggregate amount of
Funded Equity required to pay all costs and expenses incurred in order for
Completion to occur (after taking into account amounts paid or to be paid
with proceeds of Term Loans);
(ii) in the event of a sale of land by the Borrower in connection with
the development or construction of hotels, the Borrower may make a
Restricted Payment substantially simultaneously with the receipt by the
Borrower of the net cash proceeds of such sale in an amount equal to 33
1/3% of such net cash proceeds; and
(iii) in addition to the Restricted Payments permitted to be made by
clauses (i) and (ii) above, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments;
provided that:
(A) such Restricted Payments are made on a date (a "RESTRICTED
PAYMENT DATE") within 30 days following the delivery of financial
statements for a fiscal period pursuant to Section 5.01 (the last
fiscal quarter covered by such financial statements being the fiscal
quarter "in respect of which" such Restricted Payments are made); and
(B) the amount of such Restricted Payments made in respect of
such fiscal quarter, when aggregated with the amount of such Restricted
Payments in respect of the three preceding fiscal quarters (or, if
less, the number of fiscal quarters then ended subsequent to the
Completion Date), and the amount of all Prepayment Amounts in respect
of all such Restricted Payments, does not exceed Applicable Excess Cash
Flow for such four quarter period (or, in the case of each of the first
three quarters after the Completion Date, 66 2/3% of Applicable Excess
Cash Flow for the applicable period ended at the end of such fiscal
quarter), adjusted (if necessary) for changes in outstanding balances
of Partner Loans as specified in paragraph (C) below; and
(C) the amount of Applicable Excess Cash Flow in respect of any
Restricted Payment Date shall be reduced (or increased) by the amount
of any net increase (or net decrease) in the aggregate outstanding
balance of Partner Loans since the preceding Restricted Payment Date.
The forgiveness of an
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outstanding Partner Loan shall be deemed a repayment thereof with the
proceeds of a Restricted Payment.
(b) In addition to the Restricted Payments permitted by subsection (a)
above, the Borrower may pay at any time accrued Universal Fees (together with
any interest accrued thereon at a rate per annum not exceeding the prime rate);
provided that (x) no Universal Fees may be paid pursuant to this clause (ii)
unless both before and after giving effect to the payment thereof no Event of
Default (and, to the actual knowledge of all Authorized Officers, no Default)
shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the aggregate amount of Universal
Fees accrued by the Borrower with respect to any period shall not exceed 5% of
the Borrower's gross revenues for such period.
SECTION 5.19. Financial Covenants.
(a) Funded Debt Ratio. The Funded Debt Ratio will not at the last day of
any fiscal quarter set forth below exceed the applicable ratio set forth below:
1st FQFC 12.00 to 1.00
2nd FQFC 10.00 to 1.00
3rd FQFC 8.00 to 1.00
4th FQFC 6.50 to 1.00
5th FQFC 5.50 to 1.00
6th FQFC 5.00 to 1.00
7th FQFC 4.75 to 1.00
8th through 11th FQFC 4.00 to 1.00
12th FQFC and thereafter 3.00 to 1.00
(b) Interest Coverage Ratio. The Interest Coverage Ratio will not at the
last day of any fiscal quarter set forth below be less than the applicable ratio
set forth below:
1st through 5th FQFC 1.75 to 1.00
6th FQFC 2.00 to 1.00
7th FQFC 2.25 to 1.00
8th through 11th FQFC 2.50 to 1.00
12th through 15th FQFC 3.00 to 1.00
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16th FQFC and thereafter 3.75 to 1.00
(c) Debt Service Coverage Ratio. The Debt Service Coverage Ratio will not
at the last day of any FQFC be less than 1.35 to 1.00.
SECTION 5.20. Restriction on Fundamental Changes; Purchases and Sale of
Assets.
(a) The Borrower will not enter into any transaction of merger or
consolidation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any
liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise
dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, any of its assets,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except that so long as no Event of
Default (and, to the actual knowledge of all Authorized Officers, no Default)
has occurred and is then continuing:
(i) The Borrower may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of (w) inventory,
cash, cash equivalents and other cash management investments and obsolete,
worn-out or surplus equipment, in each case in the ordinary course of
business, (x) assets to be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of in
connection with a Scheduled Affiliate Transaction, (y) land to be sold,
leased or otherwise disposed of in connection with the development and
construction of hotels and (z) assets not excluded by clause (w), (x) or
(y) so long as on the date of disposition of any asset, the aggregate fair
market value of all such assets so disposed of during the term of this
Agreement shall not exceed 10% of the book value (without taking into
account depreciation) of all of the assets of the Borrower on the last day
of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended prior to the date
of any such conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition;
provided that an amount not less than 66 2/3% of the net cash proceeds of
any sale of land in connection with the development or construction of
hotels, whether or not to an Affiliate, shall substantially simultaneously
with the receipt thereof by the Borrower be applied as an optional
prepayment of the Term Loans.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower may
license Intellectual Property Rights so long as such license permits the
continued use of such Intellectual Property Rights by the Borrower in
connection with the Theme Parks (to the extent necessary or desirable in
connection therewith) and could not materially and adversely affect or
impair the value to the Borrower of such Intellectual Property Rights.
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(b) The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, purchase or acquire any
real property, except that so long as no Event of Default (and, to the actual
knowledge of all Authorized Officers, no Default) has occurred and is then
continuing, the Borrower may, in any fiscal year, (i) purchase real property in
an aggregate amount which does not exceed 15% of the book value (as determined
in accordance with GAAP) of real property owned by the Borrower at the end of
the prior fiscal year, and (ii) purchase any amount of real property as long as
such purchase is made with the proceeds of cash equity contributions to the
Borrower or loans to the Borrower the payment of which are subordinated to the
payment of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Subordination Agreement.
SECTION 5.21. ERISA. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
ERISA Affiliates to (a) engage in any transaction in connection with which the
Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates would be reasonably likely to be subject
to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a tax
imposed by Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code in either case in an amount
in excess of $2,500,000; (b) fail to make full payment when due of all amounts
which, under the provisions of any Pension Plan, the Borrower or any of its
ERISA Affiliates is required to pay as contributions thereto, or permit to exist
any accumulated funding deficiency, whether or not waived, with respect to any
Pension Plan in an aggregate amount greater than $2,500,000; (c) permit the
actuarial present value of all benefit commitments under all Pension Plans to
exceed the current value of the assets of such Pension Plans (excluding Pension
Plans with assets greater than vested benefits) allocable to such vested
benefits by more than $2,500,000; or (d) fail to make any payments in an
aggregate amount greater than $1,000,000 to any Multiemployer Plan that the
Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates may be required to make under any
agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan, or any law pertaining thereto. As
used in this Section, the term "ACCUMULATED FUNDING DEFICIENCY" has the meaning
specified in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code,
the term "ACCRUED BENEFIT" has the meaning specified in Section 3 of ERISA and
the terms "ACTUARIAL PRESENT VALUE" and "BENEFIT COMMITMENTS" have the meaning
specified in Section 4062(b)(1)(A) of ERISA.
SECTION 5.22. Transactions with Affiliates. Except for (i) Partner Loans,
(ii) the transactions contemplated by Section 5.27, (iii) the performance of the
Project Documents and (iv) the Scheduled Affiliate Transactions, the Borrower
will not directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any transaction
(including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any
property or the rendering of any service), with any Affiliate of the Borrower,
except on arms-length terms which take into consideration the expertise and
creative talents of such Affiliate.
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SECTION 5.23. Capital Expenditures. The Borrower may make Capital
Expenditures so long as such Capital Expenditures (other than Capital
Expenditures (i) for Construction Costs or (ii) made prior to the Completion
Date) do not exceed $250,000,000 during any period of eight consecutive fiscal
quarters (such amount to be increased by 5% on each January 1, commencing
January 1, 1997); provided that Capital Expenditures made from the proceeds of
equity contributions or loans that are subordinated to the Obligations pursuant
to the Subordination Agreement shall not be included for purposes of determining
compliance with the foregoing limitations on Capital Expenditures; and provided
further that if a Special Period shall occur, then for each fiscal period
specified below which ends during the Special Period, Capital Expenditures for
the Borrower shall not be less than the specified percentage of the Forecast
Capital Expenditures for such period: (i) for the first fiscal year ending
during the Special Period, 50%; (ii) for the two-year period ending at the
second fiscal year-end during the Special Period, 66 2/3%; and (iii) for the
three-year period ending at the third fiscal year-end during the Special Period,
and each subsequent three-year period ending during the Special Period, 75%.
"FORECAST CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" for any fiscal year means the applicable
amount determined based on the schedule by calendar year set forth below:
CALENDAR YEAR FORECAST CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
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1999 $29,100,000
2000 $127,100,000
2001 $131,100,000
2002 $106,700,000
2003 $105,300,000
2004 $110,200,000
2005 $112,400,000
2006 $126,200,000
2007 $130,700,000
SECTION 5.24. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Term Loans under the
Remaining Term Loan Commitments will be used by the Borrower solely to finance
(or to reimburse the Borrower for) the construction and development of the
Project, including related infrastructure costs and working capital requirements
and interest costs and fees during construction. The proceeds of the Working
Capital Loans will be used by the Borrower for working capital purposes
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(including repayment of Indebtedness and payment of Restricted Payments
otherwise permitted hereunder) in connection with the operation of the Theme
Parks.
SECTION 5.25. Amendment of Related Agreements. The Borrower will not amend,
modify, waive the provisions of or terminate, or consent to any amendment,
modification, waiver or termination of, any Project Document to which it is a
party, except where such amendment, modification or waiver could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.26. Limitation on Granting Negative Pledges. The Borrower will
not enter into, or suffer to exist, any agreement with any Person, other than
this Agreement, which prohibits or limits the ability of the Borrower to create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or
revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (other than with respect to
assets subject to consensual liens permitted under Section 5.15).
SECTION 5.27. Hedging Facilities. The Borrower shall maintain in full force
and effect the interest rate swaps, caps and/or other Derivatives Obligations
entered into pursuant to Section 5.27 of either Existing Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE 6
DEFAULTS
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default. If one or more of the following events
("EVENTS OF DEFAULT") shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a) Failure to Make Payments When Due
Any principal of any Loan shall not be paid when due, whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration, by notice of prepayment or otherwise, or any interest
or fees payable by the Borrower under the Loan Documents shall not be paid
within five days of the due date thereof; or
(b) Default under Other Agreements
(i) The Borrower shall fail to make any payment in respect of any
Material Financial Obligations (other than the Loans) when due or within
any applicable grace period; or
(ii) any event or condition shall occur that results in the
acceleration of the maturity of any Material Debt or the termination prior
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to scheduled termination of any Material Commitment or enables the holder
or holders of such Material Debt or any Person acting on behalf of such
holder or holders to accelerate the maturity thereof or enables the maker
or makers of any Material Commitment or any Person acting on behalf of such
maker or makers to terminate such Material Commitment; or
(c) Breach of Certain Covenants
(i) Failure of the Borrower to observe or perform any of the covenants
or agreements contained in Section 5.01(e)-(i), 5.07, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16,
5.17, 5.18, 5.20, 5.22, 5.23, 5.24, 5.25 or 5.27 of this Agreement; or
(ii) Failure of Borrower to observe or perform any of the covenants or
agreements contained in Section 5.19 as of the end of any fiscal quarter
which shall be continuing at the earliest of (x) the date of delivery of
financial statements for the period ending at the end of such fiscal
quarter pursuant to Section 5.01, (y) the Restricted Payment Date, if any,
established in respect of such fiscal quarter pursuant to Section
5.18(a)(iii)(A) and (z) the 60th day after the end of such fiscal quarter
(it being understood that a Default under this paragraph existing at the
end of such fiscal quarter may be cured within the period specified herein
through the payment or prepayment of Indebtedness with the proceeds of
equity or Subordinated Debt contributions to the extent necessary to
restore compliance on a pro forma basis with the applicable provision of
Section 5.19 after giving effect to such payment or prepayment of
Indebtedness as of the first day of the relevant period); or
(d) Breach of Warranty
Any of the representations or warranties made in any of the Loan Documents
by the Borrower or in any statement or certificate at any time given by the
Borrower in writing pursuant to any Loan Document or in connection therewith
shall be false or misleading in any material respect on the date as of which
made; or
(e) Other Defaults Under Agreement
The Borrower shall default in the performance of or compliance with any
term or obligation contained in this Agreement other than those referred to
elsewhere in this Section 6.01 and such default shall not have been remedied or
waived within 30 days after the Borrower receives notice of the occurrence of
such default from the Administrative Agent; provided that no Event of Default
shall exist under this subsection (e) with respect to any default under or non-
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compliance with Section 5.02, 5.04(a) (first sentence), 5.06, 5.08, 5.11 or 5.13
so long as the default or non-compliance that would otherwise give rise to an
Event of Default did not arise from the willful misconduct or gross negligence
of the Borrower and is susceptible of being cured and the Borrower is diligently
taking steps to cure such default or non-compliance; or
(f) Involuntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc.
(i) A court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or
order for relief in respect of the Borrower in an involuntary case under the
Bankruptcy Code or any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law
now or hereafter in effect, which decree or order is not stayed; or any other
similar relief shall be granted under any applicable federal or state law; or
(ii) a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the
appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee, custodian or other
officer having similar powers over the Borrower or all or a substantial part of
its property shall have been entered; or the issuance of a warrant of
attachment, execution or similar process against any substantial part of the
property of the Borrower, and the continuance of any the events described in
this clause (ii) for 60 days unless dismissed, bonded or discharged; or
(g) Voluntary Bankruptcy; Appointment of Receiver, etc.
The Borrower shall have an order for relief entered with respect to it or
commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall
consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any
such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a
receiver, trustee or other custodian for all or a substantial part of its
property; the making by the Borrower of any assignment for the benefit of
creditors; or the inability or failure of the Borrower or the admission by the
Borrower in writing of its inability to pay its debts as such debts become due;
or
(h) Judgments and Attachments
Any money judgment, writ or warrant of postjudgment attachment, or similar
process involving in any case an amount in excess of $2,500,000 shall be entered
or filed against the Borrower and shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded
or unstayed for a period of 30 days or in any event later than five days prior
to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or
(i) Dissolution
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Any order, judgment or decree shall be entered decreeing the dissolution or
split up of the Borrower and such order shall remain undischarged or unstayed
for a period in excess of 30 days; or
(j) Unfunded ERISA Liabilities
(i) Any Pension Plan maintained by the Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates shall be terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA
unless such Plan's assets would exceed its liabilities upon a termination;
or (ii) a trustee shall be appointed by an appropriate United States
district court to administer any Pension Plan; or (iii) the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation (or any successor thereto) shall institute proceedings
to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any
Pension Plan; or (iv) the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates shall
withdraw (under Section 4063 of ERISA) from a Pension Plan, if as of the
date thereof or any subsequent date, the sum of each of the Borrower's and
its ERISA Affiliate's various liabilities (such liabilities to include,
without limitation, any liability in excess of any assets allocated to such
liabilities to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor
thereto) or to any other party under Sections 4062, 4063 or 4064 of ERISA)
or resulting from or otherwise associated with such events listed in
clauses (i)-(iv) above exceeds $5,000,000; or
(k) Withdrawal Liability Under Multiemployer Plan
The Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates as employer under a
Multiemployer Plan shall have made a complete or partial withdrawal from such
Multiemployer Plan and the plan sponsor of such Multiemployer Plan shall have
notified such withdrawing employer that such employer has incurred a withdrawal
liability in an annual amount exceeding $5,000,000 and such liability shall not
have been paid prior to its due date; or
(l) Loss of Rights Under Contractual Obligations
Any Governmental Authority shall, after a full hearing provided by law, and
after all appeals have been taken and final determination made, revoke or fail
to renew any license material to the operation of either Theme Park and such
revocation or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; or the Borrower shall for any reason lose any rights under any
Contractual Obligation, which loss, after giving effect to any replacement
thereof, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or the
Borrower shall suffer the imposition of any restraining order, escrow or impound
of funds in connection with any proceeding (judicial or administrative) with
respect to such
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Contractual Obligation, which imposition shall materially adversely affect the
operation of either Theme Park; or
(m) Condemnation and Major Casualty
Any property of the Borrower shall be the subject of a condemnation
judgment or decree which shall not have been vacated or stayed pending appeal
within 30 days from the entry thereof and such condemnation judgment or decree
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or either (i)
uninsured casualty losses to property in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate
in any fiscal year shall occur at either Theme Park and additional capital in
the form of equity or Subordinated Loans (or other financial support
satisfactory to the Required Banks) shall not have been provided to the Borrower
to make up for such losses to the extent in excess of funds then available to
the Borrower from other sources, or (ii) a loss of all or substantially all of
either Theme Park or the use thereof due to destruction, damage beyond
economical repair, or rendition of either Theme Park permanently unfit for
normal use for any reason whatsoever; or
(n) Related Agreements
Any material breach or default shall occur or there is a failure to observe
or perform any material covenant or agreement under any of the Project Documents
(other than the Loan Documents) and such breach, default or failure to observe
or perform could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(o) Universal and Rank Participation
Unless the Required Banks shall have otherwise consented as provided in
Section 6.02,
(i) at any time prior to January 31, 2001 (the "BREAK-IN PERIOD DATE"),
(A) Universal and Rank do not collectively own, directly or indirectly, at
least 66 2/3% of all partnership interests in the Borrower; or (B) Rank and
Universal do not each own, directly or indirectly, partnership interests in
the Borrower equal to at least the greater of (x) 33 1/3% of all
partnership interests in the Borrower owned by Rank and Universal, directly
or indirectly, on a collective basis and (y) the aggregate percentage of
all partnership interests in the Borrower that are not then owned, directly
or indirectly, by Rank or Universal; or
(ii) at any time during the period from the Break-in Period Date to,
but not including, the date on which the Administrative Agent receives an
Officer's Certificate from the Borrower showing that the Funded Debt
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Ratio is 2.00 to 1.00 or less (the "RATIO SATISFACTION DATE"), (A)
Universal and Rank do not collectively own, directly or indirectly, at
least 51% of all partnership interests in the Borrower; or (B) Rank and
Universal do not each own, directly or indirectly, partnership interests in
the Borrower equal to at least 33 1/3% of all partnership interests in the
Borrower owned by Rank and Universal, directly or indirectly, on a
collective basis; or
(iii) at any time on or after the Ratio Satisfaction Date, Universal
and Rank cease to collectively own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% of
all partnership interests in the Borrower; or
(p) Liens
Any Lien (whether voluntary or involuntary), other than the Liens created
by the Collateral Documents, on or with respect to any partnership interest in
the Borrower or any other rights or interests in profits, dividends or other
distributions on or of the equity of any of the foregoing shall be created,
incurred or assumed and, in the case of any such involuntary Lien, shall remain
in effect for a period of 30 days or more; or any partnership interest of any
partner in the Borrower or any Subordinated Loan to the Borrower made by any
partner in the Borrower shall not, at any time which is seven days after the
date that such partner obtains ownership of such partnership interest or makes
such Subordinated Loan, be subject to a valid and perfected first-priority
security interest under the Pledge Agreement (unless the Liens created by the
Pledge Agreement shall have been released in accordance with the terms thereof),
or the Borrower, any partner of the Borrower or any Person with an ownership
interest therein shall so assert in writing;
then, and in every such event, the Administrative Agent shall (i) if requested
by the Required Banks, by notice to the Borrower terminate the Remaining Term
Loan Commitments (if still in existence) and the Working Capital Commitments,
and they shall thereupon terminate, and (ii) if requested by the Required Banks,
by notice to the Borrower declare the Loans (together with accrued interest
thereon and all other amounts payable hereunder) to be, and the Loans (together
with accrued interest thereon and all other amounts payable hereunder) shall
thereupon become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand,
protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the
Borrower; provided that in the case of any of the Events of Default specified in
clause (f) or (g) above, without any notice to the Borrower or any other act by
the Agents or the Banks, the Remaining Term Loan Commitments (if still in
existence) and the Working Capital Commitments shall thereupon terminate and the
Loans (together with accrued interest thereon and all other amounts payable
hereunder) shall
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become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
SECTION 6.02. Required Bank Consents to Transfer of Interests. So long as
no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Banks will not unreasonably
withhold consent to any transfer of any direct or indirect interest that would
otherwise result in an Event of Default under Section 6.01(o). In making a
determination to consent, or withhold consent, to any such transfer, it shall be
reasonable for the Banks to consider the financial condition of the proposed
transferee, the professional expertise and creative talent of the proposed
transferee to participate in the ownership and operation of the Theme Parks and
whether or not such proposed transfer could have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.03. Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall give notice
to the Borrower under Section 6.01(e) promptly upon being requested to do so by
any Bank and shall thereupon notify all the Banks thereof.
ARTICLE 7
AGENTS
SECTION 7.01. Appointment and Authorization. Each Bank irrevocably appoints
and authorizes each Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to
exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to such Agent by
the terms thereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto.
SECTION 7.02. Agent and Affiliates. Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New
York shall have the same rights and powers under the Loan Documents as any other
Bank and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not
an Agent, and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York and its Affiliates may
accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of
business with any Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Company as if it
were not an Agent.
SECTION 7.03. Action by Agents. The obligations of the Agents under the
Loan Documents are only those expressly set forth therein. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, neither Agent shall be required to take any action
with respect to any Default, except as expressly provided in Article 6 and in
the Pledge Agreement.
SECTION 7.04. Consultation with Experts. Either Agent may consult with
legal counsel (who may be counsel for a Company), independent public
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accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.
SECTION 7.05. Liability of Agent. Neither Agent nor any of their affiliates
nor any of the respective directors, officers, agents or employees of the
foregoing shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in connection
herewith (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Banks or (ii) in
the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Neither Agent nor
any of their affiliates nor any of the respective directors, officers, agents or
employees of the foregoing shall be responsible for or have any duty to
ascertain, inquire into or verify (i) any statement, warranty or representation
made in connection with this Agreement or any borrowing hereunder; (ii) the
performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of any Company;
(iii) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article 3, except receipt
of items required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent; or (iv) the
validity, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other
instrument or writing furnished in connection therewith. Neither Agent shall
incur any liability by acting in reliance upon any notice, consent, certificate,
statement, or other writing (which may be a bank wire, telex, facsimile
transmission or similar writing) believed by it to be genuine or to be signed by
the proper party or parties.
SECTION 7.06. Indemnification. Each Bank shall, ratably in accordance with
its Total Exposure, indemnify each Agent, its affiliates and their respective
directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the
Borrower or any Obligor) against any cost, expense (including counsel fees and
disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result
from such indemnitees' gross negligence or willful misconduct) that such
indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with the Transaction Documents or
any action taken or omitted by such indemnitees thereunder.
SECTION 7.07. Credit Decision. Each Bank acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance upon either Agent, the Lead Arranger or any
other Arranger or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as
it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter
into this Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and
without reliance upon either Agent, the Lead Arranger or any other Arranger or
any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or
not taking any action under this Agreement.
SECTION 7.08. Successor Agent. Either Agent may resign at any time by
giving notice thereof to the Banks and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation,
the Borrower shall have the right to appoint a Bank as successor Agent. If (x)
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successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Borrower, and shall have
accepted such appointment or (y) the Required Banks shall have objected to such
appointment by notice to the Borrower and such retiring Agent, in either case
within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of resignation, then the
retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Agent, which
shall be a commercial bank organized or licensed under the laws of the United
States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and
surplus of at least $1,000,000,000. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as
Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon
succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the retiring
Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and
obligations hereunder. After any retiring Agent's resignation hereunder as
Agent, the provisions of this Article shall inure to its benefit as to any
actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent.
SECTION 7.09. Agent's Fee. The Borrower shall pay to each Agent for its own
account fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon between the
Borrower and such Agent.
ARTICLE 8
CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES
SECTION 8.01. Basis for Determining Interest Rate Interest Rate Inadequate
or Unfair. If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any
Euro-Dollar Loan:
(A) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Reference Banks
that deposits in dollars (in the applicable amounts) are not being
offered to the Reference Banks in the London interbank market for such
Interest Period, or
(B) Banks having 50% or more of the aggregate amount of the
Commitments advise the Administrative Agent that the London Interbank
Offered Rate as determined by the Administrative Agent will not
adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Banks of funding their
Euro-Dollar Loans for such Interest Period,
the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Borrower and
the Banks, whereupon until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that
the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, (i) the
obligations of the Banks to make Euro-Dollar Loans, or to convert outstanding
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Loans into Euro-Dollar Loans, shall be suspended and (ii) each outstanding Euro-
Dollar Loan shall be converted into a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then
current Interest Period applicable thereto. Unless the Borrower notifies the
Administrative Agent at least two Domestic Business Days before the date of any
Euro-Dollar Borrowing for which a Notice of Borrowing has previously been given
that it elects not to borrow on such date, such Borrowing shall instead be made
as a Base Rate Borrowing.
SECTION 8.02. Illegality. If, on or after the date of this Agreement, the
adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any
applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or
administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable
agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance
by any Bank (or its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) with any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or
comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Bank (or its
Euro-Dollar Lending Office) to make, maintain or fund its Euro-Dollar Loans and
such Bank shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent
shall forthwith give notice thereof to the other Banks and the Borrower,
whereupon until such Bank notifies the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the
obligation of such Bank to make Euro-Dollar Loans or to convert outstanding Base
Rate Loans into Euro-Dollar Loans shall be suspended. Before giving any notice
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section, such Bank shall designate
a different Euro-Dollar Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need
for giving such notice and will not, in the judgment of such Bank, be otherwise
disadvantageous to such Bank. If such notice is given, each Euro-Dollar Loan of
such Bank then outstanding shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (a) on
the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Euro-Dollar
Loan if such Bank may lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Loan to such
day or (b) immediately if such Bank shall determine that it may not lawfully
continue to maintain and fund such Loan to such day.
SECTION 8.03. Increased Cost and Reduced Return. (a) If the adoption on or
after the date hereof of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change
on or after the date hereof in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any
change on or after the date hereof in the interpretation or administration
thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank (or
its Applicable Lending Office) with any request or directive made on or after
the date hereof (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority,
central bank or comparable agency shall impose, modify or deem applicable any
reserve (including, without limitation, any such requirement imposed by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, but excluding any such
requirement
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included in an applicable Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage), special deposit,
insurance assessment or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or
for the account of, or credit extended by, any Bank (or its Applicable Lending
Office) or shall impose on any Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) or the
London interbank market any other condition affecting its Euro-Dollar Loans, its
Notes or its obligation to make Euro-Dollar Loans and the result of any of the
foregoing is to increase the cost to such Bank (or its Applicable Lending
Office) of making or maintaining any Euro-Dollar Loan, or to reduce the amount
of any sum received or receivable by such Bank (or its Applicable Lending
Office) under this Agreement or under its Note with respect thereto, by an
amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then, within 15 days after demand by
such Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to
such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for
such increased cost or reduction.
(b) If any Bank shall have determined that the adoption after the date
hereof of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or
any change on or after the date hereof in any such law, rule or regulation, or
any change on or after the date hereof in the interpretation or administration
thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof, or any request or directive
regarding capital adequacy made on or after the date hereof (whether or not
having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable
agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital
of such Bank (or its Parent) as a consequence of such Bank's obligations
hereunder to a level below that which such Bank (or its Parent) could have
achieved but for such adoption, change, request or directive (taking into
consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed
by such Bank to be material, then from time to time, within 15 days after demand
by such Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay
to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank (or
its Parent) for such reduction.
(c) Each Bank will promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof,
which will entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section and will
designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need
for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the judgment of
such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. A certificate of any Bank
claiming compensation under this Section and setting forth the additional amount
or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of
manifest error. In determining such amount, such Bank may use any reasonable
averaging and attribution methods. Notwithstanding the foregoing subsections (a)
and (b) of this Section 8.03, the Borrower shall only be obligated to
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compensate any Bank for any amount arising or accruing during (i) any time or
period commencing not more than 90 days prior to the date on which such Bank
notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it proposes to demand
such compensation and identifies to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
the statute, regulation or other basis upon which the claimed compensation is or
will be based and (ii) any time or period during which, because of the
retroactive application of such statute, regulation or other such basis, such
Bank did not know that such amount would arise or accrue.
SECTION 8.04. Taxes. (a) For the purposes of this Section 8.04, the
following terms have the following meanings:
"TAXES" means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges or withholdings with respect to any payment by the Borrower
pursuant to this Agreement or under any Note, and all liabilities with respect
thereto, excluding (i) in the case of each Bank and the Administrative Agent,
taxes imposed on its net income, and franchise or similar taxes imposed on it,
by a jurisdiction under the laws of which such Bank or the Administrative Agent
(as the case may be) is organized or in which its principal executive office is
located or, in the case of each Bank, in which its Applicable Lending Office is
located or by any state, possession, or territory of the United States solely as
a result of the Bank's or the Administrative Agent's (as the case may be) doing
business in such state, possession or territory other than as a result of this
Agreement and (ii) in the case of each Bank, any United States withholding tax
imposed on such payments but only to the extent that such Bank is subject to
United States withholding tax at the time such Bank first becomes a party to
this Agreement.
"OTHER TAXES" means any present or future stamp or documentary taxes and
any other excise or property taxes, or similar charges or levies, which arise
from any payment made pursuant to this Agreement or under any Note or from the
execution or delivery of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any
Note.
(b) Any and all payments by the Borrower to or for the account of any Bank
or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any Note shall be made without
deduction for any Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that, if the Borrower shall be
required by law to deduct any Taxes or Other Taxes from any such payments, (i)
the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all
required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable
under this Section) such Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be)
receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such
deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii) the
Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority
or other authority in accordance with applicable law and (iv) the Borrower shall
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furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.01,
the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.
(c) The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Bank and the Administrative Agent
for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any
Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable
under this Section) paid by such Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case
may be) and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising
therefrom or with respect thereto. This indemnification shall be paid within 30
days after such Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) makes
demand therefor. If a Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be)
shall become aware that it is entitled to claim a refund (or refund in the form
of a credit) (each a "REFUND") from a taxing authority (as a result of any error
in the amount of Taxes or Other Taxes paid to such taxing authority) of such
Taxes or Other Taxes for which it has been indemnified by the Borrower, or with
respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts, pursuant to this
Section 8.04, it shall promptly notify the Borrower of the availability of such
Refund and shall, within 30 days after receipt of a written request by the
Borrower, make a claim to such taxing authority for such Refund at the
Borrower's expense if, in the judgment of such Bank or the Administrative Agent
(as the case may be), the making of such claim will not be otherwise
disadvantageous to it; provided that nothing in this subsection (c) shall be
construed to require any Bank or the Administrative Agent to institute any
administrative proceeding (other than the filing of a claim for any such Refund)
or judicial proceeding to obtain any such Refund. If a Bank or the
Administrative Agent (as the case may be) receives a Refund from a taxing
authority (as a result of any error in the amount of Taxes or Other Taxes paid
to such taxing authority) of any such Taxes or Other Taxes for which it has been
indemnified by the Borrower, or with respect to which the Borrower has paid
additional amounts, pursuant to this Section 8.04, it shall promptly pay to the
Borrower the amount so received (but only to the extent of indemnity payments
made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 8.04 with
respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such Refund), net of all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the net amount of taxes, if any,
imposed on such Bank or the Administrative Agent with respect to such Refund) of
such Bank or Administrative Agent, and without interest (other than interest
paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such Refund); provided,
however, that the Borrower upon the request of such Bank or the Administrative
Agent, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus penalties,
interest or other charges) to such Bank or the Administrative Agent in the event
such Bank or the Administrative Agent is required to repay such Refund to such
taxing authority. Nothing contained in this Section 8.04 shall require any Bank
or the Administrative Agent to make available any of its tax returns (or any
other information that it deems to be confidential or proprietary).
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(d) Each Bank organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United
States, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement
in the case of each Bank listed on the signature pages hereof and on or prior to
the date on which it becomes a Bank in the case of each other Bank, and from
time to time thereafter if requested in writing by the Borrower (but only so
long as such Bank remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Borrower
with Internal Revenue Service form 1001 or 4224, as appropriate, or any
successor form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such
Bank is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United
States is a party which exempts the Bank from United States withholding tax or
reduces the rate of withholding tax on payments of interest for the account of
such Bank or certifying that the income receivable pursuant to this Agreement is
effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United
States.
(e) For any period with respect to which a Bank has failed to provide the
Borrower with the appropriate form pursuant to Section 8.04(d) (unless such
failure is due to a change in treaty, law or regulation occurring subsequent to
the date on which such form originally was required to be provided), such Bank
shall not be entitled to indemnification under Section 8.04(b) or (c) with
respect to Taxes imposed by the United States; provided that if a Bank, which is
otherwise exempt from or subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax, becomes
subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder,
the Borrower shall take such steps, at the expense of such Bank, as such Bank
shall reasonably request to assist such Bank to recover such Taxes.
(f) If the Borrower is required to pay additional amounts to or for the
account of any Bank pursuant to this Section, then such Bank will change the
jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office if, in the judgment of such Bank,
such change (i) will eliminate or reduce any such additional payment which may
thereafter accrue and (ii) is not otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank.
SECTION 8.05. Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar Loans.
If (i) the obligation of any Bank to make or maintain Euro-Dollar Loans to the
Borrower has been suspended pursuant to Section 8.02 or (ii) any Bank has
demanded compensation under Section 8.03 or 8.04 with respect to its Euro-
Dollar Loans and the Borrower shall, by at least five Euro-Dollar Business Days'
prior notice to such Bank through the Administrative Agent, have elected that
the provisions of this Section shall apply to such Bank, then, unless and until
such Bank notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such
suspension or demand for compensation no longer exist:
(a) all Loans which would otherwise be made by such Bank as (or continued
as or converted into) Euro-Dollar Loans shall instead be Base Rate
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Loans (on which interest and principal shall be payable contemporaneously with
the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other Banks); and
(b) after each of its Euro-Dollar Loans has been repaid (or converted into
a Base Rate Loan), all payments of principal which would otherwise be applied to
repay such Euro-Dollar Loans shall be applied to repay its Base Rate Loans
instead.
If such Bank notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to
such notice no longer apply, the principal amount of each such Base Rate Loan
shall be converted into a Euro-Dollar Loan on the first day of the next
succeeding Interest Period applicable to the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the
other Banks.
SECTION 8.06. Substitution of Bank. If (i) the obligation of any Bank to
make Euro-Dollar Loans has been suspended pursuant to Section 8.02 hereof, (ii)
any Bank has demanded compensation under Section 8.03 or 8.04 hereof, (iii) any
Bank has demanded compensation under Section 2.05(f) hereof in an amount
determined in good faith by the Borrower to be materially in excess of the
amount demanded by other Banks, provided that in no event shall the aggregate
Total Exposures of Banks replaced pursuant to this clause (iii) exceed 30% of
the aggregate Total Exposure of all Banks or (iv) any Bank has defaulted in its
obligation to lend hereunder, the Borrower shall have the right, if no Event of
Default then exists, to replace such Bank (the "REPLACED BANK") hereunder with
one or more other banks (collectively, the "REPLACEMENT BANK") acceptable to the
Administrative Agent; provided that (i) at the time of any replacement pursuant
to this Section 8.06, the Replaced Bank and the Replacement Bank shall enter
into one or more Assignment and Assumption Agreements, substantially in the form
of Exhibit E hereto, pursuant to which the Replacement Bank shall acquire the
Commitments and outstanding Loans of the Replaced Bank and, in connection
therewith, shall pay (to the extent not paid by the Borrower) to the Replaced
Bank in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum of (A) an amount equal to the
principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Replaced
Bank, (B) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees hereunder
owing to the Replaced Bank and (C) an amount equal to the amount which would be
payable by the Borrower to the Replaced Bank pursuant to Section 2.11 if the
Borrower prepaid at the time of such replacement all of the Loans of such
Replaced Bank outstanding at such time and (ii) all obligations of the Borrower
owing to the Replaced Bank (other than those specifically described in clause
(i) above in respect of which the assignment purchase price has been, or is
concurrently being, paid) shall be paid in full to such Replaced Bank
concurrently with such replacement. Upon the execution of the respective
Assignment and Assumption Agreements, the payment of amounts referred to in
clauses (i) and (ii) above and, if so requested by the Replacement Bank,
delivery to the Replacement Bank of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by
the
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Borrower, the Replacement Bank shall become a Bank hereunder and the Replaced
Bank shall cease to constitute a Bank hereunder. The provisions of this
Agreement (including without limitation Sections 2.11, 8.03, 8.04 and 9.03)
shall continue to govern the rights and obligations of a Replaced Bank with
respect to any Loans made or any other actions taken by such Bank while it was a
Bank. Nothing in this Section 8.06 shall affect the rights of the Borrower
against any Bank which defaults in its obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to
any party hereunder shall be in writing (including bank wire, telex, facsimile
transmission or similar writing) and shall be given to such party: (a) in the
case of the Borrower or either Agent, at its address, facsimile number or telex
number set forth on the signature pages hereof, (b) in the case of any Bank, at
its address, facsimile number or telex number set forth in its Administrative
Questionnaire or (c) in the case of any party, such other address, facsimile
number or telex number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by
notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. Each such notice, request
or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by telex, when such telex
is transmitted to the telex number specified in this Section and the appropriate
answerback is received, (ii) if given by facsimile transmission, when
transmitted to the facsimile number specified in this Section and confirmation
of receipt is received, (iii) if given by mail, the fourth Domestic Business Day
after such communication is deposited in the mails with first class postage
prepaid, addressed as aforesaid or (iv) if given by any other means, when
delivered at the address specified in this Section; provided that notices to the
Administrative Agent under Article 2 or Article 8 shall not be effective until
received.
SECTION 9.02. No Waivers. No failure or delay by either Agent or any Bank
in exercising any right, power or privilege under any Loan Document shall
operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies provided in the Loan
Documents shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by law.
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnification. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay (i)
all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Agents, the Lead Arranger and the
Arrangers, including, in the case of fees and disbursements of legal counsel,
the reasonable fees and disbursements only of special New York counsel for the
Agents, in connection with the preparation and administration of the Loan
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Documents, any waiver or consent thereunder or any amendment thereof or any
Default or alleged Default hereunder and (ii) if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
each Agent and Bank, including (without duplication) the reasonable fees and
disbursements of outside counsel and the allocated cost of inside counsel, in
connection with such Event of Default and collection, bankruptcy, insolvency and
other enforcement proceedings resulting therefrom, provided that it is
understood that the Borrower shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of the
Banks in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one law firm (in
addition to any local counsel) for all Banks designated by the Administrative
Agent and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are
incurred.
(b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Agent and Bank, their respective
affiliates and the respective directors, officers, agents and employees of the
foregoing (each an "INDEMNITEE") and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and
against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses of any
kind, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel, which may be incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with any
investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding (whether or not such
Indemnitee shall be designated a party thereto) brought or threatened relating
to or arising out of this Agreement or any actual or proposed use of proceeds of
Loans hereunder; provided that no Indemnitee shall have the right to be
indemnified hereunder for such Indemnitee's own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
SECTION 9.04. Sharing of Set-offs. Each Bank agrees that if it shall, by
exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, receive payment of
a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest due with respect
to any Note held by it which is greater than the proportion received by any
other Bank in respect of the aggregate amount of principal and interest due with
respect to any Note held by such other Bank, the Bank receiving such
proportionately greater payment shall purchase such participations in the Notes
held by the other Banks, and such other adjustments shall be made, as may be
required so that all such payments of principal and interest with respect to the
Notes held by the Banks shall be shared by the Banks pro rata; provided that
nothing in this Section shall impair the right of any Bank to exercise any right
of set-off or counterclaim it may have and to apply the amount subject to such
exercise to the payment of indebtedness of the Borrower other than its
indebtedness hereunder. The Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent it may
effectively do so under applicable law, that any holder of a participation in a
Note, whether or not acquired pursuant to the foregoing arrangements, may
exercise rights of set-off or counterclaim with respect to such participation as
fully as if such holder of a participation were a direct creditor of such
Borrower in the amount of such participation.
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SECTION 9.05. Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement or
the Notes may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is
in writing and is signed by each of the Borrower and the Required Banks (and, if
the rights or duties of either Agent are affected thereby, by such Agent);
provided that no such amendment or waiver shall, unless signed by all the Banks,
(i) increase or decrease any Commitment of any Bank (except for a ratable
decrease in the Commitments of any Class of all Banks) or subject any Bank to
any additional obligation, (ii) reduce the principal of or rate of interest on
any Loan, or any fees hereunder, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment
or prepayment of principal of or interest on any Loan, or any fees hereunder or
for any scheduled reduction or termination of any Commitment, (iv) release all
or substantially all of the Collateral or (v) change the percentage of the Total
Exposures, or the number of Banks, which shall be required for the Banks or any
of them to take any action under this Section or any other provision of this
Agreement.
SECTION 9.06. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns, except that (i) the Borrower may not assign
or otherwise transfer any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of all Banks and (ii) no Bank may assign or otherwise transfer
any of its rights under this Agreement except in accordance with the further
provisions of this Section 9.06.
(b) Subject to the further provisions of this Section 9.06, any Bank may at
any time grant to one or more banks or other financial institutions (each a
"PARTICIPANT") participating interests in its Commitments and its Loans. In the
event of any such grant by a Bank of a participating interest to a Participant,
such Bank shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations
hereunder, and the Borrower and the Agents shall continue to deal solely and
directly with such Bank in connection with such Bank's rights and obligations
under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which any Bank may grant such a
participating interest shall (x) prohibit the granting of sub-participations by
the Participant and (y) provide that such Bank shall retain the sole right and
responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or to
exercise any rights as a Bank hereunder including, without limitation, the right
to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan
Documents; provided that such participation agreement may, with the prior
written consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld),
provide that such Bank will not agree to any modification, amendment or waiver
of this Agreement described in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of Section 9.05
without the consent of the Participant. Each Bank shall promptly notify the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent of each grant of a participating interest
by it and of the identity of the Participant. Subject to subsection (f) below,
the Borrower agrees that each
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Participant shall, to the extent provided in its participation agreement, be
entitled to receive payments under Article 8 with respect to its participating
interest.
(c) Subject to the further provisions of this Section 9.06, any Bank may at
any time assign to one or more banks or other financial institutions (each an
"ASSIGNEE") all, or a proportionate part of all, of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement and the Notes, and such Assignee shall assume such rights
and obligations, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in
substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto executed by such Assignee and such
transferor Bank, with (and subject to) the subscribed consent of the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Upon execution and delivery of such instrument and payment by such Assignee to
such transferor Bank of an amount equal to the purchase price agreed between
such transferor Bank and such Assignee, such Assignee shall be a Bank party to
this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Bank with
Commitments as set forth in such instrument of assumption, and the transferor
Bank shall be released from its obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent,
and no further consent or action by any party shall be required. Upon the
consummation of any assignment pursuant to this subsection (c), the transferor
Bank, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate
arrangements so that, if required, new Notes are issued to the Assignee. In
connection with any such assignment, the transferor Bank shall pay to the
Administrative Agent an administrative fee for processing such assignment in the
amount of $2,500. If the Assignee is not incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or a state thereof, it shall deliver to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent certification as to exemption from deduction or
withholding of any United States federal income taxes in accordance with Section
8.04(d).
(d) Any Bank may at any time assign all or any portion of its rights under
this Agreement and its Notes to a Federal Reserve Bank. No such assignment shall
release the transferor Bank from its obligations hereunder.
(e) Without the prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent,
no grant of a participation pursuant to subsection (b) above or assignment under
subsection (c) above shall be permitted unless (i) such participation or
assignment transfers ratably equivalent interests in each of the transferor
Bank's Commitments and Loans and (ii) after giving effect to any such assignment
each Bank has an interest in a minimum amount equivalent to a Total Exposure of
$25,000,000 or after giving effect to any such participation each Participant
has an interest in a minimum amount equivalent to a Total Exposure of
$10,000,000.
(f) No Assignee, Participant or other transferee of any Bank's rights
(including any successor Applicable Lending Office) shall be entitled to receive
any greater payment under Section 8.03 or 8.04 than such Bank would have been
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entitled to receive with respect to the rights transferred, unless such transfer
is made with the Borrower's prior written consent or by reason of the provisions
of Section 8.02, 8.03 or 8.04 requiring such Bank to designate a different
Applicable Lending Office under certain circumstances or at a time when the
circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist.
SECTION 9.07. Collateral. Each of the Banks represents to the Agents and
each of the other Banks that it in good faith is not relying upon any "margin
stock" (as defined in Regulation U) as collateral in the extension or
maintenance of the credit provided for in this Agreement.
SECTION 9.08. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and
each Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York. The Borrower hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction
of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of
any New York State court sitting in New York City for purposes of all legal
proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Borrower irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying
of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that
any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.
SECTION 9.09. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENTS AND
THE BANKS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 9.11. Confidentiality. Each Agent and Bank agrees to keep any
information delivered or made available by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the
Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document confidential from
anyone other than persons employed or retained by it or its Affiliates who are
engaged in evaluating, approving, structuring or administering the credit
facility contemplated hereby; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any
Agent or Bank from disclosing such information (a) to any other Bank or Agent,
(b) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (c) upon the request
or demand of any regulatory agency or authority, (d) which had been publicly
disclosed other than as a result of a disclosure by any Agent or Bank prohibited
by
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this Agreement, (e) in connection with any litigation to which any Agent or Bank
or any of their subsidiaries or Parents may be a party, (f) to the extent
necessary in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, (g) to such
Bank's or Agent's legal counsel and independent auditors and (h) subject to its
prior agreement to be bound by confidentiality provisions no less restrictive
than those contained in this Section, to any actual or proposed Participant or
Assignee permitted hereunder. In the event that any Agent or Bank is required to
disclose any such information pursuant to a judicial or administrative subpoena
or other court process, then such Agent or Bank shall promptly advise the
Borrower of such subpoena or other process and shall cooperate with any effort
by the Borrower to seek a protective order limiting further disclosure, in each
case to the extent it may do so without violating a law or court order
applicable to it.
SECTION 9.12. Non-recourse to Partners. Except (i) pursuant to the express
terms of the other Loan Documents and (ii) to the extent of any Restricted
Payments made to any partner in violation of Section 5.18, no recourse shall be
had for the payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan, or for any
claim based thereon, or otherwise in respect thereof, or with respect to any
other obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document,
against any past, present or future partner of the Borrower or any partner
thereof, whether by virtue of any statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement
of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being expressly
waived and released by the Agents and each Bank.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.
UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA PARTNERS, a
Florida general partnership
By: UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING
CO. I, a Florida general partnership,
a general partner
By: RANK ORLANDO, INC., a Delaware
corporation, a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: President
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a
Delaware corporation, a general
partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
By: RANK ORLANDO, INC., a Delaware
corporation, a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
----------------------------------
Title: President
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation, a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
NOTICE ADDRESS:
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
and
Universal Studios, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Attention: Treasurer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
and
Rank Leisure Holdings PLC
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X.X. X0 0XX
Attention: The Company Secretary
Facsimile: 011-44-171-262-9886
and
Rank America Inc.
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Executive Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
BORROWER ACCOUNT DESIGNATION:
Name of Bank: First Union National
Bank of North Carolina
ABA No.: 000-000-000
Account No.: 0000000 756 886
Account Name: Universal City
Development Partners Loan Account
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS, a Florida general partnership
By: UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING
CO. II, a Florida general partnership,
a general partner
By: RANK XXXXXXX XX, INC., a Delaware
corporation, a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: President
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY II, a
Delaware corporation, a general
partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
-------------------------------
Title: Authorized Signatory
NOTICE ADDRESS:
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Universal Studios, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Treasurer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
and
Rank Leisure Holdings PLC
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X.X. X0 0XX
Attention: The Company Secretary
Facsimile: 011-44-171-262-9886
and
Rank America Inc.
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Executive Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
XXXXXX GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Vice President
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By: /s/ X. Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Managing Director
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
BANK OF MONTREAL
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Director
HSBC BANK PLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Title: Team Head - Consumer, Leisure
& Services Team
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Manager
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Managing Director
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
By:
------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN, LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: Vice President
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Director
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:
------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
THE FUJI BANK, LIMITED
By:
------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: Vice President
THE SANWA BANK LIMITED
By:
------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
By:
------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK
GIROZENTRALE, NEW YORK BRANCH
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Director
By: /s/ Pascal Kabemba
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Title: Associate
CITIBANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: Vice President
DRESDNER BANK AG, NEW YORK AND
GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: Assistant Vice President
THE SUMITOMO BANK, LIMITED
By:
------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
ABN AMRO BANK, N.V. NEW YORK BRANCH
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx O'X. Xxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: Vice President
BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS
By: /s/ X. X. Xxxxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxx
------------------------------------
Title: Assistant Vice President
CIBC INC.
By:
------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
KBC BANK N.V.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: First Vice President
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: First Vice President
LANDESBANK BADEN-WURTTEMBERG
By:
------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
THE MITSUBISHI TRUST AND BANKING
CORPORATION
By:
------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
THE SAKURA BANK, LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President
THE TOYO TRUST AND BANKING CO., LTD.
By:
------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK, as Administrative Agent and as
Collateral Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
------------------------------------
Title: Vice President
Address: 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telex:
Facsimile:
SCHEDULE A
TOTAL EXPOSURES
Remaining Term
Loan Outstanding Working Capital Total
Name of Bank Commitments* Term Loans* Commitments Exposure
Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York* $ 960,000.00 $ 84,540,000.00 $4,500,000.00 $ 90,000,000.00
Bank of America, N.A. $1,680,000.00 $147,945,000.00 $7,875,000.00 $157,500,000.00
The Bank of Nova Scotia $ 960,000.00 $ 84,540,000.00 $4,500,000.00 $ 90,000,000.00
First Union National Bank $ 800,000.08 $ 70,449,999.92 $3,750,000.00 $ 75,000,000.00
Bank of Montreal $ 720,000.00 $ 63,405,000.00 $3,375,000.00 $ 67,500,000.00
HSBC Bank plc $ 720,000.00 $ 63,405,000.00 $3,375,000.00 $ 67,500,000.00
Royal Bank of Canada $ 720,000.00 $ 63,405,000.00 $3,375,000.00 $ 67,500,000.00
The Chase Manhattan Bank $ 720,000.00 $ 63,405,000.00 $3,375,000.00 $ 67,500,000.00
National Westminster Bank Plc $ 693,333.33 $ 61,056,666.67 $3,250,000.00 $ 65,000,000.00
The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited $ 640,000.00 $ 56,360,000.00 $3,000,000.00 $ 60,000,000.00
Credit Suisse First Boston $ 533,333.41 $ 46,966,666.59 $2,500,000.00 $ 50,000,000.00
General Electric Capital Corporation $ 533,333.41 $ 46,966,666.59 $2,500,000.00 $ 50,000,000.00
The Fuji Bank, Limited $ 533,333.41 $ 46,966,666.59 $2,500,000.00 $ 50,000,000.00
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc $ 533,333.41 $ 46,966,666.59 $2,500,000.00 $ 50,000,000.00
The Sanwa Bank Limited $ 533,333.41 $ 46,966,666.59 $2,500,000.00 $ 50,000,000.00
The Toronto Dominion Bank $ 533,333.41 $ 46,966,666.59 $2,500,000.00 $ 50,000,000.00
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*In the event of any borrowing or prepayment of Term Loans on or after the
date of this Amended Agreement and prior to the Effective Date, the amounts in
these columns will be appropriately adjusted by the Administrative Agent to
reflect the same.
Remaining Term
Loan Outstanding Working Capital Total
Name of Bank Commitments* Term Loans* Commitments Exposure
Westdeutsche Landesbank
Girozentrale, New York
Branch* $ 533,333.41 $ 46,966,666.59 $ 2,500,000.00 $ 50,000,000.00
Citibank, N.A. $ 453,333.41 $ 39,921,666.59 $ 2,125,000.00 $ 42,500,000.00
Dresdner Bank AG, New York
and Grand Cayman Branches $ 453,333.41 $ 39,921,666.59 $ 2,125,000.00 $ 42,500,000.00
The Sumitomo Bank, Limited $ 453,333.41 $ 39,921,666.59 $ 2,125,000.00 $ 42,500,000.00
ABN AMRO Bank, N.V. New
York Branch $ 426,666.62 $ 37,573,333.38 $ 2,000,000.00 $ 40,000,000.00
Banque Nationale de Paris $ 266,666.62 $ 23,483,333.38 $ 1,250,000.00 $ 25,000,000.00
CIBC Inc. $ 266,666.62 $ 23,483,333.38 $ 1,250,000.00 $ 25,000,000.00
KBC Bank N.V. $ 266,666.62 $ 23,483,333.38 $ 1,250,000.00 $ 25,000,000.00
Landesbank Baden-
Wurttemberg $ 266,666.62 $ 23,483,333.38 $ 1,250,000.00 $ 25,000,000.00
The Mitsubishi Trust and
Banking Corporation $ 266,666.62 $ 23,483,333.38 $ 1,250,000.00 $ 25,000,000.00
The Sakura Bank, Limited $ 266,666.62 $ 23,483,333.38 $ 1,250,000.00 $ 25,000,000.00
The Toyo Trust and Banking
Co., Ltd. $ 266,666.62 $ 23,483,333.38 $ 1,250,000.00 $ 25,000,000.00
Totals $ 16,000,000.00 $ 1,409,000,000.00 $ 75,000,000.00 $ 1,500,000,000.00
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*In the event of any borrowing or prepayment of Term Loans on or after the
date of this Amended Agreement and prior to the Effective Date, the amounts in
these columns will be appropriately adjusted by the Administrative Agent to
reflect the same.
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SCHEDULE B
PRICING SCHEDULE
"BASE RATE MARGIN" means for any date the rate set forth in the applicable
table below in the row opposite such term and in the column corresponding to the
Pricing Level that applies at such date.
"EURO-DOLLAR MARGIN" means for any date the rate set forth in the
applicable table below in the row opposite such term and in the column
corresponding to the Pricing Level that applies at such date.
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Level I Level II Level III Level IV Level V Level VI
Base Rate 0% 0% 0.25% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50%
Margin
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Euro- 0.50% 0.75% 0.875% 1.00% 1.25% 1.50%
Dollar
Margin
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For purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the following
meanings:
"LEVEL I PRICING" applies at any date if, at such date, the Pricing Ratio
is less than 1.75 to 1.00.
"LEVEL II PRICING" applies at any date if, at such date, the Pricing Ratio
is greater than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00 but less than 2.75 to 1.00.
"LEVEL III PRICING" applies at any date if, at such date, the Pricing Ratio
is greater than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00 but less than 3.50 to 1.00.
"LEVEL IV PRICING" applies at any date if, at such date, the Pricing Ratio
is greater than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 but less than 4.00 to 1.00.
"LEVEL V PRICING" applies at any date if, at such date, the Pricing Ratio
is greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but less than 4.50 to 1.00.
"LEVEL VI PRICING" applies at any date if, at such date, the Pricing Ratio
is greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00.
"PRICING LEVEL" refers to the determination of which of Level I, Level II,
Level III, Level IV, Level V or Level VI applies at any date.
"PRICING RATIO" means at any date (i) if the Borrower has delivered all
financial statements and certificates required to be delivered on or prior to
such date pursuant to Section 5.01(a)-(d) of this Agreement, the Funded Debt
Ratio as at the last day of the period covered by the most recent such financial
statements and (ii) in all other cases, a ratio greater than 4.50 to 1.00;
provided that, until the date the Borrower delivers (or fails to deliver by the
specified date) its financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) of
this Agreement for the period ending on the fourth fiscal quarter-end following
the Completion Date, the Pricing Ratio shall be the Projected Pricing Ratio.
Upon the delivery of such financial statements, the Administrative Agent shall
determine the difference between the amount of interest accrued from the
Completion Date to the date of such delivery ("ACTUAL INTEREST") and the amount
which would have accrued during such period if the Pricing Ratio in effect
throughout such period had been the Funded Debt Ratio as at the date of such
financial statements ("ADJUSTED INTEREST"), and shall promptly notify the
Borrower and the Banks of such determination. If adjusted interest exceeds
actual interest, the Borrower shall, within five Domestic Business Days of
receipt of such notice from the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative
Agent as additional interest on the Loans the amount of the difference. If
actual interest exceeds adjusted interest, the amount of the difference shall be
applied as a credit against future payments of interest on the Loans in forward
chronological order, commencing with the first payment of interest due not less
than five Domestic Business Days following the Administrative Agent's giving of
such notice.
"PROJECTED PRICING RATIO" means 4.36 to 1.00.
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SCHEDULE C
PROJECT DOCUMENTS
1. AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (as amended from time to time, the
"BORROWER PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT") dated as of a date on or about January__,
2000, by and between Universal City Florida Holding Co. II, a Florida
general partnership, as general partner, and Universal City Florida Holding
Co. I, a Florida general partnership, as limited partner.
2. PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (as amended from time to time, the "HOLDINGS II
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT") dated as of August 14, 1995, by and between Rank
Xxxxxxx XX, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Universal City Property
Management Company II, a Delaware corporation.
3. AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARTNERS (as amended from time to time, "AGREEMENT
BETWEEN PARTNERS") dated as of August 14, 1995, by and between (a) the Rank
Parties which includes Rank Leisure Holdings PLC formerly Rank Organisation
(Leisure Holdings) Limited, Rank Orlando, Inc. and Rank Xxxxxxx XX, Inc.
and (b) the Universal Parties consisting of Universal Inc., Universal City
Property Management Company and Universal City Property Management Company
II.
4. AGREEMENT (the "XXXXXXXXX AGREEMENT") dated as of January 20, 1987 between
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Universal City Florida Partners.*
5. AGREEMENT (as amended from time to time, the "OCTOBER AGREEMENT") dated as
of October 31, 1995 by and between Rank Orlando, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, Rank Xxxxxxx XX, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Universal City
Property Management Company, a Delaware corporation, Universal City
Property Management Company II, a Delaware corporation, Universal City
Florida Holding Co. I, a Florida general partnership, Universal City
Florida Holding Co. II, a Florida general partnership, Universal City
Florida Ltd., a Florida limited partnership and Universal City Florida
Partners, a Florida general partnership.
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* Delivered to Agents' special counsel.
SCHEDULE D
LICENSE AGREEMENTS
1. Studio License Agreement dated as of October 31, 1995 by and among MCA
INC., Universal City Studios, Inc. ("UCS"), Universal City Property
Management Company and Universal City Florida Partners.
2. Assignment and Assumption of Obligations dated August 3, 1988 from
Universal City Property Management Company to Studio.
3. Limited Assignment and Assumption of Obligations dated May 30, 1989 from
MCA INC. and UCS to Studio.
4. Second Limited Assignment and Assumption of Obligations dated October 6,
1989 from MCA INC. and UCS to Studio.
5. Third Limited Assignment and Assumption of Obligations dated May 1, 1990
from UCS to Studio.
6. Islands License Agreement dated as of October 31, 1995 by and among MCA
INC., Universal City Studios, Inc., Universal City Property Management
Company II and Universal City Development Partners.
SCHEDULE E
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Pursuant to Subsection 5.01(c) of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of November 5, 1999 among Universal City Development Partners, LP (the
"BORROWER"), the Banks party thereto, and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New
York, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent (as amended from time to
time, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") the Borrower hereby delivers to each Bank,
together with the financial statements being delivered pursuant to Subsection
5.01(a) or 5.01(b), as the case may be, of the Credit Agreement, this compliance
certificate (the "CERTIFICATE") for the fiscal period ended on ___________.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. For the purposes hereof, section and
subsection references herein relate to sections and subsections, respectively,
of the Credit Agreement and all financial calculations are determined on an
Applicable basis.
I am an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.
I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Notes and have
made, or caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail
of the transactions and condition of the Borrower during the accounting periods
covered by such financial statements.
The examination described in the foregoing paragraph did not disclose, and
I have no knowledge of the existence of, any Default or Event of Default during
or at the end of the accounting periods covered by such financial statements or
as of the date of this Certificate. [, except as set forth below.
Describe here or in a separate attachment any exceptions by listing, in
reasonable detail, the nature of the Default or Event of Default, the period
during which it existed and the action that the Borrower has taken or proposes
to take with respect thereto.]
Attached hereto are calculations demonstrating in reasonable detail
compliance during and at the end of such accounting periods with the applicable
restrictions contained in Sections 5.16, 5.18, 5.19, 5.20 and 5.23 of the Credit
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Certificate as of the ______ day of _______________________, _____.
/s/ [signature of officer]
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Name: ___________________________
[Title]
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SCHEDULE F
INSURANCE
[UNCHANGED FROM EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENTS]
SCHEDULE G
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
1. Transactions relating to the formation and operation of Universal City
Travel Partners, an affiliated travel company organized principally to benefit
the Borrower (e.g., the Borrower may lease or sublease property or assets or
advance expenses, subject to reimbursement), including Investments therein by
the Borrower in the form of equity and/or debt in an aggregate amount for all
such Investments by the Borrower not to exceed $10,000,000.
2. The purchase of services (e.g., marketing services) by the Borrower from
Universal City Travel Company.
3. License Agreements.
4. Sales, leases or other transfers of land and other agreements in
connection with the development, construction and operation of hotels,
restaurants (e.g., Hard Rock Cafe) and other resort facilities.
5. Reimbursement obligations to the partners and their Affiliates under the
Borrower Partnership Agreement
6. License of intellectual property rights under Section [8] of the
Borrower Partnership Agreement.
7. Guaranty by the Borrower of office lease for Universal City Travel
Company.
SCHEDULE H
TAX INDEBTEDNESS
STEP ONE-SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BONDS
The Special Assessment Bonds ("SERIES B BONDS") are expected to be issued
in 1996 in an amount that will generate net proceeds of $50,000,000 to be
used in connection with the construction of the I-4 Interchange, the cost
of which is included in the total project budget. The Series B Bonds will
probably be issued as 30-year bonds with a nominal maturity of 2026. But,
they will be freely callable after five years, and are, in fact, expected
to be called in the year 2001 (see Step Two). The Series B Bonds will be
secured by a Special Assessment to be levied against the Theme Parks.
However, the terms of the Special Assessment will require that the Borrower
be "credited" with the amounts described below provided that certain
benchmarks are met. The City of Orlando ("CITY") has proposed that the
benchmarks be various progress milestones expected to be reached during the
construction period. (If the benchmarks are not met, the Borrower may still
be entitled to certain portions of the amounts described, although such
details have yet to be formalized.)
o Debt Service in the first 2 years (1996-1997)-During the next 2 years,
the entire Special Assessment is expected to be covered through the
Borrower's partial prepayment of Transportation Impact Fees.
o Debt Service in the next 3 years (1998-2000)-During the next 3 years,
the Special Assessment due is expected to be offset by the following
two sources of funds: (i) the partial prepayment of additional
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES; and (ii) TAX INCREMENT REVENUES generated
by the Project. The TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES and the TAX INCREMENT
REVENUES represent amounts required to be paid by the Borrower
regardless of the bond financing and are included in the Total
Projected Project Costs (as defined in the Islands Credit Agreement).
The Borrower will be obligated to pay the portion of the SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT that remains outstanding after the application of the
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES AND THE TAX INCREMENT REVENUES.
STEP TWO-TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
THE TAX INCREMENT REVENUES generated by the Theme Parks are expected to be
more than sufficient to cover the debt service on the Series B Bonds within
5 years of issuance. (It should be noted that the first Tax Increment
Revenues received in excess of the amount needed to cover debt service on
the Series B Bonds will be "recaptured" by the City and used to replace
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEES that will have been used to pay the early debt
service on the Series B Bonds, and any future Transportation Impact Fees
will be payable to the City in accordance with the normal procedures for
the payment of such fees.)
Once the TAX INCREMENT REVENUES are sufficient to cover a negotiated
percent of the debt service on the Series B Bonds, and the Borrower has
reached certain construction benchmarks, the Series B Bonds will be
"REFUNDED" through the issuance of a Tax Increment Financing (the "SERIES C
BONDS"). At the present time, it is anticipated that the Series C Bonds
will be issued, and the Series B Bonds refunded, in the year 2001. The
Series C Bonds will be secured solely by the TAX INCREMENT REVENUES, and
not by a Special Assessment.
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EXHIBIT A - NOTE
NOTE
New York, New York
___________ __, 1999
For value received, UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware
limited partnership (the "BORROWER"), promises to pay to the order of
______________________ (the "BANK"), for the account of its Applicable Lending
Office, the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the
Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the dates
provided for in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower promises to pay interest on
the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan on the dates and at the rate or
rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of principal and
interest shall be made in lawful money of the United States in Federal or other
immediately available funds at the office of Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of
New York, 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx.
All Loans made by the Bank, the respective Types and Classes thereof and
all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, if
the Bank so elects in connection with any transfer or enforcement hereof,
appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information with respect to each
such Loan then outstanding may be endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached
hereto, or on a continuation of such schedule attached to and made a part
hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank to make, or any error in making,
any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the
Borrower or any Obligor hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
This note is one of the Notes referred to in the Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of November 5, 1999 among the Borrower, the Banks
parties thereto, and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as
Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent (as the same may be amended from
time to time, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are
used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement
for provisions for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity
hereof.
Notwithstanding anything herein to be contrary, recourse to and the
liability of any past, present or future partner of the Borrower or any partner
thereof shall be limited as provided in Section 9.12 of Credit Agreement and the
provisions of said section are hereby incorporated by reference.
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership
By: UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING
CO. II, a Florida general partnership,
its general partner
By: RANK XXXXXXX XX, INC., a
Delaware corporation, a general
partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY II, a
Delaware corporation, a general
partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
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EXHIBIT B
[CONFORMED AS EXECUTED]
AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (as it may be further
amended from time to time, the "AGREEMENT"), is made and dated as of January 6,
2000, by and among UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, INC. (formerly known as MCA INC.), a
Delaware corporation ("UNIVERSAL"), RANK LEISURE HOLDINGS PLC formerly RANK
ORGANISATION (LEISURE HOLDINGS) LIMITED, a company organized under the laws of
England ("RANK"), UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation ("UCPM"), UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY II, a Delaware
corporation ("UCPM II"), RANK ORLANDO, INC., a Delaware corporation ("RANK
ORLANDO"), RANK XXXXXXX XX, INC., a Delaware corporation ("RANK XXXXXXX XX"),
RANK AMERICA INC., a Delaware corporation ("RANK AMERICA"), UNIVERSAL CITY
FLORIDA HOLDING CO. I, a Florida general partnership ("HOLDING I"), UNIVERSAL
CITY FLORIDA HOLDING CO. II, a Florida general partnership ("HOLDING II"), and
such other Persons (the "ADDITIONAL CREDITORS") which may from time to time
become party hereto pursuant to the terms hereof (Universal, Rank, UCPM, UCPM
II, Rank Orlando, Rank Xxxxxxx XX, Rank America, Holding I, Holding II, and any
Additional Creditors are herein collectively and severally referred to as the
"SUBORDINATED CREDITORS"), and UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LP, a
Delaware limited partnership, in favor of the lenders ("BANKS") which may from
time to time be parties to the Credit Agreement (as defined below), and Xxxxxx
Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as administrative agent (the "ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT") for the Banks.
RECITALS
A. The parties hereto (or their predecessors) are parties to a
Subordination Agreement dated as of November 13, 1995 governing certain claims
of the Subordinated Creditors against Studio and Islands (the "Original
Subordination Agreement").
B. Studio and Islands consummated the Partnership Simplification and have
been succeeded by Universal City Development Partners, LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (together with its successors, the "BORROWER").
C. The Borrower, the Banks and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York,
as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, have entered into an Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 5, 1999 (as it
may be amended from time to time, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") in connection with
such merger and related transactions.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein are used
with the defined meanings given in the Credit Agreement.
D. The Borrower may now be indebted to Subordinated Creditors and may
hereafter from time to time become indebted or otherwise obligated to the
Subordinated Creditors in further amounts. All such present and future
indebtedness and other obligations of the Borrower (including, without
limitation, (i) the obligation of the Borrower owing to Universal to pay the
Universal Fees (and interest thereon) pursuant to the terms of the agreement
establishing the Borrower; (ii) the obligations of the Borrower to any
Subordinated Creditor in respect of the arrangements contemplated by Section
5.27 of the Credit Agreement ("HEDGING OBLIGATIONS"); and (iii) the obligation
of the Borrower to make distributions to its partners in accordance with the
terms of the agreement establishing the Borrower and any and all now existing or
hereafter arising rights of such partners to receive profits, distributions,
dividends or payments from the Borrower whether in cash or in kind) now or
hereafter existing (whether created directly or acquired by assignment or
otherwise), and interest and premiums, if any, thereon and other amounts payable
in respect thereof, and all rights and remedies of the Subordinated Creditors
with respect thereto, are hereinafter referred to as the "SUBORDINATED DEBT".
Notwithstanding the foregoing, indebtedness and obligations (x) arising from
Scheduled Affiliate Transactions or (y) for royalties and license fees (other
than Universal Fees) or for goods and services or for reimbursement of costs in
respect thereof incurred for its account by others (incurred in each case under
this clause (y) in the ordinary course of business and in each case under clause
(x) or (y) in compliance with the Credit Agreement) of the Borrower to a
Subordinated Creditor shall not constitute "SUBORDINATED DEBT."
E. The parties hereto wish to amend and restate the Original Subordination
Agreement to reflect the Partnership Simplification and the execution and
delivery of the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce the
Banks and the Agents to enter into the Credit Agreement, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Original Subordination
Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
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AGREEMENT
SECTION 1. Agreement to Subordinate. The Subordinated Creditors and the
Borrower each agree that the Subordinated Debt is and shall be subject,
subordinate and rendered junior, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set
forth, in right of payment, to the prior payment in full of all obligations of
the Borrower now existing or hereafter arising under the Loan Documents (as
defined in the Credit Agreement), and all renewals, amendments, extensions or
refundings thereof, whether for principal, interest (including, without
limitation, then unpaid interest after the filing of a petition initiating any
proceeding referred to in Section 3(a) hereof, whether or not allowed or
allowable as a claim in any such proceeding), fees (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements which shall include the
reasonable estimate of the allocable cost of in-house legal counsel and staff),
expenses or otherwise and whether as primary obligor or as guarantor (such
obligations being the "OBLIGATIONS"). Each of the Borrower and the Subordinated
Creditors waives notice of acceptance of this Agreement by the Agents and the
Banks, and the Subordinated Creditors waive notice of and consent to the making,
amount and terms of any loan or loans which the Banks may from time to time make
to the Borrower and any renewal or extension thereof and any action which the
Agents and/or the Banks, in their sole and absolute discretion, may take or omit
to take with respect thereto. This Section 1 shall constitute a continuing offer
to all Persons who become holders of, or continue to hold, the Obligations, and
its provisions are made for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, and
such holders are made obligees hereunder and they or each of them may enforce
such provisions.
SECTION 2. No Payment on the Subordinated Debt. The Subordinated Creditors
agree not to ask, demand, xxx for, take or receive from the Borrower, directly
or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner
(including without limitation from or by way of collateral), payment of all or
any of the Subordinated Debt, and the Borrower shall not make any such payment,
unless and until the Obligations of such Borrower shall have been paid in full
in cash and any agreement by the Banks to extend further credit to the Borrower
under the Loan Documents shall have terminated; provided, however, that the
Subordinated Creditors may, so long as no Event of Default (and, to the actual
knowledge of all Authorized Officers of the Borrower, no Default) shall exist
under the Credit Agreement at the time of payment or immediately after giving
effect thereto, ask, demand, xxx for, take or receive and the Borrower may pay
Universal Fees and Hedging Obligations and make Restricted Payments as and to
the extent expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement. In the event that,
notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2, the Borrower shall make,
and/or any Subordinated Creditor shall receive, any payment on the Subordinated
Debt prohibited hereby, then and in any such event such payment shall be deemed
to be the property of, segregated, received and held in trust for the benefit of
and shall
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be immediately paid over and delivered to the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of holders of the Obligations. The holders of Subordinated Debt agree
that, in the event that all or any part of any payment made on account of the
Obligations is recovered from the holders of such Obligations as a preference
under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, any payment or distribution
received by the holders of Subordinated Debt on account of any such Subordinated
Debt which constitutes antecedent debt at any time after the date of the payment
so received, whether pursuant to the right of subrogation provided for in
Section 5 or otherwise, shall be deemed to have been received by such holders of
Subordinated Debt in trust as the property of the holders of the Obligations and
such holders of Subordinated Debt shall forthwith deliver the same to the
Administrative Agent for application to payment of the Obligations; provided
that no holder of Subordinated Debt shall be required to make any payment to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to this sentence in respect of any payment
received by it and thereafter recovered from it as a preference.
SECTION 3. In Furtherance of Subordination.
(a) Upon any distribution of all or any of the assets of the Borrower in
the event of (i) any insolvency or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any
receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding in
connection therewith, relative to the Borrower or to its creditors, as such, or
to its assets, or (ii) any liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the
Borrower, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving
insolvency or bankruptcy, or (iii) any assignment for the benefit of creditors
or any other marshalling of assets and liabilities of the Borrower, then and in
any such event the holders of the Obligations shall be entitled to receive
payment in full in cash of all amounts due or to become due (whether or not an
event of default has occurred under any evidence of the Obligations or the
maturity of the Obligations has been declared due and payable prior to the date
on which it would otherwise have become due and payable) on or in respect to all
Obligations, including any post-petition interest thereon, whether or not
allowed or allowable as a claim in such proceedings, before the Subordinated
Creditors are entitled to receive any payment on account of principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on the Subordinated Debt, and to that end, any
payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or
securities, which may be payable or deliverable in respect of the Subordinated
Debt, in any such case, proceeding, dissolution, liquidation or other winding up
or event, shall be paid or delivered directly to the Administrative Agent for
application (in the case of cash) to, or as collateral (in the case of non-cash
property or securities) for, the payment or prepayment of the Obligations until
the Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash.
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(b) If any proceedings referred to in subsection (a) above is commenced by
or against the Borrower, the Subordinated Creditors shall duly and promptly take
such action as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (i) to collect
the Subordinated Debt for account of the Banks and the Agents and to file
appropriate claims or proofs of claim in respect of such Subordinated Debt, (ii)
to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such powers of attorney,
assignments, or other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request in order to enable it to enforce any and all claims with respect to, and
any security interests and other liens securing payment of, the Subordinated
Debt, and (iii) to collect and receive any and all payments or distributions
which may be payable or deliverable upon or with respect to the Subordinated
Debt.
(c) All payments or distributions upon or with respect to the Subordinated
Debt which are received by the Subordinated Creditors contrary to the provisions
of this Agreement shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Banks and
the Agents, shall be segregated from other funds and property held by the
Subordinated Creditors and shall be forthwith paid over to the Administrative
Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement) to be
applied (in the case of cash) to, or held as collateral (in the case of non-cash
property or securities) for, the payment or prepayment of the Obligations of the
related Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
(d) The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to demand specific
performance of this Agreement, whether or not each Borrower shall have complied
with any of the provisions hereof applicable to it, at any time when the
Subordinated Creditors shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of
this Agreement applicable to it. The Subordinated Creditors hereby irrevocably
waive any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law, which might be
asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance.
SECTION 4. No Commencement of Any Proceedings. Each Subordinated Creditor
agrees that, so long as any of the Obligations shall remain unpaid, it will not
in its capacity as such a creditor of the Borrower commence, or join (in such
capacity) with any creditor (in such capacity) other than Banks and the Agents
in commencing, any proceeding in respect of the Borrower of the nature referred
to in Section 3(a).
SECTION 5. Rights of Subrogation. The Subordinated Creditors agree that no
payment or distribution to the Agents or the Banks pursuant to the provisions of
this Agreement shall entitle the Subordinated Creditors to exercise any rights
of subrogation in respect thereof until the Obligations shall have been
indefeasibly paid in full. The Subordinated Creditors agree that the
subordination provisions contained herein shall not be affected by any action,
or failure to act, by the holder(s) of the Obligations which results, or may
result, in affecting, impairing or
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extinguishing any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy
of the Subordinated Creditors.
SECTION 6. No Instruments Unless Pledged; Further Assurances. The
Subordinated Creditors and the Borrower will not issue or permit to be issued,
or permit to remain outstanding, any instrument evidencing any Subordinated Loan
(as defined in the Credit Agreement) unless, as promptly as practicable and in
any event within seven days of the date of issuance thereof, such instrument
shall have been delivered in pledge to the Collateral Agent as additional
collateral under the Pledge Agreement, unless the Liens created by the Pledge
Agreement shall have been released in accordance with the terms thereof. The
Subordinated Creditors and the Borrower each will, at its expense and at any
time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments
and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable
or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to protect any
right or interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the
Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder.
SECTION 7. No Disposition of Subordinated Debt. No Subordinated Creditor
will sell, assign, transfer, endorse, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of
any of its Subordinated Debt (other than (i) to an Affiliate or (ii) pursuant to
the Pledge Agreement); provided that nothing in this Agreement shall restrict
the right of any Subordinated Creditor to convert Subordinated Debt owed to it
to an equity interest in the Borrower, as long as such equity interest is
pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, unless the Liens created by the Pledge
Agreement shall have been released in accordance with the terms thereof.
SECTION 8. Agreement by the Borrower. The Borrower agrees that it will not
make any payment of any of its Subordinated Debt, or take any other action, in
contravention of the provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 9. Obligations Hereunder Not Affected. All rights and interests of
the Banks and the Agents hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the
Subordinated Creditors and the Borrower under this Agreement, shall remain in
full force and effect irrespective of:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents;
(ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or
waiver of or any consent to departure from the Loan Documents;
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(iii) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any
release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any
guaranty, for all or any of the Obligations; or
(iv) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense
available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower in respect of any of the
Obligations or any of the Subordinated Creditors in respect of this
Agreement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective or be reinstated,
as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Obligations is
rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any Agent or Bank upon the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, all
as though such payment had not been made.
The Subordinated Creditors authorize the Agents and the Banks, without notice or
demand and without affecting or impairing the Subordinated Creditors'
obligations hereunder, from time to time to (a) renew, compromise, extend,
increase, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment of, or otherwise
change the terms of any of the Obligations, including, without limitation, to
increase or decrease the rate of interest thereon or the principal amount
thereof; (b) take or hold security for the payment of any of the Obligations and
exchange, enforce, foreclose upon, waive and release any such security; (c)
apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Agents
and the Banks, in their sole discretion, may determine; (d) release and
substitute one or more endorsers, warrantors, borrowers or other obligors; and
(e) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Borrower or any
other Person.
SECTION 10. Representations and Warranties. The Subordinated Creditors and
the Borrower each hereby represent and warrant as follows:
(a) The Subordinated Creditors own the Subordinated Debt now outstanding
free and clear of any lien, security interest, charge and encumbrance.
(b) This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
each Subordinated Creditor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and by equitable principles of general
applicability.
SECTION 11. Amendments, Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of
this Agreement nor consent to any departure by any Subordinated Creditor or the
Borrower herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by the Administrative Agent on behalf of Required Banks, and
then such waiver, amendment or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Any waiver, forbearance,
failure or delay in exercising, or the exercise or beginning of exercise
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of, any right, power or remedy, simultaneous or later shall not preclude the
further, simultaneous or later exercise thereof, and every right, power or
remedy of the Agents and the Banks shall continue in full force and effect until
such right, power or remedy is specifically waived in a writing executed by the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Required Banks.
SECTION 12. Expenses. Each Subordinated Creditor severally agrees to pay,
upon demand, to the Administrative Agent any and all reasonable costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees (including,
without limitation, the reasonable estimate of the allocated cost of in-house
legal counsel and staff and the fees and disbursements of the Administrative
Agent's special counsel, Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx) which the Administrative Agent
may incur in connection with the enforcement of any of the rights or interests
of the Agents or the Banks hereunder against or in respect of such Subordinated
Creditor. No Person other than the parties hereto and the Banks and the
respective successors and assigns of the foregoing shall have any rights
hereunder.
SECTION 13. Addresses for Notices. All notices and other communications
provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopy communication)
and, if to the Subordinated Creditors, mailed (registered or certified, return
receipt requested) or telecopied or hand delivered at its address set forth
opposite its name on the signature pages hereto, if to the Borrower or any Agent
or Bank, mailed (registered or certified, return receipt requested) or hand
delivered to it, addressed to it at the address of the Borrower or Agent or Bank
(as the case may be) specified in the Credit Agreement, or as to each party at
such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to
each other party complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section. All
such notices and other communications shall be effective upon receipt.
SECTION 14. Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement contains the
entire subordination agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the
obligations of the Borrower. If any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
held invalid or unenforceable, this Agreement shall be construed as if not
containing those provisions, and the rights and obligations of the parties
hereto shall be construed and enforced accordingly.
SECTION 15. Cumulative Rights. The rights, powers and remedies of the
Agents and the Banks under this Agreement shall be in addition to all rights,
powers and remedies given to the Agents and the Banks by virtue of any statute
or rule of law, the Credit Agreement or any other agreement, all of which
rights, powers and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised
successively or concurrently.
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SECTION 16. Continuing Agreement; Transfer of Notes. This Agreement is a
continuing agreement of subordination and the Agents and the Banks may, from
time to time and without notice to the Subordinated Creditors, lend money to or
make other financial arrangements with the Borrower in reliance hereon. This
Agreement shall (i) remain in full force and effect until the Obligations shall
have been paid in full, (ii) be binding upon the Subordinated Creditors, the
Borrower and their respective successors and assigns, heirs and legatees, and
(iii) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Administrative Agent on
behalf of the Banks, the Agents and their respective successors, transferees,
and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (iii), any
Bank may, subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, assign or otherwise
transfer any Note held by it to any other person or entity, and such other
person or entity shall thereupon become vested with all the rights in respect
thereof granted to such Bank herein or otherwise.
SECTION 17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 18. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
SECTION 19. Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities. Each
Subordinated Creditor irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
any New York State or Federal court sitting in The City of New York over any
suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each
Subordinated Creditor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue
of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim
that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. Each Subordinated Creditor consents to process
being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by either (a) mailing a copy
thereof by registered or certified air mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, to its address specified pursuant to Section 13 or (b) serving a copy
thereof upon such Subordinated Creditor at its address specified pursuant to
Section 13. Each Subordinated Creditor agrees that such service (a) shall be
deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit,
action or proceeding and (b) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be
taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it.
Nothing in this Section 19 shall affect the right of any Agent or Bank to serve
process in any manner permitted by law or limit the right of any Agent or Bank
to bring proceedings against any Subordinated Creditor in the courts of any
other jurisdiction.
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To the extent that any Subordinated Creditor has or hereafter may acquire
any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether
through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of
execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, such
Subordinated Creditor hereby irrevocably waives (to the fullest extent permitted
by law) such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 20. Additional Creditors. Each of Universal and Rank covenants that
it shall cause any of their respective Affiliates which from time to time
become(s) a creditor or other obligee of the Borrower (otherwise than in respect
of obligations which would not constitute Subordinated Debt) to become a party
to this Agreement and bound by its terms, through the execution of an Addendum
to Subordination Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto. The
Borrower and each partner in the Borrower further agrees to cause each Person
which becomes a partner in the Borrower by reason of the creation or transfer of
a partnership interest by it (i) so to become a party to this Agreement and (ii)
to make the undertaking set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to its
Affiliates.
SECTION 21. No Recourse. No recourse shall be had to any Subordinated
Creditor, in its capacity as a partner of the Borrower, for any liability or
breach by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 22. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective, and the
Original Subordination Agreement shall be amended and restated to read in its
entirety as set forth herein, when (i) the Administrative Agent shall have
received counterparts hereof signed by each of the parties hereto (or, in the
case of any party as to which an executed counterpart shall not have been
received, the Administrative Agent shall have received a telegraphic, telex,
facsimile or other written confirmation from such party of execution of a
counterpart hereof by such party) and (ii) the Effective Date shall have
occurred.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subordinated Creditors, the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent each has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered as of the date first above written.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY II
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
Address for each of the above:
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: President (or in case of
Universal Studios, Inc., Treasurer)
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 (or in the
case of Universal Studios, Inc.,
(000) 000-0000)
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RANK LEISURE HOLDINGS PLC
Formerly RANK ORGANISATION
(LEISURE HOLDINGS) LIMITED
By: /s/ C.B.A. Cormick
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Title: Director
RANK ORLANDO, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: President
RANK XXXXXXX XX, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: President
RANK AMERICA INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Address for each of the above:
c/o Rank Leisure Holdings PLC
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X.X. X0 0XX
Attn: The Company Secretary
Facsimile: 011 44 171 262 9886
and
Rank America Inc.
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Executive Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING CO. I
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a general
partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
By: RANK ORLANDO, INC., a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: President
NOTICE ADDRESS:
c/o Rank Leisure Holdings PLC
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X.X. X0 0XX
Attn: The Company Secretary
Facsimile: 011 44 171 262 9886
and
Rank America Inc.
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Executive Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
and
Universal City Property Management
Company
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING CO. II
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY II, a general
partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
By: RANK XXXXXXX XX, INC., a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: President
NOTICE ADDRESS:
c/o Rank Leisure Holdings PLC
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X.X. X0 0XX
Attn: The Company Secretary
Facsimile: 011 44 171 262 9886
and
Rank America Inc.
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Executive Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
and
Universal City Property Management
Company II
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS, LP
By: UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING
CO. II, its general partner
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY II, a
general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
By: RANK XXXXXXX XX, INC., a general
partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: President
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XXXXXX GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK, as Administrative Agent for the
Banks
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE PURPOSES:
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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EXHIBIT I
ADDENDUM TO SUBORDINATION AGREMENT
To: Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as Administrative Agent
(the "Administrative Agent") for Banks party to that certain Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 5, 1999 by and
among Universal City Development Partners, LP, said Banks and the
Administrative Agent and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as
Collateral Agent
The undersigned hereby consents to and agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions of the Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement, dated as of
January__, 2000, by and among UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, INC., a Delaware corporation,
RANK LEISURE HOLDINGS PLC formerly RANK ORGANISATION (LEISURE HOLDINGS) LIMITED,
a company organized under the laws of England, UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
COMPANY II, a Delaware corporation, RANK ORLANDO, INC., a Delaware corporation,
RANK XXXXXXX XX, INC., a Delaware corporation, RANK AMERICA, INC., a Delaware
corporation, UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING CO. I, a Florida general
partnership, UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING CO. II, a Florida general
partnership, UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited
partnership, and the Administrative Agent, as if it were an original signatory
thereto.
[Name of Subordinator]
By:_______________________________
Name:_____________________________
Title:____________________________
Date:_____________________________
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EXHIBIT C
OPINION COVERAGE OF
COUNSEL FOR THE BORROWER
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1. The Partnership Simplification has been duly consummated in accordance
with applicable Delaware and Florida partnership law. No action by or in respect
of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official is required in
connection with the Partnership Simplification, except [identify any necessary
action and confirm the same has been taken].
2. The Borrower is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
(the "DELAWARE ACT") and has all partnership powers under the Delaware Act and
its partnership agreement and, to the knowledge of counsel, all material
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry
on its business as now conducted.
3. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of each Loan
Document to which it is a party are within the Borrower's powers under the
Delaware Act and its partnership agreement, have been duly authorized by all
necessary action required under the Delaware Act and its partnership agreement,
require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body,
agency or official and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any
provision of applicable law or regulation or of any Project Document or, to the
knowledge of counsel, of any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or
other material instrument binding upon the Borrower or result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower.
4. Each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (other than the Notes)
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower and each Note
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, in each case
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
by general principles of equity.
5. The Pledge Agreement creates valid and perfected security interests in
the Collateral described therein to secure the Secured Obligations described
therein.
EXHIBIT D
OPINION OF
SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR THE AGENTS
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To the Banks and the Agents
Referred to Below
c/x Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company
of New York, as Administrative Agent
00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
We have participated in the preparation of the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement (the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of November 5, 1999 among Universal
City Development Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "BORROWER"),
the Banks listed on the signature pages thereof, and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust
Company of New York, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Terms
defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined. This opinion
is being rendered to you at the request of our client pursuant to Section
3.02(g) of the Credit Agreement.
We have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to
our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public
officials and other instruments and have conducted such other investigations of
fact and law as we have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this
opinion.
Upon the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that each Loan
Document (other than the Notes) to which the Borrower is a party constitutes a
valid and binding agreement of the Borrower and each Note constitutes a valid
and binding obligation of the Borrower, in each case enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by general principles of
equity.
We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and our opinion is
limited to the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United
States at the date hereof. We have assumed for purposes of our opinion that the
execution,
delivery and performance by the Borrower of each Loan Document to which it is a
party are within its partnership powers and have been duly authorized by all
necessary partnership action under the laws of the State of Delaware.
This opinion is rendered solely to you in connection with the above matter.
This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose or relied upon
by any other person without our prior written consent.
Very truly yours,
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EXHIBIT E
THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE EXECUTED BY ALL PARTIES OUTSIDE
THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ANY PARTY THAT EXECUTES THIS
DOCUMENT WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA SHALL BE
RESPONSIBLE TO THE OTHER PARTIES FOR THE PAYMENT OF ALL
DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAXES ARISING FROM SUCH EXECUTION
WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of _________, ____ among <NAME OF ASSIGNOR> (the
"ASSIGNOR"), <NAME OF ASSIGNEE> (the "ASSIGNEE"), UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS, LP (the ("BORROWER") and XXXXXX GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as
Administrative Agent (the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT").
WHEREAS, this Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the "AGREEMENT") relates
to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 5, 1999 among
the Borrower, the Assignor and the other Banks party thereto, as Banks, the
Administrative Agent and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as
Collateral Agent (as in effect on the date thereof, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT");
[WHEREAS, as provided under the Credit Agreement, the Assignor has a
Remaining Term Loan Commitment to make Term Loans to the Borrower in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $____________;]
[WHEREAS, as provided under the Credit Agreement, the Assignor has a
Working Capital Commitment to make Working Capital Loans to the Borrower in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $__________;]
[WHEREAS, Term Loans made to the Borrower by the Assignor under the Credit
Agreement in the aggregate principal amount of $__________ are outstanding at
the date hereof;]
[WHEREAS, Working Capital Loans made to the Borrower by the Assignor under
the Credit Agreement in the aggregate principal amount of $__________ are
outstanding at the date hereof;] and
WHEREAS, the Assignor proposes to assign to the Assignee all of the rights
of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement in respect of a portion (such portion
expressed in percent, the "ASSIGNMENT PERCENTAGE") of its Total Exposure
thereunder
in an amount equal to $__________ and the Assignee proposes to accept assignment
of such rights and assume the corresponding obligations from the Assignor on
such terms;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. Assignment. The Assignor hereby assigns and sells to the
Assignee all of the rights of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement to the
extent of the Assignment Percentage, and the Assignee hereby accepts such
assignment from the Assignor and assumes all of the obligations of the Assignor
under the Credit Agreement to the extent of the Assignment Percentage, including
the purchase from the Assignor of the Assignment Percentage of the principal
amount of the Loans made by the Assignor outstanding at the date hereof. Upon
the execution and delivery hereof by the Assignor, the Assignee, the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent and the payment of the amounts specified in Section
3 required to be paid on the date hereof (i) the Assignee shall, as of the date
hereof, succeed to the rights and be obligated to perform the obligations of a
Bank under the Credit Agreement with Commitments in amounts equal to the
Assignment Percentage of the Commitments of the Assignor, and (ii) the
Commitments of the Assignor shall, as of the date hereof, be reduced by a like
amount and the Assignor released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement
to the extent such obligations have been assumed by the Assignee. The assignment
provided for herein shall be without recourse to the Assignor.
SECTION 3. Payments. As consideration for the assignment and sale
contemplated in Section 2 hereof, the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor on the
date hereof in Federal funds the amount heretofore agreed between them.* It is
understood that commitment fees accrued to the date hereof are for the account
of the Assignor and such fees accruing from and including the date hereof are
for the account of the Assignee. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee hereby
agrees that if it receives any amount under the Credit Agreement which is for
the account of the other party hereto, it shall receive the same for the account
of such other party to the extent of such other party's interest therein and
shall promptly pay the same to such other party.
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* Amount should combine principal together with accrued interest and
breakage compensation, if any, to be paid by the Assignee, net of any portion of
any upfront fee to be paid by the Assignor to the Assignee. It may be preferable
in an appropriate case to specify these amounts generically or by formula rather
than as a fixed sum.
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SECTION 4. Consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. This
Agreement is conditioned upon the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement. The execution of this
Agreement by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent is evidence of this
consent. Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower agrees
to execute and deliver Note(s) payable to the order of the Assignee to evidence
the assignment and assumption provided for herein.
SECTION 5. Non-reliance on Assignor. The Assignor makes no representation
or warranty in connection with, and shall have no responsibility with respect
to, the solvency, financial condition, or statements of the Borrower, or the
validity and enforceability of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the
Credit Agreement or any Note. The Assignee acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance on the Assignor, and based on such documents
and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into this Agreement and will continue to be responsible for
making its own independent appraisal of the business, affairs and financial
condition of the Borrower.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above
written.
<NAME OF ASSIGNOR>
By:
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Name:
Title:
<NAME OF ASSIGNEE>
By:
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Name:
Title:
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS,
LP
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By: UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING CO.
II, its general partner
By: RANK XXXXXXX XX, INC., a general
partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY II, a general
partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
XXXXXX GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK, as Administrative Agent
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT F
[CONFORMED AS EXECUTED]
AMENDED AND RESTATED
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE AGREEMENT dated as of January 6, 2000 among
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"BORROWER"), all of the PLEDGORS listed on the signature pages hereof (each,
together with each additional party that becomes a party to this Agreement
pursuant to the terms hereof and with each of their respective successors and
assigns, a "PLEDGOR") and XXXXXX GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK (successor
by merger to X.X. Xxxxxx Delaware), as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of
the Credit Agreement referred to below (including its successors in such
capacity pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the "COLLATERAL AGENT").
W I T N E S S E T H :
A. Studio, Islands and the other parties hereto (other than the Borrower)
are parties to a Pledge Agreement dated as of November 13, 1995 which creates
security interests in the respective interests of the Pledgors in Studio and
Islands (the "ORIGINAL PLEDGE AGREEMENT").
B. Islands and Studio have consummated the Partnership Simplification and,
as a result thereof, have been succeeded by the Borrower.
C. The Borrower, the Banks and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York,
as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, have entered into an Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 5, 1999 (as it may be amended
from time to time, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") in connection with such Partnership
Simplification.
D. The parties hereto wish to amend and restate the Original Pledge
Agreement to reflect the Partnership Simplification and the execution and
delivery of the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein
have, as used herein, the respective meanings provided for therein. The
following additional terms, as used herein, have the following respective
meanings:
"COLLATERAL" means (i) with respect to each Pledgor, the Partnership
Interests (if any) owned by such Pledgor as of the date hereof, any additional
Partnership Interests hereafter acquired in any manner by such Pledgor,
Subordinated Loans (if any) owned by such Pledgor as of the date hereof, any
additional Subordinated Loans hereafter acquired in any manner by such Pledgor,
all income and profits thereon, all interest, dividends and other payments and
distributions with respect thereto, and all Proceeds of any of the foregoing and
all other rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect thereto, and (ii)
with respect to all Pledgors, collectively, all Collateral of any of them, as
the context may require.
"DELAWARE ACT" means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.
"LOCATION" means, with respect to a Pledgor, the places specified as a
"LOCATION" on the signature pages hereof with respect to such Pledgor.
"OBLIGATIONS" means (i) all principal of and interest (including, without
limitation, any interest which accrues after the commencement of any case,
proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of the Borrower, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim
in any such proceeding) on any loan under, or any note issued pursuant to, the
Credit Agreement, (ii) all other amounts payable by the Borrower under the Loan
Documents, (iii) Derivatives Obligations of the Borrower owing to any Bank and
(iv) any renewals or extensions of any of the foregoing.
"PARTNERSHIP INTEREST" means the partnership interest of any general or
limited partner in the Borrower in accordance with the Borrower Partnership
Agreement and the Delaware Act.
"PROCEEDS" means all proceeds, including cash, instruments, securities and
other property, from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed
or distributable in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Partnership
Interests or the Subordinated Loans and all claims for such proceeds due or to
become due to the
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owners of any or all of the Partnership Interests or the Subordinated Loans
pursuant to the Borrower Partnership Agreement, the Delaware Act or otherwise.
"SECURED OBLIGATIONS" means, with respect to the Collateral of each
Pledgor, a percentage of the Obligations equal to such Pledgor's Value
Percentage.
"SECURITY INTERESTS" means the security interests in the Collateral granted
hereunder securing the Secured Obligations.
"SUBORDINATED LOAN" means "Subordinated Loan" as defined in the Credit
Agreement.
"VALUE PERCENTAGE" means, for any Pledgor, the percentage equivalent of a
fraction (i) the numerator of which is the value of such Pledgor's partnership
interest in and Subordinated Loans owed to such Pledgor by the Borrower and (ii)
the denominator of which is the aggregate value of all partnership interests in
and Subordinated Loans owed by the Borrower. Such value shall be determined by
the Collateral Agent by any reasonable method selected by it (relative book
values in accordance with GAAP on the books of the Borrower being one such
reasonable method the Collateral Agent may select), and the Collateral Agent's
good faith determination of such value shall be conclusive.
Unless otherwise defined herein, or unless the context otherwise requires,
all terms used herein which are defined in the New York Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect on the date hereof shall have the meanings therein stated.
SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties.
Each Pledgor represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Such Pledgor is a corporation or partnership duly organized or formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and has all corporate or partnership powers to
carry on its business as now conducted and as contemplated by this Agreement,
and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement are within such
Pledgor's corporate or partnership powers and have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or partnership action.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by such Pledgor of this
Agreement require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any
governmental body, agency or official (other than the filing of UCC-1 and UCC-3
financing statements and such other actions as have been taken and such other
filings as have been made) and do not contravene or constitute a default under
any provision of applicable law or regulation or the Borrower Partnership
Agreement or of any other
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material agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument
binding upon such Pledgor or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien
(other than the Liens created hereby) on any asset of such Pledgor.
(c) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Pledgor and
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Pledgor enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(d) Such Pledgor (i) owns its Collateral free and clear of any Liens other
than the Security Interests and (ii) is not and will not become a party to or
otherwise bound by any agreement, other than this Agreement and the Project
Documents to which it is a party, which restricts in any manner the rights of
any present or future owner of the Collateral with respect thereto.
(e) Other than financing statements or other similar or equivalent
documents or instruments with respect to the Security Interests, no financing
statement, security agreement or similar or equivalent document or instrument
covering all or any part of the Collateral of such Pledgor is on file or of
record in any jurisdiction in which such filing or recording would be effective
to perfect a Lien on such Collateral.
(f) The Security Interests granted by such Pledgor constitute valid
security interests under the Uniform Commercial Code securing the Secured
Obligations of such Pledgor. When Uniform Commercial Code financing statements
with respect to the Collateral of such Pledgor shall have been filed in the
applicable filing office or offices for the Location or Locations specified for
such Pledgor, and, with respect to any Subordinated Loans evidenced by
instruments, when such instruments shall have been delivered to the Collateral
Agent, the Security Interests shall constitute perfected security interests in
the Collateral to the extent that a security interest therein may be perfected
pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code, prior to all other Liens and rights of
others therein. There are no certificates or instruments representing any of the
Partnership Interests, any Subordinated Loans or any other portion of the
Collateral of such Pledgor, except for notes evidencing Subordinated Loans which
have been or will within seven days of their issuance be delivered to the
Collateral Agent in pledge hereunder.
The Borrower represents and warrants that there are no Partnership
Interests in it or Subordinated Loans owed by it other than those owned by the
Pledgors.
SECTION 3. The Security Interests.
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(a) Each Pledgor, in order to secure the full and punctual payment of its
Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, and to secure the
performance of all the obligations of such Pledgor hereunder, hereby assigns and
pledges to and with the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Banks and grants
to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Banks security interests in its
Collateral. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
each Pledgor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements with respect to its Collateral and any instruments
evidencing Subordinated Loans held by it.
(b) The Security Interests are granted as security only and shall not
subject the Collateral Agent or any Bank to, or transfer or in any way affect or
modify, any obligation or liability of any Pledgor with respect to any of the
Collateral or any transaction in connection therewith.
SECTION 4. Further Assurances; Maintenance of Perfection.
(a) Each Pledgor agrees that it will, at its expense and in such manner and
form as the Collateral Agent may require, execute, deliver, file and record any
financing statement, specific assignment or other paper and take any other
action that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in order to create,
preserve, perfect or validate any Security Interest granted by such Pledgor or
to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with
respect to any of the Collateral of such Pledgor. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, each Pledgor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to execute
and file, in the name of such Pledgor or otherwise, financing statements or
continuation statements (which shall not be carbon, photographic, photostatic or
other reproductions of this Agreement) which the Collateral Agent in its sole
discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to further perfect the Security
Interests granted by such Pledgor. The Collateral Agent shall promptly furnish
such Pledgor a copy of any financing statement (but not continuation statements)
filed by it pursuant to the preceding sentence.
(b) Each Pledgor agrees that it will not (i) change the name, identity or
corporate structure or other organizational structure or jurisdiction of
organization of such Pledgor in any manner or (ii) have any place of business in
any location other than those specified as a Location of such Pledgor, unless in
each case it shall give the Collateral Agent notice thereof within 30 days
thereafter.
(c) The Borrower shall not create or issue, or suffer to be created or
issued, any certificate or instrument to evidence any Partnership Interest in it
or any Subordinated Loans to it, except for instruments evidencing Subordinated
Loans. The Borrower and each Pledgor covenants and agrees, with respect to any
such instrument issued by or to it, respectively, that such instrument will be
delivered to the Collateral Agent in pledge hereunder not later than (i) the
date of execution and delivery of this
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Agreement, in the case of any instrument issued on or prior to such date, and
(ii) the seventh day following the date of issuance of such instrument, in the
case of any instrument issued subsequent to the date of execution and delivery
of this Agreement.
SECTION 5. General Authority.
Each Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent its true and
lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, in the name of such Pledgor,
the Collateral Agent, the Banks or otherwise, for the sole use and benefit of
the Collateral Agent and Banks, but at the expense of the Borrower, to the
extent permitted by law to exercise, at any time and from time to time while an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all or any of the following
powers with respect to all or any of the Collateral of such Pledgor:
(i) to demand, xxx for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any
and all monies due or to become due upon or by virtue thereof,
(ii) to settle, compromise, compound, prosecute or defend any action or
proceeding with respect thereto,
(iii) to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with the same
or the proceeds or avails thereof, as fully and effectually as if the
Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof, and
(iv) to extend the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make
any allowance and other adjustments with reference thereto;
provided that the Collateral Agent shall give such Pledgor not less than ten
days' prior notice of the time and place of any sale or other intended
disposition of any such Collateral except any such Collateral which is
perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type customarily
sold on a recognized market. The Collateral Agent and each Pledgor agree that
such notice constitutes "reasonable notification" within the meaning of Section
9-504(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code.
SECTION 6. Remedies upon Event of Default.
If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Collateral Agent may exercise on behalf of the Banks all the rights of a secured
party under the Uniform Commercial Code (whether or not in effect in the
jurisdiction where such rights are exercised) and, in addition, the Collateral
Agent may, without being required to give any notice, except as herein provided
or as may be required by mandatory provisions of law, (i) apply the cash, if
any, then held by it as Collateral as specified in Section 9 and (ii) if there
shall be no such cash or if such cash shall be
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insufficient to pay all the Secured Obligations in full, sell the Collateral or
any part thereof at public or private sale or at any broker's board or on any
securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery, and at such
price or prices as the Collateral Agent may deem satisfactory. Any Bank may be
the purchaser of any or all of the Collateral so sold at any public sale (or, if
the Collateral is of a type customarily sold in a recognized market or is of a
type which is the subject of widely distributed standard price quotations, at
any private sale). The Collateral Agent is authorized, in connection with any
such sale, if it deems it advisable so to do, (i) to restrict the prospective
bidders on or purchasers of any of the Collateral to a limited number of
sophisticated investors who will represent and agree that they are purchasing
for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or
sale of any of such Collateral, and (ii) to impose such other limitations or
conditions in connection with any such sale as the Collateral Agent reasonably
deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with the Securities Act of 1933
or any other law. Each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will execute and
deliver such documents and take such other action as the Collateral Agent
reasonably deems necessary or advisable in order that any such sale of its
Collateral may be made in compliance with law. Upon any such sale the Collateral
Agent shall have the right to deliver, assign and transfer to the purchaser
thereof the Collateral so sold. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the
Collateral so sold absolutely and free from any claim or right of whatsoever
kind, including any equity or right of redemption of any Pledgor which may be
waived, and each Pledgor, to the extent permitted by law, hereby specifically
waives all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal which such Pledgor has or may
have under any law now existing or hereafter adopted. The notice (if any) of
such sale required by Section 5 shall (1) in case of a public sale, state the
time and place fixed for such sale, (2) in case of sale at a broker's board or
on a securities exchange, state the board or exchange at which such sale is to
be made and the day on which the Collateral, or the portion thereof so being
sold, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange, and (3) in the
case of a private sale, state the day after which such sale may be consummated.
Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary
business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix in
the notice of such sale. At any such sale the Collateral may be sold in one lot
as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent may determine.
The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any such sale pursuant to
any such notice. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication,
adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time
to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale
may be made at any time or place to which the same may be so adjourned. In case
of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral on credit or for future
delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until
the selling price is paid by the purchaser thereof, but the Collateral Agent
shall not incur any liability in case of the failure of such purchaser to take
up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such
Collateral may again be sold upon like notice. The Collateral Agent, instead of
exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it,
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may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose the Security
Interests and sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, under a judgment or
decree of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction. All remedies of the
Collateral Agent hereunder shall be exercised by it in a commercially reasonable
manner.
SECTION 7. Expenses.
The Borrower agrees that it will forthwith upon demand pay to the
Collateral Agent:
(i) the amount of any taxes which the Collateral Agent may have been
required to pay by reason of the Security Interests or to free any of the
Collateral from any Lien thereon, and
(ii) the amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and of any other
experts, which the Collateral Agent may incur in connection with (w) the
administration or enforcement of this Agreement, including such expenses as
are incurred to preserve the value of the Collateral and the validity,
perfection, rank and value of any Security Interest, (x) the collection,
sale or other disposition of any of the Collateral, (y) the exercise by the
Collateral Agent of any of the rights conferred upon it hereunder or (z)
any Event of Default.
Any such amount not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate
applicable to Base Rate Loans plus 2%.
SECTION 8. Limitation on Duty of Collateral Agent in Respect of Collateral.
Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the
Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or
control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income
thereon or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other
rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have
exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in
its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to
that which it accords its own property.
SECTION 9. Application of Proceeds.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the
proceeds of any sale of, or other realization upon, all or any part of the
Collateral of any Pledgor and any cash held as Collateral of such Pledgor shall
be applied by the Collateral Agent in the following order of priorities:
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first, to the payment of the Secured Obligations of such Pledgor
for unreimbursed expenses for which either Agent or any Bank is
entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Credit
Agreement or Section 7 hereof and for unpaid fees owing the Agents
under the Credit Agreement;
second, to the payment of the Secured Obligations of such Pledgor
for unpaid principal;
third, to the payment of accrued but unpaid interest on the
Secured Obligations of such Pledgor in accordance with the provisions
of the Credit Agreement;
fourth, to the payment of all other Secured Obligations of such
Pledgor, until all such Secured Obligations shall have been paid in
full; and
finally, to payment to such Pledgor or its successors or assigns,
or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, of any surplus then
remaining from such proceeds.
SECTION 10. Concerning the Collateral Agent.
The provisions of Article 7 of the Credit Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of the Collateral Agent in respect of this Agreement and shall be
binding upon both the parties to the Credit Agreement and the Pledgors in such
respect. In furtherance and not in derogation of the rights, privileges and
immunities of the Collateral Agent therein set forth:
(a) The Collateral Agent is authorized to take all such action as is
provided to be taken by it as Collateral Agent hereunder and all other action
reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for
herein (including, without limitation, the timing and methods of realization
upon the Collateral) the Collateral Agent shall act or refrain from acting in
accordance with written instructions from the Required Banks or, in the absence
of such instructions, in accordance with its discretion.
(b) The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence,
genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection,
priority or enforceability of the Security Interests in any of the Collateral,
whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to
act on its part hereunder. The Collateral Agent shall have no duty to ascertain
or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms of this
Agreement by any Pledgor.
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SECTION 11. Appointment of Co-agents.
At any time or times, in order to comply with any legal requirement in any
jurisdiction, the Collateral Agent may appoint another bank or trust company or
one or more other persons, either to act as co-agent or co-agents, jointly with
the Collateral Agent, or to act as separate agent or agents on behalf of the
Banks with such power and authority as may be necessary for the effectual
operation of the provisions hereof and may be specified in the instrument of
appointment (which may, in the discretion of the Collateral Agent, include
provisions for the protection of such co-agent or separate agent similar to the
provisions of Section 10).
SECTION 12. Termination of Security Interests; Release of Collateral.
Upon the repayment in full of the Secured Obligations and the termination
of the Remaining Term Loan Commitments and the Working Capital Commitments under
the Credit Agreements, the Security Interests in the Collateral shall terminate
and all rights to the Collateral of each Pledgor shall revert to such Pledgor.
At any time and from time to time prior to such termination of the Security
Interests, the Collateral Agent may release any of the Collateral with the prior
written consent of the Required Banks or, to the extent required by the Credit
Agreement, all of the Banks; provided that the Collateral Agent shall without
the consent of any Bank release Collateral to the extent necessary to facilitate
any transfer thereof permitted by the Credit Agreement so long as in connection
therewith arrangements satisfactory to the Collateral Agent are made for the
substantially simultaneous repledge of such Collateral hereunder by the
transferee. Upon any such termination of the Security Interests or release of
Collateral, the Collateral Agent will, at the expense of the Borrower, execute
and deliver to each Pledgor such documents as such Pledgor shall reasonably
request to evidence the termination of the Security Interests granted by such
Pledgor or the release of such Collateral of such Pledgor, as the case may be.
Cash payments made by the Borrower to any Pledgor in respect of such Pledgor's
Collateral which are permitted by the Credit Agreement and proceeds received by
a Pledgor from a sale of such Pledgor's Collateral which is permitted by the
Credit Agreement shall upon receipt by such Pledgor be released from the Lien
created by this Agreement automatically and without further action by any party
hereto.
SECTION 13. Notices.
All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be dated
and in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) if given by telecopy,
when such telecopy is transmitted to the telecopy number specified in this
Section and telephonic confirmation of receipt thereof is obtained or (ii) if
given by mail, prepaid overnight courier or any other means, when received at
the address specified in this
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Section or when delivery at such address is refused. Such notices shall be
addressed to any party who executed this Agreement at the address or telecopy
number set forth under such party's signature below or to any party who executed
an Addendum to Pledge Agreement pursuant to Section 22 at the address or
telecopy number set forth under such party's signature therein (or to the
attention of such other person or to such other address or telecopy number as
such party shall have notified to each other party in accordance with this
Section 13). All notices, communications and distributions hereunder to the
Borrower, the Banks and the Collateral Agent shall be given in accordance with
Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 14. Waivers, Non-exclusive Remedies.
No failure on the part of the Collateral Agent to exercise, and no delay in
exercising and no course of dealing with respect to, any right under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise by any Agent or Bank, of any right under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other right. The rights in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law, subject
to the provisions of Section 12.
SECTION 15. Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement is for the benefit of the Agents and the Banks and their
successors and assigns, and in the event of an assignment of all or any of the
Secured Obligations in accordance with the Credit Agreement, the rights
hereunder, to the extent applicable to the indebtedness so assigned, shall be
transferred with such indebtedness. This Agreement shall be binding on each
Pledgor and its successors and assigns.
SECTION 16. Obligations Unconditional; Discharge of Obligations, etc.
(a) The Security Interests granted by each Pledgor and the obligations of
each Pledgor hereunder shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected
by:
(i) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release
in respect of any other Pledgor or the Borrower under any Loan Document, by
operation of law or otherwise;
(ii) any modification or amendment of or supplement to any Loan
Document;
(iii) any release, non-perfection or invalidity of any direct or
indirect security for any obligation of any other Pledgor or the Borrower
under any Loan Document;
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(iv) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of
any other Pledgor or the Borrower or any insolvency, bankruptcy,
reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting any other Pledgor or
the Borrower or any of their respective assets or any resulting release or
discharge of any obligation of any other Pledgor or Borrower contained in
any Loan Document;
(v) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which any
Pledgor may have at any time against any other Pledgor, the Borrower,
either Agent, any Bank or any other Person, whether in connection herewith
or with any unrelated transactions, provided that nothing herein shall
prevent the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory
counterclaim;
(vi) any invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against any
other Pledgor or the Borrower for any reason of any Loan Document, or any
provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit the
payment by the Borrower of the principal of or interest on any Note or any
other amount payable by any other Pledgor or the Borrower under any Loan
Document; or
(vii) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by any
other Pledgor or the Borrower, either Agent, any Bank or any other Person
or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the provisions of
this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety.
(b) Each Pledgor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand,
protest and any notice not provided for herein, as well as any requirement that
at any time any action be taken by any Person against the Borrower or any other
Person.
(c) Each Pledgor hereby waives any right or claim of exoneration,
reimbursement, subrogation, contribution or indemnity and any other similar
right or claim arising out of this Agreement.
(d) If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by the
Borrower under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document is stayed upon
the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, the Security
Interests may nonetheless be enforced as fully as if such acceleration were
effective.
SECTION 17. Changes in Writing.
Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated orally, but only in writing signed by Universal, Rank,
each
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Pledgor to be bound thereby and the Collateral Agent with the consent of the
Required Banks.
SECTION 18. New York Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
laws of the State of New York, except as otherwise required by mandatory
provisions of law and except to the extent that remedies provided by the laws of
any jurisdiction other than New York are governed by the laws of such
jurisdiction.
SECTION 19. Severability.
If any provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction,
then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) the other provisions hereof
shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction; and (ii) the
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
SECTION 20. Counterparts; Effectiveness.
This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and
hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective, and
the Original Subordination Agreement shall be amended and restated to read in
its entirety as set forth herein, when (i) the Administrative Agent shall have
received counterparts hereof signed by each of the parties hereto (or, in the
case of any party as to which an executed counterpart shall not have been
received, the Administrative Agent shall have received a telegraphic, telex,
facsimile or other written confirmation from such party of execution of a
counterpart hereof by such party) and (ii) the Effective Date shall have
occurred.
SECTION 21. Obligations Several; Limited Liability.
Each of the Pledgors and the Collateral Agent agrees and acknowledges that
(i) the obligations of each Pledgor hereunder are several and not joint, (ii)
the breach by any Pledgor of any obligation hereunder will not subject any other
Pledgor to liability for such breach and (iii) the obligations of the Borrower
under the Loan Documents shall not be satisfied by the assets of any Pledgor
other than the Collateral of such Pledgor pledged hereunder.
SECTION 22. Additional Pledgors.
The Borrower and each Pledgor covenants that it shall cause each Person
which becomes a partner in the Borrower by reason of the creation or transfer of
a
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partnership interest by it to become a party to this agreement and bound by its
terms, through the execution of an Addendum to Pledge Agreement, substantially
in the form of Exhibit A hereto, and the delivery thereof to the Collateral
Agent.
SECTION 23. Non-recourse to Pledgors; No Recourse to Partners in Pledgors.
(a) The Collateral Agent and the Banks shall have no recourse against any
Pledgor hereunder, except in respect of misrepresentation or breach of warranty
or covenant by such Pledgor, and, except as aforesaid, the recourse of the
Collateral Agent and the Banks to any Pledgor shall be limited to the Collateral
pledged by it hereunder. No recourse shall be had to any Pledgor, in its
capacity as a partner of either Borrower, for any claim based on the breach by
the Borrower of its obligations hereunder.
(b) No recourse shall be had to any partner in any Pledgor, in its capacity
as a partner in such Pledgor, for any liability or breach by such Pledgor of its
obligations under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.
UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS,
LP, a Delaware limited partnership
By: UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING CO. II,
a Florida general partnership, its
general partner
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY II, a
Delaware corporation, a general
partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
By RANK XXXXXXX XX, INC., a Delaware
corporation, a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
------------------------------
Title: President
UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING CO. I, a
Florida general partnership
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation, a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: RANK ORLANDO, INC., a Delaware
corporation, a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: President
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Notice:
Universal City Property Management Company
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
and
Rank Leisure Holdings PLC
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X.X. X0 0XX
Attn: The Company Secretary
Facsimile: 011-44-171-262-9886
and
Rank America Inc.
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Executive Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Locations: Orange County, FL
Los Angeles County, CA
Xxxxxx County, GA
UNIVERSAL CITY FLORIDA HOLDING CO. II, a
Florida general partnership
By: UNIVERSAL CITY PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANY II, a Delaware
corporation, a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: RANK XXXXXXX XX, INC., a Delaware
corporation, a general partner
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Title: President
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Notice:
Universal City Property Management Company II
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
and
Rank Leisure Holdings PLC
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X.X. X0 0XX
Attn: The Company Secretary
Facsimile: 011-44-171-262-9886
and
Rank America Inc.
0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Executive Vice President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Locations: Orange County, FL
Los Angeles County, CA
Xxxxxx County, GA
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XXXXXX GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK (successor by merger to X.X. Xxxxxx
Delaware), as Collateral Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
----------------------------------------
Title: Vice President
Address: 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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EXHIBIT A
ADDENDUM TO PLEDGE AGREEMENT
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To: Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as Collateral Agent (the
"COLLATERAL AGENT") for Banks party to that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 5, 1999, by and among
Universal City Development Partners, LP, said Banks, and Xxxxxx
Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as administrative agent, and the
Collateral Agent
The undersigned hereby consents to and agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions of the Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement dated as of January__,
2000 by and among Universal City Development Partners, LP, the Pledgors listed
on the signature pages thereof and the Collateral Agent as if it were an
original signatory thereto, and hereby pledges and grants a security interest in
the Collateral (as therein defined) of the undersigned in accordance with the
terms thereof.
[NAME OF PLEDGOR]
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:
Address:
Location:
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
NOTICE OF BORROWING
[Dated as required
by Section 2.02(a)]
To: Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York,
as Administrative Agent
From: Universal City Development Partners, LP (the "BORROWER")
Re: Notice of Borrowing
Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "CREDIT
AGREEMENT") dated as of November 5, 1999 among the Borrower, the Banks parties
thereto and Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as Administrative Agent
and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein
shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby gives notice of the following Borrowing under the
Credit Agreement:
Date of Borrowing: ____________*
Aggregate Amount $____________**
of Borrowing
Class of Loans
Comprising such
Borrowing = [Term Loans]
or
[Working Capital Loans]
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* Domestic Business Day in case of Base Rate Borrowings or Euro-Dollar
Business Day in case of Euro-Dollar Borrowing.
** Subject to Section 2.01(c) of Credit Agreement.
Initial Type
of Loans Comprising
such Borrowing = [Base Rate Loans]
or
[Euro-Dollar Loans]*
In case of a Euro-
Dollar Borrowing,
the duration in months
of the Initial
Interest Period
Applicable thereto = [one],[two][three]
[six] or [twelve]**
In case of a Term
Loan Borrowing,
Current Required
Equity Allocation = $____________
The Borrower hereby irrevocably allocates to the Project an amount of
Funded Equity not previously so allocated equal to the Current Required Equity
Allocation.
Very truly yours,
UNIVERSAL CITY
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LP
By:
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Authorized Signatory
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* Choose one.
** Choose one; see definition of Interest Period. Specify alternative
choice if twelve month period is initial choice.
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