FORM OF FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT] Forbearance Agreement and Amendment, dated as of July 3, 2008 (this “Agreement”), to (a) the Second Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Note issued by WorldSpace, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the...
Exhibit 99.1
[FORM OF FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT]
Forbearance Agreement and Amendment, dated as of July 3, 2008 (this “Agreement”), to (a) the Second Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Note issued by WorldSpace, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) to [HIGHBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LLC] [OTHER INVESTORS] (the “Investor”) on June 13, 2008 in the original principal amount of [ ] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including all schedules thereto, the “Convertible Note” and together with all other Second Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Notes issued on June 13, 2008, the “Convertible Notes”), and (b) the Amended and Restated Secured Note issued by the Company to the Investor on June 13, 2008, in the original principal amount of [ ] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including all schedules thereto, the “Bridge Note”, and together with all other Amended and Restated Secured Notes issued on June 13, 2008, the “Bridge Notes”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein shall have the applicable meanings given to such terms in the Amendment Agreement (as defined below), the Convertible Note and the Bridge Note (the Convertible Notes and Bridge Notes, collectively, the “WorldSpace Notes”).
WHEREAS, the Company failed to effect the Mandatory Redemption;
the date on which any Default or Event of Default (other than the Specified Defaults) shall occur or exist, including, without limitation, any Default or Event of Default arising from the failure to comply with the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement and (b) July 9, 2008 (such period being hereinafter called, the “Forbearance Period”);
NOW, THEREFORE, the Investor, the Company and the Guarantors hereby agree as follows:
(a) As of the close of business on July 3, 2008, (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Bridge Notes is $36,145,361.59, (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes is $53,149,779.73, and (ii) the Company is unconditionally indebted and liable for the repayment in full of the outstanding amount of all obligations under the WorldSpace Notes, without offset, defense or counterclaim of any kind, nature or description.
(b) Each of the Bridge Notes and the Convertible Notes shall continue to accrue Interest on the outstanding principal amount of such notes until the date each such note is paid in full in accordance with the terms thereof. From July 1, 2008 until the Mandatory Redemption is effected, the Bridge Notes and Convertible Notes shall accrue interest at the default interest rates of eleven and eighteen one-hundredths percent (11.18%) and fifteen percent (15.0%), respectively, in accordance with the terms of the WorldSpace Notes; provided, however, that if at the time the Company effects the Mandatory Redemption an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the WorldSpace Notes, the Bridge Notes and Convertible Notes shall continue to accrue Interest at such default rates until such time as set forth in the WorldSpace Notes.
(c) All obligations under the Bridge Note and the Convertible Note are secured by valid, enforceable and perfected Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent, in such respective priorities set forth in the Security Documents, for the benefit of the Investor (other than Permitted Liens) in all of the Collateral (as defined in the Security Documents), which Liens are enforceable without offset, defense or counterclaim.
(d) (i) Each of the New Transaction Documents to which the Company or each Guarantor is a party has been duly executed and delivered to the Investor and each is in full force and effect as of the date hereof, (ii) the agreements and obligations of the Company
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and the Guarantors contained in the New Transaction Documents to which they are a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms, and the Company and the Guarantors have no offset, defense or counterclaim to the enforcement of such obligations, and (iii) the Investor is and shall be entitled to the rights, remedies and benefits provided for in the New Transaction Documents, subject to the terms of this Agreement.
(e) (i) The Specified Defaults occurred as of July 1, 2008 under the WorldSpace Notes; (ii) the Specified Defaults entitle the Investor to (A) declare all or any portion of the Bridge Note and the Convertible Note to be immediately due and payable under the terms of such notes and the other New Transaction Documents and (B) exercise its rights and remedies under the WorldSpace Notes, the other New Transaction Documents, applicable law or otherwise; and (iii) the Investor’s agreement (subject to the terms and conditions hereof) to forbear from exercising its existing rights and remedies in respect of the Specified Defaults during the Forbearance Period is not, and shall in no way be deemed or construed as, a waiver by the Investor of the Specified Defaults or any other Default or Event of Default under the WorldSpace Notes or any other New Transaction Document whether now existing or hereafter occurring.
(f) The Investor’s execution of this Agreement shall not constitute a novation, refinancing, discharge, extinguishment or refunding nor is it to be construed as a release, waiver or modification of any of the terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants, rights or remedies set forth in the WorldSpace Notes or any of the other New Transaction Documents, except as expressly provided herein.
(g) (i) Neither the Company, the Guarantors nor any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates has any claim or cause of action against the Investor or any Affiliate of the Investor (or any of the directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates or attorneys of the foregoing), and (ii) the Investor has heretofore properly performed and satisfied in a timely manner all of its obligations to the Company, the Guarantors and all of their Subsidiaries and Affiliates (if any) under the WorldSpace Notes and the other New Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Guarantors wish (and the Investor agrees) to eliminate any possibility that any past conditions, acts, omissions, events or circumstances would impair or otherwise adversely affect the Investor’s rights, interests, security and/or remedies under the WorldSpace Notes and the other New Transaction Documents. Accordingly, for and in consideration of the agreements contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the Company and the Guarantors for themselves and their Affiliates and the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the “Releasors”) do hereby fully, finally, unconditionally and irrevocably release, waive and forever discharge the Investor or any Affiliates of the Investor, together with their respective successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and attorneys (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from: (x) any and all liabilities, obligations, duties, responsibilities, promises or indebtedness of any kind of the Released Parties to the Releasors or any of them and (y) all claims, demands, disputes, offsets, causes of action (whether at law or equity), suits or defenses of any kind whatsoever (if any), which the Releasors or any of them had from the beginning of the world, now has or might hereafter have against the Released Parties or any of them, in either case of clauses (x) or (y) on account of any condition, act, omission, event, contract, liability, obligation,
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indebtedness, claim, cause of action, defense, circumstance or matter of any kind (1) that existed, arose or occurred at any time from the beginning of the world to the execution of this Agreement or (2) that could hereafter arise as a result, directly or indirectly, of the execution of (or the observance of the terms of) this Agreement, the WorldSpace Notes or any of the other New Transaction Documents. For purposes of the release contained in this clause (f), any reference to any Releasor shall mean and include, as applicable, such Person’s successors and assigns, including, without limitation, any receiver, trustee or debtor-in-possession, acting on behalf of such Person. As to each and every claim released hereunder, the Company and the Guarantors hereby represent that they have received the advice of legal counsel with regard to the releases contained herein and agrees that no such common law or statutory rule or principle shall affect the validity or scope or any other aspect of such release.
(a) Section 6 of the Bridge Note is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
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(b) Section 25(xlvii) of the Bridge Note is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(xlvii) “Mandatory Redemption Amount” means $18,838,764.90 in aggregate Principal amount plus accrued and unpaid Interest and any Late Charges thereon.”
(a) The Investor shall have received a copy of this Agreement duly executed by the Company, the Guarantors and the Investor;
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(b) Each other holder of Bridge Notes and Convertible Notes shall have executed a copy of a “Forbearance and Amendment Agreement” in form and substance substantially identical to this Agreement;
(c) The Company shall have delivered to the Investor its Amended and Restated Forbearance Warrants;
(d) All out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Investor which have been invoiced in connection with this Agreement, the WorldSpace Notes or any other New Transaction Document, or the transactions contemplated by any of the foregoing, shall have been paid by the Company; and
(e) As of the Forbearance Effective Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7 hereof shall be true and correct.
(a) At and as of the date of this Agreement, and both prior to and after giving effect to this Agreement, other than the Specified Defaults, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result from the execution of this Agreement.
(b) At and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Forbearance Effective Date and after giving effect to this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties contained in the WorldSpace Notes and the other New Transaction Documents is true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date).
(c) The Company and each Guarantor (i) has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) has taken all action, corporate or otherwise, necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(d) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each Guarantor of this Agreement will not (i) violate any provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to any the Company or such Guarantor, the governing or organizational documents of any the Company or such Guarantor, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on any the Company or such Guarantor, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, deed of trust, agreement, contract, commitment, license (including, without limitation, the Communication Licenses), franchise, permit, understanding, instrument, or obligation or other arrangement to which the Company or such Guarantor is a party or by which the Company, such Guarantor or any of their properties or assets may be bound or affected of any the Company or such Guarantor, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature
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whatsoever upon any properties or assets of the Company or such Guarantor, or (iv) require any unobtained approval of any the Company’s or such Guarantor’s interestholders or any unobtained approval or consent of any Person under any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, deed of trust, agreement, contract, commitment, license (including, without limitation, the Communication Licenses), franchise, permit, understanding, instrument, or obligation or other arrangement to which the Company or such Guarantor is a party or by which the Company, such Guarantor or any of their properties or assets may be bound or affected of any the Company or such Guarantor.
(e) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable against the any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, deed of trust, agreement, contract, commitment, license (including, without limitation, the Communication Licenses), franchise, permit, understanding, instrument, or obligation or other arrangement to which the Company or such Guarantor is a party or by which the Company, such Guarantor or any of their properties or assets may be bound or affected in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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connection herewith, including, but not limited to, such fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, drafting, implementation and enforcement of this Agreement, shall be paid by the Company in accordance with the terms hereof and the other New Transaction Documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first above written.
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WORLDSPACE SATELLITE COMPANY LTD. | ||
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WORLDSPACE SYSTEMS CORPORATION | ||
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SECURITIES SCHEDULE
(1) Investor | (2) Address and Facsimile Number | (3) Number of Amended and Restated Forbearance Warrant Shares | ||
Highbridge International LLC | c/o Highbridge Capital Management, LLC 0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxx X. Xxxxxx Xxxx X. Chill Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Residence: Cayman Islands | 2,306,498 | ||
OZ Master Fund, Ltd. | c/o OZ Management, L.L.C. 0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Residence: Cayman Islands | 628,953 | ||
AG Offshore Convertibles, Ltd. | c/o Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Co., L.P. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx - 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxx Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Residence: | 503,134 | ||
Citadel Equity Fund Ltd. | c/o Citadel Limited Partnership 000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxx Xxxxxxx Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Telephone: (000) 000-0000 Residence: Cayman Islands | 3,061,415 |
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF WARRANT