0001104659-14-088017.txt : 20141222 0001104659-14-088017.hdr.sgml : 20141222 20141219211229 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-14-088017 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20141219 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20141222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001318568 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FINANCE SERVICES [6199] IRS NUMBER: 200723270 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32622 FILM NUMBER: 141301202 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7250 S. TENAYA WAY STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89113 BUSINESS PHONE: 702-855-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7250 S. TENAYA WAY STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89113 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GCA Holdings, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050222 8-K 1 a14-24477_38k.htm 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2014 (December 19, 2014)

 

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-32622

 

20-0723270

(State or other Jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100

 

 

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

89113

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 833-7110

 

 

(Former name or former address if changed since last
report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

 

On December 19, 2014, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (“GCA”) announced that it had completed the acquisition of Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. (“Multimedia Games”). Pursuant to the terms of the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 8, 2014 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among GCA, Movie Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GCA (“Merger Sub”), and Multimedia Games, Merger Sub merged with and into Multimedia Games, with Multimedia Games continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, Multimedia Games became a wholly owned subsidiary of GCA.

 

GCA used the net proceeds from the New Credit Facilities (as described below), the net proceeds from the Notes offerings (as described below), and cash on hand at GCA and Multimedia Games to pay the merger consideration in the Merger.

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Issuance of Notes

 

In connection with the Merger, on December 19, 2014, Movie Escrow, Inc. (“Escrow Issuer”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access, Inc. (“Company”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of GCA, issued $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Secured Notes”) and $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Unsecured Notes” and, together with the Secured Notes, the “Notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to persons outside the United States under Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of December 19, 2014 (the “Secured Notes Indenture”), between Escrow Issuer, as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent and trustee. The Unsecured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of December 19, 2014 (the “Unsecured Notes Indenture” and, together with the Secured Notes Indenture, the “Indentures”), between Escrow Issuer, as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee. Promptly following the consummation of the Merger, Escrow Issuer merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation, and the Company assumed the obligations of Escrow Issuer under the Notes and the Indentures pursuant to supplemental indentures to the Indentures entered into on December 19, 2014 by and among (i) with respect to the supplemental indenture relating to the Unsecured Notes Indenture, the Company, GCA as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, and (ii) with respect to the supplemental indenture relating to the Secured Notes Indenture, the Company, GCA as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent (collectively, the “Supplemental Indentures”).

 

The Secured Notes bear interest at the rate of 7.75% per annum, which accrues from December 19, 2014 and is payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2015. The Unsecured Notes bear interest at the rate of 10.00% per annum, which accrues from December 19, 2014 and is payable semiannually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each of year, beginning on July 15, 2015.

 

The Company may redeem some or all of the Secured Notes at any time prior to March 15, 2018, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Secured Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption plus a “make whole” premium. The Company may redeem some or all of the Secured Notes at any time on or after March 15, 2018 at the prices specified in the Secured Notes Indenture. In addition, at any time on or prior to March 15, 2018, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Secured Notes at a redemption price of 107.75% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, with the net cash proceeds from one or more equity offerings of GCA. The Company may redeem some or all of the Unsecured Notes at any time prior to January 15, 2018, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Unsecured Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption plus a “make whole” premium. The Company may redeem some or all of the Unsecured Notes at any time on or after January 15, 2018 at the prices specified in the Unsecured Notes Indenture. In addition, at any time on or prior to January 15, 2018, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the

 

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initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Unsecured Notes at a redemption price of 110.00% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, with the net cash proceeds from one or more equity offerings of GCA. Additionally, if a holder of any Notes is required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable gaming laws or regulations and that holder does not become so licensed or qualified or is not found to be suitable, then the Company will have the right, subject to certain notice provisions set forth in the Indentures, to (i) require that holder to dispose of all or a portion of those Notes, or (ii) redeem the Notes of such holder at a redemption price calculated as set forth in the Indentures. If GCA or the Company experiences specific kinds of changes in control or GCA or any of its restricted subsidiaries sells certain of its assets, then the Company must offer to repurchase the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indentures.

 

The Secured Notes are senior secured obligations of the Company, equally and ratably secured with the Company’s obligations under the New Credit Facilities. The Secured Notes rank equally with the Company’s existing and future senior debt and senior to the Company’s existing and future senior subordinated debt. The Unsecured Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company, and rank equally with the Company’s existing and future senior debt and senior to the Company’s existing and future senior subordinated debt. The Secured Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by GCA and all of its material domestic subsidiaries (other than the Company) and the Unsecured Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by GCA and all of its material domestic subsidiaries (other than the Company).

 

The Indentures contain certain covenants that, among other things, limit GCA’s ability, and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make distributions or certain other restricted payments, purchase or redeem capital stock, make investments or extend credit, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, consummate certain assets sales, effect a consolidation or merger, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, or create certain liens and other encumbrances on its assets.

 

The Indentures contain events of default customary for agreements of their type (with customary grace periods, as applicable) and provide that, upon the occurrence of an event of default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to GCA or the Company, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other type of event of default occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Secured Notes or Unsecured Notes, as applicable, may declare all such Notes to be due and payable immediately.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the issuance of the Unsecured Notes, Escrow Issuer (and, by a joinder agreement, the Company, GCA, as a guarantor, and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative for the initial purchasers listed therein, entered into a registration rights agreement, dated December 19, 2014 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company and the guarantors agreed, for the benefit of the holders of the Unsecured Notes, that they will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective, a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the Unsecured Notes for an issue of SEC-registered notes (the “Exchange Notes”) with terms identical to the Unsecured Notes (except that the Exchange Notes will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate as described below).

 

Under certain circumstances, including if applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC do not permit the Company to effect the exchange offer, the Company and the guarantors will use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective a shelf registration statement relating to resales of the Unsecured Notes and to keep that shelf registration statement effective until the first anniversary of the date such shelf registration statement becomes effective, or such shorter period that will terminate when all Unsecured Notes covered by the shelf registration statement have been sold. The obligation to complete the exchange offer and/or file a shelf registration statement will terminate on the second anniversary of the date of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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If the exchange offer is not completed (or, if required, the shelf registration statement is not declared effective) on or before December 19, 2015, the annual interest rate borne by the Unsecured Notes will be increased by 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period immediately following such date and by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, up to a maximum additional rate of 1.00% per annum thereafter until the exchange offer is completed or the shelf registration statement is declared effective, at which time the interest rate will revert to the original interest rate on the date the Unsecured Notes were originally issued.

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the initial purchasers of the Notes, is party to the Registration Rights Agreement. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has relationships with, or has entered into other transactions with, GCA. In particular, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (along with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) is a lender under the New Credit Facilities.  In addition, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and/or its affiliates acted as financial advisor to GCA in connection with the Merger.

 

Security Agreement

 

In connection with the Secured Notes, the Company, GCA, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), entered into a Security Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, pursuant to which the Company, GCA, as a guarantor, and the subsidiary guarantors granted a security interest in the Collateral (as defined below) to the Collateral Agent as collateral for the Secured Notes.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Indentures and the Supplemental Indentures thereto, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Security Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of these agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1—4.5 and 10.1-10.3, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

New Credit Facilities

 

Concurrently with the closing of the Merger, the Company, as borrower, and GCA entered into a credit agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, among the Company, GCA, Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent; and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers (the “Credit Agreement”).  The Credit Agreement provides for a $50.0 million, five-year senior secured revolving credit facility and a $500.0 million, six-year senior secured term loan facility (the “New Credit Facilities”).

 

The senior secured term loan facility matures six years after the closing of the New Credit Facilities and the proceeds thereof were used for one or more of the following: to pay the consideration in connection with the Merger, to repay GCA’s and Multimedia Games’ existing debt, and/or to pay the fees and expenses relating to the Merger, the offering of the Notes, and the other financing transactions.  The senior secured revolving credit facility matures five-years after the closing of the New Credit Facilities and is available for general corporate purposes, including permitted acquisitions, working capital and the issuance of letters of credit.  All borrowings under the senior secured revolving credit facility will be subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the absence of a default and compliance with representations and warranties.

 

Interest and Fees

 

The interest rate per annum applicable to loans under the senior secured revolving credit facility will be, at the Company’s option, the base rate or LIBOR plus, in each case, an applicable margin. The interest rate per annum applicable to the senior secured term loan facility will also be, at the Company’s option, the base rate or LIBOR plus, in each case, an applicable margin.  LIBOR will be reset at the beginning of each selected interest period based on the LIBOR rate then in effect; provided that, with respect to the senior secured revolving credit facility, if LIBOR is below zero, then such rate will be equal to zero plus the applicable margin, and, with respect to the senior secured term loan facility, if LIBOR is below 1.0%, then such rate will be equal to 1.0% plus the applicable margin. The

 

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base rate is a fluctuating interest rate equal to the highest of (i) the prime lending rate announced by the administrative agent, (ii) the federal funds effective rate from time to time plus 0.50%, and (iii) LIBOR (after taking account of any applicable floor) applicable for an interest period of one month plus 1.00%. The applicable margin for the senior secured revolving credit facility is subject to adjustment based on our consolidated secured leverage ratio.

 

Prepayments

 

Voluntary prepayments of the term loan and the revolving loans and voluntary reductions in the unused commitments are permitted in whole or in part, in minimum amounts as set forth in the Credit Agreement governing the New Credit Facilities, with prior notice but without premium or penalty, except that certain refinancings of the term loans within twelve months after the closing of the New Credit Facilities will be subject to a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the principal amount repaid.

 

Collateral and Guarantees

 

Subject to certain exceptions, the obligations under the New Credit Facilities are secured by substantially all of the present and after acquired assets of each of the Company, GCA and the subsidiary guarantors (the “Collateral”) including, (a) a perfected first priority pledge of all the capital stock of the Company and each domestic direct, wholly owned material restricted subsidiary held by GCA, the Company or any such subsidiary guarantor, and (b) a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all other tangible and intangible assets of GCA, the Company, and such subsidiary guarantors (including but not limited to accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, investment property, real property, intellectual property and the proceeds of the foregoing).  Subject to certain exceptions, the New Credit Facilities are unconditionally guaranteed by GCA and such subsidiary guarantors, including, upon the closing of the Merger, Multimedia Games and its material domestic subsidiaries.

 

Covenants and Other Matters

 

The Credit Agreement governing the New Credit Facilities contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit GCA’s ability, and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness; sell assets or consolidate or merge with or into other companies; pay dividends or repurchase or redeem capital stock; make certain investments; issue capital stock of subsidiaries; incur liens; prepay, redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; and enter into certain types of transactions with our affiliates.               The Credit Agreement governing the New Credit Facilities also requires GCA, together with its subsidiaries, to comply with a consolidated secured leverage ratio.

 

Events of default under the Credit Agreement governing the New Credit Facilities include customary events such as a cross-default provision with respect to other material debt (which includes the Notes). In addition, an event of default will occur if GCA undergoes a change of control. This is defined to include the case where GCA ceases to own 100% of the equity interests of the Company, or where any person or group acquires a percentage of the economic or voting interests of GCA’s capital stock of 35% or more (determined on a fully diluted basis), or where a majority of the board of directors of GCA ceases to consist of persons who are directors of GCA on the closing date of the New Credit Facilities or other directors whose nomination for election to the board of directors of GCA was recommended by a majority of the then continuing directors.

 

Security Agreement

 

In connection with the entry into the Credit Agreement governing the New Credit Facilities, the Company, GCA, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors and Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), entered into a Security Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, pursuant to which the Company, GCA, as a guarantor, and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto granted a security interest in the Collateral to the Collateral Agent as collateral for the New Credit Facilities.

 

Bank of America, N.A., as credit facility agent with respect to the New Credit Facilities, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as notes agent with respect to the Secured Notes, are parties to an intercreditor

 

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agreement that governs the relative priority of liens on the collateral and certain other rights, priorities and interests among the lenders under the Credit Agreement and the holders of the Secured Notes.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Credit Agreement governing the New Credit Facilities and the Security Agreement related thereto do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of these agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1—4.5 and 10.1-10.3, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

On December 19, 2014, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, GCA completed the acquisition of Multimedia Games through the merger of Merger Sub with and into Multimedia Games, with Multimedia Games continuing as the surviving corporation.  As a result of the Merger, each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Multimedia Games, other than shares held by Multimedia Games, GCA, Merger Sub or their respective subsidiaries, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $36.50 in cash, without interest (the “Merger Consideration”). In addition, as of the effective time of the Merger:

 

·                  each outstanding option to purchase Multimedia Games common stock granted prior to September 8, 2014, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the number of shares of Multimedia Games common stock subject to such option multiplied by the excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price of such option;

 

·                  each outstanding equity-based award of Multimedia Games that was subject to performance-based conditions, whether vested or unvested, was canceled in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the number of shares of Multimedia Games common stock subject to such performance share award (assuming achievement of the applicable performance-based conditions at the maximum level) multiplied by the Merger Consideration;

 

·                  each outstanding Multimedia Games restricted stock unit award (“RSU”) granted on or prior to September 8, 2014, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive the Merger Consideration multiplied by the number of Multimedia Games shares subject to such RSU; and

 

·                  each option to purchase shares of Multimedia Games common stock granted after September 8, 2014, was converted into a new award covering shares of GCA common stock using a customary exchange ratio of the Merger Consideration to GCA’s stock price on the closing date of the Merger.

 

The Merger Consideration and the other payments described above totaled approximately $1.15 billion.

 

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to GCA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Merger Agreement was filed to provide investors with information regarding its terms and is not intended to provide any factual information about GCA, Merger Sub, the Company, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Such information can be found in the public filings that GCA or Multimedia Games, as applicable, files with the SEC. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement were made solely for the purposes of the Merger Agreement and are as of specific dates and solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement and:

 

·                  are not intended as statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk among the parties in the event the statements therein prove to be inaccurate;

 

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·                  have been modified or qualified by certain confidential disclosures that were made among the parties in connection with the negotiation of the Merger Agreement, which disclosures are not reflected in the Merger Agreement itself;

 

·                  may no longer be true as of a given date;

 

·                  may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality in a way that is different from that generally applicable to investors or other stockholders and reports and documents filed with the SEC; and

 

·                  may be subject in some cases to other exceptions and qualifications (including exceptions that do not result in, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the applicable party).

 

Accordingly, investors should not rely on the representations, warranties or covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of GCA, Merger Sub, the Company, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change, or may have changed, after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in GCA’s or Multimedia Games’ public disclosures. Accordingly, the representations and warranties and other provisions of the Merger Agreement or any description of such provisions should not be read alone, but instead should be read together with the information that each company publicly files in reports and statements with the SEC.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financing Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The disclosure required by this item is included in Item 1.01 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Effective December 19, 2014, Robert Myhre, GCA’s Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, resigned from his position at GCA to pursue other professional opportunities.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On December 19, 2014, GCA issued a press release announcing the completion of the Merger. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

 

GCA will file by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K the financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K not later than 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.

 

(b) Pro forma financial information.

 

GCA will file by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K the pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K not later than 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 8, 2014, by and among Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Movie Merger Sub, Inc. and Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014).

 

 

 

4.1

 

Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014, between Movie Escrow, Inc., as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent and trustee, related to the 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021.

 

 

 

4.2

 

Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Global Cash Access, Inc., as issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent and trustee, related to the 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021.

 

 

 

4.3

 

Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014, between Movie Escrow, Inc., as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, related to the 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022.

 

 

 

4.4

 

Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Global Cash Access, Inc.., as issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, related to the 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022.

 

 

 

4.5

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Movie Escrow, Inc. (and, by a joinder agreement, Global Cash Access, Inc., Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative for the initial purchasers listed therein, related to the 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2014, among Movie Escrow, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access, Inc.), as issuer, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative for the initial purchasers listed therein.

 

 

 

10.2

 

Security Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Global Cash Access, Inc., as issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent, related to the 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021.

 

 

 

10.3

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Global Cash Access, Inc., Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent; and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &

 

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Smith Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers.

 

 

 

10.4

 

Security Agreement, dated December 19, 2014, among Global Cash Access, Inc., Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent, related to the Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

10.5

 

Guaranty, dated December 19, 2014, by Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor, and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, in favor of the lenders party from time to time to the Credit Agreement and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated December 19, 2014.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: December 19, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Exhibit Index

 

2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 8, 2014, by and among Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Movie Merger Sub, Inc. and Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014).

 

 

 

4.1

 

Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014, between Movie Escrow, Inc., as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent and trustee, related to the 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021.

 

 

 

4.2

 

Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Global Cash Access, Inc., as issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent and trustee, related to the 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021.

 

 

 

4.3

 

Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014, between Movie Escrow, Inc., as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, related to the 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022.

 

 

 

4.4

 

Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Global Cash Access, Inc.., as issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, related to the 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022.

 

 

 

4.5

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Movie Escrow, Inc. (and, by a joinder agreement, Global Cash Access, Inc., Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative for the initial purchasers listed therein, related to the 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2014, among Movie Escrow, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access, Inc.), as issuer, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative for the initial purchasers listed therein.

 

 

 

10.2

 

Security Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Global Cash Access, Inc., as issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent, related to the 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021.

 

 

 

10.3

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Global Cash Access, Inc., Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent; and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers.

 

 

 

10.4

 

Security Agreement, dated December 19, 2014, among Global Cash Access, Inc., Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent, related to the Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

10.5

 

Guaranty, dated December 19, 2014, by Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., as a guarantor, and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, in favor of the lenders party from time to time to the Credit Agreement and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release dated December 19, 2014.

 

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EX-4.1 2 a14-24477_3ex4d1.htm EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

MOVIE ESCROW, INC.

 

7.75% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2021

 


 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of December 19, 2014

 


 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas,

 

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

 


 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE

 

 

 

Section 1.01.

Definitions

1

Section 1.02.

Other Definitions

28

Section 1.03.

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

28

Section 1.04.

Rules of Construction

29

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2.

THE NOTES

 

 

 

Section 2.01.

Form and Dating

29

Section 2.02.

Execution and Authentication

30

Section 2.03.

Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent

30

Section 2.04.

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

31

Section 2.05.

Holder Lists

32

Section 2.06.

Transfer and Exchange

32

Section 2.07.

Replacement Notes

39

Section 2.08.

Outstanding Notes

39

Section 2.09.

Treasury Notes

40

Section 2.10.

Temporary Notes

40

Section 2.11.

Cancellation

40

Section 2.12.

Defaulted Interest

40

Section 2.13.

CUSIP, ISIN and Other Numbers

40

Section 2.14.

Issuance of Additional Notes

41

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3.

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

 

 

 

Section 3.01.

Notices to Trustee

41

Section 3.02.

Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed

42

Section 3.03.

Notice of Redemption

42

Section 3.04.

Effect of Notice of Redemption

43

Section 3.05.

Deposit of Redemption Price

43

Section 3.06.

Notes Redeemed in Part

43

Section 3.07.

Optional Redemption

43

Section 3.08.

Mandatory Redemption

44

Section 3.09.

Mandatory Disposition or Redemption Pursuant to Gaming Laws

44

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4.

COVENANTS

 

 

 

Section 4.01.

Payment of Notes

45

Section 4.02.

Maintenance of Office or Agency

45

Section 4.03.

Reports

46

Section 4.04.

Compliance Certificate

46

 

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Page

 

 

 

Section 4.05.

Stay and Extension Laws

47

Section 4.06.

Restricted Payments

47

Section 4.07.

Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

50

Section 4.08.

Limitation on Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock

50

Section 4.09.

Asset Sales; Event of Loss

53

Section 4.10.

Transactions with Affiliates

56

Section 4.11.

Liens

56

Section 4.12.

Corporate Existence

56

Section 4.13.

Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control

57

Section 4.14.

Limitation on Status as an Investment Company

58

Section 4.15.

Payment for Consent

58

Section 4.16.

[Reserved]

58

Section 4.17.

Business Activities

58

Section 4.18.

Additional Note Guarantees

58

Section 4.19.

Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

59

Section 4.20.

Pledge Undertakings

60

Section 4.21.

After-Acquired Property

60

Section 4.22.

Further Assurances

61

Section 4.23.

Activities Prior to the Acquisition Date

61

Section 4.24.

Insurance

62

Section 4.25.

Maintenance of Collateral

62

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5.

SUCCESSORS

 

 

 

Section 5.01.

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets

62

Section 5.02.

Successor Corporation Substituted

64

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6.

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

 

 

Section 6.01.

Events of Default

64

Section 6.02.

Acceleration

66

Section 6.03.

Other Remedies

66

Section 6.04.

Waiver of Past Defaults

66

Section 6.05.

Control by Majority

67

Section 6.06.

Limitation on Suits

67

Section 6.07.

Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment

68

Section 6.08.

Collection Suit by Trustee

68

Section 6.09.

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

68

Section 6.10.

Priorities

68

Section 6.11.

Undertaking for Costs

69

Section 6.12.

Redemption Provision Defaults

69

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7.

TRUSTEE

 

 

 

Section 7.01.

Duties of Trustee

69

Section 7.02.

Rights of Trustee

70

 

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Page

 

 

 

Section 7.03.

Individual Rights of Trustee

71

Section 7.04.

Trustee’s Disclaimer

71

Section 7.05.

Notice of Defaults

71

Section 7.06.

Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes

72

Section 7.07.

Compensation and Indemnity

72

Section 7.08.

Replacement of Trustee

73

Section 7.09.

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

73

Section 7.10.

Eligibility; Disqualification

74

Section 7.11.

Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company

74

Section 7.12.

Security Documents; Intercreditor Agreement

74

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8.

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

 

 

Section 8.01.

Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

74

Section 8.02.

Legal Defeasance and Discharge

75

Section 8.03.

Covenant Defeasance

75

Section 8.04.

Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance

75

Section 8.05.

Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

77

Section 8.06.

Repayment to the Company

77

Section 8.07.

Reinstatement

77

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9.

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

 

 

Section 9.01.

Without Consent of Holders of Notes

78

Section 9.02.

With Consent of Holders of Notes

79

Section 9.03.

[Reserved]

81

Section 9.04.

Revocation and Effect of Consents

81

Section 9.05.

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

81

Section 9.06.

Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

81

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10.

NOTE GUARANTEES

 

 

 

Section 10.01.

Note Guarantees

81

Section 10.02.

Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge

83

Section 10.03.

Right of Contribution

84

Section 10.04.

No Subrogation

84

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11.

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

 

 

Section 11.01.

Satisfaction and Discharge

84

Section 11.02.

Application of Trust Money

85

 

 

 

ARTICLE 12.

COLLATERAL

 

 

 

Section 12.01.

Security Documents

86

 

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Page

 

 

 

Section 12.02.

Release of Collateral

86

Section 12.03.

Suits to Protect the Collateral

87

Section 12.04.

Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents

88

Section 12.05.

Purchaser Protected

88

Section 12.06.

Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee

88

Section 12.07.

Release Upon Termination of the Company’s Obligations

88

Section 12.08.

Collateral Agent

88

Section 12.09.

Designations

96

Section 12.10.

No Impairment of the Security Interests

96

 

 

 

ARTICLE 13.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

Section 13.01.

[Reserved]

96

Section 13.02.

Notices

96

Section 13.03.

Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes

97

Section 13.04.

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

97

Section 13.05.

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

98

Section 13.06.

Rules by Trustee and Agents

98

Section 13.07.

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

98

Section 13.08.

Governing Law

98

Section 13.09.

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

99

Section 13.10.

Successors

99

Section 13.11.

Severability

99

Section 13.12.

Counterpart Originals

99

Section 13.13.

Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

99

Section 13.14.

Patriot Act

99

Section 13.15.

Force Majeure

99

Section 13.16.

Waiver of Jury Trial

100

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

FORM OF NOTE

Exhibit B

NOTE PROVISIONS (SCHEDULE OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AND LEGENDS)

Exhibit C

[RESERVED]

Exhibit D

[RESERVED]

Exhibit E

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Exhibit F

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Exhibit G

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS

Exhibit H

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSUMPTION

 

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INDENTURE dated as of December 19, 2014 by and among Movie Escrow, Inc., a Delaware corporation (including any and all successors thereto, the “Company”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as Collateral Agent (as defined herein).

 

The Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”):

 

ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.01.                         Definitions.

 

144A Global Note” means a global note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Restricted Security Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

Additional Assets” means:

 

(i)                          any Property (other than cash, cash equivalents or securities) to be owned by GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and used in a Related Business,

 

(ii)                          the costs of improving, restoring, replacing or developing any Property owned by GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is used in a Related Business, or

 

(iii)                           Investments in any other Person engaged primarily in a Related Business (including the acquisition from third parties of Capital Stock of such Person) as a result of which such other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with the procedure for designation of Restricted Subsidiaries set forth below in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.”

 

Additional Pari Passu Agent” has the meaning given that term in the Security Agreement.

 

Additional Notes” means any Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.02 and 2.14 and subject to compliance with Article 4.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, a Person:

 

(i)                          which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person,

 

(ii)                          which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries beneficially owns or holds 10% or more of any class of the Voting Stock of such Person (or a 10% or greater equity interest in a Person which is not a corporation), or

 

(iii)                           of which 10% or more of any class of the Voting Stock (or, in the case of a Person which is not a corporation, 10% or more of the equity interest) is beneficially owned or held directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries by such Person.

 



 

The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Agent” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or additional paying agent.

 

Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note on any redemption date (and as determined by the Company), the greater of:

 

(i)                          1.0% of the principal amount of the Note; or

 

(ii)                          the excess of:

 

(a)                                 the present value at such redemption date of (1) the redemption price of the Note at March 15, 2018 (such redemption price being set forth in the table in Section 3.07(a)) plus (2) all required interest payments due on the Note through March 15, 2018 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

 

(b)                                 the principal amount of the Note, if greater.

 

Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.

 

Asset Sale” means the sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (including, without limitation, dispositions pursuant to Sale/Leaseback Transactions or pursuant to the merger of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with or into any person other than GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary), by GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to any Person other than GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of:

 

(i)                          any of the Capital Stock or other ownership interests of any Subsidiary of GCA or the Company, or

 

(ii)                          any other Property of GCA or the Company or any Property of any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case not in the ordinary course of business of GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following items will not be deemed to be Asset Sales:

 

(a)                                 any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value of $10.0 million or less;

 

(b)                                 any issuance or other such disposition of Capital Stock or other ownership interests of any Restricted Subsidiary to GCA, the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(c)                                  any such disposition of Property between or among GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(d)                                 the sale or other disposition of cash or Temporary Cash Investments;

 

(e)                                  any exchange of like Property pursuant to Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for use in a Related Business;

 

(f)                                   a Restricted Payment that is permitted under Section 4.06;

 

(g)                                  the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a manner permitted pursuant to the provisions described under Section 5.01 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control;

 

(h)                                 any grant of a non-exclusive license of trademarks, know-how, patents and any other intellectual property or intellectual property rights;

 

(i)                                     dispositions that occur in the ordinary course of GCA’s, the Company’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s business in connection with Permitted Liens;

 

(j)                                    any sale of inventory or other assets or any disposition of any obsolete, damaged or worn out property or equipment;

 

(k)                                 the disposition of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof;

 

(l)                                     any Asset Sale prior to the Merger Date that is permitted by the Merger Agreement;

 

(m)                             the Transactions; and

 

(n)                                 any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind that occur in the ordinary course of GCA’s, the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business.

 

Assumption” means the consummation of the transactions whereby (a) Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit H hereto and (b) certain Guarantors will guarantee the Notes.

 

Attributable Indebtedness” means Indebtedness deemed to be Incurred in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction and shall be, at the date of determination, the present value (discounted at the actual rate of interest implicit in such transaction, compounded annually), of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended).

 

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the applicable Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.

 

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Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the applicable Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Business Day” means any day other than a Legal Holiday.

 

Capital Lease Obligations” means Indebtedness represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP and the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with GAAP.  For purposes of Section 4.11, Capital Lease Obligations shall be deemed secured by a Lien on the Property being leased.

 

Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, partnership interests or any other participation, right, warrants, options or other interest in the nature of an equity interest in such Person, but excluding any debt security convertible or exchangeable into such equity interest.

 

Cash Contribution” means the funding of a portion of the funds required under the Merger Agreement from cash on hand of GCA and its Subsidiaries, in an aggregate amount not less than $130 million.

 

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following at any time after the Issue Date:

 

(i)                          (A) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision to either of the foregoing, including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) of 35% or more of the total voting power of all classes of the Voting Stock of GCA and/or warrants or options to acquire such Voting Stock, calculated on a fully diluted basis or (B) GCA ceases to directly own 100% of the Capital Stock of the Company;

 

(ii)                          the sale, lease, conveyance or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Property of GCA or the Company (other than to any Restricted Subsidiary), determined on a consolidated basis, shall have occurred;

 

(iii)                           the stockholders of GCA or the Company shall have approved any plan of liquidation or dissolution of GCA or the Company; or

 

(iv)                         GCA or the Company consolidates with or merges into another Person or any Person consolidates with or merges into GCA or the Company in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where:

 

(a)                                 the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or exchanged for Voting Stock of the surviving corporation that is Capital Stock, and

 

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(b)                                 the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportion as before the transaction.

 

Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, S.A.

 

Collateral” means the property subject (or purported to be subject) to a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents, and any other property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, now existing or hereafter acquired, that is subject (or purported to be subject) to a Lien in favor of Collateral Agent to secure the Notes Obligations.

 

Collateral Agent” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in its capacity as Collateral Agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents.

 

Company” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture.

 

Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of:

 

(i)                          Consolidated Net Income; and

 

(ii)                          to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby:

 

(a)                                 total interest expense (inclusive of amortization of deferred financing fees and other original issue discount and banking fees, charges and commissions (e.g., letter of credit fees and commitment fees)) (exclusive of any interest expense arising pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement),

 

(b)                                 provisions for taxes based on income and foreign withholding taxes,

 

(c)                                  consolidated depreciation expense,

 

(d)                                 consolidated amortization expense including amortization of Development Agreement expense,

 

(e)                                  all preopening expenses paid or accrued,

 

(f)                                   other non-cash items reducing Consolidated Net Income,

 

(g)                                  the amount of all other non-cash charges (including without limitation non-cash stock compensation expense),

 

(h)                                 the amount of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction and any Permitted Investment (whether or not consummated) during such period;

 

(i)                                     the amount of any restructuring charge or reserve deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any restructuring costs incurred in connection with acquisitions, mergers or consolidations after the Issue Date, costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, severance costs,

 

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retention charges, systems establishment costs and excess pension charges, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, development costs in connection with unreleased products;

 

(j)                                    the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and initiatives and synergies projected by the Company in good faith to be reasonably anticipated to be realizable or for which a plan for realization shall have been established within 12 months of the date thereof (which will be added to Consolidated EBITDA as so projected until fully realized and calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and initiatives and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions incurred on or prior to the first anniversary of the Merger Date, including without limitation, integration costs; personnel restructuring, redundancy, severance or termination; one-time compensation charges; and the amount of any signing, retention and completion bonuses; provided that all steps have been taken for realizing such cost savings and such cost savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable (in the good faith determination of the Company); provided, further, that the aggregate amount of addbacks made pursuant to this clause (j) in any four fiscal quarter period shall not exceed 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (after giving effect to any such addbacks) for such four fiscal quarter period,

 

minus other non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income;

 

all as determined on a consolidated basis for GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA during the Reference Period to the aggregate amount of Consolidated Fixed Charges during the Reference Period.

 

Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the total interest expense of GCA, the Company, and the Restricted Subsidiaries (but excluding any interest expense arising pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement) including:

 

(i)                          the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations, which shall be deemed to accrue at any interest rate reasonably determined by the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligations,

 

(ii)                          amortization of Indebtedness discount and commissions, discounts and other similar fees and charges owed with respect to Indebtedness,

 

(iii)                           commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing,

 

(iv)                         net costs pursuant to Interest Rate Agreements,

 

(v)                         dividends on all Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries held by Persons other than GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary,

 

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(vi)                         interest attributable to the Indebtedness of any other Person for which GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, plus

 

(vii)                          any dividend or distribution, whether in cash, Property or securities, on Disqualified Stock of the Company;

 

minus (A) interest income and (B) non-cash interest expense to the extent such expense (i) consists of pay-in-kind interest or (ii) results from the accretion of earn-out obligations Incurred in compliance with this Indenture during such period.

 

For the avoidance of doubt and consistent with GAAP, Consolidated Fixed Charges shall not include any capitalized interest.

 

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (exclusive of any Indebtedness of the Restricted Subsidiaries to GCA, the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or any Indebtedness of GCA or the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary), the sum (without duplication) of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) the aggregate amount of all capital lease obligations, (c) all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) and (b) above of Persons other than GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and (d) all liabilities under any non-appealable judgment rendered against GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall not include any Defeased Indebtedness. The amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall be deemed to be zero with respect to any letter of credit, unless and until a drawing is made with respect thereto. “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” shall exclude the Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of each Unrestricted Subsidiary and all Subsidiaries of any Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Consolidated Net Income” means for any period, the net income (loss) of GCA, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that the following items shall be excluded from the computation of Consolidated Net Income:

 

(i)                          any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that, subject to the limitations contained in (iii) below,

 

(x)                                 the net income (or, if applicable, the Company’s equity in the net income) of any such Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (ii) below) and

 

(y)                                 the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;

 

(ii)                          any net income (loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that:

 

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(a)                                 subject to the limitations contained in (iii) below, the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause), and

 

(b)                                 the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;

 

(iii)                           any gain or loss realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Property of GCA, the Company or its consolidated Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business and any gain or loss realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person;

 

(iv)                         losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions incurred on or prior to the first anniversary of the Merger Date, including without limitation, measurement period adjustments; the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting; integration costs; personnel restructuring, redundancy, severance or termination; one-time compensation charges; and the amount of any signing, retention and completion bonuses;

 

(v)                         items classified as extraordinary or any non-cash item classified as non-recurring;

 

(vi)                         any non-cash charges related to fair value adjustments;

 

(vii)                          expenses or charges relating to the amortization of intangibles;

 

(viii)                           deferred financing costs amortized or written off, and premiums and prepayment penalties and other fees, premiums or reserves paid in connection with any refinancing or repayment of Indebtedness, any amendment, supplement, consent or waiver in connection with any Indebtedness, or any acquisition, disposition or financing;

 

(ix)                         any gain or loss realized in connection with any refinancing or repayment of Indebtedness;

 

(x)                         accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted, in each case within 12 months of the subject transaction, as a result of the Transactions or any acquisition, Investment, asset disposition, write down or write off (including the related tax benefit) in accordance with GAAP (including any adjustment of estimated payouts on earn-outs); and

 

(xi)                         the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles.

 

For purposes of calculating Consolidated Net Income, any non-recurring charges or expenses of such Person or of a company or business acquired by such Person (in each case, including those relating to severance, relocation costs and one time compensation charges and any charges or expenses in connection with conforming accounting policies or reaudited, combining or restating financial information), in each case, incurred in connection with the purchase or acquisition of such acquired company or business

 

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by such Person shall be added to the Consolidated Net Income of such Person, to the extent any such charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income of such Person.

 

Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Reference Period, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien as of the last day of any such Reference Period minus (ii) the aggregate amount of cash and Temporary Cash Investments of GCA and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of any such Reference Period (other than proceeds of any accordion facilities under any Credit Facility to be drawn at such time) that is not Restricted in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period. For purposes hereof, the term “Restricted” means that the cash or Temporary Cash Investments (i) appear (or would be required to appear) as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the GCA or such Restricted Subsidiary, unless such appearance is related to any Credit Facility Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(b)(iii) (or the Liens created thereunder), (ii) are subject to any Lien in favor of any Person other than the collateral agent in respect of the Credit Facility referred to in clause (i), or (iii) is vault cash supplied pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement or is cash that is to be used to settle a settlement liability under the Vault Cash Agreement.

 

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 or such other address as to which the Trustee may give written notice to the Company.

 

Credit Facility” means (i) the New Credit Facilities and (ii) whether or not the New Credit Facilities remain outstanding, if designated by the Company to be included in the definition of “Credit Facility,” one or more (a) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (b) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances), or (c) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different borrowers or issuers and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time.

 

Credit Facility Agent” means Bank of America, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent under the New Credit Facilities, and shall include any successor thereto as well as any Person designated as the “Agent” or “Administrative Agent” under any Credit Facility.

 

Credit Facility Documentation” means the collective reference to any Credit Facility, any notes issued pursuant thereto and the guarantees thereof, and the collateral documents relating thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified, in whole or in part, from time to time.

 

Credit Facility Obligations” shall mean the Obligations under any Credit Facility.

 

Currency Exchange Protection Agreement” means, in respect of a Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, currency option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

 

Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.

 

Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

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Defeased Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (a) that has been defeased or satisfied and discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or other agreement under which it was issued, (b) that has been called for redemption and for which funds sufficient to redeem such Indebtedness have been set aside by the Company, (c) for which amounts are set aside in trust or are held by a representative of the holders of such Indebtedness or any third party escrow agent pending satisfaction or waiver of the conditions for the release of such funds or (d) that has otherwise been defeased or satisfied and discharged.

 

Definitive Notes” means, individually and collectively, each certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

Depositary” means, with respect to the Global Notes, the Person specified in Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

 

Development Agreements” means direct or indirect investments made (i) by way of placement fees paid for rights to place gaming units at gaming facilities or (ii) in the development, construction, remodel or expansion of gaming facilities, in either case including but not limited to Native American tribal gaming facilities, which investments may consist of notes receivable or credit extensions made to existing or prospective customers by one or more of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, in the case of joint development agreements.

 

Disqualified Stock” of a Person means any Capital Stock of such Person:

 

(i)                          that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or otherwise:

 

(a)                                 matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise,

 

(b)                                 is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, or

 

(c)                                  is convertible or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness; and

 

(ii)                          as to which the maturity, mandatory redemption, conversion or exchange or redemption at the option of the holder thereof occurs, or may occur, in the case of each of clauses (i) or (ii) on or prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided, however, that such Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if it is redeemable prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes only if:

 

(a)                                 the holder or a beneficial owner of such Capital Stock is required to qualify under the Gaming Laws and does not so qualify, or

 

(b)                                 the Board of Directors determines in its reasonable, good faith judgment, as evidenced by a Board Resolution, that as a result of a holder or beneficial owner owning such Capital Stock, GCA, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries has lost or may lose any Gaming License, which if lost or not reinstated, as the case may be, would have a material adverse effect on the business of GCA, the Company and their

 

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respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or would restrict the ability of GCA, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to conduct business in any gaming jurisdiction.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.

 

Event of Loss” means, with respect to any Property with a Fair Market Value of more than $10.0 million, any loss, destruction or damage of such Property, or any condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of such Property, or confiscation or requisition of the use of such Property.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Excluded Assets” has the meaning given that term in the Security Agreement.

 

Fair Market Value” means with respect to any Property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.  Fair Market Value will be determined, except as otherwise provided:

 

(i)                          if such Property has a Fair Market Value of $15.0 million or less, by any Officer of the Company; or

 

(ii)                          if such Property has a Fair Market Value in excess of $15.0 million, by a majority of the Board of Directors and evidenced by a Board Resolution, dated within 30 days of the relevant transaction (or the date of the written agreement with respect to such transaction), delivered to the Trustee.

 

First Lien Facility Documentation” means the Credit Facility Documentation, the Notes Documentation and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Debt Documents.

 

First Lien Obligations” means the Credit Facility Obligations, the Notes Obligations and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

 

GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America in effect on the date of this Indenture.

 

Gaming Authority” means the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission and any other agency (including, without limitation, any agency established by a federally-recognized Indian tribe to regulate gaming on such tribe’s reservation), authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever which has, or may at any time after the date of this Indenture have, regulatory control or jurisdiction over the manufacture, sale, distribution or operation of gaming equipment, the design, operation or distribution of internet gaming services or products, the ownership or operation of any current or contemplated casinos, or any other gaming activities and operations or any other gaming activities of GCA or any of its Subsidiaries, or any successor to such authority.

 

Gaming Laws” means all laws, including any rules, regulations, judgments, injunctions, orders, decrees or other restrictions of any Gaming Authority, applicable to the gaming industry or Indian tribes

 

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or the manufacture, sale, lease, distribution or operation of gaming devices or equipment, the design, operation or distribution of internet gaming services or products, online gaming products and services, the ownership or operation of current or contemplated casinos or any other gaming activities and operations to which GCA or any of its Subsidiaries is, or may at any time after the date of this Indenture be, subject.

 

Gaming License” means any license, permit, finding of suitability, approval, registration, franchise or other authorization from any Gaming Authority required on the date of this Indenture or at any time thereafter to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct the gaming business of GCA, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries, including all licenses granted under Gaming Laws and other Legal Requirements.

 

GCA” means Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Global Note Legend” means the Legend set forth in Exhibit B under the caption “Form of Global Note Legend,” which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(iv) or 2.06(d)(ii).

 

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any Gaming Authority and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Grantor” has the meaning given that term in the Security Agreement.

 

Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such first Person:

 

(i)                          to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise), or

 

(ii)                          entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);

 

provided, however, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

Guarantors” means, following the Merger Date, GCA and any Significant Subsidiary of GCA (including Multimedia Games and its Significant Subsidiaries) that gives a Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

 

Holder” means, with respect to any Note, the Person whose name appears as the registered holder of such Note on the register kept by the Trustee.

 

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Incur” means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), extend, assume, Guarantee or become liable, in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness or obligation on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person including by merger or operation of law (and “Incurrence,” “Incurred,” “Incurrable” and “Incurring” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).

 

Indebtedness” means (without duplication), with respect to any Person, any indebtedness, secured or unsecured, contingent or otherwise, which is for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the Property of such Person or only to a portion thereof), or the principal amount of such indebtedness evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (excluding any balances that constitute customer advance payments and deposits, accounts payable or trade payables, and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business) if and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, and shall also include, to the extent not otherwise included:

 

(i)                          any Capital Lease Obligations;

 

(ii)                          Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien to which the Property owned or held by such Person is subject, whether or not the obligation or obligations secured thereby shall have been assumed (the amount of such Indebtedness being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such Property or the amount of the Indebtedness so secured);

 

(iii)                           Guarantees of Indebtedness of other Persons;

 

(iv)                         any Disqualified Stock;

 

(v)                         any Attributable Indebtedness;

 

(vi)                         all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments or credit transactions issued for the account of such Person (including reimbursement obligations with respect thereto), other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in this definition) of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the third business day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit;

 

(vii)                          in the case of the Company, Preferred Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(viii)                           obligations pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement or Currency Exchange Protection Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include any interest, accrued interest or customary earn-out obligations or other contingent consideration until due and payable.  For purposes of this definition, the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock were repurchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is not then permitted to be repurchased, the repurchase price shall be the book value of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock.  The amount of Indebtedness of any Person

 

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at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability of any other obligations described in clauses (i) through (viii) above in respect thereof at such date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include obligations arising solely out of the conversion of “vault cash” supplied pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement (as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time to the extent permitted hereunder) for normal operating requirements of the ATMs into obligations of the Company by operation of the Vault Cash Agreement so long as the proceeds of such obligations are used solely in the ATMs, as provided in the Vault Cash Agreement and for no other purpose.

 

Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

 

Initial Notes” means the $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.

 

Initial Purchasers” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Collateral Agent, the Credit Facility Agent and the other parties thereto.

 

Interest Rate Agreement” means, for any Person, any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.

 

Investment” by any Person means any direct or indirect loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or other Property to others or payments for Property or services for the account or use of others), in connection with the performance of obligations under any completion guaranty or otherwise, to, or Incurrence of a Guarantee of any obligation of, or purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidence of Indebtedness issued by, any other Person, including the designation by the Board of Directors of a Person to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary.  The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment, plus the cost of all additions thereto, and minus the amount of any portion of such Investment repaid to the Person making such Investment in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, as the case may be, but without any other adjustments for increases or decreases in value, write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment.  In determining the amount of any Investment in respect of any Property other than cash, such Property shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such Investment.

 

Issue Date” means December 19, 2014.

 

Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the cities of New York, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.  If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.

 

Legal Requirements” means all laws, statutes and ordinances and all rules, orders, rulings, regulations, directives, decrees, injunctions and requirements of all governmental authorities, that are now or may hereafter be in existence, and that may be applicable to GCA or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof

 

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(including building codes, zoning and environmental laws, regulations and ordinances and Gaming Laws), as modified by any variances, special use permits, waivers, exceptions or other exemptions which may from time to time be applicable.

 

Lien” means, with respect to any Property of any Person, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien, charge, easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or marketability), encumbrance, preference, priority, or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such Property (including any Capital Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). Any Sale/Leaseback Transaction shall be deemed to constitute a Lien on the Property which is the subject of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction securing the Attributable Indebtedness represented thereby.

 

Merger” means the consummation of the merger of Merger Sub with and into Multimedia Games pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

Merger Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on September 8, 2014 by and among GCA, Merger Sub and Multimedia Games, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

Merger Date” means the date on which the Merger occurs.

 

Merger Sub means Movie Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation.

 

Multimedia Games” means Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc., a Texas corporation.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Mortgaged Property” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.21.

 

Net Cash Proceeds” with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.

 

Net Proceeds” from any Asset Sale or Event of Loss by any Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries means cash and cash equivalents received in respect of the Property sold or with respect to which an Event of Loss occurred, excluding business interruption or delay in completion insurance proceeds, and net of:

 

(i)                          all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Person or such Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection with an Asset Sale or Event of Loss, including, without limitation, all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and fees and expenses incurred (but excluding any finder’s fee or broker’s fee payable to any Affiliate of such Person) and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes arising in connection with such Asset Sale or Event of Loss that are paid or required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

(ii)                          all payments made by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries on any Indebtedness which is secured by such Property in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or with respect to such Property or which must, by the terms of such Lien, or in order to obtain a necessary

 

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consent to such Asset Sale or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Sale or Event of Loss, and

 

(iii)                           all contractually required distributions and other payments made to minority interest holders (but excluding distributions and payments to Affiliates of such Person) in Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person as a result of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss; provided, however, that, in the event that any consideration for an Asset Sale or Event of Loss (which would otherwise constitute Net Proceeds) is required to be held in escrow pending determination of whether a purchase price adjustment will be made, such consideration (or any portion thereof) shall become Net Proceeds only at such time as it is released to such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries from escrow; and provided, further, that any non-cash consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale or Event of Loss which is subsequently converted to cash shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds at and from the time of such conversion.

 

New Credit Facilities” means the Credit Agreement to be entered into on or prior to the Merger Date, among GCA, Global Cash Access, Inc., as borrower, the financial institutions named therein, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, letter of credit issuer and swing line lender, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof.

 

New Unsecured Indenture” means that certain indenture, to be dated the Issue Date, by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee thereunder, as the same may be supplemented from time to time, and relating to the New Unsecured Notes.

 

New Unsecured Notes” means the senior unsecured notes due 2022 of the Company under the New Unsecured Indenture in an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million, but not any additional notes issued under such indenture.

 

Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

 

Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes set forth in Article 10, including as a result of execution of a Supplemental Indenture.

 

Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture.  The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture except for redemption rights and obligations.  Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes.

 

Notes Documentation” means this Indenture, any notes issued pursuant hereto and the Notes Guarantees thereof, and Security Documents, those other ancillary agreements as to which the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, or any holders of the Notes, in each case, in its capacity as such, is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor or any of its respective subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to the Collateral Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Notes Obligations” means all Obligations under the Notes, the Notes Guarantees, this Indenture and the Security Documents.

 

Notes Secured Parties” means the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders of the Notes.

 

Obligations” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, all principal, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnities, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), reimbursement obligations and other liabilities payable to the holder of such Indebtedness under the documentation governing such Indebtedness (including interest, fees and expenses accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or under any other applicable debtor relief laws or for reorganization relating to the Company or any Guarantor whether or not a claim therefor is allowed or allowable in such proceedings).

 

Offering” means the offering of the Notes by the Company.

 

Offering Memorandum” means the Offering Memorandum dated December 17, 2014, pursuant to which the Initial Notes were offered.

 

Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or any Vice President of the Company.

 

Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, at least one of whom shall be the principal executive officer, principal accounting officer or principal financial officer of the Company; provided, however, that any such certificate required to be delivered by Movie Escrow, Inc. shall be signed by one Officer.

 

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Guarantor.

 

Pari Passu Liens” means Liens securing Obligations ranking pari passu with the Notes Obligations that by their terms are intended to be secured equally and ratably with the Notes Obligations and are permitted pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents.

 

Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

 

Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” means any additional Indebtedness and related Obligations secured by the Pari Passu Liens; provided that (i) after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the intended use of proceeds thereof determined as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently then ended for which financial statements are available, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio of GCA and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be no greater than 3.50 to 1.00, (ii) the representative of such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations executes a joinder agreement to the Security Documents and/or the Intercreditor Agreement, to the extent required thereby, in the forms attached thereto agreeing to be bound thereby and (ii) the Company has designated such Indebtedness as “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” under this Indenture and the other applicable Notes Documentation.

 

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Permitted Investment” means an Investment by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in:

 

(i)                          a Restricted Subsidiary or a Person which will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the primary business of such Restricted Subsidiary is a Related Business;

 

(ii)                          another Person if as a result of such Investment such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Person’s primary business is a Related Business;

 

(iii)                           Temporary Cash Investments;

 

(iv)                         receivables owing to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms, including without limitation credit extended to customers; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as GCA, the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

 

(v)                         payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vi)                         loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices of GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;

 

(vii)                          stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

 

(viii)                           any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Issue Date or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on the Issue Date so long as such extension, modification or renewal does not increase the Investment as in effect at the Issue Date or is not materially adverse to the interests of the noteholders;

 

(ix)                         securities received pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 4.09(a);

 

(x)                         Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xi)                         Investments consisting of or to finance purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services or equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xii)                          other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed, together with all Investments made pursuant to this clause (xii), $25.0 million in the aggregate; and

 

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(xiii)                           any Investment required by a Gaming Authority or made in lieu of payment of a tax or in consideration of a reduction in tax.

 

Permitted Liens” means:

 

(i)                          Liens securing Indebtedness (including Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations) and other obligations under any Credit Facility in an amount not to exceed the amount of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 4.08(b);

 

(ii)                          Liens securing obligations of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with Interest Rate Agreements and Currency Exchange Protection Agreements permitted by clauses (v) and (vi) of Section 4.08(b);

 

(iii)                           Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on the Property of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;

 

(iv)                         Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens which secure payment of obligations arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

(v)                         Liens in favor of issuers of performance bonds and surety bonds obtained in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vi)                         other Liens incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of its Properties which were not created in connection with the Incurrence of Indebtedness or the obtaining of advances or credit and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its Properties or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business, including without limitation leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses;

 

(vii)                          Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding operating leases;

 

(viii)                           pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or deposits for the payment of rent, or deposits to secure liability to insurance carriers, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ix)                         minor survey exceptions;

 

(x)                         utility easements, building or zoning restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character and do not materially detract from the value of such Property;

 

(xi)                         Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than pursuant to clause (i) of this definition);

 

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(xii)                          Liens securing obligations to a trustee pursuant to the compensation and indemnity provisions of any indenture and Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Notes or the Note Guarantees;

 

(xiii)                           Liens (including extensions and renewals thereof) upon real or tangible personal property acquired by that Person after the date of this Indenture; provided that

 

(a)                                 any such Lien is created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness representing, or Incurred to finance, refinance or refund, all costs (including the cost of construction, installation or improvement) of the item of Property subject thereto,

 

(b)                                 the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by that Lien does not exceed 100% of that cost,

 

(c)                                  that Lien does not extend to or cover any other Property other than that item of Property and any improvements on that item or is otherwise a Permitted Lien under clause (xxxii) of this definition, and

 

(d)                                 the Incurrence of that Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.08;

 

(xiv)                         Liens on any property to secure all or part of the cost of improvements or construction thereon or Indebtedness incurred to provide funds for that purpose in a principal amount not exceeding the cost of those improvements or construction;

 

(xv)                        Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of that Person securing that Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of that Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of that inventory or other goods;

 

(xvi)                         Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit issued for the account of that Person which encumber documents and other Property relating to those commercial letters of credit and the products and proceeds thereof;

 

(xvii)                          Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods by that Person;

 

(xviii)                          licenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material adverse respect with the business of that Person or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(xix)                         Liens encumbering Property or assets of that Person under construction arising from progress or partial payments by a customer of that Person or one of its Subsidiaries relating to that Property or assets;

 

(xx)                        Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin accounts, and other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are within the general parameters customary in the gaming industry;

 

(xxi)                         Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory or regulatory requirements under Gaming Laws of that Person or its Subsidiaries;

 

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(xxii)                          Liens that are contractual rights of setoff relating to depositary relations with financial institutions and securities intermediaries;

 

(xxiii)                          Liens on cash collateral required to be deposited pursuant to the terms of a Credit Facility to secure the funding obligations of any defaulting lender, including cash collateral deposited with respect to any unreimbursed drawing under a letter of credit;

 

(xxiv)                         any interest or title of a lessor in the Property subject to any Capital Lease Obligation or operating lease which, in each case, is permitted under this Indenture or purchase money Indebtedness which is permitted under Section 4.08;

 

(xxv)                        Liens related to Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which, in each case, is permitted under this Indenture pursuant to clause (xi) of Section 4.08(b); provided that in each case, any such Lien encumbers only the asset or assets so financed, purchased, constructed or improved;

 

(xxvi)                         Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by that Person or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xxvii)                         Liens for judgments or orders not giving rise to an Event of Default and deposits to secure surety or appeal bonds;

 

(xxviii)                          Liens on Property acquired by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including an indirect acquisition of Property by way of a merger of a Person with or into GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or the acquisition of a Person), provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation, and were not created in connection therewith or in anticipation thereof, and provided, further, that such Liens do not extend to any additional Property or assets of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(xxix)                         pledges or deposits made by such Person in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement;

 

(xxx)                        Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture; provided that such Liens extend only to the Property or assets of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary encumbered by the refinanced Indebtedness unless the Incurrence of such Liens is otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

 

(xxxi)                         Liens in favor of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(xxxii)                         Liens not specified in the foregoing; provided that the aggregate Indebtedness secured by the Liens under this clause (xxxii) does not exceed $25.0 million at any one time outstanding as of the date any such Lien is granted or otherwise becomes effective in reliance on this clause (xxxii).  For the avoidance of doubt, Liens Incurred in reliance on this clause (xxxii) may secure Indebtedness in an amount in addition to Indebtedness that is also secured by Liens Incurred in reliance on one or more other clauses of this definition; and

 

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(xxxiii)                          Liens on assets of GCA or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing the Notes on the Issue Date.

 

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any renewals, repurchases, redemptions, extensions, substitutions of GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, including any successive extensions, renewals, substitutions, refinancings or replacements (and including refinancings by GCA and the Company of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary):

 

(i)                          to the extent that the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, repurchased, redeemed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);

 

(ii)                          so long as the Weighted Average Life to Maturity and Stated Maturity is not shortened;

 

(iii)                           so long as the new Indebtedness is not be senior in right of payment to the Indebtedness that is being renewed, repurchased, redeemed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced; and

 

(iv)                         to the extent such Indebtedness was unsecured, such new Indebtedness shall not be secured;

 

provided, however, that Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor.

 

Permitted Tax Distribution” means, with respect to the Company relative to any tax period, (i) the U.S. federal, state and local income taxes that would have been payable for such tax period by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (the “Group”) if the Group were a stand-alone income tax group for all tax periods ending after the date hereof (and the foregoing stand-alone group treatment shall apply to all transactions between members of the Group (on the one hand) and Affiliates of the Company that are not members of the Group (on the other hand) other than any sales that result in “deferred intercompany gain” or “deferred intercompany loss” for purposes of Section 1502 of the Code), determined in accordance with relevant U.S. federal, state or local income tax statutes and regulations, minus (ii) the amount of any such U.S. federal, state or local income taxes paid directly by members of the Group for such tax period, plus (iii) without duplication for any amounts determined under clauses (i) or (ii), the amount of any incremental stand-alone U.S. federal, state or local income taxes that would have been assessed in respect of members of the Group in connection with audit adjustments after the date hereof made as a result of federal, state or local income tax examinations (less any portion of such amounts paid directly by members of the Group).

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, company (including limited liability company), partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Preferred Stock” means any Capital Stock of a Person, however designated, which entitles the holder thereof to a preference with respect to dividends, distributions or liquidation proceeds of such Person over the holders of other Capital Stock issued by such Person.

 

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Property” means, with respect to any Person, any interest of such Person in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Capital Stock in any other Person (but excluding Capital Stock or other securities issued by such first Person).

 

Public Equity Offering” means an underwritten public offering of Capital Stock of the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

 

QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

 

Qualified Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:

 

(i)                          as to which neither GCA, the Company nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), or (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise; provided, however, that the provision by the Company of a completion guaranty or the making of payments with respect thereto, in each case, to the extent permitted under Section 4.06, shall not prevent any Indebtedness from constituting Qualified Non-Recourse Debt;

 

(ii)                          no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity; and

 

(iii)                           as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Reference Period” means the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the last full fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of a proposed Incurrence, Restricted Payment or other transaction for which financial statements are available.

 

Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note in the form of Exhibit A bearing the Global Note Legend and the Restricted Security Legend and deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903.

 

Related Business” means the businesses conducted (or proposed to be conducted) by GCA and its Subsidiaries as of the Merger Date, including the gaming and related cash access services and all reasonably related businesses necessary for, in support, furtherance or anticipation of and/or ancillary or complementary to or in preparation for, such business.

 

Related Person” means any legal or beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Responsible Officer” shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee or Collateral Agent, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee or Collateral Agent who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s

 

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knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Restricted Security Legend.

 

Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Restricted Security Legend.

 

Restricted Notes” means a Restricted Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note.

 

Restricted Payment” means:

 

(i)                          any dividend or distribution (whether made in cash, Property or securities) declared or paid on or with respect to any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or to the Company’s stockholders in respect of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company except for such dividends or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock of the Company);

 

(ii)                          a payment made by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) to purchase, redeem, acquire or retire any Capital Stock of the Company or Capital Stock of any Affiliate of the Company or any warrants, rights or options, to directly or indirectly purchase or acquire any such Capital Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into any such Capital Stock;

 

(iii)                           a payment made by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date to redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled sinking fund or mandatory redemption payment (other than the redemption, purchase, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition of any Indebtedness subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee made in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment), Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Guarantor which is subordinate (whether pursuant to its terms or by operation of law) in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee; or

 

(iv)                         any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any Person.

 

“Restricted Period” has the meaning given such term in United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(7).

 

Restricted Security Legend” means the Legend set forth in Exhibit B under the caption “Form of Restricted Security Legend,” which is required to be placed on all Restricted Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of GCA that:

 

(i)                          has not been designated by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or

 

(ii)                          was an Unrestricted Subsidiary but has been redesignated by the Board of Directors as a Restricted Subsidiary,

 

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in each case as provided under the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”; provided, however, that no Subsidiary shall be redesignated from an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary unless, immediately after giving pro forma effect to such designation, the Company would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.08(a).

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect arrangement pursuant to which Property is sold or transferred by such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person and is thereafter leased back from the purchaser or transferee thereof by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Secured Obligations” has the meaning given that term in the Security Agreement.

 

Secured Parties” has the meaning given that term in the Security Agreement.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement dated as of the Issue Date among Global Cash Access, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto from time to time and the Collateral Agent.

 

Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the security agreements, mortgages, pledge agreements, agency agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to this Indenture or any of the foregoing, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and pursuant to which Collateral is pledged, assigned or granted to or on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties or notice of such pledge, assignment or grant is given.

 

Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of GCA that:

 

(i)                          guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any Indebtedness in excess of $10 million of GCA, the Company or Multimedia Games; or

 

(ii)                          is a Domestic Subsidiary and a “Significant Subsidiary” as defined in any Credit Facility.

 

Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which a payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).

 

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Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

 

(i)                          such Person,

 

(ii)                          such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or

 

(iii)                           one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Temporary Cash Investments” means any of the following:

 

(i)                          Investments in U.S. Government Obligations maturing within six months of the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(ii)                          Investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within six months of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof having capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $500,000,000 and whose long-term debt is rated “A-3” or higher, “A-” or higher or “A-” or higher according to Moody’s, S&P or Fitch Credit Rating Co. (or such similar equivalent rating by at least one “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act)), respectively;

 

(iii)                           repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (ii) above;

 

(iv)                         Investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than six months after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which any Investment therein is made of “P-1” (or higher) according to Moody’s, “A-1” (or higher) according to S&P or “A-1” (or higher) according to Fitch Credit Rating Co. (or such similar equivalent rating by at least one “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act));

 

(v)                         marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;

 

(vi)                         Investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets comprise securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above; and

 

(vii)                          in the case of any Subsidiary other than a Domestic Subsidiary, direct obligations of the sovereign nation (or any agency thereof) in which such Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation (or any agency thereof).

 

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TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date, if any, on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA.

 

Transactions” means the acquisition of Multimedia Games by GCA pursuant to the Merger Agreement, including without limitation, the Cash Contribution, the entering into and initial borrowing under the New Credit Facilities, the issuance of the New Unsecured Notes and the Notes hereunder and the repurchase and cancellation and/or repayment and satisfaction and discharge of certain indebtedness of the Company as of the Merger Date.

 

Treasury Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two business days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to March 15, 2018 ; provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to March 15, 2018 , is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

 

Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

 

Unrestricted Definitive Note” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Restricted Security Legend.

 

Unrestricted Global Note” means one or more Global Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Restricted Security Legend.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (i) any Subsidiary of GCA which at the time of determination shall be an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Board of Directors) and (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

 

U.S. Person” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(o) under the Securities Act.

 

Vault Cash Agreement” means the Contract Cash Solutions Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2010, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as such Vault Cash Agreement has been, and may be, amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

 

Voting Stock” means securities of any class or classes of a Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for corporate directors (or Persons performing equivalent functions).

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

 

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(i)                          the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by

 

(ii)                          the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Section 1.02.                         Other Definitions.

 

Term

 

Defined in
Section

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate Transaction

 

4.10

 

Authentication Order

 

2.02

 

Change of Control Offer

 

4.13

 

Change of Control Payment

 

4.13

 

Change of Control Payment Date

 

4.13

 

Covenant Defeasance

 

8.03

 

DTC

 

2.03

 

Event of Default

 

6.01

 

Excess Proceeds

 

4.09

 

Funding Guarantor

 

10.03

 

Guarantor Obligations

 

10.01

 

Investment Company Act

 

4.14

 

Legal Defeasance

 

8.02

 

Paying Agent

 

2.03

 

Prepayment Offer

 

4.09

 

Redemption Date

 

3.07

 

Redemption Provision Default

 

6.12

 

Registrar

 

2.03

 

Successor

 

5.01

 

 

Section 1.03.                         Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

 

To the extent applicable, whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

 

The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

 

indenture securities” means the Notes;

 

indenture security holder” means a Holder of a Note;

 

indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

 

indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

 

obligor” on the Notes and the Note Guarantees means the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Note Guarantees, respectively.

 

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All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.

 

Section 1.04.                         Rules of Construction.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)                                 a term has the meaning assigned to it;

 

(b)                                 an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

 

(c)                                  “or” is not exclusive;

 

(d)                                 words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

 

(e)                                  provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

 

(f)                                   references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time; and

 

(g)                                  unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness.

 

ARTICLE 2.
THE NOTES

 

Section 2.01.                         Form and Dating.

 

(a)                                 General.  The Notes and the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.  The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage.  Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.  The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000.

 

(b)                                 Global Notes.  Global Notes shall be registered in the name of the Depositary and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.02) as hereinafter provided, for credit to the respective accounts of owners of beneficial interests in such Global Note or to such other accounts as they may direct.  Each Global Note shall contain the Global Note Legend and shall contain a “Schedule of Principal Amount” in the form set forth under such heading on Exhibit B hereto.  Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions.  Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06.  The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note and increases or decreases thereto shall also be recorded in the Note Register, as hereinafter provided.

 

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(c)                                  144A Notes.  Notes offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes bearing the Legends set forth on Exhibit B hereto under the headings “Form of Global Note Legend” and “Form of Restricted Security Legend.”

 

(d)                                 [Reserved].

 

(e)                                  Regulation S Global Note.  Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more temporary Global Notes bearing the Legends set forth on Exhibit B hereto under the headings “Form of Global Note Legend” and “Form of Restricted Security Legend.”

 

(f)                                   Definitive Notes.  Except as set forth in Section 2.06(a), Definitive Notes will not be issued.  Notes issued in definitive form shall not contain the Global Note Legend or a “Schedule of Principal Amount.”

 

(g)                                  Indenture Governs in the Case of Inconsistency.  The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.  However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

Section 2.02.                         Execution and Authentication.

 

At least one Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

 

A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.  The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

 

The Trustee will, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate and deliver:  (i) on the date hereof, an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 and (ii) Additional Notes issued in compliance with Section 2.14 for an original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in the written order of the Company pursuant to this Section 2.02.  Such Authentication Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of such Notes is to be authenticated.  The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Notes authorized for issuance by the Company, pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders, except as provided in Section 2.07.

 

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes.  An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so.  Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.  An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.

 

Section 2.03.                         Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent.

 

The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”).  The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and

 

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exchange.  The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents.  The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent.  The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder.  The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture.  If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.  The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

 

The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

 

The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

 

None of the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent or Transfer Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Note, any Agent or other member of, or a participant in, DTC or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of DTC or any nominee or participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any Agent or other participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than DTC) of any notice or the payment of any amount or delivery of any Notes (or other security or property) under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders in respect of the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be DTC or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through DTC, subject to its applicable rules and procedures. The Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by DTC with respect to its Agents and other members, participants and any beneficial owners.

 

Neither the Trustee nor the Registrar or Transfer Agent shall have any obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Participants or Indirect Participants in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

Section 2.04.                         Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

 

The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment.  While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee.  The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent.  Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money.  If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent.  Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

 

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Section 2.05.                         Holder Lists.

 

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders.  If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least five Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes.

 

Section 2.06.                         Transfer and Exchange.

 

(a)                                 Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes.  A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.  Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or (ii) there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes and the owner of a beneficial interest in such Global Note requests such exchange in writing delivered through the Depositary.  Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Holder of the Global Note and the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee.  Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10.  Except as described in the two preceding sentences, every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note.  A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c).

 

(b)                                 Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes.  The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures.  Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act.  Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

 

(i)                  Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note.  Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Restricted Security Legend.  Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note.  No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).

 

(ii)               All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes.  In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be

 

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transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above.  Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h).

 

(iii)                               Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note.  A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)                               if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and

 

(B)                               if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof.

 

(iv)                              Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global Note.  A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)                               if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or

 

(B)                               if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case, if the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Security Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

If any such transfer is effected at a time when the applicable Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global

 

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Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred.

 

(v)                                 Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note Prohibited.  Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

 

(c)                                  Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.

 

(i)                                Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes.  If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

 

(A)                               if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

 

(B)                               if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(C)                               if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

 

(D)                               if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

 

(E)                                if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

 

(F)                                 if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

 

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon written order, authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant.  The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Restricted Security Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

 

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(ii)                                  Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.  A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)                               if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or

 

(B)                               if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case, if the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Security Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

(iii)                                 Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.  If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon written order, authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant.  The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Restricted Security Legend.

 

(d)                                 Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.

 

(i)                                     Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes.  If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

 

(A)                               if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;

 

(B)                               if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

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(C)                               if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

 

(D)                               if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

 

(E)                                if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

 

(F)                                 if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

 

the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the appropriate 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above, the appropriate Regulation S Global Note.

 

(ii)                                  Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes.  A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)                               if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or

 

(B)                               if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case, if the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Security Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

Upon satisfaction of the conditions of this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Unrestricted Global Note.

 

(iii)                               Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes.  A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time.  Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Unrestricted Global Notes.

 

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If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraph (ii) above or this subparagraph (iii) at a time when the applicable Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.

 

(e)                                  Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes.  Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes.  Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing.  In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).

 

(i)                                     Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes.  Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)                               if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(B)                               if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

 

(C)                               if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3) thereof.

 

(ii)                                  Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.  Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)                               if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or

 

(B)                               if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case, if the Company so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Security Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

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(iii)                               Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.  A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.  Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

 

(f)                                   [Reserved].

 

(g)                                  Legends.  As applicable, the Legends set forth in Exhibit B hereto shall appear on the face of all Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii) or (e)(iii) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Restricted Security Legend.

 

(h)                                 Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes.  At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11.  At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

 

(i)                                     General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

 

(i)                                     To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon the Company’s written order or at the Registrar’s request.

 

(ii)                                  No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.09, 4.13 and 9.05).

 

(iii)                               The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

 

(iv)                              All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

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(v)                                 The Registrar, Transfer Agent and the Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.

 

(vi)                              Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

(vii)                           The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02.

 

(viii)                        All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.

 

Section 2.07.                         Replacement Notes.

 

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that the Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met.  If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced.  The Company may charge a Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note.

 

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

 

Section 2.08.                         Outstanding Notes.

 

The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding.  Except as set forth in Section 2.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(b).

 

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.

 

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

 

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If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.

 

Section 2.09.                         Treasury Notes.

 

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, any Guarantor or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Guarantor, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.

 

Section 2.10.                         Temporary Notes.

 

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes.  Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.  Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall, upon written order, authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

 

Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

 

Section 2.11.                         Cancellation.

 

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation.  The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment.  The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such canceled Notes in its customary manner (consistent with all applicable legal requirements).  Certification of the disposition of all canceled Notes shall be delivered to the Company.  The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that they have paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

Section 2.12.                         Defaulted Interest.

 

If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01.  The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment.  The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest.  At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

 

Section 2.13.                         CUSIP, ISIN and Other Numbers.

 

The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP”, “ISIN” or other such numbers (if then generally in use) and, if it does so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP, ISIN or other such numbers in notices of

 

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redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP, ISIN or other such numbers printed in the notice or on the Notes and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes and any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.  The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

 

Section 2.14.                         Issuance of Additional Notes.

 

The Company shall be entitled, from time to time, subject to its compliance with Section 4.08, without the consent of any Holder, to issue Additional Notes under this Indenture with identical terms as the Notes issued on the Issue Date other than with respect to (i) the date of issuance, (ii) the issue price, (iii) the amount of interest payable on the first interest payment date and (iv) any changes necessary to conform to and ensure compliance with the Securities Act (or other applicable securities laws).  Additional Notes that are Restricted Notes may contain mandatory or optional redemption provisions that apply only to such Additional Notes and that are agreed to by the Company and the purchasers of such Additional Notes.  The Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, any Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, except redemption provisions.

 

With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in an Officers’ Certificate prepared pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

 

(a)                                 the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture;

 

(b)                                 the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP or ISIN number of such Additional Notes; provided, however, that no Additional Notes may be issued at a price that would cause such Additional Notes to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

 

(c)                                  whether such Additional Notes shall be Restricted Notes; and

 

(d)                                 whether such Additional Notes shall include mandatory or optional redemption provisions pursuant to the second sentence of the preceding paragraph and the terms of any such redemption provisions.

 

ARTICLE 3.
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

 

Section 3.01.                         Notices to Trustee.

 

If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 or redemption provisions applicable only to Additional Notes in accordance with Section 2.14, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture, and, if applicable, the Additional Notes, pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.

 

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Section 3.02.                         Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.

 

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased among the Holders of the Notes, as applicable, that are subject to such redemption or purchase, by lot unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange requirements; provided that as long as DTC serves as Depositary for a Global Note, any redemption shall comply with DTC’s procedural requirements with respect to such note.

 

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.  Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of such class of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed.  Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.

 

Section 3.03.                         Notice of Redemption.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 4.09, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or in satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

The notice shall identify the Notes (including CUSIP Numbers) to be redeemed and shall state:

 

(a)                                 the redemption date;

 

(b)                                 the redemption price;

 

(c)                                  if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion (so long as such amount is in a denomination of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000) shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;

 

(d)                                 the name and address of the Paying Agent;

 

(e)                                  that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

 

(f)                                   that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

 

(g)                                  the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

 

(h)                                 that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.

 

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At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and providing a form setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

 

Section 3.04.                         Effect of Notice of Redemption.

 

In connection with any redemption of the Notes (including in any redemption described under Section 3.07), any such redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including any related Public Equity Offering or a Change of Control. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the redemption date, or by the redemption date so delayed.

 

Section 3.05.                         Deposit of Redemption Price.

 

No later than 10:00 am New York time on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date.  The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed.

 

If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption.  If a Note is redeemed on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such interest record date.  If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01.

 

Section 3.06.                         Notes Redeemed in Part.

 

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company, a new Note of the same class and equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.

 

Section 3.07.                         Optional Redemption.

 

(a)                                 Except as set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 3.07 or in any Additional Notes that contain optional redemption provisions in accordance with Section 2.14, the Company shall not have the option to redeem the Notes pursuant to this Section 3.07 prior to March 15, 2018.

 

On or after March 15, 2018, the Company shall have the option to redeem all or part of the Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders

 

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of Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on March 15 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

 

Percentage

 

2018

 

103.875

%

2019

 

101.938

%

2020 and thereafter

 

100.000

%

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 3.07, at any time prior to March 15, 2018, the Company may, upon not less than 30 but not more than 60 days’ prior written notice mailed by first class mail to each Holder’s registered address (with a copy to the Trustee), on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price of 107.75% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of such Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings; provided that (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under this Indenture remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding any such Notes held by GCA and its Subsidiaries); and (ii) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Public Equity Offering.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 3.07, so long as any Notes are held by any Initial Purchaser or any Affiliate of an Initial Purchaser (other than asset management Affiliates that purchased the Notes in the ordinary course of business as part of a regular distribution of the Notes, and excluding Notes acquired pursuant to bona fide open market purchases from third parties or market making activities), the Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided in Section 3.03 hereof, on one or more occasions redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

 

(d)                                 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 3.07, at any time prior to March 15, 2018, the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior written notice mailed by first class mail to each Holder’s registered address (with a copy to the Trustee), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, and accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”), subject to the rights of Holders of the Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

 

(e)                                  Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06.

 

Section 3.08.                         Mandatory Redemption.

 

GCA and the Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes other than for any Additional Notes that contain mandatory redemption provisions in accordance with Section 2.14.

 

Section 3.09.                         Mandatory Disposition or Redemption Pursuant to Gaming Laws.

 

If a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note is required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws and is not so licensed, qualified or found suitable within any time period

 

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specified by the applicable Gaming Authority, the Holder shall be obligated, at the request of the Company, to dispose of such Holder’s Notes within a time period prescribed by the Company or such other time period prescribed by such Gaming Authority (in which event the Company’s obligation to pay any interest after the receipt of such notice shall be limited as provided in such Gaming Laws). Thereafter, the Company shall have the right to redeem, on the date fixed by the Company for the redemption of such Notes, such Holder’s Notes at a redemption price (to be calculated by the Company) equal to the lesser of (i) the lowest closing sale price of the Notes on any trading day during the 120-day period ending on the date upon which the Company shall have received notice from a Gaming Authority of such Holder’s disqualification or (ii) the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired such Notes, unless a different redemption price is required by such Gaming Authority, in which event such required price shall be the redemption price.  The Company is not required to pay or reimburse any Holder or beneficial owner of a Note for the costs of licensure, qualification or finding of suitability or investigation for such licensure, qualification or finding of suitability.  Any Holder or beneficial owner of a Note required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws must pay all investigative fees and costs of the Gaming Authorities in connection with such licensure, qualification, finding of suitability or application therefor.

 

ARTICLE 4.
COVENANTS

 

Section 4.01.                         Payment of Notes.

 

The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes.  Principal, premium, if any and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. New York Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all such amounts.

 

The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.

 

Section 4.02.                         Maintenance of Office or Agency.

 

The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served.  The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.  If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

 

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York for such purposes.  The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

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The Company hereby designates the office of the Trustee at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03.

 

Section 4.03.                         Reports.

 

(a)                                 Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the Holders within 15 days after the applicable time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations (i) all quarterly and annual reports, including financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants and (ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.  All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with the information requirements applicable to such reports.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Company be required to furnish any disclosure, information, certificates or reports required by Items 307, 308, 402 or 601(b)(31) and (32) of Regulation S-K or Rules 3-10 or 3-16 of Regulation S-X.  The Company shall post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraphs on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes if (a) the Company has filed (or, in the case of a report on Form 8-K, furnished) such reports with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available or (b) the reports are posted on the Company’s website; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine whether or not such information, documents or reports have been filed pursuant to the “EDGAR” system (or its successor) or are publicly available and/or accessible electronically.

 

(c)                                  Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

 

(d)                                 The Company may satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.03 by furnishing financial information relating to GCA; provided that, if required by Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, the same is accompanied by consolidating financial information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to GCA and any of its Subsidiaries other than the Company, its Subsidiaries and the other Guarantors, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company, its Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and the other Guarantors, if any, and the other Subsidiaries of the Company on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand.

 

(e)                                  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Company shall not be deemed to have failed to comply with any of its obligations hereunder for purposes of clause (d) of the first paragraph of Section 6.01 until 120 days after the date any report hereunder is due.

 

Section 4.04.                         Compliance Certificate.

 

(a)                                 The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries

 

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during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

(b)                                 The Company  shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, not more than 30 days after any Officer becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

Section 4.05.                         Stay and Extension Laws.

 

The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

 

Section 4.06.                         Restricted Payments.

 

(a)                                 GCA and the Company shall not make, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to make, any Restricted Payment if at the time of, and after giving effect to, such proposed Restricted Payment:

 

(i)                                     a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(ii)                                  the Company could not Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.08(a); or

 

(iii)                               the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments made by GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries from and after the Issue Date (the amount of any Restricted Payment, if made other than in cash, to be based upon Fair Market Value) (including Restricted Payments permitted by Sections 4.06(b)(i) and (xi), but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.06(b)) would exceed an amount equal, without duplication, to the sum of:

 

(A)                               50% of the Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from the fiscal quarter in which the Merger Date occurs to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such Restricted Payment (or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit);

 

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(B)                               the aggregate proceeds received by the Company from the issue or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) subsequent to the Merger Date (other than an issuance or sale (i) to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) pursuant to clauses (iii) or (iv) of Section 4.06(b));

 

(C)                               the amount by which Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Company’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than an issuance or sale to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by GCA or any of its Subsidiaries) subsequent to the Merger Date, of any Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company (less the amount of any cash or other property distributed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange);

 

(D)                               the amount equal to the net reduction in Investments that were treated as Restricted Payments subsequent to the Merger Date resulting from:

 

(i)                                     payments of dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or the satisfaction or reduction (other than by means of payments by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) of obligations of other Persons which have been Guaranteed by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

 

(ii)                                  the redesignation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case such net reduction in Investments being: (x) valued as provided in the definition of “Investment,” (y) an amount not to exceed the aggregate amount of Investments previously made by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which were treated as a Restricted Payment when made, and (z) included in this clause (D) only to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income; and

 

(E)                                $15.0 million.

 

(b)                                 The provisions of Section 4.06(a) shall not prohibit:

 

(i)                                     the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of its declaration if such dividend could have been paid on the date of its declaration in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

(ii)                                  the redemption or repurchase of any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of the Company (other than any Capital Stock or Indebtedness which is held or beneficially owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company):  (x) if the holder or beneficial owner of such Capital Stock or Indebtedness is required to qualify under the Gaming Laws and does not so qualify; or (y) if necessary in the reasonable, good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, as evidenced by a Board Resolution, to prevent the loss or secure the reinstatement of any Gaming License which if lost or not reinstated, as the case may be, would have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or would restrict the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct business in any gaming jurisdiction;

 

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(iii)                               any purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of Capital Stock of the Company made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

 

(iv)                              any purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of the Indebtedness of any Person made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

 

(v)                                 any purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee from the proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred within 60 days of such repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of such Indebtedness;

 

(vi)                              cash payments in lieu of fractional shares issuable as dividends on Capital Stock of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(vii)                           the redemption or repurchase of any Capital Stock to the extent required by a final non-appealable order or judgment entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction;

 

(viii)                        any Permitted Tax Distribution;

 

(ix)                              so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, repurchases by the Company or GCA of GCA common stock or options, warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into such common stock (excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exercisable for, common stock) held by employees, officers, consultants or directors of GCA or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries upon death, disability or termination of employment or directorship of such employees, officers, consultants or directors not to exceed $5.0 million in the aggregate in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $10.0 million in any calendar year);

 

(x)                                 any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Transactions and the fees and expenses related thereto or used to fund amounts owed to Affiliates, in each case as described in the offering memorandum;

 

(xi)                              so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee with any Excess Proceeds as provided under Section 4.09 or pursuant to provisions requiring such repurchase similar to those described under Section 4.13; provided that all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Prepayment Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value;

 

(xii)                           the declaration and payment of dividends and distributions to holders of any class of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued by GCA or the Company after the Issue Date in accordance with Section 4.08(a); and

 

(xiii)                        Restricted Payments made on or after the Issue Date not to exceed, together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (xiii), $20.0 million in the aggregate.

 

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Section 4.07.                         Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:  (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (iii) make loans or advances to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or (iv) transfer any of its Property to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (a) (x) the Notes, this Indenture or any guarantee thereof, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and (y) agreements in effect on the Issue Date, including the New Unsecured Indenture; (b) applicable law, including rules, regulations or orders issued by any Gaming Authority; (c) customary nonassignment provisions in contracts, leases or licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices that are customary in the gaming, lodging or entertainment industry; (d) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that any restrictions of the type described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 4.07 contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no more restrictive than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; (e) agreements in existence with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary at the time it is so designated or otherwise becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such agreements are not entered into in anticipation or contemplation of such designation; (f) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or Property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business with the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements; (g) Liens permitted to be Incurred under Section 4.11 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens; (h) purchase money obligations for Property or equipment acquired for use in the business of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the Property or equipment purchased or leased in the ordinary course of business; (i) any instrument governing Indebtedness represented by industrial revenue or development bonds issued by a municipality and loaned to or otherwise guaranteed by GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; (j) any agreement or instrument governing or relating to any Credit Facility, including the New Credit Facilities and the Intercreditor Agreement permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(b)(iii); or (k) other obligations under the New Unsecured Notes or the Notes.

 

Nothing contained in this Section 4.07 shall prevent GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from granting any Lien permitted by Section 4.11.

 

Section 4.08.                         Limitation on Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock.

 

(a)                                 GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; provided, however, that GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and GCA’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would exceed 2.0 to 1.0, after giving effect to:

 

(i)                                     the Incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Indebtedness was Incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock was issued at the beginning of the Reference Period and (if applicable) the application of the net proceeds thereof to repay other Indebtedness as if the application of such proceeds occurred at the beginning of the Reference Period,

 

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(ii)                                  the Incurrence and retirement of any other Indebtedness since the first day of the Reference Period as if such Indebtedness was Incurred or retired at the beginning of the Reference Period, and

 

(iii)                               the acquisition or disposition of any Property or any company, business or Property by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the first day of the Reference Period including any acquisition or disposition which will be consummated contemporaneously with the Incurrence of such Indebtedness or the issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if such acquisition or disposition occurred at the beginning of the Reference Period, including without limitation any net reduction of lease payments in connection with any acquisition of Property;

 

provided, that Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors may only incur Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock to the extent such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred and outstanding under this paragraph by such Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors does not exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate at any time.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as specified below, may Incur the following Indebtedness:

 

(i)                                     (A) Indebtedness of the Company represented by the Initial Notes and of the Guarantors under the Note Guarantees and (B) the New Unsecured Notes and the guarantees thereof;

 

(ii)                                  Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date (other than pursuant to clause (i) or (iii) of this Section 4.08(b));

 

(iii)                               Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under any Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the sum of (i) $650.0 million and (ii) an additional amount if, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such additional amount, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio calculated on a pro forma basis is equal to or less than 3.50:1.00 (assuming all such additional amounts were secured, whether or not so secured, and including for this purpose the full amount of draw with respect to any revolving credit facility (whether or not borrowed));

 

(iv)                              Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by a Restricted Subsidiary, GCA or the Company; provided, however, that (A) if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Company or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantees, in the case of a Guarantor; (B) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness except to GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed in each case to constitute the Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the issuer thereof;

 

(v)                                 Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under Interest Rate Agreements, provided that the obligations under such agreements were entered into for the purpose of limiting interest rate risks and not for speculative purposes in connection with payment obligations on Indebtedness otherwise permitted by the terms of this Section 4.08;

 

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(vi)                              Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under Currency Exchange Protection Agreements, provided that such Currency Exchange Protection Agreements were entered into for the purpose of limiting exchange rate risks in connection with transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vii)                           Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with one or more standby letters of credit, performance bonds or completion guarantees issued in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to self-insurance obligations and not in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit;

 

(viii)                        [Reserved];

 

(ix)                              Indebtedness owed to any Governmental Authority Incurred by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with obtaining any development rights or in lieu of payment of a tax or in consideration of a reduction in tax;

 

(x)                                 So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Indebtedness (including under any Credit Facility) of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of this covenant or this paragraph in an aggregate amount outstanding as of the date of any Incurrence of such Indebtedness not to exceed $50.0 million;

 

(xi)                              Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case Incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (xi)) not to exceed $20.0 million at any time outstanding; or

 

(xii)                           Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.08(a) or clauses (i), (ii), (xi) and this clause (xii) of this Section 4.08(b); provided, however, any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may be Incurred up to 60 days prior to the repayment, repurchase or redemption of the Indebtedness being refinanced, redeemed or repaid with such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, further, that prior to any repayment, repurchase or redemption of the Indebtedness being refinanced with such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, GCA, the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily invest the proceeds of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in Temporary Cash Investments or use the proceeds of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness to pay down Indebtedness under the revolving credit portion of any Credit Facility.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.08, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories described in clauses (i) through (xii) of Section 4.08(b), or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(a), the Company will be permitted to (a) classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its Incurrence in any manner that complies with this Section 4.08 and (b) divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (xii) of this Section 4.08(b) or as Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(a).  The Company may reclassify such Indebtedness from time to time in its sole discretion and may classify any item of Indebtedness in part under one or more of the categories described in clauses (i) through (xii) of this Section 4.08(b) and/or in part as Indebtedness entitled to be Incurred pursuant

 

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to Section 4.08(a).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness outstanding under any Credit Facility on the Merger Date initially will be deemed to have been Incurred on such date under clause (iii) of this Section 4.08(b), and may not later be reclassified.

 

Accrual of interest, the accretion of principal amount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness, fair value adjustments to the amount of Indebtedness and the payment of dividends in the form of additional Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, in each case will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 4.08.  The Company may rely on internal or publicly reported financial reports even though there may be subsequent adjustments (including review and audit adjustments) to such financial statements.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Incurrence of Indebtedness which is based upon or made in reliance on a computation based on such internal or publicly reported financial statements, shall be deemed to continue to comply with this Section 4.08, notwithstanding any subsequent adjustments that may result in changes to such internal or publicly reported financial statements.

 

GCA and the Company shall not Incur, and shall not permit any Guarantor to Incur, any Indebtedness (including any Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (xii) hereof) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable, unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the applicable Note Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Guarantor solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a junior priority basis.

 

Section 4.09.                         Asset Sales; Event of Loss.

 

(a)                                 Other than upon an Event of Loss, GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Sale after the Merger Date, unless (i) GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the Property subject to such Asset Sale; (ii) at least 75% of such consideration consists of cash, Temporary Cash Investments or any stock or assets of the kind referred to in clause (i) or (iii) of the definition of “Additional Assets”; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the assumption of Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is not subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee shall be deemed to be Temporary Cash Investments if GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and all other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, to the extent any of the foregoing are liable with respect to such Indebtedness, are expressly released from all liability for such Indebtedness by the holder thereof in connection with such Asset Sale, (B) any securities or notes received by GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from such transferee that are converted by GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Temporary Cash Investments within 30 days of the date of such Asset Sale shall be deemed to be Temporary Cash Investments and (C) GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may receive consideration in the form of securities exceeding 25% of the consideration for one or more Asset Sales so long as GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries do not hold such securities having an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of $10.0 million at any time outstanding; and (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or would occur after giving effect, on a pro forma basis, to, such Asset Sale.

 

(b)                                 Upon an Event of Loss incurred by GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, the Net Proceeds received from such Event of Loss shall be applied in the same manner as proceeds from Asset Sales described below and pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section 4.09.

 

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(c)                                  Within 360 days after the receipt of the Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Event of Loss, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale or Event of Loss may be applied by GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (i) to repay, redeem or repurchase or otherwise permanently reduce the First Lien Obligations of the Company or any Guarantor; provided that if any such Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, the related revolving commitments must be reduced by the amount of such repayment and such reduced commitments terminated; provided, further, that (x) to the extent that the terms of any Credit Facility (other than notes issued under one or more indentures to replace or refinance such Credit Facility Obligations) are required to be repaid with the Net Proceeds of Asset Sale or Event of Loss prior to the repayment of other Indebtedness, GCA and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to repay such other First Lien Obligation prior to repaying the obligations under the notes, and (y) subject to the foregoing clause (x), if the Company or any Guarantor shall so reduce the First Lien Obligations, the Company shall (1) equally and ratably reduce obligations under the notes by redeeming the notes as provided under Section 3.07 or through privately negotiated transactions or open-market purchasers (to the extent such purchases are at a price of at least 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon) or (2) offer to redeem or purchase at least a pro rata portion of the Notes (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or repurchases of the First Lien Obligations described above) by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth in clause (ii) below) to all holders of notes to purchase their notes at a price of at least 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon; provided, however, that solely to the extent such Net Proceeds are not derived from an Asset Sale of Collateral or an Event of Loss involving Collateral, GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to repay, redeem or repurchase Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor (other than Indebtedness owed to GCA or another Restricted Subsidiary), or (ii) to reinvest in Additional Assets (including by means of an Investment in Additional Assets by a Restricted Subsidiary with Net Proceeds received by GCA, the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary); provided, however, that if GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary contractually commits within such 360-day period to apply such Net Proceeds within 180 days of such contractual commitment in accordance with the above clause (i) or (ii), and such Net Proceeds are subsequently applied as contemplated in such contractual commitment, then the requirement for application of Net Proceeds set forth in this Section 4.09(c) shall be considered satisfied; provided that, to the extent that Net Proceeds are derived from an Asset Sale of Collateral or an Event of Loss involving Collateral, such Additional Assets shall constitute Collateral.

 

(d)                                 Any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale or Event of Loss that are not used in accordance with Section 4.09(c) shall constitute “Excess Proceeds.”  When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20.0 million the Company shall make an offer to purchase (the “Prepayment Offer”), on a pro rata basis, from all Holders of the Notes, and, if required by the terms of any other First Lien Obligations containing comparable repurchase rights (which Lien is not subordinated to the Lien securing the Notes in respect of the Collateral), the holders of such other outstanding First Lien Obligations, an aggregate principal amount equal to the Excess Proceeds, at a price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, in accordance with Section 4.09(e), (f), (g), (h) and (i).  To the extent that any portion of the Excess Proceeds remains after compliance with the preceding sentence and provided that all Holders and applicable holders of the First Lien Obligations have been given the opportunity to tender the Notes for repurchase in accordance with Section 4.09(f) or repay the First Lien Obligations in accordance with the applicable First Lien Facility Documentation, GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may use such remaining amount for general corporate purposes or the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the notes or the Note Guarantee if required to be repurchased pursuant to their respective terms and the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset to zero.  Pending application of Net Proceeds pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 4.09(c), such Net Proceeds shall be invested in Temporary Cash Investments or used to temporarily repay First Lien Obligations that is revolving Indebtedness.

 

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(e)                                  For the purposes of this Section 4.09, any sale by GCA or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that owns assets constituting Collateral shall be deemed to be a sale of such Collateral.

 

(f)                                   Within 15 Business Days after the amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20.0 million, the Company shall send a prepayment offer notice, by first-class mail, to the Holders with a copy to the Trustee, accompanied by such information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Company in good faith believes will enable such Holders to make an informed decision with respect to the Prepayment Offer.  The prepayment offer notice shall state, among other things:

 

(i)                                     that the Company is offering to purchase Notes pursuant to Section 4.09 of this Indenture;

 

(ii)                                  that any Note (or any portion thereof) accepted for payment (and for which payment has been duly provided on the purchase date) pursuant to the Prepayment Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the purchase date;

 

(iii)                               the purchase price and purchase date, which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, no less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the date the Prepayment Offer notice is mailed;

 

(iv)                              the aggregate principal amount of Notes (or portions thereof) to be purchased;

 

(v)                                 a description of any conditions to such Prepayment Offer; and

 

(vi)                              a description of the procedure which Holders must follow in order to tender their Notes (or portions thereof) and the procedures that Holders must follow in order to withdraw an election to tender their Notes (or portions thereof) for payment.

 

(g)                                  Not later than the purchase date, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own paying agent, segregate and hold in trust) in cash an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to be paid to the Holders entitled thereto, to be held for payment in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.09.  Holders electing to have a Note purchased will be required to surrender the Note, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least five Business Days prior to the purchase date.  Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than three Business Days prior to the purchase date, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note which was delivered for purchase by the Holder, the certificate number of such Note and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased.

 

(h)                                 On the purchase date, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee the Notes or portions thereof which have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the Company.  The Trustee (or Paying Agent) shall, on the purchase date, mail or deliver payment of the purchase price to each tendering Holder.  In the event that the aggregate purchase price of the Notes delivered by the Company to the Trustee is less than the amount deposited with the Trustee (or Paying Agent), the Trustee (or Paying Agent) shall deliver the excess to the Company immediately after the end of the payment date.

 

(i)                                     The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase of Notes required by this Section 4.09.  To the extent that the provisions

 

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of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions relating to the Prepayment Offer, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.09 by virtue of such conflict.

 

Section 4.10.                         Transactions with Affiliates.

 

(a)                                 GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, conduct any business or enter into or suffer to exist any transaction or series of transactions (including the purchase, sale, transfer, lease or exchange of any Property, the making of any Investment, the giving of any Guarantee or the rendering or receiving of any service) with, from or for the benefit of any Affiliate, any Related Person or any officer or director of any Affiliate or a Related Person involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million (an “Affiliate Transaction”) unless:  (i) the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are in writing, in the best interest of GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and at least as favorable to GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as those that could be obtained at the time of such Affiliate Transaction in a similar transaction in arm’s-length dealings with a Person who is not such an Affiliate, Related Person or officer or director of an Affiliate or Related Person; and (ii) with respect to each Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate payments to either party in excess of $25.0 million, such Affiliate Transaction was approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors and that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (i).

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding the limitation of Section 4.10(a), GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into or suffer to exist the following:  (i) any transaction pursuant to any contract in existence on the Issue Date; (ii) any Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.06; (iii) any transaction or series of transactions between GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or between two or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries; (iv) the payment of compensation (including amounts paid pursuant to employee benefit plans) for the personal services of, indemnity provided on behalf of, and reimbursement of expense to, officers, directors, employees and consultants of GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; (v) the existence of, or the performance by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the Merger Agreement; and (vi) any contribution of capital to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Section 4.11.                         Liens.

 

GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, Incur or suffer to exist, any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of their Property, whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom.

 

Section 4.12.                         Corporate Existence.

 

Subject to Article 5, GCA and the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of GCA, the Company or any such Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of GCA, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries; provided, however, that neither GCA nor the Company shall be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.

 

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Section 4.13.                         Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.

 

(a)                                 Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000) of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”) at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”).

 

(b)                                 On or before the 30th day following any Change of Control, the Company shall send a written notice (which notice may be conditional) to each Holder (with a copy to the Trustee) stating, among other things:  (1) that a Change of Control has occurred and a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.13 and that all Notes (or portions thereof) timely tendered will be accepted for payment; (2) the purchase price and the change of control payment date, which date shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice (the “Change of Control Payment Date”); (3) that any Note (or portion thereof) accepted for payment (and for which payment has been duly provided on the Change of Control Payment Date) pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date; (4) that any Notes (or portions thereof) not tendered will continue to accrue interest; (5) a description of the transaction or transactions constituting the Change of Control; and (6) the procedures that Holders must follow in order to tender their Notes (or portions thereof) for payment and the procedures that Holders must follow in order to withdraw an election to tender Notes (or portions thereof) for payment.

 

(c)                                  A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the transaction giving rise to the Change of Control at the time of the making of the Change of Control Offer.  In addition, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.13 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

 

(d)                                 Not later than the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust) in cash an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to be paid to the Holders entitled thereto, to be held for payment in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.13.  Holders electing to have a Note purchased will be required to surrender the Note, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least five Business Days prior to the purchase date.  Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than three Business Days prior to the purchase date, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note which was delivered for purchase by the Holder, the certificate number of such Note and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased.

 

(e)                                  On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:  (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and (3) deliver to the Trustee or cause to be delivered the Notes or portions thereof which have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the Company, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.  The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes

 

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properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will, upon receipt of an authentication order, promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000.  In the event that the aggregate purchase price of the Notes delivered by the Company to the Trustee is less than the amount deposited with the Trustee (or Paying Agent), the Trustee (or Paying Agent) shall deliver the excess to the Company immediately after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(f)                                   The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase of Notes in connection with a Change of Control.  To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions relating to the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.13 by virtue thereof.

 

Section 4.14.                         Limitation on Status as an Investment Company.

 

GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, become an “investment company” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the “Investment Company Act”), to the extent such status would subject such Person or any of its Subsidiaries to regulation under the Investment Company Act, except for Subsidiaries established for the purpose of financing the operating businesses of GCA and its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 4.15.                         Payment for Consent.

 

GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder of Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

 

Section 4.16.                         [Reserved].

 

Section 4.17.                         Business Activities.

 

GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any business other than a Related Business, except to such extent as would not be material to GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Section 4.18.                         Additional Note Guarantees.

 

If GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates a Significant Subsidiary, or any non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary becomes a Significant Subsidiary after the Issue Date, then such Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture, deliver a joinder, amendment or supplement to the applicable Security Documents (and such other documentation as shall be necessary to provide for a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject only to Permitted Liens) on such Restricted Subsidiary’s assets constituting Collateral to secure such guarantee on terms described in Article 11) and deliver an Opinion of Counsel satisfying the requirements of this

 

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Indenture within 30 days following the date on which it was acquired, created or otherwise became a Significant Subsidiary (or such longer period as may be required to obtain any necessary approvals under applicable Gaming Laws or other regulatory requirements).  Any Subsidiary that does not constitute a Significant Subsidiary need not become a Guarantor unless and until such time as it becomes a Significant Subsidiary.  GCA and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all approvals of any Gaming Authority necessary to permit any Significant Subsidiary to become a Guarantor and to have its Capital Stock pledged in favor of the Collateral Agent as promptly as practicable.

 

Section 4.19.                         Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

The Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that:

 

(i)                                     such designation would not cause a Default;

 

(ii)                                  such Subsidiary has no Indebtedness other than Qualified Non-Recourse Debt; and

 

(iii)                               such Subsidiary does not own any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of or own or hold any Lien on any Property of GCA or any Subsidiary of GCA that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated.

 

If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.06 or under one or more clauses of the definition of “Permitted Investment,” as determined by the Company.  That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the requirements to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Any designation of a Subsidiary of GCA as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that (1) such designation complied with the preceding conditions and (2) was permitted by Section 4.06 and giving the effective date of such designation, such filing with the Trustee to occur within 75 days after the end of the fiscal quarter of the Company in which such designation is made (or, in the case of a designation made during the last fiscal quarter of the fiscal year, within 120 days after the end of such fiscal year).  If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under Section 4.08, the Company will be in default of such covenant.

 

The Board of Directors may at any time designate, or redesignate, any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation, or redesignation, will be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation, or redesignation, will only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.08 calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Reference Period and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation or redesignation.

 

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Section 4.20.                         Pledge Undertakings.

 

The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to receive, within 120 days after the Issue Date (and, with respect to any entity made a Guarantor after the Issue Date pursuant to Section 4.18, within 120 days of the date thereof), the approval of the requisite Gaming Authority in connection with the pledge of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity, the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity and any other Pledged Equity (all such terms used herein as defined in the Security Agreement) subject to any other applicable Gaming Laws pursuant to the Security Agreement and within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such approvals, deliver to the Collateral Agent (or the Credit Facility Agent as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement) (a) all existing certificates evidencing 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock held by the Company and each Guarantor in the issuers of such Pledged Equity, (b) stock powers duly endorsed in blank covering all of the certificated Capital Stock described in clause (a) above and (c) a favorable opinion of the Company’s local counsel is such jurisdiction (which local counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent), addressed to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party as to matters relating to the creation and perfection of security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent with respect to such Pledged Equity pursuant to the Security Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or any other Notes Documentation to the contrary, whether the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts under this Section 4.20 shall be determined solely by the Company (not the Trustee or the Collateral Agent) and shall be set forth in an Officers’ Certificate promptly delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, upon which the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely.

 

Section 4.21.                         After-Acquired Property.

 

(a)                                 From and after the Issue Date and subject to certain limitations set forth in the Security Documents, if the Company or any Guarantor acquires any property which is of a type constituting Collateral under the Security Agreement or any other Security Document (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Assets), it shall, to the extent necessary and required by the Security Agreement or any other Security Document, as soon as practicable after the acquisition thereof execute and deliver such security instruments, mortgages, surveys, title insurance policies, financing statements and such certificates and Opinions of Counsel as are reasonably necessary to vest in the Collateral Agent a perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in such after-acquired property and to have such after-acquired property added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture and each other Notes Documentation relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such after-acquired property to the same extent and with the same force and effect.

 

(b)                                 Upon the acquisition by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any fee interest in real property  with a Fair Market Value in excess of $10,000,000 (“Mortgaged Property”), GCA or the Company shall deliver or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to deliver within ninety (90) days, a mortgage or deed of trust with respect thereto duly executed and acknowledged by the owner of such Mortgaged Property, in favor of the Collateral Agent and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, together with the following:

 

(i)                                     evidence of the completion (or reasonably satisfactory arrangements for the completion) of all recordings and filings of each of the mortgages or deeds of trust as may be required to record the mortgages or deeds of trust as valid, perfected Liens against the Mortgaged Property, which Liens are subject to no outstanding monetary Liens recorded against GCA’s, the Company’s or such Guarantor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, other than Permitted Liens;

 

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(ii)                                  title policies in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties providing title insurance in an amount of not less than the Fair Market Value of the Mortgaged Property covered thereby, including endorsements issued by the title company with respect to the deeds of trust;

 

(iii)                               an American Land Title Association survey of each Mortgaged Property prepared (and so certified) in compliance with the provisions of the applicable state survey standards by a registered land surveyor of the state in which each such Mortgaged Property is located, and certified to the Collateral Agent and the title company;

 

(iv)                              with respect to each Mortgaged Property, such affidavits, certificates, information (including financial data) and instruments of indemnification (including a so-called “gap” indemnification) as shall be required to induce the title company to issue the title policies and endorsements contemplated in clause (ii) above;

 

(v)                                 evidence of payment by Company of all title policy premiums, search and examination charges, escrow charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the deeds of trust and issuance of the title policies contemplated in clause (ii) above; and

 

(vi)                              favorable Opinions of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, of local counsel in each jurisdiction (i) where a Mortgaged Property is located and (ii) where the Company or applicable Guarantor granting the mortgage or deed of trust on said Mortgaged Property is organized, regarding the due execution and delivery and enforceability of each such deed of trust, the corporate formation, existence and good standing of the Company or applicable Guarantor, and such other matters as may be reasonably required.

 

Section 4.22.                         Further Assurances.

 

Subject to the limitations set forth in the Security Documents, the Company and each of the Guarantors will execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further action required under applicable law, or as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and priority of the security interests and Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents in the Collateral.

 

Section 4.23.                         Activities Prior to the Acquisition Date.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, prior to the Merger Date, the Company’s primary activities shall be restricted to (a) issuing the Notes and the New Unsecured Notes, (b) performing its obligations in respect of the Notes under this Indenture and the New Unsecured Notes under the New Unsecured Indenture, (c) consummating the Transactions substantially in accordance with the description of the Transactions set forth in the Offering Memorandum, and redeeming the Notes, if applicable and (d) conducting such other activities as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the activities described above. Prior to the Merger Date, the Company shall not own, hold or otherwise have any interest in any material assets other than cash and cash equivalents and its rights and obligations under the Merger Agreement.

 

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Section 4.24.                         Insurance.

 

The Company shall maintain insurance, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain insurance, with financially sound and reputable insurers (naming the Collateral Agent as an additional insured or loss payee, as applicable), with respect to any right or interest in or to its property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock, that is necessary in, and material to, the conduct of business by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all such material insurance policies shall, to the extent customary (but in any event, not including business interruption insurance and personal injury insurance) name the Collateral Agent as insured party or loss payee, as applicable.

 

Section 4.25.                         Maintenance of Collateral.

 

The Company shall, and shall cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to (i) at all times maintain, preserve and protect all property material to the conduct of its business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (other than wear and tear occurring in the ordinary course of business), (ii) from time to time make, or cause to be made, all necessary and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted in the ordinary course at all times and (iii) keep its insurable property insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers.

 

ARTICLE 5.
SUCCESSORS

 

Section 5.01.                         Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.

 

(a)                                 Except with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, GCA and the Company shall not merge or consolidate with or into any other entity (other than a merger or consolidation of a Restricted Subsidiary with or into GCA or the Company) or in one transaction or a series of related transactions sell, convey, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its Property unless:

 

(i)                                     the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if GCA or the Company is not the surviving entity) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance is made (the “Successor”)

 

(A)                               shall be a Person (other than an individual) organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or a State thereof or the District of Columbia and such Person expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture and such other necessary agreements, executed and delivered to the Trustee by such Person, the due and punctual payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on all the Notes, according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants, conditions and obligations under the Notes, this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement to be performed by the Company; and

 

(B)                               the Successor shall have all Gaming Licenses required to be obtained by such Successor;

 

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(ii)                                  in the case of a sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s Property, such Property shall have been transferred as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to one Person;

 

(iii)                               immediately before and after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(iv)                              immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (including, without limitation, any Indebtedness Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with such transaction or series of transactions), either (x) the Company or the Successor, as the case may be, would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.08(a) or (y) GCA’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would be equal to or greater than GCA’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such transaction;

 

(v)                                 GCA, the Company or such Successor, as the case may be, shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, shall comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture (and any supplement to any Security Document if required in connection with such transaction) and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture and the Security Documents relating to the execution of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied or duly waived;

 

(vi)                              the Successor promptly causes such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, delivered, filed and recorded, as applicable, in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien of the Security Documents on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor;

 

(vii)                           the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor, as applicable, shall (a) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (b) be subject to the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the trustee and the Holders of the Notes and (c) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens; and

 

(viii)                        the property and assets of the Person which is merged or consolidated with or into the Successor, as applicable, to the extent that they are property or assets or of the types which would constitute Collateral under the Security Documents, shall be treated as after-acquired property and the Successor shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien on the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in this Indenture or the Security Documents.

 

(b)                                 No Guarantor may sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than GCA, the Company or another Guarantor, unless:

 

(i)                                     immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

 

(ii)                                  either:  (a) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger unconditionally assumes all the

 

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obligations of that Guarantor under its Note Guarantee and this Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture satisfactory to the Trustee; or (b) the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with Section 4.09.

 

Section 5.02.                         Successor Corporation Substituted.

 

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of GCA and/or the Company in accordance with Section 5.01, the Successor shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to “GCA” and/or the “Company”, as the case may be, shall refer instead to the Successor and not to GCA or the Company, as the case may be), and may exercise every right and power of GCA or the Company, as the case may be, under this Indenture with the same effect as if the Successor had been named as GCA or the Company, as the case may be, herein; provided, however, that the predecessor GCA or Company, as the case may be, shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all of GCA’s assets or the Company’s assets, as the case may be, that meets the requirements of Section 5.01(a).

 

ARTICLE 6.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 6.01.                         Events of Default.

 

An “Event of Default” occurs if:

 

(a)                                 the Company defaults in the payment of interest on any of the Notes when it becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days;

 

(b)                                 the Company defaults in the payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes when due at maturity, upon acceleration, required purchase or otherwise;

 

(c)                                  the Company fails to observe, perform or comply with the covenants and agreements of Section 5.01(a);

 

(d)                                 the Company or any Guarantor fails to observe, perform or comply with any of the other covenants and agreements in this Indenture, the Notes, or the Note Guarantees and such failure to observe, perform or comply continues for a period of 60 days after receipt by the Company of a written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding;

 

(e)                                  Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is not paid when due or within any applicable grace period or is accelerated by the holders thereof and, in either case, the total amount of such unpaid or accelerated Indebtedness exceeds $25.0 million;

 

(f)                                   the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments or orders against GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an uninsured aggregate amount in excess of $25.0 million and such judgment or order is not discharged, waived, stayed or satisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days;

 

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(g)                                  GCA, the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:

 

(i)                                commences a voluntary case,

 

(ii)                                consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,

 

(iii)                                 consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or

 

(iv)                               makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

 

(h)                                 a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree with respect to GCA, the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, under any Bankruptcy Law that:

 

(i)                                is for relief against such Person(s) in an involuntary case;

 

(ii)                                appoints a custodian of such Person(s) or for all or substantially all of the property of such Person(s); or

 

(iii)                                 orders the liquidation of such Person(s);

 

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;

 

(i)                                     except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person controlling such Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee, and such default continues for a period of 10 days; and

 

(j)                                    except as permitted by the terms of this Indenture or the Security Documents, (a) any Lien or security interest created by any Security Documents ceases to be in full force and effect or any default by the Company or any such Guarantor in the performance of any of their obligations under any of the Security Documents which adversely affects the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the Lien on any material portion of the Collateral securing the Notes Obligations or which adversely affects the condition or value of any material portion of the Collateral, (b) repudiation or disaffirmation in writing by the Company or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor, of its obligations under the Security Documents or assertion by the Company or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor that any security interest with respect to the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents is invalid and unenforceable or (c) the determination in a judicial proceeding that the security interest with respect to any material portion of the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents or all or any material portion of the Security Documents, taken as a whole, are unenforceable or invalid, for any reason, against the Company or any Guarantor.

 

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judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

 

A Default under clause (e) or (f) of this Section 6.01 is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding notify the Company of the Default; provided that any Default under clause (e) above resulting from a  default or acceleration with respect to Indebtedness will not be considered an Event of Default if such default or acceleration is cured or annulled, respectively, within 30 days of the receipt by the Company of such notice of default from the Trustee or Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.  Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default.”

 

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of any Default or Event of Default, its status and what action the Company and/or any Guarantor is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.  The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

 

Section 6.02.                         Acceleration.

 

Subject to Section 6.12, if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default resulting from Section 6.01(g) or (h)) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding may accelerate the maturity of all the Notes by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by the Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” and on the fifth Business Day after delivery of such notice, the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium, if any, on all of the Notes then outstanding will become immediately due and payable.  In case an Event of Default resulting from Section 6.01(g) or (h) shall occur, the Notes (including any accrued interest thereon) shall be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.

 

Section 6.03.                         Other Remedies.

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

 

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.  A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default.  All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

Section 6.04.                         Waiver of Past Defaults.

 

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive an existing Event of Default or Default and its consequences hereunder if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree except a

 

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continuing Default in the payment of principal of premium or interest on a Note.  Upon any such waiver, such Default or Event of Default shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 6.05.                         Control by Majority.

 

Subject to the terms of the Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it.  However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction.  Prior to taking any action hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification and/or security satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

 

Whenever reference is made in this Indenture, the Security Agreement or any other Security Document to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any such action under this Indenture if it shall not have received such advice or concurrence of the Trustee, acting at the direction of the required Holders of the Notes (acting in accordance with this Indenture and other transaction documents), as it deems appropriate.  This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto.

 

Section 6.06.                         Limitation on Suits.

 

A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees only if:

 

(a)                                 the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;

 

(b)                                 the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

(c)                                  such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity and/or security satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

 

(d)                                 the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity and/or security; and

 

(e)                                  during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.

 

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A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.

 

Section 6.07.                         Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

 

Section 6.08.                         Collection Suit by Trustee.

 

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as Trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal to the extent lawful, and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

Section 6.09.                         Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

 

Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07.  To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 out of the estate in any such proceeding shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

Section 6.10.                         Priorities.

 

Subject to the terms of the Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, if the Trustee collects (or receives from the Collateral Agent under any Security Documents) any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

 

First:  to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and their respective agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities

 

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incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent and the costs and expenses of collection;

 

Second:  to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the applicable Notes for principal, premium and interest, respectively; and

 

Third:  to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

 

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.

 

Section 6.11.                         Undertaking for Costs.

 

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.  This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

 

Section 6.12.                         Redemption Provision Defaults.

 

Notwithstanding the above, for purposes of this Article 6, if any Event of Default occurs with respect to mandatory or optional redemption provisions included solely in any Additional Notes as contemplated by Section 2.14 (a “Redemption Provision Default”), such Redemption Provision Default shall constitute an Event of Default only with respect to the Additional Notes containing such mandatory or optional redemption provisions and such Additional Notes shall be considered to be Indebtedness for purposes of Section 6.01(e).  In addition, (i) solely with respect to any Redemption Provision Default, all references to the Holders of Notes set forth in this Article 6 (including, without limitation, any applicable voting and consent thresholds regarding notice, waiver, acceleration, remedies, direction of the Trustee and limitations on suits), shall be deemed to refer only to the Holders of the Additional Notes subject to such Redemption Provision Default and (ii) solely with respect to any Default under Section 6.01(e) that occurs as a result of a Redemption Provision Default, all references to the Holders of Notes set forth in this Article 6 (including, without limitation, any applicable voting and consent thresholds regarding notice, waiver, acceleration, remedies, direction of the Trustee and limitations on suits), shall be deemed to refer only to the Holders of Notes other than the Additional Notes subject to such Redemption Provision Default.

 

ARTICLE 7.
TRUSTEE

 

Section 7.01.                         Duties of Trustee.

 

(a)                                 If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

 

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(b)                                 Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

(i)                                     the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

(ii)                                  in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee pursuant to the requirements of this Indenture.  However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions specifically required to be furnished to it hereunder to determine whether or not they substantially conform to the procedural requirements of this Indenture.

 

(c)                                  The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

(i)                                     this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

 

(ii)                                  the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii)                               the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.

 

(d)                                 Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.

 

(e)                                  No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.  The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

 

(f)                                   The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.  Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

Section 7.02.                         Rights of Trustee.

 

(a)                                 The Trustee may rely upon any document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.  The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

 

(b)                                 Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both.  The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.  The Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the advice of such

 

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counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)                                  The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

 

(d)                                 The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

 

(e)                                  Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

 

(f)                                   In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether such Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

(g)                                  The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

 

Section 7.03.                         Individual Rights of Trustee.

 

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.  However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as Trustee or resign.  Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties.  The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

 

Section 7.04.                         Trustee’s Disclaimer.

 

The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

 

Section 7.05.                         Notice of Defaults.

 

If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs.  Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.

 

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Section 7.06.                         Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.

 

Within 60 days after each December 15 beginning with the December 15 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted).  The Trustee also shall comply with TIA § 313(b)(2).  The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).

 

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d).  The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or delisted therefrom.

 

Section 7.07.                         Compensation and Indemnity.

 

The Company shall pay to the Trustee as agreed upon in writing from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder.  The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust.  The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services.  Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

 

The Company and Guarantors shall fully indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (including reasonable and documented legal fees of counsel and expenses) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including (i) the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct and (ii) liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture.  The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity.  Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company is actually prejudiced by failure of the Trustee to provide timely notice of claims of which a Responsible Officer has actual notice.  The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense.  The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel.  The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

 

To secure the Company’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes.  Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

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When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

Section 7.08.                         Replacement of Trustee.

 

A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.

 

The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company.  The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing.  The Company may remove the Trustee if:

 

(a)                                 the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

 

(b)                                 the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

 

(c)                                  a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

 

(d)                                 the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

 

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.

 

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least 20% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.  If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company.  Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.  The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders.  The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid.  Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

Section 7.09.                         Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

 

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or banking association, the successor corporation or association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

 

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In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture and any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which is anywhere provided in the Notes or in this Indenture.

 

Section 7.10.                         Eligibility; Disqualification.

 

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

 

This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5).  The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b).

 

Section 7.11.                         Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.

 

The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b).  A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

 

Section 7.12.                         Security Documents; Intercreditor Agreement.

 

By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby authorize and direct the Trustee and Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and any other Security Documents in which the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, is named as a party, including any Security Documents executed after the Issue Date.  It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the Trustee and Collateral Agent are (a) expressly authorized to make the representations attributed to Holders in any such agreements and (b) not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements, or for the validity or enforceability thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Whether or not so expressly stated therein, in entering into, or taking (or forbearing from) any action under the Intercreditor Agreement or any other Security Documents, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent each shall have all of the rights, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to it under this Indenture and the Security Documents (in addition to those that may be granted to it under the terms of such other agreement or agreements).

 

ARTICLE 8.
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

Section 8.01.                         Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 applied to all outstanding Notes, and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Note Guarantees, upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

 

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Section 8.02.                         Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

 

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Note Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”).  For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:  (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments solely in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due, (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Sections 4.02, 4.21 and 4.22, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith and (d) this Article 8.  Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of their option under Section 8.03.

 

Section 8.03.                         Covenant Defeasance.

 

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19 and 4.23 and Section 5.01 with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes).  For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby.  In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, Sections 6.01(c) through 6.01(i), except for Sections 6.01(g) and 6.01(i) with respect to the Company (but not with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary) shall not constitute Events of Default.

 

Section 8.04.                         Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

 

The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or 8.03 to the outstanding Notes:

 

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In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

 

(a)                                 the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be; and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;

 

(b)                                 in the case of an election under Section 8.02, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (ii) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(c)                                  in the case of an election under Section 8.03, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(d)                                 no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from (i) the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds of which will be used to defease the Notes pursuant to this Article 8 concurrently with such incurrence or (ii) the repayment of other Indebtedness being repaid concurrently);

 

(e)                                  such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of the Guarantors is a party or by which the Company or any of the Guarantors is bound;

 

(f)                                   the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company; and

 

(g)                                  the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as applicable, have been complied with.

 

The Collateral will be released from the Lien securing the Notes, as provided in Section 12.02, upon a defeasance in accordance with the provisions in this Article 8.

 

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Section 8.05.                         Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

Subject to Section 8.06, all money and non-callable U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Sections 4.09, 4.13 or 8.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

 

Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

Section 8.06.                         Repayment to the Company.

 

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

 

Section 8.07.                         Reinstatement.

 

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 9.
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

Section 9.01.                         Without Consent of Holders of Notes.

 

Notwithstanding Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of any Holder of a Note to:

 

(a)                                 cure any ambiguity, defect, mistake, omission, or inconsistency;

 

(b)                                 provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders of the Notes or Note Guarantees, as applicable, by a Successor to the Company or a successor to such Guarantor pursuant to Article 5;

 

(c)                                  provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

 

(d)                                 add any Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes and to release Note Guarantees when required or permitted by the terms of this Indenture;

 

(e)                                  add additional assets as Collateral or make, complete or confirm any grant of security interest in any property or assets as additional Collateral securing the Notes Obligations, including when permitted or required by this Indenture or any of the Security Documents or any release, termination or discharge of Collateral when permitted or required by this Indenture or any of the Security Documents;

 

(f)                                   add to the covenants of the Company or any Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or the Note Guarantees or to surrender any right or power conferred upon  the Company or any Guarantor;

 

(g)                                  make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any Holder;

 

(h)                                 conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Note Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of Secured Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum, to the extent that such provision in that “Description of Secured Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Note Guarantee as set forth in an Officers’ Certificate;

 

(i)                                     provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date hereof;

 

(j)                                    remove redemption provisions included in any Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.14 that, pursuant to the terms of such redemption provisions, are no longer in effect; or

 

(k)                                 enter into or amend the Intercreditor Agreement and/or Security Documents (or supplement the Intercreditor Agreement and/or Security Documents) under circumstances provided therein including if GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

 

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Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02(b), the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture or amendment or supplement to the Security Documents authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture or amendment or supplement to the Security Documents that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

Section 9.02.                         With Consent of Holders of Notes.

 

Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Note Guarantees without notice to any Holder of Notes but with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes).  Section 2.08 shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.

 

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, with respect to the amendment, supplement or waiver of any mandatory or optional redemption provisions included in any Additional Notes as contemplated by Section 2.14, the references in the preceding paragraph to Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes shall be deemed to refer to a majority in principal amount of the Additional Notes which contain such mandatory or optional redemption provisions.

 

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02(b), the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental Indenture unless such amended or supplemental Indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

 

After an amendment, supplement or waiver of this Indenture becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver.  Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental Indenture or waiver.

 

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In addition, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes of at least 662/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not:

 

(a)                                 modify any Security Document or the provisions of this Indenture dealing with the Security Documents or application of trust moneys under the Security Documents, or otherwise release any Collateral, in any manner materially adverse to the Holders other than in accordance with this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement; or

 

(b)                                 modify any intercreditor agreement in any manner materially adverse to the holders other than in accordance with this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Trustee and Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely on Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel confirming that any amendment, supplement or waiver is not materially adverse to the Holders and complies with (a) and (b) above.

 

Without the consent of each Holder of Notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

 

(a)                                 reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

(b)                                 reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note;

 

(c)                                  reduce the principal of or extend the stated maturity of any Note;

 

(d)                                 reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Note, waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note or change the time at which a Note may be redeemed other than provisions relating to the covenants in Sections 4.09 and 4.13;

 

(e)                                  impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, or interest or premium on the Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes, except (i) a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, (ii) a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration and (iii) any waiver or modification of the obligation to make a Change of Control Offer as a result of a Change of Control prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control;

 

(f)                                   make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;

 

(g)                                  make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults; or

 

(h)                                 make any change in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions.

 

In addition, any amendment which releases any Guarantor from its obligations under any Note Guarantee (except as specified in Article 5 or Section 10.02 prior to any such amendment) will require the consent of the Holders of at least 662/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

 

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Section 9.03.                         [Reserved].

 

Section 9.04.                         Revocation and Effect of Consents.

 

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note.  However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective.  From and after the date an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms, it shall bind every Holder.

 

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture.  If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.  No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date.

 

Section 9.05.                         Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

 

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated.  The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Section 9.06.                         Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

 

The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee.  The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental Indenture until the Board of Directors approves it.  In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 13.04, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.

 

ARTICLE 10.
NOTE GUARANTEES

 

Section 10.01.                  Note Guarantees.

 

(a)                                 Subject to the provisions of this Article 10, from and after the Merger Date, each Guarantor hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, to each Holder of the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the Trustee the full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture (including under Section 7.07) and the Notes (including, without limitation,

 

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interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Company or any Guarantor whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the “Guarantor Obligations”).  Each Guarantor agrees (to the extent lawful) that the Guarantor Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it shall remain bound under this Article 10 notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guarantor Obligation.

 

(b)                                 Each Guarantor waives (to the extent lawful) presentation to, demand of, and protest to the Company of any of the Guarantor Obligations and also waives (to the extent lawful) notice of protest for nonpayment.  Each Guarantor waives (to the extent lawful) notice of any default under the Notes or the Guarantor Obligations.

 

(c)                                  Each Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder to any security held for payment of the Guarantor Obligations.

 

(d)                                 Except as set forth in Section 10.02 and Article 8, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than payment of the Guarantor Obligations in full), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not (to the extent lawful) be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guarantor Obligations or otherwise.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor herein shall not (to the extent lawful) be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by (i) the failure of any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other person under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of any thereof; (iii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement; (iv) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for the Guarantor Obligations or any of them; (v) the failure of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy against any other Guarantor; (vi) any change in the ownership of GCA or the Company; (vii) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Guarantor Obligations; or (viii) any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of such Guarantor as a matter of law or equity.

 

(e)                                  Each Guarantor agrees that its Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Guarantor Obligations or such Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee in compliance with Section 5.01, Section 10.02, Section 11.01 or Article 8.  Each Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Guarantor Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of GCA or the Company or otherwise.

 

(f)                                   In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay any of the Guarantor Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Trustee or the Trustee on behalf of the Holders an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid amount of such Guarantor Obligations then due and owing and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Guarantor Obligations then due and owing (but only to the extent not prohibited by law) (including interest accruing after the filing of any petition in

 

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bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Company or any Guarantor whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding).

 

(g)                                  Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guarantor Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in this Indenture for the purposes of its Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guarantor Obligations guaranteed and (ii) in the event of any such declaration of acceleration of such Guarantor Obligations, such Guarantor Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for the purposes of such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee.

 

(h)                                 Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.

 

(i)                                     Neither the Company nor the Guarantors shall be required to make a notation on the Notes to reflect any Note Guarantee or any release, termination or discharge thereof and any such notation shall not be a condition to the validity of any Note Guarantee.

 

Section 10.02.                  Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge.

 

(a)                                 Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount as shall, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Note Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law and not otherwise being void or voidable under any similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

(b)                                 A Note Guarantee of a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and each Guarantor and its obligations under the Note Guarantee and this Indenture shall be released and discharged (except with respect to those obligations of Guarantors under Section 7.07):

 

(i)                                     in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (by way of merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.09;

 

(ii)                                  in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.09 and the Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the sale or other disposition;

 

(iii)                               if GCA or the Company designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 4.19; or

 

(iv)                              upon legal defeasance, covenant defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 8.02, Section 8.03, or Section 11.01.

 

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(c)                                  If any Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee, any of its Subsidiaries that are Guarantors will be released from their Note Guarantees.

 

(d)                                 In the case of any transaction described in Section 10.02(b)(i) or (b)(ii), the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.

 

(e)                                  The release of a Guarantor from its Note Guarantee and its obligations under this Indenture in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.02 shall not preclude the future application of Section 4.19 to such Person.

 

Section 10.03.                  Right of Contribution.

 

Subject to Section 10.04, each Guarantor agrees that in the event any payment or distribution is made by any Guarantor (a “Funding Guarantor”) in respect of the Guarantor Obligations, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on the relative net worth of each Guarantor (including the Funding Guarantor) as of the date of such payment or distribution for all payments, damages and expenses incurred by that Funding Guarantor in discharging the Guarantor Obligations.  The provisions of this Section 10.03 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of each Guarantor to the Trustee and the Holders and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Trustee and the Holders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

 

Section 10.04.                  No Subrogation.

 

Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by any Guarantor hereunder, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Trustee or any Holder against the Company or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Trustee or any Holder for the payment of the Guarantor Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until the Guarantor Obligations are paid in full.  If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Guarantor Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Trustee and the Holders, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Trustee in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Trustee, if required), to be applied against the Guarantor Obligations.

 

ARTICLE 11.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

Section 11.01.                  Satisfaction and Discharge.

 

This Indenture and the Security Documents will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued hereunder, when:

 

(1)                                 either:

 

(a)                                 all Notes that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

 

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(b)                                 all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company or any Guarantor have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

 

(2)                                 other than with respect to a discharge when the Notes have become due and payable, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from (i) the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit or (ii) the repayment of other Indebtedness being repaid concurrently) and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;

 

(3)                                 the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by it under this Indenture; and

 

(4)                                 the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.

 

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

 

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 11.01, the provisions of Sections 11.02, 8.06, 7.01, 7.02 and 7.07 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

 

Section 11.02.                  Application of Trust Money.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 11.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 12.
COLLATERAL

 

Section 12.01.                  Security Documents.

 

The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium and interest  on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium and interest on the Notes and payment and performance of all other Notes Obligations, shall be secured by a pledge of a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent on its behalf and on behalf of the Trustee and the Holders as provided in the Security Documents, which define the terms of the Liens that secure the Notes Obligations, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.  The Trustee and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that the Collateral Agent holds the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.  Each Holder, by accepting a Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreement as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement, and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith.  The Company shall deliver to the Collateral Agent copies of all documents required to be filed pursuant to the Security Documents, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next sentence of this Section 12.01, to assure and confirm to the Collateral Agent the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby, by the Security Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Notes secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed.  The Company shall, and shall cause the Subsidiaries of the Company to, take any and all actions and make all filings (including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto) required to cause the Security Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Notes Obligations, a valid and enforceable perfected first priority Lien and security interest in and on all of the Collateral, for which such a security interest can be created and maintained by performing such actions or making such filings (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents), in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

 

Section 12.02.                  Release of Collateral.

 

(a)                                 Subject to Sections 12.02(b) and (c) hereof, the Liens securing the Notes will be automatically released, and the Trustee (subject to its receipt of an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as provided below) shall execute documents evidencing such release, or instruct the Collateral Agent to execute, as applicable, the same at the Company’s sole cost and expense, under one or more of the following circumstances:

 

(A)                               in whole upon payment in full of the Notes Obligations;

 

(B)                               in whole, upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as set forth under Article 11;

 

(C)                               in whole, upon a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of this Indenture as set forth under Article 8;

 

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(D)                               in part, as to any property or asset constituting Collateral:

 

(1)                                 that is sold or otherwise disposed of to a Person that is not the Company, GCA or any other Guarantor in a transaction permitted by Section 4.09, or

 

(2)                                 that is owned by a Guarantor to the extent such Guarantor has been released from its Guarantee in accordance with Section 10.02, or

 

(3)                                 that constitutes an Excluded Asset, or

 

(4)                                 otherwise in accordance with, and as expressly provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement; or

 

(E)                                as described under Section 9.01.

 

(b)                                 With respect to any release of Collateral, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture and the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, to such release have been met and that it is proper for the Trustee or Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the documents requested by the Company in connection with such release, and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction, discharge or release prepared by the Company, the Trustee shall, or shall cause the Collateral Agent to, execute, deliver or acknowledge (at the Company’s expense) such instruments or releases to evidence the release and discharge of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement.  Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in reliance upon any such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel, and notwithstanding any term hereof or in any Security Document or in the Intercreditor Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to release any such Lien and security interest, or execute and deliver any such instrument of release, satisfaction, discharge or termination, unless and until it receives such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)                                  At any time when a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the maturity of the Notes has been accelerated (whether by declaration or otherwise) and the Trustee has delivered notice of acceleration to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.02 of this Indenture, no release of Collateral pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture or the Security Documents shall be effective as against the Holders, except as otherwise provided in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 12.03.                  Suits to Protect the Collateral.

 

Subject to the provisions of Article 7 hereof and the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, may or may direct the Collateral Agent to take all actions it determines in order to:

 

(a)                                 enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents; and

 

(b)                                 collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Obligations hereunder.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings necessary to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings necessary to preserve or protect

 

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its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral.  Nothing in this Section 12.03 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.

 

Section 12.04.                  Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Security Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture.

 

Section 12.05.                  Purchaser Protected.

 

In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights permitted by this Article 12 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company or the applicable Guarantor to make any such sale or other transfer.

 

Section 12.06.                  Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.

 

In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 12 upon the Company or a Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may, with prior written notice to the Company or such Guarantor, be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Company or a Guarantor or of any Officer or Officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 12; and if the Trustee shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee.

 

Section 12.07.                  Release Upon Termination of the Company’s Obligations.

 

In the event that the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate certifying that (i) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Notes and all other Notes Obligations that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, have been paid or (ii) the Company shall have exercised its Legal Defeasance option or its Covenant Defeasance option, in each case in compliance with the provisions of Article 8, and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such notice to the Trustee have been satisfied, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company and the Collateral Agent a notice stating that the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it has in or to the Collateral (other than with respect to funds held by the Trustee pursuant to Article 8), and any rights it has under the Security Documents, and upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of such notice, the Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in the Collateral on behalf of the Trustee and shall do or cause to be done (at the expense of the Company) all acts reasonably requested by the Company to release and discharge such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable.

 

Section 12.08.                  Collateral Agent.

 

(a)                                 The Trustee and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and the Trustee and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture,

 

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the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms.  The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 12.08.  The provisions of this Section 12.08 are solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and none of the Trustee, any of the Holders nor any of the Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03.  Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documentation to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder or any Grantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law.  Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

 

(b)                                 The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (a “Related Person”), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel.  The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith and with reasonable care.

 

(c)                                  None of the Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith) or under or in connection with any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any other Grantor or Affiliate of any Grantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any other Notes Documentation, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, or for any failure of any Grantor or any other party to this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.  None of the Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture, the Security

 

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Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of any Grantor or any Grantor’s Affiliates.

 

(d)                                 The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Company or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document.  The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement (i) if such action would, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent (which may be based on the opinion of legal counsel), be contrary to applicable law or any of the Security Documents or any other agreement referred to herein or therein, (ii) if such action is not provided for in this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement to which the Collateral Agent is a party, (iii) if, in connection with the taking of any such action hereunder or under any of the Security Documents that would constitute an exercise of remedies hereunder or under any of the Security Documents it shall not first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all risk of nonpayment, liability and expense that may be incurred by it, its agents or its counsel by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action, or (iv) if, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in connection with the taking of any such action that would constitute a payment due under any agreement or document, it shall not first have received from the Holders or the Grantors funds equal to the amount payable. Whenever reference is made in this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any such action under this Agreement if it shall not first have received from the Holders or the Grantors funds equal to the amount payable.  Whenever reference is made in this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any such action under this Indenture if it shall not have received such advice or concurrence of the Trustee, acting at the direction of the required Holders of the Notes (acting in accordance with this Indenture and other transaction documents, with such direction to be binding upon all of the Holders), as it deems appropriate. This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto.

 

(e)                                  The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.”  The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in

 

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accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 12.08).

 

(f)                                   The Collateral Agent may resign as Collateral Agent at any time upon at least 60 day’s written notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Grantors (which may be extended up to 90 days upon reasonable request by the Grantors) and may be removed at any time with or without cause by the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Secured Obligations, with any such resignation or removal to become effective only upon the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent under this Section.  If the Collateral Agent shall provide notice of its resignation or be removed as Collateral Agent, then the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Secured Obligations or the Company may (and if no such successor shall have been appointed within 45 days of the Collateral Agent’s date of notice of resignation or removal, the Collateral Agent or the Company may) appoint a successor Collateral Agent which successor agent shall, in the case of any appointment by the Collateral Agent, be reasonably acceptable to the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Secured Obligations or shall satisfy the requirements of Section 7.10 of this Indenture, and the former Collateral Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Collateral Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Collateral Agent (except that the resigning Collateral Agent shall deliver all Collateral then in its possession to the successor Collateral Agent and shall execute and deliver to the successor Collateral Agent such instruments of assignment and transfer and other similar documents as such successor Collateral Agent shall deem necessary or advisable (at the joint and several expense of the Grantors).  After any retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal as Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Indenture and the Security Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Collateral Agent.  In the event that a successor Collateral Agent is not appointed within the time period specified in this Section following the provision of a notice of resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Company or any other Secured Party representing at least 10% of the principal amount of the Secured Obligations may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent (at the joint and several expense of the Grantors).  Upon providing its notice of resignation as provided herein, the Collateral Agent shall have no obligation with respect to, or liability for failure to, seek or obtain gaming licenses, seek or obtain gaming regulatory approvals, or comply with gaming commission conditions.  In the event that the Collateral Agent is required to acquire title to an asset, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to perform any obligation under any Security Document, which in the Collateral Agent’s sole determination may cause the Collateral Agent to incur potential liability under any environmental law, the Collateral Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, to resign as the Agent.

 

(g)                                  Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other Related Persons shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof.  The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(h)                                 The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Security Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) make the representations of the Holders set forth in the Security Documents and Intercreditor Agreement, (iv) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor

 

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Agreement and (v) perform and observe its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)                                     If at any time or times the Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, realization, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Indenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Trustee from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to Article 6, the Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent such proceeds to be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(j)                                    The Collateral Agent is each Holder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Holders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession.  Should the Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Company, the Trustee shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof and promptly shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

 

(k)                                 The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Trustee or any of the Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Grantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee acting upon Holder direction or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or as otherwise provided in the Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Trustee or any Holder as to any of the foregoing.

 

(l)                                     If the Company or any Guarantor (i) incurs any obligations in respect of First Lien Obligations at any time when no Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting First Lien Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and (ii) delivers to the Collateral Agent an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel so stating and requesting the Collateral Agent to enter into an intercreditor agreement (on substantially the same terms as the Intercreditor Agreement) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the First Lien Obligations so incurred, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Company, including legal fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent and its counsel), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.

 

(m)                             If the Company or any Guarantor incurs any obligations secured on a junior priority basis to the Notes and delivers to the Collateral Agent an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel so stating and requesting the Collateral Agent to enter into an intercreditor agreement (on terms that are customary for such financings as determined by the Company in good faith reflecting the subordination of such Liens to the Liens securing the Notes Obligations) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Indebtedness, which is secured on a junior priority basis to the Notes Obligations, so incurred,

 

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the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Company, including legal fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.

 

(n)                                 No provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Trustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders (or the Trustee in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall not have received indemnity satisfactory to the Collateral Agent against potential costs and liabilities incurred by the Collateral Agent relating thereto.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents, in the event the Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire title, control or possession of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise  any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form all satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability.  The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this paragraph (n) if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be sufficient.

 

(o)                                 The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents or instrument referred to herein or therein, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Company (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law) and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.  The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act.

 

(p)                                 Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control.  Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters.  Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

 

(q)                                 The Collateral Agent does not assume any responsibility for any failure or delay in performance or any breach by the Company or any other Grantor under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents.  The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to the Holders or any other Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in any Notes Documentation or in any certificate, report, statement, or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability

 

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of the Intercreditor Agreement and any Security Documents of any other party thereto; the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; the validity, enforceability or collectability of any Obligations; the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any obligor; or for any failure of any obligor to perform its Obligations under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents.  The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to any Holder or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default or Event of Default, the observance or performance by any obligor of any terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Security Documents.  The Collateral Agent shall not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection or other proceeding under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents unless expressly set forth hereunder or thereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time to seek instructions from the Holders with respect to the administration of the Notes Documentation.

 

(r)                                    The parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Security Documents or any actions taken pursuant hereto or thereto.  Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral and that any such actions taken by the Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral.

 

(s)                                   Upon the receipt by the Collateral Agent of a written request of the Company signed by one Officer of the Company (a “Security Document Order”), the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Security Document in form satisfactory to the Collateral Agent to be executed after the Issue Date.  Such Security Document Order shall (i) state that it is being delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to, and is a Security Document Order referred to in, this Section 12.08(s), and (ii) instruct the Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Security Document.  Any such execution of a Security Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Company, upon delivery to the Collateral Agent of an Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Security Document have been satisfied.  The Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, hereby authorize and direct the Collateral Agent to execute such Security Documents.  The Collateral Agent shall have no liability with respect to signing such document presented to it in accordance with this paragraph.

 

(t)                                    Subject to the provisions of the applicable Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, each Holder, by acceptance of the Notes, agrees that the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents to which it is a party and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, and act in accordance with the terms thereof.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Trustee, as applicable.

 

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(u)                                 After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(v)                                 The Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement and to the extent not prohibited under the Intercreditor Agreement, for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.10 hereof and the other provisions of this Indenture.

 

(w)                               Subject to the terms of the Security Documents, in each case that the Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder or under any other Notes Documentation to take any action (an “Action”), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under any other Notes Documentation, the Collateral Agent will only do so upon direction and receiving indemnity satisfactory to it from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.  The Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.  Subject to the terms of the Security Documents, until the Collateral Agent receives direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such Action unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and the Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.

 

(x)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or any other Notes Documentation, in no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Indenture or the other Notes Documentation (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any Uniform Commercial Code financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments, nor shall the Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, and neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee makes any representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of any of the Security Documents or the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby.

 

(y)                                 Before the Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting in each case at the request or direction of the Company or the Guarantors, it may require an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of Section 13.04.  The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.

 

(z)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Collateral Agent shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and the Trustee solely with respect to the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral.

 

(aa)                          The Company shall pay compensation to, reimburse expenses of and indemnify the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 7.07.

 

(bb)                          In connection with any actions taken pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent shall also be entitled to all rights, protections and immunities granted to it under the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents.  In the event of any conflict relating to such rights, protections or immunities, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

 

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Section 12.09.                  Designations.

 

Except as provided in the next sentence, for purposes of the provisions hereof and the Intercreditor Agreement requiring the Company to designate Indebtedness for the purposes of the term “First Lien Obligations,”  or any other such designations hereunder or under the Intercreditor Agreement, any such designation shall be sufficient if the relevant designation is set forth in writing, signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer and delivered to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Credit Facility Agent.  For all purposes hereof and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Company hereby designate the Obligations pursuant to the New Credit Facilities as “First Priority Obligations” or hereunder as “First Lien Obligations.”

 

Section 12.10.                  No Impairment of the Security Interests.

 

Except as otherwise permitted under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors will be permitted to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders of the Notes.

 

ARTICLE 13.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 13.01.                  [Reserved].

 

Section 13.02.                  Notices.

 

Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the other is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the other’s address, as follows:

 

If to the Company or any Guarantor:

 

c/o Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113
Telecopier No.:  (702) 262-5039
Attention:  General Counsel

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

DLA Piper LLP (US)
2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 1000
Phoenix, Arizona 85253
Facsimile:  (480) 606-5526
Attention:  David P. Lewis

 

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If to the Trustee or Collateral Agent and/or Agents:

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Trust & Agency Services
60 Wall Street, 16th Floor
Mail Stop: NYC60-1630

New York, New York 10005
Attn:  Corporates Team Deal Manager — Global Cash Access, Inc.
Fax:  732-578-4635

 

With a copy to:

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
c/o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
Trust & Agency Services
100 Plaza One, Mailstop JCY03-0699
Jersey City, New Jersey 07311
Attn:  Corporates Team Deal Manager — Global Cash Access, Inc.
Fax:  732-578-4635

 

The Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given:  at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

 

Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar.  Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

 

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

If the Company or any Guarantor mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

 

Section 13.03.                  Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

 

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes.  The Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

 

Section 13.04.                  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

 

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee or Collateral Agent to take any action under this Indenture or the Security Documents, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent:

 

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(a)                                 an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 13.05) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture or the Security Documents relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

 

(b)                                 an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 13.05) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.

 

Section 13.05.                  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

 

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture or the Security Documents and shall include:

 

(a)                                 a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

 

(b)                                 a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

(c)                                  a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and

 

(d)                                 a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

 

Section 13.06.                  Rules by Trustee and Agents.

 

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders.  The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

 

Section 13.07.                  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

 

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture and the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

Section 13.08.                  Governing Law.

 

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

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Section 13.09.                  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

 

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company, any Subsidiary or of any other Person.  Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

Section 13.10.                  Successors.

 

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors.  All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.  All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.02.

 

Section 13.11.                  Severability.

 

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 13.12.                  Counterpart Originals.

 

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

Section 13.13.                  Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

 

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions.  Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Indenture to Articles and Sections are to the articles and sections of this Indenture.

 

Section 13.14.                  Patriot Act.

 

In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (“Applicable Law”), the Trustee, Collateral Agent and Agents are required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee and Agents. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, Collateral Agent and Agents, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee, Collateral Agent and Agents to comply with Applicable Law.

 

Section 13.15.                  Force Majeure.

 

The Trustee and Agents shall not incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility hereunder by reason of any occurrence beyond the control of the Trustee, Collateral Agent and Agents (including but not limited to any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, any act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, any act of terrorism, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).

 

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Section 13.16.                  Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

Each of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture, the Notes or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

MOVIE ESCROW, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

President, Secretary and Treasurer

 

Assumption Confirmation

 

By executing and delivering this Agreement, the undersigned hereby confirms that it is the “Company” under the Indenture to which this Assumption Confirmation is attached.  MOVIE ESCROW, INC. shall forthwith merge with and into GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., with GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as the surviving Person.  By operation of law, the undersigned shall be, and the undersigned hereby expressly acknowledges that it is, fully and unconditionally responsible for the liabilities and obligations of MOVIE ESCROW, INC. and the “Company” under the Indenture to which this Assumption Confirmation is attached and expressly accepts and consents to the issuance of any Note (including any Global Notes) thereunder in the name of the undersigned.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]

 



 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

By:

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rodney Gaughan

 

 

Name:

Rodney Gaughan

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Name:

Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

[Face of Note]

 

 

CUSIP Numbers:

144A Notes: 37954M AA7

 

 

Reg S Notes: U3165B AA5

 

ISIN Numbers:

144A Notes: US37954MAA71

 

 

Reg S Notes: USU3165BAA53

 

7.75% Senior Secured Note due 2021

 

No.         

$                    

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.

 

promises to pay to                                 or registered assigns,

 

on March 15, 2021,

 

the principal sum of                                Dollars[, as such amount may increase or decrease as set forth on Schedule A].

 

Interest Payment Dates:  March 15 and September 15

 

Record Dates:  March 1 and September 1

 

Dated:                        , 20   .

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
  as Trustee

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

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[Back of Note]
7.75% Senior Secured Note due 2021

 

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

[Insert the Restricted Security Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

 

1.                                      INTEREST.  Movie Escrow, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 7.75% per annum from December 19, 2014 until maturity.  The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an “Interest Payment Date”).  Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be March 15, 2015.  The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful.  Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

2.                                      METHOD OF PAYMENT.  The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the March 1 or September 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest.  The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest and premium on, all Global Notes.  Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

 

3.                                      PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR.  Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar.  The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder.  The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent and Registrar.

 

4.                                      INDENTURE.  The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014 (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the Guarantors listed therein and the Trustee and Collateral Agent.  The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture.  The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms.  To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

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5.                                      OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

 

(a)                                 Except as set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of Section 3.07 of the Indenture or in any Additional Notes that contain optional redemption provisions in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Indenture, the Company shall not have the option to redeem the Notes prior to March 15, 2018.

 

On or after March 15, 2018, the Company shall have the option to redeem all or part of the Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on March 15 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

 

Percentage

 

2018

 

103.875

%

2019

 

101.938

%

2020 and thereafter

 

100.000

%

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of Section 3.07 of the Indenture, so long as any Notes are held by any Initial Purchaser or any Affiliate of an Initial Purchaser (other than asset management Affiliates that purchased the Notes in the ordinary course of business as part of a regular distribution of the Notes, and excluding Notes acquired pursuant to bona fide open market purchases from third parties or market making activities), the Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided in Section 3.03 of the Indenture, on one or more occasions redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of Section 3.07 of the Indenture, at any time prior to March 15, 2018, the Company may, upon not less than 30 but not more than 60 days’ prior written notice mailed by first class mail to each Holder’s registered address (with a copy to the Trustee), on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price of 107.75% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of such Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings; provided that (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under the Indenture remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding any such Notes held by GCA and its Subsidiaries); and (ii) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Public Equity Offering.

 

(d)                                 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of Section 3.07 of the Indenture, at any time prior to March 15, 2018, the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, and accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of the Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

 

6.                                      MANDATORY REDEMPTION.  The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

 

7.                                      MANDATORY DISPOSITION OR REDEMPTION PURSUANT TO GAMING LAWS.  Pursuant to the Indenture, the Company has the right to require a Holder to dispose of such Holder’s Notes if such Holder or the beneficial owner of such Notes is required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable

 

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Gaming Laws and is not so licensed, qualified or found suitable within any time period specified by the applicable Gaming Authority.  In the event any such Holder fails to dispose of Notes within a prescribed time period, the Company shall have the right to call such Notes for redemption at a redemption price (to be calculated by the Company) equal to the lesser of (i) the lowest closing sale price of the Notes on any trading day during the 120-day period ending on the date upon which the Company shall have received notice from such Gaming Authority of such Holder’s disqualification or (ii) the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired the Notes, unless a different redemption price is required by such Gaming Authority, in which event such required price shall be the redemption price.

 

8.                                      [RESERVED].

 

9.                                      REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF THE HOLDER.

 

(a)                                 Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder of Notes shall have the right to require the Company to purchase such Holder’s Notes, in whole, or in part in a principal amount that is $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on any Change of Control Payment Date plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

On or before the 30th day following any Change of Control, the Company shall send, or cause to be sent, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a written notice regarding the Change of Control Offer to each Holder of Notes (with a copy to the Trustee).  The Holder of this Note may elect to have this Note or a portion hereof in an authorized denomination purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” appearing below and tendering this Note pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.  Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment with respect thereto, all Notes or portions thereof accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest from and after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(b)                                 If at any time GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary engages in any Asset Sale and/or suffers (or incurs) an Event of Loss, as a result of which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20,000,000, the Company shall, within 15 Business Days of the date the amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20,000,000, use the then-existing Excess Proceeds to make an offer to purchase, on a pro rata basis, from all Holders of the Notes, and, if required by the terms of any other First Lien Obligations containing comparable rights (which Lien is not subordinated to the Lien securing the Notes in respect of the Collateral), the holders of such other outstanding First Lien Obligations, an aggregate principal amount equal to the Excess Proceeds, at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.  Upon completion of a Prepayment Offer (including payment for accepted Notes), any surplus Excess Proceeds that were the subject of such offer shall cease to be Excess Proceeds, and the Company may then use such amounts for general corporate purposes or for the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees if required to be purchased pursuant to their respective terms.

 

Within 15 Business Days of the date the amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20,000,000, the Company shall send, or cause to be sent, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a notice regarding the Prepayment Offer to each Holder of Notes.  The Holder of this Note may elect to have this Note or a portion hereof in an authorized denomination purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” appearing below and tendering this Note pursuant to the Prepayment Offer.  Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the purchase price with respect thereto, all Notes or portions thereof selected for payment pursuant to the Prepayment Offer will cease to accrue interest from and after the purchase date.

 

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10.                               NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.  Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.  Notices of redemption may be conditional.  Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed.  Unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, on and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

 

11.                               DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE.  The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000.  The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture.  The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.  The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.  In addition, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

 

12.                               PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.  The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

 

13.                               AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER.  Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement may be amended without prior notice to any Holder of Notes but with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) and (ii) any past Default and its consequences may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any).  Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of Notes, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to (a) cure any ambiguity, defect, mistake, omission, or inconsistency; (b) provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to Holders of the Notes or Note Guarantees, as applicable, by a successor to the Company or such Guarantor pursuant to Article 5 of the Indenture; (c) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; (d) add any Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes and to release such Note Guarantees when required or permitted by the terms of the Indenture; (e) secure the Notes; (f) add to the covenants of the Company or any Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or the Note Guarantees or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor; (g) make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any Holder; (h) conform the text of the Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Note Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of Secured Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum dated December 17, 2014, relating to the initial offering of the Notes, to the extent that such provision in that “Description of Secured Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantee as set forth in an Officers’ Certificate; (i) provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture as in effect on the Issue Date; or (j) remove redemption provisions included in any Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Indenture that, pursuant to the terms of such redemption provisions, are no longer in effect.

 

14.                               DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.  Events of Default include:  (i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration, required purchase

 

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or otherwise; (iii) failure by the Company to comply with Section 5.01(a) of the Indenture; (iv) failure by the Company or any Guarantor to observe, perform or comply with any of the other covenants and agreements in the Indenture, the Notes, or the Note Guarantees and such failure to observe, perform or comply continues for a period of 60 days after receipt by the Company of a written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class; (v) Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is not paid when due or within any applicable grace period or is accelerated by the holders thereof and, in either case, the total amount of such unpaid or accelerated Indebtedness exceeds $25,000,000; (vi) the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments or orders against GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an uninsured aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000 and such judgment or order is not discharged, waived, stayed or satisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days; (vii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization affecting GCA, the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; and (viii) except as permitted by the Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person controlling such Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee, and such default continues for a period of 10 days.  A Default under clause (v) or (vi) is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) notify the Company of the Default; provided that any Default under clause (v) above resulting from a default or acceleration with respect to Indebtedness will not be considered an Event of Default if such default or acceleration is cured or annulled, respectively, within 30 days of the receipt by the Company of such notice of default from the Trustee or Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.  Subject to the following paragraph, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) may declare all the Notes to be due and payable by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by the Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” and on the fifth Business Day after delivery of such notice, the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Notes then outstanding, will become immediately due and payable.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice.  Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture.  Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.

 

The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.  The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, the Notes.

 

The provisions of this Paragraph 14 are subject to certain limitations and exceptions set forth in the Indenture with respect to an Event of Default that occurs by reason of a default with respect to any redemption provisions contained solely in Additional Notes.

 

15.                               TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY.  The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or any Affiliates of the Company, and may otherwise deal with the Company or their Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

 

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16.                               NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS.  A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any of the Guarantors, as such, shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

 

17.                               AUTHENTICATION.  This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

 

18.                               ABBREVIATIONS.  Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as:  TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

 

19.                               CUSIP NUMBERS; ISINS.  Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers and ISINs to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers and ISINs in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders.  No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

 

20.                               GOVERNING LAW.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE NOTES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

21.                               SECURITY.  This Note will be secured by the Collateral on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture and the Security Documents.  The Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, in each case pursuant to the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.  Each Holder, by accepting this Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for the foreclosure and release of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreement as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and the Indenture and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith.

 

The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture.  Requests may be made to Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., 7250 South Tenaya Way, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89113, Attention:  General Counsel.

 

[Insert the Schedule of Principal Amount, if a Global Note]

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to

 

(insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint

 

agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company.  The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date:

 

 

Your signature:

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)

 

 

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

 

In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issuance of such Notes and the last date, if any, on which such Notes were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred:

 

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CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

 

(1)                                 ¨                                    to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or

 

(2)                                 ¨                                    inside the United States to a qualified institutional buyer in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

 

(3)                                 ¨                                    outside the United States to a non-U.S. Person in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

 

(4)                                 ¨                                    pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (if available); or

 

(5)                                 ¨                                    pursuant to a registration statement which has been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided that if box (3) or (4) is checked, the Holder must, prior to such transfer, furnish to the Trustee such certifications, legal opinions, or other information as the Company may reasonably require to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

 

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

 

If you want to elect to have all of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.13 or 4.09 of the Indenture, check the box:

 

o

 

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.13 or 4.09 of the Indenture, state the principal amount:

 

$                  

 

 

Date:

 

 

Your signature:

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)

 

 

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

NOTE PROVISIONS

 

[FORM OF]

 

SCHEDULE OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

 

The following decreases/increases in the principal amount of this Note have been made:

 

Date of
Decrease/
Increase

 

Decrease in
Principal Amount

 

Increase in
Principal Amount

 

Principal Amount
Following such
Decrease/Increase

 

Notation Made
by or on Behalf
of Registrar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND]

 

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

 

[FORM OF RESTRICTED SECURITY LEGEND]

 

THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 FOR RESALE OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS SECURITY, REPRESENTS AND AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT IS (1) A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A OR (2) NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF (OR AN ACCOUNT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (k)(2)(i) OF RULE 902 UNDER) REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

[RESERVED]

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

[RESERVED]

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

Movie Escrow, Inc.
c/o Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.

7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89113
Attention:  General Counsel

 

[Registrar address block]

 

Re:                             7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014 (the “Indenture”) among MOVIE ESCROW, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and collateral agent.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Indenture.

 

(the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $            in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to                              (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto.  In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

 

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

 

1.  o   Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note or a Definitive Note Pursuant to Rule 144A.  The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.  Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

2.  o   Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note or a Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S.  The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii)

 

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the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the “Distribution Compliance Period” within the meaning of Regulation S, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser).  Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and/or Regulation S Permanent Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

3.  o   Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in a Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S.  The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

 

(a)                                 o   such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

 

or

 

(b)                                 o   such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof;

 

or

 

(c)                                  o   such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

 

4.  o   Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.

 

(a)  o   Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144.  (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.  Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

(b)  o   Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S.  (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.  Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

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(c)  o   Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption.  (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.  Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for the benefit of the Company, the Trustee and the Guarantors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

1.             The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

 

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

 

(a)  o  a beneficial interest in the:

 

(i)            o   144A Global Note (CUSIP [    ]), or

 

(ii)           o   Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP [    ]), or

 

(b)  o  a Restricted Definitive Note.

 

2.             After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

 

[CHECK ONE]

 

(a)  o  a beneficial interest in the:

 

(i)            o  144A Global Note (CUSIP [     ]), or

 

(ii)           o  Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP [    ]), or

 

(iii)          o  Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP          ); or

 

(b)  o  a Restricted Definitive Note; or

 

(c)  o  an Unrestricted Definitive Note,

 

in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT F

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

 

Movie Escrow, Inc.
c/o Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89113
Attention:  General Counsel

 

[Registrar address block]

 

Re:                             7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”)

 

(CUSIP [    ])

 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014 (the “Indenture”) among MOVIE ESCROW, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and collateral agent.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Indenture.

 

(the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $             in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”).  In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

 

1.             Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note

 

(a)  o     Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note.  In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

(b)  o     Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note.  In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to such Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

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(c)  o     Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note.  In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

(d)  o     Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note.  In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable such Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

2.             Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes

 

(a)  o     Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note.  In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer.  Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

(b)  o     Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.  In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] o 144A Global Note, o Regulation S Temporary Global Note,  o Regulation S Permanent Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to such Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.  Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for the benefit of the Company, the Trustee and the Guarantors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Insert Name of Owner]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT G

 

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

MOVIE ESCROW, INC.

 

and

 

the Guarantors named herein

 


 

7.75% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2021

 


 

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

DATED AS OF [         ]

 


 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

Trustee and Collateral Agent

 


 

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This SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of               , 20   is by and among Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), each of the parties identified under the caption “Guarantors” on the signature page hereto (the “Guarantors”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Movie Escrow, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Escrow Issuer”), has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture (the “Original Indenture”), dated as of December 19, 2014, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Supplemental Indenture (together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”), dated as of                       , 20   , under which the Company succeeded to all of the rights and obligations of the Escrow Issuer thereunder; and each of the Guarantors unconditionally guaranteed all of the Escrow Issuer’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth therein and under the Original Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, Section 9.01(d) of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture in order to add Guarantors pursuant to Section 4.18 thereof, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the Indenture to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, in accordance with its terms, have been duly done and performed;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture and in consideration of the above premises, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

1.             This Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and as part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes.

 

2.             This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon its execution and delivery by each of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent.

 

3.             From this date, by executing this Supplemental Indenture, the Guarantors whose signatures appear below are subject to the provisions of the Indenture to the extent provided for in Article 10 thereof.

 

4.             Except as specifically modified herein, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed (mutatis mutandis) and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms with all capitalized terms used herein without definition having the same respective meanings ascribed to them as in the Indenture.

 

5.             Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Supplemental Indenture.  This Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Trustee and Collateral Agent subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the same

 

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force and effect as if those terms and conditions were repeated at length herein and made applicable to the Trustee with respect hereto.

 

6.             No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

7.             THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

8.             The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[EACH GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARY]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

By:  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT H

 

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY EACH
OF THE GUARANTORS (THE “GUARANTORS”)

 

Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of December 19, 2014 among Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) the Guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, Movie Escrow, Inc. (the “Escrow Issuer”) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of December 19, 2014 providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Notes were issued and sold in connection with the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Escrow Issuer merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving Person;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, the Company will succeed to all of the rights and obligations of the Escrow Issuer thereunder and each of the Guarantors will unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

 

(a)           Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

(b)           Agreement.

 

(1)           Each of the Guarantors acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Indenture and all other documents it deems necessary to review in order to enter into this Supplemental Indenture, and acknowledges and agrees to (i) join and become a party to the Indenture as indicated by its signature below; (ii) be bound by the Indenture (except Section 4.23 thereof), as of the date hereof, as if made by, and with respect to, each signatory hereto; and (iii) perform all obligations and duties required of a Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture;

 

(2)           The Company and each of the Guarantors hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with the Trustee that it has all the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Supplemental Indenture, that this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized,

 

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executed and delivered and that the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and validly authorized; and

 

(3)           The Company and each of the Guarantors will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with.

 

(c)           Governing Law.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

(d)           Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the same agreement.

 

(e)           Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

(f)            The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein.

 

(g)           Benefits Acknowledged. Upon consummation of the Merger and execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the Company and each of the Guarantors will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The Company and each of the Guarantors acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the obligations of each as a result of this Supplemental Indenture are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

(h)           Successors. All agreements of the Company and each of the Guarantors in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in this Supplemental Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL CREDIT, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

GCA MTL, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

NEWAVE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

MGAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

By:  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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EX-4.2 3 a14-24477_3ex4d2.htm EX-4.2

Exhibit 4.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of December 19, 2014 among Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) the Guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, Movie Escrow, Inc. (the “Escrow Issuer”) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of December 19, 2014 providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Notes were issued and sold in connection with the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Escrow Issuer merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving Person;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, the Company will succeed to all of the rights and obligations of the Escrow Issuer thereunder and each of the Guarantors will unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

 

(a)           Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

(b)           Agreement.

 

(1)           Each of the Guarantors acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Indenture and all other documents it deems necessary to review in order to enter into this Supplemental Indenture, and acknowledges and agrees to (i) join and become a party to the Indenture as indicated by its signature below; (ii) be bound by the Indenture (except Section 4.23 thereof), as of the date hereof, as if made by, and with respect to, each signatory hereto; and (iii) perform all obligations and duties required of a Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture;

 



 

(2)           The Company and each of the Guarantors hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with the Trustee that it has all the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Supplemental Indenture, that this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and that the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and validly authorized; and

 

(3)           The Company and each of the Guarantors will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with.

 

(c)           Governing Law.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

(d)           Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the same agreement.

 

(e)           Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

(f)            The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein.

 

(g)           Benefits Acknowledged. Upon consummation of the Merger and execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the Company and each of the Guarantors will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The Company and each of the Guarantors acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the obligations of each as a result of this Supplemental Indenture are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

(h)           Successors. All agreements of the Company and each of the Guarantors in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in this Supplemental Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL CREDIT, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

GCA MTL, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

NEWAVE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 



 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

MGAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

By: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rodney Gaughan

 

 

Name:

Rodney Gaughan

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Name:

Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 


EX-4.3 4 a14-24477_3ex4d3.htm EX-4.3

Exhibit 4.3

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

MOVIE ESCROW, INC.

 

10.00% SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES DUE 2022

 


 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of December 19, 2014


 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas,

 

as Trustee

 


 

 

 



 

CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

 

Trust Indenture
Act Section

 

Indenture Section

310 (a)(1)

 

7.10

(a)(2)

 

7.10

(a)(3)

 

N.A.

(a)(4)

 

N.A.

(a)(5)

 

7.10

(b)

 

7.10

(c)

 

N.A.

311 (a)

 

7.11

(b)

 

7.11

(c)

 

N.A.

312 (a)

 

2.05

(b)

 

12.03

(c)

 

12.03

313 (a)

 

7.06

(b)(1)

 

N.A.

(b)(2)

 

7.06;7.07

(c)

 

7.06;12.02

(d)

 

7.06

314 (a)

 

4.03; 12.02; 12.05

(b)

 

N.A.

(c)(1)

 

12.04

(c)(2)

 

12.04

(c)(3)

 

N.A.

(d)

 

N.A.

(e)

 

12.05

(f)

 

N.A.

315 (a)

 

7.01

(b)

 

7.05; 12.02

(c)

 

7.01

(d)

 

7.01

(e)

 

6.11

316 (a) (last sentence)

 

2.09

(a)(1)(A)

 

6.05

(a)(1)(B)

 

6.04

(a)(2)

 

N.A.

(b)

 

6.07

(c)

 

9.04

317 (a)(1)

 

6.08

(a)(2)

 

6.09

(b)

 

2.04

318 (a)

 

12.01

(b)

 

N.A.

(c)

 

12.01

 


N.A. means not applicable.

*  This Cross Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE

 

 

 

Section 1.01.

Definitions

1

Section 1.02.

Other Definitions

26

Section 1.03.

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

26

Section 1.04.

Rules of Construction

27

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2.

THE NOTES

 

 

 

Section 2.01.

Form and Dating

27

Section 2.02.

Execution and Authentication

28

Section 2.03.

Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent

29

Section 2.04.

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

30

Section 2.05.

Holder Lists

30

Section 2.06.

Transfer and Exchange

30

Section 2.07.

Replacement Notes

39

Section 2.08.

Outstanding Notes

40

Section 2.09.

Treasury Notes

40

Section 2.10.

Temporary Notes

40

Section 2.11.

Cancellation

40

Section 2.12.

Defaulted Interest

41

Section 2.13.

CUSIP, ISIN and Other Numbers

41

Section 2.14.

Issuance of Additional Notes

41

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3.

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

 

 

 

Section 3.01.

Notices to Trustee

42

Section 3.02.

Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed

42

Section 3.03.

Notice of Redemption

42

Section 3.04.

Effect of Notice of Redemption

43

Section 3.05.

Deposit of Redemption Price

43

Section 3.06.

Notes Redeemed in Part

44

Section 3.07.

Optional Redemption

44

Section 3.08.

Mandatory Redemption

45

Section 3.09.

Mandatory Disposition or Redemption Pursuant to Gaming Laws

45

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4.

COVENANTS

 

 

 

Section 4.01.

Payment of Notes

46

Section 4.02.

Maintenance of Office or Agency

46

Section 4.03.

Reports

46

Section 4.04.

Compliance Certificate

47

 

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Page

 

 

 

Section 4.05.

Stay and Extension Laws

48

Section 4.06.

Restricted Payments

48

Section 4.07.

Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

50

Section 4.08.

Limitation on Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock

51

Section 4.09.

Asset Sales; Event of Loss

54

Section 4.10.

Transactions with Affiliates

56

Section 4.11.

Liens

56

Section 4.12.

Corporate Existence

57

Section 4.13.

Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control

57

Section 4.14.

Limitation on Status as an Investment Company

58

Section 4.15.

Payment for Consent

58

Section 4.16.

[Reserved]

59

Section 4.17.

Business Activities

59

Section 4.18.

Additional Note Guarantees

59

Section 4.19.

Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

59

Section 4.20.

[Reserved]

60

Section 4.21.

Activities Prior to the Acquisition Date

60

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5.

SUCCESSORS

 

 

 

Section 5.01.

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets

60

Section 5.02.

Successor Corporation Substituted

61

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6.

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

 

 

Section 6.01.

Events of Default

62

Section 6.02.

Acceleration

63

Section 6.03.

Other Remedies

64

Section 6.04.

Waiver of Past Defaults

64

Section 6.05.

Control by Majority

64

Section 6.06.

Limitation on Suits

64

Section 6.07.

Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment

65

Section 6.08.

Collection Suit by Trustee

65

Section 6.09.

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

65

Section 6.10.

Priorities

65

Section 6.11.

Undertaking for Costs

66

Section 6.12.

Redemption Provision Defaults

66

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7.

TRUSTEE

 

 

 

Section 7.01.

Duties of Trustee

66

Section 7.02.

Rights of Trustee

67

Section 7.03.

Individual Rights of Trustee

68

Section 7.04.

Trustee’s Disclaimer

68

Section 7.05.

Notice of Defaults

68

Section 7.06.

Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes

69

 

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Page

 

 

 

Section 7.07.

Compensation and Indemnity

69

Section 7.08.

Replacement of Trustee

70

Section 7.09.

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

71

Section 7.10.

Eligibility; Disqualification

71

Section 7.11.

Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company

71

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8.

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

 

 

Section 8.01.

Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

71

Section 8.02.

Legal Defeasance and Discharge

71

Section 8.03.

Covenant Defeasance

72

Section 8.04.

Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance

72

Section 8.05.

Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

73

Section 8.06.

Repayment to the Company

74

Section 8.07.

Reinstatement

74

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9.

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

 

 

Section 9.01.

Without Consent of Holders of Notes

74

Section 9.02.

With Consent of Holders of Notes

75

Section 9.03.

Compliance with Trust Indenture Act

77

Section 9.04.

Revocation and Effect of Consents

77

Section 9.05.

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

77

Section 9.06.

Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

77

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10.

NOTE GUARANTEES

 

 

 

Section 10.01.

Note Guarantees

78

Section 10.02.

Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge

79

Section 10.03.

Right of Contribution

80

Section 10.04.

No Subrogation

80

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11.

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

 

 

Section 11.01.

Satisfaction and Discharge

81

Section 11.02.

Application of Trust Money

82

 

 

 

ARTICLE 12.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

Section 12.01.

Trust Indenture Act Controls

82

Section 12.02.

Notices

82

Section 12.03.

Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes

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Section 12.04.

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

84

Section 12.05.

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

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Section 12.06.

Rules by Trustee and Agents

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Section 12.07.

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

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Section 12.08.

Governing Law

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Section 12.09.

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

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Section 12.10.

Successors

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Section 12.11.

Severability

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Section 12.12.

Counterpart Originals

85

Section 12.13.

Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

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Section 12.14.

Patriot Act

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Section 12.15.

Force Majeure

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Section 12.16.

Waiver of Jury Trial

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

FORM OF NOTE

Exhibit B

NOTE PROVISIONS (SCHEDULE OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AND LEGENDS)

Exhibit C

[RESERVED]

Exhibit D

[RESERVED]

Exhibit E

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Exhibit F

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Exhibit G

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS

Exhibit H

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSUMPTION

 

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INDENTURE dated as of December 19, 2014 by and among Movie Escrow, Inc., a Delaware corporation (including any and all successors thereto, the “Company”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

The Company and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”):

 

ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE

 

Section 1.01.                         Definitions.

 

144A Global Note” means a global note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Restricted Security Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

Additional Assets” means:

 

(i)            any Property (other than cash, cash equivalents or securities) to be owned by GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and used in a Related Business,

 

(ii)           the costs of improving, restoring, replacing or developing any Property owned by GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is used in a Related Business, or

 

(iii)          Investments in any other Person engaged primarily in a Related Business (including the acquisition from third parties of Capital Stock of such Person) as a result of which such other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with the procedure for designation of Restricted Subsidiaries set forth below in the definition of “Restricted Subsidiary.”

 

Additional Interest” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to the provisions relating to additional interest provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Additional Notes” means any Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.02 and 2.14 and subject to compliance with Article 4.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, a Person:

 

(i)            which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person,

 

(ii)           which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries beneficially owns or holds 10% or more of any class of the Voting Stock of such Person (or a 10% or greater equity interest in a Person which is not a corporation), or

 

(iii)          of which 10% or more of any class of the Voting Stock (or, in the case of a Person which is not a corporation, 10% or more of the equity interest) is beneficially owned or held directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries by such Person.

 



 

The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Agent” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or additional paying agent.

 

Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note on any redemption date (and as determined by the Company), the greater of:

 

(i)            1.0% of the principal amount of the Note; or

 

(ii)           the excess of:

 

(a)           the present value at such redemption date of (1) the redemption price of the Note at January 15, 2018 (such redemption price being set forth in the table in Section 3.07(a)) plus (2) all required interest payments due on the Note through January 15, 2018 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

 

(b)           the principal amount of the Note, if greater.

 

Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.

 

Asset Sale” means the sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (including, without limitation, dispositions pursuant to Sale/Leaseback Transactions or pursuant to the merger of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with or into any person other than GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary), by GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to any Person other than GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of:

 

(i)            any of the Capital Stock or other ownership interests of any Subsidiary of GCA or the Company, or

 

(ii)           any other Property of GCA or the Company or any Property of any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case not in the ordinary course of business of GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following items will not be deemed to be Asset Sales:

 

(a)           any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value of $10.0 million or less;

 

(b)           any issuance or other such disposition of Capital Stock or other ownership interests of any Restricted Subsidiary to GCA, the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(c)           any such disposition of Property between or among GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(d)           the sale or other disposition of cash or Temporary Cash Investments;

 

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(e)           any exchange of like Property pursuant to Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for use in a Related Business;

 

(f)            a Restricted Payment that is permitted under Section 4.06;

 

(g)           the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a manner permitted pursuant to the provisions described under Section 5.01 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control;

 

(h)           any grant of a non-exclusive license of trademarks, know-how, patents and any other intellectual property or intellectual property rights;

 

(i)            dispositions that occur in the ordinary course of GCA’s, the Company’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s business in connection with Permitted Liens;

 

(j)            any sale of inventory or other assets or any disposition of any obsolete, damaged or worn out property or equipment;

 

(k)           the disposition of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof;

 

(l)            any Asset Sale prior to the Merger Date that is permitted by the Merger Agreement;

 

(m)          the Transactions; and

 

(n)           any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind that occur in the ordinary course of GCA’s, the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business.

 

Assumption” means the consummation of the transactions whereby (a) Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to a supplemental indenture in the form of Exhibit H hereto and (b) certain Guarantors will guarantee the Notes.

 

Attributable Indebtedness” means Indebtedness deemed to be Incurred in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction and shall be, at the date of determination, the present value (discounted at the actual rate of interest implicit in such transaction, compounded annually), of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended).

 

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the applicable Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.

 

Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the applicable Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Broker-Dealer” means any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act.

 

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Business Day” means any day other than a Legal Holiday.

 

Capital Lease Obligations” means Indebtedness represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP and the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with GAAP.  For purposes of Section 4.11, Capital Lease Obligations shall be deemed secured by a Lien on the Property being leased.

 

Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, partnership interests or any other participation, right, warrants, options or other interest in the nature of an equity interest in such Person, but excluding any debt security convertible or exchangeable into such equity interest.

 

Cash Contribution” means the funding of a portion of the funds required under the Merger Agreement from cash on hand of GCA and its Subsidiaries, in an aggregate amount not less than $130 million.

 

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following at any time after the Issue Date:

 

(i)            (A) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision to either of the foregoing, including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) of 35% or more of the total voting power of all classes of the Voting Stock of GCA and/or warrants or options to acquire such Voting Stock, calculated on a fully diluted basis or (B) GCA ceases to directly own 100% of the Capital Stock of the Company;

 

(ii)           the sale, lease, conveyance or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Property of GCA or the Company (other than to any Restricted Subsidiary), determined on a consolidated basis, shall have occurred;

 

(iii)          the stockholders of GCA or the Company shall have approved any plan of liquidation or dissolution of GCA or the Company; or

 

(iv)          GCA or the Company consolidates with or merges into another Person or any Person consolidates with or merges into GCA or the Company in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where:

 

(a)           the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified into or exchanged for Voting Stock of the surviving corporation that is Capital Stock, and

 

(b)           the holders of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, not less than a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportion as before the transaction.

 

Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, S.A.

 

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Company” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture.

 

Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of:

 

(i)            Consolidated Net Income; and

 

(ii)           to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby:

 

(a)           total interest expense (inclusive of amortization of deferred financing fees and other original issue discount and banking fees, charges and commissions (e.g., letter of credit fees and commitment fees)) (exclusive of any interest expense arising pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement),

 

(b)           provisions for taxes based on income and foreign withholding taxes,

 

(c)           consolidated depreciation expense,

 

(d)           consolidated amortization expense including amortization of Development Agreement expense,

 

(e)           all preopening expenses paid or accrued,

 

(f)            other non-cash items reducing Consolidated Net Income,

 

(g)           the amount of all other non-cash charges (including without limitation non-cash stock compensation expense),

 

(h)           the amount of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction and any Permitted Investment (whether or not consummated) during such period;

 

(i)            the amount of any restructuring charge or reserve deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any restructuring costs incurred in connection with acquisitions, mergers or consolidations after the Issue Date, costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, severance costs, retention charges, systems establishment costs and excess pension charges, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, development costs in connection with unreleased products;

 

(j)            the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and initiatives and synergies projected by the Company in good faith to be reasonably anticipated to be realizable or for which a plan for realization shall have been established within 12 months of the date thereof (which will be added to Consolidated EBITDA as so projected until fully realized and calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and initiatives and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions incurred on or prior to the first anniversary of the Merger Date, including without limitation, integration costs; personnel restructuring, redundancy, severance or termination; one-time compensation charges; and the amount of any signing, retention and completion bonuses; provided that all steps have been taken for realizing such cost savings and such cost savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable (in the good faith determination of the Company); provided,

 

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further, that the aggregate amount of addbacks made pursuant to this clause (j) in any four fiscal quarter period shall not exceed 15% of Consolidated EBITDA (after giving effect to any such addbacks) for such four fiscal quarter period,

 

minus other non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income;

 

all as determined on a consolidated basis for GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA during the Reference Period to the aggregate amount of Consolidated Fixed Charges during the Reference Period.

 

Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the total interest expense of GCA, the Company, and the Restricted Subsidiaries (but excluding any interest expense arising pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement) including:

 

(i)            the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations, which shall be deemed to accrue at any interest rate reasonably determined by the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligations,

 

(ii)           amortization of Indebtedness discount and commissions, discounts and other similar fees and charges owed with respect to Indebtedness,

 

(iii)          commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing,

 

(iv)          net costs pursuant to Interest Rate Agreements,

 

(v)           dividends on all Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries held by Persons other than GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary,

 

(vi)          interest attributable to the Indebtedness of any other Person for which GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, plus

 

(vii)         any dividend or distribution, whether in cash, Property or securities, on Disqualified Stock of the Company;

 

minus (A) interest income and (B) non-cash interest expense to the extent such expense (i) consists of pay-in-kind interest or (ii) results from the accretion of earn-out obligations Incurred in compliance with this Indenture during such period.

 

For the avoidance of doubt and consistent with GAAP, Consolidated Fixed Charges shall not include any capitalized interest.

 

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (exclusive of any Indebtedness of the Restricted Subsidiaries to GCA, the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary or any Indebtedness of GCA or the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary), the sum (without duplication) of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) the aggregate amount of all capital lease obligations, (c) all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) and (b) above of Persons other than GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and

 

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(d) all liabilities under any non-appealable judgment rendered against GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall not include any Defeased Indebtedness. The amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall be deemed to be zero with respect to any letter of credit, unless and until a drawing is made with respect thereto. “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” shall exclude the Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of each Unrestricted Subsidiary and all Subsidiaries of any Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Consolidated Net Income” means for any period, the net income (loss) of GCA, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that the following items shall be excluded from the computation of Consolidated Net Income:

 

(i)            any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that, subject to the limitations contained in (iii) below,

 

(x)           the net income (or, if applicable, the Company’s equity in the net income) of any such Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (ii) below) and

 

(y)           the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;

 

(ii)           any net income (loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that:

 

(a)           subject to the limitations contained in (iii) below, the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause), and

 

(b)           the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;

 

(iii)          any gain or loss realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Property of GCA, the Company or its consolidated Subsidiaries (including pursuant to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction) which is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business and any gain or loss realized upon the sale or other disposition of any Capital Stock of any Person;

 

(iv)          losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions incurred on or prior to the first anniversary of the Merger Date, including without limitation, measurement period adjustments; the effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting; integration costs; personnel restructuring, redundancy, severance or termination; one-time compensation charges; and the amount of any signing, retention and completion bonuses;

 

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(v)           items classified as extraordinary or any non-cash item classified as non-recurring;

 

(vi)          any non-cash charges related to fair value adjustments;

 

(vii)         expenses or charges relating to the amortization of intangibles;

 

(viii)        deferred financing costs amortized or written off, and premiums and prepayment penalties and other fees, premiums or reserves paid in connection with any refinancing or repayment of Indebtedness, any amendment, supplement, consent or waiver in connection with any Indebtedness, or any acquisition, disposition or financing;

 

(ix)          any gain or loss realized in connection with any refinancing or repayment of Indebtedness;

 

(x)           accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted, in each case within 12 months of the subject transaction, as a result of the Transactions or any acquisition, Investment, asset disposition, write down or write off (including the related tax benefit) in accordance with GAAP (including any adjustment of estimated payouts on earn-outs); and

 

(xi)          the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles.

 

For purposes of calculating Consolidated Net Income, any non-recurring charges or expenses of such Person or of a company or business acquired by such Person (in each case, including those relating to severance, relocation costs and one time compensation charges and any charges or expenses in connection with conforming accounting policies or reaudited, combining or restating financial information), in each case, incurred in connection with the purchase or acquisition of such acquired company or business by such Person shall be added to the Consolidated Net Income of such Person, to the extent any such charges or expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income of such Person.

 

Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Reference Period, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien as of the last day of any such Reference Period minus (ii) the aggregate amount of cash and Temporary Cash Investments of GCA and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of any such Reference Period (other than proceeds of any accordion facilities under any Credit Facility to be drawn at such time) that is not Restricted in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period. For purposes hereof, the term “Restricted” means that the cash or Temporary Cash Investments (i) appear (or would be required to appear) as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the GCA or such Restricted Subsidiary, unless such appearance is related to any Credit Facility Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(b)(iii) (or the Liens created thereunder), (ii) are subject to any Lien in favor of any Person other than the collateral agent in respect of the Credit Facility referred to in clause (i), or (iii) is vault cash supplied pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement or is cash that is to be used to settle a settlement liability under the Vault Cash Agreement.

 

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 12.02 or such other address as to which the Trustee may give written notice to the Company.

 

Credit Facility” means (i) the New Credit Facilities and (ii) whether or not the New Credit Facilities remain outstanding, if designated by the Company to be included in the definition of “Credit Facility,” one or more (a) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special

 

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purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (b) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or exchangeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances), or (c) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different borrowers or issuers and, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, extended, restructured, renewed, refinanced, restated, replaced or refunded in whole or in part from time to time.

 

Currency Exchange Protection Agreement” means, in respect of a Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, currency option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

 

Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.

 

Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

Defeased Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (a) that has been defeased or satisfied and discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or other agreement under which it was issued, (b) that has been called for redemption and for which funds sufficient to redeem such Indebtedness have been set aside by the Company, (c) for which amounts are set aside in trust or are held by a representative of the holders of such Indebtedness or any third party escrow agent pending satisfaction or waiver of the conditions for the release of such funds or (d) that has otherwise been defeased or satisfied and discharged.

 

Definitive Notes” means, individually and collectively, each certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

Depositary” means, with respect to the Global Notes, the Person specified in Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

 

Development Agreements” means direct or indirect investments made (i) by way of placement fees paid for rights to place gaming units at gaming facilities or (ii) in the development, construction, remodel or expansion of gaming facilities, in either case including but not limited to Native American tribal gaming facilities, which investments may consist of notes receivable or credit extensions made to existing or prospective customers by one or more of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, in the case of joint development agreements.

 

Disqualified Stock” of a Person means any Capital Stock of such Person:

 

(i)            that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or otherwise:

 

(a)           matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise,

 

(b)           is or may become redeemable or repurchaseable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, or

 

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(c)           is convertible or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness; and

 

(ii)           as to which the maturity, mandatory redemption, conversion or exchange or redemption at the option of the holder thereof occurs, or may occur, in the case of each of clauses (i) or (ii) on or prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided, however, that such Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if it is redeemable prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes only if:

 

(a)           the holder or a beneficial owner of such Capital Stock is required to qualify under the Gaming Laws and does not so qualify, or

 

(b)           the Board of Directors determines in its reasonable, good faith judgment, as evidenced by a Board Resolution, that as a result of a holder or beneficial owner owning such Capital Stock, GCA, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries has lost or may lose any Gaming License, which if lost or not reinstated, as the case may be, would have a material adverse effect on the business of GCA, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or would restrict the ability of GCA, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to conduct business in any gaming jurisdiction.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that was formed under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.

 

Event of Loss” means, with respect to any Property with a Fair Market Value of more than $10.0 million, any loss, destruction or damage of such Property, or any condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of such Property, or confiscation or requisition of the use of such Property.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exchange Notes” means the Notes issued in the applicable Exchange Offer pursuant to Section 2.06(f).

 

Exchange Offer” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Exchange Offer Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Fair Market Value” means with respect to any Property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.  Fair Market Value will be determined, except as otherwise provided:

 

(i)            if such Property has a Fair Market Value of $15.0 million or less, by any Officer of the Company; or

 

(ii)           if such Property has a Fair Market Value in excess of $15.0 million, by a majority of the Board of Directors and evidenced by a Board Resolution, dated within 30 days of the relevant transaction (or the date of the written agreement with respect to such transaction), delivered to the Trustee.

 

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GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America in effect on the date of this Indenture.

 

Gaming Authority” means the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission and any other agency (including, without limitation, any agency established by a federally-recognized Indian tribe to regulate gaming on such tribe’s reservation), authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever which has, or may at any time after the date of this Indenture have, regulatory control or jurisdiction over the manufacture, sale, distribution or operation of gaming equipment, the design, operation or distribution of internet gaming services or products, the ownership or operation of any current or contemplated casinos, or any other gaming activities and operations or any other gaming activities of GCA or any of its Subsidiaries, or any successor to such authority.

 

Gaming Laws” means all laws, including any rules, regulations, judgments, injunctions, orders, decrees or other restrictions of any Gaming Authority, applicable to the gaming industry or Indian tribes or the manufacture, sale, lease, distribution or operation of gaming devices or equipment, the design, operation or distribution of internet gaming services or products, online gaming products and services, the ownership or operation of current or contemplated casinos or any other gaming activities and operations to which GCA or any of its Subsidiaries is, or may at any time after the date of this Indenture be, subject.

 

Gaming License” means any license, permit, finding of suitability, approval, registration, franchise or other authorization from any Gaming Authority required on the date of this Indenture or at any time thereafter to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct the gaming business of GCA, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries, including all licenses granted under Gaming Laws and other Legal Requirements.

 

GCA” means Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Global Note Legend” means the Legend set forth in Exhibit B under the caption “Form of Global Note Legend,” which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

Global Notes” means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(iv) or 2.06(d)(ii).

 

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any Gaming Authority and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such first Person:

 

(i)            to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise), or

 

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(ii)           entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part);

 

provided, however, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

Guarantors” means, following the Merger Date, GCA and any Significant Subsidiary of GCA (including Multimedia Games and its Significant Subsidiaries) that gives a Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

 

Holder” means, with respect to any Note, the Person whose name appears as the registered holder of such Note on the register kept by the Trustee.

 

Incur” means, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), extend, assume, Guarantee or become liable, in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness or obligation on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person including by merger or operation of law (and “Incurrence,” “Incurred,” “Incurrable” and “Incurring” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).

 

Indebtedness” means (without duplication), with respect to any Person, any indebtedness, secured or unsecured, contingent or otherwise, which is for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the Property of such Person or only to a portion thereof), or the principal amount of such indebtedness evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (excluding any balances that constitute customer advance payments and deposits, accounts payable or trade payables, and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business) if and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, and shall also include, to the extent not otherwise included:

 

(i)            any Capital Lease Obligations;

 

(ii)           Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien to which the Property owned or held by such Person is subject, whether or not the obligation or obligations secured thereby shall have been assumed (the amount of such Indebtedness being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such Property or the amount of the Indebtedness so secured);

 

(iii)          Guarantees of Indebtedness of other Persons;

 

(iv)          any Disqualified Stock;

 

(v)           any Attributable Indebtedness;

 

(vi)          all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments or credit transactions issued for the account of such Person (including reimbursement obligations with respect thereto), other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in this definition) of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than

 

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the third business day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit;

 

(vii)         in the case of the Company, Preferred Stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(viii)        obligations pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement or Currency Exchange Protection Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include any interest, accrued interest or customary earn-out obligations or other contingent consideration until due and payable.  For purposes of this definition, the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock were repurchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture; provided, however, that if such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is not then permitted to be repurchased, the repurchase price shall be the book value of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock.  The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability of any other obligations described in clauses (i) through (viii) above in respect thereof at such date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include obligations arising solely out of the conversion of “vault cash” supplied pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement (as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time to the extent permitted hereunder) for normal operating requirements of the ATMs into obligations of the Company by operation of the Vault Cash Agreement so long as the proceeds of such obligations are used solely in the ATMs, as provided in the Vault Cash Agreement and for no other purpose.

 

Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

 

Initial Notes” means the $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.

 

Initial Purchasers” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

Interest Rate Agreement” means, for any Person, any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement.

 

Investment” by any Person means any direct or indirect loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (by means of transfers of cash or other Property to others or payments for Property or services for the account or use of others), in connection with the performance of obligations under any completion guaranty or otherwise, to, or Incurrence of a Guarantee of any obligation of, or purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidence of Indebtedness issued by, any other Person, including the designation by the Board of Directors of a Person to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary.  The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment, plus the cost of all additions thereto, and minus the amount of any portion of such Investment repaid to the Person making such Investment in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, as the case may be, but without any other adjustments for increases or decreases in value, write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment.  In determining the amount of any Investment in

 

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respect of any Property other than cash, such Property shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such Investment.

 

Issue Date” means December 19, 2014.

 

Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the cities of New York, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.  If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.

 

Legal Requirements” means all laws, statutes and ordinances and all rules, orders, rulings, regulations, directives, decrees, injunctions and requirements of all governmental authorities, that are now or may hereafter be in existence, and that may be applicable to GCA or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (including building codes, zoning and environmental laws, regulations and ordinances and Gaming Laws), as modified by any variances, special use permits, waivers, exceptions or other exemptions which may from time to time be applicable.

 

Letter of Transmittal” means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all the Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer.

 

Lien” means, with respect to any Property of any Person, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, lien, charge, easement (other than any easement not materially impairing usefulness or marketability), encumbrance, preference, priority, or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such Property (including any Capital Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). Any Sale/Leaseback Transaction shall be deemed to constitute a Lien on the Property which is the subject of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction securing the Attributable Indebtedness represented thereby.

 

Merger” means the consummation of the merger of Merger Sub with and into Multimedia Games pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

Merger Agreement” means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on September 8, 2014 by and among GCA, Merger Sub and Multimedia Games, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

Merger Date” means the date on which the Merger occurs.

 

Merger Sub means Movie Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation.

 

Multimedia Games” means Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc., a Texas corporation.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Net Cash Proceeds” with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale, net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof.

 

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Net Proceeds” from any Asset Sale or Event of Loss by any Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries means cash and cash equivalents received in respect of the Property sold or with respect to which an Event of Loss occurred, excluding business interruption or delay in completion insurance proceeds, and net of:

 

(i)            all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Person or such Restricted Subsidiary incurred in connection with an Asset Sale or Event of Loss, including, without limitation, all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and fees and expenses incurred (but excluding any finder’s fee or broker’s fee payable to any Affiliate of such Person) and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes arising in connection with such Asset Sale or Event of Loss that are paid or required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

(ii)           all payments made by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries on any Indebtedness which is secured by such Property in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or with respect to such Property or which must, by the terms of such Lien, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Sale or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Sale or Event of Loss, and

 

(iii)          all contractually required distributions and other payments made to minority interest holders (but excluding distributions and payments to Affiliates of such Person) in Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person as a result of such Asset Sale or Event of Loss; provided, however, that, in the event that any consideration for an Asset Sale or Event of Loss (which would otherwise constitute Net Proceeds) is required to be held in escrow pending determination of whether a purchase price adjustment will be made, such consideration (or any portion thereof) shall become Net Proceeds only at such time as it is released to such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries from escrow; and provided, further, that any non-cash consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale or Event of Loss which is subsequently converted to cash shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds at and from the time of such conversion.

 

New Credit Facilities” means the Credit Agreement to be entered into on or prior to the Merger Date, among GCA, Global Cash Access, Inc., as borrower, the financial institutions named therein, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, letter of credit issuer and swing line lender, as amended, restated, supplemented, waived, replaced (whether or not upon termination, and whether with the original lenders or otherwise), restructured, repaid, refunded, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement or indenture extending the maturity thereof, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements or indenture or indentures or increasing the amount loaned or issued thereunder or altering the maturity thereof.

 

New Secured Indenture” means that certain indenture, to be dated the Issue Date, by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent thereunder, as the same may be supplemented from time to time.

 

New Secured Notes” means the senior secured notes due 2021 of the Company under the New Secured Indenture in an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million, but not any additional notes issued under such indenture.

 

Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

 

Note Guarantee” means the Guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes set forth in Article 10, including as a result of execution of a Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture.  The Initial Notes and the Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture except for redemption rights and obligations.  Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes.

 

Offering” means the offering of the Notes by the Company.

 

Offering Memorandum” means the Offering Memorandum dated December 17, 2014, pursuant to which the Initial Notes were offered.

 

Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or any Vice President of the Company.

 

Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, at least one of whom shall be the principal executive officer, principal accounting officer or principal financial officer of the Company; provided, however, that any such certificate required to be delivered by Movie Escrow, Inc. shall be signed by one Officer.

 

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Guarantor.

 

Pari Passu Indebtedness” means:

 

(i)            with respect to the Company, any Indebtedness which ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes; and

 

(ii)           with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness which ranks pari passu in right of payment with such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee.

 

The determination of whether any Indebtedness ranks pari passu in right of payment shall not take into account whether or not such Indebtedness is secured by any collateral.

 

Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

 

Permitted Investment” means an Investment by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in:

 

(i)            a Restricted Subsidiary or a Person which will, upon the making of such Investment, become a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that the primary business of such Restricted Subsidiary is a Related Business;

 

(ii)           another Person if as a result of such Investment such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all its assets to, GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such Person’s primary business is a Related Business;

 

(iii)          Temporary Cash Investments;

 

(iv)          receivables owing to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary

 

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trade terms, including without limitation credit extended to customers; provided, however, that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as GCA, the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

 

(v)           payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vi)          loans or advances to employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices of GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;

 

(vii)         stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business and owing to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfaction of judgments;

 

(viii)        any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Issue Date or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on the Issue Date so long as such extension, modification or renewal does not increase the Investment as in effect at the Issue Date or is not materially adverse to the interests of the noteholders;

 

(ix)          securities received pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 4.09(a);

 

(x)           Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xi)          Investments consisting of or to finance purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials, services or equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xii)         other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed, together with all Investments made pursuant to this clause (xii), $25.0 million in the aggregate; and

 

(xiii)        any Investment required by a Gaming Authority or made in lieu of payment of a tax or in consideration of a reduction in tax.

 

Permitted Liens” means:

 

(i)            Liens securing Indebtedness and other obligations under any Credit Facility in an amount not to exceed the amount of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 4.08(b);

 

(ii)           Liens securing obligations of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with Interest Rate Agreements and Currency Exchange Protection Agreements permitted by clauses (v) and (vi) of Section 4.08(b);

 

(iii)          Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on the Property of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;

 

(iv)          Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens which secure payment of obligations arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(v)           Liens in favor of issuers of performance bonds and surety bonds obtained in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vi)          other Liens incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of its Properties which were not created in connection with the Incurrence of Indebtedness or the obtaining of advances or credit and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its Properties or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its business, including without limitation leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses;

 

(vii)         Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding operating leases;

 

(viii)        pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or deposits for the payment of rent, or deposits to secure liability to insurance carriers, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ix)          minor survey exceptions;

 

(x)           utility easements, building or zoning restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character and do not materially detract from the value of such Property;

 

(xi)          Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than pursuant to clause (i) of this definition);

 

(xii)         Liens securing obligations to a trustee pursuant to the compensation and indemnity provisions of any indenture and Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Notes or the Note Guarantees;

 

(xiii)        Liens (including extensions and renewals thereof) upon real or tangible personal property acquired by that Person after the date of this Indenture; provided that

 

(a)           any such Lien is created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness representing, or Incurred to finance, refinance or refund, all costs (including the cost of construction, installation or improvement) of the item of Property subject thereto,

 

(b)           the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by that Lien does not exceed 100% of that cost,

 

(c)           that Lien does not extend to or cover any other Property other than that item of Property and any improvements on that item or is otherwise a Permitted Lien under clause (xxxii) of this definition, and

 

(d)           the Incurrence of that Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.08;

 

(xiv)        Liens on any property to secure all or part of the cost of improvements or construction thereon or Indebtedness incurred to provide funds for that purpose in a principal amount not exceeding the cost of those improvements or construction;

 

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(xv)         Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of that Person securing that Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of that Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of that inventory or other goods;

 

(xvi)        Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit issued for the account of that Person which encumber documents and other Property relating to those commercial letters of credit and the products and proceeds thereof;

 

(xvii)       Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods by that Person;

 

(xviii)      licenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material adverse respect with the business of that Person or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(xix)        Liens encumbering Property or assets of that Person under construction arising from progress or partial payments by a customer of that Person or one of its Subsidiaries relating to that Property or assets;

 

(xx)         Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin accounts, and other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are within the general parameters customary in the gaming industry;

 

(xxi)        Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory or regulatory requirements under Gaming Laws of that Person or its Subsidiaries;

 

(xxii)       Liens that are contractual rights of setoff relating to depositary relations with financial institutions and securities intermediaries;

 

(xxiii)      Liens on cash collateral required to be deposited pursuant to the terms of a Credit Facility to secure the funding obligations of any defaulting lender, including cash collateral deposited with respect to any unreimbursed drawing under a letter of credit;

 

(xxiv)     any interest or title of a lessor in the Property subject to any Capital Lease Obligation or operating lease which, in each case, is permitted under this Indenture or purchase money Indebtedness which is permitted under Section 4.08;

 

(xxv)      Liens related to Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which, in each case, is permitted under this Indenture pursuant to clause (xi) of Section 4.08(b); provided that in each case, any such Lien encumbers only the asset or assets so financed, purchased, constructed or improved;

 

(xxvi)     Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by that Person or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xxvii)    Liens for judgments or orders not giving rise to an Event of Default and deposits to secure surety or appeal bonds;

 

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(xxviii)   Liens on Property acquired by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including an indirect acquisition of Property by way of a merger of a Person with or into GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or the acquisition of a Person), provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation, and were not created in connection therewith or in anticipation thereof, and provided, further, that such Liens do not extend to any additional Property or assets of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(xxix)     pledges or deposits made by such Person in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement;

 

(xxx)      Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture; provided that such Liens extend only to the Property or assets of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary encumbered by the refinanced Indebtedness unless the Incurrence of such Liens is otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

 

(xxxi)     Liens in favor of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(xxxii)    Liens not specified in the foregoing; provided that the aggregate Indebtedness secured by the Liens under this clause (xxxii) does not exceed $25.0 million at any one time outstanding as of the date any such Lien is granted or otherwise becomes effective in reliance on this clause (xxxii).  For the avoidance of doubt, Liens Incurred in reliance on this clause (xxxii) may secure Indebtedness in an amount in addition to Indebtedness that is also secured by Liens Incurred in reliance on one or more other clauses of this definition; and

 

(xxxiii)   Liens on assets of GCA or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.08(b)(i)(B).

 

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any renewals, repurchases, redemptions, extensions, substitutions of GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, including any successive extensions, renewals, substitutions, refinancings or replacements (and including refinancings by GCA and the Company of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary):

 

(i)            to the extent that the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, repurchased, redeemed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);

 

(ii)           so long as the Weighted Average Life to Maturity and Stated Maturity is not shortened;

 

(iii)          so long as the new Indebtedness is not be senior in right of payment to the Indebtedness that is being renewed, repurchased, redeemed, extended, substituted, refinanced or replaced; and

 

(iv)          to the extent such Indebtedness was unsecured, such new Indebtedness shall not be secured;

 

provided, however, that Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that refinances Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor.

 

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Permitted Tax Distribution” means, with respect to the Company relative to any tax period, (i) the U.S. federal, state and local income taxes that would have been payable for such tax period by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (the “Group”) if the Group were a stand-alone income tax group for all tax periods ending after the date hereof (and the foregoing stand-alone group treatment shall apply to all transactions between members of the Group (on the one hand) and Affiliates of the Company that are not members of the Group (on the other hand) other than any sales that result in “deferred intercompany gain” or “deferred intercompany loss” for purposes of Section 1502 of the Code), determined in accordance with relevant U.S. federal, state or local income tax statutes and regulations, minus (ii) the amount of any such U.S. federal, state or local income taxes paid directly by members of the Group for such tax period, plus (iii) without duplication for any amounts determined under clauses (i) or (ii), the amount of any incremental stand-alone U.S. federal, state or local income taxes that would have been assessed in respect of members of the Group in connection with audit adjustments after the date hereof made as a result of federal, state or local income tax examinations (less any portion of such amounts paid directly by members of the Group).

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, company (including limited liability company), partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Preferred Stock” means any Capital Stock of a Person, however designated, which entitles the holder thereof to a preference with respect to dividends, distributions or liquidation proceeds of such Person over the holders of other Capital Stock issued by such Person.

 

Property” means, with respect to any Person, any interest of such Person in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Capital Stock in any other Person (but excluding Capital Stock or other securities issued by such first Person).

 

Public Equity Offering” means an underwritten public offering of Capital Stock of the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

 

QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

 

Qualified Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:

 

(i)            as to which neither GCA, the Company nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), or (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise; provided, however, that the provision by the Company of a completion guaranty or the making of payments with respect thereto, in each case, to the extent permitted under Section 4.06, shall not prevent any Indebtedness from constituting Qualified Non-Recourse Debt;

 

(ii)           no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity; and

 

(iii)          as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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Reference Period” means the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the last full fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of a proposed Incurrence, Restricted Payment or other transaction for which financial statements are available.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and the other parties named on the signature pages thereof, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and, with respect to any Additional Notes, one or more registration rights agreements between the Company and the other parties thereto, as such agreement(s) may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, relating to rights given by the Company to the purchasers of Additional Notes to register such Additional Notes under the Securities Act.

 

Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note in the form of Exhibit A bearing the Global Note Legend and the Restricted Security Legend and deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903.

 

Related Business” means the businesses conducted (or proposed to be conducted) by GCA and its Subsidiaries as of the Merger Date, including the gaming and related cash access services and all reasonably related businesses necessary for, in support, furtherance or anticipation of and/or ancillary or complementary to or in preparation for, such business.

 

Related Person” means any legal or beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Responsible Officer” shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Restricted Security Legend.

 

Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Restricted Security Legend.

 

Restricted Notes” means a Restricted Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note.

 

Restricted Payment” means:

 

(i)            any dividend or distribution (whether made in cash, Property or securities) declared or paid on or with respect to any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or to the Company’s stockholders in respect of any shares of Capital Stock of the Company except for such dividends or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock of the Company);

 

(ii)           a payment made by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than to GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) to purchase, redeem, acquire or retire any Capital Stock of the Company or Capital Stock of any Affiliate of the Company or any warrants, rights or options, to directly

 

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or indirectly purchase or acquire any such Capital Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into any such Capital Stock;

 

(iii)          a payment made by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date to redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled sinking fund or mandatory redemption payment (other than the redemption, purchase, repurchase, defeasance or other acquisition of any Indebtedness subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee made in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment), Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Guarantor which is subordinate (whether pursuant to its terms or by operation of law) in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee; or

 

(iv)          any Investment (other than a Permitted Investment) in any Person.

 

“Restricted Period” has the meaning given such term in United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(7).

 

Restricted Security Legend” means the Legend set forth in Exhibit B under the caption “Form of Restricted Security Legend,” which is required to be placed on all Restricted Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of GCA that:

 

(i)            has not been designated by the Board of Directors as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or

 

(ii)           was an Unrestricted Subsidiary but has been redesignated by the Board of Directors as a Restricted Subsidiary,

 

in each case as provided under the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”; provided, however, that no Subsidiary shall be redesignated from an Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary unless, immediately after giving pro forma effect to such designation, the Company would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.08(a).

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect arrangement pursuant to which Property is sold or transferred by such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person and is thereafter leased back from the purchaser or transferee thereof by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Shelf Registration Statement” means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of GCA that:

 

(i)            guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any Indebtedness in excess of $10 million of GCA, the Company or Multimedia Games; or

 

(ii)           is a Domestic Subsidiary and a “Significant Subsidiary” as defined in any Credit Facility.

 

Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which a payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency unless such contingency has occurred).

 

Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

 

(i)            such Person,

 

(ii)           such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or

 

(iii)          one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Temporary Cash Investments” means any of the following:

 

(i)            Investments in U.S. Government Obligations maturing within six months of the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(ii)           Investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market deposits maturing within six months of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof having capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating in excess of $500,000,000 and whose long-term debt is rated “A-3” or higher, “A-” or higher or “A-” or higher according to Moody’s, S&P or Fitch Credit Rating Co. (or such similar equivalent rating by at least one “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act)), respectively;

 

(iii)          repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (ii) above;

 

(iv)          Investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than six months after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) organized and in existence under the laws of the United States of America with a rating at the time as of which any Investment therein is made of “P-1” (or higher) according to Moody’s, “A-1” (or higher) according to S&P or “A-1” (or higher) according to Fitch Credit Rating Co. (or such similar equivalent rating by at

 

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least one “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act));

 

(v)           marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;

 

(vi)          Investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets comprise securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above; and

 

(vii)        in the case of any Subsidiary other than a Domestic Subsidiary, direct obligations of the sovereign nation (or any agency thereof) in which such Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation (or any agency thereof).

 

TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date, if any, on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA.

 

Transactions” means the acquisition of Multimedia Games by GCA pursuant to the Merger Agreement, including without limitation, the Cash Contribution, the entering into and initial borrowing under the New Credit Facilities, the issuance of the New Secured Notes and the Notes hereunder and the repurchase and cancellation and/or repayment and satisfaction and discharge of certain indebtedness of the Company as of the Merger Date.

 

Treasury Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two business days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to January 15, 2018; provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to January 15, 2018, is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

 

Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

 

Unrestricted Definitive Note” means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Restricted Security Legend.

 

Unrestricted Global Note” means one or more Global Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Restricted Security Legend.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (i) any Subsidiary of GCA which at the time of determination shall be an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Board of Directors) and (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or

 

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instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the issuer’s option.

 

U.S. Person” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(o) under the Securities Act.

 

Vault Cash Agreement” means the Contract Cash Solutions Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2010, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as such Vault Cash Agreement has been, and may be, amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

 

Voting Stock” means securities of any class or classes of a Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for corporate directors (or Persons performing equivalent functions).

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

 

(i)            the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by

 

(ii)           the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

Section 1.02.                         Other Definitions.

 

Term

 

Defined in
Section

Affiliate Transaction

 

4.10

Authentication Order

 

2.02

Change of Control Offer

 

4.13

Change of Control Payment

 

4.13

Change of Control Payment Date

 

4.13

Covenant Defeasance

 

8.03

DTC

 

2.03

Event of Default

 

6.01

Excess Proceeds

 

4.09

Funding Guarantor

 

10.03

Guarantor Obligations

 

10.01

Investment Company Act

 

4.14

Legal Defeasance

 

8.02

Paying Agent

 

2.03

Prepayment Offer

 

4.09

Redemption Date

 

3.07

Redemption Provision Default

 

6.12

Registrar

 

2.03

Successor

 

5.01

 

Section 1.03.                         Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

 

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

 

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The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

 

indenture securities” means the Notes;

 

indenture security holder” means a Holder of a Note;

 

indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

 

indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

 

obligor” on the Notes and the Note Guarantees means the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Note Guarantees, respectively.

 

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them.

 

Section 1.04.                         Rules of Construction.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)           a term has the meaning assigned to it;

 

(b)           an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

 

(c)           “or” is not exclusive;

 

(d)           words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

 

(e)           provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

 

(f)            references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time; and

 

(g)           unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness.

 

ARTICLE 2.
THE NOTES

 

Section 2.01.                         Form and Dating.

 

(a)           General.  The Notes and the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.  The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage.  Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.  The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000.

 

(b)           Global Notes.  Global Notes shall be registered in the name of the Depositary and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.02) as hereinafter provided, for credit to the respective accounts of owners of beneficial

 

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interests in such Global Note or to such other accounts as they may direct.  Each Global Note shall contain the Global Note Legend and shall contain a “Schedule of Principal Amount” in the form set forth under such heading on Exhibit B hereto.  Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions.  Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06.  The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note and increases or decreases thereto shall also be recorded in the Note Register, as hereinafter provided.

 

(c)           144A Notes.  Notes offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes bearing the Legends set forth on Exhibit B hereto under the headings “Form of Global Note Legend” and “Form of Restricted Security Legend.”

 

(d)           [Reserved].

 

(e)           Regulation S Global Note.  Notes offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more temporary Global Notes bearing the Legends set forth on Exhibit B hereto under the headings “Form of Global Note Legend” and “Form of Restricted Security Legend.”

 

(f)            Definitive Notes.  Except as set forth in Section 2.06(a), Definitive Notes will not be issued.  Notes issued in definitive form shall not contain the Global Note Legend or a “Schedule of Principal Amount.”

 

(g)           Indenture Governs in the Case of Inconsistency.  The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.  However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

Section 2.02.                         Execution and Authentication.

 

At least one Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

 

A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.  The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

 

The Trustee will, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate and deliver:  (i) on the date hereof, an aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022, (ii) Additional Notes issued in compliance with Section 2.14 for an original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in the written order of the Company pursuant to this Section 2.02 and (iii) Exchange Notes for issue only in an Exchange Offer pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, for a like principal amount of Notes.  Such Authentication

 

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Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of such Notes is to be authenticated.  The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of Notes authorized for issuance by the Company, pursuant to one or more Authentication Orders, except as provided in Section 2.07.

 

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes.  An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so.  Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.  An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.

 

Section 2.03.                         Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent.

 

The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”).  The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange.  The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents.  The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent.  The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder.  The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture.  If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.  The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

 

The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

 

The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

 

None of the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent or Transfer Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Note, any Agent  or other member of, or a participant in, DTC or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of DTC or any nominee or participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any Agent or other participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than DTC) of any notice or the payment of any amount or delivery of any Notes (or other security or property) under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders in respect of the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be DTC or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through DTC, subject to its applicable rules and procedures. The Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Transfer Agent may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by DTC with respect to its Agents and other members, participants and any beneficial owners.

 

Neither the Trustee nor the Registrar or Transfer Agent shall have any obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Participants or Indirect Participants in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

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Section 2.04.                         Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

 

The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or Additional Interest, if any, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment.  The Trustee and any Paying Agent (other than the Company) may assume that no Additional Interest is payable unless it has received written notice from the Company or a Holder that Additional Interest is due and payable.  While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee.  The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent.  Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money.  If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent.  Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

 

Section 2.05.                         Holder Lists.

 

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).  If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least five Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes, and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).

 

Section 2.06.                         Transfer and Exchange.

 

(a)           Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes.  A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.  All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or (ii) there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes and the owner of a beneficial interest in such Global Note requests such exchange in writing delivered through the Depositary.  Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Holder of the Global Note and the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee.  Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10.  Except as described in the two preceding sentences, every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Section 2.07 or 2.10, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note.  A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c).

 

(b)           Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes.  The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures.  Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein

 

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to the extent required by the Securities Act.  Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

 

(i)            Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note.  Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Restricted Security Legend.  Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note.  No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i).

 

(ii)           All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes.  In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above.  Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h).

 

(iii)          Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note.  A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following:

 

(A)          if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and

 

(B)          if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof.

 

(iv)          Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global Note.  A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(ii) above and:

 

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(A)          such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;

 

(B)          such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

 

(C)          such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

 

(D)          the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1)           if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or

 

(2)           if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Security Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when the applicable Unrestricted Global Note has not            yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above.

 

(v)           Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note Prohibited.  Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

 

(c)           Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.

 

(i)            Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes.  If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

 

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(A)          if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

 

(B)          if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(C)          if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

 

(D)          if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

 

(E)           if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

 

(F)           if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

 

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon written order, authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant.  The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Restricted Security Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

 

(ii)           Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.  A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if:

 

(A)          such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;

 

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(B)          such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

 

(C)          such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

 

(D)          the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1)           if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or

 

(2)           if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Security Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

(iii)          Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.  If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii), the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h), and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, upon written order, authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant.  The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.  Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Restricted Security Legend.

 

(d)           Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.

 

(i)            Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes.  If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

 

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(A)          if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;

 

(B)          if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(C)          if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

 

(D)          if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

 

(E)           if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

 

(F)           if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

 

the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the appropriate 144A Global Note, and in the case of clause (C) above, the appropriate Regulation S Global Note.

 

(ii)           Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes.  A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if:

 

(A)          such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;

 

(B)          such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

 

(C)          such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

 

(D)          the Registrar receives the following:

 

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(1)           if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or

 

(2)           if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Security Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

Upon satisfaction of the conditions any of the subparagraphs of this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Unrestricted Global Note.

 

(iii)          Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes.  A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time.  Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Unrestricted Global Notes.

 

If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when the applicable Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.

 

(e)           Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes.  Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes.  Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing.  In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).

 

(i)            Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes.  Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

 

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(A)          if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

 

(B)          if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

 

(C)          if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (3) thereof.

 

(ii)           Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.  Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if:

 

(A)          such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company;

 

(B)          any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement;

 

(C)          any such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or

 

(D)          the Registrar receives the following:

 

(1)           if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit F hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or

 

(2)           if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit E hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

 

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Company so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Restricted Security Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

 

(iii)          Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes.  A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in

 

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the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.  Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

 

(f)            Exchange Offer.  Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate:

 

(i)            one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (x) they are not Broker-Dealers (except as otherwise contemplated by and in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement), (y) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company.  Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly; and

 

(ii)           Unrestricted Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (x) they are not Broker-Dealers (except as otherwise contemplated by and in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement), (y) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company.  Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly and the Issuers will execute and the Trustees will Authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Unrestricted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount.

 

(g)           Legends.  As applicable, the Legends set forth in Exhibit B hereto shall appear on the face of all Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Restricted Security Legend.

 

(h)           Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes.  At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11.  At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

 

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(i)            General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

 

(i)            To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon the Company’s written order or at the Registrar’s request.

 

(ii)           No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.09, 4.13 and 9.05).

 

(iii)          The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

 

(iv)          All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

(v)           The Registrar, Transfer Agent and the Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.

 

(vi)          Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

(vii)         The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02.

 

(viii)        All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.

 

Section 2.07.                         Replacement Notes.

 

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that the Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met.  If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the

 

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Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced.  The Company may charge a Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note.

 

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

 

Section 2.08.                         Outstanding Notes.

 

The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding.  Except as set forth in Section 2.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(b).

 

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.

 

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

 

If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.

 

Section 2.09.                         Treasury Notes.

 

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, any Guarantor or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Guarantor, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded.

 

Section 2.10.                         Temporary Notes.

 

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes.  Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.  Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall, upon written order, authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

 

Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

 

Section 2.11.                         Cancellation.

 

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation.  The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment.  The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such canceled Notes in its

 

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customary manner (consistent with all applicable legal requirements).  Certification of the disposition of all canceled Notes shall be delivered to the Company.  The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that they have paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

Section 2.12.                         Defaulted Interest.

 

If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01.  The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment.  The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest.  At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

 

Section 2.13.                         CUSIP, ISIN and Other Numbers.

 

The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP”, “ISIN” or other such numbers (if then generally in use) and, if it does so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP, ISIN or other such numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP, ISIN or other such numbers printed in the notice or on the Notes and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes and any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.  The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

 

Section 2.14.                         Issuance of Additional Notes.

 

The Company shall be entitled, from time to time, subject to its compliance with Section 4.08, without the consent of any Holder, to issue Additional Notes under this Indenture with identical terms as the Notes issued on the Issue Date other than with respect to (i) the date of issuance, (ii) the issue price, (iii) the amount of interest payable on the first interest payment date and (iv) any changes necessary to conform to and ensure compliance with the Securities Act (or other applicable securities laws).  Additional Notes that are Restricted Notes may contain mandatory or optional redemption provisions that apply only to such Additional Notes and that are agreed to by the Company and the purchasers of such Additional Notes; provided that all such redemption rights and obligations expire on or before the filing of a registration statement with respect to the Exchange Offer relating to any such Additional Notes.  Any redemption provisions applicable only to Additional Notes as contemplated by the preceding sentence shall expressly provide that prior to any Exchange Offer relating to such Notes, all such redemption provisions shall be of no further force or effect, and shall not be deemed to be part of such Additional Notes.  The Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, any Additional Notes and all Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefor shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, except redemption provisions.

 

With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in an Officers’ Certificate prepared pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

 

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(a)           the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture;

 

(b)           the issue price, the issue date and the CUSIP or ISIN number of such Additional Notes; provided, however, that no Additional Notes may be issued at a price that would cause such Additional Notes to have “original issue discount” within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

 

(c)           whether such Additional Notes shall be Restricted Notes or shall be issued in the form of Exchange Notes; and

 

(d)           whether such Additional Notes shall include mandatory or optional redemption provisions pursuant to the second sentence of the preceding paragraph and the terms of any such redemption provisions.

 

ARTICLE 3.
REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

 

Section 3.01.                         Notices to Trustee.

 

If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 or redemption provisions applicable only to Additional Notes in accordance with Section 2.14, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture, and, if applicable, the Additional Notes, pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.

 

Section 3.02.                         Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.

 

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased among the Holders of the Notes, as applicable, that are subject to such redemption or purchase, by lot unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange requirements; provided that as long as DTC serves as Depositary for a Global Note, any redemption shall comply with DTC’s procedural requirements with respect to such note.

 

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.  Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $2,000 or whole multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of such class of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed.  Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.

 

Section 3.03.                         Notice of Redemption.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 4.09, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or in satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

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The notice shall identify the Notes (including CUSIP Numbers) to be redeemed and shall state:

 

(a)           the redemption date;

 

(b)           the redemption price;

 

(c)           if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion (so long as such amount is in a denomination of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000) shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note;

 

(d)           the name and address of the Paying Agent;

 

(e)           that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

 

(f)            that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

 

(g)           the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

 

(h)           that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes.

 

At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and providing a form setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

 

Section 3.04.                         Effect of Notice of Redemption.

 

In connection with any redemption of the Notes (including in any redemption described under Section 3.07), any such redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including any related Public Equity Offering or a Change of Control. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the redemption date, or by the redemption date so delayed.

 

Section 3.05.                         Deposit of Redemption Price.

 

No later than 10:00 am New York time on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date.  The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed.

 

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If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption.  If a Note is redeemed on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such interest record date.  If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01.

 

Section 3.06.                         Notes Redeemed in Part.

 

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company, a new Note of the same class and equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.

 

Section 3.07.                         Optional Redemption.

 

(a)           Except as set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 3.07 or in any Additional Notes that contain optional redemption provisions in accordance with Section 2.14, the Company shall not have the option to redeem the Notes pursuant to this Section 3.07 prior to January 15, 2018.

 

On or after January 15, 2018, the Company shall have the option to redeem all or part of the Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on January 15 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

 

Percentage

 

2018

 

107.500

%

2019

 

105.000

%

2020

 

102.500

%

2021 and thereafter

 

100.000

%

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 3.07, at any time prior to January 15, 2018, the Company may, upon not less than 30 but not more than 60 days’ prior written notice mailed by first class mail to each Holder’s registered address (with a copy to the Trustee), on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price of 110.00% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of such Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings; provided that (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under this Indenture remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding any such Notes held by GCA and its Subsidiaries); and (ii) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Public Equity Offering.

 

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(c)           Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 3.07, so long as any Notes are held by any Initial Purchaser or any Affiliate of an Initial Purchaser (other than asset management Affiliates that purchased the Notes in the ordinary course of business as part of a regular distribution of the Notes, and excluding Notes acquired pursuant to bona fide open market purchases from third parties or market making activities), the Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided in Section 3.03 hereof, on one or more occasions redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 3.07, at any time prior to January 15, 2018, the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior written notice mailed by first class mail to each Holder’s registered address (with a copy to the Trustee), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of redemption (the “Redemption Date”), subject to the rights of Holders of the Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date.

 

(e)           Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06.

 

Section 3.08.                         Mandatory Redemption.

 

GCA and the Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes other than for any Additional Notes that contain mandatory redemption provisions in accordance with Section 2.14.

 

Section 3.09.                         Mandatory Disposition or Redemption Pursuant to Gaming Laws.

 

If a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note is required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws and is not so licensed, qualified or found suitable within any time period specified by the applicable Gaming Authority, the Holder shall be obligated, at the request of the Company, to dispose of such Holder’s Notes within a time period prescribed by the Company or such other time period prescribed by such Gaming Authority (in which event the Company’s obligation to pay any interest after the receipt of such notice shall be limited as provided in such Gaming Laws). Thereafter, the Company shall have the right to redeem, on the date fixed by the Company for the redemption of such Notes, such Holder’s Notes at a redemption price (to be calculated by the Company) equal to the lesser of (i) the lowest closing sale price of the Notes on any trading day during the 120-day period ending on the date upon which the Company shall have received notice from a Gaming Authority of such Holder’s disqualification or (ii) the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired such Notes, unless a different redemption price is required by such Gaming Authority, in which event such required price shall be the redemption price.  The Company is not required to pay or reimburse any Holder or beneficial owner of a Note for the costs of licensure, qualification or finding of suitability or investigation for such licensure, qualification or finding of suitability.  Any Holder or beneficial owner of a Note required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws must pay all investigative fees and costs of the Gaming Authorities in connection with such licensure, qualification, finding of suitability or application therefor.

 

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ARTICLE 4.
COVENANTS

 

Section 4.01.                         Payment of Notes.

 

The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes.  Principal, premium, if any and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. New York Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all such amounts.  The Company shall pay Additional Interest, if any, in the same manner on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful.

 

Section 4.02.                         Maintenance of Office or Agency.

 

The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served.  The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.  If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

 

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York for such purposes.  The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

The Company hereby designates the office of the Trustee at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Agency Services, 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03.

 

Section 4.03.                         Reports.

 

(a)           Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the Holders within 15 days after the applicable time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations (i) all quarterly and annual reports, including financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants and (ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.  All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with the information requirements applicable to such reports.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will

 

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the Company be required to furnish any disclosure, information, certificates or reports required by Items 307, 308, 402 or 601(b)(31) and (32) of Regulation S-K or Rules 3-10 or 3-16 of Regulation S-X.  The Company shall post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraphs on its website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the Holders of Notes if (a) the Company has filed (or, in the case of a report on Form 8-K, furnished) such reports with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available or (b) the reports are posted on the Company’s website; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine whether or not such information, documents or reports have been filed pursuant to the “EDGAR” system (or its successor) or are publicly available and/or accessible electronically.

 

(c)           Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

 

(d)           The Company may satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.03 by furnishing financial information relating to GCA; provided that, if required by Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, the same is accompanied by consolidating financial information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to GCA and any of its Subsidiaries other than the Company, its Subsidiaries and the other Guarantors, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company, its Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and the other Guarantors, if any, and the other Subsidiaries of the Company on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Company shall not be deemed to have failed to comply with any of its obligations hereunder for purposes of clause (d) of the first paragraph of Section 6.01 until 120 days after the date any report hereunder is due.

 

Section 4.04.                         Compliance Certificate.

 

(a)           The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officers’ Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes is prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

(b)           The Company  shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, not more than 30 days after any Officer becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers’ Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

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Section 4.05.                         Stay and Extension Laws.

 

The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

 

Section 4.06.                         Restricted Payments.

 

(a)           GCA and the Company shall not make, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to make, any Restricted Payment if at the time of, and after giving effect to, such proposed Restricted Payment:

 

(i)            a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(ii)           the Company could not Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.08(a); or

 

(iii)          the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments made by GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries from and after the Issue Date (the amount of any Restricted Payment, if made other than in cash, to be based upon Fair Market Value) (including Restricted Payments permitted by Sections 4.06(b)(i) and (xi), but excluding all other Restricted Payments permitted by Section 4.06(b)) would exceed an amount equal, without duplication, to the sum of:

 

(A)          50% of the Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from the fiscal quarter in which the Merger Date occurs to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of such Restricted Payment (or, in the case such Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit);

 

(B)          the aggregate proceeds received by the Company from the issue or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) subsequent to the Merger Date (other than an issuance or sale (i) to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) pursuant to clauses (iii) or (iv) of Section 4.06(b));

 

(C)          the amount by which Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Company’s balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than an issuance or sale to a Subsidiary of the Company or an employee stock ownership plan or other trust established by GCA or any of its Subsidiaries) subsequent to the Merger Date, of any Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company (less the amount of any cash or other property distributed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange);

 

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(D)          the amount equal to the net reduction in Investments that were treated as Restricted Payments subsequent to the Merger Date resulting from:

 

(i)            payments of dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or the satisfaction or reduction (other than by means of payments by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) of obligations of other Persons which have been Guaranteed by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

 

(ii)           the redesignation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case such net reduction in Investments being: (x) valued as provided in the definition of “Investment,” (y) an amount not to exceed the aggregate amount of Investments previously made by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which were treated as a Restricted Payment when made, and (z) included in this clause (D) only to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income; and

 

(E)           $15.0 million.

 

(b)           The provisions of Section 4.06(a) shall not prohibit:

 

(i)            the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of its declaration if such dividend could have been paid on the date of its declaration in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture;

 

(ii)           the redemption or repurchase of any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of the Company (other than any Capital Stock or Indebtedness which is held or beneficially owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company):  (x) if the holder or beneficial owner of such Capital Stock or Indebtedness is required to qualify under the Gaming Laws and does not so qualify; or (y) if necessary in the reasonable, good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, as evidenced by a Board Resolution, to prevent the loss or secure the reinstatement of any Gaming License which if lost or not reinstated, as the case may be, would have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or would restrict the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct business in any gaming jurisdiction;

 

(iii)          any purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of Capital Stock of the Company made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

 

(iv)          any purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of the Indebtedness of any Person made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;

 

(v)           any purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee from the proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred within 60 days of such repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of such Indebtedness;

 

(vi)          cash payments in lieu of fractional shares issuable as dividends on Capital Stock of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(vii)         the redemption or repurchase of any Capital Stock to the extent required by a final non-appealable order or judgment entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction;

 

(viii)        any Permitted Tax Distribution;

 

(ix)          so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, repurchases by the Company or GCA of GCA common stock or options, warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into such common stock (excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exercisable for, common stock) held by employees, officers, consultants or directors of GCA or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries upon death, disability or termination of employment or directorship of such employees, officers, consultants or directors not to exceed $5.0 million in the aggregate in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $10.0 million in any calendar year);

 

(x)           any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Transactions and the fees and expenses related thereto or used to fund amounts owed to Affiliates, in each case as described in the offering memorandum;

 

(xi)          so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee with any Excess Proceeds as provided under Section 4.09 or pursuant to provisions requiring such repurchase similar to those described under Section 4.13; provided that all Notes tendered by Holders in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Prepayment Offer, as applicable, have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value;

 

(xii)         the declaration and payment of dividends and distributions to holders of any class of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued by GCA or the Company after the Issue Date in accordance with Section 4.08(a); and

 

(xiii)        Restricted Payments made on or after the Issue Date not to exceed, together with all Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (xiii), $20.0 million in the aggregate.

 

Section 4.07.                         Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:  (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits; (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (iii) make loans or advances to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or (iv) transfer any of its Property to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (a) (x) the Notes, this Indenture or any guarantees thereof and (y) agreements in effect on the Issue Date; (b) applicable law, including rules, regulations or orders issued by any Gaming Authority; (c) customary nonassignment provisions in contracts, leases or licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices that are customary in the gaming, lodging or entertainment industry; (d) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however, that any restrictions of the type described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 4.07 contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no more restrictive than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; (e) agreements in existence with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary at the time it is so designated or

 

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otherwise becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such agreements are not entered into in anticipation or contemplation of such designation; (f) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or Property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business with the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements; (g) Liens permitted to be Incurred under Section 4.11 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens; (h) purchase money obligations for Property or equipment acquired for use in the business of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the Property or equipment purchased or leased in the ordinary course of business; (i) any instrument governing Indebtedness represented by industrial revenue or development bonds issued by a municipality and loaned to or otherwise guaranteed by GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; (j) any agreement or instrument governing the New Secured Notes and any Credit Facility (including the New Credit Facilities) permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(b)(iii); or (k) other obligations under the New Secured Notes or the Notes.

 

Nothing contained in this Section 4.07 shall prevent GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from granting any Lien permitted by Section 4.11.

 

Section 4.08.                         Limitation on Indebtedness and Issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock.

 

(a)           GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Incur any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock; provided, however, that GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may Incur Indebtedness or issue Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and GCA’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would exceed 2.0 to 1.0, after giving effect to:

 

(i)            the Incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock as if such Indebtedness was Incurred or such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock was issued at the beginning of the Reference Period and (if applicable) the application of the net proceeds thereof to repay other Indebtedness as if the application of such proceeds occurred at the beginning of the Reference Period,

 

(ii)           the Incurrence and retirement of any other Indebtedness since the first day of the Reference Period as if such Indebtedness was Incurred or retired at the beginning of the Reference Period, and

 

(iii)          the acquisition or disposition of any Property or any company, business or Property by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the first day of the Reference Period including any acquisition or disposition which will be consummated contemporaneously with the Incurrence of such Indebtedness or the issuance of such Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if such acquisition or disposition occurred at the beginning of the Reference Period, including without limitation any net reduction of lease payments in connection with any acquisition of Property;

 

provided, that Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors may only incur Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock to the extent such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock incurred and outstanding under this paragraph by such Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors does not exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate at any time.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as specified below, may Incur the following Indebtedness:

 

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(i)            (A) Indebtedness of the Company represented by the Initial Notes and of the Guarantors under the Note Guarantees, (B) the New Secured Notes and the guarantees thereof and (C) the Exchange Notes and related Note Guarantees;

 

(ii)           Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date (other than pursuant to clause (i) or (iii) of this Section 4.08(b));

 

(iii)          Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under any Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed the sum of (i) $650.0 million and (ii) an additional amount if, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such additional amount, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio calculated on a pro forma basis is equal to or less than 3.75:1.00 (assuming all such additional amounts were secured, whether or not so secured, and including for this purpose the full amount of draw with respect to any revolving credit facility (whether or not borrowed));

 

(iv)          Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by a Restricted Subsidiary, GCA or the Company; provided, however, that (A) if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Company or a Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be unsecured and expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantees, in the case of a Guarantor; (B) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or other event that results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness except to GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed in each case to constitute the Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the issuer thereof;

 

(v)           Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under Interest Rate Agreements, provided that the obligations under such agreements were entered into for the purpose of limiting interest rate risks and not for speculative purposes in connection with payment obligations on Indebtedness otherwise permitted by the terms of this Section 4.08;

 

(vi)          Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under Currency Exchange Protection Agreements, provided that such Currency Exchange Protection Agreements were entered into for the purpose of limiting exchange rate risks in connection with transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vii)         Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with one or more standby letters of credit, performance bonds or completion guarantees issued in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to self-insurance obligations and not in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit;

 

(viii)        [Reserved];

 

(ix)          Indebtedness owed to any Governmental Authority Incurred by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with obtaining any development rights or in lieu of payment of a tax or in consideration of a reduction in tax;

 

(x)           So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Indebtedness (including under any Credit Facility) of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted to be Incurred pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of this

 

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covenant or this paragraph in an aggregate amount outstanding as of the date of any Incurrence of such Indebtedness not to exceed $50.0 million;

 

(xi)          Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case Incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (xi)) not to exceed $20.0 million at any time outstanding; or

 

(xii)         Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.08(a) or clauses (i), (ii), (xi) and this clause (xii) of this Section 4.08(b); provided, however, any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness may be Incurred up to 60 days prior to the repayment, repurchase or redemption of the Indebtedness being refinanced, redeemed or repaid with such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, further, that prior to any repayment, repurchase or redemption of the Indebtedness being refinanced with such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, GCA, the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily invest the proceeds of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in Temporary Cash Investments or use the proceeds of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness to pay down Indebtedness under the revolving credit portion of any Credit Facility.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.08, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories described in clauses (i) through (xii) of Section 4.08(b), or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(a), the Company will be permitted to (a) classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its Incurrence in any manner that complies with this Section 4.08 and (b) divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (xii) of this Section 4.08(b) or as Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(a).  The Company may reclassify such Indebtedness from time to time in its sole discretion and may classify any item of Indebtedness in part under one or more of the categories described in clauses (i) through (xii) of this Section 4.08(b) and/or in part as Indebtedness entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.08(a).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness outstanding under any Credit Facility on the Merger Date initially will be deemed to have been Incurred on such date under clause (iii) of this Section 4.08(b), and may not later be reclassified.

 

Accrual of interest, the accretion of principal amount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness, fair value adjustments to the amount of Indebtedness and the payment of dividends in the form of additional Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, in each case will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 4.08.  The Company may rely on internal or publicly reported financial reports even though there may be subsequent adjustments (including review and audit adjustments) to such financial statements.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Incurrence of Indebtedness which is based upon or made in reliance on a computation based on such internal or publicly reported financial statements, shall be deemed to continue to comply with this Section 4.08, notwithstanding any subsequent adjustments that may result in changes to such internal or publicly reported financial statements.

 

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contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable, unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the applicable Note Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Guarantor solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a junior priority basis.

 

Section 4.09.                         Asset Sales; Event of Loss.

 

(a)           Other than upon an Event of Loss, GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Sale after the Merger Date, unless (i) GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the Property subject to such Asset Sale; (ii) at least 75% of such consideration consists of cash, Temporary Cash Investments or any stock or assets of the kind referred to in clause (i) or (iii) of the definition of “Additional Assets”; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the assumption of Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary which is not subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee shall be deemed to be Temporary Cash Investments if GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and all other Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, to the extent any of the foregoing are liable with respect to such Indebtedness, are expressly released from all liability for such Indebtedness by the holder thereof in connection with such Asset Sale, (B) any securities or notes received by GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from such transferee that are converted by GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Temporary Cash Investments within 30 days of the date of such Asset Sale shall be deemed to be Temporary Cash Investments and (C) GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries may receive consideration in the form of securities exceeding 25% of the consideration for one or more Asset Sales so long as GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries do not hold such securities having an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of $10.0 million at any time outstanding; and (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or would occur after giving effect, on a pro forma basis, to, such Asset Sale.

 

(b)           Upon an Event of Loss incurred by GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, the Net Proceeds received from such Event of Loss shall be applied in the same manner as proceeds from Asset Sales described below and pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section 4.09.

 

(c)           Within 360 days after the receipt of the Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Event of Loss, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale or Event of Loss may be applied by GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (i) to repay, redeem or repurchase senior Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Guarantor, including Indebtedness under any Credit Facility or the Notes; provided that if any such Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, the related revolving commitments must be reduced by the amount of such repayment and such reduced commitments terminated; or (ii) to reinvest in Additional Assets (including by means of an Investment in Additional Assets by a Restricted Subsidiary with Net Proceeds received by GCA, the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary); provided, however, that if GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary contractually commits within such 360-day period to apply such Net Proceeds within 180 days of such contractual commitment in accordance with the above clause (i) or (ii), and such Net Proceeds are subsequently applied as contemplated in such contractual commitment, then the requirement for application of Net Proceeds set forth in this Section 4.09(c) shall be considered satisfied.

 

(d)           Any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale or Event of Loss that are not used in accordance with Section 4.09(c) shall constitute “Excess Proceeds.”  When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20.0 million the Company shall make an offer to purchase (the “Prepayment Offer”), on a pro

 

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rata basis, from all Holders of the Notes, and, at the election of the Company, the Holders of any other outstanding Pari Passu Indebtedness containing comparable repurchase rights, an aggregate principal amount of Notes and, if applicable, such other Pari Passu Indebtedness equal to the Excess Proceeds, at a price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, in accordance with Section 4.09(e), (f), (g) and (h).  To the extent that any portion of the Excess Proceeds remains after compliance with the preceding sentence and provided that all Holders have been given the opportunity to tender the Notes for repurchase in accordance with Section 4.09(e), GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may use such remaining amount for general corporate purposes or the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the notes or the Note Guarantee if required to be repurchased pursuant to their respective terms and the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset to zero.  Pending application of Net Proceeds pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 4.09(c), such Net Proceeds shall be invested in Temporary Cash Investments or used to temporarily repay Pari Passu Indebtedness that is revolving Indebtedness.

 

(e)           Within 15 Business Days after the amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20.0 million, the Company shall send a prepayment offer notice, by first-class mail, to the Holders with a copy to the Trustee, accompanied by such information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Company in good faith believes will enable such Holders to make an informed decision with respect to the Prepayment Offer.  The prepayment offer notice shall state, among other things:

 

(i)            that the Company is offering to purchase Notes pursuant to Section 4.09 of this Indenture;

 

(ii)           that any Note (or any portion thereof) accepted for payment (and for which payment has been duly provided on the purchase date) pursuant to the Prepayment Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the purchase date;

 

(iii)          the purchase price and purchase date, which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, no less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the date the Prepayment Offer notice is mailed;

 

(iv)          the aggregate principal amount of Notes (or portions thereof) to be purchased;

 

(v)           a description of any conditions to such Prepayment Offer; and

 

(vi)          a description of the procedure which Holders must follow in order to tender their Notes (or portions thereof) and the procedures that Holders must follow in order to withdraw an election to tender their Notes (or portions thereof) for payment.

 

(f)            Not later than the purchase date, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own paying agent, segregate and hold in trust) in cash an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to be paid to the Holders entitled thereto, to be held for payment in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.09.  Holders electing to have a Note purchased will be required to surrender the Note, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least five Business Days prior to the purchase date.  Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than three Business Days prior to the purchase date, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note which was delivered for purchase by the Holder, the certificate number of such Note and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased.

 

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(g)           On the purchase date, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee the Notes or portions thereof which have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the Company.  The Trustee (or Paying Agent) shall, on the purchase date, mail or deliver payment of the purchase price to each tendering Holder.  In the event that the aggregate purchase price of the Notes delivered by the Company to the Trustee is less than the amount deposited with the Trustee (or Paying Agent), the Trustee (or Paying Agent) shall deliver the excess to the Company immediately after the end of the payment date.

 

(h)           The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase of Notes required by this Section 4.09.  To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions relating to the Prepayment Offer, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.09 by virtue of such conflict.

 

Section 4.10.                         Transactions with Affiliates.

 

(a)           GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, conduct any business or enter into or suffer to exist any transaction or series of transactions (including the purchase, sale, transfer, lease or exchange of any Property, the making of any Investment, the giving of any Guarantee or the rendering or receiving of any service) with, from or for the benefit of any Affiliate, any Related Person or any officer or director of any Affiliate or a Related Person involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million (an “Affiliate Transaction”) unless:  (i) the terms of such Affiliate Transaction are in writing, in the best interest of GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and at least as favorable to GCA, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as those that could be obtained at the time of such Affiliate Transaction in a similar transaction in arm’s-length dealings with a Person who is not such an Affiliate, Related Person or officer or director of an Affiliate or Related Person; and (ii) with respect to each Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate payments to either party in excess of $25.0 million, such Affiliate Transaction was approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors and that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (i).

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the limitation of Section 4.10(a), GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into or suffer to exist the following:  (i) any transaction pursuant to any contract in existence on the Issue Date; (ii) any Restricted Payment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 4.06; (iii) any transaction or series of transactions between GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or between two or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries; (iv) the payment of compensation (including amounts paid pursuant to employee benefit plans) for the personal services of, indemnity provided on behalf of, and reimbursement of expense to, officers, directors, employees and consultants of GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; (v) the existence of, or the performance by GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of its obligations under the Merger Agreement; and (vi) any contribution of capital to GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Section 4.11.                         Liens.

 

GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, Incur or suffer to exist, any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of their Property, whether owned at the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom, which secures Indebtedness that ranks pari passu with or is subordinated to the Notes unless:  (i) if such Lien secures Indebtedness that ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or any Note Guarantee, the Notes or such Note Guarantee are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the obligations so secured;

 

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or (ii) if such Lien secures Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, the Notes or such Note Guarantee are secured on a senior basis to the obligations so secured.

 

Section 4.12.                         Corporate Existence.

 

Subject to Article 5, GCA and the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of GCA, the Company or any such Subsidiary and (ii) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of GCA, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries; provided, however, that neither GCA nor the Company shall be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.

 

Section 4.13.                         Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.

 

(a)           Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000) of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”) at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”).

 

(b)           On or before the 30th day following any Change of Control, the Company shall send a written notice (which notice may be conditional) to each Holder (with a copy to the Trustee) stating, among other things:  (1) that a Change of Control has occurred and a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.13 and that all Notes (or portions thereof) timely tendered will be accepted for payment; (2) the purchase price and the change of control payment date, which date shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice (the “Change of Control Payment Date”); (3) that any Note (or portion thereof) accepted for payment (and for which payment has been duly provided on the Change of Control Payment Date) pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date; (4) that any Notes (or portions thereof) not tendered will continue to accrue interest; (5) a description of the transaction or transactions constituting the Change of Control; and (6) the procedures that Holders must follow in order to tender their Notes (or portions thereof) for payment and the procedures that Holders must follow in order to withdraw an election to tender Notes (or portions thereof) for payment.

 

(c)           A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, and conditioned upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the transaction giving rise to the Change of Control at the time of the making of the Change of Control Offer.  In addition, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.13 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

 

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(d)           Not later than the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust) in cash an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to be paid to the Holders entitled thereto, to be held for payment in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.13.  Holders electing to have a Note purchased will be required to surrender the Note, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least five Business Days prior to the purchase date.  Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than three Business Days prior to the purchase date, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note which was delivered for purchase by the Holder, the certificate number of such Note and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased.

 

(e)           On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:  (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and (3) deliver to the Trustee or cause to be delivered the Notes or portions thereof which have been properly tendered to and are to be accepted by the Company, together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company.  The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will, upon receipt of an authentication order, promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000.  In the event that the aggregate purchase price of the Notes delivered by the Company to the Trustee is less than the amount deposited with the Trustee (or Paying Agent), the Trustee (or Paying Agent) shall deliver the excess to the Company immediately after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(f)            The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase of Notes in connection with a Change of Control.  To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions relating to the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.13 by virtue thereof.

 

Section 4.14.                         Limitation on Status as an Investment Company.

 

GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, become an “investment company” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the “Investment Company Act”), to the extent such status would subject such Person or any of its Subsidiaries to regulation under the Investment Company Act, except for Subsidiaries established for the purpose of financing the operating businesses of GCA and its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 4.15.                         Payment for Consent.

 

GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder of Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all Holders of the Notes that

 

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consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

 

Section 4.16.                         [Reserved].

 

Section 4.17.                         Business Activities.

 

GCA and the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, engage in any business other than a Related Business, except to such extent as would not be material to GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Section 4.18.                         Additional Note Guarantees.

 

If GCA, the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates a Significant Subsidiary, or any non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiary becomes a Significant Subsidiary after the Issue Date, then such Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture and deliver an Opinion of Counsel satisfying the requirements of this Indenture within 30 days following the date on which it was acquired, created or otherwise became a Significant Subsidiary (or such longer period as may be required to obtain any necessary approvals under applicable Gaming Laws or other regulatory requirements).  Any Subsidiary that does not constitute a Significant Subsidiary need not become a Guarantor unless and until such time as it becomes a Significant Subsidiary.  GCA and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all approvals of any Gaming Authority necessary to permit any Significant Subsidiary to become a Guarantor as promptly as practicable.

 

Section 4.19.                         Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

The Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that:

 

(i)            such designation would not cause a Default;

 

(ii)           such Subsidiary has no Indebtedness other than Qualified Non-Recourse Debt; and

 

(iii)          such Subsidiary does not own any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of or own or hold any Lien on any Property of GCA or any Subsidiary of GCA that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated.

 

If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by GCA, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.06 or under one or more clauses of the definition of “Permitted Investment,” as determined by the Company.  That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the requirements to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Any designation of a Subsidiary of GCA as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that (1) such designation complied with the preceding conditions and (2) was permitted by Section 4.06 and giving the effective date of such designation, such filing with the Trustee to occur within 75 days after the end of the fiscal quarter of the

 

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Company in which such designation is made (or, in the case of a designation made during the last fiscal quarter of the fiscal year, within 120 days after the end of such fiscal year).  If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under Section 4.08, the Company will be in default of such covenant.

 

The Board of Directors may at any time designate, or redesignate, any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation, or redesignation, will be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and such designation, or redesignation, will only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.08 calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Reference Period and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation or redesignation.

 

Section 4.20.                         [Reserved].

 

Section 4.21.                         Activities Prior to the Acquisition Date.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, prior to the Merger Date, the Company’s primary activities shall be restricted to (a) issuing the Notes and the New Secured Notes, (b) performing its obligations in respect of the Notes under this Indenture and the New Secured Notes under the New Secured Indenture, (c) consummating the Transactions substantially in accordance with the description of the Transactions set forth in the Offering Memorandum, and redeeming the Notes, if applicable and (d) conducting such other activities as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the activities described above. Prior to the Merger Date, the Company shall not own, hold or otherwise have any interest in any material assets other than cash and cash equivalents and its rights and obligations under the Merger Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 5.
SUCCESSORS

 

Section 5.01.                         Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.

 

(a)           Except with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, GCA and the Company shall not merge or consolidate with or into any other entity (other than a merger or consolidation of a Restricted Subsidiary with or into GCA or the Company) or in one transaction or a series of related transactions sell, convey, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its Property unless:

 

(i)            the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if GCA or the Company is not the surviving entity) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance is made (the “Successor”)

 

(A)          shall be a Person (other than an individual) organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or a State thereof or the District of Columbia and such Person expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee by such Person, the due and punctual payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest and Additional Interest, if any, on all the Notes, according to their tenor,

 

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and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants, conditions and obligations under the Notes and this Indenture to be performed by the Company; and

 

(B)          the Successor shall have all Gaming Licenses required to be obtained by such Successor;

 

(ii)           in the case of a sale, transfer, assignment, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s Property, such Property shall have been transferred as an entirety or virtually as an entirety to one Person;

 

(iii)          immediately before and after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

(iv)          immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (including, without limitation, any Indebtedness Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with such transaction or series of transactions), either (x) the Company or the Successor, as the case may be, would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.08(a) or (y) GCA’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would be equal to or greater than GCA’s Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such transaction.

 

(b)           No Guarantor may sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than GCA, the Company or another Guarantor, unless:

 

(i)            immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

 

(ii)           either:  (a) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger unconditionally assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under its Note Guarantee, this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to a supplemental indenture satisfactory to the Trustee; or (b) the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with Section 4.09.

 

Section 5.02.                         Successor Corporation Substituted.

 

Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of GCA and/or the Company in accordance with Section 5.01, the Successor shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to “GCA” and/or the “Company”, as the case may be, shall refer instead to the Successor and not to GCA or the Company, as the case may be), and may exercise every right and power of GCA or the Company, as the case may be, under this Indenture with the same effect as if the Successor had been named as GCA or the Company, as the case may be, herein; provided, however, that the predecessor GCA or Company, as the case may be, shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all of GCA’s assets or the Company’s assets, as the case may be, that meets the requirements of Section 5.01(a).

 

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ARTICLE 6.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

Section 6.01.                         Events of Default.

 

An “Event of Default” occurs if:

 

(a)           the Company defaults in the payment of interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on any of the Notes when it becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days;

 

(b)           the Company defaults in the payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes when due at maturity, upon acceleration, required purchase or otherwise;

 

(c)           the Company fails to observe, perform or comply with the covenants and agreements of Section 5.01(a);

 

(d)           the Company or any Guarantor fails to observe, perform or comply with any of the other covenants and agreements in this Indenture, the Notes, or the Note Guarantees and such failure to observe, perform or comply continues for a period of 60 days after receipt by the Company of a written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding;

 

(e)           Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is not paid when due or within any applicable grace period or is accelerated by the holders thereof and, in either case, the total amount of such unpaid or accelerated Indebtedness exceeds $25.0 million;

 

(f)            the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments or orders against GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an uninsured aggregate amount in excess of $25.0 million and such judgment or order is not discharged, waived, stayed or satisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days;

 

(g)           GCA, the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:

 

(i)            commences a voluntary case,

 

(ii)           consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,

 

(iii)          consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or

 

(iv)          makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

 

(h)           a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree with respect to GCA, the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, under any Bankruptcy Law that:

 

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(i)            is for relief against such Person(s) in an involuntary case;

 

(ii)           appoints a custodian of such Person(s) or for all or substantially all of the property of such Person(s); or

 

(iii)          orders the liquidation of such Person(s);

 

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; and

 

(i)            except as permitted by this Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person controlling such Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee, and such default continues for a period of 10 days.

 

The foregoing will constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

 

A Default under clause (e) or (f) of this Section 6.01 is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding notify the Company of the Default; provided that any Default under clause (e) above resulting from a  default or acceleration with respect to Indebtedness will not be considered an Event of Default if such default or acceleration is cured or annulled, respectively, within 30 days of the receipt by the Company of such notice of default from the Trustee or Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.  Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default.”

 

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of any Default or Event of Default, its status and what action the Company and/or any Guarantor is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.  The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

 

Section 6.02.                         Acceleration.

 

Subject to Section 6.12, if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default resulting from Section 6.01(g) or (h)) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding may accelerate the maturity of all the Notes by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by the Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” and on the fifth Business Day after delivery of such notice, the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium and Additional Interest, if any, on all of the Notes then outstanding will become immediately due and payable.  In case an Event of Default resulting from Section 6.01(g) or (h) shall occur, the Notes (including any accrued interest and, if applicable, Additional Interest, thereon) shall be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders.

 

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Section 6.03.                         Other Remedies.

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

 

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.  A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default.  All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

Section 6.04.                         Waiver of Past Defaults.

 

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive an existing Event of Default or Default and its consequences hereunder if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree except a continuing Default in the payment of principal of premium or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on a Note.  Upon any such waiver, such Default or Event of Default shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

Section 6.05.                         Control by Majority.

 

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it.  However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction.  Prior to taking any action hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification and/or security satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

 

Section 6.06.                         Limitation on Suits.

 

A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees only if:

 

(a)           the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;

 

(b)           the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

(c)           such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity and/or security satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

 

(d)           the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity and/or security; and

 

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(e)           during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request.

 

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note.

 

Section 6.07.                         Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

 

Section 6.08.                         Collection Suit by Trustee.

 

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as Trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal to the extent lawful, and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

Section 6.09.                         Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

 

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07.  To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 out of the estate in any such proceeding shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

Section 6.10.                         Priorities.

 

If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

 

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First:  to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

 

Second:  to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the applicable Notes for principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, respectively; and

 

Third:  to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

 

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.

 

Section 6.11.                         Undertaking for Costs.

 

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.  This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

 

Section 6.12.                         Redemption Provision Defaults.

 

Notwithstanding the above, for purposes of this Article 6, if any Event of Default occurs with respect to mandatory or optional redemption provisions included solely in any Additional Notes as contemplated by Section 2.14 (a “Redemption Provision Default”), such Redemption Provision Default shall constitute an Event of Default only with respect to the Additional Notes containing such mandatory or optional redemption provisions and such Additional Notes shall be considered to be Indebtedness for purposes of Section 6.01(e).  In addition, (i) solely with respect to any Redemption Provision Default, all references to the Holders of Notes set forth in this Article 6 (including, without limitation, any applicable voting and consent thresholds regarding notice, waiver, acceleration, remedies, direction of the Trustee and limitations on suits), shall be deemed to refer only to the Holders of the Additional Notes subject to such Redemption Provision Default and (ii) solely with respect to any Default under Section 6.01(e) that occurs as a result of a Redemption Provision Default, all references to the Holders of Notes set forth in this Article 6 (including, without limitation, any applicable voting and consent thresholds regarding notice, waiver, acceleration, remedies, direction of the Trustee and limitations on suits), shall be deemed to refer only to the Holders of Notes other than the Additional Notes subject to such Redemption Provision Default.

 

ARTICLE 7.
TRUSTEE

 

Section 7.01.                         Duties of Trustee.

 

(a)           If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its

 

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exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

 

(b)           Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

(i)      the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

(ii)     in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee pursuant to the requirements of this Indenture.  However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions specifically required to be furnished to it hereunder to determine whether or not they substantially conform to the procedural requirements of this Indenture.

 

(c)           The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

(i)            this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

 

(ii)           the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii)          the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.

 

(d)           Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.

 

(e)           No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.  The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

 

(f)            The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.  Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

Section 7.02.                         Rights of Trustee.

 

(a)           The Trustee may rely upon any document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.  The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

 

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(b)           Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both.  The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.  The Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)           The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

 

(d)           The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

 

(e)           Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

 

(f)            In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether such Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

(g)           The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

 

Section 7.03.                         Individual Rights of Trustee.

 

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.  However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as Trustee or resign.  Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties.  The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

 

Section 7.04.                         Trustee’s Disclaimer.

 

The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

 

Section 7.05.                         Notice of Defaults.

 

If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs.  Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in

 

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payment of principal of or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.

 

Section 7.06.                         Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.

 

Within 60 days after each December 15 beginning with the December 15 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted).  The Trustee also shall comply with TIA § 313(b)(2).  The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).

 

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d).  The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or delisted therefrom.

 

Section 7.07.                         Compensation and Indemnity.

 

The Company shall pay to the Trustee as agreed upon in writing from time to time reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder.  The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust.  The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services.  Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

 

The Company and Guarantors shall fully indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (including reasonable and documented legal fees of counsel and expenses) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.  The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity.  Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the Company is actually prejudiced by failure of the Trustee to provide timely notice of claims of which a Responsible Officer has actual notice.  The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense.  The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel.  The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

 

To secure the Company’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes.  Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

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When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or (h) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.

 

Section 7.08.                         Replacement of Trustee.

 

A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.

 

The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company.  The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing.  The Company may remove the Trustee if:

 

(a)           the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

 

(b)           the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

 

(c)           a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

 

(d)           the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

 

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.

 

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least 20% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company.  Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.  The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders.  The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid.  Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

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Section 7.09.                         Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

 

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or banking association, the successor corporation or association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

 

In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture and any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which is anywhere provided in the Notes or in this Indenture.

 

Section 7.10.                         Eligibility; Disqualification.

 

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

 

This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5).  The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b).

 

Section 7.11.                         Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.

 

The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b).  A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

 

ARTICLE 8.
LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

 

Section 8.01.                         Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

The Company may, at the option of its Board of Directors evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 applied to all outstanding Notes, and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Note Guarantees, upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

 

Section 8.02.                         Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

 

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Note Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”).  For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company

 

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shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:  (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments solely in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due, (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith and (d) this Article 8.  Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of their option under Section 8.03.

 

Section 8.03.                         Covenant Defeasance.

 

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19 and 4.21 and Section 5.01 with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes).  For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby.  In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, Sections 6.01(c) through 6.01(i), except for Sections 6.01(g) and 6.01(i) with respect to the Company (but not with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary) shall not constitute Events of Default.

 

Section 8.04.                         Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

 

The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or 8.03 to the outstanding Notes:

 

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

 

(a)           the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, Additional Interest or premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be; and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;

 

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(b)           in the case of an election under Section 8.02, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (ii) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(c)           in the case of an election under Section 8.03, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(d)           no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from (i) the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds of which will be used to defease the Notes pursuant to this Article 8 concurrently with such incurrence or (ii) the repayment of other Indebtedness being repaid concurrently);

 

(e)           such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of the Guarantors is a party or by which the Company or any of the Guarantors is bound;

 

(f)            the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company; and

 

(g)           the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance, as applicable, have been complied with.

 

Section 8.05.                         Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

Subject to Section 8.06, all money and non-callable U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Sections 4.09, 4.13 or 8.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

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Section 8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

 

Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

Section 8.06.                         Repayment to the Company.

 

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

 

Section 8.07.                         Reinstatement.

 

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, Additional Interest, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

ARTICLE 9.
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

 

Section 9.01.                         Without Consent of Holders of Notes.

 

Notwithstanding Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees without the consent of any Holder of a Note to:

 

(a)           cure any ambiguity, defect, mistake, omission, or inconsistency;

 

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(b)           provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders of the Notes or Note Guarantees, as applicable, by a Successor to the Company or a successor to such Guarantor pursuant to Article 5;

 

(c)           provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes;

 

(d)           add any Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes and to release Note Guarantees when required or permitted by the terms of this Indenture;

 

(e)           secure the Notes;

 

(f)            add to the covenants of the Company or any Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or the Note Guarantees or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor;

 

(g)           make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any Holder;

 

(h)           comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;

 

(i)            conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of Unsecured Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum, to the extent that such provision in that “Description of Unsecured Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantee as set forth in an Officers’ Certificate;

 

(j)            provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date hereof; or

 

(k)           remove redemption provisions included in any Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.14 that, pursuant to the terms of such redemption provisions, are no longer in effect.

 

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02(b), the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

Section 9.02.                         With Consent of Holders of Notes.

 

Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees without notice to any Holder of Notes but with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium and Additional Interest, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any

 

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provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes).  Section 2.08 shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.

 

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, with respect to the amendment, supplement or waiver of any mandatory or optional redemption provisions included in any Additional Notes as contemplated by Section 2.14, the references in the preceding paragraph to Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes shall be deemed to refer to a majority in principal amount of the Additional Notes which contain such mandatory or optional redemption provisions.

 

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02(b), the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental Indenture unless such amended or supplemental Indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

 

After an amendment, supplement or waiver of this Indenture becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver.  Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental Indenture or waiver.

 

Without the consent of each Holder of Notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

 

(a)           reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

(b)           reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest on any Note;

 

(c)           reduce the principal of or extend the stated maturity of any Note;

 

(d)           reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Note, waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note or change the time at which a Note may be redeemed other than provisions relating to the covenants in Sections 4.09 and 4.13;

 

(e)           impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, or interest, premium or Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes, except (i) a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, (ii) a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration and (iii) any waiver or modification of the obligation to make

 

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a Change of Control Offer as a result of a Change of Control prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control;

 

(f)            make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;

 

(g)           make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults; or

 

(h)           make any change in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions.

 

In addition, any amendment which releases any Guarantor from its obligations under any Note Guarantee (except as specified in Article 5 or Section 10.02 prior to any such amendment) will require the consent of the Holders of at least 662/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

 

Section 9.03.                         Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

 

Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in an amended or supplemental Indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.

 

Section 9.04.                         Revocation and Effect of Consents.

 

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note.  However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective.  From and after the date an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms, it shall bind every Holder.

 

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture.  If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.  No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 days after such record date.

 

Section 9.05.                         Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

 

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated.  The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

Section 9.06.                         Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

 

The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of

 

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the Trustee.  The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental Indenture until the Board of Directors approves it.  In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.04, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture.

 

ARTICLE 10.
NOTE GUARANTEES

 

Section 10.01.                  Note Guarantees.

 

(a)           Subject to the provisions of this Article 10, from and after the Merger Date, each Guarantor hereby fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, to each Holder of the Notes, to the extent lawful, and the Trustee the full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of the principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes and all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture (including under Section 7.07) and the Notes (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Company or any Guarantor whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) (all the foregoing being hereinafter collectively called the “Guarantor Obligations”).  Each Guarantor agrees (to the extent lawful) that the Guarantor Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it shall remain bound under this Article 10 notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Guarantor Obligation.

 

(b)           Each Guarantor waives (to the extent lawful) presentation to, demand of, and protest to the Company of any of the Guarantor Obligations and also waives (to the extent lawful) notice of protest for nonpayment.  Each Guarantor waives (to the extent lawful) notice of any default under the Notes or the Guarantor Obligations.

 

(c)           Each Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder to any security held for payment of the Guarantor Obligations.

 

(d)           Except as set forth in Section 10.02 and Article 8, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than payment of the Guarantor Obligations in full), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not (to the extent lawful) be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Guarantor Obligations or otherwise.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor herein shall not (to the extent lawful) be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by (i) the failure of any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other person under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of any thereof; (iii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement; (iv) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for the Guarantor Obligations or any of them; (v) the failure of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy against any other Guarantor; (vi) any change in the ownership of GCA or the Company; (vii) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Guarantor Obligations; or (viii) any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the

 

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risk of any Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of such Guarantor as a matter of law or equity.

 

(e)           Each Guarantor agrees that its Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Guarantor Obligations or such Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee in compliance with Section 5.01, Section 10.02, Section 11.01 or Article 8.  Each Guarantor further agrees that its Note Guarantee shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of, premium, if any, or interest or Additional Interest, if any, on any of the Guarantor Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of GCA or the Company or otherwise.

 

(f)            In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay any of the Guarantor Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Trustee or the Trustee on behalf of the Holders an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid amount of such Guarantor Obligations then due and owing and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Guarantor Obligations then due and owing (but only to the extent not prohibited by law) (including interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Company or any Guarantor whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding).

 

(g)           Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between such Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guarantor Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in this Indenture for the purposes of its Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guarantor Obligations guaranteed and (ii) in the event of any such declaration of acceleration of such Guarantor Obligations, such Guarantor Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantor for the purposes of such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee.

 

(h)           Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.

 

(i)            Neither the Company nor the Guarantors shall be required to make a notation on the Notes to reflect any Note Guarantee or any release, termination or discharge thereof and any such notation shall not be a condition to the validity of any Note Guarantee.

 

Section 10.02.                  Limitation on Liability; Termination, Release and Discharge.

 

(a)           Any term or provision of this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount as shall, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor and after giving effect to any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Note Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under this Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law and not otherwise being void or voidable under any similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

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(b)           A Note Guarantee of a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and each Guarantor and its obligations under the Note Guarantee and this Indenture shall be released and discharged (except with respect to those obligations of Guarantors under Section 7.07):

 

(i)            in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (by way of merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.09;

 

(ii)           in connection with any sale or other disposition of Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) GCA, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.09 and the Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as a result of the sale or other disposition;

 

(iii)          if GCA or the Company designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 4.19; or

 

(iv)          upon legal defeasance, covenant defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 8.02, Section 8.03, or Section 11.01.

 

(c)           If any Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee, any of its Subsidiaries that are Guarantors will be released from their Note Guarantees.

 

(d)           In the case of any transaction described in Section 10.02(b)(i) or (b)(ii), the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.

 

(e)           The release of a Guarantor from its Note Guarantee and its obligations under this Indenture in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.02 shall not preclude the future application of Section 4.19 to such Person.

 

Section 10.03.                  Right of Contribution.

 

Subject to Section 10.04, each Guarantor agrees that in the event any payment or distribution is made by any Guarantor (a “Funding Guarantor”) in respect of the Guarantor Obligations, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on the relative net worth of each Guarantor (including the Funding Guarantor) as of the date of such payment or distribution for all payments, damages and expenses incurred by that Funding Guarantor in discharging the Guarantor Obligations.  The provisions of this Section 10.03 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of each Guarantor to the Trustee and the Holders and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Trustee and the Holders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

 

Section 10.04.                  No Subrogation.

 

Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by any Guarantor hereunder, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Trustee or any Holder against the Company or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Trustee or any Holder for the payment of the Guarantor Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until the Guarantor Obligations are paid in full.  If any amount shall be paid to

 

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any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Guarantor Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Trustee and the Holders, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Trustee in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Trustee, if required), to be applied against the Guarantor Obligations.

 

 

ARTICLE 11.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

 

Section 11.01.                  Satisfaction and Discharge.

 

This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued hereunder, when:

 

(1)           either:

 

(a)           all Notes that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Company) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

 

(b)           all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Company or any Guarantor have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium, and Additional Interest, if any, and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

 

(2)           other than with respect to a discharge when the Notes have become due and payable, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or shall occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from (i) the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit or (ii) the repayment of other Indebtedness being repaid concurrently) and such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;

 

(3)           the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by it under this Indenture; and

 

(4)           the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be.

 

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

 

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Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 11.01, the provisions of Sections 11.02, 8.06, 7.01, 7.02 and 7.07 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

 

Section 11.02.                  Application of Trust Money.

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any), interest and Additional Interest, if any, for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 11.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 11.01; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, interest and Additional Interest, if any, on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

ARTICLE 12.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 12.01.                  Trust Indenture Act Controls.

 

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA, as described in §318(c), the imposed duties shall control.

 

Section 12.02.                  Notices.

 

Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the other is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the other’s address, as follows:

 

If to the Company or any Guarantor:

 

c/o Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.

7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113
Telecopier No.:  (702) 262-5039
Attention:  General Counsel

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

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DLA Piper LLP (US)
2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 1000
Phoenix, Arizona 85253
Facsimile:  (480) 606-5526
Attention:  David P. Lewis

 

If to the Trustee and/or Agents:

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Trust & Agency Services

60 Wall Street, 16th Floor

Mail Stop: NYC60-1630

New York, New York 10005

Attn:  Corporates Team Deal Manager — Global Cash Access, Inc.

Fax:  732-578-4635

 

With a copy to:

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

Trust & Agency Services

100 Plaza One, Mailstop JCY03-0699

Jersey City, New Jersey 07311

Attn:  Corporates Team Deal Manager — Global Cash Access, Inc.

Fax:  732-578-4635

 

The Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee, by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given:  at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

 

Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar.  Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA.  Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

 

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

If the Company or any Guarantor mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

 

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Section 12.03.                  Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

 

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes.  The Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

 

Section 12.04.                  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

 

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

 

(a)           an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.05) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

 

(b)           an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 12.05) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied.

 

Section 12.05.                  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

 

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and shall include:

 

(a)           a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

 

(b)           a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

(c)           a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and

 

(d)           a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

 

Section 12.06.                  Rules by Trustee and Agents.

 

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders.  The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

 

Section 12.07.                  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

 

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, this Indenture and the Note Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

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Section 12.08.                  Governing Law.

 

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE NOTE GUARANTEE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

Section 12.09.                  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

 

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company, any Subsidiary or of any other Person.  Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

Section 12.10.                  Successors.

 

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors.  All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.  All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.02.

 

Section 12.11.                  Severability.

 

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 12.12.                  Counterpart Originals.

 

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

Section 12.13.                  Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

 

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions.  Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Indenture to Articles and Sections are to the articles and sections of this Indenture.

 

Section 12.14.                  Patriot Act.

 

In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (“Applicable Law”), the Trustee and Agents are required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee and Agents. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee and Agents, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee and Agents to comply with Applicable Law.

 

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Section 12.15.                  Force Majeure.

 

The Trustee and Agents shall not incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility hereunder by reason of any occurrence beyond the control of the Trustee and Agents (including but not limited to any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, any act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, any act of terrorism, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).

 

Section 12.16.                  Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

Each of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture, the Notes or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

MOVIE ESCROW, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

President, Secretary and Treasurer

 

Assumption Confirmation

 

By executing and delivering this Agreement, the undersigned hereby confirms that it is the “Company” under the Indenture to which this Assumption Confirmation is attached.  MOVIE ESCROW, INC. shall forthwith merge with and into GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., with GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as the surviving Person.  By operation of law, the undersigned shall be, and the undersigned hereby expressly acknowledges that it is, fully and unconditionally responsible for the liabilities and obligations of MOVIE ESCROW, INC. and the “Company” under the Indenture to which this Assumption Confirmation is attached and expressly accepts and consents to the issuance of any Note (including any Global Notes) thereunder in the name of the undersigned.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]

 



 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By:  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rodney Gaughan

 

 

Name:

Rodney Gaughan

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Name:

Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

[Face of Note]

 

 

CUSIP Numbers:

144A Notes: 37954M AB5

 

 

Reg S Notes: U3165B AB3

 

ISIN Numbers:

144A Notes: US37954MAB54

 

 

Reg S Notes: USU3165BAB37

 

10.00% Senior Unsecured Note due 2022

 

No.

$                 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.

 

promises to pay to                                 or registered assigns,

 

on January 15, 2022,

 

the principal sum of                                                       Dollars[, as such amount may increase or decrease as set forth on Schedule A].

 

Interest Payment Dates:  January 15 and July 15

 

Record Dates:  January 1 and July 1

 

Dated:                        , 20   .

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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This is one of the Notes referred to
in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
  as Trustee

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

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[Back of Note]
10.00% Senior Unsecured Note due 2022

 

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

[Insert the Restricted Security Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

 

1.             INTEREST.  Movie Escrow, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 10.00% per annum from December 19, 2014 until maturity.  The Company will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an “Interest Payment Date”).  Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be July 15, 2015.  The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest and Additional Interest, if any, from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful.  Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

2.             METHOD OF PAYMENT.  The Company will pay interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the January 1 or July 1 immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest.  The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium and Additional Interest, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and Additional Interest, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium and Additional Interest, if any, on, all Global Notes.  Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

 

3.             PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR.  Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar.  The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder.  The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent and Registrar.

 

4.             INDENTURE.  The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014 (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the Guarantors listed therein and the Trustee.  The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and if the Notes are registered under the Securities Act, those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).  The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms.  To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

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5.             OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

 

(a)           Except as set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of Section 3.07 of the Indenture or in any Additional Notes that contain optional redemption provisions in accordance with Section 2.14 of the Indenture, the Company shall not have the option to redeem the Notes prior to January 15, 2018.

 

On or after January 15, 2018, the Company shall have the option to redeem all or part of the Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on January 15 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

 

Percentage

 

2019

 

107.500

%

2019

 

105.000

%

2020

 

102.500

%

2021 and thereafter

 

100.000

%

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of Section 3.07 of the Indenture, so long as any Notes are held by any Initial Purchaser or any Affiliate of an Initial Purchaser (other than asset management Affiliates that purchased the Notes in the ordinary course of business as part of a regular distribution of the Notes, and excluding Notes acquired pursuant to bona fide open market purchases from third parties or market making activities), the Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided in Section 3.03 of the Indenture, on one or more occasions redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of Section 3.07 of the Indenture, at any time prior to January 15, 2018, the Company may, upon not less than 30 but not more than 60 days’ prior written notice mailed by first class mail to each Holder’s registered address (with a copy to the Trustee), on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price of 110.00% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the redemption date, subject to the rights of Holders of such Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date, with the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings; provided that (i) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued under the Indenture remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding any such Notes held by GCA and its Subsidiaries); and (ii) the redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of such Public Equity Offering.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of Section 3.07 of the Indenture, at any time prior to January 15, 2018, the Company may also redeem all or a part of the Notes, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of the date of redemption, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of the Notes on any relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

 

6.             MANDATORY REDEMPTION.  The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

 

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7.             MANDATORY DISPOSITION OR REDEMPTION PURSUANT TO GAMING LAWS.  Pursuant to the Indenture, the Company has the right to require a Holder to dispose of such Holder’s Notes if such Holder or the beneficial owner of such Notes is required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under applicable Gaming Laws and is not so licensed, qualified or found suitable within any time period specified by the applicable Gaming Authority.  In the event any such Holder fails to dispose of Notes within a prescribed time period, the Company shall have the right to call such Notes for redemption at a redemption price (to be calculated by the Company) equal to the lesser of (i) the lowest closing sale price of the Notes on any trading day during the 120-day period ending on the date upon which the Company shall have received notice from such Gaming Authority of such Holder’s disqualification or (ii) the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired the Notes, unless a different redemption price is required by such Gaming Authority, in which event such required price shall be the redemption price.

 

8.             [RESERVED].

 

9.             REPURCHASE AT OPTION OF THE HOLDER.

 

(a)           Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder of Notes shall have the right to require the Company to purchase such Holder’s Notes, in whole, or in part in a principal amount that is $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess of $2,000, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on any Change of Control Payment Date plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

On or before the 30th day following any Change of Control, the Company shall send, or cause to be sent, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a written notice regarding the Change of Control Offer to each Holder of Notes (with a copy to the Trustee).  The Holder of this Note may elect to have this Note or a portion hereof in an authorized denomination purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” appearing below and tendering this Note pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.  Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment with respect thereto, all Notes or portions thereof accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest from and after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

(b)           If at any time GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary engages in any Asset Sale and/or suffers (or incurs) an Event of Loss, as a result of which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20,000,000, the Company shall, within 15 Business Days of the date the amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20,000,000, use the then-existing Excess Proceeds to make an offer to purchase, on a pro rata basis, from all Holders of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any), and at the election of the Company, the holders of any other outstanding Pari Passu Indebtedness having comparable rights, an aggregate principal amount of Notes, and, if applicable, such other Pari Passu Indebtedness, equal to the Excess Proceeds, at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, thereon.  Upon completion of a Prepayment Offer (including payment for accepted Notes), any surplus Excess Proceeds that were the subject of such offer shall cease to be Excess Proceeds, and the Company may then use such amounts for general corporate purposes or for the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees if required to be purchased pursuant to their respective terms.

 

Within 15 Business Days of the date the amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $20,000,000, the Company shall send, or cause to be sent, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, a notice regarding the Prepayment Offer to each Holder of Notes.  The Holder of this Note may elect to have this Note or a portion hereof in an authorized denomination purchased by completing the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” appearing below and tendering this Note pursuant to the Prepayment Offer.

 

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Unless the Company defaults in the payment of the purchase price with respect thereto, all Notes or portions thereof selected for payment pursuant to the Prepayment Offer will cease to accrue interest from and after the purchase date.

 

10.          NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.  Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address.  Notices of redemption may be conditional.  Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed.  Unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, on and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

 

11.          DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE.  The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000.  The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture.  The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.  The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.  In addition, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date.

 

12.          PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS.  The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

 

13.          AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER.  Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture and the Notes may be amended without prior notice to any Holder of Notes but with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) and (ii) any past Default and its consequences may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any).  Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of Notes, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to (a) cure any ambiguity, defect, mistake, omission, or inconsistency; (b) provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to Holders of the Notes or Note Guarantees, as applicable, by a successor to the Company or such Guarantor pursuant to Article 5 of the Indenture; (c) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; (d) add any Note Guarantees with respect to the Notes and to release such Note Guarantees when required or permitted by the terms of the Indenture; (e) secure the Notes; (f) add to the covenants of the Company or any Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or the Note Guarantees or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor; (g) make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any Holder; (h) comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; (i) conform the text of the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees to any provision of the “Description of Unsecured Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum dated December 17, 2014, relating to the initial offering of the Notes, to the extent that such provision in that “Description of Unsecured Notes” was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantee as set forth in an Officers’ Certificate; (j) provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture as in effect on the Issue Date; or (k) remove redemption provisions included in any Additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Indenture that, pursuant to the terms of such redemption provisions, are no longer in effect.

 

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14.          DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.  Events of Default include:  (i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Notes; (ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration, required purchase or otherwise; (iii) failure by the Company to comply with Section 5.01(a) of the Indenture; (iv) failure by the Company or any Guarantor to observe, perform or comply with any of the other covenants and agreements in the Indenture, the Notes, or the Note Guarantees and such failure to observe, perform or comply continues for a period of 60 days after receipt by the Company of a written notice from the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) then outstanding voting as a single class; (v) Indebtedness of GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is not paid when due or within any applicable grace period or is accelerated by the holders thereof and, in either case, the total amount of such unpaid or accelerated Indebtedness exceeds $25,000,000; (vi) the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments or orders against GCA, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an uninsured aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000 and such judgment or order is not discharged, waived, stayed or satisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days; (vii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization affecting GCA, the Company or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; and (viii) except as permitted by the Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person controlling such Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee, and such default continues for a period of 10 days.  A Default under clause (v) or (vi) is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) notify the Company of the Default; provided that any Default under clause (v) above resulting from a default or acceleration with respect to Indebtedness will not be considered an Event of Default if such default or acceleration is cured or annulled, respectively, within 30 days of the receipt by the Company of such notice of default from the Trustee or Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes.  Subject to the following paragraph, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including Additional Notes, if any) may declare all the Notes to be due and payable by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by the Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” and on the fifth Business Day after delivery of such notice, the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on all of the Notes then outstanding, will become immediately due and payable.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice.  Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture.  Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.

 

The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.  The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, the Notes.

 

The provisions of this Paragraph 14 are subject to certain limitations and exceptions set forth in the Indenture with respect to an Event of Default that occurs by reason of a default with respect to any redemption provisions contained solely in Additional Notes.

 

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15.          TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY.  The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or any Affiliates of the Company, and may otherwise deal with the Company or their Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

 

16.          NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS.  A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any of the Guarantors, as such, shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Note Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

 

17.          AUTHENTICATION.  This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

 

18.          ABBREVIATIONS.  Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as:  TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

 

19.          CUSIP NUMBERS; ISINS.  Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers and ISINs to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers and ISINs in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders.  No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

 

20.          GOVERNING LAW.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE NOTES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture.  Requests may be made to Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., 7250 South Tenaya Way, Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89113, Attention:  General Counsel.

 

[Insert the Schedule of Principal Amount, if a Global Note]

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to

 

 

(insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

and irrevocably appoint

 

 

agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Date:

 

 

Your signature:

 

 

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)

 

 

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

 

In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issuance of such Notes and the last date, if any, on which such Notes were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred:

 

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CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

 

(1)           o            to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or

 

(2)           o            inside the United States to a qualified institutional buyer in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

 

(3)           o            outside the United States to a non-U.S. Person in compliance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

 

(4)           o            pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (if available); or

 

(5)           o            pursuant to a registration statement which has been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided that if box (3) or (4) is checked, the Holder must, prior to such transfer, furnish to the Trustee such certifications, legal opinions, or other information as the Company may reasonably require to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

 

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

 

If you want to elect to have all of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.13 or 4.09 of the Indenture, check the box:

 

o

 

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.13 or 4.09 of the Indenture, state the principal amount:

 

$

 

 

Date:

 

 

Your signature:

 

 

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)

 

 

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)

 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

NOTE PROVISIONS

 

[FORM OF]

 

SCHEDULE OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

 

The following decreases/increases in the principal amount of this Note have been made:

 

Date of
Decrease/
Increase

 

Decrease in
Principal Amount

 

Increase in
Principal Amount

 

Principal Amount
Following such
Decrease/Increase

 

Notation Made
by or on Behalf
of Registrar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND]

 

THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

 

[FORM OF RESTRICTED SECURITY LEGEND]

 

THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE. NO REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 FOR RESALE OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS SECURITY, REPRESENTS AND AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT IT IS (1) A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A OR (2) NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED

 

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STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF (OR AN ACCOUNT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (k)(2)(i) OF RULE 902 UNDER) REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

[RESERVED]

 

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EXHIBIT D

 

[RESERVED]

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

Movie Escrow, Inc.

c/o Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.

7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100

Las Vegas, NV 89113
Attention:  General Counsel

 

[Registrar address block]

 

Re:                             10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014 (the “Indenture”) among MOVIE ESCROW, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (the “Trustee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Indenture.

 

(the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $                 in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to                                                                     (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto.  In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

 

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

 

1.  o   Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note or a Definitive Note Pursuant to Rule 144A.  The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.  Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

2.  o   Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note or a Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S.  The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the

 

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Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the “Distribution Compliance Period” within the meaning of Regulation S, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser).  Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the Regulation S Temporary Global Note and/or Regulation S Permanent Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

3.  o   Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in a Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S.  The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

 

(a)           o   such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

 

or

 

(b)           o   such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof;

 

or

 

(c)           o   such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

 

4.  o   Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.

 

(a)  o   Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144.  (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.  Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

(b)  o   Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S.  (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.  Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

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(c)  o   Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption.  (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.  Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

 

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for the benefit of the Company, the Trustee and the Guarantors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

1.             The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

 

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

 

(a)  o   a beneficial interest in the:

 

(i)            o   144A Global Note (CUSIP [    ]), or

 

(ii)           o   Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP [    ]), or

 

(b)  o    a Restricted Definitive Note.

 

2.             After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

 

[CHECK ONE]

 

(a)  o   a beneficial interest in the:

 

(i)            o   144A Global Note (CUSIP [     ]), or

 

(ii)           o   Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP [    ]), or

 

(iii)          o   Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP          ); or

 

(b)  o   a Restricted Definitive Note; or

 

(c)  o   an Unrestricted Definitive Note,

 

in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT F

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

 

Movie Escrow, Inc.

c/o Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.

7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100

Las Vegas, NV 89113
Attention:  General Counsel

 

[Registrar address block]

 

Re:                             10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”)

 

(CUSIP [    ])

 

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014 (the “Indenture”) among MOVIE ESCROW, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (the “Trustee”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Indenture.

 

(the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $                    in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”).  In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

 

1.             Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note

 

(a)  o     Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note.  In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

(b)  o     Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note.  In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to such Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

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(c)  o     Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note.  In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

(d)  o     Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note.  In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable such Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Restricted Security Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

2.             Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes

 

(a)  o     Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note.  In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer.  Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

(b)  o     Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.  In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] o 144A Global Note, o Regulation S Temporary Global Note, o Regulation S Permanent Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to such Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.  Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Restricted Security Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for the benefit of the Company, the Trustee and the Guarantors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Insert Name of Owner]

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT G

 

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

MOVIE ESCROW, INC.

 

and

 

the Guarantors named herein

 


 

 

10.00% SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES DUE 2022

 


 


 

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

DATED AS OF [              ]

 


 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

Trustee

 


 

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This SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of                    , 20     is by and among Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), each of the parties identified under the caption “Guarantors” on the signature page hereto (the “Guarantors”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Movie Escrow, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Escrow Issuer”), has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture (the “Original Indenture”), dated as of December 19, 2014, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Supplemental Indenture (together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”), dated as of                       , 20   , under which the Company succeeded to all of the rights and obligations of the Escrow Issuer thereunder; and each of the Guarantors unconditionally guaranteed all of the Escrow Issuer’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth therein and under the Original Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, Section 9.01(d) of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture in order to add Guarantors pursuant to Section 4.18 thereof, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes; and

 

WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the Indenture to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, in accordance with its terms, have been duly done and performed;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture and in consideration of the above premises, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

1.             This Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and as part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes.

 

2.             This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon its execution and delivery by each of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee.

 

3.             From this date, by executing this Supplemental Indenture, the Guarantors whose signatures appear below are subject to the provisions of the Indenture to the extent provided for in Article 10 thereof.

 

4.             Except as specifically modified herein, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed (mutatis mutandis) and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms with all capitalized terms used herein without definition having the same respective meanings ascribed to them as in the Indenture.

 

5.             Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Supplemental Indenture.  This Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Trustee subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the same force and effect as

 

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if those terms and conditions were repeated at length herein and made applicable to the Trustee with respect hereto.

 

6.             No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

7.             THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

8.             The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first written above.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[EACH GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARY]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

   as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By:  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT H

 

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY EACH

OF THE GUARANTORS (THE “GUARANTORS”)

 

Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of December 19, 2014 among Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) the Guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, Movie Escrow, Inc. (the “Escrow Issuer”) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of December 19, 2014 providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Notes were issued and sold in connection with the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Escrow Issuer merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving Person;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, the Company will succeed to all of the rights and obligations of the Escrow Issuer thereunder and each of the Guarantors will unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

 

(a)           Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

(b)           Agreement.

 

(1)           Each of the Guarantors acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Indenture and all other documents it deems necessary to review in order to enter into this Supplemental Indenture, and acknowledges and agrees to (i) join and become a party to the Indenture as indicated by its signature below; (ii) be bound by the Indenture (except Section 4.21 thereof), as of the date hereof, as if made by, and with respect to, each signatory hereto; and (iii) perform all obligations and duties required of a Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture;

 

(2)           The Company and each of the Guarantors hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with the Trustee that it has all the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Supplemental Indenture, that this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and that the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and validly authorized; and

 

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(3)           The Company and each of the Guarantors will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with.

 

(c)           Governing Law.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

(d)           Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the same agreement.

 

(e)           Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

(f)            The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein.

 

(g)           Benefits Acknowledged. Upon consummation of the Merger and execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the Company and each of the Guarantors will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The Company and each of the Guarantors acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the obligations of each as a result of this Supplemental Indenture are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

(h)           Successors. All agreements of the Company and each of the Guarantors in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in this Supplemental Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL CREDIT, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

GCA MTL, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

NEWAVE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

MGAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By:  Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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EX-4.4 5 a14-24477_3ex4d4.htm EX-4.4

Exhibit 4.4

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of December 19, 2014 among Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) the Guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, Movie Escrow, Inc. (the “Escrow Issuer”) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of December 19, 2014 providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, the Notes were issued and sold in connection with the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, the Escrow Issuer merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving Person;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, the Company will succeed to all of the rights and obligations of the Escrow Issuer thereunder and each of the Guarantors will unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

 

(a)           Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

(b)           Agreement.

 

(1)           Each of the Guarantors acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Indenture and all other documents it deems necessary to review in order to enter into this Supplemental Indenture, and acknowledges and agrees to (i) join and become a party to the Indenture as indicated by its signature below; (ii) be bound by the Indenture (except Section 4.21 thereof), as of the date hereof, as if made by, and with respect to, each signatory hereto; and (iii) perform all obligations and duties required of a Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture;

 



 

(2)           The Company and each of the Guarantors hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with the Trustee that it has all the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Supplemental Indenture, that this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and that the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and validly authorized; and

 

(3)           The Company and each of the Guarantors will deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with.

 

(c)           Governing Law.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

(d)           Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the same agreement.

 

(e)           Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

(f)            The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein.

 

(g)           Benefits Acknowledged. Upon consummation of the Merger and execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the Company and each of the Guarantors will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. The Company and each of the Guarantors acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the obligations of each as a result of this Supplemental Indenture are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

(h)           Successors. All agreements of the Company and each of the Guarantors in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in this Supplemental Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL CREDIT, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

GCA MTL, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

NEWAVE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 



 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

MGAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rodney Gaughan

 

 

Name:

Rodney Gaughan

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Name:

Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 


EX-4.5 6 a14-24477_3ex4d5.htm EX-4.5

Exhibit 4.5

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated December 19, 2014 (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and among Movie Escrow, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Escrow Issuer”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the “Representative”), as representative for the initial purchasers listed in Schedule 2 hereto (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”).

 

Upon consummation of the Acquisition (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) of Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Multimedia Games”), and the assumption of the obligations under the Indenture (as defined below) by the Company, the Company, Multimedia Games and each of the other guarantors listed in Schedule 1 hereto (such guarantors, together with Multimedia Games, the “Guarantors”) will execute and deliver a Joinder Agreement hereto substantially in the form attached as Annex B hereto (the “Joinder Agreement”) and shall thereby join this Agreement.

 

References herein to the “Issuer” refer (i) prior to consummation of the Acquisition, solely to Escrow Issuer and (ii) following consummation of the Acquisition and upon execution of the Joinder Agreement, to the Company.

 

The Company, Escrow Issuer and the Initial Purchasers and, after giving effect to the Purchase Agreement Joinder referred to therein, the Guarantors, are parties to the Purchase Agreement dated December 17, 2014 (the “Purchase Agreement”), which provides for, among other things, the sale by Escrow Issuer to the Initial Purchasers of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Escrow Issuer’s 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Securities”) which will be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of the Guarantors.  As an inducement to the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide to the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees the registration rights set forth in this Agreement.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing under the Purchase Agreement.

 

In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Additional Guarantor” shall mean any subsidiary of Holdings that executes a Guarantee under the Indenture after the Acquisition Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

 



 

Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Escrow Issuer” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include Escrow Issuer’s successors.

 

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

Exchange Dates” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii) hereof.

 

Exchange Offer” shall mean the exchange offer by the Issuer and the Guarantors of Exchange Securities for Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

 

Exchange Offer Registration” shall mean a registration under the Securities Act effected pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.

 

Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean an exchange offer registration statement on Form S-4 (or, if applicable, on another appropriate form) and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

 

Exchange Securities” shall mean unsecured senior notes issued by the Issuer and guaranteed by the Guarantors under the Indenture containing terms identical to the Securities (except that the Exchange Securities will not be subject to restrictions on transfer or to any increase in annual interest rate for failure to comply with this Agreement) and to be offered to Holders of Securities in exchange for Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer.

 

FINRA” shall mean Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer or used or referred to by the Issuer in connection with the sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities.

 

Guarantees” shall mean the guarantees of the Securities and the Exchange Securities by the Guarantors under the Indenture.

 

Guarantors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include any Guarantor’s successors and any Additional Guarantors.

 

Holders” shall mean the Initial Purchasers, for so long as they own any Registrable Securities, and each of their successors, assigns and direct and indirect transferees

 

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who become owners of Registrable Securities under the Indenture; provided that for purposes of Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement, the term “Holders” shall include Participating Broker-Dealers.

 

Holdings” shall mean Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.

 

Indemnifying Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof

 

Indenture” shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities, dated as of December 19, 2014, among Escrow Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture to be entered into by and among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, upon consummation of the Acquisition, for the purpose of the Company assuming Escrow Issuer’s obligations under the Indenture and the Guarantors providing a guarantee of the Securities, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Initial Purchasers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Inspector” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(xiii) hereof.

 

Issuer” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall also include the Issuer’s successors.

 

Issuer Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) hereof.

 

Joinder Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities; provided that whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, any Registrable Securities owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer or any of its affiliates shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage or amount; and provided, further, that if the Issuer shall issue any additional Securities under the Indenture prior to consummation of the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, the effectiveness of any Shelf Registration Statement, such additional Securities and the Registrable Securities to which this Agreement relates shall be treated together as one class for purposes of determining whether the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities has been obtained.

 

Participating Broker-Dealers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

 

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Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in, or, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities Act, deemed a part of, a Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus, and any such prospectus as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, including a prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, and by all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and in each case including any document incorporated by reference therein.

 

Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Registrable Securities” shall mean the Securities; provided that the Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (i) when a Registration Statement with respect to such Securities has become effective under the Securities Act and such Securities have been exchanged or disposed of pursuant to such Registration Statement or (ii) when such Securities cease to be outstanding.

 

Registration Expenses” shall mean any and all expenses incident to performance of or compliance by the Issuer and the Guarantors with this Agreement, including without limitation:  (i) all SEC, stock exchange or FINRA registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with compliance with state securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any Underwriters or Holders in connection with blue sky qualification of any Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities), (iii) all expenses of any Persons in preparing or assisting in preparing, word processing, printing and distributing any Registration Statement, any Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, any underwriting agreements, securities sales agreements or other similar agreements and any other documents relating to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, (iv) all rating agency fees, (v) all fees and disbursements relating to the qualification of the Indenture under applicable securities laws, (vi) the fees and disbursements of the Trustee and its counsel, (vii) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Issuer and the Guarantors and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the Holders (which counsel shall be selected by the Majority Holders and which counsel may also be counsel for the Initial Purchasers) and (viii) the fees and disbursements of the independent public accountants of the Issuer and the Guarantors, including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort” letters required by or incident to the performance of and compliance with this Agreement, but excluding fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters (other than fees and expenses set forth in clause (ii) above) or the Holders and underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of Registrable Securities by a Holder.

 

Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of the Issuer and the Guarantors that covers any of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and all amendments and supplements to any

 

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such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

 

Representative” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

Shelf Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

 

Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof.

 

Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Issuer and the Guarantors that covers all or a portion of the Registrable Securities (but no other securities unless approved by a majority of the Holders whose Registrable Securities are to be covered by such Shelf Registration Statement) on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein or deemed a part thereof, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.

 

Shelf Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) hereof.

 

Staff” shall mean the staff of the SEC.

 

Target Registration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(d) hereof.

 

Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time.

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture.

 

Underwriter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e) hereof.

 

Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which Registrable Securities are sold to an Underwriter for reoffering to the public.

 

2.             Registration Under the Securities Act.

 

(a)           To the extent not prohibited by any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts

 

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to (i) prepare and file with the SEC an Exchange Offer Registration Statement covering an offer to the Holders to exchange all the Registrable Securities for Exchange Securities and (ii) cause such Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act and keep such Exchange Offer Registration Statement effective until 180 days after the last Exchange Date for use by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers.  The Issuer and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer promptly after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC and use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer not later than 60 days after such effective date.

 

The Issuer and the Guarantors shall commence the Exchange Offer by mailing the related Prospectus, appropriate letters of transmittal and other accompanying documents to each Holder stating, in addition to such other disclosures as are required by applicable law, substantially the following:

 

(i)            that the Exchange Offer is being made pursuant to this Agreement and that all Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be accepted for exchange;

 

(ii)           the dates of acceptance for exchange (which shall be a period of at least 20 Business Days from the date such notice is mailed) (the “Exchange Dates”);

 

(iii)          that any Registrable Security not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under this Agreement, except as otherwise specified herein;

 

(iv)          that any Holder electing to have a Registrable Security exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be required to (A) surrender such Registrable Security, together with the appropriate letters of transmittal, to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) and in the manner specified in the notice or (B) effect such exchange otherwise in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for such Registrable Security, in each case prior to the close of business on the last Exchange Date; and

 

(v)           that any Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election, not later than the close of business on the last Exchange Date, by (A) sending to the institution and at the address (located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) specified in the notice, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Registrable Securities delivered for exchange and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such Securities exchanged or (B) effecting such withdrawal in compliance with the applicable procedures of the depositary for the Registrable Securities.

 

As a condition to participating in the Exchange Offer, a Holder will be required to represent to the Issuer and the Guarantors that (i) any Exchange Securities to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer it has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the Exchange Securities in violation of

 

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the provisions of the Securities Act, (iii) it is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Issuer or any Guarantor and (iv) if such Holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Registrable Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities, then such Holder will deliver a Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available a Prospectus to purchasers) in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.

 

As soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall:

 

(i)            accept for exchange Registrable Securities or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and

 

(ii)           deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee for cancellation all Registrable Securities or portions thereof so accepted for exchange by the Issuer and issue, and cause the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder, Exchange Securities equal in principal amount to the principal amount of the Registrable Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn by such Holder; provided that in the case of any Registrable Securities held in global form by a depositary, authentication and delivery to such depositary of one or more Exchange Securities in global form in an equivalent principal amount thereto for the account of such Holder in accordance with the Indenture shall satisfy such authentication and delivery requirement.

 

The Issuer and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to complete the Exchange Offer as provided above and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable laws and regulations in connection with the Exchange Offer.  The Exchange Offer shall not be subject to any conditions, other than that the Exchange Offer does not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff.

 

(b)           In the event that (i) the Issuer and the Guarantors determine that the Exchange Offer Registration provided for in Section 2(a) above is not available or may not be completed as soon as practicable after the last Exchange Date because it would violate any applicable law or applicable interpretations of the Staff, (ii) the Exchange Offer is not for any other reason completed by December 19, 2015, or (iii) any Holder of Registrable Securities shall notify (a “Shelf Request”) the Issuer within 20 Business Days of the initial filing of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that such Holder (A) is prohibited by applicable law or SEC policy from participating in the Exchange Offer or (B) is a Participating Broker-Dealer and holds Securities (including the Initial Purchasers who hold Securities as part of an unsold allotment from the original offering of the Securities) acquired directly from the Issuer or one of its affiliates, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed as soon as practicable after such determination, date or Shelf Request, as the case may be, a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the sale of all the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and to have such Shelf Registration Statement become effective.

 

In the event that the Issuer and the Guarantors are required to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Issuer and the Guarantors

 

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shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to file and have become effective both an Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) with respect to all Registrable Securities and a Shelf Registration Statement (which may be a combined Registration Statement with the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities held by any Holder, that meets the requirements of (A) or (B) of clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, after completion of the Exchange Offer.

 

The Issuer and the Guarantors agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective until the date that is 365 days after the date such Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective (the “Shelf Effectiveness Period”).  The Issuer and the Guarantors further agree to supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Issuer for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act or by any other rules and regulations thereunder or if reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to information relating to such Holder, and to use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such amendment to become effective, if required, and such Shelf Registration Statement and Prospectus to become usable as soon as thereafter practicable.  The Issuer and the Guarantors agree to furnish to the Holders of Registrable Securities copies of any such supplement or amendment promptly after its being used or filed with the SEC.

 

(c)           The Issuer and the Guarantors shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration pursuant to Section 2(a) or Section 2(b) hereof.  Each Holder shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions, brokerage commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale or disposition of such Holder’s Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement.

 

(d)           An Exchange Offer Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC.  A Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof will not be deemed to have become effective unless it has been declared effective by the SEC or is automatically effective upon filing with the SEC as provided by Rule 462 under the Securities Act.

 

In the event that the Exchange Offer is not completed or the Shelf Registration Statement (if required pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof) does not become effective on or prior to December 19, 2015 (the “Target Registration Date”), the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period and will increase by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, until the Exchange Offer is completed or the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, becomes effective, or the obligation to conduct the Exchange Offer and/or file the Shelf Registration Statement terminates pursuant to Section 2(g) (in the case of either (i) and (ii) above), at which time, in each case, the interest rate on the Registrable Securities shall revert to the original interest rate on the Closing Date; provided, however, that in no event will such additional interest exceed 1.00% per annum.

 

If the Shelf Registration Statement, if required hereby, has become effective and thereafter either ceases to be effective or the Prospectus contained therein ceases to be usable, in each case whether or not permitted by this Agreement, at any time during the Shelf Effectiveness

 

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Period, and such failure to remain effective or usable exists for more than 30 days (whether or not consecutive) in any 12-month period, then the interest rate on the Registrable Securities will be increased by 0.25% per annum for the first 90-day period commencing on the 31st day in such 12-month period, and will increase by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, and ending on such date that the Shelf Registration Statement has again become effective or the Prospectus again becomes usable, at which time, the interest rate on the Registrable Securities shall revert to the original interest rate on the Closing Date; provided, however, that in no event will such additional interest exceed 1.00% per annum.

 

(e)           Without limiting the remedies available to the Initial Purchasers and the Holders, the Issuer and the Guarantors acknowledge that any failure by the Issuer or the Guarantors to comply with their obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof may result in material irreparable injury to the Initial Purchasers or the Holders for which there is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of any such failure, the Initial Purchasers or any Holder may obtain such relief as may be required to specifically enforce the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof.

 

(f)            The Issuer represents, warrants and covenants that it (including its agents and representatives) will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any Free Writing Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Representative.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation of the Issuer and the Guarantors to effect the Exchange Offer and/or file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of this Agreement if such Exchange Offer and/or filing of a Shelf Registration Statement should not have occurred prior to such time.

 

3.             Registration Procedures.

 

(a)           In connection with their obligations pursuant to Section 2(a) and Section 2(b) hereof, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall as promptly as practicable, subject to the terms and limitations otherwise provided herein:

 

(i)            prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement on the appropriate form under the Securities Act, which form (x) shall be selected by the Issuer and the Guarantors, (y) shall, in the case of a Shelf Registration, be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof and (z) shall comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable form and include all financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith; and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof;

 

(ii)           prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the applicable period in accordance with Section 2 hereof and cause each Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement and, as

 

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so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; and keep each Prospectus current during the period described in Section 4(3) of and Rule 174 under the Securities Act that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities or Exchange Securities;

 

(iii)          in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, to counsel for such Holders and to each Underwriter of an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, if any, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus or preliminary prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, as such Holder, counsel or Underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities thereunder; and the Issuer and the Guarantors consent to the use of such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law by each of the Holders of Registrable Securities and any such Underwriters in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by and in the manner described in such Prospectus, preliminary prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in accordance with applicable law;

 

(iv)          use their commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under all applicable state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement shall reasonably request in writing by the time the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective; cooperate with such Holders in connection with any filings required to be made with the FINRA; and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each Holder to complete the disposition in each such jurisdiction of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder; provided that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (2) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (3) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not so subject;

 

(v)           notify counsel for the Initial Purchasers and, in the case of a Shelf Registration, notify each Holder of Registrable Securities and counsel for such Holders promptly and, if requested by any such Holder or counsel, confirm such advice in writing (1) when a Registration Statement has become effective, when any post-effective amendment thereto has been filed and becomes effective and when any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus has been filed, (2) of any request by the SEC or any state securities authority for amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information after the Registration Statement has become effective, (3) of the issuance by the SEC or any state securities authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, including the receipt by the Issuer of any notice of objection of the SEC to the use of a Shelf Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act, (4) if, between the applicable effective date of a Shelf Registration Statement and the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities covered thereby, the representations and warranties of the Issuer or any Guarantor contained in any underwriting agreement, securities sales agreement or other similar

 

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agreement, if any, relating to an offering of such Registrable Securities cease to be true and correct in all material respects or if the Issuer or any Guarantor receives any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose, (5) of the happening of any event during the period a Registration Statement is effective that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not materially misleading and (6) of any determination by the Issuer or any Guarantor that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus would be appropriate;

 

(vi)          use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or, in the case of a Shelf Registration, the resolution of any objection of the SEC pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2), including by filing an amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement on the proper form, at the earliest possible moment and provide immediate notice to each Holder of the withdrawal of any such order or such resolution;

 

(vii)         in the case of a Shelf Registration, furnish to each Holder of Registrable Securities, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each effective Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto (without any documents incorporated therein by reference or exhibits thereto, unless requested in writing);

 

(viii)        in the case of a Shelf Registration, cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be issued in such denominations (subject to applicable requirements set forth in the Indenture) and registered in such names (to the extent the delivery of securities is consistent with the provisions of the Indenture) as such Holders may reasonably request at least three Business Days prior to the closing of any sale of Registrable Securities;

 

(ix)          in the case of a Shelf Registration, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(a)(v)(5) hereof, use their commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available) to purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Issuer and the Guarantors shall notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to suspend use of the Prospectus as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such an event, and such Holders hereby agree to suspend use of the Prospectus until the Issuer and the Guarantors have amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission;

 

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(x)           a reasonable time prior to the filing of any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any amendment to a Registration Statement or amendment or supplement to a Prospectus or of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus after initial filing of a Registration Statement, provide copies of such document to the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, to the Holders of Registrable Securities and their counsel) and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, make such of the representatives of the Issuer and the Guarantors as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders of Registrable Securities or their counsel available for discussion of such document at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice; and the Issuer and the Guarantors shall not, at any time after initial filing of a Registration Statement, use or file any Prospectus, any amendment of or supplement to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, of which the Initial Purchasers and their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities and their counsel) shall not have previously been advised and furnished a copy or to which the Initial Purchasers or their counsel (and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of Registrable Securities or their counsel) shall reasonably and promptly object;

 

(xi)          obtain a CUSIP number for all Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be, not later than the initial effective date of a Registration Statement;

 

(xii)         cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in connection with the registration of the Exchange Securities or Registrable Securities, as the case may be; cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for the Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the Trust Indenture Act; and execute, and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents as may be reasonably required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the SEC to enable the Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner;

 

(xiii)        in the case of a Shelf Registration, make reasonably available for inspection at a location where they are normally kept and during normal business hours by a representative of the Holders of the Registrable Securities (an “Inspector”), any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement, any attorneys and accountants designated by a majority of the Holders of Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Registration and any attorneys and accountants designated by such Underwriter, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, all pertinent financial and other records, documents and properties of Holdings and its subsidiaries, and use reasonable efforts to cause the respective officers, directors and employees of the Issuer and the Guarantors to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with a Shelf Registration Statement, in each case, as is customary for similar “due diligence” examinations; provided that any information that is provided by the Issuer shall be kept confidential by such persons, unless disclosure thereof is made in connection with a court, administrative or regulatory proceeding or required by law, or such information has become available to

 

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the public generally through the Issuer or through a third party without an accompanying obligation of confidentiality, or the Issuer consents to the non-confidential treatment of such information;

 

(xiv)        if reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement, promptly include in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information with respect to such Holder as such Holder reasonably requests to be included therein in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as the Issuer has received notification of the matters to be so included in such filing;

 

(xv)         in the case of a Shelf Registration, enter into such customary agreements and take all such other actions in connection therewith (including those requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement) in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities including, but not limited to, an Underwritten Offering and in such connection, (1) to the extent possible, make such representations and warranties to the Holders and any Underwriters of such Registrable Securities with respect to the business of Holdings and its subsidiaries and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference, if any, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings and confirm the same if and when reasonably requested, (2) obtain opinions of counsel to the Issuer and the Guarantors (which counsel and opinions, in form, scope and substance, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holders and such Underwriters and their respective counsel) addressed to each selling Holder and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings, (3) obtain “comfort” letters from the independent certified public accountants of the Issuer and the Guarantors (and, if necessary, any other certified public accountant of any subsidiary of the Issuer or any Guarantor, or of any business acquired by the Issuer or any Guarantor for which financial statements and financial data are or are required to be included in the Registration Statement) addressed to each selling Holder (to the extent permitted by applicable professional standards) and Underwriter of Registrable Securities, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, including but not limited to financial information contained in any preliminary prospectus or Prospectus and (4) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities being sold or the Underwriters, and which are customarily delivered in underwritten offerings, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties of the Issuer and the Guarantors made pursuant to clause (1) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in an underwriting agreement; and

 

(xvi)        until the Issuer and the Guarantors shall have complied with all of their obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement, cause each Additional Guarantor upon the creation or acquisition by the Issuer of such Additional Guarantor, to execute a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex A and to deliver such counterpart

 

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to the Initial Purchasers no later than five Business Days following the execution thereof.

 

(b)           In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuer may require each Holder of Registrable Securities to furnish to the Issuer such information regarding such Holder and the proposed disposition by such Holder of such Registrable Securities as the Issuer and the Guarantors may from time to time reasonably request in writing, and the Issuer may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any Holder that unreasonably fails to furnish such information within 20 Business Days after receiving such request, without prejudice to that Holder’s right to request participation in subsequent amendments to or filings of a Shelf Registration Statement.

 

(c)           In the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, each Holder of Registrable Securities covered in such Shelf Registration Statement agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Issuer and the Guarantors of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(a)(v)(3) or 3(a)(v)(5) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3(a)(ix) hereof and, if so directed by the Issuer and the Guarantors, such Holder will deliver to the Issuer and the Guarantors all copies in its possession, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that is current at the time of receipt of such notice.

 

(d)           If the Issuer and the Guarantors shall give any notice to suspend the disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when the Holders of such Registrable Securities shall have received copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus necessary to resume such dispositions.  The Issuer and the Guarantors may suspend the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement by written notice to the Holders for a period not to exceed an aggregate of 45 days in any 90-day period and such suspensions shall not exceed an aggregate of 90 days in any 360-day period; provided, however, that the Issuer may not suspend the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement to avoid its obligations hereunder.

 

(e)           The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by a Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering.  In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment bank or investment banks and manager or managers (each, an “Underwriter”) that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Registrable Securities included in such offering, subject to the approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

4.             Participation of Broker-Dealers in Exchange Offer.

 

(a)           The Staff has taken the position that any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in the Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities that were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating

 

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Broker-Dealer”) may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and must deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities.

 

The Issuer and the Guarantors understand that it is the Staff’s position that if the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes a plan of distribution containing a statement to the above effect and the means by which Participating Broker-Dealers may resell the Exchange Securities, without naming the Participating Broker-Dealers or specifying the amount of Exchange Securities owned by them, such Prospectus may be delivered by Participating Broker-Dealers (or, to the extent permitted by law, made available to purchasers) to satisfy their prospectus delivery obligation under the Securities Act in connection with resales of Exchange Securities for their own accounts, so long as the Prospectus otherwise meets the requirements of the Securities Act.

 

(b)           In light of the above, and notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement, the Issuer and the Guarantors agree to amend or supplement the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement for a period of up to 180 days after the last Exchange Date (as such period may be extended pursuant to Section 3(d) hereof), if requested by the Initial Purchasers or by one or more Participating Broker-Dealers, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of any Exchange Securities by Participating Broker-Dealers consistent with the positions of the Staff recited in Section 4(a) above or to otherwise comply with Section 10 of the Securities Act.  The Issuer and the Guarantors further agree that Participating Broker-Dealers shall be authorized to deliver such Prospectus (or, to the extent permitted by law, make available) during such period in connection with the resales contemplated by this Section 4.

 

(c)           The Initial Purchasers shall have no liability to the Issuer, any Guarantor or any Holder with respect to any request that they may make pursuant to Section 4(b) above.

 

5.             Indemnification and Contribution.

 

(a)           Escrow Issuer, and upon execution of the Joinder Agreement on the Acquisition Date, the Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser and each Holder, their respective affiliates, directors, employees and officers and each Person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser or any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees of counsel reasonably selected by the Representative and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (1) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” (“Issuer Information”) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in

 

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each case, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Initial Purchaser, or information relating to any Holder furnished to the Issuer in writing through the Representative, or any selling Holder expressly for use therein.  In connection with any Underwritten Offering permitted by Section 3, Escrow Issuer, and upon execution of the Joinder Agreement on the Acquisition Date, the Company and each Guarantor, jointly and severally, will also indemnify the Underwriters, if any, selling brokers, dealers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their respective affiliates and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or any Issuer Information.

 

(b)           Each Holder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless Escrow Issuer, the Initial Purchasers, the other selling Holders, each Person, if any, who controls Escrow Issuer, any Initial Purchaser and any other selling Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of Section 20 of the Exchange Act and, upon execution of the Joinder Agreement on the Acquisition Date, the Company, the Guarantors, the directors of the Company and the Guarantors, each officer of the Company and the Guarantors who signed the Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company and the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Holder furnished to the Company in writing by such Holder expressly for use in any Registration Statement and any Prospectus.

 

(c)           If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any Person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the Person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above.  If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred.  In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified

 

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Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them.  It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred.  Any such separate firm (x) for any Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors, employees and officers and any control Persons of such Initial Purchaser shall be designated in writing by the Representative, (y) for any Holder, its directors and officers and any control Persons of such Holder shall be designated in writing by the Majority Holders and (z) in all other cases shall be designated in writing by the Issuer.  The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.  No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (A) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (B) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

 

(d)           If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors from the offering of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, on the one hand, and by the Holders from receiving Securities or Exchange Securities registered under the Securities Act, on the other hand, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Holders on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things,

 

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whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors or by the Holders and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

 

(e)           The Issuer, the Guarantors and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above.  The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, (i) in no event shall a Holder be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities or Exchange Securities sold by such Holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission and (ii) no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.  For purposes of paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section 5, each person, if any, who controls a Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Holder, and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer or the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Issuer or the Guarantors, subject in each case to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 5(e).  The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 5 are several and not joint.

 

(f)            The remedies provided for in this Section 5 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

 

(g)           The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers or any Holder or any Person controlling any Initial Purchaser or any Holder, or by or on behalf of the Issuer or the Guarantors or the officers or directors of or any Person controlling the Issuer or the Guarantors, (iii) acceptance of any of the Exchange Securities and (iv) any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement.

 

6.             General.

 

(a)           No Inconsistent Agreements.  The Issuer and the Guarantors represent, warrant and agree that (i) the rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of any other outstanding securities issued or guaranteed by the Issuer or any Guarantor under any other agreement and (ii) neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor has entered into, or on or after the date of this Agreement will

 

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enter into, any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

 

(b)           Amendments and Waivers.  The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Issuer and the Guarantors have obtained the written consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Registrable Securities affected by such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent; provided that no amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent to any departure from the provisions of Section 5 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder.  Any amendments, modifications, supplements, waivers or consents pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be by a writing executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

(c)           Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, registered or certified first-class mail (return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or any courier guaranteeing overnight delivery (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Issuer by means of a notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c), which address initially is, with respect to the Initial Purchasers, the address set forth in the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if to the Issuer and the Guarantors, initially at the Issuer’s address set forth in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c); and (iii) to such other persons at their respective addresses as provided in the Purchase Agreement and thereafter at such other address, notice of which is given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(c).  All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given:  at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next Business Day if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.  Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee, at the address specified in the Indenture.

 

(d)           Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of each of the parties, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture.  If any transferee of any Holder shall acquire Registrable Securities in any manner, whether by operation of law or otherwise, such Registrable Securities shall be held subject to all the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities such Person shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such Person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof.  The Initial Purchasers (in their capacity as Initial Purchasers) shall have no liability or obligation to the Issuer or the Guarantors with respect to any failure by a Holder to comply with, or any breach by any Holder of, any of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.

 

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(e)           Third Party Beneficiaries.  Each Holder shall be a third party beneficiary to the agreements made hereunder between the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent it deems such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect its rights or the rights of other Holders hereunder.

 

(f)            Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the 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.  Delivery of an executed signature page by facsimile transmission or other electronic imaging means shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(g)           Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not a part of this Agreement and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof

 

(h)           Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

(i)            Entire Agreement; Severability.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable or against public policy, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.  The Issuer, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

MOVIE ESCROW, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

President, Secretary and Treasurer

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

Confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

INCORPORATED

 

For itself and on behalf of the
several Initial Purchasers listed in
Schedule 1 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

 

By:

/s/ Dan Kelly

 

 

Name:

Dan Kelly

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

Schedule 1

Guarantors

 

Guarantor Name

 

State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.

 

Delaware

Central Credit, LLC

 

Delaware

GCA MTL, LLC

 

Delaware

NEWave, Inc.

 

Nevada

Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc.

 

Texas

Multimedia Games, Inc.

 

Delaware

MGAM Technologies, LLC

 

Delaware

 



 

Schedule 2

 

Initial Purchasers

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 



 

Annex A

 

Counterpart to Registration Rights Agreement

 

The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees as a Guarantor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014 by and among Movie Escrow, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, on behalf of itself and the other Initial Purchasers) to be bound by the terms and provisions of such Registration Rights Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this counterpart as of                 , 20    .

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 



 

Annex B

 

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
December 19, 2014

 

Reference is hereby made to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), by and between MOVIE ESCROW, INC. (“Escrow Issuer”) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, on behalf of itself and the other Initial Purchasers.  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Registration Rights Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given them in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

1.             Joinder of the Company.  Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GCA”), hereby agrees to become bound by the terms, conditions, representations and warranties, covenants and other provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement with all attendant rights, duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as if originally named as the “Issuer” therein and as if GCA executed the Registration Rights Agreement on the date thereof.

 

2.             Joinder of the Guarantor.  Each other signatory hereto (each, a “Guarantor”), hereby agrees to become bound by the terms, conditions, representations and warranties, covenants and other provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement with all attendant rights, duties and obligations stated therein, with the same force and effect as if originally named as “Guarantor” therein and as if such Guarantor executed the Registration Rights Agreement on the date thereof.

 

3.             Governing Law. This Joinder Agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Joinder Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

4.             Counterparts.  This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the 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.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Joinder Agreement by facsimile, email or other electronic transmission (i.e., “pdf”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement.

 

5.             Amendments.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Joinder Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

 

6.             Headings.  The headings in this Joinder Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC., as a Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL CREDIT, LLC, as a Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

GCA MTL, LLC, as a Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

NEWAVE, INC., as a Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 



 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC.,

 

as a Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC., as a Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

MGAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, as a Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 


EX-10.1 7 a14-24477_3ex10d1.htm EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

December 17, 2014

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
     As Representative of the Initial Purchasers
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Introductory.  Movie Escrow, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Escrow Issuer”), proposes to issue and sell to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“Deutsche Bank”) and the other several Initial Purchasers named in Schedule A (the “Initial Purchasers”), acting severally and not jointly, the respective amounts set forth in such Schedule A of (i) $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Escrow Issuer’s 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Secured Notes”) and (ii) $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Escrow Issuer’s 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Unsecured Notes” and, together with the Secured Notes, the “Notes”).  Merrill Lynch has agreed to act as the representative of the several Initial Purchasers (the “Representative”) in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes.

 

The Secured Securities (as defined below) will be issued pursuant to an indenture, to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below) (including the Supplemental Secured Notes Indenture (as defined below), the “Secured Notes Indenture”), between the Escrow Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Secured Notes Trustee”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).  The Unsecured Securities (as defined below) will be issued pursuant to an indenture, to be dated as of the Closing Date (including the Supplemental Unsecured Notes Indenture (as defined below), the “Unsecured Notes Indenture” and, together with the Secured Notes Indenture, the “Indentures” and each an “Indenture”), between the Escrow Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Unsecured Notes Trustee” and, together with the Secured Notes Trustee, the “Trustees” and each a “Trustee”). Immediately upon consummation of the Acquisition (as defined below), the Escrow Issuer will be merged into Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Company as the surviving corporation, and by operation of law, the Company will become the obligor of the Notes and assume all obligations of the Escrow Issuer under the Transaction Documents (as defined below).   For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Issuer” means, prior to the Escrow Release Date (as defined below), the Escrow Issuer and, upon and after the Escrow Release Date, the Company.

 



 

The Notes will be issued only in book-entry form in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”) pursuant to a letter of representations, to be dated on or before the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2 hereof) (the “DTC Agreement”), among the Escrow Issuer, the Trustees and the Depositary.

 

On September 8, 2014, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. (“Multimedia Games”) and Movie Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (“Merger Sub”). In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Multimedia Games and Multimedia Games, together with its respective subsidiaries (the “Multimedia Acquired Entities”), will become direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Holdings (such transactions collectively referred to as the “Acquisition”).  The date of the consummation of the Acquisition is referred to herein as the “Acquisition Date”.  The Notes are being issued in connection with the Acquisition.  In addition, in connection with the Acquisition, the Company will enter into new secured credit facilities to be dated the Acquisition Date (the “New Credit Facilities”).

 

Subject to the last full paragraph on page 5 below, the Escrow Issuer, the Trustees and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), will enter into a customary escrow agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”), to be dated as of the Closing Date, pursuant to which the Initial Purchasers will deposit into a segregated escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) with the Escrow Agent the gross proceeds from the offering of the Notes, and the Issuer (or one of its affiliate) will deposit into the Escrow Account additional funds sufficient to pay 100% of the issue price of the Notes, plus all regularly scheduled interest that will accrue on the Notes, if any, and accretion of principal amount for at least 30 days, up to but not including the date that is at least 30 days after the Closing Date (the “Initial Outside Date”); provided, that if the Issuer elects to extend the Initial Outside Date pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, it shall deposit additional funds sufficient to pay all regularly scheduled interest that will accrue on the Notes, if any, plus accretion of principal amount up to but not including such extended date (all amounts deposited into the Escrow Account are referred to herein as the “Escrow Funds”).  The release of the Escrow Funds will be subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the closing of the Acquisition (collectively, the “Escrow Release Conditions” and the date on which such conditions are satisfied, the “Escrow Release Date”).  Until such time as the Escrow Release Conditions are satisfied, the Notes will not be guaranteed, and will be secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the Escrow Account and the Escrow Funds.  From and after the satisfaction of the Escrow Release Conditions, Holdings, certain of Holdings’ domestic restricted subsidiaries (the “GCA Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with Holdings, the “GCA Guarantors”), Multimedia Games and certain of Multimedia Games’ domestic restricted subsidiaries (together with Multimedia Games, collectively, the “Multimedia Guarantors” and, together with the GCA Guarantors, the “Guarantors”) will become guarantors.  The GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors are listed on Schedule B hereto.

 

Immediately after the consummation of the Acquisition, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors shall execute and deliver (i) a supplemental indenture to the Secured Notes Indenture (the “Supplemental Secured Notes Indenture”) and (ii) a supplemental indenture to the Unsecured Notes Indenture (the “Supplemental Unsecured Notes Indenture” and,

 

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together with the Supplemental Secured Notes Indenture, the “Supplemental Indentures”), whereby, in each case, each of the Company, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors will agree to observe and fully perform all of the rights, obligations and liabilities contemplated in each Indenture as if it was an original signatory thereto.  Immediately after the consummation of the Acquisition, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors shall execute and deliver a joinder agreement to this Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement Joinder”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, whereby each of the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors will affirm the accuracy of the applicable representations and warranties and agree to observe and fully perform all of the rights, obligations and liabilities contemplated herein as if it was an original signatory hereto as a Guarantor (as defined below).  The representations, warranties, authorizations, acknowledgements, covenants and agreements of the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors under this Agreement shall not become effective until the execution by them of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, at which time such representations, warranties, authorizations, acknowledgements, covenants and agreements shall become effective as if made on the date hereof, the date thereof and the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement Joinder and the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors and their respective directors, officers and controlling persons shall not have any rights hereunder until they have executed the Purchase Agreement Joinder.

 

The holders of the Unsecured Notes (including the Initial Purchasers and their direct and indirect transferees) will have registration rights set forth in the registration rights agreement relating to the Unsecured Notes (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), to be dated the Closing Date, among the Escrow Issuer and the Representative.  Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, and subject to the consummation of the Acquisition, the parties thereto will agree to file with the Commission (as defined below) under the circumstances set forth therein, one or more registration statements under the Securities Act (as defined below) relating to another series of debt securities of the Issuer identical in all material respects to the Unsecured Notes (the “Exchange Notes”) and Unsecured Guarantees (the “Exchange Guarantees”) to be offered in exchange for the Unsecured Notes and the Unsecured Guarantees (the “Exchange Offer”).  On the Acquisition Date, the Company shall cause each Guarantor to join the Registration Rights Agreement by execution of the joinder attached thereto (the “Registration Rights Agreement Joinder”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Secured Notes will not have registration rights.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Transactions” means, collectively, (i) the issuance and sale of the Notes, (ii) the issuance of the Guarantees (as defined below), (iii) the Acquisition, (iv) the execution, delivery and effectiveness of the New Credit Facilities (including any borrowings thereunder), (v) the other transactions contemplated by the Final Offering Memorandum (as defined below), (vi) the execution, delivery and effectiveness of the applicable Transaction Documents (as defined below) and (vii) the payment of all fees and expenses related to the foregoing.

 

The payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Secured Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis, jointly and severally, (i) upon the consummation of the Acquisition, by the Guarantors and (ii) thereafter, by any subsidiary of Holdings formed or acquired after the Acquisition Date that executes an additional guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Secured Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, pursuant to their guarantees (the “Secured Guarantees”).  The payment of principal of,

 

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premium, if any, and interest on the Unsecured Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis, jointly and severally, (i) upon the consummation of the Acquisition, by the Guarantors and (ii) thereafter, by any subsidiary of Holdings formed or acquired after the Acquisition Date that executes an additional guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Unsecured Notes Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, pursuant to their guarantees (the “Unsecured Guarantees” and, together with the Secured Guarantees, the “Guarantees”).  The Secured Notes, and the Secured Guarantees to be attached thereto upon the execution of the Supplemental Secured Notes Indenture and the Purchase Agreement Joinder by the Guarantors, are herein collectively referred to as the “Secured Securities”.  The Unsecured Notes, and the Unsecured Guarantees to be attached thereto upon the execution of the Supplemental Unsecured Notes Indenture and the Purchase Agreement Joinder by the Guarantors, are herein collectively referred to as the “Unsecured Securities”.  The Secured Securities and the Unsecured Securities are herein collectively referred to as the “Securities”; and the Exchange Notes and the Exchange Guarantees attached thereto are herein collectively referred to as the “Exchange Securities.”

 

Upon the Acquisition Date, the Secured Notes and the Secured Guarantees will be secured by a first-priority lien, subject to certain Permitted Liens (as defined below), on all of the tangible and intangible assets of the Company and the Guarantors, now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any Guarantor, that will secure borrowings under the New Credit Facilities, on a first-priority basis, subject to certain exceptions and limitations described in the Secured Notes Indenture and the Collateral Documents (as defined below) (the “Collateral”).  The Collateral shall be more particularly described in the Final Offering Memorandum (as defined below) and documented by (a) with respect to personal property that constitutes Collateral, the Security Agreement to be dated as of the Acquisition Date and entered into by the Company,  the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented, the “Security Agreement”) and (b) with respect to the grants of security interest in registrations and/or applications for trademarks, patents and copyrights (and licenses in any of the foregoing) that constitute Collateral, in the Security Agreement and, respectively, in the Trademark Security Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement and the Copyright Security Agreement, each to be dated as of the Acquisition Date and entered into by each of the Company,  the Guarantors (in each case as applicable) and the Collateral Agent, as provided therein (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented, collectively, the “Intellectual Property Security Agreements”), each to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, granting in favor of the Collateral Agent a first-priority security interest in the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens, for the benefit of itself, the Secured Notes Trustee and each holder of the Secured Notes and the successors and assigns of the foregoing.  The term “Collateral Documents” as used herein shall mean the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, and other security documents purporting to grant a security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself, the Secured Notes Trustee and the holders of the Secured Notes (to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the terms of the Secured Notes Indenture or the Security Agreement).  The rights of the holders of the Secured Notes with respect to the Collateral shall be further governed by an intercreditor agreement, to be dated as of the Acquisition Date, among the Collateral Agent and the agent for the lenders under the New Credit Facilities and acknowledged by the Company and the Guarantors (the “Intercreditor Agreement”).

 

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This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the DTC Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Securities, the Indentures, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement Joinder and the Supplemental Indentures are referred to herein as the “Transaction Documents.”

 

The Issuer understands that the Initial Purchasers propose to make an offering of the Securities on the terms and in the manner set forth herein and as described in the Final Offering Memorandum (as defined below) and agrees that the Initial Purchasers may resell, subject to the conditions set forth herein, all or a portion of the Securities to purchasers (the “Subsequent Purchasers”) on the terms set forth in the Final Offering Memorandum and the Updated Final Offering Memorandum.  The Securities are to be offered and sold to or through the Initial Purchasers without being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder), in reliance upon exemptions therefrom.  Pursuant to the terms of the Securities and the Indentures, investors who acquire Securities shall be deemed to have agreed that Securities may only be resold or otherwise transferred, after the date hereof, if such Securities are registered for sale under the Securities Act or if an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available (including the exemptions afforded by Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) or Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”)).

 

The Issuer has prepared and delivered to each Initial Purchaser copies of a final offering memorandum dated the date hereof (the “Final Offering Memorandum”).  Following the Closing Date, in connection with the resale of the Notes, the Issuer shall prepare one or more Updated Final Offering Memoranda (as defined below) as provided for in Section 13 hereof.

 

Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Escrow Issuer and the Representative have elected to forego the escrow procedures described in this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement in their entirety, such that (i) the Initial Purchasers will pay the Secured Notes Purchase Price and Unsecured Notes Purchase Price (each as defined below), net of the Escrowed Purchasers’ Commission (as defined below), directly to, or as directed by, the Issuer, (ii) the Issuer will apply such net proceeds in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Final Offering Memorandum, (iii) the Issuer and the Initial Purchasers will take such other reasonable steps (including modifications to the conditions to closing set forth in Section 5 hereof) as necessary to reflect the elimination of the escrow procedures and related Escrow Agreement and otherwise to effect the issue and sale of the Securities as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, and (iv) references herein to the Escrow Release Date shall be deemed to be references to the Closing Date.

 

The Issuer hereby confirms its agreements with the Initial Purchasers as follows:

 

SECTION 1.         Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Issuer and, to the extent party to the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the Guarantors, jointly and severally, hereby represents, warrants and covenants (it being understood that prior to the consummation of the Acquisition, all representations and warranties with respect to the Multimedia Guarantors are made to the best knowledge of the Issuer after due inquiry) to each Initial Purchaser that, as of the date hereof, as of the Closing Date, as of each Sale Date (as defined below) and as of each Settlement

 

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Date (as defined below) (references in this Section 1 to the “Offering Memorandum” are to (x) the Final Offering Memorandum in the case of representations and warranties made as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date and (y) the most recent Updated Final Offering Memorandum in the case of representations and warranties made as of any Sale Date and Settlement Date occurring after delivery of any Updated Final Offering Memorandum):

 

(a)           No Registration Required.  Subject to compliance by the Initial Purchasers with the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 hereof and with the procedures set forth in Section 7 hereof, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers and to each Subsequent Purchaser in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Offering Memorandum to register the Securities under the Securities Act or to qualify the Indentures under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder).

 

(b)           No Integration of Offerings or General Solicitation.  None of the Issuer, the Guarantors or their respective affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act) (each, an “Affiliate”), or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Issuer and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has, directly or indirectly, solicited any offer to buy or offered to sell, or will, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell, in the United States or to any United States citizen or resident, any security which is or would be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the Securities to be registered under the Securities Act.  None of the Issuer, the Guarantors or their respective Affiliates, or any person acting on its or any of their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Issuer and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage, in connection with the offering of the Securities, in any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act.  With respect to those Securities sold in reliance upon Regulation S, (i) none of the Issuer, the Guarantors or their respective Affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Issuer and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S and (ii) each of the Issuer, the Guarantors and their respective Affiliates and any person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Issuer makes no representation or warranty) has complied and will comply with the offering restrictions set forth in Regulation S.

 

(c)           Eligibility for Resale under Rule 144A.  The Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and will not be, at the Closing Date, of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act”, which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder) or quoted in a U.S. automated interdealer quotation system.

 

(d)           The Offering Memorandum.  (i) The Final Offering Memorandum as of the date hereof does not, and as of the Closing Date will not, and (ii) upon and after delivery of the first Updated Final Offering Memorandum, the most recently delivered Updated

 

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Final Offering Memorandum as of its date and as supplemented to the applicable Sale Date, as of such Sale Date and, as of the Settlement Date, in each case, will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from an Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer in writing by any Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in the Offering Memorandum or amendment or supplement thereto, as the case may be.  The Offering Memorandum contains all the information specified in, and meeting the requirements of, Rule 144A.  The Issuer and the Guarantors have not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the later of the Closing Date and the completion of the Initial Purchasers’ distribution of the Securities, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities other than the Offering Memorandum without the prior consent of the Representative.

 

(e)           Issuer Additional Written Communications.  The Issuer and the Guarantors have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or distributed and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or distribute any written communication that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities other than (i) the Offering Memorandum and (ii) any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case used in accordance with Section 3(a).  Each such communication by the Issuer or the Guarantors or their respective agents and representatives pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence (each, a “Issuer Additional Written Communication”), when taken together with the Offering Memorandum at the Closing Date or any Sale Date and the related Settlement Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation, warranty and agreement shall not apply to statements in or omissions from each such Issuer Additional Written Communication made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer in writing by any Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use in any Issuer Additional Written Communication.

 

(f)            The Purchase Agreement.  This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Escrow Issuer.

 

(g)           The Joinder Agreements. On the Acquisition Date, the Purchase Agreement Joinder will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Guarantor.  On the Acquisition Date, the Registration Rights Agreement Joinder will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Guarantor and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of each Guarantor, enforceable against each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

 

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(h)           The Registration Rights Agreement and DTC Agreement.  The Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by, and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of, the Escrow Issuer (and upon the Escrow Release Date, of the Company), enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.  The DTC Agreement has been duly authorized and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by, and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of, the Escrow Issuer (and upon the Escrow Release Date, of the Company), enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

 

(i)            Authorization of the Notes and the Exchange Notes.  The Notes to be purchased by the Initial Purchasers from the Escrow Issuer will on the Closing Date be in the form contemplated by the Indentures, have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and the Indentures and, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed by the Escrow Issuer and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indentures and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Escrow Issuer (and upon the Escrow Release Date, of the Company), enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indentures.  The Exchange Notes have been duly and validly authorized for issuance by the Escrow Issuer, and when issued and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Unsecured Notes Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement Joinder and the Exchange Offer, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Escrow Issuer (and upon the Escrow Release Date, of the Company), enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Unsecured Notes Indenture.

 

(j)            The Guarantees and the Exchange Guarantees. The Guarantees of the Notes on the Acquisition Date will be in the form contemplated by the Indentures and on the Acquisition Date will have been duly authorized for issuance pursuant to this Agreement and the Indentures by the Guarantors; the Guarantees of the Notes, at the Acquisition Date, will have been duly executed by each of the Guarantors and, when the Notes have been authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indentures and issued and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, the Guarantees of the Notes will constitute valid and binding agreements of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indentures.  The Exchange Guarantees when issued will be in the form

 

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contemplated by the Unsecured Notes Indenture and on the Acquisition Date will have been duly authorized for issuance pursuant to this Agreement and the Unsecured Notes Indenture by the Guarantors; the Exchange Guarantees when issued will have been duly executed by each of the Guarantors and, when the Exchange Notes have been authenticated in the manner provided for in the Unsecured Notes Indenture and issued and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, the Exchange Guarantees will constitute valid and binding agreements of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles and will be entitled to the benefits of the Unsecured Notes Indenture.

 

(k)           Authorization of the Intercreditor Agreement.  On the Acquisition Date, the Intercreditor Agreement will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company and each Guarantor, enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

 

(l)            Collateral Documents.  On the Acquisition Date, each of the Collateral Documents will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and/or the applicable Guarantor and will constitute a legal and binding agreement of the Company and/or the applicable Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.  The Collateral Documents, when executed and delivered on the Acquisition Date, will create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself, the Secured Notes Trustee and the holders of the Secured Notes, valid and enforceable security interests in and liens on the Collateral and, upon the filing of appropriate Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in United States jurisdictions as set forth in the schedules to the Perfection Certificate (as defined below) and the taking of the other actions, in each case as further described in the Collateral Documents, the security interests in and liens on the rights of the Company or the applicable Guarantor in such Collateral will be perfected security interests and liens, superior to and prior to the liens of all third persons other than the liens securing the New Credit Facilities and Permitted Liens.

 

(m)          Authorization of the Indentures.  The Indentures have been duly authorized by the Escrow Issuer and, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Escrow Issuer and will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Issuer, enforceable against the Escrow Issuer (and upon the Escrow Release Date, of the Company) in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

 

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each Guarantor.  Each of the Supplemental Indentures and the Indentures will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company and each Guarantor, enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

 

(o)           [Reserved].

 

(p)           Description of the Transaction Documents.  The Transaction Documents will conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the Offering Memorandum.

 

(q)           No Material Adverse Change.  Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Offering Memorandum (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto):  (i) there has been no material adverse change, or any development that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings or business, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, of Holdings, the Escrow Issuer, the Company, its subsidiaries and the Multimedia Acquired Entities, considered as one entity (any such change is called a “Material Adverse Change”); (ii) Holdings, the Escrow Issuer, the Company, its subsidiaries and the Multimedia Acquired Entities, considered as one entity, have not incurred any material liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of business nor entered into any material transaction or agreement not in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company or Multimedia Games or, except for dividends paid to the Company or other subsidiaries, any of their respective subsidiaries on any class of capital stock or repurchase or redemption by the Company, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries of any class of capital stock.

 

(r)            Independent Accountants.  (i) Deloitte & Touche LLP, which expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Offering Memorandum, is an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and any non-audit services provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP to the Company or any of its subsidiaries have been approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, and (ii) BDO USA LLP, which expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements of Multimedia Games and its consolidated subsidiaries included in the Offering Memorandum, is an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and any non-audit serviced provided by BDO USA LLP to Multimedia Games or any of its consolidated subsidiaries have been approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Multimedia Games.

 

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(s)                                   Preparation of the Financial Statements.  The financial statements of the Company and the financial statements of Multimedia Games, each together with the related schedules and notes, included in the Offering Memorandum present fairly the consolidated financial position of the entities to which they relate as of and at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods specified, it being understood that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to normal, year-end audit adjustments.  Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be otherwise specified therein or to the extent unaudited interim financial statements exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements.  The financial data set forth in the Offering Memorandum under the captions “Summary—Summary Consolidated Historical and Pro Forma Financial Data for GCA and Summary Consolidated Historical Financial Data for Multimedia Games”, “Selected Historical Financial Data of GCA” and “Selected Historical Financial Data of Multimedia Games” fairly present the information set forth therein on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements contained in the Offering Memorandum.  Except as may be otherwise specified therein, the pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries and the Multimedia Acquired Entities and the related notes thereto included under the captions “Offering Memorandum Summary—Summary Consolidated Historical and Pro Forma Financial Data for GCA and Summary Consolidated Historical Financial Data for Multimedia Games,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements” and elsewhere in the Offering Memorandum present fairly the information contained therein, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and have been properly presented on the bases described therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. The statistical and market-related data and forward-looking statements, including statements regarding synergies, cost savings and other financial projections, included in the Offering Memorandum are based on or derived from sources that the Company and its subsidiaries believe to be reliable and accurate in all material respects and represent their good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived from such sources.

 

(t)                                    Incorporation and Good Standing of the Escrow Issuer, the Company and the Guarantors.  Each of the Escrow Issuer, the Company and the Guarantors has been duly incorporated or formed, as applicable, and is validly existing as a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, as applicable, and has corporate, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Offering Memorandum and, in the case of the Escrow Issuer, the Company and the Guarantors, to enter into and perform its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including the granting of liens and security interests to be granted pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Secured Notes Indenture.  Each of the Escrow Issuer, the Company and each Guarantor is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, to transact business and is in good standing or equivalent status in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct

 

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of business, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.  All of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other ownership interest of each subsidiary of Holdings, the Company and Multimedia Games that is a Guarantor has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and nonassessable and is owned by the Company or Multimedia Games, as applicable, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim, except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum.   The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit B hereto.  Multimedia Games does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit B-1 hereto

 

(u)                                 Non-Contravention of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required.  None of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games nor any of their respective subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter, bylaws or other constitutive document, (ii) in default (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, would be in default) (“Default”) under any indenture, mortgage, loan or credit agreement, note, contract, franchise, lease or other instrument to which the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound (including, without limitation, the Company’s credit agreement dated as of March 1, 2011 and, upon consummation of the Acquisition, the New Credit Facilities), or to which any of the property or assets of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries is subject (each, as amended from time to time, an “Existing Instrument”), or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority (including any gaming authority) to which any of the property or assets of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries is subject except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such Defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change.  The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Multimedia Games and the Guarantors party thereto, and the issuance and delivery of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and by the Offering Memorandum (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not result in any violation of the provisions of the charter, bylaws or other constitutive document of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries, (ii) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument, except for such conflicts, breaches, Defaults, liens, charges or encumbrances as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change and (iii) will not result in any violation of any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their subsidiaries.  No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing

 

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with, any court or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency is required for the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Multimedia Games and the Guarantors to the extent a party thereto (including, but not limited to, the filing of any applicable financing statements pursuant to the Security Agreement or the filing of any Intellectual Property Security Agreements), the issuance and delivery of the Securities, the grant and perfection of liens and security interests in the Collateral pursuant to the Security Agreement and the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and by the Offering Memorandum, except (i) such as have been obtained or made by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Multimedia Games or the Guarantors and are in full force and effect under the Securities Act and applicable securities laws of the several states of the United States or provinces of Canada, (ii) such as may be required by the securities laws of the several states of the United States or provinces of Canada with respect to the Issuer’s and each Guarantor’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement Joinder, (iii) such as may be required to perfect the Secured Notes Trustee’s, the Collateral Agent’s or the Escrow Agent’s security interests granted pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, any other Collateral Documents, the Escrow Agreement and the financing statements related thereto, or (iv) such that have been obtained or made with the applicable gaming authorities, or notice filings with such applicable gaming authorities that will be made upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Offering Memorandum, or that are made within the applicable time period thereafter as permitted under applicable law.  As used herein, a “Debt Repayment Triggering Event” means any event or condition which gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would give, the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries.

 

(v)                                 Collateral Documents, Financing Statements and Collateral.  On the Acquisition Date:

 

(i)  upon execution and delivery, the Security Agreement and each of the Intellectual Property Security Agreements will be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself, the Secured Notes Trustee and the holders of the Secured Notes a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all of the Company’s and each Guarantor’s right, title and interest in the Collateral to the extent contemplated by the Security Agreement;

 

(iii)  upon the filing and/or recording of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and Intellectual Property Security Agreements, as applicable, in appropriate form in the appropriate offices specified in the applicable Schedules to the Perfection Certificate and the taking of the other actions required by the terms of the Security Agreement, the security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Notes Trustee and the holders of the Secured Notes granted thereby will constitute valid, perfected first-priority liens and security interests in such Collateral, to the extent such security

 

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interests can be perfected by the filing and/or recording, as applicable, of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or Intellectual Property Security Agreements or the taking of such other actions, in each case prior in right to the lien of any other person, other than liens expressly permitted to be incurred or exist on the Collateral under the applicable Indenture, including liens in respect of the New Credit Facilities, and liens having priority by operation of law (“Permitted Liens”) and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles; and

 

(iv)  on or before the Acquisition Date, the Company and Guarantors collectively will own, have rights in or have the power and authority to collaterally assign rights in the Collateral, free and clear of any liens other than Permitted Liens and except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

 

(w)                               No Material Actions or Proceedings.  There are no legal or governmental actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of the Company’s, Escrow Issuer’s and each Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened (i) against or affecting the Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries or (ii) which has as the subject thereof any property owned or leased by, the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries, which action, suit or proceeding, if determined adversely to the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or such subsidiary, would result in a Material Adverse Change or adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Except as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Memorandum, no material labor dispute with the employees of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries, or with the employees of any principal supplier of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries exists or, to the best of the Issuer’s and each Guarantor’s knowledge, is threatened or imminent.

 

(x)                                 Intellectual Property Rights.  The Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games and their respective subsidiaries own or possess sufficient trademarks, trade names, patent rights, copyrights, licenses, approvals, trade secrets and other similar rights (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”) reasonably necessary to conduct their businesses as now conducted; and the expected expiration of any of such Intellectual Property Rights would not result in a Material Adverse Change.  Neither the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games nor any of their respective subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement or conflict with asserted Intellectual Property Rights of others, which infringement or conflict, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, would result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

(y)                                 All Necessary Permits, etc.  The Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games and each of their respective subsidiaries possess such valid and current certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies (including those granted under gaming laws) necessary

 

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to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct their respective businesses, and none of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games nor any of their respective subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Change.

 

(z)                                  Title to Properties.  The Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games and each of their respective subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all the properties and assets reflected as owned in the financial statements referred to in Section 1(s) hereof, in each case free and clear of any security interests, mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, claims and other defects, except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum and except such as do not materially and adversely affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or such subsidiary.  The real property, improvements, equipment and personal property held under lease by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries are held under valid and enforceable leases, with such exceptions as are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such real property, improvements, equipment or personal property by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or such subsidiary.

 

(aa)                          Tax Law Compliance.  The Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games and each of their respective subsidiaries have filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns and have paid all taxes required to be paid by any of them and, if due and payable, any related or similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them, in each case except as may be being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings.  The Company and Multimedia Games have made adequate charges, accruals and reserves in accordance with GAAP in the applicable financial statements referred to in Section 1(s) hereof in respect of all federal, state and foreign income and franchise taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries has not been finally determined.

 

(bb)                          Company, Escrow Issuer and each Guarantor Not an “Investment Company”.  Each of the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors has been advised of the rules and requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder).  Neither the Company, Escrow Issuer nor any Guarantor is, or after receipt of payment for the Securities will be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act and will conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.

 

(cc)                            Insurance.  Each of Holdings and its subsidiaries, as a whole, and Multimedia Games and its subsidiaries, as a whole, are insured by recognized, financially sound institutions with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering

 

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such risks as are generally deemed adequate and customary for their respective businesses including, without limitation, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games and their respective subsidiaries against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism, flood and earthquakes.  The Company has no reason to believe that it or any subsidiary will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.  None of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games nor any subsidiary has been denied any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.

 

(dd)                          No Price Stabilization or Manipulation.  None of the Company, Escrow Issuer or any of the Guarantors has taken and each will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

 

(ee)                            Solvency.  On the Closing Date, the Escrow Issuer will be Solvent.  On the Acquisition Date, immediately following the consummation of the Acquisition and the application of the proceeds of the Notes as described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Offering Memorandum, Holdings and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be Solvent.  As used herein, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to any person on a particular date, that on such date (i) the fair market value of the assets of such person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such person, (ii) the present fair salable value of the assets of such person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, including contingent obligations, as they mature and (iv) such person does not have unreasonably small capital.

 

(ff)                              Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.  The Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games and their respective subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act,” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder).

 

(gg)                            Accounting Systems.  (A) The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries maintain a system of accounting controls that is in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and is sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that:  (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences and (B) Multimedia Games and its consolidated subsidiaries maintain a system of accounting controls that is in compliance

 

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with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and is sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that:  (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

(hh)                          Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Company and Multimedia Games have established and maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act); such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games and their respective subsidiaries is made known to the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company or Multimedia Games, as applicable, by others within the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries, and such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably effective to perform the functions for which they were established subject to the limitations of any such control system; the Company’s and Multimedia Games’ auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of each of the Company and Multimedia Games have been advised of:  (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s or Multimedia Games’, as applicable, ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Company’s or Multimedia Games’, as applicable, internal controls; and since the date of the most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and procedures, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

(ii)                                  Regulations T, U, X.  None of the Company, Escrow Issuer nor any Guarantor nor any of their respective subsidiaries nor any agent thereof acting on their behalf has taken, and none of them will take, any action that might cause this Agreement or the issuance or sale of the Securities to violate Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

(jj)                                Compliance with and Liability Under Environmental Laws.  Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change:  (i) each of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games and their respective subsidiaries and their respective operations and facilities are in compliance with, and not subject to any known liabilities under, applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes, without limitation, having obtained and being in compliance with any permits, licenses or other governmental authorizations or approvals, and having made all filings and provided all financial assurances and notices, required for the ownership and operation of the business, properties and facilities of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or their respective subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws, and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof; (ii) neither

 

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the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games nor any of their respective subsidiaries has received any written communication, whether from a governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their subsidiaries is in violation of any Environmental Law; (iii) there is no claim, action or cause of action filed with a court or governmental authority, no investigation with respect to which the Company, Escrow Issuer or any Guarantor has received written notice, and no written notice by any person or entity alleging actual or potential liability on the part of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries based on or pursuant to any Environmental Law pending or, to the best of the Company’s, Escrow Issuer’s and each Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened against the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries or any person or entity whose liability under or pursuant to any Environmental Law the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law; (iv) none of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games nor any of their respective subsidiaries is conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, response or other corrective action pursuant to any Environmental Law at any site or facility, nor is any of them subject or a party to any order, judgment, decree, contract or agreement which imposes any obligation or liability under any Environmental Law; (v) no lien, charge, encumbrance or restriction has been recorded pursuant to any Environmental Law with respect to any assets, facility or property owned, operated or leased by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries; and (vi) there are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions or occurrences, including, without limitation, the Release or threatened Release of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could reasonably be expected to result in a violation of or liability under any Environmental Law on the part of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries, including without limitation, any such liability which the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, “Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna. “Environmental Laws” means the common law and all federal, state, local and foreign laws or regulations, ordinances, codes, orders, decrees, judgments and injunctions issued, promulgated or entered thereunder, relating to pollution or protection of the Environment or human health, including without limitation, those relating to (i) the Release or threatened Release of Materials of Environmental Concern; and (ii) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, generation, treatment, storage, transport, handling or recycling of Materials of Environmental Concern.  “Materials of Environmental Concern” means any substance, material, pollutant, contaminant, chemical, waste, compound, or constituent, in any form, including without limitation, petroleum and petroleum products, subject to regulation or which can give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.  “Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring,

 

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dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into the Environment, or into, from or through any building, structure or facility.

 

(kk)                          [Reserved].

 

(ll)                                  ERISA Compliance.  The Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games and their respective subsidiaries and any “employee benefit plan” (as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended, “ERISA,” which term, as used herein, includes the regulations and published interpretations thereunder) established or maintained by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games, their respective subsidiaries or their ERISA Affiliates (as defined below) are in compliance in all material respects with ERISA and, to the knowledge of the Company, each “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA) to which the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games, their respective subsidiaries or an ERISA Affiliate contributes (a “Multiemployer Plan”) is in compliance in all material respects with ERISA.  “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries, any member of any group of organizations described in Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “Code,” which term, as used herein, includes the regulations and published interpretations thereunder) of which the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or such subsidiary is a member.  No “reportable event” (as defined under ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games, their respective subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates.  No “single employer plan” (as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA) established or maintained by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games, their respective subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates, if such “employee benefit plan” were terminated, would have any “amount of unfunded benefit liabilities” (as defined under ERISA).  Neither the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games, their respective subsidiaries nor any of their ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “employee benefit plan” or (ii) Sections 412, 4971, 4975 or 4980B of the Code.  Each “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games, their respective subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates that is intended to be qualified under Section 401 of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.

 

(mm)                  Compliance with Labor Laws.  Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change, (i) there is (A) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their subsidiaries before the National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements pending, or to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened, against the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries, (B) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened

 

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against the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries and (C) no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no union organizing activities taking place and (ii) there has been no violation of any federal, state or local law relating to discrimination in hiring, promotion or pay of employees or of any applicable wage or hour laws.

 

(nn)                          Related Party Transactions.  No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among any of the Company or Multimedia Games or any affiliate of the Company or Multimedia Games, on the one hand, and any director, officer, member, stockholder, customer or supplier of the Company or Multimedia Games or any affiliate of the Company or Multimedia Games, on the other hand, which is required by the Securities Act to be disclosed in a registration statement on Form S-1 which is not so disclosed in the Offering Memorandum (other than any such relationship with any director or officer in their capacity as such).  There are no outstanding loans, advances (except advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of indebtedness by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any affiliate of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings or Multimedia Games to or for the benefit of any of the officers or directors of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings or Multimedia Games or any affiliate of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings or Multimedia Games or any of their respective family members.

 

(oo)                          No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments.   None of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games nor any of their respective subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the FCPA, including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games, their respective subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors, their respective affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

 

FCPA” means Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

(pp)                          No Conflict with Money Laundering Laws.  The operations of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games and their respective subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting

 

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Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Multimedia Games or any of the Guarantors, threatened.

 

(qq)                          No Conflict with Sanctions Laws.  None of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games nor any of their respective subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company or Multimedia Games, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions. The Company, Escrow Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person, (i) to fund any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or is in Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan or in any other country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.

 

(rr)                                New Credit Facilities.  Prior to or substantially simultaneous with the consummation of the Acquisition, the New Credit Facilities (as defined in the Offering Memorandum) will have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and the Guarantors and, when duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors, will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company and the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.

 

(ss)                              Regulation S.  The Company, Escrow Issuer, Multimedia Games, the Guarantors and their respective Affiliates and all persons acting on their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to whom the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors make no representation) have complied with and will comply with the offering restrictions requirements of Regulation S in connection with the offering of the Securities outside the United States and, in connection therewith, the Offering Memorandum will contain the disclosure required by Rule 902.  Each of the Company and Multimedia Games is a “reporting issuer,” as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act.

 

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(tt)                                Gaming Approvals and Licensing Matters.  Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, none of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or, to the knowledge of Holdings, any of their respective officers, directors or Affiliates, any existing beneficial owner of five percent (5%) or more of the voting stock of Holdings, in each case who or which will be required to be licensed or found suitable under applicable gaming laws in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Acquisition, has ever been denied a gaming license, approval, or related finding of suitability by any gaming authority, or had any gaming license or approval revoked or suspended.  As of the date hereof, to the knowledge of the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors, there are no facts or circumstances with respect to the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings, Multimedia Games or any of their respective Affiliates insofar as such Affiliate-owned interest would be attributable to the Company, Escrow Issuer, Holdings or Multimedia Games under any applicable gaming law, that would prevent or materially delay receipt of any gaming approvals required to be given or obtained in connection with the transactions described in the Merger Agreement.

 

Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company, Escrow Issuer, Multimedia Games or any other Guarantor and delivered to the Initial Purchasers or to counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company, Escrow Issuer, Multimedia Games or such Guarantor to each Initial Purchaser as to the matters set forth therein.

 

SECTION 2.                            Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Securities.

 

(a)                                 The Securities.  The Escrow Issuer agrees to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers all of the Securities, and, subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Initial Purchasers agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Escrow Issuer the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their names on Schedule A, at a purchase price of (i) 100.0% of the principal amount thereof in respect of the Secured Notes (the “Secured Notes Purchase Price”), and (ii) 98.921% of the principal amount thereof in respect of the Unsecured Notes (the “Unsecured Notes Purchase Price”), payable on the Closing Date, in each case, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and upon the terms herein set forth; provided, that the Initial Purchasers will be entitled to a discount or commission in the amount of (a) 2.5% of the principal amount of the Unsecured Securities (the “Escrowed Purchasers’ Unsecured Notes Commission”) and (b) 2.25% of the principal amount of the Secured Securities (the “Escrowed Purchasers’ Secured Notes Commission” and, together with the Escrowed Purchasers’ Unsecured Notes Commission, the “Escrowed Purchasers’ Commission”), which discounts or commissions shall be payable as a discount to the Secured Notes Purchase Price and the Unsecured Notes Purchase Price, as applicable, in the event the Acquisition is consummated on the Acquisition Date; provided, further, that the Initial Purchasers will be entitled to an amount equal to 25% of the applicable Escrowed Purchasers’ Commission in the event the Escrow Funds are released from the Escrow Account for a reason other than in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition, which amount shall be payable by the Company in immediately available funds upon such release pursuant to the terms of the commission payment agreed to by the Company and the Initial Purchasers.

 

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(b)                                 The Closing Date.  Delivery of certificates for the Securities in definitive form to be purchased by the Initial Purchasers and payment therefor shall be made at the offices of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representative) at 9:00 a.m. New York City time, on December 19, 2014, or such other time and date as the Representative shall designate by notice to the Company (the time and date of such closing are called the “Closing Date”).  The Escrow Issuer hereby acknowledges that circumstances under which the Representative may provide notice to postpone the Closing Date as originally scheduled include, but are in no way limited to, any determination by the Escrow Issuer or the Initial Purchasers to recirculate to investors copies of an amended or supplemented Offering Memorandum or a delay as contemplated by the provisions of Section 18 hereof.

 

(c)                                  Delivery of the Securities; Payment into Escrow.  Delivery to the Initial Purchasers of and payment for the Securities on the Closing Date shall be made by payment of the Purchase Price to the Escrow Account in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of the Securities for the respective accounts of the several Initial Purchasers, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.  The certificates for the Notes shall be in such denominations and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of the Depositary, pursuant to the DTC Agreement, and shall be made available for inspection on the business day preceding the Closing Date at a location in New York City, as the Representative may designate.  Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified in this Agreement is a further condition to the obligation of the Initial Purchasers.  The Escrow Funds shall be released on the Escrow Release Date in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

 

(d)                                 Initial Purchasers as Qualified Institutional Buyers.  Each Initial Purchaser severally and not jointly represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company that:

 

(i)                                     it will offer and sell Securities only to (a) persons who it reasonably believes are “qualified institutional buyers” within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Qualified Institutional Buyers”) in transactions meeting the requirements of Rule 144A or (b) upon the terms and conditions set forth in Annex I to this Agreement;

 

(ii)                                  it is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act; and

 

(iii)                               it will not offer or sell Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising, including but not limited to the methods described in Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act.

 

SECTION 3.                            Additional Covenants.  Each of the Company, Escrow Issuer, the GCA Guarantors and, upon execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the Multimedia Guarantors further covenants and agrees with each Initial Purchaser as follows:

 

(a)                                 Initial Purchasers’ Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements and Issuer Additional Written Communications.  The Escrow Issuer will not amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum prior to the Closing Date.  Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving or distributing any Issuer Additional

 

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Written Communication, the Escrow Issuer will furnish to the Representative a copy of such written communication for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve or distribute any such written communication to which the Representative reasonably objects.

 

(b)                                 Amendments and Supplements to the Offering Memorandum and Other Securities Act Matters.  If, prior to the completion of the placement of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers with the Subsequent Purchasers, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum, as then amended or supplemented, in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Final Offering Memorandum is delivered to a Subsequent Purchaser, not misleading, or if in the judgment of the Representative or counsel for the Initial Purchasers it is otherwise necessary to amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum to comply with law, the Issuer and the GCA Guarantors agree to promptly prepare (subject to Section 3(a) hereof) and furnish at their own expense to the Initial Purchasers, amendments or supplements to the Final Offering Memorandum so that the statements in the Final Offering Memorandum as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances at the Closing Date and at the time of sale of Securities, be misleading or so that the Final Offering Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, will comply with all applicable law.

 

The Issuer hereby expressly acknowledges that the indemnification and contribution provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereof are specifically applicable and relate to each offering memorandum, registration statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement referred to in this Section 3.

 

(c)                                  Copies of the Offering Memorandum.  At any time prior to the completion of the distribution by the Initial Purchasers of the Securities, the Issuer agrees to furnish the Initial Purchasers, without charge, as many copies of the Final Offering Memorandum, Updated Final Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements thereto as they shall reasonably request.

 

(d)                                 Blue Sky Compliance.  Each of the Company, Escrow Issuer and, upon the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors shall cooperate with the Representative and counsel for the Initial Purchasers to qualify or register (or to obtain exemptions from qualifying or registering) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities laws of the several states of the United States, the provinces of Canada or any other jurisdictions designated by the Representative, shall comply with such laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities.  None of the Issuer or any of the Guarantors shall be required to qualify as a foreign corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it would be subject to taxation as a foreign corporation.  The Issuer will advise the Representative promptly of the suspension of the qualification or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Securities for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding

 

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for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration or exemption, each of the Issuer and the Guarantors shall use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.

 

(e)                                  Use of Proceeds.  Upon the release of the Escrow Funds on the Escrow Release Date in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, the Issuer shall apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities sold by it in the manner described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

(f)                                   The Depositary.  The Issuer will cooperate with the Initial Purchasers and use its best efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of the Depositary.

 

(g)                                  Additional Issuer Information.  Prior to the completion of the placement of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers with the Subsequent Purchasers, the Company shall file, on a timely basis, with the Commission and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) all reports and documents required to be filed under Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act.  Additionally, at any time when the Issuer is not subject to Section 13 or 15 of the Exchange Act, for the benefit of holders and beneficial owners from time to time of the Securities, the Issuer shall furnish, at its expense, upon request, to holders and beneficial owners of Securities and prospective purchasers of Securities information (“Additional Issuer Information”) satisfying the requirements of Rule 144A(d).

 

(h)                                 Agreement Not To Offer or Sell Additional Securities.  During the period of 180 days following the date hereof, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of Merrill Lynch (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of Merrill Lynch), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract or grant any option to sell, pledge, transfer or establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of or transfer, or announce the offering of, or file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any debt securities of the Company or securities exchangeable for or convertible into debt securities of the Company (other than as contemplated by this Agreement).

 

(i)                                     Collateral Matters.  On or prior to the Acquisition Date,

 

(i)                                     the Representative shall have received the results of recent Uniform Commercial Code, tax and judgment lien searches in each of the jurisdictions and offices specified in the Perfection Certificate, searches of the United States Patent Office and the United States Copyright Office and such other searches as the Representative may reasonably request, and such searches shall reveal no liens on any of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors, except for Permitted Liens or liens to be discharged on or prior to the Acquisition Date;

 

(ii)                                  the Initial Purchasers shall have received conformed counterparts of the Security Agreement and the applicable Intellectual Property Security Agreement that shall have been executed and delivered by duly authorized officers

 

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of each party thereto, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative;

 

(iii)                               the Initial Purchasers shall have received conformed counterparts of the Intercreditor Agreement that shall have been executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of each party thereto, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative;

 

(iv)                              except as otherwise contemplated by the Security Agreement, each document, including each Uniform Commercial Code financing statement, the certificates and instruments representing the Pledged Securities (as defined in the Security Agreement) accompanied by instruments of transfer or stock powers undated and endorsed in blank, and each Intellectual Property Security Agreement required by the Secured Notes Indenture or the Collateral Documents to be delivered or filed in order to create or perfect in favor of the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of Secured Notes Trustee and the holders of the Secured Notes, a first priority perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein, together with insurance certificates and related endorsements naming the Collateral Agent as additional insured on liability policies and lenders loss payee on property policies maintained by the Company and the Guarantors, shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent (or, in the case of stock certificates and instruments, its agent pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement) and if applicable, be in proper form for filing; provided, the requirements set forth in this clause (iv) (except to the extent that a lien on such Collateral may under applicable law be perfected on the Acquisition Date by the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or subject to any approvals by applicable Gaming Authorities required under applicable Gaming Laws, by the delivery to the Collateral Agent (or its agent pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement) of stock certificates, if any, of the Company and the material wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company constituting Collateral) shall not constitute conditions precedent under this Section 3(i) or otherwise under this Agreement after the Company’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy such requirements without undue burden or expense; provided that the Company hereby agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, such documents and instruments, or take or cause to be taken such other actions, in each case, as may be required to create or perfect such security interests within ninety (90) days after the Acquisition Date (subject to extensions approved by the administrative agent under the New Credit Facilities in its reasonable discretion); and

 

(v)                                 The Company and the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered a Perfection Certificate dated as of the Acquisition Date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers.

 

(j)                                    No Integration.  The Issuer agrees that it will not and will cause its Affiliates not to make any offer or sale of securities of the Issuer of any class if, as a result of the doctrine of “integration” referred to in Rule 502 under the Securities Act, such offer or sale would render invalid (for the purpose of (i) the sale of the Securities by the Issuer

 

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to the Initial Purchasers, (ii) the resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers to Subsequent Purchasers or (iii) the resale of the Securities by such Subsequent Purchasers to others) the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof or by Rule 144A or by Regulation S thereunder or otherwise.

 

(k)                                 No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts.  The Issuer agrees that it will not and will not permit any of its Affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf (other than the Initial Purchasers, as to which no covenant is given) to (i) solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to the Securities within the meaning of Regulation S, and the Issuer will and will cause all such persons to comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S with respect to the Securities.

 

(l)                                     No Restricted Resales.  During the period of one year after the date hereof, the Issuer will not, and will not permit any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act), to resell any of the Notes that have been reacquired by any of them.

 

(m)                             Legended Securities.  Each certificate for a Note will bear the legend contained in “Notice to Investors” in the Final Offering Memorandum for the time period and upon the other terms stated in the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

(n)                                 Escrow Release Date.  On the Escrow Release Date, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Initial Purchasers, (i) the Escrowed Purchasers’ Commission, (ii) a written certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of the Company or other officers or authorized persons reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, dated as of the Escrow Release Date, certifying that the conditions to release the funds from the Escrow Account have been or, substantially concurrently with the release of the funds, will be satisfied and (iii) such other information and documents as may be contemplated by the terms of the Escrow Agreement.  In addition, on the Escrow Release Date, (1) the Acquisition shall have been consummated in a manner consistent in all material respects with the description thereof in the Final Offering Memorandum and (2) the New Credit Facilities shall have been entered into and the Company shall have made borrowings thereunder as described in the Final Offering Memorandum.

 

(o)                              Acquisition Date.  On the Acquisition Date, immediately after the consummation of the Acquisition, the Company and the Guarantors shall cause to be delivered to the Initial Purchasers (i) executed copies of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the Registration Rights Agreement Joinder and the Supplemental Indentures, in each case executed and delivered by the Guarantors party thereto, and (ii) the favorable opinions of (x) DLA Piper LLP (US), counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and (y) local counsel opinions for

 

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the Guarantors, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers.

 

The Representative, on behalf of the several Initial Purchasers, may, in their sole discretion, waive in writing the performance by the Company, Escrow Issuer or any Guarantor of any one or more of the foregoing covenants or extend the time for their performance.

 

SECTION 4.                                      Payment of Expenses.  Each of the Company, Escrow Issuer and, upon execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the GCA Guarantors the Multimedia Guarantors agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, (i) all expenses incident to the issuance and delivery of the Securities (including all printing and engraving costs), (ii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers, (iii) all fees and expenses of the Company’s, Escrow Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ counsel, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors, (iv) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution (including any form of electronic distribution) of the Final Offering Memorandum and each Updated Final Offering Memorandum (including financial statements and exhibits), and all amendments and supplements thereto, and the Transaction Documents, (v) all filing fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company, Escrow Issuer, the Guarantors or the Initial Purchasers in connection with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities laws of the several states of the United States, the provinces of Canada or other jurisdictions designated by the Initial Purchasers (including, without limitation, the cost of preparing, printing and mailing preliminary and final blue sky or legal investment memoranda and any related supplements to the Final Offering Memorandum and each Updated Final Offering Memorandum), (vi) the fees and expenses of the Trustees, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustees in connection with the Indentures, the Securities, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement Joinder and the Exchange Securities, (vii) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the Securities with the ratings agencies, (viii) any filing fees incident to, and any reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Initial Purchasers in connection with the review by FINRA, if any, of the terms of the sale of the Securities and the Exchange Securities, (ix) all fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors in connection with approval of the Securities by the Depositary for “book-entry” transfer, and the performance by the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors of their respective other obligations under this Agreement, (x) all expenses incident to the “road show” for the offering of the Securities, including the cost of any chartered airplane or other transportation (it being understood and agreed that the Initial Purchasers shall pay any such expenses incurred pursuant to Section 13(b) hereof), (xi) the fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Escrow Agent in connection with the Escrow Agreement and fees and expenses relating to perfecting the Escrow Agent’s security interest in the Escrow Account and the Escrow Funds and (xii) the fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Collateral Agent in connection with the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and fees and expenses relating to creating, documenting and perfecting the Collateral Agent’s security interests in the Collateral as contemplated by the Collateral Documents.  If the Acquisition Date does not occur,

 

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the Issuer agrees to reimburse (or shall cause its affiliates to reimburse) the Initial Purchasers for the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of their counsel.  Except as provided in this Section 4 and Sections 6, 8 and 9 hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel.

 

SECTION 5.                            Conditions of the Obligations of the Initial Purchasers.  The obligations of the several Initial Purchasers to purchase and pay for the Notes as provided herein on the Closing Date shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company, Escrow Issuer and the GCA Guarantors set forth in Section 1 hereof as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though then made and to the timely performance by the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors of their covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:

 

(a)                                 Accountants’ Comfort Letter.  On the date hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from Deloitte & Touche LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company, a “comfort letter” dated the date hereof addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, covering the financial information in the Final Offering Memorandum and other customary matters.  In addition, on the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from such accountants a “bring-down comfort letter” dated the Closing Date addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, in the form of the “comfort letter” delivered on the date hereof, except that (i) it shall cover the financial information in the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendment or supplement thereto and (ii) procedures shall be brought down to a date no more than 3 business days prior to the Closing Date.  On the date hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall also have received from BDO USA LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm for Multimedia Games, a “comfort letter” dated the date hereof addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, covering the financial information of Multimedia Games in the Final Offering Memorandum and other customary matters.  In addition, on the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from such accountants a “bring-down comfort letter” dated the Closing Date addressed to the Initial Purchasers, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, in the form of the “comfort letter” delivered on the date hereof, except that (i) it shall cover the financial information in the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendment or supplement thereto and (ii) procedures shall be brought down to a date no more than 3 business days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b)                                 No Material Adverse Change or Ratings Agency Change.  For the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:

 

(i)                                     in the judgment of the Representative there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change; and

 

(ii)                                  there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their securities

 

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or indebtedness by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” registered under Section15E of the Exchange Act.

 

(c)                                  Opinion of Counsel for the Escrow Issuer.  On the Closing Date the Initial Purchasers shall have received the favorable opinion and negative assurance letter of DLA Piper LLP (US), counsel for the Escrow Issuer, dated as of such Closing Date, the form of which is attached as Exhibit A.

 

(d)                                 Opinion of Counsel for the Initial Purchasers.  On the Closing Date the Initial Purchasers shall have received the favorable opinion and negative assurance letter of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, dated as of such Closing Date, with respect to such matters as may be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers.

 

(e)                                  Officer’s Certificate.  On the Closing Date the Initial Purchasers shall have received a written certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Accounting Officer of the Escrow Issuer, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Section 5(b) hereof, and further to the effect that:

 

(i)                                     for the period from and after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change;

 

(ii)                                  the representations, warranties and covenants regarding the Company, Escrow Issuer and the GCA Guarantors set forth in Section 1 hereof were true and correct as of the date hereof and are true and correct as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of the Closing Date; and

 

(iii)                               each of the Company, Escrow Issuer and the GCA Guarantors has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(f)                                   Indentures; Registration Rights Agreement.  The Escrow Issuer shall have executed and delivered the Indentures, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, and the Initial Purchasers shall have received executed copies thereof.  The Escrow Issuer shall have executed and delivered the Registration Rights Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, and the Initial Purchasers shall have received executed copies thereof.

 

(g)                                  Notes.  The Escrow Issuer shall have executed and delivered the Notes, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, and the Initial Purchasers shall have received copies thereof.

 

(h)                                 DTC Agreement.  The Escrow Issuer shall have taken all acts reasonably required to be taken by them in order to have the Notes eligible for clearance and settlement through the Depository.

 

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(i)                                     Escrow Agreement.  (i) the Escrow Issuer, the Trustees and the Escrow Agent shall have executed the Escrow Agreement and the Initial Purchasers shall have received an executed copy thereof; (ii) the Escrow Agent shall have established the Escrow Account and shall have provided to the Initial Purchasers evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers; and (iii) all other actions to be taken under the Escrow Agreement by the Escrow Issuer as of the Closing Date in order to effect the escrow arrangements contemplated by the Final Offering Memorandum (including, without limitation, the granting of a first priority security interest in favor of the Trustees for the benefit of the Trustees and the holders of the Notes, in the right, title and interest of the Escrow Issuer in the Escrow Account and all Escrow Funds and delivery of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement in appropriate form for filing with respect to the Escrow Issuer) shall have been taken.

 

(j)                                    Collateral Documents and Intercreditor Agreement.  The Company and the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered perfection certificates dated as of the Closing Date (the “Perfection Certificates”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers.  The Company and the Guarantors shall also have executed and delivered insurance certificates and related endorsements naming the Collateral Agent as additional insured on liability policies and lenders loss payee on property policies maintained by the Company and the Guarantors.  Except as otherwise provided for in the Security Agreement, the Secured Notes Indenture or the other Collateral Documents entered into pursuant to the Transactions, the Representatives and the Collateral Agent (or, in the case of stock certificates or instruments constituting Collateral, its agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement) shall have received on or prior to the Acquisition Date each of the Collateral Documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, and all other certificates, agreements or instruments required by the Collateral Documents or the Secured Notes Indenture or otherwise necessary to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in all of the Collateral, including but not limited to, stock certificates accompanied by instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in appropriate form for filing in the offices specified in the Perfection Certificates and filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office in appropriate form for filing; each such document executed by the Company and each other party thereto, and each such document shall be in full force and effect and evidence that all of the liens on the Collateral other than Permitted Liens have been released.  The Representative shall also have received (i) copies of Uniform Commercial Code, tax and judgment lien searches or equivalent reports or searches, and a copy of searches at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name the Company or any Guarantor as debtor and that are required by the Perfection Certificates or that the Representative deems necessary or appropriate, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be covered by the Collateral Documents (other than Permitted Liens) and (ii) acceptable evidence of payment or arrangements for payment by the Company and the Guarantors of all applicable recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Collateral Documents; provided, the requirements set forth in this Section 5(j) (except to the extent that a lien on such Collateral may under applicable law be perfected on the Acquisition Date by the filing

 

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of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or subject to any approvals by applicable Gaming Authorities required under applicable Gaming Laws, by the delivery to the Collateral Agent (or its agent pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement) of stock certificates, if any, of the Company and the material wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company constituting Collateral) shall not constitute conditions precedent under this Section 5(j) or otherwise under this Agreement after the Company’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy such requirements without undue burden or expense; provided that the Company hereby agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, such documents and instruments, or take or cause to be taken such other actions, in each case, as may be required to create or perfect such security interests within ninety (90) days after the Acquisition Date (subject to extensions approved by the administrative agent under the New Credit Facilities in its reasonable discretion).

 

(k)                                 Additional Documents.  On or before the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers and counsel for the Initial Purchasers shall have received such information, documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purposes of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated herein, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations and warranties, or the satisfaction of any of the conditions or agreements, herein contained.

 

If any condition specified in this Section 5 is not satisfied when and as required to be satisfied, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, which termination shall be without liability on the part of any party to any other party, except that Sections 4, 6, 8 and 9 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

 

SECTION 6.                                      Reimbursement of Initial Purchasers’ Expenses.  If this Agreement is terminated by the Representative pursuant to Section 5 or 10 hereof, including if the sale to the Initial Purchasers of the Notes on the Closing Date is not consummated because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Escrow Issuer to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof, the Issuer and, upon execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors agree to reimburse the Initial Purchasers, severally, upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses that shall have been reasonably incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with the proposed purchase and the offering and sale of the Securities, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, printing expenses, travel expenses, postage, facsimile and telephone charges.

 

SECTION 7.                                      Offer, Sale and Resale Procedures.  Each of the Initial Purchasers, on the one hand, and the Issuer and, upon the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors, on the other hand, hereby agree to observe the following procedures in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities:

 

(a)                                 Offers and sales of the Securities will be made only by the Initial Purchasers or Affiliates thereof qualified to do so in the jurisdictions in which such offers or sales are made.  Each such offer or sale shall only be made to persons whom the offeror or seller reasonably believes to be Qualified Institutional Buyers or non-U.S. persons outside the United States to whom the offeror or seller reasonably believes offers and sales

 

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of the Securities may be made in reliance upon Regulation S upon the terms and conditions set forth in Annex I hereto, which Annex I is hereby expressly made a part hereof.

 

(b)                                 No general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act) will be used in the United States in connection with the offering of the Securities.

 

(c)                                  Upon original issuance by the Escrow Issuer, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Notes (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, other than the Exchange Notes) shall bear the following legend:

 

“THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM.  EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.  THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF APPLICABLE) OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE.  NO

 

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REPRESENTATION CAN BE MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 FOR RESALE OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY.”

 

Following the sale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers to Subsequent Purchasers pursuant to the terms hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall not be liable or responsible to the Company for any losses, damages or liabilities suffered or incurred by the Company, including any losses, damages or liabilities under the Securities Act, arising from or relating to any resale or transfer of any Security.

 

SECTION 8.                            Indemnification.

 

(a)                                 Indemnification of the Initial Purchasers.  Each of the Issuer and, upon execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors, jointly and severally, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Initial Purchaser, affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based:  (i) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Final Offering Memorandum, any Issuer Additional Written Communication or any Updated Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (ii) in whole or in part upon any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties regarding the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors contained herein; or (iii) in whole or in part upon any failure of the Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder or under law; or (iv) any act or failure to act or any alleged act or failure to act by any Initial Purchaser in connection with, or relating in any manner to, the offering contemplated hereby, and which is included as part of or referred to in any loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising out of or based upon any matter covered by clause (i) above, provided that the Issuer shall not be liable under this clause (iv) to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final judgment that such loss, claim, damage, liability or action resulted directly from any such acts or failures to act undertaken or omitted to be taken by such Initial Purchaser through its gross negligence or willful misconduct; and to reimburse each Initial Purchaser and each such affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by Merrill Lynch) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by such Initial Purchaser or such affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply, with respect to an Initial Purchaser, to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Issuer by such Initial Purchaser

 

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through the Representative expressly for use in the Final Offering Memorandum, any Issuer Additional Written Communication or any Updated Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto).  The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Issuer and any Guarantor may otherwise have.

 

(b)                                 Indemnification of the Company, Escrow Issuer and the Guarantors.  Each Initial Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, and, upon execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors, each of their respective affiliates, directors, officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer or any Guarantor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Issuer, any Guarantor or any such affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of such Initial Purchaser), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Final Offering Memorandum, any Issuer Additional Written Communication or any Updated Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Final Offering Memorandum, any Issuer Additional Written Communication or any Updated Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Issuer by such Initial Purchaser through the Representative expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company, Escrow Issuer, any Guarantor and each such affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person for any and all expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by the Issuer, any Guarantor or such affiliate, director, officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action.  Each of the Issuer, and upon execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors hereby acknowledges that the only information that the Initial Purchasers through the Representative have furnished to the Issuer expressly for use in the Final Offering Memorandum, any Issuer Additional Written Communication or any Updated Final Offering Memorandum (or any amendment or supplement thereto) are the statements set forth in the third and fourth sentences of the sixth paragraph and the seventh paragraph under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in the Final Offering Memorandum.  The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 8(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Initial Purchaser may otherwise have.

 

(c)                                  Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures.  Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; provided that the failure to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under this Section 8 except to the extent that it has

 

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been materially prejudiced by such failure (through the forfeiture of substantive rights and defenses) and shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability that the indemnifying party may have to an indemnified party other than under this Section 8.  In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in and, to the extent that it shall elect, jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties.  Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party’s election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel (in each jurisdiction)), which shall be selected by Merrill Lynch (in the case of counsel representing the Initial Purchasers or their related persons), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to such action) or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party.

 

(d)                                 Settlements.  The indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding subject to this Section 8 effected without its written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this Section 8, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request or disputed in good faith the indemnified party’s entitlement to such reimbursement prior to the date of such settlement.  No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes

 

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an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include any statements as to or any findings of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

 

SECTION 9.                            Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in Section 8 hereof is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions or inaccuracies in the representations and warranties herein which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative benefits received by the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Issuer, and the total discount received by the Initial Purchasers bear to the aggregate initial offering price of the Securities.  The relative fault of the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact or any such inaccurate or alleged inaccurate representation or warranty relates to information supplied by the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, or the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission or inaccuracy.

 

The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8 hereof, any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim.  The provisions set forth in Section 8 hereof with respect to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under this Section 9; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which notice has been given under Section 8 hereof for purposes of indemnification.

 

The Initial Purchasers, on the one hand, and the Issuer and, upon execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors, on the other hand, agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 9.

 

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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, no Initial Purchaser shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the discount received by such Initial Purchaser in connection with the Securities distributed by it.  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.  The Initial Purchasers’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 9 are several, and not joint, in proportion to their respective commitments as set forth opposite their names in Schedule A.  For purposes of this Section 9, each director, officer and employee of an Initial Purchaser and each person, if any, who controls an Initial Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Initial Purchaser, and each director of the Issuer or any Guarantor, and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer or any Guarantor within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Issuer and the Guarantors.

 

SECTION 10.                               Termination of this Agreement.  Prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representative by notice given to the Company and the Escrow Issuer if at any time:  (i) trading or quotation in any of GCA’s or Multimedia Games’ securities shall have been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or by the NYSE or by the Nasdaq Stock Market, as applicable, other than any cessation of the trading of Multimedia Games’ securities related solely to the consummation of the Acquisition, or trading in securities generally on either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the NYSE shall have been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on any of such quotation system or stock exchange by the Commission or FINRA; (ii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by any of federal or New York authorities; (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international hostilities or any crisis or calamity, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, or any substantial change or development involving a prospective substantial change in United States’ or international political, financial or economic conditions, as in the judgment of the Representative is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities in the manner and on the terms described in the Final Offering Memorandum; (iv) in the judgment of the Representative there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Change; or (v) the Company shall have sustained a loss by strike, fire, flood, earthquake, accident or other calamity, regardless of whether or not such loss shall have been insured, of such character as in the judgment of the Representative is so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities in the manner and on the terms described in the Final Offering Memorandum.  Any termination pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of (i) the Issuer or any Guarantor to any Initial Purchaser, except that the Issuer and, following the Escrow Release Date, the Guarantors shall be obligated to reimburse the expenses of the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Sections 4 and 6 hereof, (ii) any Initial Purchaser to the Issuer, or (iii) any party hereto to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.

 

SECTION 11.                     Representations and Indemnities to Survive Delivery.  The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Issuer, the Guarantors, their respective officers and the several Initial Purchasers set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made

 

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by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser, the Issuer, any Guarantor or any of their partners, officers or directors or any controlling person, as the case may be, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities sold hereunder and any termination of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 12.                     Notices.  All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered, couriered or facsimiled and confirmed to the parties hereto as follows:

 

If to the Initial Purchasers:

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park
New York, New York  10036
Facsimile:  (212) 901-7897
Attention:  Legal Department

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
80 Pine Street
New York, New York 10005
Facsimile:  (212) 378-2500
Attention:  William J. Miller

 

If to the Issuer or the Guarantors:

 

c/o Global Cash Access, Inc.
7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113
Facsimile: (702) 262-5039
Attention: General Counsel

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

DLA Piper LLP (US)
2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 1000
Phoenix, Arizona 85253
Facsimile:  (480) 606-5526
Attention:  David P. Lewis

 

Any party hereto may change the address or facsimile number for receipt of communications by giving written notice to the others.

 

SECTION 13.                     Agreement to Cooperate.  The Issuer and, after the execution of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally covenant and agree with each of the Initial Purchasers as follows:

 

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(a)         After the Closing Date, but prior to the expiration of the Cooperation Period, the Company and the Guarantors shall, upon the request of the Representative (such notice, a “Securities Notice”):

 

(i) use their reasonable best efforts to, within three (3) business days from the date of any request made prior to February 13, 2015 and within five (5) business days from any request made thereafter (the “Sale Date”), provide to the Initial Purchasers an updated version of the Final Offering Memorandum (including for the avoidance of doubt the final Canadian wrapper) (as so amended, supplemented or updated from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, an “Updated Final Offering Memorandum”) in a form consistent with the Final Offering Memorandum such that (x) the Updated Final Offering Memorandum does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (y) the Updated Final Offering Memorandum (as so amended, supplemented or updated from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof) is in a form customary for a Rule 144A offering (including all financial statements, pro forma financial statements, business and other financial data of the type required in a registered offering by Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K under the Securities Act (other than Rule 3-10 and Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X and subject to exceptions customary for private placements pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act) or that would be necessary for the Initial Purchasers to receive customary (for high yield debt securities) “comfort” (including “negative assurance” comfort) from independent accountants in connection with the offering of the Notes, and in the case of the annual financial statements, the auditors’ reports thereon and if requested by the Representative, to the extent reasonably practicable, any “flash” or “capsule” financial information (on an annual or quarterly basis) with respect to Multimedia Games and its subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis; provided, that in no event will the Company and the Guarantors be required to provide updated annual audited or quarterly unaudited financial statements earlier than 5 business days after the time the Company and the Guarantors are required to provide such information as described in the Final Offering Memorandum under the headings “Description of Secured Notes — Reports” and “Description of Unsecured Notes — Reports” (without giving effect to the grace period in the last paragraph of such section or the grace period in clause (4) under “Description of Secured Notes — Events of Default and Remedies” and “Description of Unsecured Notes — Events of Default and Remedies” in the Final Memorandum);

 

(ii) in connection with an offer and resale of the Notes following such request, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Initial Purchasers on the Sale Date or the related settlement date mutually determined by the Company and the Representatives (the “Settlement Date”), as applicable, the following:

 

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in all relevant respects with those provided pursuant to Section 5(c) of this Agreement and dated such Settlement Date;

 

(B) a “comfort” letter dated such Sale Date and a “bring-down” comfort letter dated such Settlement Date, with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries and the Updated Final Offering Memorandum from Deloitte & Touche LLP and BDO USA LLP and addressed to the Initial Purchasers, such comfort letter to be in the form consistent with that provided under this Agreement (as appropriately updated) and such bring-down comfort letter to be in customary form and substantially consistent with that provided for Rule 144A debt offerings;

 

(C) an officer’s certificate dated as of such Settlement Date and consistent with the officer’s certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 5(e) (provided, that references therein to Closing Date shall be to such Settlement Date); and

 

(iii) in connection with such request, use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Initial Purchasers in their marketing efforts for the resale of Notes during the Cooperation Period (as defined below) by, or by using commercially reasonable efforts to cause its material Subsidiaries to, (A) providing to the Initial Purchasers and their counsel all information they reasonably request to update due diligence (including by way of any conference calls) to each Sale Date and each Settlement Date and (B) reasonably cooperating with the Initial Purchasers in connection with the marketing of the Securities by (1) meeting with rating agencies, and (2) preparing of road show materials and having senior management (including the CEO and CFO to the extent the inclusion of both would not materially interfere with any day to day operations of the business) of the Company or GCA to participate in one or more meetings with prospective investors, or participating in conference calls at mutually agreeable times with prospective investors to whom the Initial Purchasers propose to resell the unsold allotment of Securities then held by them; provided, that such assistance does not unreasonably interfere with the ongoing operations of the Issuer and the Guarantors or otherwise impair, in any material respect, the ability of any officer or executive of the Issuer or any Guarantor to carry out their duties to the Issuer and the Guarantors;

 

(iv)  to the extent not previously done on or before the Closing Date, (A) use commercially reasonable efforts to (I) register or qualify the Notes under the state securities laws or blue sky laws of such U.S. jurisdictions as any Initial Purchaser reasonably requests no later than the initial Sale Date, and (II) take any and all other actions as may be reasonably necessary to enable each Initial Purchaser to consummate the disposition thereof in private transactions in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required for any such purpose to (1) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for the requirements of this Section 13, (2) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction, (3) make any changes to its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational document,

 

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or any agreement between it and any of its equityholders or (4) to subject itself to taxation in excess of a nominal amount in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction, (B) obtain (1) CUSIP numbers for the Notes as necessary, and (2) eligibility for the Notes to clear and settle through DTC and (C) maintain a rating of the Notes from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s;

 

(v) use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish to each Initial Purchaser and to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, without charge, as many copies of each Updated Final Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements thereto as they may reasonably request; provided, that the Initial Purchasers shall not be entitled to use such Updated Final Offering Memorandum delivered pursuant to this clause (v) at such time as (i) the financial information contained therein no longer complies with the applicable requirements of Regulation S-X, or (ii) the Issuer has delivered a blackout notice pursuant to Section 13(c) below;

 

(vi) subject to the provisions of clause (i) above and clause (vii) below, not make any amendment or supplement to an Updated Final Offering Memorandum or otherwise distribute or refer to any Issuer Additional Written Communication that shall be reasonably disapproved by Merrill Lynch after reasonable notice thereof; and

 

(vii) prior to each Sale Date or Settlement Date, if at any time any event (for the avoidance of doubt, an “event” shall not be deemed to include financial statements being deemed to be “stale” due to the passage of time or the availability of financial statements for a subsequent period) occurs prior to the completion of the resale of the Notes by the Initial Purchasers (as determined by the Initial Purchasers) but in any event before the end of the Cooperation Period, as a result of which the Final Offering Memorandum or any Updated Final Offering Memorandum, as then amended or supplemented, would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it should be necessary to amend or supplement the Final Offering Memorandum or any Updated Offering Final Memorandum to comply with applicable law in the opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchasers or counsel for the Company, then, use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) prepare an amendment or supplement that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance and (B) supply any supplement or amendment thereto to the several Initial Purchasers (it being understood that the Initial Purchasers will cease making use of such Updated Final Offering Memorandum until such amendment or supplement is available) and counsel for the Initial Purchasers without charge in such quantities as they may reasonably request and promptly notify the Initial Purchasers of any event or other occurrence which would require any such amendment or supplement.

 

(b)         In addition to Section 13(a) above, the Representative may request in writing that the Issuer and the Guarantors cooperate with the resale of the Notes by performing the agreements set forth in Section 13(a)(i)-(vii) above on additional occasions;

 

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provided that the number of “road shows” shall be limited to two occasions maximum.  Subject to the foregoing, each Securities Notice shall provide for a marketing period (including any “road shows”) not to exceed three (3) consecutive business days for any request made prior to February 13, 2015 and five (5) consecutive business days for any request made thereafter.

 

(c)          After February 13, 2015, the Issuer may delay the Sale Date or delay the initiation of a Securities Notice by providing notice (each such notice, a “blackout notice”) to the Initial Purchasers and may suspend use of the Updated Final Offering Memorandum by the Initial Purchasers for a reasonable period of time not to exceed 20 days and no more than two occasions during the Cooperation Period (the “Blackout Period”) if (i) such action is required by applicable law, or (ii) such action is taken by the Issuer in good faith and for business reasons (not including avoidance of the Issuer’s obligations hereunder), including material business developments or the acquisition or divestiture of assets or interference with the ongoing operations of the Issuer and the Guarantors.  The Issuer shall promptly inform the Initial Purchasers of the cessation of any Blackout Period.  The second Blackout Period shall not be permitted to continue on a consecutive basis following the first Blackout Period and a period of at least 30 days shall have lapsed after the cessation or expiration of any Blackout Period prior to the delivery of the second blackout notice.  If any Sale Date, “road show” or marketing in respect of any Updated Final Offering Memorandum is affected by any Blackout Period, such Sale Date, “road show” or Updated Final Offering Memorandum shall not count towards any maximum number of occasions of marketing assistance permitted under this Section 13 (unless a Settlement Date occurs in respect of such Sale Date, “road show” or Updated Final Offering Memorandum).

 

(d)                                 The provisions set forth in this Section 13 shall terminate 366 days after the Closing Date (if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) (the “Cooperation Period”); provided that the Cooperation Period shall be extended by the number of days for any Blackout Period.

 

SECTION 14.                     Successors.  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the indemnified parties referred to in Sections 8 and 9 hereof, and in each case their respective successors, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.  The term “successors” shall not include any Subsequent Purchaser or other purchaser of the Securities as such from any of the Initial Purchasers merely by reason of such purchase.

 

SECTION 15.                     Authority of the Representative.  Any action by the Initial Purchasers hereunder may be taken by Merrill Lynch on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, and any such action taken by Merrill Lynch shall be binding upon the Initial Purchasers.

 

SECTION 16.                     Partial Unenforceability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, paragraph or provision hereof.  If any section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to

 

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be made such minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

 

SECTION 17.                     Governing Law Provisions.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

 

(a)                                 Consent to Jurisdiction.  Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City and County of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for suits, actions, or proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any Specified Court in a Related Proceeding (a “Related Judgment”), as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of the Specified Courts in any Related Proceeding.  Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court.  The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any Specified Proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any Specified Court that any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

SECTION 18.                     Default of One or More of the Several Initial Purchasers.  If any one or more of the several Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on the Closing Date, and the aggregate number of Securities which such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers agreed but failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of the Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Initial Purchasers shall be obligated, severally, in the proportions that the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule A bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, or in such other proportions as may be specified by the Initial Purchasers with the consent of the non-defaulting Initial Purchasers, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers agreed but failed or refused to purchase on the Closing Date.  If any one or more of the Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Securities with respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on the Closing Date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and the Issuer for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Sections 4, 6, 8 and 9 hereof shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination.  In any such case either the Initial Purchasers or the Issuer shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, as the case may be, but in no event for longer than seven days in order that the required changes, if any, to the Final Offering Memorandum or any other documents or arrangements may be effected.

 

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As used in this Agreement, the term “Initial Purchaser” shall be deemed to include any person substituted for a defaulting Initial Purchaser under this Section 18.  Any action taken under this Section 18 shall not relieve any defaulting Initial Purchaser from liability in respect of any default of such Initial Purchaser under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 19.                               No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.  Each of the Issuer and, upon execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement Joinder, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors acknowledges and agrees that:  (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the several Initial Purchaser, on the other hand, and the Issuer and the Guarantors are capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Initial Purchaser is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Issuer, and the Guarantors or their respective affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other party; (iii) no Initial Purchaser has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Issuer and the Guarantors with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Initial Purchaser has advised or is currently advising the Issuer and the Guarantors on other matters) or any other obligation to the Issuer and the Guarantors except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement; (iv) the several Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Issuer and the Guarantors, and the several Initial Purchasers have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any fiduciary or advisory relationship; and (v) the Initial Purchasers have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby, and the Issuer and the Guarantors have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they deemed appropriate.

 

This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Issuer, the Guarantors and the several Initial Purchasers, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.  The Issuer and the Guarantors hereby waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Issuer and the Guarantors may have against the several Initial Purchasers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty.

 

SECTION 20.                     General Provisions.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier, facsimile or other electronic transmission (i.e., a “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by each party whom the condition is meant to benefit.  The section headings

 

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herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Escrow Issuer the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOVIE ESCROW, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

 

Name: Ram V. Chary

 

 

 

Title: President, Secretary and Treasurer

 

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The foregoing Purchase Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted by the Initial Purchasers as of the date first above written.

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Acting on behalf of itself
and as the Representative of
the several Initial Purchasers

 

By:

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dan Kelly

 

 

Name: Dan Kelly

 

Title: Managing Director

 



 

SCHEDULE A

 

Initial Purchasers

 

Aggregate Principal
Amount of
Secured Notes to
be Purchased

 

Aggregate Principal
Amount of
Unsecured Notes
to be Purchased

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

 

$

210,000,000

 

$

210,000,000

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

140,000,000

 

140,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

350,000,000

 

$

350,000,000

 

 



 

SCHEDULE B

 

Guarantors

 

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Central Credit, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

GCA MTL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

NEWave, Inc., a Nevada corporation

Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc., a Texas corporation

Multimedia Games, Inc., a Delaware corporation

MGAM Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

DLA Piper Opinion

 

Exhibit A-1



 

EXHIBIT B

 

Subsidiaries of the Company

 

Name

 

Jurisdiction

Global Cash Access (Canada) Inc.

 

Ontario, Canada

Global Cash Access (Panama), Inc.

 

Panama

Game Financial Caribbean, N.V.

 

Netherlands, Antilles

Global Cash Access (Belize), Limited

 

Belize

Central Credit, LLC

 

Delaware

Global Cash Access (BVI) Inc.

 

British Virgin Islands

Arriva Card, Inc.

 

Delaware

Global Cash Access Switzerland A.G.

 

Switzerland

Global Cash Access (HK) Ltd.

 

Hong Kong

GCA (Macau) S.A.

 

Macau SAR

Global Cash Access (Belgium) S.A.

 

Belgium

Global Cash Access (UK) Limited

 

United Kingdom

GCA India Private Limited

 

India

GCA MTL, LLC

 

Delaware

NEWave, Inc.

 

Nevada

 

Exhibit B-1



 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

Subsidiaries of Multimedia Games

 

Multimedia Games, Inc., a Delaware corporation

MGAM Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

MegaBingo International, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Multimedia Games de México S. de R.L. de C.V., a Mexican entity

Multimedia Games de México 1 S. de R.L. de C.V., a Mexican entity

Servicios de Wild Basin S. de R.L. de C.V., a Mexican entity

MGAM Canada, Inc., a Canadian entity

MGAM Peru SRI, a Peruvian entity

PokerTek Canada, Inc., a Quebec corporation

 

Exhibit B-1-1



 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

December 19, 2014

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

            As Representative of the several Initial Purchasers

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

 

Reference is made to that certain purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of December 19, 2014 between Movie Escrow, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Escrow Issuer”) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, on behalf of itself and as representative of the Initial Purchasers, relating to the issuance and sale to the Initial Purchasers of (i) $350,000,000.00 aggregate principal amount of the Escrow Issuer’s 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Secured Notes”) and (ii) $350,000,000.00 aggregate principal amount of the Escrow Issuer’s 10.00% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Unsecured Notes” and, together with the Secured Notes, the “Notes”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

 

The Purchase Agreement contemplates that substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Acquisition, the GCA Guarantors and the Multimedia Guarantors will become parties to the Purchase Agreement by executing this Purchase Agreement Joinder.

 

1.                                      Joinder.  Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Purchase Agreement and all other documents it deems to fit to enter into this joinder agreement (the “Purchase Agreement Joinder”), and acknowledges and agrees to (i) join and become a party to the Purchase Agreement as indicated by its signature below; (ii) be bound by all covenants, representations, warranties and acknowledgements attributable to a Guarantor in the Purchase Agreement as if made by, and with respect to, each Guarantor signatory hereto as of the date hereof, as of the date thereof and as of the Closing Date and (iii) perform all obligations and duties required of a Guarantor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

2.                                      Representations and Warranties and Agreements.  Each of the undersigned hereby, jointly and severally, (i) represents and warrants to and agrees with the Initial Purchasers that it has all the requisite corporate or organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Purchase Agreement Joinder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and, that this Purchase Agreement Joinder has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered and (ii) affirms the accuracy of each of the representations and warranties (to the extent applicable) of the Guarantors contained in the Purchase Agreement as of the date thereof, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.

 

3.                                      Counterparts.  This Purchase Agreement Joinder may be signed in one or more counterparts (which may be delivered in original form or facsimile or “pdf” file thereof), each of which shall constitute an original when so executed and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

Exhibit C-1



 

4.                                      Amendments.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Purchase Agreement Joinder, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties thereto.

 

5.                                      Headings.  The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

6.                                      APPLICABLE LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

 

Exhibit C-2



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Purchase Agreement Joinder to be duly executed and delivered, by its proper and duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.

 

 

GCA GUARANTORS:

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL CREDIT, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GCA MTL, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWAVE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Exhibit C-3



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Purchase Agreement Joinder to be duly executed and delivered, by its proper and duly authorized officer as of the date set forth above.

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GUARANTORS:

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MGAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Exhibit C-4



 

ANNEX I

 

Resale Pursuant to Regulation S or Rule 144A.  Each Initial Purchaser understands that:

 

Such Initial Purchaser agrees that it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell the Securities in the United States or to, or for the benefit or account of, a U.S. person (other than a distributor), in each case, as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S (i) as part of its distribution at any time and (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Securities pursuant hereto and the Closing Date, other than in accordance with Regulation S or another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, during such 40-day restricted period, it will not cause any advertisement with respect to the Securities (including any “tombstone” advertisement) to be published in any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and will not issue any circular relating to the Securities, except such advertisements as are permitted by and include the statements required by Regulation S.

 

Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, at or prior to confirmation of a sale of Securities by it to any distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration during the 40-day restricted period referred to in Rule 903 of Regulation S, it will send to such distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration a confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect:

 

“The Securities covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered and sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of your distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the date the Securities were first offered to persons other than distributors in reliance upon Regulation S and the Closing Date, except in either case in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act (or in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or to accredited investors in transactions that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act), and in connection with any subsequent sale by you of the Securities covered hereby in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act during the period referred to above to any distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration, you must deliver a notice to substantially the foregoing effect.  Terms used above have the meanings assigned to them in Regulation S under the Securities Act.”

 

Annex I-1


EX-10.2 8 a14-24477_3ex10d2.htm EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

dated as of

 

December 19, 2014

 

among

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.,
as Issuer

 

THE OTHER GRANTORS IDENTIFIED HEREIN

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Collateral Agent

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

 

 

SECTION 1.01.

Indenture

1

SECTION 1.02.

Other Defined Terms

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

Pledge of Securities

 

 

 

SECTION 2.01.

Pledge

7

SECTION 2.02.

Delivery of the Pledged Collateral

8

SECTION 2.03.

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

11

SECTION 2.04.

Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests

13

SECTION 2.05.

Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations

13

SECTION 2.06.

Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest

14

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

Security Interests in Personal Property

 

 

 

SECTION 3.01.

Security Interest

16

SECTION 3.02.

Representations and Warranties

18

SECTION 3.03.

Covenants

19

SECTION 3.04.

Instruments

21

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Remedies

 

 

 

SECTION 4.01.

Remedies upon Default

22

SECTION 4.02.

Application of Proceeds

23

SECTION 4.03.

Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property; Power of Attorney

25

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

SECTION 5.01.

Notices

26

SECTION 5.02.

Waivers; Amendment

26

 

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Page

 

 

 

SECTION 5.03.

Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses

26

SECTION 5.04.

Successors and Assigns

26

SECTION 5.05.

Survival of Agreement

27

SECTION 5.06.

Counterparts; Effectiveness; Successors and Assigns; Several Agreement

27

SECTION 5.07.

Severability

27

SECTION 5.08.

[Reserved]

27

SECTION 5.09.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Service of Process

27

SECTION 5.10.

Headings

28

SECTION 5.11.

Security Interest Absolute

29

SECTION 5.12.

Intercreditor Agreement Governs

29

SECTION 5.13.

Termination or Release

29

SECTION 5.14.

Additional Guarantors

29

SECTION 5.15.

Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact

30

SECTION 5.16.

General Authority of the Collateral Agent

30

SECTION 5.17.

Reasonable Care

31

SECTION 5.18.

Deeds of Trust

31

SECTION 5.19.

Reinstatement

31

SECTION 5.20.

Rights of the Collateral Agent

31

SECTION 5.21.

Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations

36

SECTION 5.22.

U.S.A. Patriot Act

37

 

Schedules

 

SCHEDULE I

Pledged Equity; Pledged Debt

SCHEDULE II

Commercial Tort Claims

 

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

EXHIBIT I

Form of Security Agreement Supplement

EXHIBIT II

Form of Patent Security Agreement

EXHIBIT III

Form of Trademark Security Agreement

EXHIBIT IV

Form of Copyright Security Agreement

EXHIBIT V

Form of Escrow Agreement

EXHIBIT VI

Form of Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement

EXHIBIT VII

Form of Perfection Certificate

 

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SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of December 19, 2014 among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation (as successor by merger to Movie Escrow, Inc., the “Issuer”), the other Grantors identified herein and who from time to time become a party hereto and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined below) (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

 

Reference is made to that certain Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014 , among Movie Escrow, Inc., as issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee and Collateral Agent, as supplemented by the supplemental indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (“GCA”) , the guarantors from time to time party thereto (each of the foregoing including the Issuer and GCA individually a “Grantor,” and, collectively, the “Grantors”), the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, the Issuer has issued $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (together with any Additional Notes issued under the Indenture, the “Notes”).

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each other Grantor;

 

WHEREAS, each Grantor will receive substantial benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Indenture, the Notes and any Additional Pari Passu Agreement and each is, therefore, willing to enter into this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the release of the escrowed funds constituting proceeds from issuance of the Notes that the Grantors shall have executed and delivered this Agreement and all other applicable Security Documents (as defined below) to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties; and

 

WHEREAS, from time to time after the date hereof, the Issuer may, subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Security Documents, incur Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (including Additional Notes issued under the Indenture), that the Issuer desires to be secured by the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement and each other applicable Security Document on a pari passu basis with the Notes, the other Notes Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and the Credit Facility Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) as further provided under the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

SECTION 1.01.          Indenture.

 

(a)           Unless otherwise noted, capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Indenture.  Whether or not defined in the Indenture, all terms defined in the New York UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified therein; the term “instrument” shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC.

 



 

(b)           The rules of construction specified in Article 1 of the Indenture also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

 

SECTION 1.02.          Other Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

Account Debtor” means any Person who is or who may become obligated to any Grantor under, with respect to or on account of an Account.

 

Accounts” has the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC.

 

Additional Pari Passu Agent” means the Person appointed to act as trustee, agent or representative for the holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations pursuant to any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, and any permitted successors or assigns or replacement therefor.

 

Additional Pari Passu Agreement” means the indenture, credit agreement or other agreement under which any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (other than Additional Notes) are incurred and any notes or other instruments or agreements representing such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

 

Additional Pari Passu Debt Documents” means any document, agreement or instrument executed and delivered with respect to any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

 

Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit VI hereto.

 

Agreement” means this Security Agreement.

 

Article 9 Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

CFC” means a Person that is a “controlled foreign corporation” under Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collateral” means the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral.

 

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

 

Copyright License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting any right to any third party under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that such Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting any right to any Grantor under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of such Grantor under any such agreement.

 

Copyrights” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all copyright rights in any work subject to and under the copyright laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee, transferee, exclusive licensee or otherwise, and (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the USCO.

 

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Credit Facility Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Deed of Trust” means each deed of trust or mortgage (fee), security agreement and financing statement executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement or the other Notes Documents.

 

Discharge of Credit Facility Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Dispose” means (i) the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith or (ii) the equity issuances of any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Escrow Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07.

 

Escrow Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07.

 

Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture or in any Additional Pari Passu Agreement.

 

Excluded Assets” means (a) any fee-owned real property, together with any improvements thereon, with an individual fair market value not to exceed $10,000,000 and all real property leasehold interests (including requirements to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels and collateral access letters), (b) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title (other than to the extent a Lien thereon can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), (c) Letter-of-Credit Rights (other than to the extent a Lien thereon can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), (d) Commercial Tort Claims with a value of less than $1,000,000 individually and $5,000,000 in the aggregate, (e) any Gaming License or any other asset or property to the extent the grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Legal Requirements or requires a consent not obtained of any Governmental Authority (including from a Gaming Authority) pursuant to such applicable Legal Requirements (including Gaming Laws), in each case after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Legal Requirements and other than Proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Legal Requirements notwithstanding such prohibition, (f) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined, in writing, by the Issuer and, prior to the Discharge of Credit Facility Obligations, the Credit Facility Agent unless such assets secure any other First Lien Obligations or any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries, (g) any lease, license or other agreement or Contractual Obligation or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Lien securing a Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangement, in each case permitted to be incurred under the Indenture, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would require a consent not obtained or violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or Contractual Obligation or purchase money arrangement, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor), in each case after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and other applicable Legal Requirements and other than Proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Legal Requirements notwithstanding such prohibition, (h)

 

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those assets as to which the Issuer and, prior to the Discharge of Credit Facility Obligations, the Credit Facility Agent shall reasonably determine, in writing, that the cost of obtaining a Lien thereon or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby, unless such assets secure any other First Lien Obligations or any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries (i) voting Capital Stock in excess of 65% of the total voting Capital Stock in (A) any CFC or (B) any Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than the equity of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs, (j) any Capital Stock in (A) any Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to the extent and for so long as the granting of a Lien on such Capital Stock would be prohibited by the terms of any Organization Document, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement governing such Person or require any consent not obtained of any one or more third parties (other than the Issuer or a Guarantor), after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Legal Requirements and other than Proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Legal Requirements notwithstanding such prohibition, (B) any Unrestricted Subsidiary (until such time as any Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or (C) any Excluded Subsidiary (until such time as such Subsidiary is no longer an Excluded Subsidiary), (k) any “intent-to-use” trademark applications prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto and (l) other than to the extent a Lien thereon can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction, any rights or property not located in the United States or credit support from Foreign Subsidiaries; provided that this clause (l) shall not exclude any Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries that are otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that “Excluded Assets” shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any “Excluded Assets” referred to in clauses (a) through (l) (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute “Excluded Assets” referred to in any of clauses (a) through (l)).

 

Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Significant Subsidiary.

 

First Lien Representative” has the meaning given to such term in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

General Intangibles” has the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC and includes for the avoidance of doubt corporate or other business records, indemnification claims, contract rights (including rights under leases, whether entered into as lessor or lessee, swap contracts and other agreements), goodwill, registrations, franchises, tax refund claims and any letter of credit, guarantee, claim, security interest or other security held by or granted to any Grantor, as the case may be, to secure payment by an Account Debtor of any of the Accounts.

 

Grantor” means each of the Issuer, each Guarantor that is a party hereto, and each Guarantor that becomes a party to this Agreement after the Merger Date.

 

“Impairment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.02(c).

 

Indenture” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

Intellectual Property” means all intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including inventions, designs, Patents, Copyrights, Licenses, Trademarks, trade secrets, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-

 

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how, show-how or other data or information, the intellectual property rights in software and databases and related documentation and all additions, improvements and accessions to, and books and records describing any of the foregoing; provided that the foregoing does not include any such assets, rights or property subsisting outside the United States.

 

Intellectual Property Security Agreements” means the short-form Patent Security Agreement, short-form Trademark Security Agreement, and short-form Copyright Security Agreement, each substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibits II, III and IV, respectively.

 

“Intervening Creditor” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.02(c).

 

Investment Property has the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC, but shall not include any Pledged Collateral.

 

Issuer” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

License” means any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or other Intellectual Property license or sublicense agreement to which any Grantor is a party, together with any and all (i) renewals, extensions, amendments and supplements thereof, (ii) income, fees, royalties, damages, claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder or with respect thereto including damages for breach or for infringement claims pertaining to the licensed Intellectual Property (to the extent that a Grantor has the right to collect them), and (iii) rights to sue for past, present and future breaches or violations thereof.

 

Missouri Gaming Law” means Chapter 313 of the Missouri Revised Statutes (“MRS”) and the regulations of the Missouri Gaming Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Missouri Gaming Commission” has the meaning ascribed by MRS 313.004 and refers to the body empowered to act pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Missouri Revised Statutes and Title 11, Division 45 of the Missouri Code of State Regulations.

 

Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(i).

 

Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(n).

 

Nevada Gaming Control Act” means Chapter 463 of the Nevada Revised Statutes and the regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Nevada Gaming Control Board has the meaning ascribed by NRS 463.0137 and refers to the agency of the State of Nevada created pursuant to NRS 463.030 to 463.110 and as empower to act under the Nevada Gaming Control Act.

 

Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(d).

 

New York UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

 

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Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

Patent License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, or granting to any Grantor any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any third party, is in existence, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.

 

Patents” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all patents of the United States, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for patents of the United States, and (b) all reissues, re-examinations, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals, or extensions thereof, and the inventions or improvements disclosed or claimed therein.

 

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit VII hereto, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time by a supplement thereto or otherwise.

 

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

Pledged Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

Pledged Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

Pledged Securities” means any promissory notes, stock certificates, limited or unlimited liability membership certificates or other securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral, including all certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral.

 

Secured Obligations” means any principal, premium, interest (including any interest and fees accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest or fees is an allowed or allowable claim under applicable law), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under any of (i) the Indenture, the Notes (other than any Additional Notes except to the extent constituting Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations) and the Security Documents and (ii) any Additional Pari Passu Agreement and other documentation relating to any other Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations; provided that no obligations in respect of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (other than Additional Notes) shall constitute “Secured Obligations” unless the Additional Pari Passu Agent for the holders of such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations has executed an Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement.

 

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Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Holders of Notes, each Additional Pari Passu Agent and the other holders of Secured Obligations.

 

Security Agreement Supplement” means an instrument in the form of Exhibit I hereto.

 

Security Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Trademark License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to use any trademark now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting to any Grantor any right to use any trademark now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.

 

Trademarks” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, trade dress, logos, designs, fictitious business names, other source or business identifiers protected under the laws of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith in the USPTO or any similar offices in any State of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, and all renewals thereof, as well as any unregistered trademarks and service marks used by a Grantor and (b) all goodwill connected with the use thereof and symbolized thereby.

 

USCO” means the United States Copyright Office.

 

USPTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares required to be held by foreign nationals) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Pledge of Securities

 

SECTION 2.01.          Pledge.  As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations each Grantor hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (i) all Capital Stock held by it, including those listed on Schedule I and any other Capital Stock obtained in the future by such Grantor and the certificates, if any, representing all such Capital Stock (the “Pledged Equity”); provided that the Pledged Equity shall not include any Excluded Assets; (ii) (A) the debt securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule I, (B) any debt securities obtained in the future by such Grantor and (C) the intercompany notes and other promissory notes and any other instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt”); provided that the Pledged Debt shall not include any Excluded Assets; (iii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (iv) subject to Section 2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange

 

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for or upon the conversion of, and all other Proceeds received in respect of, the Pledged Equity and Pledged Debt; (v) subject to Section 2.06, all rights and privileges of such Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above; and (vi) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”); provided that the Pledged Collateral shall not include any Excluded Assets.

 

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, until the termination of this Agreement, subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

SECTION 2.02.          Delivery of the Pledged Collateral.

 

(a)           Subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.02, each Grantor agrees to deliver to the Collateral Agent (or the First Lien Representative as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement) on or prior to the Merger Date all Pledged Securities owned by it on the Merger Date (with a list of all such items to be provided by the Issuer to the Collateral Agent in writing) and with respect to any Pledged Securities issued or acquired after the Merger Date, it agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered as promptly as practicable (and in any event, within 60 days after the date of acquisition thereof or such longer period as to which the First Lien Representative (provided such First Lien Representative is not the Collateral Agent) may agree in its reasonable discretion) to the Collateral Agent (or the First Lien Representative as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any and all such Pledged Securities (other than any uncertificated securities, but only for so long as such securities remain uncertificated).

 

(b)           The Grantors will cause any Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to any Grantor by any Person (other than intercompany Indebtedness between Grantors) having a principal amount in excess of (i) $1,000,000 individually or (ii) when aggregated with all other such Indebtedness for which this clause has not been satisfied, $5,000,000 in the aggregate, to be evidenced by a duly executed promissory note that is pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent (or the First Lien Representative as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(c)           Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent (or the First Lien Representative as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement), (i) any Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by undated stock or note powers, as applicable, duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the First Lien Representative and by such other instruments and documents as may be required and (ii) all other property comprising part of the Pledged Collateral shall be accompanied by undated proper instruments of assignment or transfer duly executed in blank by the applicable Grantor and such other instruments or documents as the First Lien Representative may reasonably request.

 

(d)           Each Grantor shall immediately upon receipt of all required approvals of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission deliver the original certificates representing Pledged Equity, the pledge of which is governed by NRS 463.510 (such Pledged Equity, the “Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity”), together with stock powers executed in blank, to (i) prior to the Discharge of Credit Facility Obligations, Bank of America, N.A., as collateral agent under the Credit Facility (in such capacity, the “Credit Facility Agent”) (as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement) or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agent and (ii) upon the Discharge of Credit Facility Obligations, to the Collateral Agent to the extent the Collateral Agent maintains an office in the State of

 

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Nevada where the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity may be maintained pursuant to the requirements of the Gaming Laws of Nevada or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agent to be held by the Credit Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent or, subject to Section 2.07, in escrow by the Escrow Agent, as the case may be, within the State of Nevada, subject to the requirements of the Nevada Gaming Control Board in accordance with applicable provisions of the Nevada Gaming Control Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.  In addition, each Grantor shall upon receipt of all required approvals of the Nevada Gaming Control Board  and Nevada Gaming Commission execute and deliver and cause to be executed and delivered such other documents and instruments (including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) required to create, evidence or perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, including, if applicable, the execution and delivery of the Escrow Agreement referred to in Section 2.07.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

 

(f)            The prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission must be obtained before any foreclosure or transfer of any possessory security interest in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity (except back to original Grantor), the pledge of which is governed by NRS 463.510, and before any other enforcement of the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent in such Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity may occur (provided that the foregoing shall not imply any obligation on the Collateral Agent to obtain such approvals);

 

(g)           The stock certificates evidencing the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the pledge of which is governed by NRS 463.510, must at all times remain physically within the State of Nevada at a location designated to the Nevada Gaming Board and must be made available for inspection by agents or employees of the Nevada Gaming Board immediately upon request during normal business hours;

 

(h)           The provisions of this Agreement relating to the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity shall not be amended without the prior administrative approval of the Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Board or his designee (provided that the foregoing shall not imply any obligation on the Collateral Agent to obtain such approvals).  Such administrative approval may not be granted regarding amendments to this Agreement or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agreement, that increase or change the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity that are the subject of the pledge which is governed by NRS 463.510 that change the location of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity in the possession of the Credit Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agent, as the case may be, or that change the identity of the Collateral Agent, the Credit Facility Agent or, subject to Section 2.07, Escrow Agent.

 

(i)            The prior approval of the Mississippi Gaming Commission must be obtained before any foreclosure or transfer of any possessory security interest in the Pledged Equity issued by any Person that is licensed by or registered with the Mississippi Gaming Commission (except back to the original Grantor), the pledge of which is governed by Miss. Code Ann. Section 75-76-207 (such Pledged Equity, the “Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity”), and before any other enforcement of the Security Interest in such Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity may occur (provided that the foregoing shall not imply any obligation on the Collateral Agent to obtain such approvals).

 

(j)            This Agreement shall not be amended without the prior administrative approval of the Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board or his designee (provided that the foregoing shall not imply any obligation on the Collateral Agent to obtain such approvals).  Such administrative approval may not be granted regarding amendments to this Agreement or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agreement that increase or change the Capital Stock that are the subject of the pledge which is governed by NRS 463.510, or that change the identity of the Collateral Agent or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow

 

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Agent.  In the event that the Collateral Agent exercises one or more of the remedies set forth in this Agreement with respect to the  Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity or the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, including, without limitation, the foreclosure, transfer, sale, distribution or other disposition of any interest therein (except back to the Grantor), the exercise of voting and consensual rights, and any other enforcement of the security interest in such Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity or the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, such action will require the separate and prior approval (provided that the foregoing shall not imply any obligation on the Collateral Agent to obtain such approvals) of the Gaming Authorities in Nevada and Mississippi, respectively, with respect to the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity and the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity, respectively, and, in the case of the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, the provision of 30 days prior notice to the Gaming Authorities in Missouri or the licensing or finding of suitability of the Collateral Agent or any transferee thereof, in each case unless such licensing or suitability requirement is waived thereby or is otherwise not required under the applicable Gaming Laws (provided that the foregoing shall not imply any obligation on the Collateral Agent to become licensed);

 

(k)           The Collateral Agent and, subject to Section 2.07 in the case of the Nevada Gaming Pledge Equity, the Escrow Agent will be required to comply with the reasonable conditions, if any, imposed by the Gaming Authorities in connection with their approval of the pledge granted hereunder in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity or the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity; provided that the Collateral Agent shall have no liability for failure to comply with such conditions after it has tendered a written notice of its resignation, in accordance with Section 5.20(e)(x);

 

(l)            Any approval of the Gaming Authorities of this Agreement, any amendment hereto or the pledge hereunder, in each case in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity or the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity, or, in the case of the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, the satisfaction of the notice obligations under the Gaming Laws of Missouri with respect to this Agreement in the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, any amendment hereto or the pledge hereunder in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity or the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, does not constitute approval, either express or implied, of the Collateral Agent to take any actions provided for in this Agreement, for which separate approval by the Gaming Authorities or the satisfaction of separate notice provisions may be required by the Gaming Laws; and

 

(m)          The Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns are subject to being called forward by the Gaming Authorities in their sole and absolute discretion, for licensing, a finding of suitability or other investigation authorized by the Gaming Laws in order to remain entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, any other Notes Documents, any Additional Pari Passu Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case with respect to the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity and the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity.

 

(n)           Missouri Gaming Law Specific Provisions.  Each party hereto hereby acknowledges that:

 

(i)      Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the other Notes Documents or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement to the contrary, (i) no transfer in any way of an ownership interest, or exercise of a material right of an ownership interest, in any Grantor or any Subsidiary of a Grantor which holds a license issued by the Missouri Gaming Commission (such Pledged Equity, the “Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity”) shall occur unless such transfer is first approved by the Missouri Gaming Commission pursuant to Title 21, Chapter 313, Section 313.807(4) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall not foreclose

 

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on, take possession of or otherwise exercise ownership of or possessory rights over any slot machine (as defined in Title 11, Division 45, Section 10.055 of the Rules of the Department of Public Safety) constituting Collateral located or to be located in the State of Missouri unless the Collateral Agent (1) holds the applicable valid license issued by the Missouri Gaming Commission or, in the alternative (2) uses a different mechanism that is in compliance with applicable Missouri laws (which mechanism could include, subject to the Missouri Gaming Commission’s approval, the sale, transfer or disposition by any Grantor of such slot machine to a Person holding the applicable valid license issued by the Missouri Gaming Commission, provided that such Person is acting on its own behalf and not as an agent of any party not licensed by the Missouri Gaming Commission to own or possess slot machines); provided that the foregoing shall not imply any obligation on the Collateral Agent to hold any such license or otherwise become licensed under the Gaming Laws of Missouri.

 

(ii)     The Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party hereby acknowledges that Missouri law does not presently allow, and the security interest granted in this Agreement does not authorize for so long as such prohibition exists, any pledge, hypothecation or transfers of gaming licenses (or any interest therein) issued by the Missouri Gaming Commission pursuant to Missouri law, or any security interest attached to any such license.

 

(o)     Louisiana Gaming Law Specific Provisions.  Each party hereto hereby acknowledges that:

 

(i)      Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the other Notes Documents or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement to the contrary, (i) no transfer of a five percent or more interest in any Grantor or any Subsidiary of a Grantor which holds a license or permit issued by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board shall occur unless the prior written approval of such transfer is provided by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall not foreclose, take possession or otherwise exercise ownership or possessory rights of any slot machine located or to be located in the State of Louisiana unless all applicable Gaming Laws of the State of Louisiana are complied with.

 

(ii)     The Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party hereby acknowledges that the Gaming Laws of Louisiana do not presently allow, and the security interest granted in this Agreement does not authorize for so long as such prohibition exists, any pledge, hypothecation or transfers of any gaming licenses or permits (or any interest therein) issued under the Louisiana Gaming Control Act, La. R.S. 27:1 et seq or any security interest attached to any such license or permit.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in all its roles under this Agreement and each other Security Document, shall be empowered to, but shall not be required or have any obligation whatsoever to, obtain or seek to obtain a gaming license, gaming authority approval, or become a holder, owner or operator of any gaming license, system or establishment; provided, however, in the event required by any Governmental Authority to obtain a gaming license or gaming authority approval, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas must promptly tender written notice of its resignation as Collateral Agent if it does not intend to timely comply with such requirement after resignation, and the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability with respect to such non-compliance.

 

SECTION 2.03.          Representations, Warranties and Covenants.  The Grantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant, as to themselves and the other Grantors, to and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

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(a)           Schedule I correctly sets forth, as of the Merger Date, a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) all the Capital Stock owned by such Grantor in any Person and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Capital Stock of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity owned by such Grantor and (ii) all the Pledged Debt owned by such Grantor;

 

(b)           the Pledged Equity and Pledged Debt (solely with respect to Pledged Equity and Pledged Debt issued by a Person other than GCA, the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer, to the best of such Grantor’s knowledge) have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and (i) in the case of Pledged Equity (solely with respect to Pledged Equity issued by a Person other than the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer, to the best of such Grantor’s knowledge), is fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) in the case of Pledged Debt (solely with respect to Pledged Debt issued by a Person other than GCA, the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer, to the best of such Grantor’s knowledge), is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each issuer thereof;

 

(c)           each of the Grantors (i) is and, subject to any transfers made in compliance with the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, will continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Securities indicated on Schedule I as owned by such Grantors, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than (A) Liens created by the Security Documents and (B) Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or create or permit to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than (A) Liens created by the Security Documents and (B) Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, and (iv) will defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than the Liens permitted pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)), however arising, of all Persons whomsoever;

 

(d)           except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Notes Documents, any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, the New Credit Facilities or applicable Legal Requirements generally and except as described in the Perfection Certificate, the Pledged Collateral is and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Collateral is or will be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter or by-law provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect in any manner material and adverse to the Secured Parties the pledge of such Pledged Collateral hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;

 

(e)           each of the Grantors has the power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done or contemplated;

 

(f)            no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other Person was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge effected hereby (other than (i) such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect, (ii) authorizations, approvals or notices to or from Gaming Authorities which may be required pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws after the date hereof in connection with (x) the grant of a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent in the Pledged Equity listed on Schedule I, which the applicable Grantor will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as provided in Section 4.22 of the Indenture, (y) the addition of any

 

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Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.14 (which approvals each Grantor agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain promptly upon the occurrence of the requirement to add such Guarantor or to pledge the Equity Interests of such Guarantor or any other Subsidiary of a Grantor the Equity Interests of which are required to be pledged pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Indenture) or (z) the enforcement of remedies and (iii) the requirement under applicable Gaming Laws to provide routine post-closing notices and/or copies of Notes Documents and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement to a Gaming Authority); and

 

(g)           by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Grantors of this Agreement, when any Pledged Securities are delivered to the Collateral Agent or, subject to Section 2.07 in the case of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Escrow Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties will obtain a legal, valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities as security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 4.11 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, to the extent such perfection is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

Each Grantor hereby agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, it will comply with instructions of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Capital Stock in such Grantor that constitute Pledged Equity hereunder that are not certificated without further consent by the applicable owner or holder of such Capital Stock.

 

SECTION 2.04.          Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests.  Any limited liability company and any limited partnership controlled by any Grantor shall either (a) not include in its operative documents any provision that any Capital Stock in such limited liability company or such limited partnership be a “security” as defined under Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code or (b) certificate any Capital Stock in any such limited liability company or such limited partnership. To the extent an interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership controlled by any Grantor and pledged under Section 2.01 is certificated or becomes certificated, (i) each such certificate shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent (or the First Lien Representative as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement), pursuant to Section 2.02(a) and (ii) such Grantor shall fulfill all other requirements under Section 2.02 applicable in respect thereof.  Each Grantor hereby agrees that if any of the Pledged Collateral is at any time not evidenced by certificates of ownership, then each applicable Grantor shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements (including Gaming Laws), (i) if necessary to perfect a security interest in such Pledged Collateral, cause such pledge to be recorded on the equityholder register or the books of the issuer, execute any customary pledge forms or other documents necessary or appropriate to complete the pledge and give the Collateral Agent the right to transfer such Pledged Collateral under the terms hereof, and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (A) cause the Organization Documents of each such issuer of Capital Stock constituting Pledged Collateral to be amended to provide that such Pledged Collateral shall be treated as “securities” for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code and (B) cause such Pledged Collateral to become certificated and delivered to the Collateral Agent (or the First Lien Representative as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

SECTION 2.05.          Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations.  If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, (a) the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities in its own name as pledgee, the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent) or the name of the applicable Grantor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent, and each

 

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Grantor will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Securities registered in the name of such Grantor and (b) the Collateral Agent shall have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement; provided, that the Collateral Agent shall give the Issuer prior notice of its intent to exercise such rights.

 

SECTION 2.06.          Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest.

 

(a)           Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Issuer that the rights of the Grantors under this Section 2.06 are being suspended:

 

(i)      Each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Securities or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Indenture, the other Notes Documents and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement; provided that such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner, except as may be permitted under this Agreement, the Indenture, the other Notes Documents and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, that would materially and adversely affect the rights and remedies of any of the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Indenture, any other Notes Document or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.

 

(ii)     So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and thereafter so long as the Issuer has not received written notice from the Collateral Agent that the rights of the Grantors under this Section 2.06 are being suspended and to the extent required under applicable Legal Requirements (including any Gaming Law), the Collateral Agent shall be deemed without further action or formality to have granted to each Grantor all necessary consents relating to voting rights and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above and shall, if necessary, execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be executed and delivered to each Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as each Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above.

 

(iii)    Each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Securities to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are permitted by, and otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the other Notes Documents, each Additional Pari Passu Agreement and applicable Legal Requirements; provided that any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Equity or Pledged Debt, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Capital Stock of the issuer of any Pledged Securities or received in exchange for Pledged Securities or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral, and, if received by any Grantor, shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, shall be promptly (and in any event within 30 days) delivered to the Collateral Agent in the

 

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same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent).

 

(b)           Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Issuer of the suspension of the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06, then all rights of any Grantor to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which (together with each other First Lien Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) shall, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions.  All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.06 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be promptly (and in any event within 30 days) delivered to the Collateral Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent).  Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02 hereof.  After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Grantor (without interest) all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 that remain in such account.

 

(c)           Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Collateral Agent shall have provided the Issuer notice of the suspension of the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, then all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.06, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which (together with each other First Lien Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement)) shall, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to exercise such rights at the direction of the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the Secured Obligations outstanding at such time.  After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, each Grantor shall have the exclusive right to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers that such Grantor would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06.

 

(d)           Any notice given by the Collateral Agent to the Issuer suspending the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a) of this Section 2.06 (i) shall be given in writing, (ii) may be given with respect to one or more of the Grantors at the same or different times and (iii) may suspend the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) or paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 in part without suspending all such rights (as specified by the Collateral Agent) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Collateral Agent’s rights to give additional notices from time to time suspending other rights so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

SECTION 2.07.    Further Assurances.  If (a) the Discharge of Credit Facility Obligations shall have occurred and the Collateral Agent does not maintain an office in the State of Nevada where the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity may be maintained pursuant to the requirements of the Gaming

 

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Laws of Nevada, or (b) prior to the Discharge of Credit Facility Obligations Bank of America, N.A. shall cease to act as Credit Facility Agent and any successor Credit Facility Agent (or any of such successor Credit Facility Agent’s affiliates) does not maintain an office in the State of Nevada where the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity may be maintained pursuant to the requirements of the Gaming Laws of Nevada, then in each case, the Issuer, the Collateral Agent, prior to the Discharge of Credit Facility Obligations, the successor Credit Facility Agent and an appointed escrow agent reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent (the “Escrow Agent”) shall enter into an escrow agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit V (the “Escrow Agreement”) with respect to the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity.  The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that the Issuer shall bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the escrow arrangement contemplated by this Section 2.07 and the Escrow Agreement, including the costs, expenses and fees of the Escrow Agent.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Security Interests in Personal Property

 

SECTION 3.01.          Security Interest.

 

(a)           As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations each Grantor hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):

 

(i)      all Accounts;

 

(ii)     all Chattel Paper;

 

(iii)    all Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;

 

(iv)    all Deposit Accounts;

 

(v)     all Documents;

 

(vi)    all Equipment;

 

(vii)   all Fixtures;

 

(viii)  all General Intangibles and all Intellectual Property;

 

(ix)    all Goods;

 

(x)     all Instruments;

 

(xi)    all Inventory;

 

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(xii)                                                        all Investment Property;

 

(xiii)                                                     all Pledged Securities;

 

(xiv)                                                    all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;

 

(xv)                                                       all letters of credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights;

 

(xvi)                                                    all Money; and

 

(xvii)                                                 to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (and the term “Collateral” shall not include) any Excluded Assets.

 

(b)           Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time (however, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty) to file in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets of the Debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired” or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (A) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (B) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates.  Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral.

 

(c)           The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.

 

(d)           The Collateral Agent is authorized (however, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty) to file with the USPTO or the USCO (or any successor office) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in United States Intellectual Property granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantor as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Notes Documents or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, none of the Grantors shall be required (i) to enter into any deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement with respect to any deposit account or securities account, (ii) to take any action in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Legal Requirements of any non-U.S. jurisdiction to create any security interest in any assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any assets located outside of the U.S. (it being understood that nothing herein shall require security agreements or pledge agreements governed by the

 

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laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction) any assets located outside of the United States or (iii) to perfect in any assets subject to a certificate of title statute.

 

SECTION 3.02.          Representations and Warranties.  The Grantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant, as to themselves and the other Grantors, to and with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

(a)           Subject to Liens permitted by Section 4.11 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, each Grantor has good and valid rights in and title to the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a Security Interest hereunder and has full power and authority to grant to the Collateral Agent the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other Person other than (i) any consent or approval that has been obtained and is in full force and effect, (ii) authorizations, approvals or notices to or from Gaming Authorities which may be required pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws after the date hereof in connection with (x) the grant of a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent in the Pledged Equity listed on Schedule I, which the applicable Grantor will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as provided in Section 4.20 of the Indenture, (y) the addition of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.14 or (z) the enforcement of remedies and (iii) the requirement under applicable Gaming Laws to provide routine post-closing notices and/or copies of Notes Documents to a Gaming Authority.

 

(b)           The Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (including fixture filings solely in respect of real property required to be subject to a Deed of Trust pursuant to the Notes Documents, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations prepared based upon the information provided to the Collateral Agent in the Perfection Certificate for filing in each governmental, municipal or other office specified in Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate (or specified by notice from the Issuer to the Collateral Agent after the Merger Date in the case of filings, recordings or registrations (other than filings required to be made in the USPTO and the USCO in order to perfect the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights) required by the Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement), are all the filings, recordings and registrations that are necessary to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary in any such jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable Legal Requirement with respect to the filing of continuation statements and as required to be made in the USPTO and USCO in order to perfect the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights acquired or developed by the Grantors after the date hereof.

 

(c)           Each Grantor represents and warrants that short-form Intellectual Property Security Agreements containing a description of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, United States registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States registration applications are pending, unless it constitutes an Excluded Asset) and United States registered Copyrights, respectively, have been or on the Merger Date shall be delivered for recording by the USPTO and the USCO pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, as may be necessary to establish a valid and perfected security

 

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interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of registrations and applications for Patents, Trademarks (except pending Trademark applications that constitute Excluded Assets) and Copyrights to the extent a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the USPTO or the USCO, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary (other than (i) such filings and actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights (or registration or application for registration thereof) acquired or developed by any Grantor after the date hereof and (ii) the Uniform Commercial Code financing and continuation statements contemplated in Section 3.02(b)).

 

(d)           (i) When all appropriate filings, recordings, registrations or notifications are made as may be required under applicable Legal Requirements to perfect the Security Interest and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent (or the First Lien Representative as bailee for the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement) of such Article 9 Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent required by this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect), the Security Interest shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral, other than (1) any nonconsensual Lien that is expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement and has priority as a matter of law and (2) Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement.

 

(e)           The Article 9 Collateral is owned by the Grantors free and clear of any Lien, except for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Indenture.  None of the Grantors has filed or consented to the filing of (i) any financing statement or analogous document under the New York UCC or any other applicable United States Legal Requirements covering any Article 9 Collateral, (ii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with the USPTO or the USCO or (iii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with any foreign governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect, except, in each case, for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Indenture.

 

SECTION 3.03.          Covenants.

 

(a)           The Issuer agrees promptly (and in any event within 60 days after such change) to notify the Collateral Agent in writing of any change in (i) legal name of any Grantor, (ii) the type of organization of any Grantor, (iii) the jurisdiction of organization of any Grantor, or (iv) the chief executive office of any Grantor and take all actions necessary to continue the perfection of the security interest created hereunder following any such change with the same priority as immediately prior to such change. The Issuer agrees promptly to provide the Collateral Agent after notification of any such change with certified Organization Documents reflecting any of the changes described in the first sentence of this paragraph.

 

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(whether or not such New Credit Facilities are in effect at such time), the Issuer shall deliver to the Collateral Agent supplemental schedules to the Perfection Certificate executed by the chief financial officer or the chief legal officer of each of GCA and the Issuer, as applicable.

 

(c)           Each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as the Collateral Agent or any other First Lien Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) may from time to time reasonably request or that may be necessary to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the granting of the Security Interest and the filing of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith.

 

(d)           The Collateral Agent may (but shall have no obligation to) discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral and not permitted pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by the Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, this Agreement or any other Notes Document and within a reasonable period of time after the Grantors have been requested to do so, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent within 10 Business Days after demand for any payment made or any reasonable expense incurred by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization in accordance with Section 5.03; provided, however, Grantors shall not be obligated to reimburse the Collateral Agent with respect to any Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral which any Grantor has failed to maintain or pursue, or otherwise allowed to lapse, terminate or be put into the public domain, in accordance with Section 3.03(f)(iv), to the extent that the Issuer has provided notice in writing to Collateral Agent that such Intellectual Property is allowed to lapse, terminate or be put into the public domain.  Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Notes Documents or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement.

 

(e)           Commercial Tort Claims.  If the Grantors shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim in an amount reasonably estimated by such Grantor to exceed (i) $1,000,000 individually or (ii) when aggregated with all other Commercial Tort Claims for which this clause has not been satisfied, $5,000,000 in the aggregate, and, in each case, and for which a complaint in a court of competent jurisdiction has been filed, such Grantor shall within 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter in which such complaint was filed (or such longer period as the First Lien Representative may agree in its reasonable discretion) notify the Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Grantor including a brief summary description of such claim and grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement.

 

(f)            Intellectual Property Covenants.

 

(i)            Other than to the extent permitted herein or in the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, with respect to registration or pending application of each item of its Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral for which such Grantor has standing to do so, each Grantor

 

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agrees to take, at its expense, all reasonable steps, including, without limitation, in the USPTO, the USCO and any other governmental authority located in the United States, to pursue the registration and maintenance of each Patent, Trademark, or Copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Article 9 Collateral of such Grantor.

 

(ii)           Other than to the extent permitted herein or in the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, no Grantor shall do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of its Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral may lapse, be terminated, or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the public domain (or in the case of a trade secret, becomes publicly known).

 

(iii)          Other than to the extent permitted herein or in the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, each Grantor shall take all reasonable steps to preserve and protect each item of its Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral, including, without limitation, maintaining the quality of any and all products or services used or provided in connection with any of the Trademarks, consistent with the quality of the products and services as of the date hereof, and taking all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that all licensed users of any of the Trademarks abide by the applicable license’s terms with respect to standards of quality.

 

(iv)          Notwithstanding clauses (i) through (iii) above, nothing in this Agreement or any other Notes Document or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement prevents any Grantor from Disposing of, discontinuing the use or maintenance of, failing to pursue, or otherwise allowing to lapse, terminate or be put into the public domain, any of its Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral to the extent permitted by the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement if such Grantor determines in its reasonable business judgment that any of the foregoing actions is desirable in the conduct of its business.

 

(v)           Within 60 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter each Grantor shall provide a list of any additional registrations of Intellectual Property of such Grantor not previously disclosed to the Collateral Agent including such information as is necessary for such Grantor to make appropriate filings in the USPTO and the USCO with respect to Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral and file (with a written notification thereof to the Collateral Agent) at such time the short-form security agreement with respect to such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights with the USPTO or USCO, as applicable, and record such agreements in the USPTO assignment database or USCO, as applicable.

 

(g)           Each Grantor shall, at its own expense, take any and all commercially reasonable actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to defend title to the Article 9 Collateral against all Persons and to defend the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent in the Article 9 Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement.  Each Grantor (rather than the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party) shall remain liable (as between itself and any relevant counterparty) to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance.

 

SECTION 3.04.          Instruments.  If the Grantors shall at any time hold or acquire any Instruments constituting Article 9 Collateral (excluding checks), and evidencing an amount in excess of (i) $1,000,000 individually or (ii) when aggregated with all other such Instruments for which this clause has

 

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not been satisfied $5,000,000 in the aggregate, such Grantor shall promptly (and in any event, within 60 days after the date of acquisition thereof or such longer period as to which the First Lien Representative may agree in its reasonable discretion) endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, accompanied by instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Remedies

 

SECTION 4.01.          Remedies upon Default.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to applicable Gaming Laws and the Intercreditor Agreement, it is agreed that the Collateral Agent shall have the right to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party with respect to the Secured Obligations under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Legal Requirements and also may (i) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Collateral Agent promptly, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Collateral Agent and make it available to the Collateral Agent at a place and time to be designated by the Collateral Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties; (ii) occupy any premises owned or, to the extent lawful and permitted, leased by any of the Grantors where the Collateral or any part thereof is assembled or located for a reasonable period in order to effectuate its rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to such Grantor in respect of such occupation; provided that the Collateral Agent shall provide the applicable Grantor with notice thereof prior to such occupancy; (iii) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor agrees that it will at its expense and upon the request of the Collateral Agent promptly, assign the entire right, title, and interest of such Grantor in each of the Patents, Trademarks, domain names and Copyrights to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; (iv) exercise any and all rights and remedies of any of the Grantors under or in connection with the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Collateral; provided that the Collateral Agent shall provide the applicable Grantor with notice thereof prior to such exercise; and (v) subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable Legal Requirements and the notice requirements described below, sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery.  The Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale of securities (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale the Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold.  Each such purchaser at any sale of Collateral shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay and appraisal which such Grantor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

 

The Collateral Agent shall give the applicable Grantors 10 days’ written notice (which each Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Collateral Agent’s intention to make any sale of Collateral.  Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral, or a portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such

 

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board or exchange.  Any such public sale shall be subject to applicable Gaming Laws and shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale.  At any such sale, the Collateral, or a portion thereof, to be sold 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 sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given.  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 sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned.  In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice.  At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Agreement, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Grantor (all said rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and may make payment on account thereof by using any claim then due and payable to such Secured Party from any Grantor as a credit against the purchase price, and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with applicable Gaming Laws and the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without further accountability to any Grantor therefor.  For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Grantor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Secured Obligations paid in full.  As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court appointed receiver, subject to applicable Gaming Laws.  Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.

 

The Collateral Agent shall exercise rights and remedies and sell the Collateral under the Security Documents only at the direction of the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the Secured Obligations outstanding at the time of such action; provided that if the Collateral Agent shall not have received appropriate instructions within 10 days of a request from the applicable Secured Parties (or such shorter period as reasonably may be specified in such request or as may be necessary under the circumstances), it may, but shall be under no duty or obligation to take or refrain from taking such action and the Collateral Agent shall have no liability to any Person for such action or inaction.

 

SECTION 4.02.          Application of Proceeds.

 

(a)           Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of Collateral, including any Collateral consisting of cash, in the following order:

 

First, to pay incurred and unpaid reasonable, out-of-pocket fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent and the Trustee under the Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents

 

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and of any Additional Pari Passu Agent under any Additional Pari Passu Debt Documents;

 

Second, ratably to (x) the Trustee, based on the amount of Secured Obligations then outstanding under the Indenture and the Notes, for application as provided in the Indenture and (y) each Additional Pari Passu Agent, based on the amount of Secured Obligations then outstanding under the Additional Pari Passu Agreement pursuant to which it is acting as such, for application as provided in such Additional Pari Passu Agreement;

 

Third, any balance of such Proceeds remaining after the Secured Obligations shall have been paid in full, shall be paid over to the Issuer or to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same.

 

If, despite the provisions of this Section 4.02(a), any Secured Party shall receive any payment or other recovery in excess of its portion of payments on account of the Secured Obligations to which it is then entitled in accordance with this Section 4.02(a), such Secured Party shall hold such payment or recovery in trust for the benefit of all Secured Parties for distribution in accordance with this Section 4.02(a).

 

(b)           If, despite the provisions of this Agreement, any Secured Party shall receive any payment or other recovery in excess of its portion of payments on account of the Secured Obligations to which it is then entitled in accordance with this Agreement, such Secured Party shall hold such payment or other recovery in trust for the benefit of all Secured Parties hereunder for distribution in accordance with this Section 4.02.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to any series of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations that (i) such series of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations is unenforceable under applicable law or is subordinated to any other obligations (other than another series of Secured Obligations), (ii) such series of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations does not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral and/or (iii) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another series of Secured Obligations) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such series of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations but junior to the security interest of any other series of Secured Obligations (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clause (i), (ii) or (iii) with respect to any series of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, an “Impairment” of such series of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations), the results of such Impairment shall be borne solely by the holders of such series of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, and the rights of the holders of such series of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (including, without limitation, the right to receive distributions in respect of such series of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment are borne solely by the holders of such series of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations subject to such Impairment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than a holder of another series of Secured Obligations) has a Lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the security interest of any series of Secured Obligations but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the security interest of the holder of any other series of Secured Obligations (such third party, an “Intervening Creditor”), the value of any Collateral or proceeds which are allocated to such Intervening Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Collateral or proceeds to be distributed in respect of the series of Secured Obligations with respect to which such Impairment exists.

 

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(d)           Upon any sale of Collateral by the Collateral Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the Collateral Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Collateral Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof.

 

(e)           In making the determinations and allocations required by this Section 4.02, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely upon information supplied to or by (i) the Trustee as to amounts outstanding with respect to the Notes Obligations and (ii) the applicable Additional Pari Passu Agent as to the amounts outstanding with respect to Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, and the Collateral Agent shall have no liability to any of the Secured Parties for actions taken in reliance on such information, provided that nothing in this sentence shall prevent any Grantor from contesting any amounts claimed by any Secured Party in any information so supplied.  All distributions made by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 4.02 shall be (subject to any decree of any court of competent jurisdiction) final (absent manifest error), and the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire as to the application by the Collateral Agent of any amounts distributed to it.

 

SECTION 4.03.          Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property; Power of Attorney.  For the exclusive purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement only after such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, beginning only at such time the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies and not before, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent a non-exclusive, royalty-free, limited license (until the termination or cure of the Event of Default) to use, license or, to the extent permitted under the terms of the relevant license, sublicense any of the Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof; provided, however, that all of the foregoing rights of the Collateral Agent to operate such license, sublicense and other rights, shall expire immediately upon the termination or cure of all Events of Default and shall be exercised by the Collateral Agent solely during the continuance of an Event of Default and nothing in this Section 4.03 shall require Grantors to grant any license that is prohibited by any rule of law, statute or regulation, or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document evidencing, giving rise to or theretofore granted, to the extent permitted by the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, with respect to such property or otherwise unreasonably prejudices the value thereof to the relevant Grantor; provided, further, that such licenses granted hereunder with respect to Trademarks shall be subject to the maintenance of quality standards with respect to the goods and services on which such Trademarks are used sufficient to preserve the validity of such Trademarks.  Furthermore, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent an absolute power of attorney to sign, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any document which may be required by the USPTO or the USCO in order to effect an absolute assignment of all right, title and interest in each registration and application for a Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and to record the same.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 5.01.          Notices.  All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 13.02 of the Indenture (whether or not then in effect) and the comparable section of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement.  All communications and notices hereunder to any Grantor other than the Issuer shall be given to it in care of the Issuer as provided in Section 13.02 of the Indenture (whether or not then in effect).

 

SECTION 5.02.          Waivers; Amendment.

 

(a)           No failure by the Collateral Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Notes Document or any Additional Pari Passu Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Notes Document and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

(b)           Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent and the Grantor or Grantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.03.          Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses.

 

(a)           The parties hereto agree that the Collateral Agent and Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement of its expenses incurred hereunder and indemnity for its actions in connection herewith as provided in the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement (in each case, whether or not then in effect) and all rights, indemnities and protections granted to the Collateral Agent or Trustee therein shall apply hereto mutatis mutandis.

 

(b)           Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby and by the other Security Documents.  The provisions of this Section 5.03 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Notes Document or any Additional Pari Passu Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Secured Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Notes Document or any Additional Pari Passu Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party.  All amounts due under this Section 5.03 shall be payable promptly upon written demand therefor.

 

SECTION 5.04.          Successors and Assigns.  Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Grantor or the Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns, to the extent permitted under Section 13.10 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5.05.          Survival of Agreement.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Grantors in the Notes Documents, the Additional Pari Passu Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Notes Document or any Additional Pari Passu Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Notes Documents, the Additional Pari Passu Documents and the incurrence of any Secured Obligations, and shall continue in full force and effect until the payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations).

 

SECTION 5.06.          Counterparts; Effectiveness; Successors and Assigns; Several Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement and the other Notes Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Collateral Agent, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Grantor shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Grantor and the Collateral Agent and their respective successors and assigns permitted thereby, and shall inure to the benefit of such Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns permitted thereby, except that no Grantor shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Notes Documents or any Additional Pari Passu Document.  This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Grantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Grantor without the approval of any other Grantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Grantor hereunder.

 

SECTION 5.07.          Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or the other Notes Documents or any Additional Pari Passu Document is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, the other Notes Documents and the Additional Pari Passu Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 5.08.          [Reserved].

 

SECTION 5.09.          Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Service of Process.

 

(a)           The terms of Section 13.08 of the Indenture with respect to governing law is incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

 

(b)           SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR

 

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EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY OTHER SECURED PARTY, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY OTHER SECURED PARTY MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AGAINST ANY GRANTOR OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

 

(c)           WAIVER OF VENUE.  EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION 5.09.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

(d)           EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.09(d).

 

(e)           Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 5.01.  Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

SECTION 5.10.          Headings.  Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5.11.          Security Interest Absolute.  To the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, all rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Security Interest, the grant of a security interest in the Collateral and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Indenture, any other Notes Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Indenture, any other Notes Document or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Secured Obligations or (d) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the Secured Obligations or this Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.12.          Intercreditor Agreement Governs.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, shall govern.

 

SECTION 5.13.          Termination or Release.

 

(a)           This Agreement, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall automatically terminate with respect to all Secured Obligations when all Secured Obligations have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and there has been a termination of any commitments under any Additional Pari Passu Agreement.

 

(b)           The Liens securing the Notes Obligations will be released, in whole or in part, as provided in Section 12.02 of the Indenture.  The Liens securing Additional Pari Passu Obligations will be released, in whole or in part, as provide in the Additional Pari Passu Agreement governing such obligations.

 

(c)           In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 5.13, the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Grantor, at such Grantor’s expense, all documents and take all such further actions that such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release, in each case in accordance with the terms of Section 12.02 of the Indenture and the comparable provision of each Additional Pari Passu Agreement.  Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 5.13 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.

 

SECTION 5.14.          Additional Guarantors.  Each Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) of the Issuer that is required to enter into this Agreement as a Grantor pursuant to Section 4.18 of the Indenture or any comparable provision of any Additional Pari Passu Agreement shall, and any Subsidiary of the Issuer may, execute and deliver a Security Agreement Supplement and a Perfection Certificate and thereupon such Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein.  The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder.  The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a party to this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5.15.          Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact.  Each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Grantor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that may be necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and notice by the Collateral Agent to the Issuer of its intent to exercise such rights, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of such Grantor (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof; (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral; (c) to sign the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral; (d) to send verifications of Accounts to any Account Debtor; (e) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (f) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral; (g) to notify, or to require any Grantor to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent; (h) to make, settle and adjust claims in respect of Article 9 Collateral under policies of insurance, including endorsing the name of any Grantor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance, making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto and obtaining or maintaining the policies of insurance required by Section 12.11 of the Indenture or any comparable provision of any Additional Pari Passu Agreement or paying any premium in whole or in part relating thereto; and (i) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby.  Anything in this Section 5.15 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Collateral Agent agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 5.15 unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and if the Collateral Agent is so directed.  The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein.  No Secured Party shall be liable in the absence of its own bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  All sums disbursed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this paragraph, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, as provided in this Agreement, the Indenture  and any Additional Pari Passu Agreement promptly upon written demand therefor by the Grantors to the Collateral Agent and shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby.

 

SECTION 5.16.          General Authority of the Collateral Agent.  By acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and any other Security Documents, each Secured Party (whether or not a signatory hereto) shall be deemed irrevocably (a) to consent to the appointment of the Collateral Agent as its agent hereunder and under such other Security Documents, (b) to confirm that the Collateral Agent shall have the authority to act as the exclusive agent of such Secured Party for the enforcement of any provisions of this Agreement and such other Security Documents against any Grantor, the exercise of remedies hereunder or thereunder and the giving or withholding of any consent or approval hereunder or thereunder relating to any Collateral or any Grantor’s obligations with respect thereto, (c) to agree that it shall not take

 

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any action to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or any other Security Document against any Grantor, to exercise any remedy hereunder or thereunder or to give any consents or approvals hereunder or thereunder except as expressly provided in this Agreement or any other Security Document and (d) to agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and any other Security Documents.

 

SECTION 5.17.          Reasonable Care.  The Collateral Agent is required to exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral in its possession; provided that the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral, if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially similar to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property.

 

SECTION 5.18.          Deeds of Trust.  In the event that any of the Collateral hereunder is also subject to a valid and enforceable Lien under the terms of a Deed of Trust and the terms thereof are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, then with respect to such Collateral, the terms of such Deed of Trust shall control in the case of Fixtures and real estate leases, letting and licenses of, and contracts and agreements relating to the lease of, real property, and the terms of this Agreement shall control in the case of all other Collateral.

 

SECTION 5.19.          Reinstatement.  This Security Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Secured Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer or any other Grantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Issuer or any other Grantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

SECTION 5.20.          Rights of the Collateral Agent.

 

(a)           With respect to the Collateral Agent’s duties under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, the Collateral Agent may act through its attorneys, accountants, experts, agents and such other professionals as the Collateral Agent deems necessary, advisable or appropriate and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney, accountant, expert, agent or other such professional appointed with due care.

 

(b)           The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have actual, constructive, direct or indirect notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent shall have received a notice of Event of Default or a notice from the Grantor or the Secured Parties to the Collateral Agent in its capacity as Collateral Agent indicating that an Event of Default has occurred.  The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation either prior to or after receiving such notice to inquire whether an Event of Default has, in fact, occurred and shall be entitled to rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any notice so furnished to it.

 

(c)           Whenever reference is made in this Agreement or any other Security Document to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any such action under this Agreement if it shall not have received such advice or concurrence of the requisite percentage of Holders or Secured Parties (acting in accordance with the

 

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Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement then in effect and this Agreement), as it deems appropriate.  This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto.

 

(d)           The Collateral Agent shall be responsible only for the performance of such duties as are expressly set forth herein and no implied covenants, functions or responsibilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for any action taken or not taken by it under this Agreement or with respect to any Security Documents at the request or direction of any Secured Party.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following provisions shall govern the Collateral Agent’s rights, powers, obligations and duties under this Security Agreement:

 

(i)            Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Collateral Agent have any obligation to inquire or investigate as to the correctness, veracity, or content of any instruction pursuant to any other Security Document.  In no event shall the Collateral Agent have any liability in respect of any such instruction received by it and relied on with respect to any action or omission taken pursuant thereto.

 

(ii)           Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its experts, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the Security Documents (except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) responsible in any manner for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties (other than its own recitals, statements, representations or warranties) made in this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any of the Security Documents or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any of the Security Documents or for any failure of the Grantors or any other Person to perform their obligations hereunder and thereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Person to ascertain or to inquire as to (i) the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any of the Security Documents  or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Grantors, (ii) whether or not any representation or warranty made by any Person in connection with this Agreement or any Security Documents is true, (iii) the performance by any Person of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Security Documents or (iv) the breach of or default by any Person of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Security Documents.

 

(iii)          The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to (i) account to any Person for any sum or the profit element of any sum received for its own account; (ii) disclose to any other Person any information relating to the Person if such disclosure would, or might, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any Person; (iii) be under any fiduciary duties or obligations other than those for which express provision is made in this Agreement or in any of the other Security Documents to which it is a party; or (iv) be required to take any action that it believes, based on advice of counsel, is in conflict with any applicable law, this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, or any order of any court or administrative agency;

 

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(iv)          The Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith, except to the extent of the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(v)           The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for, nor incur any liability with respect to, (i) the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the security interest in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part under this Agreement or any of the other Note Documents, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent, (ii) the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, (iii) the validity of the title of the Grantors to the Collateral, (iv) insuring the Collateral or (v) the payment of taxes, charges or assessments upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.

 

(vi)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the Security Documents to the contrary, (i) in no event shall the Collateral Agent or any officer, director, employee, representative or agent of the Collateral Agent be liable under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the Security Documents for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits or loss of opportunity, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Collateral Agent has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought; and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall be afforded all of the rights, powers, immunities and indemnities set forth in this Agreement in all of the other Security Documents to which it is a signatory as if such rights, powers, immunities and indemnities were specifically set out in each such Security Documents.  In no event shall the Collateral Agent be obligated to invest any amounts received by it hereunder.

 

(vii)         The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents (i) if such action would, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent (which may be based on the opinion of legal counsel), be contrary to applicable law or any of the Security Documents or any other agreement referred to herein or therein, (ii) if such action is not provided for in this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, the Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement to which the Collateral Agent is a party, (iii) if, in connection with the taking of any such action hereunder or under any of the Security Documents that would constitute an exercise of remedies hereunder or under any of the Security Documents it shall not first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all risk of nonpayment, liability and expense that may be incurred by it, its agents or its counsel by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action, or (iv) if, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in connection with the taking of any such action that would constitute a payment due under any agreement or document, it shall not first have received from the Holders or the Grantors funds equal to the amount payable. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents in accordance with a request of the requisite percentage of Holders or Secured Parties, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the other Holders, Secured Parties and the Trustee.

 

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(viii)        The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have actual, constructive, direct or indirect knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent has received a written notice or a certificate from the Grantors stating that a Default has occurred.  The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever either prior to or after receiving such notice or certificate to inquire whether a Default has in fact occurred and shall be entitled to rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any notice or certificate so furnished to it.  No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or any of the Security Documents shall require the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, any of the other Security Documents or the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability including an advance of moneys necessary to perform work or to take the action requested is not reasonably assured to it, the Collateral Agent may decline to act unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it in its sole discretion, including an advance of moneys necessary to take the action requested. The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation or duty to take any action under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents or otherwise if taking such action (i) would subject the Collateral Agent to a tax in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to a tax or (ii) would require the Collateral Agent to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified.

 

(ix)          Any corporation into which the Collateral Agent may be merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent shall be a party, shall become a Collateral Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto except for written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

(x)           The Collateral Agent may resign as Collateral Agent at any time upon at least 60 day’s written notice to the Holders, Trustee and the Grantors (which may be extended up to 90 days upon reasonable request by the Grantors) and may be removed at any time with or without cause by the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Secured Obligations, with any such resignation or removal to become effective only upon the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent under this Section.  If the Collateral Agent shall provide notice of its resignation or be removed as Collateral Agent, then the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Secured Obligations or the Issuer may (and if no such successor shall have been appointed within 45 days of the Collateral Agent’s date of notice of resignation or removal, the Collateral Agent  or the Issuer may) appoint a successor Collateral Agent which successor agent shall, in the case of any appointment by the Collateral Agent, be reasonably acceptable to the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Secured Obligations or shall satisfy the requirements of Section 7.10 of the Indenture, and the former Collateral Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Collateral Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Collateral Agent (except that the resigning Collateral Agent shall deliver all Collateral then in its possession to the successor Collateral Agent and shall execute and deliver to the successor Collateral Agent such instruments of assignment and transfer and other similar documents as such successor Collateral Agent shall deem necessary or advisable (at the joint and several expense of the Grantors).  After any retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Collateral Agent.  In the event that a successor Collateral Agent is not appointed within the time period specified in this Section following the provision of a notice of resignation or removal

 

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of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuer or any other Secured Party representing at least 10% of the principal amount of the Secured Obligations may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent (at the joint and several expense of the Grantors).  Upon providing its notice of resignation as provided herein, the Collateral Agent shall have no obligation with respect to, or liability for failure to, seek or obtain gaming licenses, seek or obtain gaming regulatory approvals, or comply with gaming commission conditions.  In the event that the Collateral Agent is required to acquire title to an asset, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to perform any obligation under any Security Document, which in the Collateral Agent’s sole determination may cause the Collateral Agent to incur potential liability under any environmental law, the Collateral Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, to resign as Collateral Agent.

 

(xi)          Neither Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or attorneys-in-fact has made any representations or warranties to it (except as expressly provided herein) and no act by the Collateral Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the Grantors, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Collateral Agent to any Secured Party. Each Secured Party will, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Grantors.  Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Secured Party with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Grantors which may come into the possession of the Collateral Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or attorneys-in-fact.

 

(xii)         In the event that the Collateral Agent is requested to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, which in the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion may cause the Collateral Agent to be considered an “owner or operator” under any environmental laws or otherwise cause the Collateral Agent to incur, or be exposed to, any environmental liability or any liability under any other federal, state or local law, the Collateral Agent reserves the right to not follow such direction, to resign as Collateral Agent or to arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court appointed receiver.  The Collateral Agent shall not be liable to any Person for any environmental liability or any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of the Collateral Agent’s actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to any kind of discharge or release or threatened discharge or release of any hazardous materials into the environment.  Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for any loss incurred by the Collateral Agent’s refusal to take actions to acquire title or other actions that may result in it being considered an “owner or operator”.

 

(xiii)        The Issuer shall indemnify the Collateral Agent (which for purposes of this Section shall include its officers, directors, stockholders, employees and agents) against any and all claims, damage, losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Agreement against the Issuer (including this Section) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Issuer or any Holder or any other Person) or liability

 

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in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder except to the extent any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense has been determined in a final non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The Collateral Agent shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim of which a Responsible Officer has received written notice for which it may seek indemnity.  Failure by the Collateral Agent to so notify the Issuer shall not relieve the Issuer of their obligations hereunder.  The Issuer shall defend the claim and the Collateral Agent shall cooperate in the defense.  The Collateral Agent may have separate counsel and the Issuer shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel only if the defendants in any such action include both the Issuer and the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the Issuer and the Collateral Agent in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the Issuer.  The Issuer need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The obligations of the Issuer under this Section shall survive the satisfaction and discharge or termination for any reason of the Indenture or the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent.

 

(xiv)        In addition, and without prejudice to the rights provided to the Collateral Agent under any of the provisions of this Agreement, when the Collateral Agent incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Code.

 

(xv)         In connection with any actions taken pursuant to this Agreement, the Indenture or the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent shall also be entitled to all rights, protections and immunities granted to it under the Indenture. In the event of any conflict relating to such rights, protections or immunities, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

 

SECTION 5.21.          Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

 

(a)           On or after the Merger Date, the Issuer may from time to time designate additional obligations as Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations by delivering to the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and each Additional Pari Passu Agent (a) an officer’s certificate signed by the chief financial officer of the Issuer (i) identifying the obligations so designated and the aggregate principal amount or face amount thereof, stating that such obligations are designated as “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” for purposes of the Indenture and for purposes hereof and certifying that such designation does not violate the terms of the Indenture and each then extant Additional Pari Passu Agreement (upon which the Collateral Agent may conclusively and exclusively rely), (ii) representing that such designation complies with the terms of the Indenture and each then extant Additional Pari Passu Agreement and (iii) specifying the name and address of the Additional Pari Passu Agent for such obligations (if other than the Trustee) and (b) except in the case of Additional Notes, a fully executed Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement (in the form attached as Exhibit VI hereto).

 

(b)           Each Additional Pari Passu Agent agrees that upon the satisfaction of all conditions set forth in Section 5.21(a), the Collateral Agent shall act as agent under this Agreement for the Additional Pari Passu Agent and the holders of such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations and as collateral agent for the benefit of all Secured Parties, including without limitation, any Secured Parties that hold any such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations, and each Additional Pari Passu Agent agrees

 

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to the appointment, and acceptance of the appointment, of the Collateral Agent for the Additional Pari Passu Agent and the holders of such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations as set forth in each Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement and agrees, on behalf of itself and each Secured Party it represents, to be bound by this Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.  Notwithstanding the delivery of the Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement set forth above, the Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to act as Collateral Agent for any New Secured Parties (as such term is defined in Exhibit VI hereto) whatsoever or to execute any document whatsoever (including any agency agreement) if in the sole judgment of the Collateral Agent doing so would impose, purport to impose or might reasonably be expected to impose upon the Collateral Agent any obligation or liability for which the Collateral Agent is not in its sole discretion fully protected. In no event shall the Collateral Agent be subject to any document that it has not executed.  The Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement shall not be effective until it has been accepted in writing by the Collateral Agent.  For the avoidance of doubt, the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Collateral Agent hereunder and as set forth in the Indenture, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified prior to taking action, shall survive the satisfaction, discharge or termination of the Indenture or earlier termination, resignation or removal of the Trustee, in such capacity, with respect to the holders of the Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations to the extent the Security Documents remain in force thereafter.

 

SECTION 5.22.          U.S.A. Patriot Act.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee and Collateral Agent, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee or Collateral Agent.  The parties to the Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee and Collateral Agent with such information as they may request in order for the Trustee and Collateral Agent to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as Issuer and a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC., as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL CREDIT, LLC, as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GCA MTL, LLC, as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

NEWAVE, INC., as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Title:

Treasurer, Director

 

[Signature Page to Security Agreement]

 



 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC., as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC., as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

MGAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L.Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Security Agreement]

 



 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS,
as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

By:

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rodney Gaughan

 

 

Name:

Rodney Gaughan

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Name:

Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

Pledged Equity

 

Pledgor

 

Pledged Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pledged Debt

 

SCH I-1



 

SCHEDULE II

 

Commercial Tort Claims

 

SCH II-1



 

EXHIBIT I TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

SUPPLEMENT NO.           dated as of [          ] (this “Supplement”), to the Security Agreement (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”) dated as of December 19, 2014 among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC. (the “Issuer”), the other Grantors from time to time party thereto and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

 

A.            Reference is made to that certain Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014, among Movie Escrow, Inc., as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee and Collateral Agent, as supplemented by the supplemental indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., the guarantors from time to time party thereto and the Trustee.

 

B.            Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement, and if not defined therein, the Indenture.

 

C.            Section 5.14 of the Security Agreement provides that additional Restricted Subsidiaries of the Issuer may become Grantors under the Security Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement.  The undersigned Restricted Subsidiary (the “New Subsidiary”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Indenture to become a Grantor under the Security Agreement.

 

Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.  In accordance with Section 5.14 of the Security Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and the New Subsidiary hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Subsidiary, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations does hereby create and grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, a security interest in and lien on all of the New Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) of the New Subsidiary whether now existing or hereafter acquired.  Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary.  The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

SECTION 2.  The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Bankruptcy Laws and by general principles of equity.

 

SECTION 3.  This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as

 

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delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement. This Supplement shall become effective when the Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of the New Subsidiary, and the Collateral Agent has executed a counterpart hereof.

 

SECTION 4.  The New Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of the location of any and all Collateral of the New Subsidiary, (b) set forth under its signature hereto is the true and correct legal name of the New Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of formation and the location of its chief executive office, (c) Schedule I attached hereto sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to the New Subsidiary, of (i) all the Capital Stock owned by the New Subsidiary in any Person and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Capital Stock of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity owned by the New Subsidiary and (ii) all the Pledged Debt owned by the New Subsidiary and (d) Schedule I attached hereto sets forth, as of the date hereof, each Commercial Tort Claim in respect of which a complaint or counterclaim has been filed by the New Subsidiary seeking damages in an amount of $1,000,000 or more.  Schedule I shall be incorporated into, and after the date hereof be deemed part of, the Perfection Certificate.

 

SECTION 5.  Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 6.  THIS SUPPLEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

SECTION 7.  If any provision of this Supplement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Supplement s shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 8.  All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 5.01 of the Security Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.  The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the execution and delivery of this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Collateral Agent.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

[NAME OF NEW SUBSIDIARY]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jurisdiction of Formation:

 

Address of Chief Executive Office:

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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SCHEDULE I
TO SUPPLEMENTAL NO     TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

LOCATION OF COLLATERAL

 

Description

 

Location

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY INTERESTS

 

Issuer

 

Number of
Certificate

 

Registered
Owner

 

Number and
Class of
Capital Stock

 

Percentage of
Capital Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEBT SECURITIES

 

Issuer

 

Principal Amount

 

Date of Note

 

Maturity Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

 

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Exhibit II

 

FORM OF
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
(SHORT-FORM)

 

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [      ] (this “Agreement”) among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation located at [   ] (the “Issuer”), the other Grantors identified herein and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

 

Reference is made to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Issuer, the other Grantors identified therein and who from time to time become a party thereto and the Collateral Agent.  The Secured Parties’ agreements in respect of extensions of credit to the Issuer are set forth in the Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014, among Movie Escrow, Inc., as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee and Collateral Agent, as supplemented by the supplemental indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., the guarantors from time to time party thereto and the Trustee.  The Guarantors are affiliates of the Issuer, will derive substantial benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Indenture, and the undersigned Grantors are therefore willing to enter into this agreement.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.  Terms.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Security Agreement.  The rules of construction specified in Article 1 of the Indenture also apply to this Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Grant of Security Interest.  As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Note Guarantees, each Grantor, pursuant to and in accordance with the Security Agreement, did and hereby does pledge to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and did and hereby does grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Patent Collateral”):

 

All patents of the United States, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for patents of the United States, and all reissues, re-examinations, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions thereof, owned by the Grantors including those listed on Schedule I hereto, and the inventions or improvements disclosed or claimed therein.

 

Section 3.  Termination.  This Patent Security Agreement and the security interest granted hereby shall automatically terminate with respect to all of a Grantor’s Secured Obligations and any Lien arising therefrom shall be automatically released upon termination of the Security Agreement or release of such Grantor’s obligations thereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall, in connection with any termination

 

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or release herein or under the Security Agreement, execute and deliver, at the sole expense of the Grantors, to any Grantor as such Grantor may request, an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Patent Collateral acquired under this Agreement.  Additionally, upon such satisfactory performance or payment, the Collateral Agent shall reasonably cooperate, at the sole expense of the Grantors, with any efforts made by a Grantor to make of record or otherwise confirm such satisfaction including, but not limited to, the release and/or termination of this Agreement and any security interest in, to or under the Patent Collateral.

 

Section 4.  Supplement to the Security Agreement.  The security interests granted to the Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement.  Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Patent Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

 

Section 5.  Governing Law.  The terms of Section 13.08 of the Indenture with respect to governing law are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

 

Section 6.  Intercreditor Agreement Governs.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, shall govern.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as Issuer

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

[GRANTORS]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Signature Page for Patent Security Agreement

 



 

Schedule I

 

Short Particulars of U.S. Patent Collateral

 



 

Exhibit III

 

FORM OF
TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
(SHORT-FORM)

 

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [      ] (this “Agreement”) among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation located at [   ] (the “Issuer”), the other Grantors identified herein and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

 

Reference is made to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Issuer, the other Grantors identified therein and who from time to time become a party thereto and the Collateral Agent.  The Secured Parties’ agreements in respect of extensions of credit to the Issuer are set forth in the Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014, among Movie Escrow, Inc., as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee and Collateral Agent, as supplemented by the supplemental indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., the guarantors from time to time party thereto and the Trustee.  The Guarantors are affiliates of the Issuer, will derive substantial benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Indenture, and the undersigned Grantors are therefore willing to enter into this agreement.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.  Terms.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Security Agreement.  The rules of construction specified in Article 1 of the Indenture also apply to this Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Grant of Security Interest.  As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Note Guarantees, each Grantor, pursuant to and in accordance with the Security Agreement, did and hereby does pledge to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and did and hereby does grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Trademark Collateral”):

 

(a) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, trade dress, logos, designs, fictitious business names, other source or business identifiers protected under the laws of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, all registrations and recordings thereof, all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith in the USPTO, and all renewals thereof, as well as any unregistered trademarks and service marks used by a Grantor, including those listed on Schedule I hereto, and (b) all goodwill connected with the use thereof and symbolized thereby; provided that the grant of security interest shall not include any “intent-to-use” trademark applications prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham

 

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Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto.

 

Section 3.  Termination.  This Trademark Security Agreement and the security interest granted hereby shall automatically terminate with respect to all of a Grantor’s Secured Obligations and any Lien arising therefrom shall be automatically released upon termination of the Security Agreement or release of such Grantor’s obligations thereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall, in connection with any termination or release herein or under the Security Agreement, execute and deliver, at the sole expense of the Grantors, to any Grantor as such Grantor may request, an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Trademark Collateral acquired under this Agreement.  Additionally, upon such satisfactory performance or payment, the Collateral Agent shall reasonably cooperate, at the sole expense of the Grantors, with any efforts made by a Grantor to make of record or otherwise confirm such satisfaction including, but not limited to, the release and/or termination of this Agreement and any security interest in, to or under the Trademark Collateral.

 

Section 4.  Supplement to the Security Agreement.  The security interests granted to the Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement.  Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Trademark Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

 

Section 5.  Governing Law.  The terms of Section 13.08 of the Indenture with respect to governing law are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

 

Section 6.  Intercreditor Agreement Governs.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, shall govern.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as Issuer

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GRANTORS]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Signature Page for Trademark Security Agreement

 



 

Schedule I to
Trademark Security Agreement Supplement

 

UNITED STATES Trademarks, Service Marks and Trademark Applications

 

Grantor

 

Trademark or Service
Mark

 

Date Granted

 

Registration No. and
Jurisdiction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grantor

 

Trademark or Service
Mark Application

 

Date Filed

 

Application No. and
Jurisdiction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Exhibit IV

 

FORM OF
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT
(SHORT-FORM)

 

COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [      ] (this “Agreement”) among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation located at [  ] (the “Issuer”), the other Grantors identified herein and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

 

Reference is made to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Issuer, the other Grantors identified therein and who from time to time become a party thereto and the Collateral Agent.  The Secured Parties’ agreements in respect of extensions of credit to the Issuer are set forth in the Indenture dated as of December 19, 2014, among Movie Escrow, Inc., as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee and Collateral Agent, as supplemented by the supplemental indenture, dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., the guarantors from time to time party thereto and the Trustee.  The Guarantors are affiliates of the Issuer, will derive substantial benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Indenture, and the undersigned Grantors are therefore willing to enter into this agreement.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.  Terms.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Security Agreement.  The rules of construction specified in Article 1 of the Indenture also apply to this Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Grant of Security Interest.  As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Note Guarantees, each Grantor, pursuant to and in accordance with the Security Agreement, did and hereby does pledge to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and did and hereby does grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Copyright Collateral”):

 

(a) all copyright rights in any work owned by the Grantor subject to and under the copyright laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee, transferee, exclusive licensee or otherwise, and (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the USCO, including those listed on Schedule I hereto.

 

Section 3.  Termination.  This Copyright Security Agreement and the security interest granted hereby shall automatically terminate with respect to all of a Grantor’s Secured Obligations and any Lien arising therefrom shall be automatically released upon termination of the Security Agreement or

 

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release of such Grantor’s obligations thereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall, in connection with any termination or release herein or under the Security Agreement, execute and deliver, at the sole expense of the Grantors, to any Grantor as such Grantor may request, an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Copyright Collateral acquired under this Agreement.  Additionally, upon such satisfactory performance or payment, the Collateral Agent shall reasonably cooperate, at the sole expense of the Grantors, with any efforts made by a Grantor to make of record or otherwise confirm such satisfaction including, but not limited to, the release and/or termination of this Agreement and any security interest in, to or under the Copyright Collateral.

 

Section 4.  Supplement to the Security Agreement.  The security interests granted to the Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement.  Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Copyright Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

 

Section 5.  Governing Law.  The terms of Section 13.08 of the Indenture with respect to governing law are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

 

Section 6.  Intercreditor Agreement Governs.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, shall govern.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as Issuer

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GRANTORS]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Signature Page for Copyright Security Agreement

 



 

Schedule I

 

Short Particulars of U.S. Copyright Collateral

 



 

Exhibit V

 

FORM OF

ESCROW AGREEMENT

 

This Escrow Agreement (“Agreement”), is made and entered as of the [•] day of [   ], [   ], by and among [       ], as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Bank Security Agreement referred to below) (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Bank Collateral Agent”), DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Notes Security Agreement referred to below) (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Notes Collateral Agent” and, together with the Bank Collateral Agent, the “Collateral Agents”), [GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Pledgor”)](1), and [         ] (“Escrow Agent”).

 

Reference is made to (i) Section 2.07 of the Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Bank Security Agreement”), by and among the Pledgor, the other grantors party thereto and the Bank Collateral Agent, (ii) Section 2.07 of the Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Notes Security Agreement”), by and among the Pledgor, the other grantors party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent and (iii) the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), by and among the Bank Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent and each additional agent from time to time party thereto.  Unless otherwise noted, capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Bank Security Agreement, the Notes Security Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Bank Security Agreement and the Notes Security Agreement (collectively, the “Security Agreements”), the Pledgor is granting, and any future Grantor may grant, a collateral security interest in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to requirements of the Nevada Gaming Commission applicable to Equity Interests held by the Pledgor in entities that are licensed or registered with the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity must be retained in escrow in the State of Nevada subject to the further requirements of the Nevada Gaming Commission and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Nevada Gaming Control Act and the regulations adopted thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, Escrow Agent is willing and able to serve as an escrow holder for such purposes, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,

 

IT IS THEREFORE AGREED:

 


(1)  Update to include any other Grantors holding Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity.

 

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1.             This Agreement is not intended to modify or amend the Security Agreements but only to direct the activities of Escrow Agent during the operation of the escrow.  The Pledgor and the Bank Collateral Agent confirm that the copy of the Bank Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of the agreement to be executed and delivered by Pledgor and the Bank Collateral Agent concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and that there are no amendments or other documents or agreements thereto that may affect Escrow Agent’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.  The Pledgor and the Notes Collateral Agent confirm that the copy of the Notes Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the agreement to be executed and delivered by Pledgor and the Notes Collateral Agent concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and that there are no amendments or other documents or agreements thereto that may affect Escrow Agent’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.  Escrow Agent has examined the Security Agreements and is empowered to perform such acts as are set forth in the Security Agreements.

 

2.             On the date hereof, the Pledgor agrees to deliver to Escrow Agent the following share certificates (copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3 to this Agreement) which constitute all of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity as of the date hereof:

 

Company Name

 

Share Certificate No.

 

No. of Shares

[  ]

 

[  ]

 

[  ]

[  ]

 

[  ]

 

[  ]

[  ]

 

[  ]

 

[  ]

 

3.             Escrow Agent agrees to retain the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity in a safe and secure fashion in its offices at [  ], Nevada [  ] (the “Collateral Location”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Security Agreements.  The Pledgor shall notify the Nevada Gaming Commission of the initial Collateral Location.  The Escrow Agent agrees (a) to provide the Pledgor and each Collateral Agent with thirty (30) days prior written notice of any anticipated or intended change of the Collateral Location during the term hereof (whether such change is made at the request of the Controlling Agent (as defined below) or otherwise), (b) not to move the certificates representing the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity to a new Collateral Location until the Pledgor notifies the Escrow Agent that the Nevada Gaming Commission has been notified by the Pledgor of such new location (and, where required, such Nevada Gaming Commission have approved the new location) and in any event only on the instructions of the Controlling Agent (or if required by court order) to do so, and (c) to make the certificates representing the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity available for inspection by agents or employees of the Nevada Gaming Commission or any applicable gaming authorities immediately upon request during normal business hours.

 

4.             Pledgor and Bank Collateral Agent each consent to these arrangements and agree that Escrow Agent shall serve in such capacity subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Bank Security Agreement.  Pledgor and Notes Collateral Agent each consent to these arrangements and agree that Escrow Agent shall serve in such capacity subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Notes Security Agreement.

 

5.             Any action requested of Escrow Agent shall be made in writing by the Controlling Agent (each such requested action an “Escrow Instruction”) with a copy of any such Escrow Instruction sent to the other Collateral Agent as provided in the Security Agreements for notices.  Subject to the foregoing, Escrow Agent is authorized to accept and rely on facsimile machine transmitted instructions from any party hereto.  The Escrow Agent shall act in accordance with such Escrow Instruction.  The determination

 

EXHIBIT V-2



 

as to when a party shall have received any Escrow Instruction or a copy of an Escrow Instruction shall be determined in accordance with the determination of receipt of notices under the Security Agreements.  Subject to paragraph 6 below, the Escrow Agent agrees that it shall accept instructions or directions with respect to the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity from the Controlling Agent, and shall disregard any instructions or directions from the Pledgor or its respective affiliates; provided, however, that the Controlling Agent shall forward to the Pledgor a copy of any such instructions or directions given by the Controlling Agent to the Escrow Agent within five (5) Business Days of its delivery thereof; provided, further however, that the failure to forward such instructions or directions to the Pledgor shall not affect the Escrow Agent’s right and obligation to comply with such instructions or directions from the Controlling Agent.  As used in this Agreement, the term “Controlling Agent” means the Bank Collateral Agent until such time as the Escrow Agent has received written notice from the Bank Collateral Agent stating in substance that henceforth the Notes Collateral Agent will be Controlling Agent (a “Change Notice”), at which time the Notes Collateral Agent will replace the Bank Collateral Agent as Controlling Agent.

 

6.             If Escrow Agent receives written objection to any Escrow Instruction, Escrow Agent shall promptly confirm with such other Collateral Agent that it has received a copy of such objection and, if the Collateral Agents fail to resolve or compromise the conflicting claims as to the applicable Escrow Instruction within ten (10) days after receipt of such objection by the other, non-objecting Collateral Agent, Escrow Agent, of its own initiative or at the request of either Collateral Agent, may upon notice to and compliance with any requirements of the Nevada Gaming Board deposit the Nevada Gaming Pledge Equity held in the escrow account with Eighth Judicial District Court for the State of Nevada for decision with respect to the requested action until the conflict is resolved.

 

7.             Upon delivery of the certificates representing the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity to the Escrow Agent, the security interest of each Collateral Agent in such certificates shall be perfected under Article 8 and Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Nevada.  Upon delivery or transfer of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity into the District Court, Escrow Agent shall have no further liability to either party with respect to the escrow Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity.

 

8.             Escrow Agent shall have no responsibilities to Pledgor and Collateral Agents except as specifically provided in this Agreement or any Escrow Instructions and shall not be responsible for the performance of Pledgor or any Collateral Agent of any obligation set forth in the Security Agreements.  Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility to determine whether the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity should be delivered to the Pledgor or the Controlling Agent under the terms of the Security Agreements but shall rely only on the written instructions of the parties or, if applicable, the order of any court having jurisdiction over the matter.  No implied duties or responsibilities of Escrow Agent shall be read into the Escrow Instructions.  Pledgor shall indemnify, defend, and hold Escrow Agent harmless from and against any and all liability, cost, and expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) and including specifically but without limitation any legal or other expenses with respect to any action for interpleader or similar action by Escrow Agent, arising out of or in any way connected with the performance by Escrow Agent under the provisions of this Agreement or any Escrow Instructions, excepting any liability, cost or expense arising out of the negligence or willful misconduct of Escrow Agent.  Escrow Agent shall be under no obligation to institute or defend any action, suit, or legal proceeding in connection herewith.  The indemnifications provided herein shall survive termination of this Agreement.  Escrow Agent may consult with its counsel with respect to Escrow Agent’s performance under the provisions of these Escrow Instructions, and Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with advice of such counsel, excepting any liability, cost or expense arising out of the bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct of Escrow Agent.

 

EXHIBIT V-3



 

9.             Escrow Agent may resign and discharge itself of the obligations created hereby by sending written notice thereof to Pledgor and Collateral Agents not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date in which such notice specifies as the date upon which Escrow Agent’s resignation shall take effect.  Pledgor and the Controlling Agent provided that if the Notes Collateral Agent is the Controlling Agent at the time, then the Pledgor and the requisite percentage of Holders or Secured Parties (acting in accordance with the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement then in effect and the Notes Security Agreement) shall work in good faith to reach agreement on the appointment of, and to appoint, a successor escrow agent by the effective time of any resignation of the Escrow Agent.  Should such successor escrow agent not be so appointed by the effective time of the Escrow Agent’s resignation, a successor escrow agent shall be appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction upon the petition of Escrow Agent.  Any successor escrow agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Escrow Agent, Pledgor and Collateral Agents a written instrument accepting such appointment and thereupon such successor escrow agent, without further action on its part, shall become substituted in the place and stead of Escrow Agent hereunder.  Escrow Agent, upon being paid in full all sums due to it hereunder (including without limitation all reasonable legal and other expenses incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with the petition to appoint the successor escrow agent), shall immediately transfer to the successor agent all monies, notices, and other documents held by Escrow Agent hereunder against the receipt of such escrow agent therefor and shall thereupon be fully released and discharged from any further liability and/or responsibility hereunder.

 

10.          These Escrow Instructions shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada and the regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission.  As to Escrow Agent, this Agreement and any Escrow Instructions constitute the entire agreements among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous instructions and undertakings of the parties in connection herewith; it being understood that the foregoing shall not alter, amend, modify or affect the continued validity of the Security Agreements and the agreements contemplated therein and thereby.  All of the terms, covenants, conditions, and provisions of this Agreement and any Escrow Instructions shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legatees, devisees, personal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, and permitted assigns.  No failure or delay on the part of a party hereto in exercising any right, power, or remedy afforded it hereunder may be, or may deemed to be, a waiver thereof; nor may any single or partial exercise of any right, power, or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power, or remedy.  The invalidity of any provisions hereof shall in no way affect the validity of any other provision hereof.

 

11.          These Escrow Instructions may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

 

12.          Escrow Agent shall be paid by the Pledgor an administrative fee of [·](2) Dollars ($[·]) per year, payable in advance, for services rendered pursuant to this Agreement.  The expenses and fees of Escrow Agent in maintaining this escrow shall be paid by Pledgor.

 


(2)  Escrow Agent to provide.

 

EXHIBIT V-4



 

13.          Notices

 

(a)           Generally.  Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier or electronic mail as follows:

 

if to the Pledgor at:

 

Global Cash Access, Inc.
7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113

Telecopier No.:  (702) 262-5039
Attention:  General Counsel

 

if to the Bank Collateral Agent at:

 

[      ]

[      ]

[      ]

[      ]

Attention:  [      ]

Email:  [      ]

 

if to the Notes Collateral Agent at:

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Trust & Agency Services

60 Wall Street, 16th Floor

Mail Stop: NYC60-1630

New York, New York 10005

Attn:  Corporates Team Deal Manager — Global Cash Access, Inc.

Fax:  732-578-4635

 

With a copy to:

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

Trust & Agency Services

100 Plaza One, Mailstop JCY03-0699

Jersey City, New Jersey 07311

Attn:  Corporates Team Deal Manager — Global Cash Access, Inc.

Fax:  732-578-4635

 

if to the Escrow Agent at:

 

[      ]

[      ]

[      ]

Attention:  [      ]

Facsimile:  [      ]

 

EXHIBIT V-5



 

Telephone:  [      ]

Email:  [      ]

 

14.          The Escrow Agent may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Collateral Agents and the Pledgor.  Both Collateral Agents acting together or the Notes Collateral Agent acting as Controlling Agent may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Escrow Agent, the Pledgor and the Nevada Gaming Commission of the change in the Collateral Location. This Agreement may be terminated immediately upon written notice to the Escrow Agent and the Pledgor from both Collateral Agents acting together or the Notes Collateral Agent acting as Controlling Agent, on termination or release of the security interest(s) of all terminating Collateral Agents in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity; provided that any notice from any terminating Collateral Agent must contain such Collateral Agent’s acknowledgement of the termination or release of its security interest in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity.  Upon termination hereof, if the Escrow Agent has not previously released the certificates representing the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity in accordance with this Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall deliver such certificates to such person(s) as shall be designated in writing by the Controlling Agent or by order of any court of competent jurisdiction and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until such time.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the entity whose equity interests constitute any part of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity is licensed by or registered with the Nevada gaming authorities, the certificates representing such Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity may not be surrendered by the Escrow Agent to any party other than the Pledgor (to the extent permitted by the Controlling Agent) or a successor custodian in Nevada designated by the Controlling Agent (with thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Pledgor) without the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission.

 

15.          This Agreement shall not be modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. From time to time, at the request and expense of the requesting party, each party agrees to and shall execute and deliver such further instruments and take such other action as the requesting party may reasonably request in order to effectuate the transactions set forth herein.

 

16.          This Agreement shall be governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to contracts made and performed in such state.

 

17.          Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, the terms of this Agreement are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

EXHIBIT V-6



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as Pledgor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[       ], as Bank Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Notes Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[       ], as Escrow Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Signature Page for Escrow Agreement

 



 

Exhibit VI

 

FORM OF

ADDITIONAL PARI PASSU JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned is the agent for Persons wishing to become “Secured Parties” (the “New Secured Parties”) under the Security Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended and/or supplemented, the “Security Agreement” (terms used without definition herein have the meanings assigned to such terms by the Security Agreement)) among Global Cash Access, Inc., the other Grantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent (the “Agent”) and the other Security Documents.

 

In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby:

 

(i)            represents that the Additional Pari Passu Agent has been authorized by the New Secured Parties to become a party to the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents on behalf of the New Secured Parties under that [DESCRIBE OPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND NEW SECURED OBLIGATIONS] (the “New Secured Obligations”) and to act as the Additional Pari Passu Agent for the New Secured Parties hereunder;

 

(ii)           acknowledges that the New Secured Parties have received a copy of the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents (including the Intercreditor Agreement);

 

(iii)          irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents (including the Intercreditor Agreement) as are delegated to the Agent by the terms thereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and

 

(iv)          accepts and acknowledges the terms of the Security Agreement applicable to it and the New Secured Parties and agrees to serve as Additional Pari Passu Agent for the New Secured Parties with respect to the New Secured Obligations and agrees on its own behalf and on behalf of the New Secured Parties to be bound by the terms of the Security Agreement and the other Security Documents (including the Intercreditor Agreement) with all the rights and obligations of a Secured Party thereunder and bound by all the provisions thereof as fully as if it had been parties to the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement on the dates thereof.

 

The name and address of the representative for purposes of Section 5.01 of the Security Agreement are as follows:

 

[name and address of Additional Pari Passu Agent]

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the       day of          , 20  .

 

 

[NAME]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGED:

 

The Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges its acceptance of this Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement,

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas,

not in its individual capacity but solely as Collateral Agent

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 



 

Exhibit VII

 

FORM OF

PERFECTION CERTIFICATE

 

[Attached]

 


EX-10.3 9 a14-24477_3ex10d3.htm EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of December 19, 2014

 

among

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.,

as the Borrower,

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.,

as Parent

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 

as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender
and
L/C Issuer,

 

and

 

The Other Lenders Party Hereto,

 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as
Syndication Agent

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
and
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
,
as
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I.

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

 

 

 

1.01

Defined Terms

1

1.02

Other Interpretive Provisions

36

1.03

Accounting Terms

36

1.04

Rounding

37

1.05

Times of Day

37

1.06

Letter of Credit Amounts

37

 

 

ARTICLE II.

 

 

 

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

 

 

2.01

Committed Loans

37

2.02

Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans

38

2.03

Letters of Credit

39

2.04

Swing Line Loans

47

2.05

Prepayments

50

2.06

Termination or Reduction of Commitments

52

2.07

Repayment of Loans

52

2.08

Interest

53

2.09

Fees

53

2.10

Computation of Interest and Fees

54

2.11

Evidence of Debt

54

2.12

Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback

55

2.13

Sharing of Payments by Lenders

56

2.14

Increase in Commitments

57

2.15

Cash Collateral

58

2.16

Defaulting Lenders

59

2.17

Extension Offers

61

 

 

 

ARTICLE III.

 

 

 

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

 

 

3.01

Taxes

63

3.02

Illegality

66

3.03

Inability to Determine Rates

67

3.04

Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans

67

3.05

Compensation for Losses

69

3.06

Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

69

3.07

Survival

70

 

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Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV.

 

 

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.01

Conditions to Closing and Effectiveness

70

4.02

[Reserved]

73

4.03

Conditions to all Credit Extensions After Closing Date

73

 

 

ARTICLE V.

 

 

 

[RESERVED]

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI.

 

 

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

 

 

 

6.01

Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws

74

6.02

Authorization; No Contravention

74

6.03

Governmental Authorization; Other Consents

74

6.04

Binding Effect

74

6.05

Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

74

6.06

Litigation

75

6.07

No Default

75

6.08

Ownership of Property; Liens

75

6.09

Environmental Compliance

75

6.10

Insurance

75

6.11

Taxes

75

6.12

ERISA Compliance

76

6.13

Subsidiaries; Equity Interests

76

6.14

Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

76

6.15

Disclosure

76

6.16

Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc

77

6.17

Collateral Documents

77

6.18

Solvency

77

6.19

Patriot Act and OFAC

77

6.20

FCPA

78

6.21

Anti-Corruption Laws

78

6.22

Subordination of Subordinated Indebtedness

78

6.23

Labor Matters

78

6.24

Use of Proceeds

79

 

 

ARTICLE VII.

 

 

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

 

7.01

Financial Statements

79

7.02

Certificates; Other Information

79

7.03

Notices

81

7.04

Preservation of Existence, Etc.

81

7.05

Maintenance of Properties

82

7.06

Maintenance of Insurance

82

 

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Page

 

 

 

7.07

Compliance with Laws

82

7.08

Books and Records

82

7.09

Inspection Rights

82

7.10

Use of Proceeds

83

7.11

Environmental Covenant

83

7.12

Accuracy of Information

83

7.13

Additional Guarantors and Collateral

83

7.14

Post-Closing Covenants

85

7.15

Payment of Taxes

85

7.16

Further Assurances

85

7.17

Anti-Corruption Laws

86

7.18

Anti-Terrorism Laws

86

7.19

ERISA Reports

86

7.20

Maintenance of Ratings

86

7.21

Lender Calls

86

 

 

ARTICLE VIII.

 

 

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

 

 

8.01

Liens

86

8.02

Investments

88

8.03

Indebtedness

89

8.04

Fundamental Changes

91

8.05

Dispositions

91

8.06

Restricted Payments

93

8.07

Change in Nature of Business

94

8.08

Transactions with Affiliates

94

8.09

Negative Pledges and Other Contractual Restrictions

95

8.10

Amendment of Material Documents

95

8.11

Financial Covenant

95

8.12

Accounting Changes

96

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX.

 

 

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

 

 

9.01

Events of Default

96

9.02

Remedies Upon Event of Default

98

9.03

Application of Funds

99

9.04

Reinstatement

100

 

 

 

ARTICLE X.

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

 

 

10.01

Appointment and Authority

101

10.02

Rights as a Lender

101

10.03

Exculpatory Provisions

101

10.04

Reliance by Administrative Agent

102

10.05

Delegation of Duties

103

 

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Page

 

 

 

10.06

Resignation of Administrative Agent

103

10.07

Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders

104

10.08

No Other Duties, Etc.

104

10.09

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

104

10.10

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

105

10.11

Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements

106

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI.

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

11.01

Amendments, Etc.

106

11.02

Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication

108

11.03

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement

110

11.04

Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

110

11.05

Payments Set Aside

113

11.06

Successors and Assigns

113

11.07

Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality

118

11.08

Right of Setoff

119

11.09

Interest Rate Limitation

119

11.10

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

119

11.11

Survival of Representations and Warranties

120

11.12

Severability

120

11.13

Replacement of Lenders

120

11.14

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

121

11.15

Waiver of Jury Trial

122

11.16

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

122

11.17

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

122

11.18

USA PATRIOT Act

123

11.19

Designation as Senior Debt

123

11.20

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

123

11.21

Gaming Authority Cooperation

123

11.22

Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement

123

 

SCHEDULES

 

 

2.01

Commitments and Applicable Percentages

 

6.06

Litigation

 

6.09

Environmental Matters

 

6.13

Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments

 

6.16

Intellectual Property Matters

 

7.14

Post-Closing Covenants

 

8.01

Existing Liens

 

8.02

Identified Investments

 

8.03

Existing Indebtedness

 

8.08

Transactions with Affiliates

 

11.02

Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices

 

iv



 

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

Form of

 

 

 

 

A

Committed Loan Notice

 

B

Swing Line Loan Notice

 

C-1

Form of Revolving Note

 

C-2

Form of Term B Note

 

C-3

Form of Swing Line Note

 

D

Compliance Certificate

 

E

Assignment and Assumption

 

F

Guaranty

 

G

Form of Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement

 

H-1

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

 

H-2

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

 

H-3

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

 

H-4

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

 

I

[Reserved]

 

J

Security Agreement

 

K

[Reserved]

 

L

[Reserved]

 

M

Loan Offer Provisions

 

N

Solvency Certificate

 

O

Perfection Certificate

 

v



 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of December 19, 2014, among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

 

Movie Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, intends to consummate the acquisition of Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc., a Texas corporation (“MGAM,” and together with its subsidiaries, the “MGAM Acquired Business”), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 8, 2014 (the “MGAM Merger Agreement”), by and among Parent, Merger Sub and MGAM (the “MGAM Acquisition”).

 

Pursuant to the MGAM Merger Agreement, Merger Sub has agreed to merge with and into MGAM, with MGAM surviving the merger as a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Parent and assuming all assets and liabilities of MGAM and Merger Sub.

 

The Borrower has requested that in connection with the consummation of the MGAM Acquisition, the Lenders lend to the Borrower the Term B Loans and Revolving Credit Loans to be used: (i) to fund the MGAM Acquisition, (ii) to repay or purchase and cancel certain Indebtedness of the MGAM Acquired Business as contemplated by the MGAM Merger Agreement (including all amounts necessary to satisfy and discharge such Indebtedness) (the “MGAM Refinancing”), (iii) to repay or purchase and cancel certain Indebtedness of the Borrower and its subsidiaries (including all amounts necessary to satisfy and discharge such Indebtedness) (the “GCA Refinancing” and, together with the MGAM Refinancing, the “Refinancing”) and (iv) to pay fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.  The proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit made or issued, as applicable, after the Closing Date will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower.

 

In furtherance of the foregoing, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide senior secured revolving and term loan credit facilities, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

 

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

1.01        Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Additional Revolving Credit Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

 

Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

 

Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.

 



 

Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 11.02(c).

 

Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

Anti-Terrorism Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 6.19(a).

 

Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Term B Facility, with respect to any Term B Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term B Facility represented by such Term B Lender’s Term B Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16, (b) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage as in effect at such time, and (c) in respect of the Lenders’ Total Credit Exposures, with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the aggregate Total Credit Exposures represented by such Lender’s Total Credit Exposure at such time.  If the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.02 or if the Revolving Credit Facility has expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.  The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

 

Applicable Rate” or “Applicable Commitment Fee Rate” means (a) with respect to the Term B Facility, (i) 5.25% in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 4.25% in the case of Base Rate Loans, and (b) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility and the commitment fee payable hereunder, the applicable rate per annum determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid, in each case as such rate may be increased pursuant to Section 2.14(d); provided that from the Closing Date until the delivery of the financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, (i) the Applicable Rate shall be 4.75% in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 3.75% in the case of Base Rate Loans and (b) the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate shall be 0.50%.

 

Applicable Revolving Percentage” means, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Credit Facility represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16.  If the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.02 or if the Revolving Credit Facility has expired, then the Applicable Revolving Percentage of each Revolving Credit Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Revolving Percentage of such Revolving Credit Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.

 

Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

 

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Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel.

 

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any capital lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.

 

Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of Parent and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

 

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

 

Available Amount” means, at any time, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis, equal to, without duplication:

 

(a)           the Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount at such time, plus

 

(b)           the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents received from Equity Issuances after the Closing Date, plus

 

(c)           the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds received by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of its ownership interest in, or cash amounts of any returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received on, any Investment made pursuant to Section 8.02(k)(ii), up to the amount of the original Investment, during the period from the Business Day immediately after the Closing Date and prior to such time; minus

 

(d)           any amount of the Available Amount used to make Investments pursuant to Section 8.02(k)(ii) after the Closing Date and prior to such time, minus

 

(e)           any amount of the Available Amount used to make Restricted Payments after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 8.06(e) and prior to such time.

 

Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Maturity Date or any earlier date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate as provided herein.

 

Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

 

Bankruptcy Case” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02.

 

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Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code.

 

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate” in effect at its principal office in New York City (the “Prime Rate”), and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%.  The Prime Rate is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.  Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

 

Base Rate Committed Loan” means a Committed Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.

 

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

 

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

 

Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

 

Borrowing” means a Committed Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require.

 

Bridge Facility” means any bridge loans borrowed prior to the Closing Date pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness.”

 

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of Nevada, the State of New York and the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.

 

Calculation Period” means, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, any Disposition or any other event expressly required to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Test Period most recently ended prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, Disposition or other event for which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 9.01(a) or (b), as applicable; provided that, with respect to any event required to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis that occurs prior to the date on which financial statements have been (or are required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) for the fiscal year ending nearest to December 31, 2014, the “Calculation Period” shall be the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Parent ended September 30, 2014 (taken as one accounting period).

 

Cash Collateralize” means to deposit in an account subject to the control of the Collateral Agent or to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.  “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.  For the avoidance of doubt, Cash Collateral shall not include any cash or deposit account balances that are held and maintained in compliance with any regulatory requirement imposed by a Gaming Authority for the performance of obligations to the public, including for example and

 

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without limitation, a trust or fund for periodic payment of gambling winnings or payoff schedules on inter-casino linked systems.

 

Cash Equivalents” means, as to any Person, (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition, (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s, (iii) Dollar denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers acceptances of any Lender or any commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company having, a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A” or the equivalent thereof from S&P or “A2” or the equivalent thereof from Moody’s with maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition by such Person, (iv) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iii) above, (v) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in each case maturing not more than six months after the date of acquisition by such Person, (vi) investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (v) above, and (vii) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary only, direct obligations of the sovereign nation (or any agency thereof) in which such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business or in obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by such sovereign nation (or any agency thereof).

 

Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.

 

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.

 

CFC” means a Person that is a “controlled foreign corporation” under Section 957 of the Code.

 

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following:  (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

Change of Control” means (i) Parent shall at any time cease to own directly 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, (ii) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the economic

 

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or voting interests in Parent’s capital stock, or (iii) the Board of Directors of Parent shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors.

 

Closing Date” means the date on which this Agreement shall have been executed by all parties hereto and the conditions in Section 4.01 have been satisfied.

 

Closing Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(b).

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

 

Collateral” means, collectively, the Pledged Properties, the Property described in the Security Agreement, any additional Property pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 7.13 and any other Property of the Loan Parties subject (or purported to be subject) to a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent under any Collateral Document.

 

Collateral Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as collateral agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent.

 

Collateral Documents” means the Security Agreement, the Deeds of Trust, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements and each of the mortgages, collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 7.13, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

Commitment” means a Term B Commitment, a Revolving Credit Commitment, an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context may require.

 

Committed Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans or Term B Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the applicable Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.

 

Committed Loan” means a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term B Loan, as the case may be.

 

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Committed Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, effect, development, condition, occurrence or circumstance which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of MGAM and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the MGAM Merger Agreement), taken as a whole; provided, however, that events, changes, effects, developments, conditions, occurrences or circumstances to the extent resulting from, directly or indirectly, the following shall be excluded from the determination of Company Material Adverse Effect:  (i) any event, change, effect,

 

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development, condition, occurrence or circumstance in any of the industries or markets in which MGAM or its Subsidiaries operate; (ii) any change or prospective change in any Law (as defined in the MGAM Merger Agreement) or GAAP (as defined in the MGAM Merger Agreement) (or changes in interpretations or enforcement of any Law or GAAP) applicable to MGAM or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; (iii) any change in general economic, regulatory or political conditions or the financial, credit or securities markets generally in the United States or any international market (including changes in interest or exchange rates, stock, bond and/or debt prices); (iv) any change in the gaming industry generally in the United States or any international market (including the impact of any of the foregoing); (v) delisting or suspension of trading in the Company Common Stock (as defined in the MGAM Merger Agreement); (vi) any act of God, natural disasters, fires, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, terrorism, armed hostilities, war, civil or military disturbances, epidemics, riots, interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications services, accidents, labor disputes or other force majeure event or any escalation or worsening thereof; (vii) the negotiation, execution, announcement or consummation of the MGAM Acquisition Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (including the impact of any of the foregoing on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, licensors, employees, financing sources or regulators (including any Gaming Authority (as defined in the MGAM Merger Agreement)) of MGAM or its Subsidiaries), and any Proceeding (as defined in the MGAM Merger Agreement) arising therefrom or in connection therewith (provided that the provisions of this clause (vii) shall not apply to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.4 of the MGAM Merger Agreement); (viii) any action taken or not taken as expressly permitted or required by the MGAM Merger Agreement (it being understood and agreed that actions taken by MGAM or its Subsidiaries pursuant to its obligations under Section 6.1 of the MGAM Merger Agreement to conduct its business in the ordinary course shall not be automatically excluded in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred except to the extent any such action is agreed to in writing by Parent) or any action taken or not taken at the written consent or direction of Parent or Merger Sub; (ix) any changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, any changes in credit ratings or any failure (in and of itself) by MGAM or its Subsidiaries to meet analysts’ or other earnings estimates, budgets, plans, forecasts or financial projections of its revenues, earnings, cash flow, cash position or other financial performance or results of operations (but not excluding any event, change, effect, development, condition, occurrence or circumstance giving rise to any such change or failure to the extent such change, effect, development or circumstance is not otherwise excluded pursuant to this definition); or (x) events, changes, effects, developments, conditions, occurrences or circumstances to the extent arising from or relating to the identity of Parent or Merger Sub or MGAM’s ability to obtain the Gaming Approvals (as defined in the MGAM Merger Agreement); but only to the extent, in the case of clauses (i) , (ii) , (iii) or (iv), such event, change, effect, development, condition, occurrence or circumstance does not disproportionately impact MGAM and its Subsidiaries, taken as whole, relative to other companies in the industries in which MGAM or its Subsidiaries operate.

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period without giving effect to (x) any extraordinary gains or losses and (y) any non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income, and adjusted by (A) adding thereto (in each case to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period), without duplication, the amount of (i) total interest expense (inclusive of amortization of deferred financing fees and other original issue discount and banking fees, charges and commissions (e.g., letter of credit fees and commitment fees)) (exclusive of any interest expense arising pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement) of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period, (ii) provision for taxes based on income and foreign

 

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withholding taxes for Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period, (iii) all depreciation and amortization expense of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including amortization of Development Agreement expense determined on a consolidated basis for such period, (iv) the amount of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction and any transaction permitted under Section 8.04(e) (whether or not consummated) during such period, (v) the amount of all other non-cash charges (including without limitation non-cash stock compensation expense) of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period, (vi) the amount of any restructuring charge or reserve deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any restructuring costs incurred in connection with acquisitions, mergers or consolidations after the Closing Date, costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, severance costs, retention charges, systems establishment costs and excess pension charges, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, development costs in connection with unreleased products, and (vii) the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and initiatives and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be reasonably anticipated to be realizable or for which a plan for realization shall have been established within 12 months of the date thereof (which will be added to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as so projected until fully realized and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and initiatives and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that all steps have been taken for realizing such cost savings and such cost savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable (in the good faith determination of the Borrower), and (B) subtracting therefrom (to the extent not otherwise deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period) the amount of all cash payments or cash charges made (or incurred) by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on account of any non-cash charges added back to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to preceding sub-clause (A)(v) in a previous period.  For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that, to the extent any amounts are excluded from Consolidated Net Income by virtue of the proviso to the definition thereof contained herein, any add backs to Consolidated Net Income in determining Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as provided above shall be limited (or denied) in a fashion consistent with the proviso to the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” contained herein.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate amount of addbacks made pursuant to subclauses (vi) and (vii) above and subclause (iii) of the definition of “Pro Forma Basis” in any four fiscal quarter period shall not exceed 15% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (after giving effect to such addbacks) for such four fiscal quarter period.

 

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (exclusive of any Indebtedness of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary or any Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Restricted Subsidiary), the sum (without duplication) of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) the aggregate amount of all capital lease obligations, (c) all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) and (b) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and (d) all liabilities under any non-appealable judgment rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall not include any Defeased Indebtedness.  The amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall be deemed to be zero with respect to any letter of credit, unless and until a drawing is made with respect thereto.  “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” shall exclude the Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of each Unrestricted Subsidiary and all Subsidiaries of any Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Consolidated Gross Revenue” means, for any period of Parent, the aggregate revenue of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period, excluding the consolidated revenue of each Unrestricted Subsidiary and all Subsidiaries of any Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

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Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period (taken as a single accounting period) in accordance with GAAP, provided that the following items shall be excluded in computing Consolidated Net Income (without duplication):  (i) the net income (or loss) of any Person in which a Person or Persons other than Parent and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries has an Equity Interest or Equity Interests to the extent of such Equity Interests held by Persons other than Parent and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in such Person, (ii) except for determinations expressly required to be made on a Pro Forma Basis, the net income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or all or substantially all of the property or assets of such Person are acquired by Parent or a Subsidiary, (iii) the net income of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Subsidiary of such net income is not at the time permitted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary and (iv) gains and losses from the sale of assets other than inventory and equipment sold in the ordinary course of business.

 

Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien as of the last day of any such Test Period minus (ii) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of any such Test Period (other than the proceeds of Incremental Facilities to be drawn at such time) that is not Restricted in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such Test Period.

 

Continuing Directors” means the directors of Parent on the Closing Date and each other director if such director’s nomination for election to the Board of Directors of Parent is recommended by a majority of the then Continuing Directors.

 

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Credit Extension” means each of the following:  (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

 

Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” means, at any date, an amount, determined on a cumulative basis, equal to the aggregate cumulative sum of Excess Cash Flow Not Otherwise Applied from the Closing Date for each fiscal year (but not less than zero with respect to any fiscal year) ending after the Closing Date and prior to such date.

 

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

 

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(j).

 

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Deed of Trust” means each deed of trust or mortgage (fee), security agreement and financing statement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 7.13, as the same shall be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means a rate equal to 2.00% per annum over the per annum interest rate or per annum fees otherwise applicable, and when used with respect to Obligations with respect to which no interest rate or per annum fees are specified, means an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2.00%.

 

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Term B Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless subsequently cured, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute or subsequently cured, (c) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (d) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations, or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law after the Closing Date, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a substantial portion of its assets or a custodian appointed for it after the Closing Date, or (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority.

 

Defeased Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (a) that has been defeased or satisfied and discharged in accordance with the terms of the indenture or other agreement under which it was issued, (b) that has been called for redemption and for which funds sufficient to redeem such Indebtedness have been set aside by the Borrower, (c) for which amounts are set aside in trust or are held by a representative of the holders of such Indebtedness or any third party escrow agent pending satisfaction or waiver of the conditions for the release of such funds, or (d) that has otherwise been defeased or satisfied and discharged to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.

 

Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section 8.05(i) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the Fair Market Value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash or Cash Equivalents within thirty (30) days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition).

 

Development Agreements” means direct or indirect Investments made (i) by way of placement fees paid for rights to place gaming units at gaming facilities or (ii) in the development, construction,

 

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remodel or expansion of gaming facilities, in either case including but not limited to Native American tribal gaming facilities, which Investments may consist of notes receivable or credit extensions made to existing or prospective customers by a Loan Party or Loan Parties, in the case of joint development agreements.

 

Discharge of the Revolving Credit Obligations” means the payment in full in cash of all non-contingent Obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders (including all Obligations then owing under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) and the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, and the termination, return or Cash Collateralization in the Minimum Collateral Amount of all Letters of Credit.

 

Disposition” or “Dispose” means (i) the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith or (ii) the Equity Issuances of any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Disqualified Lender” means (i) certain banks, financial institutions, other institutional lenders and other entities that have been specified to the Lead Arrangers by Parent in writing prior to September 8, 2014, (ii) competitors of the Parent, MGAM and their respective Subsidiaries that have been specified to the Lenders by Parent in writing on or prior to the date hereof as such list may be supplemented in writing from time to time, (iii) any of the known Affiliates reasonably identifiable by name of entities described in clauses (i) and (ii), and (iv) subject to customary documentation, to the extent required under applicable Gaming Laws, a Person who is not registered or licensed with, approved, qualified or found suitable by a gaming authority, or has been disapproved, denied a license, qualification or approval or found unsuitable by a Gaming Authority (whichever may be required under applicable Gaming Laws).

 

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof.

 

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 11.06(b)(iii) and (v) subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution, the protection of the environment, human health or safety or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to Hazardous Materials.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in)

 

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such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

 

Equity Issuance” means (a) any issuance or sale by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the date hereof of (i) any of its Equity Interests, (ii) any warrants or options exercisable in respect of its Equity Interests (other than any warrants, options or restricted stock issued to directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to benefit plans established in the ordinary course of business and any Equity Interests of the Parent issued upon the exercise of such warrants or options) or (iii) any other security or instrument representing an equity interest (or the right to obtain any equity interest, other than convertible debt) in the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) the receipt by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof of any capital contribution (whether or not evidenced by any equity security issued by the recipient of such contribution); provided that Equity Issuance shall not include (v) any such issuance or sale by any Subsidiary of the Parent to the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent, (w) any capital contribution by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent to any Subsidiary of the Parent, (x) any such issuance under any employee benefit plan, (y) any such issuance of Equity Interests of Parent as consideration for any acquisition permitted under Section 8.04(e), or (z)(i) any issuance of mandatorily redeemable preferred Equity Interests or (ii) Equity Interests that are convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with Parent within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

 

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan, (b) a withdrawal by Parent or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by Parent or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in reorganization (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA) or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (f) with respect to a Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived, the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan or (g) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Parent or any ERISA Affiliate.

 

Eurodollar Rate” means:

 

(a)           for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or a comparable or successor rate, which

 

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rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

 

(b)           for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time determined two Business Days prior to such date for U.S. Dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that day;

 

provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that if the Eurodollar Rate pursuant to the foregoing clause (a) and (b) shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, when used in connection with the Term B Facility, the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period shall in no event be less than 1.00% per annum.

 

Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Committed Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.

 

Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year of the Parent, (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for such fiscal year less (b) the sum (for such fiscal year) of (i) consolidated interest expense (as defined in GAAP) actually paid in cash by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal year (other than any such interest expense actually paid in cash pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement), plus (ii) scheduled and mandatory principal repayments of Loans that are term loans made during such fiscal year pursuant to Section 2.07(c), plus (iii) the sum of all, without duplication, (x) income taxes actually paid in cash by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal year and (y) the Tax Amount for such fiscal year, plus (iv) capital expenditures actually made by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such fiscal year, plus (v) amounts added back in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (A)(vi) of the definition thereof to the extent paid in cash plus (vi) amounts added in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to clause (A)(vii) of the definition thereof.

 

Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (a) that is a CFC or a Subsidiary of a CFC, (b) that is a U.S. Subsidiary that has no material assets other than the equity of one or more direct or indirect non-U.S. Subsidiaries that are CFCs, (c) that has been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (d) that accounts for less than $2,500,000 of the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the Test Period most recently ended, individually or in the aggregate with all other Subsidiaries excluded pursuant to this clause (d), (e) that is not permitted by law, regulation or contract existing on the Closing Date or on the date any such Subsidiary is acquired (so long as in respect of any such contractual prohibition such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition) to provide a Guarantee, or would require governmental (including from a Gaming Authority or any other regulatory authority) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a Guarantee (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received) or (f) that is a special purpose entity.

 

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and solely to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such

 

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Guarantor of a security interest pursuant to the Collateral Documents to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest would otherwise have become effective with respect to such related Swap Obligation but for such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant” at such time.

 

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 11.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

 

Executive Order” has the meaning specified in Section 6.19(a).

 

Extended Revolving Credit Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a).

 

Extended Term B Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a).

 

Extending Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a).

 

Extension” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a).

 

Extraordinary Loss” means any loss, destruction or damage to Property of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of any such Property, or confiscation or requisition of use of any such Property.

 

Facility” means the Term B Facility, the Revolving Credit Facility, any Junior Term Tranche and any Pari Passu Term Tranche, as the context may require.

 

Fair Market Value” means with respect to any Property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.  Fair Market Value will be determined, except as otherwise provided:

 

(a)           if such Property has a Fair Market Value of $15,000,000 or less, by any Responsible Officer, or

 

(b)           if such Property has a Fair Market Value in excess of $15,000,000, by a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower and evidenced by a resolution of such board of directors,

 

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dated within 30 days of the relevant transaction (or the date of the written agreement with respect to such transaction) delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.

 

FCPA” means Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum 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 Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated September 8, 2014, among Parent, the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as such agreement is amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (iii) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

 

Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.  For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

 

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Parent that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

 

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

 

Gaming Authority” means the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and any other agency (including, without limitation, any agency established by a federally-recognized Indian tribe to regulate gaming on such tribe’s reservation), authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever which has, or may at any time after the date of the indenture have, regulatory control or jurisdiction over the manufacture, sale, distribution or operation of gaming equipment, the design, operation or distribution of internet gaming services or products, the ownership or operation of any current or contemplated casinos, or any other gaming activities and operations or any other gaming activities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any successor to such authority.

 

Gaming Laws” means all laws, including any rules, regulations, judgments, injunctions, orders, decrees or other restrictions of any Gaming Authority, applicable to the gaming industry or Indian Tribes or the manufacture, sale, lease, distribution or operation of gaming devices or equipment, the design, operation or distribution of internet gaming services or products, online gaming products and services, the ownership or operation of current or contemplated casinos or any other gaming activities and operations to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is, or may at any time after the date of this Agreement be, subject.

 

Gaming License” means any license, permit, finding of suitability, approval, registration, franchise or other authorization from any Gaming Authority required on the date of this Agreement or at any time thereafter to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct the gaming business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, including all licenses granted under Gaming Laws and applicable Law.

 

GCA Refinancing” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

 

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, keep well arrangements, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay

 

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such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person.  The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

Guarantors” means, collectively, each Person from time to time party to the Guaranty.

 

Guaranty” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(iv).

 

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

Hedge Bank” means any Person that, at the time it enters into an interest rate Swap Contract permitted hereunder, is the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract.

 

Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).

 

ICC” has the meaning specified in the definition of “UCP.”

 

Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(c).

 

Incremental Assumption Agreement” means an Assumption Agreement among the Borrower and one or more Extending Lenders entered into pursuant to Section 2.17 and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent.

 

Incremental Facilities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

 

Incremental Revolving Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

 

Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

 

Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

 

(a)           all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments and all Guarantees of any such Indebtedness,

 

(b)           all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under standby Letters of Credit unpaid at draw, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments,

 

(c)           net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract in respect of interest rate hedging,

 

(d)           all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business),

 

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(e)           indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse, and

 

(f)            capital leases.

 

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.  The amount of any capital lease as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.  Indebtedness shall not include any Defeased Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include obligations arising solely out of the conversion of “vault cash” supplied pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement (as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time to the extent permitted hereunder) for normal operating requirements of the ATMs into obligations of the Borrower by operation of the Vault Cash Agreement so long as the proceeds of such obligations are used solely in the ATMs, as provided in the Vault Cash Agreement and for no other purpose.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).

 

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.

 

Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding” means:

 

(a)           any case commenced by or against any Loan Party under any Bankruptcy Law, any other proceeding for the reorganization, recapitalization or adjustment or marshalling of the assets or liabilities of any Loan Party, any receivership or assignment for the benefit of creditors relating to any Loan Party or any similar case or proceeding relative to any Loan Party and its creditors, as such, in each case whether or not voluntary,

 

(b)           any liquidation, dissolution, marshalling of assets or liabilities or other winding up of or relating to any Loan Party, in each case whether or not voluntary and whether or not involving bankruptcy or insolvency, or

 

(c)           any other proceeding of any type or nature in which substantially all claims of creditors of any Loan Party are determined and any payment or distribution is or may be made on account of such claims.

 

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(vii)(E).

 

Interest Coverage Ratio” means, for any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the Test Period then most recently ended to (b) the sum of (i) consolidated interest expense (as defined in GAAP) (other than any such interest expense with respect to the Vault Cash Agreement included in the calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA) net of interest income for such Test Period plus (ii) interest costs associated with derivative instruments not otherwise included in interest expense, but excluding any non-cash change in value of derivative instruments and non-cash derivative

 

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instruments fair value adjustments, in each case, of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.  Gains and losses arising out of the termination of derivative instruments shall not constitute interest expense or interest costs.  Consolidated interest expense shall exclude the interest expense and any such interest costs of each Unrestricted Subsidiary and all Subsidiaries of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date (provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates), and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.

 

Interest Period” means as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the Borrower and consented to by all the Lenders required to fund such Loan; provided that:

 

(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day,

 

(ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Rate Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, and

 

(iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.

 

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit.  For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

 

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

 

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Junior Term Tranche” means any incremental term loan facility obtained by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14 that is Subordinated Indebtedness so long as any Liens securing such facility are subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations on the terms contemplated by Section 2.14 and otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

 

L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Revolving Credit Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage.

 

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Committed Borrowing.

 

L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

 

L/C Issuer” means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, any other Lender approved by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings.  For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06.  For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

 

Lead Arrangers” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as joint lead arranger and joint book manager.

 

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, unless the context requires otherwise, includes the Swing Line Lender and any L/C Issuer.

 

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder providing for the payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder.  A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.

 

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

 

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Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i).

 

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $20,000,000.  The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease or capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Committed Loan or a Swing Line Loan (including any Incremental Term Loans, any Extended Term Loans, loans made pursuant to any Additional Revolving Credit Commitment or loans made pursuant to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments).

 

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, the Borrower Assignment and Assumption, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.15 of this Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Guaranty, the Collateral Documents, and any joinder agreements entered into pursuant to Section 2.14.

 

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

 

London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract.”

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, or financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Parent and the other Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under this Agreement or (c) the material rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement.

 

Material Event of Default” means any Event of Default described in clauses (a), (b) (solely as a result of a breach of Section 8.11), (e), (f) or (k) of Section 9.01.

 

Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Term B Loans, the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, (b) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (and, with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the maturity date applicable to such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof) or (c) with respect to any (i) Extended Term Loan, the maturity date applicable to such Extended Term Loan in accordance with the terms hereof or (ii) Incremental Term Loan, the maturity date applicable to such Incremental Term Loan in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

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Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount” means at any date of determination, the sum of (a) $100,000,000 plus (b) an additional unlimited amount if, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such additional amount, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis is equal to or less than 3.50:1.00 (assuming all such additional amounts were secured, whether or not so secured, and including for this purpose the full amount of any Incremental Revolving Increase or Incremental Revolving Facility (whether or not borrowed)).

 

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 11.09.

 

Merger Sub” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

 

MGAM Acquired Business” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

 

MGAM Acquisition” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

 

MGAM Group” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Tax Amount.”

 

MGAM Merger Agreement” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

 

MGAM Refinancing” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

 

Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, and (b) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15(a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii), an amount equal to 105% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which Parent or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

 

Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including Parent or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

 

Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Disposition or any Extraordinary Loss, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and excluding business interruption and delay in completion insurance proceeds) over (ii) the sum of (A) the amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by such asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), including Indebtedness repaid in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Disposition or Extraordinary Loss or required to be repaid by applicable law, (B) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with such transaction, (C) all federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes arising in connection with such Disposition or Extraordinary Loss that are paid or required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP by such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (D) all contractually required distributions and other payments made to minority interest holders (but excluding distributions and payments to Affiliates of such Person) in Restricted

 

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Subsidiaries of such Person as a result of such Disposition or Extraordinary Loss which would otherwise constitute Net Cash Proceeds.

 

Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 11.01 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.

 

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

 

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

 

Non-Loan Party” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party.

 

Note” means a Revolving Credit Note, a Term B Note or a Swing Line Note.

 

Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to any amount of Excess Cash Flow, that such amount was not required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(f).

 

Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, Letter of Credit, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed or allowable claims in such proceeding; provided that the Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.

 

OFAC” has the meaning specified in Section 6.20.

 

Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise

 

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with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).

 

Outside Date” means June 8, 2015; provided that one thirty (30) day extension may be granted pursuant to the MGAM Merger Agreement for regulatory approvals.

 

Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Committed Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Committed Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date, and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.

 

Parent” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

 

Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto.

 

Pari Passu Term Tranche” means any incremental term loan facility obtained by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14 which shall rank equally with the Term B Facility in right of payment, including without limitation pursuant to Section 2.05 and Article IX.

 

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).

 

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, including a Multiple Employer Plan), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is sponsored or maintained by the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate, or to which the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a Multiple Employer Plan or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, to which the Parent or any ERISA Affiliate has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

 

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit O hereto or any other form approved by the Collateral Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time by a Perfection Certificate Supplement or otherwise.

 

Permitted Debt Offering” means any incurrence of senior secured or junior secured or unsecured Indebtedness by any Loan Party after the Closing Date through an incurrence of term loans or through a public offering or private offering of debt securities or otherwise, provided that, (a) such Indebtedness may be secured by a first priority Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with the Lien securing the Obligations (other than any Permitted Debt Offering Indebtedness incurred in the form of term loans, which shall not be secured by a first priority Lien on the Collateral), or may be secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Obligations or may be unsecured; (b) such Permitted Debt Offering Indebtedness is not secured by any collateral other than the Collateral securing the Obligations; (c) such Permitted Debt Offering Indebtedness does not mature on or prior to the latest Maturity Date of, or have a shorter weighted average life to maturity than, the Term B Loans; (d) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms of such Permitted Debt Offering Indebtedness (other than

 

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interest rate and redemption premiums) taken as a whole, are not more restrictive to the Loan Parties than those set forth in this Agreement (it being understood to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any Permitted Debt Offering, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of any corresponding existing Facility); (e) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the issuing Loan Party delivered to the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the issuing Loan Party has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements; (f) no Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor) is a guarantor or borrower under such Permitted Debt Offering Indebtedness and (g) if such Permitted Debt Offering Indebtedness is secured by Collateral, a Representative of the holders of such Permitted Debt Offering Indebtedness shall have become party to or otherwise subject to the provisions of (i) the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations or (ii) an intercreditor agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis to the Obligations.  Notes issued by any Loan Party in exchange for any Indebtedness issued in connection with a Permitted Debt Offering in accordance with the terms of a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the incurrence of such Permitted Debt Offering Indebtedness shall also be considered a Permitted Debt Offering.

 

Permitted Debt Offering Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the definition of “Permitted Debt Offering.”

 

Permitted Investments” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02.

 

Permitted Liens” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

 

Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness” means:

 

(a)           unsecured Indebtedness in the form of bridge loans, senior notes or other debt securities on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in the Commitment Letter dated September 8, 2014, among the Lead Arrangers, certain Affiliates of the Lead Arrangers and Parent; and

 

(b)           such other unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower in the form of loans, senior notes or other debt securities, provided that any such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (b) (i) shall have a maturity date at least six months after the latest Maturity Date, (ii) shall have a weighted average life to maturity longer than the weighted average life to maturity of the Obligations and of any Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness being refinanced and (iii) shall have covenants no more restrictive than (x) those in this Agreement as in effect at the time of the issuance or incurrence thereof and (y) in the case of any Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness issued to refinance existing Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, those in the documents governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;

 

provided, that the principal amount of all Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness (after giving effect to the repayment or redemption of any Indebtedness being refinanced thereby) shall not exceed the sum of $350,000,000 plus the aggregate amount of any accrued and unpaid interest, make-whole and redemption premiums, and customary fees and expenses incurred in connection with the refinancing of any Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness.

 

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Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan) established or maintained by the Parent or to which the Parent is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, established or maintained by any ERISA Affiliate or to which any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.

 

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

 

Pledged Properties” means any real properties required to be mortgaged pursuant to Section 7.13, together in each case with all fixtures, personal property and other improvements now existing or to be constructed on any of such properties (exclusive of any Gaming Licenses or equipment to the extent the pledge thereof is prohibited by local law or contract).

 

Pricing Grid means the table set forth below:

 

Consolidated Secured
Leverage Ratio

 

Applicable Rate for
Revolving Credit
Loans that are
Eurodollar Rate
Loans

 

Applicable Rate for
Revolving Credit
Loans that are Base
Rate Loans

 

Applicable Commitment Fee
Rate

 

> 3.00:1.00

 

4.75

%

3.75

%

0.50

%

< 3.00:1.00

 

4.50

%

3.50

%

0.375

%

 

Changes in the Applicable Rate with respect to Revolving Credit Loans or the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate resulting from changes in the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date on which financial statements and the Compliance Certificate are delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01 and Section 7.02(b) and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph.  If any financial statements or the Compliance Certificate referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified in Section 7.01 or Section 7.02(b), then, at the option of (and upon the delivery of notice (telephonic or otherwise) by) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, until such financial statements or the Compliance Certificate are delivered, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio as at the end of the fiscal period that would have been covered thereby shall for the purposes of this definition be deemed to be greater than 3.00 to 1.00.  In addition, at all times while an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio shall for the purposes of the Pricing Grid be deemed to be greater than 3.00 to 1.00.

 

Prime Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Base Rate.”

 

Pro Forma Basis” means, in connection with any calculation of compliance with any financial covenant or financial term, the calculation thereof after giving effect on a pro forma basis to (x) the incurrence of any Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness, except to the extent the same is incurred to refinance other outstanding Indebtedness or to finance a Permitted Acquisition) after the first day of the relevant Calculation Period or Test Period, as the case may be, as if such Indebtedness had been incurred (and the proceeds thereof applied) on the first day of such Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, (y) the permanent repayment of any Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness, except to

 

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the extent accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction) after the first day of the relevant Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, as if such Indebtedness had been retired or repaid on the first day of such Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, and (z) any Permitted Acquisition or any Disposition then being consummated as well as any other Permitted Acquisition or any other Disposition if consummated after the first day of the relevant Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, and on or prior to the date of the respective Permitted Acquisition or Disposition, as the case may be, then being effected, with the following rules to apply in connection therewith:

 

(i)            all Indebtedness (x) (other than revolving Indebtedness, except to the extent the same is incurred to refinance other outstanding Indebtedness or to finance Permitted Acquisitions or Restricted Payments) incurred or issued after the first day of the relevant Test Period or Calculation Period (whether incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition or Restricted Payments, to refinance Indebtedness or otherwise) shall be deemed to have been incurred or issued (and the proceeds thereof applied) on the first day of such Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, and remain outstanding through the date of determination (and thereafter, in the case of projections pursuant to Section 9.15(a)) and (y) (other than revolving Indebtedness, except to the extent accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction) permanently retired or redeemed after the first day of the relevant Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been retired or redeemed on the first day of such Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, and remain retired through the date of determination;

 

(ii)           all Indebtedness assumed to be outstanding pursuant to preceding clause (i) shall be deemed to have borne interest at (x) the rate applicable thereto, in the case of fixed rate indebtedness, or (y) the rates which would have been applicable thereto during the respective period when same was deemed outstanding, in the case of floating rate Indebtedness (although interest expense with respect to any Indebtedness for periods while same was actually outstanding during the respective period shall be calculated using the actual rates applicable thereto while same was actually outstanding); provided that all Indebtedness (whether actually outstanding or deemed outstanding) bearing interest at a floating rate of interest shall be tested on the basis of the rates applicable at the time the determination is made pursuant to said provisions; and

 

(iii)          in making any determination of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA on a Pro Forma Basis, pro forma effect shall be given to any Permitted Acquisition or any Disposition if effected during the respective Calculation Period or Test Period as if the same had occurred on the first day of the respective Calculation Period or Test Period, as the case may be, taking into account, in the case of any Permitted Acquisition adjustments appropriate, in the reasonable determination of the Borrower as set forth in an officer’s certificate, to reflect reasonably identifiable and factually supportable operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies reasonably expected to result from any action taken or expected to be taken within six fiscal quarters after the date of any acquisition, amalgamation or merger (including, to the extent applicable, from the Transaction).

 

Pro Rata Extension Offers” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a).

 

Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.

 

Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

 

Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.

 

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Refinancing” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereto.

 

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c).

 

Reinvest” means the application of funds for any of the following purposes:  (i) to reinvest in Property (other than cash, Cash Equivalents or securities) to be owned by the Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary and used in a business permitted by Section 8.07, (ii) to pay the costs of improving, restoring, replacing or developing any Property owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary which is used in a business permitted by Section 8.07 or (iii) to fund one or more investments in any other Person engaged primarily in a business permitted by Section 8.07 (including the acquisition from third parties of Equity Interests of such Person) as a result of which such other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary.  For the avoidance of doubt, funds expended by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for any of the foregoing purposes after the applicable Disposition or the Extraordinary Loss, regardless of the timing of receipt of any insurance proceeds or other payment that is included in the computation of Net Cash Proceeds, shall be included in the computation of funds that have been Reinvested.

 

Related Business” means the businesses conducted (or proposed to be conducted) by Parent and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and any and all reasonably related businesses necessary for, in support, furtherance or anticipation of and/or ancillary or complimentary to or in preparation for, such business.

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Removal Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(b).

 

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30-day notice period has been waived.

 

Representative” means, with respect to any Permitted Debt Offering Indebtedness, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

 

Repricing Transaction” means the prepayment (including repricings or refinancings) of all or a portion of the Term B Loans with proceeds from the incurrence by the Borrower of any new Indebtedness having a Yield that is less than the Yield of the Term B Loans (excluding any prepayments, repricings or refinancings in connection with a transformative acquisition not permitted under this Agreement or a Change of Control), including without limitation, as may be effected through any amendment to this Agreement relating to the Yield of the Term B Loans.

 

Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Committed Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

 

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders.  The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time; provided that, the amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held

 

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by the Lender that is the Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination.

 

Required Revolving Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having unused Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure representing more than 50% of the aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders at such time.  The Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Revolving Lenders at any time; provided that the amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination.

 

Required Term B Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the Term B Facility at such time.  The portion of the Term B Facility held by any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Term B Lenders at any time.

 

Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(a).

 

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer or treasurer of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.  Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

 

Restricted” means, when referring to cash or Cash Equivalents of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, that such cash or Cash Equivalents (i) appear (or would be required to appear) as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary (unless such appearance is related to the Loan Documents (or the Liens created thereunder), (ii) are subject to any Lien in favor of any person other than the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties or (iii) is vault cash supplied pursuant to the Vault Cash Agreement or is cash that is to be used to settle a settlement liability under the Vault Cash Agreement.

 

Restricted Investments” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

 

Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, (b) any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest or of any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or (c) any prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction prior to the scheduled maturity thereof of any unsecured Indebtedness, Indebtedness secured on a basis junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and Subordinated Indebtedness, excluding a refinancing of such Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement (including a refinancing of Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness permitted hereunder).

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of the Parent that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

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Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Credit Lender’s name in the column labeled “Revolving Credit Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Revolving Credit Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Revolving Credit Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

 

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and such Revolving Credit Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans at such time.

 

Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, as such amount may be decreased pursuant to Section 2.06 or increased pursuant to Section 2.14.

 

Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, has any Revolving Credit Exposure at such time.

 

Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).

 

Revolving Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower to a Revolving Credit Lender evidencing that Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1, either as originally executed or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, renewed or extended.

 

Revolving Pro Rata Extension Offers” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a).

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

 

Sanction(s)” means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

 

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank.

 

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any interest rate Swap Contract permitted hereunder that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank.

 

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 10.05, and the other Persons the

 

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obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.

 

Security Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(vii).

 

Senior Secured Notes” means the Borrower’s 7.75% senior secured notes due 2021 issued pursuant to the Senior Secured Notes Indenture.

 

Senior Secured Notes Indenture” means Indenture, dated December 19, 2014, among Borrower, the Guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent, and governing the Senior Secured Notes.

 

Senior Unsecured Notes” means the Borrower’s 10.00% senior unsecured notes due 2022 issued pursuant to the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture.

 

Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture” means Indenture, dated December 19, 2014, among Borrower, the Guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent, and governing the Senior Unsecured Notes.

 

Significant Subsidiary” means each Restricted Subsidiary (including such Restricted Subsidiary’s interest in its direct and indirect Restricted Subsidiaries) of the Parent that

 

(a)                                 accounted for at least 5% of Consolidated Gross Revenue of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries or 5% of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case for the four fiscal quarters of the Parent ending on the last day of the last fiscal quarter of the Parent immediately preceding the date as of which any such determination is made, or

 

(b)                                 has assets which represent at least 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of the last fiscal quarter of the Parent immediately preceding the date as of which any such determination is made.

 

Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on the sum of its debts and other liabilities, including contingent liabilities, (c) such Person has not, does not intend to, and does not believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise), (d) such Person does not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged as such businesses are now conducted (and reflected in the projections delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) and are proposed to be conducted following the Closing Date, and (e) such Person is “solvent” within the meaning given to that term and similar terms under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances.  The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties made by the Parent in or pursuant to Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.14, 6.17, 6.18, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21 and 6.22.

 

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Subordinated Indebtedness” means all unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor for money borrowed which is subordinated in right of payment, upon terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in right of payment to the payment in full in cash of all Obligations.

 

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Parent.

 

Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

 

Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.

 

Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

 

Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).

 

Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approve by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

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Swing Line Note” means the promissory note made by the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-3, either as originally executed or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, renewed or extended.

 

Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Credit Facility.  The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

Syndication Agent” means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

 

Target Audited Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(xiv).

 

Tax Amount” means, with respect to MGAM relative to any tax period, (a) the U.S. federal, state and local income taxes that would have been payable for such tax period by MGAM and its Restricted Subsidiaries (the “MGAM Group”) if the MGAM Group were a stand-alone income tax group for all tax periods ending after the date hereof (and the foregoing stand-alone group treatment shall apply to all transactions between members of the MGAM Group (on the one hand) and Affiliates of Parent that are not members of the MGAM Group (on the other hand) other than any sales that result in “deferred intercompany gain” or “deferred intercompany loss” for purposes of Section 1502 of the Code, determined in accordance with relevant U.S. federal, state or local income tax statutes and regulations, minus (b) the amount of any such U.S. federal, state or local income taxes paid directly by members of the MGAM Group for such tax period, plus (c) without duplication for any amounts determined under clauses (a) or (b), the amount of any incremental stand-alone U.S. federal, state or local income taxes that would have been assessed in respect of members of the MGAM Group in connection with audit adjustments after the date hereof made as a result of federal, state or local income tax examinations (less any portion of such amounts paid directly by members of the MGAM Group).

 

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Term B Commitment” means, as to each Term B Lender, its obligation to make Term B Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in the column labeled “Term B Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Term B Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of the Term B Loans of all Term B Lenders outstanding at such time, in each case as such amount may be increased pursuant to Section 2.14.

 

Term B Lender” means at any time, any Lender that holds Term B Loans at such time.

 

Term B Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

 

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Term B Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of any Term B Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2, evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Term B Loan made by such Lender, either as originally executed or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, renewed or extended.

 

Term Pro Rata Extension Offers” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a).

 

Test Period” means each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Parent then last ended, in each case taken as one accounting period.

 

Threshold Amount” means $20,000,000.

 

Title Company” means any title insurance company that may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

 

Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of the unused Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure and the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Term B Loans of such Lender at such time.

 

Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and all L/C Obligations.

 

Tranche” means the Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, on one hand, and the Term B Loans, on the other hand.

 

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the entering into by the Loan Parties and their applicable Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which they are or are intended to be a party, (b) the consummation of the MGAM Acquisition on the Closing Date, (c) the consummation of the Refinancing on the Closing Date, (d) the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes and the Senior Secured Notes and (e) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the foregoing.

 

Type” means, with respect to a Committed Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

 

UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.

 

Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

 

United States” and “U.S.”  mean the United States of America.

 

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).

 

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Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that, at or prior to the time of determination, shall have been so designated in a written notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that (a) both before and after giving pro forma effect to any such designation (i) no Default or Event of Default would then exist, (ii) the Parent would have been in compliance with Section 8.11, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, on the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended if such designation had been made on such date and (iii) such designation shall be deemed to be an Investment on the date of such designation in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investment therein and such designation shall be permitted only to the extent that such deemed Investment is permitted under Section 8.02 on the date of such designation, (b) such Subsidiary is not a guarantor in respect of any Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness or a borrower, issuer or guarantor in respect of any Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 8.03(i) or Section 8.03(g), and (c) such Subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries does not hold any Indebtedness or Equity Interests of, or any Lien on any assets of, the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary.  If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the requirements set forth in clauses (c) or (d) of the proviso in the preceding sentence, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement.  The Parent may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that both before and after giving pro forma effect to any such designation, (i) no Default or Event of Default would then exist and (ii) the Parent would have been in compliance with Section 8.11, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, on the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended if such designation had been made on such date.

 

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(c).

 

USA Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 6.20.

 

Vault Cash Agreement” means the Contract Cash Solutions Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2010, by and between the Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as such Vault Cash Agreement has been, and may be, amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.  The term “Vault Cash Agreement” shall include any successor vault cash custody agreement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent with the same or another Vault Cash Provider.

 

Vault Cash Provider” means Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., any of its bank Affiliates listed on Exhibit A of the Vault Cash Agreement or another banking institution reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as a provider of vault cash under the Vault Cash Agreement or other person under a bailment arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares required to be held by foreign nationals) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Yield” means, as to any indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, upfront fees, a Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor (solely to the extent greater than 1.00% or 2.00%, respectively), or otherwise, in each case, incurred or payable by the Borrower generally to all the lenders of such indebtedness; provided that original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); and provided further that “Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees and similar fees (regardless

 

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of whether paid in whole or in part to one or more, but not all, lenders) or other fees not paid generally to all lenders of such indebtedness.

 

1.02                        Other Interpretive Provisions.  With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

 

(a)                                 The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.”  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”  Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

(b)                                 In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and including.”

 

(c)                                  Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

1.03                        Accounting Terms.

 

(a)                                 Generally.  All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

 

(b)                                 Changes in GAAP.  If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate

 

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in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (A) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (B) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.  Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Audited Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above.

 

1.04                        Rounding.  Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Parent pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

1.05                        Times of Day.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

 

1.06                        Letter of Credit Amounts.  Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

ARTICLE II.

 

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

2.01                        Committed Loans.

 

(a)                                 Revolving Credit Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make revolving loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that Revolving Credit Loans may be made available on the Closing Date to finance the transactions and fees related to the MGAM Acquisition so long as after giving effect to all Committed Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments exceed the Total Revolving Outstandings by at least $15,000,000; provided, further, that after giving effect to any Committed Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, and (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment.  Within the limits of each Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(a), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(a).  Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

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Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Term B Lender’s Term B Commitment.  The Term B Borrowing shall consist of Term B Loans made simultaneously by the Term B Lenders in accordance with their respective Term B Commitments.  Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(b) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.  Term B Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

2.02                        Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans.

 

(a)                                 Each Committed Borrowing, each conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Committed Loan Notice.  Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Committed Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Committed Loans; provided, however, that if the Borrower wishes to request Eurodollar Rate Loans under any Facility having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Lenders in respect of such Facility of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them.  Not later than 11:00 a.m. three (3) Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders.  Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or such other amount as corresponds to any Loan payment.  Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Committed Loans shall be in a principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or such other amount as corresponds to any Loan payment.  Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Committed Borrowing, a conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Committed Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Committed Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Committed Loans are to be converted, (v) whether the Committed Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued are Revolving Credit Loans or Term B Loans and (vi) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto.  If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Committed Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Committed Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans.  Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans.  If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

 

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shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection.  In the case of a Committed Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Committed Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice.  Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.03 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.

 

(c)                                  Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan.  During the existence of a Default, (i) no Revolving Credit Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders and (ii) no Term B Loans may be converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Term B Lenders.

 

(d)                                 The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the applicable Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.  At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the applicable Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

 

(e)                                  After giving effect to all Committed Borrowings, all conversions of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Committed Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten Interest Periods in effect with respect to Committed Loans.

 

2.03                        Letters of Credit.

 

(a)                                 The Letter of Credit Commitment.

 

(i)                                Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, (y) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit.  Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

 

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(ii)                                The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

 

(A)                               any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

 

(B)                               subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless (1) the applicable L/C Issuer has approved of such expiration date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer;

 

(C)                               the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) the applicable L/C Issuer has approved such expiry date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer;

 

(D)                               the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;

 

(E)                                the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any Laws binding upon such L/C Issuer;

 

(F)                                 except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $25,000;

 

(G)                               the Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or

 

(H)                              any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

 

(iii)                                 The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

 

(iv) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.

 

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(v)                               The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article X with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article X included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

 

(b)                                 Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

 

(i)                                Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer.  Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be.  In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer:  (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.  In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer:  (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.  Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require.

 

(ii)                                Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof.  Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices.  Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

 

(iii)                                 If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit

 

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the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension.  Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.03 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

 

(iv)                               Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

 

(c)                                  Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

 

(i)                                Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof.  Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day immediately following any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing.  If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of such Unreimbursed Amount.  In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice).  Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

 

(ii)                                Each Revolving Credit Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Committed Loan to the Borrower that is a Revolving Credit Loan in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.

 

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(iii)                             With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.  In such event, each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

 

(iv)                               Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

 

(v)                               Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Credit Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice).  No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(vi)                               If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing.  If such Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be.  A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d)                                 Repayment of Participations.

 

(i)                                At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Revolving Credit Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the

 

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Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

 

(ii)                                If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Revolving Credit Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.  The obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause (ii) shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(e)                                  Obligations Absolute.  The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

 

(i)                  any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

 

(ii)               the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

 

(iii)            any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

 

(iv)           waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;

 

(v)              honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;

 

(vi)           any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the Uniform Commercial Code, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;

 

(vii)        any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter

 

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of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or

 

(viii)     any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will promptly notify the L/C Issuer.  The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

 

(f)                                   Role of L/C Issuer.  Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document.  None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Required Revolving Lenders or Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document.  The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement.  None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.  The L/C Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

 

(g)                                  Cash Collateral.  (i) If an L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing and the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 to a Revolving Credit Borrowing cannot then be met, (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any Letter of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn (and arrangements that are reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer have not otherwise been made), (iii) if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, require the Borrower to Cash

 

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Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 9.02, (iv) if, after the issuance of any Letter of Credit, any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (v) an Event of Default set forth under Section 9.01(f) occurs and is continuing, then the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize (A) the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such L/C Borrowing or the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, as the case may be) or (B) in the case of clause (iv) above, the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations (determined as of the date such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender), and shall do so not later than 4:00 p.m., on (x) in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iv), (1) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice thereof, if such notice is received on such day prior to 12:00 p.m., or (2) if clause (1) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice and (y) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (v), the Business Day on which an Event of Default set forth under Section 9.01(f) occurs or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such day.  The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing.  Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked accounts at the Administrative Agent and may be invested in readily available Cash Equivalents.  If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the deposit accounts at the Administrative Agent as aforesaid, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim.  Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer.  To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the excess shall be refunded to the Borrower.

 

(h)                                 Applicability of ISP and UCP; Limitation of Liability.  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible to the Borrower for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (“BAFT-IFSA”), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

 

(i)                                     Letter of Credit Fees.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance, subject to Section 2.16, with its Applicable Revolving Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) (i) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate Loans times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.  For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06.  Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly

 

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basis in arrears.  If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

 

(j)                                    Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer.  The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it to the Borrower equal to 0.125% per annum of the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit).  Such fronting fee shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears.  Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand.  For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06.  In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect.  Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

 

(k)                                 Conflict with Issuer Documents.  In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

 

(l)                                     Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries.  Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit.  The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit at the Borrower’s request for the account of Restricted Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

 

2.04                        Swing Line Loans.

 

(a)                                 The Swing Line.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, may in its sole discretion make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Revolving Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of the Revolving Credit Lender acting as the Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, however, that (x) after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, and (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, (y) the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan, and (z) the Swing Line Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swing Line Loan if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that it has, or by such Credit Extension may have, Fronting Exposure.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04.  Upon notice from the Swing Line Lender following the

 

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making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

 

(b)                                 Borrowing Procedures.  Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) by a Swing Line Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swing Line Loan Notice. Each such Swing Line Loan Notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day.  Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof.  Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.

 

(c)                                  Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

 

(i)                                The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Credit Lender make a Base Rate Committed Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding.  Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.03.  The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent.  Each Revolving Credit Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swing Line Loan) for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Committed Loan to the Borrower in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

 

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the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

 

(iii)                                 If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing.  If such Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be.  A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(iv)                               Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Credit Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.03.  No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(d)                                 Repayment of Participations.

 

(i)                                At any time after any Revolving Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

 

(ii)                                If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate.  The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender.  The obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

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funds its Base Rate Committed Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Revolving Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

 

(f)                                   Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender.  The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

 

2.05                        Prepayments.

 

(a)                                 The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Committed Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty (except as set forth in the second proviso to this sentence or as otherwise agreed with any Lenders in respect of any increase in the Facilities pursuant to Section 2.14); provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Committed Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Committed Loans shall be in a principal amount of $100,000or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding; provided, further, that, in the event that on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Borrower (x) makes any prepayment of Term Loans in connection with any Repricing Transaction, or (y) effects any amendment of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each Term B Lender, (I) in the case of clause (x), a prepayment premium in an amount equal to 1.00% of the principal amount so prepaid and (II) in the case of clause (y), a payment equal to 1.00% of the aggregate amount of the Term B Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment that have been repriced.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment, the Type(s) of Committed Loans to be prepaid, whether the Committed Loans to be repaid are Revolving Credit Loans or Term B Loans and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.  Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.  Subject to Section 2.16, each such prepayment shall be applied to the Committed Loans of the Lenders in respect of the applicable Facility in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

 

(b)                                 The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

 

(c)                                  If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing

 

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Line Loans, the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.

 

(d)                                 Within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition (other than Dispositions expressly permitted under Section 8.05(a)-(d)) or from any Extraordinary Loss from and after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall repay Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (h) below); provided, that if the Borrower shall certify at the time of such receipt that it, the Parent or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries intends to (i) Reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within twelve (12) months of such receipt or (ii) enter into a legally binding commitment to Reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, no later than six (6) months after the end of such twelve (12) month period, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary may use such Net Cash Proceeds for such purposes; provided further, that to the extent the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall not have (i) Reinvested 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds by not later than twelve (12) months after the receipt thereof or (ii) entered into a legally binding commitment to Reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within twelve (12) months and Reinvested such Net Cash Proceeds no later than six (6) months after the end of such twelve (12) month period, the Borrower shall use any such remaining Net Cash Proceeds to repay Loans on such date; and provided, further, that the Borrower shall not be required to repay Loans pursuant to this clause (d) unless and until the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds the Borrower is required to use to prepay Loans pursuant to this clause (d) is equal to or greater than $15,000,000 (and at such time, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans using all such Net Cash Proceeds).

 

(e)                                  Within five (5) Business Days after the receipt by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds from the incurrence, issuance or sale by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness expressly permitted by Section 8.03), the Borrower shall repay Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (h) below)

 

(f)                                   Within ten (10) Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(b), beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to (i) 75% of Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (h) below) minus (ii) the aggregate amount of voluntary prepayments of Term B Loans made during such fiscal year pursuant to Section 2.05(a); provided that such percentage shall be reduced to 50% if the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the applicable fiscal year was less than or equal to 3.00:1.00; and provided, further, that no mandatory prepayment under this Section 2.05(f) shall be required if the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the applicable fiscal year was less than or equal to 2.00:1.00.

 

(g)                                  [Reserved].

 

(h)                                 All prepayments of Loans made pursuant to clauses (d), (e) or (f) of this Section 2.05 shall be applied first, ratably to the Term B Loans and to any incremental term loan tranche (other than any Junior Term Tranche), second, once the Term B Loans and any incremental term loan tranche (other than any Junior Term Tranche) have been repaid in full, ratably to repay the Revolving Credit Loans and reduce the Revolving Credit Facility and third, once the Term B Loans, any incremental term loan tranche (other than any Junior Term Tranche) and the Revolving Credit Loans have been repaid in full and the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, ratably to any Junior Term Tranches.

 

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(i)                                     All prepayments of Term B Loans shall be applied to the scheduled installments of Term B Loans ratably in accordance with the maturity thereof.

 

(j)                                    The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term B Loans required to be made pursuant to Sections 2.05(d)-(f) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment.  Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each appropriate Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such appropriate Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the prepayment. Each Term B Lender may reject all or a portion of its Applicable Percentage of any mandatory prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”) of Term B Loans required to be made pursuant to Sections 2.05(d)-(f) by providing written notice (each, a “Rejection Notice”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m. one Business Day after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment.  Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify the principal amount of the mandatory repayment of Term B Loans to be rejected by such Lender.  If a Term B Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal amount of the Term B Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Term B Loans.  Any Declined Proceeds remaining thereafter shall be retained by the Borrower.

 

2.06                        Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

 

(a)                                 The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of such termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments.  All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

 

(b)                                 [Reserved].

 

(c)                                  The Term B Commitment of each Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Term B Lender’s Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(b).  The Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date therefor.  The Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and any Additional Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate on the respective maturity dates applicable thereto.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Closing Date has not occurred at or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Outside Date, then all Commitments shall terminate at such time.

 

2.07                        Repayment of Loans.

 

(a)                                 The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Credit Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date.

 

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(b)                                 The Borrower shall repay to the Swing Line Lender each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the request of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c) and (ii) the Maturity Date.

 

(c)                                  Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall repay to the Term B Lenders the aggregate principal amount of all Term B Loans outstanding on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December in an amount equal to 0.50% of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Term B Loans, with the final principal repayment installment of the Term B Loans payable on the Maturity Date, which final payment shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term B Loans outstanding on such date.

 

2.08                        Interest.

 

(a)                                 Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; (ii) each Base Rate Committed Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

(b)                                 (i)  If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(ii)                                If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Term B Lenders, as appropriate, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(iii)                                 Upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Term B Lenders, as appropriate, while any Event of Default exists (other than as set forth in clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) above), the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations owing to such Lenders hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(iv)                               Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

 

(c)                                  Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein.  Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

2.09                        Fees.  In addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03:

 

(a)                                 Commitment Fee.  During the Availability Period, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee

 

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Rate times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans shall not be counted towards or considered usage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments for purposes of determining the commitment fee.  The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period.

 

(b)                                 Closing Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay on the Closing Date to each Lender party to this Agreement on the Closing Date, as fee compensation for the funding of such Lender’s Term B Loan and making of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, a closing fee (the “Closing Fee”) in an amount equal to (x) 1.50% of the stated principal amount of such Lender’s Term B Loan funded on the Closing Date and (y) 1.00% of the stated principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment on the Closing Date.  Such Closing Fee will be in all respects fully earned, due and payable on the Closing Date and non-refundable and non-creditable thereafter and, in the case of the Closing Fee on the Term B Loan, may be, at the option of the Administrative Agent, netted against Term B Loans made by such Lender.

 

(c)                                  Other Fees.  (i)  The Borrower shall pay to the Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

 

(ii)               The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

 

2.10                        Computation of Interest and Fees.  All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurodollar Prime Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed.  All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year).  Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

2.11                        Evidence of Debt.

 

(a)                                 The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business.  The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon.  Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records

 

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of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.  Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records.  Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

 

(b)                                 In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a) above, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

 

2.12                        Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

 

(a)                                 General.  All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein.  The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office.  All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.  If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

 

(b)                                 (i)  Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Committed Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Committed Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Committed Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Committed Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing.  If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period.  If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Committed Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Committed Loan included in

 

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such Committed Borrowing.  Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

 

(ii)                                Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due.  In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(c)                                  Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent.  If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

(d)                                 Obligations of Lenders Several.  The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Committed Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint.  The failure of any Lender to make any Committed Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 11.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Committed Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c).

 

(e)                                  Funding Source.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

 

2.13                        Sharing of Payments by Lenders.  Subject to the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, if any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Committed Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Committed Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Committed Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other applicable Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Committed Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:

 

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(i)                  if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

 

(ii)               the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.15, or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Committed Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall apply).

 

The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

2.14                        Increase in Commitments.

 

(a)                                 Request for Increase.  Upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time request an increase in the Facilities (which increase may take the form of (i) one or more new tranches of term loans or increases to the Term B Facility (the “Incremental Term Loans”) or (ii) one or more increases in the amount of Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Credit Commitment Increase”) and/or one or more new tranches of the Revolving Credit Facility (each such new Revolving Credit Facility, an “Additional Revolving Credit Commitment” and together with any Revolving Credit Commitment Increases, the “Incremental Revolving Increase”; together with any Incremental Term Loans, the “Incremental Facilities”) by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding, when added to the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.03(l), the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount; provided that (i) any such request for Incremental Revolving Increases shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) any such request for an increase which takes the form of Incremental Term Loans shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000.

 

(b)                                 Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders.  Any Incremental Facility may, at the option of the Borrower, be provided by existing Lenders or, subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.  The Administrative Agent shall have the right to approve all Lenders in connection with Incremental Revolving Increases, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.  For the avoidance of doubt, no existing Lender shall have any obligation to provide any portion of any Incremental Facility.

 

(c)                                  Effective Date and Allocations.  If the Facilities are increased in accordance with this Section 2.14, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date.

 

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(d)                                 Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase.  An Incremental Facility shall become effective as of such Increase Effective Date; provided that (i) no Event of Default exists on such Increase Effective Date immediately after giving effect to such Incremental Facility and the making of any Loans pursuant thereto and any transaction consummated in connection therewith; (ii) any Incremental Revolving Increase shall be on the same terms and pursuant to the same documentation applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility (including the maturity date in respect thereof) (provided the applicable margin applicable thereto may be increased if necessary to be consistent with that for the Incremental Revolving Increase), (iii) any Incremental Term Loans (A) shall rank pari passu or junior in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term B Loans, (B) shall not mature earlier than the applicable Maturity Date, (C) shall not have a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the weighted average life to maturity of the Term B Loans, (D) except as set forth above, shall be treated substantially the same as the Term B Loans (in each case, including with respect to mandatory and voluntary prepayments) and (E) the Applicable Rate for the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable new Lenders; provided, however, that in the event that the Yield for such Incremental Term Loans are greater than the Yield for the Term B Loans by more than 0.50%, the Applicable Rate for the Term B Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the Yield for such Incremental Term Loans (and any other term loan tranche) are not more than 0.50% higher than the Yield for the Term B Loans, provided that (i) the Incremental Term Loans shall be on terms and pursuant to documentation to be determined by the Borrower, provided that, to the extent such terms and documentation are not consistent with, the Term B Facility (except to the extent permitted by clauses (B), (C) and (E) above), they shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any Incremental Facility, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of any corresponding existing Term B Loans) and (ii) subject to clauses (B) and (C) above, the amortization schedule applicable to the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof.  The Borrower shall prepay any Committed Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Committed Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Section 2.14.

 

(e)                                  Conflicting Provisions.  This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 11.01 to the contrary.

 

2.15                        Cash Collateral.

 

(a)                                 Certain Credit Support Events.  If (i) the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, (ii) as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, (iii) the Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 9.02(c), or (iv) there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower shall immediately (in the case of clause (iii) above) or within one Business Day (in all other cases) following any written request by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to clause (iv) above, after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

 

(b)                                 Grant of Security Interest.  The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.15(c).  If at any

 

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time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender).  All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America.  The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.

 

(c)                                  Application.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.15 or Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.16 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

 

(d)                                 Release.  Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 11.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Loan Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents, and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

 

2.16                        Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)                                 Adjustments.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(i)                  Waivers and Amendments.  Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definitions of “Required Lenders,” “Required Revolving Lenders,” “Required Term Lenders” and Section 11.01.

 

(ii)               Defaulting Lender Waterfall.  Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article IX or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows:  first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.15; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion

 

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thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.15; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.03, were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders under the applicable Facility on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv).  Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(iii)            Certain Fees.

 

(A)                               No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) or (b) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

 

(B)                               Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Revolving Credit Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.15.

 

(C)                               With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non- Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

 

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(iv)    Reallocation of Applicable Revolving Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure.  All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Percentage (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non- Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment.  No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

(v)     Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans.  If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lenders’ Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.15.

 

(b)           Defaulting Lender Cure.  If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Committed Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

2.17        Extension Offers.

 

(a)           Pursuant to one or more offers made from time to time by the Borrower to all Term B Lenders with notice to the Administrative Agent, on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding Term B Loans) and on the same terms (“Term Pro Rata Extension Offers”), the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate transactions with individual Term B Lenders from time to time to extend the maturity date of such Lender’s Term B Loans and to otherwise modify the terms of such Lender’s Term B Loans pursuant to the terms of the relevant Term Pro Rata Extension Offer (including without limitation increasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Lender’s Term B Loans and/or modifying the amortization schedule in respect of such Lender’s Term B Loans).  Pursuant to one or more offers made from time to time by the Borrower to all Revolving Credit Lenders with notice to the Administrative Agent, on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Commitments) and on the same terms (“Revolving Pro Rata Extension Offers” and, together with Term Pro Rata Extension Offers, “Pro Rata Extension Offers”), the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate transactions with

 

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individual Revolving Credit Lenders from time to time to extend the maturity date of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments and to otherwise modify the terms of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant Revolving Pro Rata Extension Offer (including without limitation increasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments). For the avoidance of doubt, the reference to “on the same terms” in the preceding sentences shall mean, (i) when comparing Term Pro Rata Extension Offers, that the Term B Loans are offered to be extended for the same amount of time and that the interest rate changes and fees payable in respect thereto are the same and (ii) when comparing Revolving Pro Rata Extension Offers, that the Revolving Credit Commitments are offered to be extended for the same amount of time and that the interest rate changes and fees payable in respect thereto are the same.  Any such extension (an “Extension”) agreed to between the Borrower and any such Lender (an “Extending Lender”) will be established under this Agreement by implementing an Incremental Term Loan (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the implementation of an Incremental Term Loan to establish an Extended Term B Loan shall not count as an Incremental Term Loan for purposes of calculating the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount) for such Lender (if such Lender is extending an existing Term B Loan (such extended Term B Loan, an “Extended Term B Loan”)) or an Incremental Revolving Increase for such Lender (if such Lender is extending an existing Revolving Credit Commitment (such extended Revolving Credit Commitment, an “Extended Revolving Credit Commitment”)).

 

(b)           The Borrower and each Extending Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Assumption Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Extended Term B Loans and/or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of such Extending Lender.  Each Incremental Assumption Agreement shall specify the terms of the applicable Extended Term B Loans and/or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that (i) except as to interest rates, fees, amortization, final maturity date, collateral arrangements and voluntary and mandatory prepayment arrangements (which shall, subject to clauses (ii) and (iii) of this proviso, be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the Pro Rata Extension Offer), the Extended Term B Loans shall have (x) the same terms as the Term B Loans, or (y) such other terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) the final maturity date of any Extended Term B Loans shall be no earlier than the Maturity Date for the Term B Loans, (iii) the weighted average life to maturity of any Extended Term B Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Term B Loans and (iv) except as to interest rates, fees, final maturity, collateral arrangements and voluntary and mandatory prepayment arrangements, any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment shall be a Revolving Credit Commitment with the same terms as the Revolving Credit Loans.  Upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Assumption Agreement, this Agreement shall be amended to the extent necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Extended Term B Loans and/or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments evidenced thereby as provided for in Section 11.01 and other changes necessary to preserve the intent of this Agreement.  Any such deemed amendment may, at the Administrative Agent’s or the Borrower’s request, be memorialized in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and furnished to the other parties hereto.

 

(c)           Upon the effectiveness of any such Extension, the applicable Extending Lender’s Term B Loan will be automatically designated an Extended Term B Loan and/or such Extending Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment will be automatically designated an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment.   For the avoidance of doubt, the commitments and obligations of any Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer can only be extended pursuant to an Extension or otherwise with such Person’s consent.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including without limitation this Section 2.17), (i) no Extended Term B Loan or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment; provided that the aggregate amount of Extended Term B Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment

 

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for any new class of Term B Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments made in connection with any Pro Rata Extension Offer shall be at least $25,000,000, (ii) any Extending Lender may extend all or any portion of its Term B Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to one or more Pro Rata Extension Offers (subject to applicable proration in the case of over participation) (including the extension of any Extended Term B Loan and/or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment), (iii) there shall be no condition to any Extension of any Loan or Revolving Credit Commitment at any time or from time to time other than notice to the Administrative Agent of such Extension and the terms of the Extended Term B Loan or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment implemented thereby, (iv) the interest rate limitations referred to in the proviso to clause (e) of Section 2.14(a) shall not be implicated by any Extension and (v) all Extended Term B Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(e)           Each extension shall be consummated pursuant to procedures set forth in the associated Pro Rata Extension Offer; provided that the Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent prior to making any Pro Rata Extension Offer to establish reasonable procedures with respect to mechanical provisions relating to such Extension, including, without limitation, timing, rounding and other adjustments.

 

ARTICLE III.

 

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

3.01        Taxes.

 

(a)           Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.

 

(i)           Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws.  If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party, then the Administrative Agent or such Loan Party shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

 

(ii)           If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

 

(iii)           If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any applicable Laws other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined

 

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by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

 

(b)           Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower.  Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(c)           Tax Indemnifications.  The Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d)           Evidence of Payments.  After any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the relevant Recipient, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Recipient.

 

(e)           Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.

 

(i)           Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

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(A)          any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B)          any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

a.             in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

b.             executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

c.             in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

 

d.             to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(C)          any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

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(D)          if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

(iii)           Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(f)            Treatment of Certain Refunds.  Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid.  This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

 

(g)           Survival.  Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

 

3.02        Illegality.  If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert

 

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Base Rate Committed Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.  Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate.  Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

 

3.03        Inability to Determine Rates.  If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (c) the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

 

3.04        Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

(a)           Increased Costs Generally.  If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)      impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e)) or the L/C Issuer;

 

(ii)     subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

 

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(iii)    impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)           Capital Requirements.  If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c)           Certificates for Reimbursement.  A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)           Delay in Requests.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

(e)           Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.  The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurodollar Rate funds or deposits, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have

 

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received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender.  If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.

 

3.05        Compensation for Losses.  Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

 

(a)           any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

 

(b)           any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

 

(c)           any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 11.13;

 

including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.  The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

 

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

 

3.06        Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a)           Designation of a Different Lending Office.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender, the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Borrower such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b)           Replacement of Lenders.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 and, in each case, and such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.06(a), then the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13.

 

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3.07        Survival.  All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Facilities, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent.

 

ARTICLE IV.

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.01        Conditions to Closing and Effectiveness.  The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)           The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders (unless otherwise specified):

 

(i)           executed counterparts of this Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender, Parent and the Borrower;

 

(ii)           a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;

 

(iii)           at least five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any such information contemplated by Section 11.18 to the extent any Lender has requested such information from the Borrower at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date;

 

(iv)          executed counterparts of a guaranty agreement (the “Guaranty”) in substantially the form of Exhibit F, duly executed by each Guarantor; and

 

(v)          such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Person is a party;

 

(vi)         such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in the jurisdiction of its organization;

 

(vii)        a security agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit J hereto (the “Security Agreement”), duly executed by each Loan Party, together with:

 

(A)          certificates and instruments representing the Collateral described therein accompanied by undated stock powers or instruments of transfer executed in blank,

 

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Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Security Agreement, covering the Collateral described in the Security Agreement,

 

(C)                               copies of Uniform Commercial Code, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office, tax and judgment lien searches, or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents (together with copies of such financing statements and documents) that name any Loan Party as debtor and that are filed in those state and county jurisdictions in which any Loan Party is organized or maintains its principal place of business and such other searches that are required by the Perfection Certificate or that the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be covered by the Collateral Documents (other than Permitted Liens),

 

(D)                               the Perfection Certificate duly executed by each of the Loan Parties, and

 

(E)                                a Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement and Trademark Security Agreement (as each such term is defined in the Security Agreement and to the extent applicable) (together with each other intellectual property security agreement delivered pursuant to Section 7.13, in each case as amended or supplemented, the “Intellectual Property Security Agreement”), duly executed by each applicable Loan Party, together with evidence that all action that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Intellectual Property Security Agreement has been taken;

 

(viii)                        an opinion from each of DLA Piper, counsel for the Loan Parties dated the Closing Date, Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Nevada counsel for the Loan Parties, and each such opinion addressed to each L/C Issuer, the Lead Arrangers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, substantially in the form previously provided to the Administrative Agent;

 

(ix)                              a certificate attesting to the Solvency of the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, before and after giving effect to the Transactions, from the Parent’s chief financial officer, substantially in the form of Exhibit N hereto;

 

(x)                                 a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.01(b) and (c) have been satisfied;

 

(xi)                              executed counterparts of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(xii)                           Certificates as to coverage under the insurance policies required by Section 7.06 each of which shall be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a “standard” or “New York” lender’s loss payable or mortgagee endorsement (as applicable) and shall name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as additional insured, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(xiii)                        The Administrative Agent and shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof; and

 

(xiv)                       (i) the Audited Financial Statements and the audited financial statements of MGAM for each of the three fiscal years immediately preceding the initial Credit Extension ended more than 90 days prior to the Closing Date (the “Target Audited Financial Statements”); and (ii) unaudited financial statements of Parent and MGAM for any fiscal quarter ended after the date of the most recent audited financial statements of such Person and more than 45 days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(b)                                 (1) The representations made by or with respect to the MGAM Acquired Business and its Subsidiaries in the MGAM Merger Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders shall be true and correct in all material respects, except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects, on and as of the Closing Date, but only to the extent that Parent has the right to terminate its obligations under the MGAM Merger Agreement, or to decline to consummate the MGAM Acquisition pursuant to the MGAM Acquisition Agreement, as a result of a breach of such representations in the MGAM Merger Agreement, and (2) the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects, except for representations and warranties that are already qualified by materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects, on and as of the Closing Date.

 

(c)                                  Since September 8, 2014, there has not occurred any change, effect, development or circumstance, that individually or in the aggregate, constitutes or is reasonably likely to constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)                                 The MGAM Acquisition and the MGAM Refinancing shall have been consummated simultaneously or substantially concurrently with the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the MGAM Merger Agreement, without giving effect to any modifications, amendments or express waivers (and no consents granted) thereto that are materially adverse to the Lenders or Lead Arrangers without the consent of the Lead Arrangers, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed (it being understood and agreed that any increase or reduction in the purchase price shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders; provided that any increase in the purchase price shall be funded solely by cash from the balance sheet of the Parent.  The GCA Refinancing shall have been consummated simultaneously or substantially concurrently with the Closing Date.

 

(e)                                  The Senior Unsecured Notes and the Senior Secured Notes shall have been issued, or shall be issued substantially concurrently with the Closing Date.

 

(f)                                   To the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, (i) all fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid and (ii) all fees required to be paid to the Lenders on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid out of the proceeds of the initial Credit Extension.

 

(g)                                  Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid out of the proceeds of the initial Credit Extension all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(h)                                 After giving effect to the Transactions, the Parent, the MGAM Acquired Business and their respective Subsidiaries shall have outstanding no Indebtedness or preferred stock

 

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other than (a) the Loans and other extensions of credit under the Facilities, (b) the Senior Unsecured Notes, (c) the Senior Secured Notes, (d) existing capital leases and (e) other Indebtedness listed on Schedule 8.03.

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has funded a Credit Extension shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

4.02                        [Reserved].

 

4.03                        Conditions to all Credit Extensions After Closing Date.  The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Committed Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) after the Closing Date is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)                                 The representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in Article VI or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension (except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date); provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or similar language, they shall be true and correct in all respects.

 

(b)                                 No Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

 

(c)                                  The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the relevant L/C Issuer or the relevant Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower in connection with a Credit Extension to be made on or after the Closing Date shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.03(a) and (b) (if applicable) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

 

ARTICLE V.

 

[RESERVED]

 

ARTICLE VI.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

 

As of the Closing Date and upon any Credit Extension (other than the Credit Extension on the Closing Date), Parent and Borrower represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

 

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6.01                        Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws.  Each Loan Party (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, and (d) is in compliance with all Laws; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i), (c) or (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.02                        Authorization; No Contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) except where such conflict, breach or contravention or creation of a Lien may not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party, or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) except where such breach or contravention may not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, violate any Law.

 

6.03                        Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.  Except for (a) such authorizations, approvals or notices obtained or delivered as of the Closing Date, (b) authorizations, approvals or notices to or from a Gaming Authority which may subsequently be required in connection with the addition of any Guarantor, the pledge of any additional Collateral pursuant to Section 7.13 or the enforcement of remedies, (c) the requirement to provide routine post-closing notices and/or copies of Loan Documents to a Gaming Authority, no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

6.04                        Binding Effect.  This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto.  This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and general principles of equity.

 

6.05                        Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

(a)                                 The Audited Financial Statements and the Target Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries and the MGAM Acquired Business, as applicable, as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of Parent and its Subsidiaries and the MGAM Acquired Business, as applicable, as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness in accordance with GAAP.

 

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(b)                                 The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries and the MGAM Acquired Business dated the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of Parent ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries and the MGAM Acquired Business, as applicable, as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.

 

(c)                                  Since December 31, 2013 (the date of the Audited Financial Statements), there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.06                        Litigation.  Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 6.06, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.07                        No Default.  Neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

6.08                        Ownership of Property; Liens.  Each of Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The property of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 8.01.

 

6.09                        Environmental Compliance.  Neither Parent nor any Restricted Subsidiary, nor their respective businesses, operations or properties (a) has failed to comply with any Environmental Laws or (b) has received or is subject to any pending or threatened claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law or is aware of any basis of any Environmental Liability, that, in each case, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.10                        Insurance.  The properties of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of Parent, in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards), with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where Parent or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary operates.

 

6.11                        Taxes.  Parent and its Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP and except immaterial taxes and tax returns so long as no material portion of the Collateral is in

 

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jeopardy of being seized, levied upon or forfeited.  There is no proposed tax assessment against Parent or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.12                        ERISA Compliance.

 

(a)                                 Each Pension Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Laws.  Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the best knowledge of Parent, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification.  Parent and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Pension Plan.

 

(b)                                 There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Parent, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither Parent nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither Parent nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) neither Parent nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

 

6.13                        Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.  As of the Closing Date, Parent had no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 6.13 and had no equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 6.13.  All Guarantors as of the Closing Date are identified in Part (a) of Schedule 6.13.  As of the Closing Date, there are no Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

 

6.14                        Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

 

(a)                                 Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations U and X issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.

 

(b)                                 None of Borrower, any Person Controlling Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

6.15                        Disclosure.  Parent has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement

 

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of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, Parent represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

 

6.16                        Intellectual Property; Licenses, EtcParent and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person, except as would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  To the best knowledge of Parent, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person, except as would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 6.16, no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of Parent, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.17                        Collateral Documents.  The provisions of the Collateral Documents are effective to create, in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), valid and enforceable Liens on all Collateral described in the Security Agreement.  From and after the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in appropriate form substantially contemporaneously with the Closing Date in the offices specified on Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate, such Liens are perfected first priority Liens, to the extent that such Liens can be perfected by filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, subject only to the Permitted Liens.  All governmental approvals necessary or desirable to perfect and protect, and establish and maintain the priority of, such Liens have been duly effected or taken, including any such approvals reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

 

6.18                        Solvency.  The Loan Parties, on a consolidated basis, are, and after giving effect to the Transactions will be, Solvent.

 

6.19                        Patriot Act and OFAC.

 

(a)                                 Neither the Parent, nor any of its Subsidiaries, is in violation of any applicable requirement of Law relating to terrorism or money laundering in the respective jurisdictions in which such Loan Party or its Affiliates operates (“Anti-Terrorism Laws”), including Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001 (the “Executive Order”), and the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56 (the “USA Patriot Act”) or (ii) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended or any of the foreign asset control regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury (31 C.F.R. Subtitle B, Chapter V) (“OFAC”).

 

(b)                                 Neither the Parent, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (i) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions or (ii) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

 

(c)                                  Neither the Parent, nor any of its Subsidiaries, and, to the knowledge of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries, no Affiliate or broker or other agent of Parent or such Subsidiaries acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Loans is any of the following:

 

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(i)                                     a person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order;

 

(ii)                                  a person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order;

 

(iii)                               a person with which any Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law;

 

(iv)                              a person that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in the Executive Order; or

 

(v)                                 a person that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked person” on the most current list published by OFAC at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list.

 

(d)                                 Neither Parent, nor any of its Subsidiaries, and, to the knowledge of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries, no broker or other agent of such Loan Party acting in any capacity in connection with the Loans (i) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any person described in paragraph (b) above (other than as authorized by OFAC), (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to the Executive Order, or (iii) engages in or conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law.

 

(e)                                  The use of proceeds of the Loans will not violate OFAC.

 

6.20                        FCPA.  Neither Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any director, officer or employee of Parent or its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Parent, any agent or Affiliate of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any violation by such persons of the FCPA, including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Parent, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Parent, its Affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

 

6.21                        Anti-Corruption Laws.  The Parent and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

 

6.22                        Subordination of Subordinated Indebtedness.  The Obligations are “Senior Debt,” “Senior Indebtedness,” “Guarantor Senior Debt” or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any documentation governing any Subordinated Indebtedness.

 

6.23                        Labor Matters.  Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened and (b) the hours

 

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worked by and payments made to employees of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law dealing with such matters.

 

6.24                        Use of Proceeds.  The Borrower will use the proceeds as described in Section 7.10.

 

ARTICLE VII.

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

From the Closing Date and so long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not then due and payable) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (excluding any Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized):

 

7.01                        Financial Statements.  The Parent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

 

(a)                                 as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Parent, a consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (other than any qualification that is expressly solely with respect to, or expressly resulting solely from, (A) an upcoming maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility or the Term B Facility or (B) any potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant on a future date or in a future period); and

 

(b)                                 as soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent, a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Parent’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 7.02(d), the Parent shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Parent to furnish the information and materials described in subsections (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.

 

7.02                        Certificates; Other Information.  The Parent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

 

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(a)                                 concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 7.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements and stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default under Article VIII hereof or, if any such Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;

 

(b)                                 within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 7.01(a) and (b) and in any event within the time period specified therein (commencing with the delivery of the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent;

 

(c)                                  promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any request by a Lender made through the Administrative Agent, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of the Parent by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them;

 

(d)                                 promptly after the same are available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Parent may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto; and

 

(e)                                  promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender acting through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b) or Section 7.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower or Parent posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s or Parent’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s or Parent’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that:  (x) the Borrower or Parent shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent upon request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (y) the Borrower or Parent shall upon request of the Administrative Agent provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents and the Administrative Agent shall post such documents and notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) each Lender of the posting of any such documents.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower or Parent shall upon request of the Administrative Agent be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 7.02(b) to the Administrative Agent.  Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower or Parent with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

The Borrower and Parent hereby acknowledge that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Lead Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by

 

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or on behalf of the Borrower or Parent hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”).  The Borrower and Parent hereby agree that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower and Parent shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as either publicly available information or not material information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower, Parent or their securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws; (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion or the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”

 

7.03                        Notices.  The Parent shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

 

(a)                                 upon any Responsible Officer becoming aware thereof, of the occurrence of any Default;

 

(b)                                 upon any Responsible Officer becoming aware thereof, of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, which may include:  (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any Environmental Laws;

 

(c)                                  upon any Responsible Officer becoming aware thereof, of the occurrence of any ERISA Event;

 

(d)                                 of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(e)                                  of the occurrence of any Disposition of property or assets or any Extraordinary Loss for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(d).

 

Each notice pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Parent setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Parent has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.  Each notice pursuant to Section 7.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

 

7.04                        Preservation of Existence, Etc.The Parent shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to:  (a) preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 8.04 or 8.05; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered

 

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patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.05                        Maintenance of Properties.  The Parent shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to:  (a) maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities.

 

7.06                        Maintenance of Insurance.  The Parent shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary, to maintain liability, casualty and other insurance (subject to customary deductibles and retentions) with responsible insurance companies in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards) and against such risks as is carried by responsible companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar assets in the general areas in which the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries operate.  All policies of insurance required to be maintained by the Parent and the its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be issued by companies reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and shall have coverages and endorsements and be written for such amount as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require.  All policies of insurance required to be maintained by the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries must name the Collateral Agent as mortgagee and additional insured or loss payee, must insure the interest of the Collateral Agent in the property as mortgagee and, to the extent generally available in the insurance market, must provide that no cancellation or material modification of the policies will be made without thirty days’ prior written notice to Collateral Agent.  Certificates for all such policies must be delivered to the Collateral Agent and approved by the Collateral Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld).  Without limiting the obligations of the Borrower under the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.06, in the event the Parent shall fail to maintain in full force and effect insurance as required by the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.06, then the Collateral Agent may, and shall if instructed so to do by the Required Lenders, procure insurance covering the interests of the Lenders and the Collateral Agent in such amounts and against such risks as otherwise would be required hereunder and the Borrower shall reimburse the Collateral Agent in respect of any premiums paid by the Collateral Agent in respect thereof.  Without limitation of the foregoing, each Loan Party shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, take all actions as needed to insure compliance with all requirements under the Flood Insurance Laws, including the maintenance of all flood hazard insurance and certifications required thereunder.

 

7.07                        Compliance with Laws.  The Parent shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.08                        Books and Records.  The Parent shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to (a) maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

7.09                        Inspection Rights.  The Parent shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent to visit and inspect the Collateral, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts

 

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therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Parent.

 

7.10                        Use of Proceeds.  The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans made on the Closing Date for any one or more of the following:  (i) to fund the MGAM Acquisition, (ii) to consummate the Refinancing and (iii) to fund fees and expenses in connection with this Agreement and the foregoing.  The Borrower shall use the proceeds of any Credit Extension after the occurrence of the Closing Date for working capital and general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

 

7.11                        Environmental Covenant.  The Parent shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to:

 

(a)                                 use and operate all of its facilities and properties in material compliance with all Environmental Laws, keep all permits, approvals, certificates, licenses and other authorizations required pursuant to Environmental Laws in effect and remain in material compliance therewith, and handle all Hazardous Materials in material compliance with all Environmental Laws;

 

(b)                                 promptly notify the Administrative Agent and provide copies upon receipt of all written claims, complaints, notices or inquiries relating to the condition of its facilities and properties under, or compliance of its facilities and properties with, Environmental Laws, and shall promptly commence and diligently proceed to cure, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent any actions and proceedings relating to violations of compliance with Environmental Laws; and

 

(c)                                  provide such information and certifications which the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time to evidence compliance with this Section 7.11.

 

7.12                        Accuracy of Information.  The Parent shall cause all factual information furnished after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement by or on behalf of the any Loan Party in writing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby to be true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified, and such information, taken as a whole, shall not be incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information not misleading.

 

7.13                        Additional Guarantors and Collateral.

 

(a)                                 Promptly (and in any event within forty-five (45) days or such longer period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) upon any Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary), including any Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary, the Parent shall cause such Subsidiary to (x) become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties all documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, which may include (i) an amendment to the Guaranty or joinder in the form attached thereto, if such Subsidiary is not already a party thereto, joining such Subsidiary as a party thereto, (ii) an amendment to the Security Agreement or joinder in the form attached thereto, if such Subsidiary is not already a party thereto, joining such Subsidiary as a party thereto, together with the documentation required by clauses (A) through (E) of Section 4.01(a)(vii) and (iii) a Perfection Certificate and the documentation required by clauses (v), (vi) and (viii) of Section 4.01(a) hereof in respect of such Subsidiary and (y) take all actions necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to cause the Lien created by the Security Agreement to be

 

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duly perfected to the extent required thereby in accordance with applicable Law, including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.

 

(b)                                 Upon written notice from the Parent to the Administrative Agent, the Parent may cause any other Subsidiary to become a Guarantor by executing and delivering documentation described in the preceding paragraph.

 

(c)                                  Upon the acquisition by the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of any fee interest in real property with a purchase price in excess of $10,000,000, the Parent shall deliver or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to deliver within ninety (90) days (or such longer period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), a Deed of Trust with respect thereto, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and duly executed by the owner of such Pledged Property, together with the following:

 

(i)                                    evidence of the completion (or reasonably satisfactory arrangements for the completion) of all recordings and filings of each of the Deeds of Trust as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable effectively to record the Deeds of Trust as valid, perfected Liens against the Pledged Properties, which Liens are subject to no outstanding monetary Liens recorded against such Guarantor’s interest in the Pledged Properties, other than Permitted Liens;

 

(ii)                                 title policies in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties providing title insurance in an amount of not less than the Fair Market Value of the Pledged Property covered thereby and otherwise in form and substance, including endorsements, reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and issued by the Title Company, with respect to the Deeds of Trust;

 

(iii)                              if reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, an American Land Title Association survey of each of the Pledged Properties prepared (and so certified) in compliance with the provisions of the applicable state survey standards by a registered land surveyor of the state in which each such Pledged Property is located, and certified to the Collateral Agent and the Title Company and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

 

(iv)                             with respect to each Pledged Property, such affidavits, certificates, information (including financial data) and instruments of indemnification (including a so-called “gap” indemnification) as shall be required to induce the Title Company to issue the Title Policies and endorsements contemplated above;

 

(v)                                evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent of payment by Borrower of all Title Policy premiums, search and examination charges, escrow charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Deeds of Trust and issuance of the Title Policies contemplated above;

 

(vi)                             favorable written opinions, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, of local counsel to the Loan Parties in each jurisdiction (i) where a Pledged Property is located and (ii) where the applicable Loan Party granting the Deed of Trust on said Pledged Property is organized, regarding the due execution and delivery and enforceability of each such Deed of Trust, the corporate formation, existence and good standing of the applicable Loan Party, and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

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(vii)                          a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each Pledged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower); and

 

(viii)                       Evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent of payment by the Borrower of all title and lien searches and examination charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Deeds of Trust.

 

(d)                                 Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders but not more than once every 24 months with respect to any Pledged Property, an appraisal of any of the Pledged Properties complying with the requirements of the Federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.

 

(e)                                  The Parent shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, undertake all actions which are necessary or appropriate in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and as required by applicable law (including the Gaming Laws) to (a) maintain the Collateral Agent’s security interests under the Loan Documents in the Collateral in full force and effect at all times as a perfected first priority Lien and (b) preserve and protect the Collateral and protect and enforce the Loan Parties’ rights and title and the respective rights of the Collateral Agent to the Collateral.

 

7.14                        Post-Closing Covenants.  The Parent agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent the items described on Schedule 7.14 promptly (but, in any event, within ninety (90) days, or such later time as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) following the Closing Date.

 

7.15                        Payment of Taxes.  Each of the Loan Parties shall, and shall cause each of their Restricted Subsidiaries, to pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable in the normal conduct of its business, all its obligations and liabilities in respect of Taxes imposed upon it (including in its capacity as withholding agent) or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each case, (i) to the extent the failure to pay or discharge the same could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) for Taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP.

 

7.16                        Further Assurances.  Each of the Loan Parties shall, promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject any Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties, assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan Document to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so.

 

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7.17                        Anti-Corruption Laws.  The Parent and its Subsidiaries and the Loan Parties shall conduct their businesses in compliance in all material respects with applicable anti-corruption laws and maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance by the Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with such laws.

 

7.18                        Anti-Terrorism Laws.  The Parent and its Subsidiaries and the Loan Parties shall conduct their businesses in compliance with applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws and Sanctions and maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance by the Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions.

 

7.19                        ERISA Reports.  The Parent shall furnish to the Administrative Agent as soon as practicable after request by the Administrative Agent, (x) copies of (i) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by the Parent, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Plan; (ii) the most recent actuarial valuation report for each Plan; (iii) such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request and (y) with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, (i) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate may request and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(1) of ERISA that the Parent, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate may request; provided that if the Parent, its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Parent, Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate shall make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor as soon as reasonably practicable after request by the Administrative Agent for such documents and notices and shall provide copies of such documents and notices as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt thereof.

 

7.20                        Maintenance of Ratings.  The Parent and the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause each Facility to be continuously rated (but not any specific rating) by S&P and Moody’s and (ii) maintain a public corporate rating (but not any specific rating) from S&P and a public corporate family rating (but not any specific rating) from Moody’s.

 

7.21                        Lender Calls.  Within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent or 90 days after the end of the fiscal year of the Parent, the Parent shall at the request of the Administrative Agent or of the Required Lenders and upon reasonable prior notice, hold a conference call (at a location and time selected by the Administrative Agent and the Parent) with all Lenders who choose to attend such conference call, at which conference call shall be reviewed the financial results of the previous fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, and the financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries.  The foregoing requirements of this Section 7.21 shall not apply for any period in which the Parent holds publicly announced conference calls for investors and analysts.

 

ARTICLE VIII.

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

From the Closing Date and so long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than contingent indemnification obligations which are not then due and payable) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (excluding any Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized):

 

8.01                        Liens.  The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues,

 

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whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following (such Liens, collectively, “Permitted Liens”):

 

(a)                                 Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

 

(b)                                 Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.01 and any Liens securing Indebtedness described in Section 8.03(c) or renewals or extensions thereof, provided that with respect to renewals or extensions, the property covered thereby is not increased and any renewal, extension or replacement of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 8.03(c);

 

(c)                                  Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent or thereafter payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

(d)                                 carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, Liens for labor done and materials and services supplied and furnished or other like Liens and statutory Liens (i) which are not filed or recorded for a period of more than 60 days, (ii) which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, or (iii) which have been bonded in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

(e)                                  pledges or deposits made or Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security or employment or insurance legislation (other than ERISA Liens);

 

(f)                                   deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, including during the course of any development;

 

(g)                                  easements, rights-of-way, reservations, covenants, conditions, restrictions, defects and irregularities in title to any real property and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

 

(h)                                 rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Agency to control or regulate, or obligations or duties to any Governmental Agency with respect to (i) the use of any real property, or (ii) any right, power, franchise, grant, license, or permit, including present or future zoning laws, building codes and ordinances, zoning restrictions, or other laws and ordinances restricting the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of real property;

 

(i)                                     rights of tenants under leases and rental agreements covering real property entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Person owning such real property;

 

(j)                                    Liens consisting of any right of offset, or statutory bankers’ lien, on bank deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business so long as such bank deposit accounts are not established or maintained for the purpose of providing such right of offset or bankers’ lien;

 

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(k)                                 Liens securing writs of attachment or similar instruments or judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;

 

(l)                                     Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(j); provided that such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property of such Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries;

 

(m)                             Liens on cash securing only Defeased Indebtedness;

 

(n)                                 precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings made in connection with operating leases;

 

(o)                                 Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or Fair Market Value, whichever is lower, of the property which is the subject of such financing;

 

(p)                                 Liens securing Indebtedness and other obligations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

 

(q)                                 Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods by that Person;

 

(r)                                    Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory or regulatory requirements under Gaming Laws of that Person or its Subsidiaries;

 

(s)                                   Liens on the Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary securing any Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

 

(t)                                    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.03(g); provided that (i) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations a representative of the holder of such Indebtedness shall become party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis to the Obligations a representative of the holder of such Indebtedness shall become party to an intercreditor agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

8.02                        Investments.  The Parent shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, make any Investments, except (such Investments, collectively, “Permitted Investments”):

 

(a)                                 Investments held by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in the form of Cash Equivalents;

 

(b)                                 advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes consistent with past practice;

 

(c)                                  Investments (i) by a Loan Party in a Loan Party, (ii) by a Non-Loan Party in a Non-Loan Party that is a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) by a Non-Loan Party in a Loan Party, and (iv) by a Loan Party in a Non-Loan Party that is a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) any

 

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such Investments made pursuant to this clause (iv) in the form of intercompany loans shall be evidenced by the promissory note that has been pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with the requirements of the Security Agreement, and (ii) the aggregate amount of Investments made pursuant to this clause (iv) shall not exceed at any time outstanding $5,000,000;

 

(d)                                 Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

 

(e)                                  capital expenditures;

 

(f)                                   Investments received in connection with a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 8.05(i);

 

(g)                                  Investments identified on Schedule 8.02;

 

(h)                                 the MGAM Acquisition;

 

(i)                                     Investments in connection with an acquisition permitted under Section 8.04(e);

 

(j)                                    intercompany Indebtedness incurred in compliance with Section 8.03(b); and

 

(k)                                 other Investments made after the Closing Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) $20,000,000 plus (ii) so long as immediately after giving effect to any such Investment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Available Amount.

 

For purposes of computing the aggregate amount of Investments made after the Closing Date pursuant to clause (k)(i) above, the amount of such Investments shall be reduced by any net reduction in Investments resulting from payments of dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets to the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the satisfaction or reduction of obligations of other Persons which have been Guaranteed by the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

8.03                        Indebtedness.  The Parent shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than:

 

(a)                                 Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;

 

(b)                                 unsecured intercompany Indebtedness; provided that if such Indebtedness is owed by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to a Person that is not a Loan Party, such Indebtedness must be Subordinated Indebtedness and shall be permitted by Section 8.02(c);

 

(c)                                  Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.03 and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension or, with respect to such replacement Indebtedness, is not increased above the amount outstanding on the Closing Date, except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder;

 

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(d)                                 obligations under Swap Contracts entered into by the Borrower with any Lender (or any Person that was a Lender when entering into such Swap Contract) or Affiliate of any Lender (or any Person that was a Lender when such Swap Contract was executed) for bona fide hedging activities and not for speculative purposes;

 

(e)                                  Indebtedness in respect of capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations within the limitations set forth in Section 8.01(o); provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding shall not exceed $20,000,000;

 

(f)                                   [Reserved];

 

(g)                                  (i) The Senior Secured Notes issued on December 19, 2014 and (ii) any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension of such Indebtedness; provided that any such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (g)(i) shall have a maturity date on or after the latest Maturity Date, (ii) shall have a weighted average life to maturity longer than the weighted average life to maturity of the Obligations and of any such Indebtedness being refinanced and (iii) shall have covenants no more restrictive than (x) those in this Agreement as in effect at the time of the issuance or incurrence thereof or (y) those in the documents governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; provided that, in each case, the principal amount of all Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this Section 8.03(g) (after giving effect to the repayment or redemption of any Indebtedness being refinanced thereby) shall not exceed the sum of $350,000,000 plus the aggregate amount of any accrued and unpaid interest, make-whole and redemption premiums, and customary fees and expenses incurred in connection with the refinancing of any such Indebtedness;

 

(h)                                 the Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness;

 

(i)                                     Subordinated Indebtedness or unsecured senior Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Interest Coverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter would not be less than 2.00:1.00; provided, further, that (i) such Indebtedness shall have a maturity date at least six months after the latest Maturity Date, (ii) such Indebtedness shall have a weighted average life to maturity longer than the weighted average life to maturity of the Obligations, (iii) such Indebtedness shall have covenants no more restrictive than those in this Agreement as in effect at the time of the issuance or incurrence thereof and (iii) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are Non-Loan Parties, when aggregated with the amount of Indebtedness assumed by Restricted Subsidiaries that are Non-Loan Parties pursuant to clause (j) below, does not exceed $25,000,000;

 

(j)                                    Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant to a Permitted Investment, which Indebtedness is existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and was not incurred in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, that is non-recourse to (and is not assumed by any of) the Borrower, Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary of such Person that is a Subsidiary on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date); provided that (i) after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, either (a) the Interest Coverage Ratio of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter would not be less than 2.00:1.00 or (b) the Interest Coverage Ratio of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, is greater than immediately prior to such incurrence and (ii) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness assumed by Restricted Subsidiaries that are Non-Loan Parties, when aggregated with the

 

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amount of Indebtedness incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are Non-Loan Parties pursuant to clause (i) above, does not exceed $25,000,000;

 

(k)           Indebtedness of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount, which when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (k), does not at any one time outstanding exceed $50,000,000;

 

(l)            Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a Permitted Debt Offering so long as the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed, when added to the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Facilities incurred pursuant to Section 2.14, the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount; and

 

(m)          with respect to any of the foregoing Indebtedness, any Guarantee of such Indebtedness given by a Guarantor.

 

8.04        Fundamental Changes.  The Parent shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the stock or assets of any Person (or of any division thereof), or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:

 

(a)           any Restricted Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Parent, provided that the Parent shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that when any Guarantor is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, the Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person or such surviving Person shall execute and deliver a Guaranty;

 

(b)           any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Parent or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor;

 

(c)           the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may make a Disposition to the extent permitted by Section 8.05;

 

(d)           Merger Sub and Parent may consummate the MGAM Acquisition; and

 

(e)           the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the stock or assets of any Person (or of any division thereof) so long as both before and after giving pro forma effect to any such purchase or acquisition (i) no Default shall then exist, (ii) the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to any such acquisition and the incurrence of any Indebtedness is equal to or less than 4.00:1.00, and (iii) the aggregate price of all such purchases and acquisitions of Non-Loan Parties does not exceed $50,000,000.

 

8.05        Dispositions.  The Parent will not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition unless such agreement includes an express condition precedent to closing that the Parent shall have obtained all requisite consents under this Agreement, except:

 

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(a)           Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b)           Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

 

(c)           Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

 

(d)           Dispositions of property by the Borrower or any Guarantor to any other Guarantor or to the Borrower;

 

(e)           [Reserved];

 

(f)            Dispositions permitted by Section 8.04;

 

(g)           Dispositions of property having a Fair Market Value of $15,000,000 or less in any single transaction or series of related transactions;

 

(h)           Dispositions by the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Guarantor, in each case on a non-exclusive basis, of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights in the ordinary course of business;

 

(i)            Dispositions by the Borrower and the Guarantors not otherwise permitted under this Section 8.05; provided that:

 

(i)           at the time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition;

 

(ii)           the Parent or the applicable Subsidiary receives consideration at the time of such Disposition at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the property subject to such Disposition;

 

(iii)           at least 75% of such consideration consists of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided that with respect to this clause (iii):

 

(A)          the assumption of Indebtedness of Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary which is not subordinated to the Obligations shall be deemed to be Cash Equivalents if Parent, such Restricted Subsidiary and all other Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent any of the foregoing are liable with respect to such Indebtedness, are expressly released from all liability for such Indebtedness by the holder thereof in connection with such Disposition;

 

(B)          any securities or notes received by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from such transferee that are converted by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within 30 days of the date of such Disposition shall be deemed to be Cash Equivalents; and

 

(C)          any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received in respect of such Disposition shall have an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with

 

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all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of $20,000,000, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value; and

 

(iv) the Net Cash Proceeds of such Disposition are applied to the extent required by Section 2.05(d).

 

8.06        Restricted Payments.  The Parent shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, declare or make any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that:

 

(a)           each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to Parent and to wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, to Parent and any Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of capital stock or other Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests);

 

(b)           Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common equity interests of such Person;

 

(c)           Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or other common equity interests or warrants or options to acquire any such shares with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock or other common equity interests;

 

(d)           a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Parent held by any future, present or former employee, director or consultant of the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries either pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or upon the termination of such employee, director or consultant’s employment, directorship or consultancy; provided, however, that the aggregate Restricted Payments made under this clause (d) do not exceed $5,000,000 in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $10,000,000 in any calendar year);

 

(e)           Parent may declare or pay cash dividends to its stockholders, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its capital stock or warrants, rights or options to acquire any such shares for cash, and the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make other Restricted Payments, in each case so long as:

 

(i)           no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing or would be caused thereby,

 

(ii)           after giving pro forma effect to the making of such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter would not exceed 3.25 to 1.00,

 

(iii)           after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Borrower would be in compliance with Section 8.11, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, and

 

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(iv)          the aggregate amount of all such Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (e) does not exceed the sum of (i) $20,000,000 and (ii) the Available Amount.

 

(f)            Parent may pay cash dividends to its stockholders within 60 days after the date of its declaration if such dividend could have been paid on the date of its declaration in compliance with this Section 8.06;

 

(g)           Parent may redeem or repurchase any Equity Interest or Indebtedness of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Equity Interests or Indebtedness which is held or beneficially owned by Parent or any Affiliate of Parent);

 

(i)           if the holder or beneficial owner of such Equity Interests or Indebtedness is required to qualify under the Gaming Laws and does not so qualify; or

 

(ii)           if necessary in the reasonable, good faith judgment of the board of directors of Parent, as evidenced by a board resolution, to prevent the loss or secure the reinstatement of any Gaming License which if lost or not reinstated, as the case may be, would have a material adverse effect on the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or would restrict the ability of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct business in any gaming jurisdiction;

 

(h)           Parent may make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares issuable as dividends on its Equity Interests; and

 

(i)            Parent and each Restricted Subsidiary may make any Restricted Payment required in connection with the Transactions and the fees and expenses related thereto.

 

8.07        Change in Nature of Business.  The Parent shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, engage in any material line of business other than a Related Business.

 

8.08        Transactions with Affiliates.  The Parent shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Parent, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than (a) transactions set forth on Schedule 8.08 and (b) on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to transactions between or among the Parent and any of its wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries or between and among any wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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8.09        Negative Pledges and Other Contractual Restrictions.  The Parent shall not, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly, enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Restricted Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to Guarantee the Obligations or (iii) of the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person to secure the Obligations; provided, however, that this clause (iii) shall not prohibit any Contractual Obligation in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness permitted under any of Section 8.03(c) or (e) solely to the extent any such Contractual Obligation relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure the Obligations, other than any Lien that would be permitted under Section 8.01.

 

8.10        Amendment of Material Documents.  The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or otherwise modify (i) any of its Organization Documents, (ii) any term or condition of any Indebtedness required to be subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations or (iii) any term or condition of any Contractual Obligation, in each case, in a manner that would be materially adverse to the Lenders or that would reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.11        Financial Covenant.  After the Closing Date and beginning with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, the Parent shall not permit the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio on the last day of any Test Period set forth below to be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:

 

Four Fiscal Quarters Ending

 

Maximum
Consolidated Secured
Leverage Ratio

 

March 31, 2015

 

5.50 to 1.0

 

June 30, 2015

 

5.25 to 1.0

 

September 30, 2015

 

5.00 to 1.0

 

December 31, 2015

 

4.75 to 1.0

 

March 31, 2016

 

4.75 to 1.0

 

June 30, 2016

 

4.50 to 1.0

 

September 30, 2016

 

4.50 to 1.0

 

December 31, 2016

 

4.25 to 1.0

 

March 31, 2017

 

4.25 to 1.0

 

June 30, 2017

 

4.25 to 1.0

 

September 30, 2017

 

4.25 to 1.0

 

December 31, 2017

 

4.00 to 1.0

 

March 31, 2018

 

4.00 to 1.0

 

June 30, 2018

 

4.00 to 1.0

 

September 30, 2018

 

4.00 to 1.0

 

December 31, 2018

 

3.75 to 1.0

 

March 31, 2019

 

3.75 to 1.0

 

June 30, 2019

 

3.75 to 1.0

 

September 30, 2019

 

3.75 to 1.0

 

December 31, 2019 and each fiscal quarter thereafter

 

3.50 to 1.0

 

 

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8.12        Accounting Changes.  The Parent shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any change in (a) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or to conform to the accounting policies or reporting practices of Parent, or (b) fiscal year.

 

ARTICLE IX.

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

9.01        Events of Default.  Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default (each, an “Event of Default”):

 

(a)           Non-Payment.  The Parent or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, (ii) within five Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five Business Days after demand therefor in accordance with the terms hereof, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

 

(b)           Specific Covenants.  The Parent fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 7.03(a), 7.04(a) (solely with respect to the Borrower) or 7.14 or Article VIII; or

 

(c)           Other Defaults.  Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after notice shall have been given to the Parent by the Administrative Agent; or

 

(d)           Representations and Warranties.  Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Parent or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

 

(e)           Cross-Default.  (i) The Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment when due after giving effect to any applicable notice and cure periods (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) in an amount equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, in each case after giving effect to any applicable notice and cure periods, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid,

 

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defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or any Indebtedness consisting of a Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; (ii) any counterparty under Swap Contract terminates such Swap Contract as a result of an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof is equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount and the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, has not paid such Swap Termination Value within 30 days of the due date thereof, unless such termination or such Swap Termination Value is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided or (iii) (A) a “Client Event of Default” (as defined in the Vault Cash Agreement) or a similar event of default, as may be defined under any successor Vault Cash Agreement (beyond any applicable grace period), shall occur and be continuing under the Vault Cash Agreement or (B) Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to perform or observe any other condition or covenant, or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist, under the Vault Cash Agreement, in each case, if the effect of such failure, event or condition is to cause, or to permit a Vault Cash Provider or any of its agents, to terminate the Vault Cash Agreement or to retrieve all or substantially all Vault Cash from the ATMs or (C) the Vault Cash Agreement shall be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced, or shall fail to be replaced upon the termination thereof or shall be replaced on substantially modified terms from the then existing Vault Cash Agreement, in each case pursuant to this clause (iii), if the effect thereof could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(f)            Insolvency Proceedings, Etc.  The Borrower, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 90 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 90 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

 

(g)           Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment.  (i) The Parent or any Significant Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 90 calendar days after its issue or levy; or

 

(h)           Judgments.  There is entered against the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance of a solvent insurer and as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage) and either (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

 

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(i)            ERISA.  (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Parent to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount or (ii) Parent or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA that could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Parent in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

 

(j)            Invalidity of Loan Documents.  Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Lien purported to be created by any Collateral Document in favor of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent on a material portion of the Collateral for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect or ceases to give the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Liens purported to be created and granted under such Collateral Document (including a perfected first priority security interest in and Lien on all of the Collateral thereunder (except as otherwise expressly provided in such Collateral Document)) in favor of the Collateral Agent,; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or

 

(k)           Change of Control.  There occurs any Change of Control.

 

9.02        Remedies Upon Event of Default.  Subject to the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

 

(a)           declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

 

(b)           declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

 

(c)           require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto); and

 

(d)           exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

 

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender.  Without limiting the generality of the other provisions of

 

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this Agreement (including Section 10.01 hereof), but subject in all respects to the other provisions of this Article IX, the appointment of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies on behalf of the Lenders (to the exclusion of individual Lenders except pursuant to Section 9.06), including upon and at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall be applicable, whether inside or outside of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding (including any Bankruptcy Case).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but subject in all respect to the other provisions of this Article IX, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall have the authority to act, and at the direction of the Required Lenders, shall act on the behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in any case (a “Bankruptcy Case”) under the Bankruptcy Code, including with respect to any proposed post-petition financing (including with respect to the consensual subordination of any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document in connection with any such financing), any request for adequate protection, or any post-petition sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business.

 

9.03        Application of Funds.

 

(a)           Subject to the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.02 (or with respect to any payment or distribution received after any Loans have become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in Section 9.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including Attorney Costs to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer and amounts payable under Article III), in each case arising under the Loan Documents, ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations (other than principal), ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings and Obligations then owing under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

 

Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.15, to be held as Cash Collateral; and

 

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Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

 

Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.15, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur.  If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) amounts received from the Borrower or any Guarantor that is not an “Eligible Contract Participant” (as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act) shall not be applied to the obligations that are Excluded Swap Obligations (it being understood, that in the event that any amount is applied to Obligations other than Excluded Swap Obligations as a result of this clause (a), to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Administrative Agent shall make such adjustments as it determines are appropriate to distributions pursuant to clause Fourth above from amounts received from “Eligible Contract Participants” to ensure, as nearly as possible, that the proportional aggregate recoveries with respect to obligations described in clause Fourth above by the holders of any Excluded Swap Obligations are the same as the proportional aggregate recoveries with respect to other obligations pursuant to clause Fourth above) and (b) Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.  Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to the Credit Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article X hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens securing any Tranche of Obligations granted on the Collateral and notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction, any applicable real estate laws, or any other applicable law or the Loan Documents or any defect or deficiencies in the Liens securing the Obligations of either Tranche or any other circumstance whatsoever, each Lender hereby agrees that the Liens securing each Tranche of Obligations on any Collateral shall be of equal priority, subject to the priorities set forth in Section 9.03(a).  Specifically, the priorities set forth in Section 9.03, as well as the other provisions of this Article IX, shall be deemed to constitute a subordination agreement within the scope and meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, cash payments or distributions with respect to or otherwise on account of any portion of the Obligations made in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding (whether or not denominated as post-petition interest payments, adequate protection payments, plan of reorganization distributions, or otherwise, and whether or not such payments or distributions are otherwise authorized pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement) shall be turned over (if not otherwise distributed directly) to the Administrative Agent and shall be distributed and applied pursuant to the priorities set forth in Section 9.03(a).

 

9.04        Reinstatement.  In the event that any of the Obligations shall be paid in full and such payment or any part thereof shall subsequently, for whatever reason (including an order or judgment for disgorgement of a preference under Title 11 of the United States Code, or any similar law, or the settlement of any claim in respect thereof), be required to be returned or repaid, the terms and conditions of this Article IX shall be fully applicable thereto until all such Obligations shall again have been paid in full in cash.

 

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ARTICLE X.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

10.01      Appointment and Authority.

 

(a)           Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.  It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law.  Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

 

(b)           The Administrative Agent shall also act as the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank and a potential Cash Management Bank) and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.  In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as Collateral Agent and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article X and Article XI (including Section 11.04(c), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

 

10.02      Rights as a Lender.  The Person serving as the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

 

10.03      Exculpatory Provisions.  The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and their duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent:

 

(a)           shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

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(b)           shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Person to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

 

(c)           shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or any of their respective Affiliates in any capacity.

 

The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment.  The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.

 

The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

10.04      Reliance by Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit.  The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower),

 

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independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

10.05      Delegation of Duties.  Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.  Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.  Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

 

10.06      Resignation of Administrative Agent.

 

(a)           The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above.  Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

 

(b)           If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

 

(c)           With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative

 

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Agent (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 10.06).  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.  After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

(d)           Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.06 shall also constitute its resignation as Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.  If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c).  If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).  Upon the appointment by the Borrower of a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

10.07      Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties 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 Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

10.08      No Other Duties, Etc..  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Lead Arrangers or the Syndication Agent shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.

 

10.09      Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.  In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the

 

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Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise

 

(a)           to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.09 and 11.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

(b)           to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

 

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 11.04.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.

 

10.10      Collateral and Guaranty Matters.  Without limiting the provisions of Section 10.09, each Lender (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,

 

(a)           to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Facilities and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations and (B) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements as to which arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank of Hedge Bank shall have been made) and the expiration or termination of all Commitments and Letters of Credit, (ii) that constitutes Excluded Assets (as defined in the Security Agreement) as a result of a transaction permitted by this Agreement, (iii) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, in each case to a Person that is not a Loan Party, or (iv) subject to Section 11.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders;

 

(b)           to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.01(e) to the extent the holder of such Lien requires that the Lien of the Collateral Agent on such property be so subordinated;

 

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(c)           to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents; and

 

(d)           to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty as a result of a corporate restructuring of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries so long as after giving effect thereto each Person that is required to be a Guarantor pursuant to the terms hereof becomes or continues to be a Guarantor.

 

Upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s and Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 10.10. In each case as specified in this Section 10.10, the Collateral Agent will, at the Parent’s expense and upon receipt of a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Parent (upon which the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely), execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Loan Documents, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 10.10.

 

The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

 

10.11      Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements.  No Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 9.03, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of the Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article X to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

 

ARTICLE XI.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

11.01      Amendments, Etc.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

 

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(a)           extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 9.02) without the written consent of such Lender;

 

(b)           postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

 

(c)           reduce or forgive the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 11.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate;

 

(d)           change (A) Section 9.03 without the written consent of each Lender or (B) any other provision of Article IX (other than Section 9.01) in any manner that materially and adversely affects the Lenders under a Facility without the written consent of (i) if such Facility is the Term B Facility, the Required Term B Lenders and (ii) if such Facility is the Revolving Credit Facility, the Required Revolving Lenders;

 

(e)           change (i) any provision of this Section 11.01 or the definitions of “Required Lenders,” “Discharge of the Revolving Credit Obligations” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder (other than the definitions specified in clause (ii) of this Section 11.01(e)), without the written consent of each Lender or (ii) the definition of “Required Revolving Lenders” or “Required Term B Lenders” without the written consent of each Lender under the applicable Facility;

 

(f)            impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (x) the Revolving Credit Facility then in effect and (y) the Term B Facility then in effect.  For purposes of this clause (f), the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be deemed to be held by such Lender;

 

(g)           release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guaranty without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(h)           release all or substantially all of the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender; or

 

(i)            change Section 2.12(a) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments or setoffs required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

 

and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in

 

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addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.  Without the consent of any other Person, the applicable Loan Party or Parties and the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may (in its or their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Loan Document) enter into any amendment or waiver of any Loan Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law.

 

11.02      Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.

 

(a)           Notices Generally.  Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

(i)      if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 11.02; and

 

(ii)     if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrower).

 

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient).  Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

 

(b)           Electronic Communications.  Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of

 

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receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Borrower may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

 

(c)           The Platform.  THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”  THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS.  NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM.  In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

 

(d)           Change of Address, Etc.  Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.  Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender.  In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.  Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

 

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(e)           Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders.  The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic Committed Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof.  The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower.  All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

11.03      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.  No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 9.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 11.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 9.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

 

11.04      Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

 

(a)           Costs and Expenses.  The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs, (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or preservation of any

 

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rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any “workout” or restructuring in respect of the Obligations and during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), including all Attorney Costs, and (c) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to pay or reimburse each Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with any “workout” or restructuring in respect of the Obligations and during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), including all Attorney Costs.  The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all search, filing, recording, title insurance and appraisal charges and fees and taxes related thereto, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and the cost of independent public accountants and other outside experts retained by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.  All amounts due under this Section 11.04 shall be payable within ten Business Days after demand therefor.  The agreements in this Section 11.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations.

 

(b)           Indemnification by the Borrower.  The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Collateral Agent each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any outside counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned, leased or operated by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of the Borrower’s or such Loan Party’s directors, shareholders or creditors, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEMNITEE; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower or such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.  In connection with any claim for indemnification pursuant to this Agreement by more than one Indemnitee, all such Indemnitees shall be represented by the same legal counsel selected by the Indemnitees; provided that if such legal counsel determines in good faith that representing all such Indemnitees is reasonably likely to result in a conflict of interest under Laws or ethical principles applicable to such legal counsel or that a defense or counterclaim is available to an Indemnitee that is not available to all such Indemnitees, then to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid such a conflict of interest or to permit unqualified assertion of such a defense or counterclaim, each Indemnitee shall be entitled to separate representation.

 

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(c)           Reimbursement by Lenders.  To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 11.04 to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lenders’ Applicable Percentages (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided, further that, the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in connection with such capacity.  The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).

 

(d)           Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.  No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(e)           Payments.  All amounts due under this Section 11.04 shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.

 

(f)            Survival.  The agreements in this Section 11.04 and the indemnity provisions of Section 11.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Facilities and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

 

(g)           Tax Indemnification by Lenders.  Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative

 

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Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (g).

 

11.05      Payments Set Aside.  To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.  The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

11.06      Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)           Successors and Assigns Generally.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section 11.06, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section 11.06, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (e) of this Section 11.06 (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void ab initio).  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section 11.06 and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Assignments by Lenders.  Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of (x) its Commitment and the Revolving Credit Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it or (y) its Term B Loans at the time owing to it); provided that (in each case with respect to any Facility) any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(i)      Minimum Amounts.

 

(A)          in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and/or the Loans at the time owing to it (in each case with respect to any Facility) or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section 11.06 in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

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(B)          in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section 11.06, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, or $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Term B Loans, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.

 

(ii)     Proportionate Amounts.  Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not (A) apply to the Swing Line Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Commitments on a non-pro rata basis.

 

(iii)    Required Consents.  No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section 11.06 and, in addition:

 

(A)          the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default under Section 9.01(a), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Person that is a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the Term B Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

 

(B)          the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (1) any unfunded Term B Commitment or any Revolving Credit Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the applicable Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender or (2) any Term B Loan if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and

 

(C)          the consent of the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

(iv)    Assignment and Assumption.  The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.  The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

 

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(v)     No Assignment to Certain Persons.  No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), (C) to a natural Person or (D) any Disqualified Lender (to the extent the list of Persons described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of “Disqualified Lenders” is publicly available to the Lenders).

 

(vi)    Certain Additional Payments.  In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.  Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section 11.06.

 

(c)           Register.  The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder

 

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for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(d)           Participations.  Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of (x) its Commitment and the Revolving Credit Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it or (y) its Term B Loans at the time owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 11.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.

 

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 11.01 that affects such Participant.  The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 11.06 (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation); provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 11.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section 11.06 and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation.  Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

 

Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

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(e)           Certain Pledges.  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(f)            Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Revolving Credit Commitment and Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender.  In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be.  If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Committed Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)).  If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Committed Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).  Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, any Term B Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its Term B Loans hereunder to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries through (x) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures set forth in Exhibit M hereto or (y) notwithstanding Sections 2.12 and 2.13 or any other provision in this Agreement, open market purchases on a non-pro rata basis, subject to the following limitations:

 

(i)      in connection with assignments pursuant to clause (x) above, the Parent or such Subsidiary shall make an offer to all Lenders to take Term B Loans by assignment pursuant to procedures set forth in Exhibit M hereto;

 

(ii)     Parent shall represent and warrant as of the date of any such purchase and assignment, that neither it nor any of its respective directors or officers has any material non-public information with respect to Parent or its Subsidiaries or their respective securities that has not been disclosed to the assigning Term B Lender (other than because such assigning Term B Lender does not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Parent or its Subsidiaries or their respective securities) prior to such date to the extent such information could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material, to a Term B Lender’s decision to assign Term B Loans to Parent or its Subsidiaries;

 

(iii)    immediately upon the acquisition of Term B Loans from a Term B Lender by Parent or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, such Term B Loans and all rights and obligations as a Term B Lender related thereto shall, for all purposes (including under this Agreement, the other

 

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Loan Documents and otherwise), be deemed to be irrevocably prepaid, terminated, extinguished, cancelled and of no further force and effect and Parent or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall neither obtain nor have any rights as a Term B Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents by virtue of such capital contribution or assignment;

 

(iv)    Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loans or Swing Line Loans for any such purchase and assignment;

 

(v)     The Borrower and any other Affiliates of the Borrower shall be Eligible Assignees with respect to the Term B Loans only; and

 

(vi)    no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(h)           Disqualified Lenders.  The Parent, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, the Borrower and the Lenders, expressly acknowledge that the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such or as an arranger, bookrunner or other agent hereunder) shall not have any obligation to monitor, ascertain or inquire whether assignments or participations are made to Disqualified Lenders or enforce provisions with respect thereto or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender.

 

11.07      Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 11.07, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (ii) any pledgee referred to in Section 11.06(e), or (iii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Parent or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the Borrower or (i) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 11.07 or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.  For purposes of this Section 11.07, “Information” means all information received from the Parent or any Subsidiary relating to the Parent or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Parent or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Parent or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 11.07 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to

 

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do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

Each of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Parent or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material nonpublic information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws.

 

11.08      Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, L/C Issuer or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.  The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section 11.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have.  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

 

11.09      Interest Rate Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”).  If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower.  In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 

11.10      Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter

 

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hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

11.11      Survival of Representations and Warranties.  All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof.  Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

 

11.12      Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

 

11.13      Replacement of Lenders.  If the Borrower is entitled to replace a Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.06, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non- Consenting Lender, or if any Lender is disqualified by a Gaming Authority, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 11.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

 

(a)           the Borrower (or the replacement Lender) shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 11.06(b);

 

(b)           such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

 

(c)           in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

 

(d)           such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and

 

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(e)                                  in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.

 

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

11.14                 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc..

 

(a)                                 GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

(b)                                 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE PARENT IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, THE L/C ISSUER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

 

(c)                                  WAIVER OF VENUE.  THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION 11.14.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

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(d)                                 SERVICE OF PROCESS.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

11.15                 Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.15.

 

11.16                 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.  In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that:  (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lead Arranger and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lead Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lead Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lead Arrangers or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

11.17                 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.  The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other modifications, Committed Loan Notices, Swing Line Loan Notices, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based

 

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recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.

 

11.18                 USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.  The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act.

 

11.19                 Designation as Senior Debt.  All Obligations shall be “Designated Senior Indebtedness” for purposes of and as defined in any indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement or other document governing Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness.

 

11.20                 ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

11.21                 Gaming Authority Cooperation.  Each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to, at the request of the Borrower or the respective Gaming Authority, cooperate with the applicable Gaming Authority in connection with the administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over the Borrower and its Affiliates, including to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of such Lender or Administrative Agent and any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, the provision of such documents or other information as may be requested by any such Gaming Authority relating to the Borrower, any of its Affiliates or the Credit Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower expressly authorizes, and will cause each other Loan Party to authorize, the Administrative Agent and each Lender to cooperate with the applicable Gaming Authority as described above and releases the Administrative Agent and each Lender from any liability for any such cooperation or related disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all actions taken by each Lender and the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 11.21 shall be at sole reasonable expense of the Borrower, who hereby agrees to reimburse all reasonable expenses incurred by each Lender and the Administrative Agent in connection with such actions.

 

11.22                 Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(a)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document:  (a) the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents and the exercise of any right related to any Collateral shall be subject, in each case, to the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, (b) in the event of any conflict between the express terms and provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, on the one hand, and of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, on the other hand, the terms and provisions of the Pari Passu Intercreditor

 

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Agreement shall control, and (c) each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent to execute the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of such Lender, and such Lender agrees to be bound by the terms thereof.

 

(b)                                 Each Lender hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may enter into any intercreditor agreement and/or subordination agreement pursuant to, or contemplated by, the terms of this Agreement (including with respect to Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 8.03 and defined terms referenced therein) on its behalf and agrees to be bound by the terms thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.,

 

as Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC.,

 

as Parent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 



 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative

 

Agent and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dan Kelly

 

 

Name:

Dan Kelly

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 



 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Revolving Credit Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dan Kelly

 

 

Name:

Dan Kelly

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 



 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Term B Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dan Kelly

 

 

Name:

Dan Kelly

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 



 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Revolving Credit Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kirk L. Tashjian

 

 

Name:

Kirk L. Tashjian

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter Cucchiara

 

 

Name:

Peter Cucchiara

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 



 

 

CIT FINANCE LLC, as a Revolving Credit Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kevin Cullen

 

 

Name:

Kevin Cullen

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

 


EX-10.4 10 a14-24477_3ex10d4.htm EX-10.4

Exhibit 10.4

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

 

SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

 

dated as of

 

December 19, 2014

 

among

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC.,
as Borrower

 

THE OTHER GRANTORS IDENTIFIED HEREIN

 

and

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Collateral Agent

 

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

 

 

SECTION 1.01.

Credit Agreement

1

SECTION 1.02.

Other Defined Terms

1

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

Pledge of Securities

 

 

 

SECTION 2.01.

Pledge

5

SECTION 2.02.

Delivery of the Pledged Collateral

6

SECTION 2.03.

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

9

SECTION 2.04.

Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests

10

SECTION 2.05.

Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations

10

SECTION 2.06.

Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest

11

SECTION 2.07.

Further Assurances

12

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

Security Interests in Personal Property

 

 

 

SECTION 3.01.

Security Interest

13

SECTION 3.02.

Representations and Warranties

14

SECTION 3.03.

Covenants

16

SECTION 3.04.

Instruments

18

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Remedies

 

 

 

SECTION 4.01.

Remedies upon Default

18

SECTION 4.02.

Application of Proceeds

19

SECTION 4.03.

Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property; Power of Attorney

20

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

SECTION 5.01.

Notices

21

SECTION 5.02.

Waivers; Amendment

21

 

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Page

 

 

 

SECTION 5.03.

Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses

21

SECTION 5.04.

Successors and Assigns

21

SECTION 5.05.

Survival of Agreement

22

SECTION 5.06.

Counterparts; Effectiveness; Successors and Assigns; Several Agreement

22

SECTION 5.07.

Severability

22

SECTION 5.08.

Right of Set-Off

22

SECTION 5.09.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Service of Process

23

SECTION 5.10.

Headings

23

SECTION 5.11.

Security Interest Absolute

23

SECTION 5.12.

Intercreditor Agreement Governs

23

SECTION 5.13.

Termination or Release

23

SECTION 5.14.

Additional Guarantors

24

SECTION 5.15.

Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact

24

SECTION 5.16.

General Authority of the Collateral Agent

25

SECTION 5.17.

Reasonable Care

25

SECTION 5.18.

Deeds of Trust

25

SECTION 5.19.

Reinstatement

25

SECTION 5.20.

Miscellaneous

26

 

 

 

Schedules

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

Pledged Equity; Pledged Debt

 

SCHEDULE II

Commercial Tort Claims

 

 

 

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT I

Form of Security Agreement Supplement

 

EXHIBIT II

Form of Patent Security Agreement

 

EXHIBIT III

Form of Trademark Security Agreement

 

EXHIBIT IV

Form of Copyright Security Agreement

 

EXHIBIT V

Form of Escrow Agreement

 

 

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SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of December 19, 2014 among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the other Grantors identified herein and who from time to time become a party hereto and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

 

Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (“Parent”), Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and each individually, a “Lender”).  The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement and the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks have agreed to perform certain obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, respectively.  The obligations of the Lenders to extend such credit and the performance of such obligations of the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks under the Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, respectively, are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement.  The Guarantors are affiliates of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the performance of such obligations by the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit and the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks to enter into such Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, as applicable.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

SECTION 1.01.          Credit Agreement.

 

(a)           Unless otherwise noted, capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.  Whether or not defined in the Credit Agreement, all terms defined in the New York UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified therein; the term “instrument” shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC.

 

(b)           The rules of construction specified in Article I of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

 

SECTION 1.02.          Other Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

Account Debtor” means any Person who is or who may become obligated to any Grantor under, with respect to or on account of an Account.

 

Accounts” has the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC.

 

Agreement” means this Security Agreement.

 

Article 9 Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 



 

Collateral” means the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral.

 

Copyright License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting any right to any third party under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that such Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting any right to any Grantor under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of such Grantor under any such agreement.

 

Copyrights” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all copyright rights in any work subject to and under the copyright laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee, transferee, exclusive licensee or otherwise, and (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the USCO.

 

Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statement of this Agreement.

 

Escrow Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07

 

Escrow Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07.

 

Excluded Assets” means (a) any fee-owned real property, together with any improvements thereon, with an individual fair market value not to exceed $10,000,000 and all real property leasehold interests (including requirements to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels and collateral access letters), (b) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title (other than to the extent a Lien thereon can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction), (c) Letter-of-Credit Rights (other than to the extent a Lien thereon can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction), (d) Commercial Tort Claims with a value of less than $1,000,000 individually and $5,000,000 in the aggregate, (e) any Gaming License or any other asset or property to the extent the grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Law or requires a consent not obtained of any Governmental Authority (including from a Gaming Board) pursuant to such applicable Law (including Gaming Laws), in each case after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Law and other than Proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (f) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined, in writing, by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (g) any lease, license or other agreement or Contractual Obligation or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, Lien securing a Capitalized Lease Obligation or similar arrangement, in each case permitted to be incurred under the Credit Agreement, to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would require a consent not obtained or violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or Contractual Obligation or purchase money arrangement, Capitalized Lease Obligation or similar arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor), in each case after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction and other applicable Law and other than Proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (h) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall reasonably determine, in writing, that the cost of obtaining a Lien thereon or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby, (i) voting Equity Interests in excess of 65% of the total voting Equity Interests in (A) any CFC or (B) any Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than the equity of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs, (j) any Equity Interests in (A) any Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to the extent and for so long as

 

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the granting of a Lien on such Equity Interests would be prohibited by the terms of any Organization Document, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement governing such Person or require any consent not obtained of any one or more third parties (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor), after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Law and other than Proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Law notwithstanding such prohibition, (B) any Unrestricted Subsidiary (until such time as any Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) or (C) any Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof (until such time as such Subsidiary is no longer an Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof), (k) any “intent-to-use” trademark applications prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto and (l) other than to the extent a Lien thereon can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction, any rights or property not located in the United States or credit support from Foreign Subsidiaries; provided that this clause (l) shall not exclude any Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries that are otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that “Excluded Assets” shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any “Excluded Assets” referred to in clauses (a) through (l) (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute “Excluded Assets” referred to in any of clauses (a) through (l)).

 

General Intangibles” has the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC and includes for the avoidance of doubt corporate or other business records, indemnification claims, contract rights (including rights under leases, whether entered into as lessor or lessee, Swap Contracts and other agreements), goodwill, registrations, franchises, tax refund claims and any letter of credit, guarantee, claim, security interest or other security held by or granted to any Grantor, as the case may be, to secure payment by an Account Debtor of any of the Accounts.

 

Grantor” means each of the Borrower, each Guarantor that is a party hereto, and each Guarantor that becomes a party to this Agreement after the Closing Date.

 

Intellectual Property” means all intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including inventions, designs, Patents, Copyrights, Licenses, Trademarks, trade secrets, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other data or information, the intellectual property rights in software and databases and related documentation and all additions, improvements and accessions to, and books and records describing any of the foregoing; provided that the foregoing does not include any such assets, rights or property subsisting outside the United States.

 

Intellectual Property Security Agreements” means the short-form Patent Security Agreement, short-form Trademark Security Agreement, and short-form Copyright Security Agreement, each substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibits II, III and IV, respectively.

 

Intercreditor Agreement” means any intercreditor agreement executed and delivered in connection with a Permitted Debt Offering.

 

Investment Property has the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC, but shall not include any Pledged Collateral.

 

License” means any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or other Intellectual Property license or sublicense agreement to which any Grantor is a party, together with any and all (i) renewals, extensions, amendments and  supplements thereof, (ii) income, fees, royalties, damages,

 

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claims and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable thereunder or with respect thereto including damages for breach or for infringement claims pertaining to the licensed Intellectual Property (to the extent that a Grantor has the right to collect them), and (iii) rights to sue for past, present and future breaches or violations thereof.

 

Missouri Gaming Commission” has the meaning ascribed by MRS 313.004 and refers to the body empowered to act pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Missouri Revised Statutes and Title 11, Division 45 of the Missouri Code of State Regulations.

 

Missouri Gaming Law” means Chapter 313 of the Missouri Revised Statutes and the regulations of the Missouri Gaming Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(f).

 

Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(k).

 

Nevada Gaming Control Act” means Chapter 463 of the Nevada Revised Statutes and the regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Nevada Gaming Control Board” has the meaning ascribed by NRS 463.0137 and refers to the agency of the State of Nevada created pursuant to NRS 463.030 to 463.110 and as empower to act under the Nevada Gaming Control Act.

 

Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(d).

 

New York UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

 

Patent License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, or granting to any Grantor any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any third party, is in existence, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.

 

Patents” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all patents of the United States, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for patents of the United States, and (b) all reissues, re-examinations, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals, or extensions thereof, and the inventions or improvements disclosed or claimed therein.

 

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

Pledged Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

Pledged Equity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

Pledged Securities” means any promissory notes, stock certificates, limited or unlimited liability membership certificates or other securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral,

 

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including all certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral.

 

Security Agreement Supplement” means an instrument in the form of Exhibit I hereto.

 

Security Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Trademark License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any third party any right to use any trademark now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, or granting to any Grantor any right to use any trademark now or hereafter owned by any third party, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement.

 

Trademarks” means all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, trade dress, logos, designs, fictitious business names, other source or business identifiers protected under the laws of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith in the USPTO or any similar offices in any State of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, and all renewals thereof, as well as any unregistered trademarks and service marks used by a Grantor and (b) all goodwill connected with the use thereof and symbolized thereby.

 

USCO” means the United States Copyright Office.

 

USPTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Pledge of Securities

 

SECTION 2.01.          Pledge.  As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including any Obligations under the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (i) all Equity Interests held by it, including those listed on Schedule I and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Grantor and the certificates, if any, representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Equity”); provided that the Pledged Equity shall not include any Excluded Assets; (ii) (A) the debt securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule I, (B) any debt securities obtained in the future by such Grantor and (C) the intercompany notes and other promissory notes and any other instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt”); provided that the Pledged Debt shall not include any Excluded Assets; (iii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (iv) subject to Section 2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other Proceeds received in respect of, the Pledged Equity and Pledged Debt; (v) subject to Section 2.06, all rights and privileges of such Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above; and (vi) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”); provided that the Pledged Collateral shall not include any Excluded Assets.

 

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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, until the termination of this Agreement, subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

SECTION 2.02.          Delivery of the Pledged Collateral.

 

(a)           Subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.02, each Grantor agrees to deliver to the Collateral Agent on the Closing Date all Pledged Securities owned by it on the Closing Date and with respect to any Pledged Securities issued or acquired after the Closing Date, it agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered as promptly as practicable (and in any event, within 60 days after the date of acquisition thereof or such longer period as to which the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any and all such Pledged Securities (other than any uncertificated securities, but only for so long as such securities remain uncertificated).

 

(b)           The Grantors will cause any Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to any Grantor by any Person (other than intercompany Indebtedness between Grantors) having a principal amount in excess of (i) $1,000,000 individually or (ii) when aggregated with all other such Indebtedness for which this clause has not been satisfied, $5,000,000 in the aggregate, to be evidenced by a duly executed promissory note that is pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(c)           Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, (i) any Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by undated stock or note powers, as applicable, duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (ii) all other property comprising part of the Pledged Collateral shall be accompanied by undated proper instruments of assignment or transfer duly executed in blank by the applicable Grantor and such other instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request.

 

(d)           Each Grantor shall immediately upon receipt of all required approvals of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission deliver the original certificates representing Pledged Equity, the pledge of which is governed by NRS 463.510 (such Pledged Equity, the “Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity”), together with stock powers executed in blank, to the Collateral Agent or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agent to be held by the Collateral Agent or, subject to Section 2.07, in escrow by the Escrow Agent within the State of Nevada, subject to the requirements of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission in accordance with applicable provisions of the Nevada Gaming Control Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.  In addition, each Grantor shall upon receipt of all required approvals of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission execute and deliver and cause to be executed and delivered such other documents and instruments (including UCC financing statements) as the Collateral Agent, in its reasonable discretion, deems necessary or desirable to create, evidence or perfect its security interest in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, including, if applicable, the execution and delivery of the Escrow Agreement referred to in Section 2.07.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

 

(i)            The prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission must be obtained before any foreclosure or transfer of any possessory security interest in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity (except back to original Grantor), the pledge of which is governed by NRS 463.510, and

 

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before any other enforcement of the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent in such Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity may occur;

 

(ii)           The stock certificates evidencing the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the pledge of which is governed by NRS 463.510, must at all times remain physically within the State of Nevada at a location designated to the Nevada Gaming Board and must be made available for inspection by agents or employees of the Nevada Gaming Board immediately upon request during normal business hours; and,

 

(iii)          The provisions of this Agreement relating to the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity shall not be amended without the prior administrative approval of the Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Board or his designee.  Such administrative approval may not be granted regarding amendments to this Agreement or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agreement that increase or change the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity that are the subject of the pledge which is governed by NRS 463.510 that change the location of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity in the possession of the Collateral Agent or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agent, or that change the identity of the Collateral Agent or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agent.

 

(f)            The prior approval of the Mississippi Gaming Commission must be obtained before any foreclosure or transfer of any possessory security interest in the Pledged Equity issued by any Person that is licensed by or registered with the Mississippi Gaming Commission (except back to the original Grantor), the pledge of which is governed by Miss. Code Ann. Section 75-76-207 (such Pledged Equity, the “Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity”), and before any other enforcement of the Security Interest in such Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity may occur;

 

(g)           This Agreement shall not be amended without the prior administrative approval of the Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board or his designee.  Such administrative approval may not be granted regarding amendments to the this Agreement or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agreement that increase or change the Equity Interests that are the subject of the pledge which is governed by NRS 463.510, or that change the identity of the Collateral Agent or, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agent.  In the event that the Collateral Agent exercises one or more of the remedies set forth in this Agreement with respect to the  Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity or the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, including, without limitation, the foreclosure, transfer, sale, distribution or other disposition of any interest therein (except back to the Grantor), the exercise of voting and consensual rights, and any other enforcement of the security interest in such Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity or the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, such action will require the separate and prior approval of the Gaming Authorities in Nevada and Mississippi, respectively, with respect to the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity and the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity, respectively, and, in the case of the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, the provision of 30 days prior notice to the Gaming Authorities in Missouri or the licensing or finding of suitability of the Collateral Agent or any transferee thereof, in each case unless such licensing or suitability requirement is waived thereby or is otherwise not required under the applicable Gaming Laws;

 

(h)           The Collateral Agent and, subject to Section 2.07 in the case of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Escrow Agent will be required to comply with the reasonable conditions, if any, imposed by the Gaming Authorities in connection with their approval of the pledge granted hereunder in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity or the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity; provided that the Collateral Agent and, subject to Section 2.07, the Escrow Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any such conditions until written notice thereof has been delivered to the Collateral Agent and, subject to Section 2.07 in the case of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Escrow Agent by the Borrower;

 

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(i)            Any approval of the Gaming Authorities of this Agreement, any amendment hereto or the pledge hereunder, in each case in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity or the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity, or, in the case of the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, the satisfaction of the notice obligations under the Gaming Laws of Missouri with respect to this Agreement in the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, any amendment hereto or the pledge hereunder in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity or the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity, does not constitute approval, either express or implied, of the Collateral Agent to take any actions provided for in this Agreement, for which separate approval by the Gaming Authorities or the satisfaction of separate notice provisions may be required by the Gaming Laws; and

 

(j)            The Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns are subject to being called forward by the Gaming Authorities in their sole and absolute discretion, for licensing, a finding of suitability or other investigation authorized by the Gaming Laws in order to remain entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, any other Loan Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement, in each case with respect to the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Mississippi Gaming Pledged Equity and the Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity.

 

(k)           Missouri Gaming Law Specific Provisions.  Each party hereto hereby acknowledges that:

 

(i)            Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, (i) no transfer in any way of an ownership interest, or exercise of a material right of an ownership interest, in any Grantor or any Subsidiary of a Grantor which holds a license issued by the Missouri Gaming Commission (such Pledged Equity, the “Missouri Gaming Pledged Equity”) shall occur unless it is first approved by the Missouri Gaming Commission pursuant to Title 21, Chapter 313, Section 313.807(4) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall not foreclose, take possession or otherwise exercise ownership or possessory rights of any slot machine (as defined in Title 11, Division 45, Section 10.055 of the Rules of the Department of Public Safety) constituting Collateral located or to be located in the State of Missouri unless the Collateral Agent (1) holds the applicable valid license issued by the Missouri Gaming Commission or, in the alternative (2) uses a different mechanism that is in compliance with applicable Missouri laws (which mechanism could include, subject to the Missouri Gaming Commission’s approval, the sale, transfer or disposition by any Grantor of such slot machine to a Person holding the applicable valid license issued by the Missouri Gaming Commission, provided that such Person is acting on its own behalf and not as an agent of any party not licensed by the Missouri Gaming Commission to own or possess slot machines).

 

(ii)           The Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party hereby acknowledges that Missouri law does not presently allow, and the security interest granted in this Agreement does not authorize for so long as such prohibition exists, any pledge, hypothecation or transfers of gaming licenses (or any interest therein) issued by the Missouri Gaming Commission pursuant to Missouri law,or any security interest attached to any such license.

 

(l)            Louisiana Gaming Law Specific Provisions.  Each party hereto hereby acknowledges that:

 

(i)            Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, (i) no transfer of a five percent or more interest in any Grantor or any Subsidiary of a Grantor which holds a license or permit issued by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board shall occur unless the prior written approval of such transfer is provided by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall not foreclose, take possession or otherwise

 

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exercise ownership or possessory rights of any slot machine located or to be located in the State of Louisiana unless the Collateral Agent complies with all applicable Gaming Laws of the State of Louisiana.

 

(ii)           The Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party hereby acknowledges that the Gaming Laws of Louisiana do not presently allow, and the security interest granted in this Agreement does not authorize for so long as the prohibition exists, any pledge, hypothecation or transfers of any gaming licenses or permits (or any interest therein) issued under the Louisiana Gaming Control Act, La. R.S. 27:1 et seq or any security interest attached to any such license or permit.

 

SECTION 2.03.          Representations, Warranties and Covenants.  The Grantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant, as to themselves and the other Grantors, to and with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

(a)           Schedule I correctly sets forth, as of the Closing Date, a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) all the Equity Interests owned by such Grantor in any Person and  the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity owned by such Grantor and (ii) all the Pledged Debt owned by such Grantor;

 

(b)           the Pledged Equity and Pledged Debt (solely with respect to Pledged Equity and Pledged Debt issued by a Person other than Parent, the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, to the best of such Grantor’s knowledge) have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and (i) in the case of Pledged Equity (solely with respect to Pledged Equity issued by a Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, to the best of such Grantor’s knowledge), is fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) in the case of Pledged Debt (solely with respect to Pledged Debt issued by a Person other than Parent, the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, to the best of such Grantor’s knowledge), is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each issuer thereof;

 

(c)           each of the Grantors (i) is and, subject to any transfers made in compliance with the Credit Agreement, will continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Securities indicated on Schedule I as owned by such Grantors, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than (A) Liens created by the Collateral Documents and (B) Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement, (iii) will make no assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or create or permit to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than (A) Liens created by the Collateral Documents and (B) Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement, and (iv) will defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than the Liens permitted pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)), however arising, of all Persons whomsoever;

 

(d)           except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Loan Documents, the Senior Secured Notes or applicable Laws generally and except as described in the Perfection Certificate, the Pledged Collateral is and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Collateral is or will be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter or by-law provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect in any manner material and adverse to the Secured Parties the pledge of such Pledged Collateral hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;

 

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(e)           each of the Grantors has the power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done or contemplated;

 

(f)            no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other Person was or is necessary to the validity of the pledge effected hereby (other than (i) such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect, (ii) authorizations, approvals or notices to or from Gaming Boards which may be required pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws after the date hereof in connection with (y) the addition of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.14 (which approvals each Grantor agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain promptly upon the occurrence of the requirement to add such Guarantor or to pledge the Equity Interests of such Guarantor or any other Subsidiary of a Grantor the Equity Interests of which are required to be pledged pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Credit Agreement) or (z) the enforcement of remedies and (iii) the requirement under applicable Gaming Laws to provide routine post-closing notices and/or copies of Loan Documents to a Gaming Board); and

 

(g)           by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Grantors of this Agreement, when any Pledged Securities are delivered to the Collateral Agent or, subject to Section 2.07 in the case of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity, the Escrow Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties will obtain a legal, valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, subject only to Liens permitted by Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement, to the extent such perfection is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

Each Grantor hereby agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, it will comply with instructions of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Equity Interests in such Grantor that constitute Pledged Equity hereunder that are not certificated without further consent by the applicable owner or holder of such Equity Interests.

 

SECTION 2.04.          Certification of Limited Liability Company and Limited Partnership Interests.  Any limited liability company and any limited partnership controlled by any Grantor shall either (a) not include in its operative documents any provision that any Equity Interests in such limited liability company or such limited partnership be a “security” as defined under Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code or (b) certificate any Equity Interests in any such limited liability company or such limited partnership. To the extent an interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership controlled by any Grantor and pledged under Section 2.01 is certificated or becomes certificated, (i) each such certificate shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) and (ii) such Grantor shall fulfill all other requirements under Section 2.02 applicable in respect thereof.  Each Grantor hereby agrees that if any of the Pledged Collateral is at any time not evidenced by certificates of ownership, then each applicable Grantor shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws (including Gaming Laws) and requested by the Collateral Agent, (i) if necessary to perfect a security interest in such Pledged Collateral, cause such pledge to be recorded on the equityholder register or the books of the issuer, execute any customary pledge forms or other documents necessary or appropriate to complete the pledge and give the Collateral Agent the right to transfer such Pledged Collateral under the terms hereof, and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (A) cause the Organization Documents of each such issuer of Equity Interests constituting Pledged Collateral to be amended to provide that such Pledged Collateral shall be treated as “securities” for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code and (B) cause such Pledged Collateral to become certificated and delivered to the Collateral Agent.

 

SECTION 2.05.          Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations.  If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, (a) the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have

 

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the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities in its own name as pledgee, the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent) or the name of the applicable Grantor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent, and each Grantor will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Securities registered in the name of such Grantor and (b) the Collateral Agent shall have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any purpose consistent with this Agreement; provided, that the Collateral Agent shall give the Borrower prior notice of its intent to exercise such rights.

 

SECTION 2.06.          Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest.

 

(a)           Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Borrower that the rights of the Grantors under this Section 2.06 are being suspended:

 

(i)            Each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Securities or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner, except as may be permitted under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, that would materially and adversely affect the rights and remedies of any of the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same.

 

(ii)           So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and thereafter so long as the Borrower has not received written notice from the Collateral Agent that the rights of the Grantors under this Section 2.06 are being suspended and to the extent required under applicable Law (including any Gaming Law), the Collateral Agent shall be deemed without further action or formality to have granted to each Grantor all necessary consents relating to voting rights and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above and shall, if necessary, execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be executed and delivered to each Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as each Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to subparagraph (i) above.

 

(iii)          Each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Securities to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are permitted by, and otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and applicable Laws; provided that any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Equity or Pledged Debt, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Securities or received in exchange for Pledged Securities or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral, and, if received by any Grantor, shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, shall be promptly (and in any event within 30 days) delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent).

 

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(b)           Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Borrower of the suspension of the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06, then all rights of any Grantor to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which (together with each other First Lien Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement)) shall, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions.  All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.06 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be promptly (and in any event within 30 days) delivered to the Collateral Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent).  Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02 hereof.  After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, the Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Grantor (without interest) all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 that remain in such account.

 

(c)           Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Collateral Agent shall have provided the Borrower notice of the suspension of the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, then all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.06, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which (together with each other First Lien Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement)) shall, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Required Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to exercise such rights at the discretion of the Collateral Agent.  After all Events of Default have been cured or waived, each Grantor shall have the exclusive right to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers that such Grantor would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06.

 

(d)           Any notice given by the Collateral Agent to the Borrower suspending the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a) of this Section 2.06 (i) shall be given in writing, (ii) may be given with respect to one or more of the Grantors at the same or different times and (iii) may suspend the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) or paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 in part without suspending all such rights (as specified by the Collateral Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Collateral Agent’s rights to give additional notices from time to time suspending other rights so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

SECTION 2.07.          Further Assurances.  In the event that Bank of America, N.A. ceases to act as Collateral Agent and any successor Collateral Agent (or any of such successor Collateral Agent’s affiliates) does not maintain an office in the State of Nevada where the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity may be maintained pursuant to the requirements of the Gaming Laws of Nevada, Borrower, the successor Collateral Agent, prior to the Discharge of the Notes Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) the Notes Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agrement) and an appointed escrow agent reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent (the “Escrow Agent”) shall enter into an escrow agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit V (the “Escrow Agreement”) with respect to the Nevada

 

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Gaming Pledged Equity.  Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Borrower shall bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the escrow arrangement contemplated by this Section 2.07 and the Escrow Agreement, including the costs, expenses and fees of the Escrow Agent.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Security Interests in Personal Property

 

SECTION 3.01.          Security Interest.

 

(a)           As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Obligations under the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby pledges to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):

 

(i)            all Accounts;

 

(ii)           all Chattel Paper;

 

(iii)          all Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;

 

(iv)          all Deposit Accounts;

 

(v)           all Documents;

 

(vi)          all Equipment;

 

(vii)         all Fixtures;

 

(viii)        all General Intangibles and all Intellectual Property;

 

(ix)          all Goods;

 

(x)           all Instruments;

 

(xi)          all Inventory;

 

(xii)         all Investment Property;

 

(xiii)        all Pledged Securities;

 

(xiv)        all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;

 

(xv)         all Letters of Credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights;

 

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(xvii)       to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (and the term “Collateral” shall not include) any Excluded Assets.

 

(b)           Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets of the Debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired” or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (A) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (B) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates.  Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request.

 

(c)           The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.

 

(d)           The Collateral Agent is authorized to file with the USPTO or the USCO (or any successor office) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in United States Intellectual Property granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantor as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, none of the Grantors shall be required (i) to enter into any deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement with respect to any deposit account or securities account, (ii) to take any action in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction to create any security interest in any assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any assets located outside of the U.S. (it being understood that nothing herein shall require security agreements or pledge agreements governed by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction) any assets located outside of the United States or (iii) to perfect in any assets subject to a certificate of title statute.

 

SECTION 3.02.          Representations and Warranties.  The Grantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant, as to themselves and the other Grantors, to and with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

(a)           Subject to Liens permitted by Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement, each Grantor has good and valid rights in and title to the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a Security Interest hereunder and has full power and authority to grant to the Collateral Agent the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other Person other than (i) any consent or approval that has been obtained and is in full force and effect, (ii) authorizations, approvals or notices to or from Gaming Boards which may be required pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws after the date hereof in connection with (y) the addition of any Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.14 or (z) the enforcement of

 

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remedies and (iii) the requirement under applicable Gaming Laws to provide routine post-closing notices and/or copies of Loan Documents to a Gaming Board.

 

(b)           The Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (including fixture filings solely in respect of real property required to be subject to a Deed of Trust pursuant to the Loan Documents, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations prepared by the Collateral Agent based upon the information provided to the Collateral Agent in the Perfection Certificate for filing in each governmental, municipal or other office specified in Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate (or specified by notice from the Borrower to the Collateral Agent after the Closing Date in the case of filings, recordings or registrations (other than filings required to be made in the USPTO and the USCO in order to perfect the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights) required by the Credit Agreement), are all the filings, recordings and registrations that are necessary to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary in any such jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable Law with respect to the filing of continuation statements and as required to be made in the USPTO and USCO in order to perfect the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights acquired or developed by the Grantors after the date hereof.

 

(c)           Each Grantor represents and warrants that short-form Intellectual Property Security Agreements containing a description of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, United States registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States registration applications are pending, unless it constitutes an Excluded Asset) and United States registered Copyrights, respectively, have been or on the Closing Date shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent for recording by the USPTO and the USCO pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, as may be necessary to establish a valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of registrations and applications for Patents, Trademarks (except pending Trademark applications that constitute Excluded Assets) and Copyrights to the extent a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the USPTO or the USCO, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary (other than (i) such filings and actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights (or registration or application for registration thereof) acquired or developed by any Grantor after the date hereof and (ii) the UCC financing and continuation statements contemplated in Section 3.02(b)).

 

(d)           (i) When all appropriate filings, recordings, registrations or notifications are made as may be required under applicable Law  to perfect the Security Interest and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent of such Article 9 Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent required by this Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect), the Security Interest shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral, other than (1) any nonconsensual Lien that is expressly permitted pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement and has priority as a matter of law and (2) Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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(e)           The Article 9 Collateral is owned by the Grantors free and clear of any Lien, except for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement.  None of the Grantors has filed or consented to the filing of (i) any financing statement or analogous document under the New York UCC or any other applicable United States Laws covering any Article 9 Collateral, (ii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with the USPTO or the USCO or (iii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with any foreign governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect, except, in each case, for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.03.          Covenants.

 

(a)           The Borrower agrees promptly (and in any event within 60 days after such change) to notify the Collateral Agent in writing of any change in (i) legal name of any Grantor, (ii) the type of organization of any Grantor, (iii) the jurisdiction of organization of any Grantor, or (iv) the chief executive office of any Grantor and, upon request by the Collateral Agent, take all actions necessary to continue the perfection of the security interest created hereunder following any such change with the same priority as immediately prior to such change.  The Borrower agrees promptly to provide the Collateral Agent after notification of any such change with certified Organization Documents reflecting any of the changes described in the first sentence of this paragraph.

 

(b)           Each year, at the time of delivery of annual financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal year pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent supplemental schedules to the Perfection Certificate executed by the chief financial officer or the chief legal officer of each of Parent and the Borrower, as applicable.

 

(c)           Each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the granting of the Security Interest and the filing of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith.

 

(d)           At its option, the Collateral Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral and not permitted pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and within a reasonable period of time after the Collateral Agent has requested that it do so, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent within 10 Business Days after demand for any payment made or any reasonable expense incurred by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization in accordance with Section 5.03; provided, however, Grantors shall not be obligated to reimburse the Collateral Agent with respect to any Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral which any Grantor has failed to maintain or pursue, or otherwise allowed to lapse, terminate or be put into the public domain, in accordance with Section 3.03(f)(iv).  Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments,

 

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charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

(e)           Commercial Tort Claims.  If the Grantors shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim in an amount reasonably estimated by such Grantor to exceed (i) $1,000,000 individually or (ii) when aggregated with all other Commercial Tort Claims for which this clause has not been satisfied, $5,000,000 in the aggregate, and, in each case, and for which a complaint in a court of competent jurisdiction has been filed, such Grantor shall within 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter in which such complaint was filed (or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) notify the Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Grantor including a brief summary description of such claim and grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

(f)            Intellectual Property Covenants.

 

(i)            Other than to the extent permitted herein or in the Credit Agreement, with respect to registration or pending application of each item of its Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral for which such Grantor has standing to do so, each Grantor agrees to take, at its expense, all reasonable steps, including, without limitation, in the USPTO, the USCO and any other governmental authority located in the United States, to pursue the registration and maintenance of each Patent, Trademark, or Copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in such Article 9 Collateral of such Grantor.

 

(ii)           Other than to the extent permitted herein or in the Credit Agreement, no Grantor shall do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of its Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral may lapse, be terminated, or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the public domain (or in the case of a trade secret, becomes publicly known).

 

(iii)          Other than to the extent permitted herein or in the Credit Agreement, each Grantor shall take all reasonable steps to preserve and protect each item of its Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral, including, without limitation, maintaining the quality of any and all products or services used or provided in connection with any of the Trademarks, consistent with the quality of the products and services as of the date hereof, and taking all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that all licensed users of any of the Trademarks abide by the applicable license’s terms with respect to standards of quality.

 

(iv)          Notwithstanding clauses (i) through (iii) above, nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document prevents any Grantor from Disposing of, discontinuing the use or maintenance of, failing to pursue, or otherwise allowing to lapse, terminate or be put into the public domain, any of its Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement if such Grantor determines in its reasonable business judgment that any of the foregoing actions is desirable in the conduct of its business.

 

(v)           Within 60 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter each Grantor shall provide a list of any additional registrations of Intellectual Property of such Grantor not previously disclosed to the Collateral Agent including such information as is necessary for such Grantor to make appropriate filings in the USPTO and the USCO with respect to Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral and deliver to the Collateral Agent at such time the short-form security agreement with respect to such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights in appropriate form for filing with the USPTO or USCO, as applicable, and record such agreements in the USPTO assignment database or USCO, as applicable.

 

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(g)           Each Grantor shall, upon request of the Collateral Agent, at its own expense, take any and all commercially reasonable actions necessary to defend title to the Article 9 Collateral against all Persons and to defend the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent in the Article 9 Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not expressly permitted pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement.  Each Grantor (rather than the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party) shall remain liable (as between itself and any relevant counterparty) to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance.

 

SECTION 3.04.          Instruments.  If the Grantors shall at any time hold or acquire any Instruments constituting Article 9 Collateral (excluding checks), and evidencing an amount in excess of (i) $1,000,000 individually or (ii) when aggregated with all other such Instruments for which this clause has not been satisfied $5,000,000 in the aggregate, such Grantor shall promptly (and in any event, within 60 days after the date of acquisition thereof or such longer period as to which the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, accompanied by instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Remedies

 

SECTION 4.01.          Remedies upon Default.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to applicable Gaming Laws and the Intercreditor Agreement, it is agreed that the Collateral Agent shall have the right to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party with respect to the Obligations under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law and also may (i) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Collateral Agent promptly, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Collateral Agent and make it available to the Collateral Agent at a place and time to be designated by the Collateral Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties; (ii) occupy any premises owned or, to the extent lawful and permitted, leased by any of the Grantors where the Collateral or any part thereof is assembled or located for a reasonable period in order to effectuate its rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to such Grantor in respect of such occupation; provided that the Collateral Agent shall provide the applicable Grantor with notice thereof prior to such occupancy; (iii) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor agrees that it will at its expense and upon the request of the Collateral Agent promptly, assign the entire right, title, and interest of such Grantor in each of the Patents, Trademarks, domain names and Copyrights to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; (iv) exercise any and all rights and remedies of any of the Grantors under or in connection with the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Collateral; provided that the Collateral Agent shall provide the applicable Grantor with notice thereof prior to such exercise; and (v) subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable Law and the notice requirements described below, sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral securing the Obligations at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate.  The Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale of securities (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale the Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the

 

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purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold.  Each such purchaser at any sale of Collateral shall hold the property sold absolutely, free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay and appraisal which such Grantor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

 

The Collateral Agent shall give the applicable Grantors 10 days’ written notice (which each Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Collateral Agent’s intention to make any sale of Collateral.  Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral, or a portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange.  Any such public sale shall be subject to applicable Gaming Laws and shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale.  At any such sale, the Collateral, or a portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine.  The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given.  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 sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned.  In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice.  At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Agreement, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Grantor (all said rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and may make payment on account thereof by using any claim then due and payable to such Secured Party from any Grantor as a credit against the purchase price, and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with applicable Gaming Laws and the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without further accountability to any Grantor therefor.  For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Grantor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Obligations paid in full.  As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court appointed receiver, subject to applicable Gaming Laws.  Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.

 

SECTION 4.02.          Application of Proceeds.

 

(a)           The Collateral Agent shall apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of Collateral, including any Collateral consisting of cash, in the order provided for in the Credit Agreement.

 

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(b)           The Collateral Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, monies or balances in accordance with this Agreement and the Credit Agreement.  Upon any sale of Collateral by the Collateral Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the Collateral Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Collateral Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof.

 

(c)           In making the determinations and allocations required by this Section 4.02, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely upon information supplied to or by the Collateral Agent as to the amounts of unpaid principal and interest and other amounts outstanding with respect to the Obligations, and the Collateral Agent shall have no liability to any of the Secured Parties for actions taken in reliance on such information, provided that nothing in this sentence shall prevent any Grantor from contesting any amounts claimed by any Secured Party in any information so supplied.  All distributions made by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 4.02 shall be (subject to any decree of any court of competent jurisdiction) final (absent manifest error), and the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire as to the application by the Collateral Agent of any amounts distributed to it.

 

SECTION 4.03.          Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property; Power of Attorney.  For the exclusive purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement only after such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, beginning only at such time the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies and not before, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent a non-exclusive, royalty-free, limited license (until the termination or cure of the Event of Default) to use, license or, to the extent permitted under the terms of the relevant license, sublicense any of the Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof; provided, however, that all of the foregoing rights of the Collateral Agent to operate such license, sublicense and other rights, shall expire immediately upon the termination or cure of all Events of Default and shall be exercised by the Collateral Agent solely during the continuance of an Event of Default and nothing in this Section 4.03 shall require Grantors to grant any license that is prohibited by any rule of law, statute or regulation, or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document evidencing, giving rise to or theretofore granted, to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement, with respect to such property or otherwise unreasonably prejudices the value thereof to the relevant Grantor; provided, further, that such licenses granted hereunder with respect to Trademarks shall be subject to the maintenance of quality standards with respect to the goods and services on which such Trademarks are used sufficient to preserve the validity of such Trademarks.  Furthermore, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent an absolute power of attorney to sign, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any document which may be required by the USPTO or the USCO in order to effect an absolute assignment of all right, title and interest in each registration and application for a Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and to record the same.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 5.01.          Notices.  All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement (whether or not then in effect).  All communications and notices hereunder to any Grantor other than the Borrower shall be given to it in care of the Borrower as provided in Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement (whether or not then in effect).

 

SECTION 5.02.          Waivers; Amendment.

 

(a)           No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Collateral Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

 

(b)           Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent and the Grantor or Grantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.03.          Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses.

 

(a)           The parties hereto agree that the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to reimbursement of its expenses incurred hereunder and indemnity for its actions in connection herewith as provided in Sections 11.04 and 11.05 of the Credit Agreement (whether or not then in effect); provided that each reference therein to “Company” or the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to “each Grantor” and each reference therein to “Administrative Agent” shall be deemed to be a reference to “Collateral Agent”.

 

(b)           Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Obligations secured hereby and by the other Collateral Documents.  The provisions of this Section 5.03 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party.  All amounts due under this Section 5.03 shall be payable promptly upon written demand therefor.

 

SECTION 5.04.          Successors and Assigns.  Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Grantor or the Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns, to the extent permitted under Section 11.06 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5.05.          Survival of Agreement.  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Grantors in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any Lender or on its behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect until the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations and (B) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements as to which arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank and/or Hedge Bank shall have been made) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been made).

 

SECTION 5.06.          Counterparts; Effectiveness; Successors and Assigns; Several Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Grantor shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Grantor and the Collateral Agent and their respective successors and assigns permitted thereby, and shall inure to the benefit of such Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns permitted thereby, except that no Grantor shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.  This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Grantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Grantor without the approval of any other Grantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Grantor hereunder.

 

SECTION 5.07.          Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 5.08.          Right of Set-Off.  In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender and its Affiliates and each L/C Issuer and its Affiliates shall have the rights specified in Section 11.08 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5.09.          Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Service of Process.

 

(a)           The terms of Sections 11.14 and 11.15 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing law, submission of jurisdiction, venue and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

 

(b)           Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 5.01.  Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

SECTION 5.10.          Headings.  Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.11.          Security Interest Absolute.  To the extent permitted by applicable Law, all rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Security Interest, the grant of a security interest in the Collateral and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) 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 any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee, securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Obligations or (d) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the Obligations or this Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.12.          Intercreditor Agreement Governs.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, shall govern.

 

SECTION 5.13.          Termination or Release.

 

(a)           This Agreement, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall automatically terminate with respect to all Obligations upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (i) contingent indemnification obligations and (ii) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements as to which arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Cash Management Bank and/or Hedge Bank shall have been made) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been made).

 

(b)           A Grantor (other than the Borrower or Parent) shall automatically be released from its obligations hereunder as provided in Section 10.10 of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Lenders shall have consented to such transaction (to the extent required by the Credit Agreement) and the terms of such consent did not provide otherwise.

 

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(c)           Upon any sale or other transfer by any Grantor of any Collateral that is permitted under the Credit Agreement (other than a sale or transfer to another Grantor), or upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest granted hereby in any Collateral pursuant to Section 10.10 or 11.01 of the Credit Agreement, the security interest of such Grantor in such Collateral shall be automatically released and the license granted in Section 4.03 shall be automatically terminated with respect to such Collateral.

 

(d)           In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 5.13, the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Grantor, at such Grantor’s expense, all documents and take all such further actions that such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release, in each case in accordance with the terms of Section 10.10 of the Credit Agreement.  Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section 5.13 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, each Hedge Bank and Cash Management Bank by the acceptance of the benefits under this Agreement hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the obligations of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Secured Hedge Agreement and any Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, shall be secured pursuant to this Agreement only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and (ii) any release of Collateral effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of any Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank.

 

SECTION 5.14.          Additional Guarantors.  Each Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) of the Borrower that is required to enter into this Agreement as a Grantor pursuant to Section 7.13 of the Credit Agreement shall, and any Subsidiary of the Borrower may, execute and deliver a Security Agreement Supplement and a Perfection Certificate and thereupon such Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor herein.  The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder.  The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a party to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.15.          Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact.  Each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Grantor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and notice by the Collateral Agent to the Borrower of its intent to exercise such rights, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of such Grantor (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof; (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral; (c) to sign the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral; (d) to send verifications of Accounts to any Account Debtor; (e) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (f) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral; (g) to notify, or to require any Grantor to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent; (h) to make, settle and adjust claims in respect of Article 9 Collateral under policies of insurance, including endorsing the name of any Grantor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance, making all determinations and

 

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decisions with respect thereto and obtaining or maintaining the policies of insurance required by Section 7.06 of the Credit Agreement or paying any premium in whole or in part relating thereto; and (i) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby.  Anything in this Section 5.15 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Collateral Agent agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 5.15 unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.  The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein.  No Agent Party shall be liable in the absence of its own bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  All sums disbursed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this paragraph, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, as provided in Sections 11.04 and 11.05 of the Credit Agreement promptly upon written demand therefor by the Grantors to the Collateral Agent and shall be additional Obligations secured hereby.

 

SECTION 5.16.          General Authority of the Collateral Agent.  By acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and any other Collateral Documents, each Secured Party (whether or not a signatory hereto) shall be deemed irrevocably (a) to consent to the appointment of the Collateral Agent as its agent hereunder and under such other Collateral Documents, (b) to confirm that the Collateral Agent shall have the authority to act as the exclusive agent of such Secured Party for the enforcement of any provisions of this Agreement and such other Collateral Documents against any Grantor, the exercise of remedies hereunder or thereunder and the giving or withholding of any consent or approval hereunder or thereunder relating to any Collateral or any Grantor’s obligations with respect thereto, (c) to agree that it shall not take any action to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or any other Collateral Document against any Grantor, to exercise any remedy hereunder or thereunder or to give any consents or approvals hereunder or thereunder except as expressly provided in this Agreement or any other Collateral Document and (d) to agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and any other Collateral Documents.

 

SECTION 5.17.          Reasonable Care.  The Collateral Agent is required to exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral in its possession; provided that the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral, if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially similar to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property.

 

SECTION 5.18.          Deeds of Trust.  In the event that any of the Collateral hereunder is also subject to a valid and enforceable Lien under the terms of a Deed of Trust and the terms thereof are inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, then with respect to such Collateral, the terms of such Deed of Trust shall control in the case of Fixtures and real estate leases, letting and licenses of, and contracts and agreements relating to the lease of, real property, and the terms of this Agreement shall control in the case of all other Collateral.

 

SECTION 5.19.          Reinstatement.  This Security Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or

 

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trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

SECTION 5.20.          Miscellaneous.

 

(a)           The Collateral Agent may execute any of the powers granted under this Agreement and perform any duty hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact.

 

(b)           The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have actual, constructive, direct or indirect notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have received a notice of Event of Default or a notice from the Grantor or the Secured Parties to the Collateral Agent in its capacity as Collateral Agent indicating that an Event of Default has occurred.  The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation either prior to or after receiving such notice to inquire whether an Event of Default has, in fact, occurred and shall be entitled to rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any notice so furnished to it.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC., as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GCA MTL, LLC, as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL CREDIT, LLC, as a Grantor

 

 

 

By:

Global Cash Access, Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Signature Page for Security Agreement

 



 

 

NEWAVE, INC., as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC., as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC., as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

MGAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, as a Grantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Signature Page for Security Agreement

 



 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dan Kelly

 

 

Name:

Dan Kelly

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

Signature Page for Security Agreement

 



 

SCHEDULE I

 

Pledged Equity

 

Current
Legal Entities
Owned

 

Record
Owner

 

Certificate
No.

 

No. Shares/Interest/
Amount
Authorized

 

No.
Shares/Interest/
Amount Issued

 

Percent
Pledged

Global Cash Access, Inc.

 

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a GCA Holdings, Inc.)

 

1

 

1,000

 

1,000

 

100%

NEWave, Inc.

 

Global Cash Access, Inc.

 

8

 

1,000 authorized (250 outstanding)

 

250

 

100%

Central Credit, LLC

 

Global Cash Access, Inc.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

100%

Game Financial Caribbean N.V.

 

Global Cash Access, Inc. (successor to Certegy Gaming Services, Inc.)

 

1

 

9 (6 outstanding)

 

3

 

65%

Global Cash Access (Canada), Inc. (f/k/a CashCall Systems Inc.)

 

Global Cash Access, Inc. (f/k/a Global Cash Access, L.L.C.)

 

R-1

R-2

 

Unlimited Common Shares

 

501

271

 

65%

Global Cash Access (UK) Limited

 

Global Cash Access, Inc.

 

2

3

 

99

 

35

65

 

65%

Global Cash Access (Belize) Ltd

 

Global Cash Access, Inc.

 

5

6

 

2

 

1

0.3

 

65%

Global Cash Access (BVI), Inc.

 

Global Cash Access, Inc.

 

1

 

100

 

100

 

65%

Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc.

 

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.

 

C-1

 

1,000

 

1,000

 

100%

Multimedia Games, Inc.

 

Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc.

 

C-3

 

1,000

 

1,000

 

100%

 

SCH I-1



 

Current
Legal Entities
Owned

 

Record
Owner

 

Certificate
No.

 

No. Shares/Interest/
Amount
Authorized

 

No.
Shares/Interest/
Amount Issued

 

Percent
Pledged

MGAM Technologies, LLC

 

Multimedia Games, Inc.

 

N/A

 

$100

 

$100

 

100%

MGAM Canada, Inc.

 

Multimedia Games, Inc.

 

2

3

4

5

 

Unlimited

 

35

65

3,500

6,500

 

65%

MegaBingo International, LLC

 

Multimedia Games, Inc.

 

N/A

 

500 units

 

500 units

 

65%

PokerTek Canada, Inc.

 

Multimedia Games, Inc.

 

A-1

 

Unlimited

 

100

 

65%

 

Pledged Debt

 

1.             Promissory Notes:

 

Payee

 

Payor

 

Principal
Amount

 

Date of
Issuance

 

Interest
Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Pledged
(Yes/No)

Global Cash Access, Inc.

 

GCA (Macau), S.A.

 

23,321,492 HKD

 

January 1, 2014

 

5%

 

December 31, 2016

 

Yes

Global Cash Access, Inc.

 

Global Cash Access (UK) Ltd.

 

4,069,257 GBP

 

January 1, 2014

 

5%

 

December 31, 2016

 

Yes

Multimedia Games, Inc.

 

Bee Cave Games, Inc.

 

$4,500,000

 

July 17, 2014

 

7%

 

July 31, 2018

 

Yes

 

2.             Chattel Paper:  None

 

SCH I-2



 

SCHEDULE II

 

Commercial Tort Claims

 

Description

 

Pledged
(Yes/No)

 

 

 

Plaintiffs:  Global Cash Access, Inc. et al

 

Defendants: Visa, Inc., Visa USA, Inc., Visa International Service Association, Mastercard Incorporated, Mastercard International Incorporated

 

Court:  US District Court Eastern District of New York

 

Filing Date:  01/14/14

 

Case Docket Number:  CV14-00276

 

Summary:   On January 14, 2014, Plaintiffs filed a complaint against Defendants alleging conspiracy in restraint of competition regarding interchange fees, monopolization by defendants in the relevant market, and attempted monopolization of the defendants in the relevant market.  Plaintiffs have demanded a trial by jury of all issues so triable.  Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss on March 13, 2014.

 

Yes

 

SCH II-1



 

EXHIBIT I TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

SUPPLEMENT NO.                          dated as of [           ], to the Security Agreement (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”) dated as of December 19, 2014 among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC. (the “Borrower”), the other Grantors from time to time party thereto and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

 

A.            Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender, and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).

 

B.            Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement, and if not defined therein, the Credit Agreement.

 

C.            The Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce (x) the Lenders to make Loans and the L/C Issuers to issue Letters of Credit, (y) the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks to enter into and/or maintain Secured Hedge Agreements and/or Secured Cash Management Agreements, as applicable.  Section 5.14 of the Security Agreement provides that additional Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower may become Grantors under the Security Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement.  The undersigned Restricted Subsidiary (the “New Subsidiary”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Grantor under the Security Agreement in order to induce (x) the Lenders to make additional Loans and the L/C Issuers to issue additional Letters of Credit and (y) the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks to enter into and/or maintain Secured Hedge Agreements and/or Secured Cash Management Agreements, as applicable, and as consideration for (x) Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued and (y) Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements previously entered into and/or maintained.

 

Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.  In accordance with Section 5.14 of the Security Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and the New Subsidiary hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Subsidiary, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Obligations does hereby create and grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, a security interest in and lien on all of the New Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) of the New Subsidiary whether now existing or hereafter acquired.  Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary.  The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SECTION 2.  The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity.

 

SECTION 3.  This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement. This Supplement shall become effective when the Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of the New Subsidiary, and the Collateral Agent has executed a counterpart hereof.

 

SECTION 4.  The New Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of the location of any and all Collateral of the New Subsidiary, (b) set forth under its signature hereto is the true and correct legal name of the New Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of formation and the location of its chief executive office, (c) Schedule I attached hereto sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to the New Subsidiary, of (i) all the Equity Interests owned by the New Subsidiary in any Person and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity owned by the New Subsidiary and (ii) all the Pledged Debt owned by the New Subsidiary and (d) Schedule I attached hereto sets forth, as of the date hereof, each Commercial Tort Claim in respect of which a complaint or counterclaim has been filed by the New Subsidiary seeking damages in an amount of $1,000,000 or more.  Schedule I shall be incorporated into, and after the date hereof be deemed part of, the Perfection Certificate.

 

SECTION 5.  Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 6.  THIS SUPPLEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

SECTION 7.  If any provision of this Supplement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Supplement s shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 8.  All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 5.01 of the Security Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.  The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the execution and delivery of this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, other charges and disbursements of counsel for the Collateral Agent.

 

EXHIBIT I-2



 

[Signatures on following page]

 

EXHIBIT I-3



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

[NAME OF NEW SUBSIDIARY]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Jurisdiction of Formation:

 

Address of Chief Executive Office:

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

EXHIBIT I-4



 

SCHEDULE I
TO SUPPLEMENTAL NO       TO THE
SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

LOCATION OF COLLATERAL

 

Description

 

Location

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY INTERESTS

 

Issuer

 

Number of
Certificate

 

Registered
Owner

 

Number and
Class of
Equity Interests

 

Percentage of
Equity Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEBT SECURITIES

 

Issuer

 

Principal Amount

 

Date of Note

 

Maturity Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

 

 

SCHEDULE I-1


 


 

Exhibit II

 

FORM OF
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
(SHORT-FORM)

 

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [      ] (this “Agreement”) among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation located at [   ] (the “Borrower”), the other Grantors identified herein and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

 

Reference is made to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Borrower, the other Grantors identified therein and who from time to time become a party thereto and the Collateral Agent.  The Secured Parties’ agreements in respect of extensions of credit to the Borrower are set forth in the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender, and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).  The Guarantors are affiliates of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the performance of obligations by the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks under any Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, and the undersigned Grantor are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit and the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks to enter in to such Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, as applicable.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.  Terms.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Security Agreement.  The rules of construction specified in Article I of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Grant of Security Interest.  As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor, pursuant to and in accordance with the Security Agreement, did and hereby does pledge to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and did and hereby does grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Patent Collateral”):

 

All patents of the United States, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for patents of the United States, and all reissues, re-examinations, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions thereof, owned by the Grantors including those listed on Schedule I hereto, and the inventions or improvements disclosed or claimed therein.

 

Section 3.  Termination.  This Patent Security Agreement and the security interest granted hereby shall automatically terminate with respect to all of a Grantor’s Obligations and any Lien arising

 

EXHIBIT II-1



 

therefrom shall be automatically released upon termination of the Security Agreement or release of such Grantor’s obligations thereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall, in connection with any termination or release herein or under the Security Agreement, execute and deliver, at the sole expense of the Grantors, to any Grantor as such Grantor may request, an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Patent Collateral acquired under this Agreement.  Additionally, upon such satisfactory performance or payment, the Collateral Agent shall reasonably cooperate, at the sole expense of the Grantors, with any efforts made by a Grantor to make of record or otherwise confirm such satisfaction including, but not limited to, the release and/or termination of this Agreement and any security interest in, to or under the Patent Collateral.

 

Section 4.  Supplement to the Security Agreement.  The security interests granted to the Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement.  Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Patent Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

 

Section 5.  Governing Law.  The terms of Section 11.14 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing law are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

 

Section 6.  Intercreditor Agreement Governs.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, shall govern.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

EXHIBIT II-2



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

[GRANTORS]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Signature Page for Patent Security Agreement

 



 

Schedule I

 

Short Particulars of U.S. Patent Collateral

 



 

Exhibit III

 

FORM OF
TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
(SHORT-FORM)

 

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [      ] (this “Agreement”) among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation located at [   ] (the “Borrower”), the other Grantors identified herein and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

 

Reference is made to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Borrower, the other Grantors identified therein and who from time to time become a party thereto and the Collateral Agent.  The Secured Parties’ agreements in respect of extensions of credit to the Borrower are set forth in the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender, and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).  The Guarantors are affiliates of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the performance of obligations by the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks under any Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, and the undersigned Grantor are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit and the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks to enter in to such Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, as applicable.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.  Terms.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Security Agreement.  The rules of construction specified in Article I of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Grant of Security Interest.  As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor, pursuant to and in accordance with the Security Agreement, did and hereby does pledge to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and did and hereby does grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Trademark Collateral”):

 

(a) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, trade dress, logos, designs, fictitious business names, other source or business identifiers protected under the laws of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, all registrations and recordings thereof, all registration and recording applications filed in connection therewith in the USPTO, and all renewals thereof, as well as any unregistered trademarks and

 

EXHIBIT III-1



 

service marks used by a Grantor, including those listed on Schedule I hereto, and (b) all goodwill connected with the use thereof and symbolized thereby; provided that the grant of security interest shall not include any “intent-to-use” trademark applications prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto.

 

Section 3.  Termination.  This Trademark Security Agreement and the security interest granted hereby shall automatically terminate with respect to all of a Grantor’s Obligations and any Lien arising therefrom shall be automatically released upon termination of the Security Agreement or release of such Grantor’s obligations thereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall, in connection with any termination or release herein or under the Security Agreement, execute and deliver, at the sole expense of the Grantors, to any Grantor as such Grantor may request, an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Trademark Collateral acquired under this Agreement.  Additionally, upon such satisfactory performance or payment, the Collateral Agent shall reasonably cooperate, at the sole expense of the Grantors, with any efforts made by a Grantor to make of record or otherwise confirm such satisfaction including, but not limited to, the release and/or termination of this Agreement and any security interest in, to or under the Trademark Collateral.

 

Section 4.  Supplement to the Security Agreement.  The security interests granted to the Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement.  Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Trademark Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

 

Section 5.  Governing Law.  The terms of Section 11.14 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing law are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

 

Section 6.  Intercreditor Agreement Governs.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, shall govern.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[GRANTORS]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Signature Page for Trademark Security Agreement

 



 

Schedule I to
Trademark Security Agreement Supplement

 

UNITED STATES Trademarks, Service Marks and Trademark Applications

 

Grantor

 

Trademark or Service
Mark

 

Date Granted

 

Registration No. and
Jurisdiction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grantor

 

Trademark or Service
Mark Application

 

Date Filed

 

Application No. and
Jurisdiction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Exhibit IV

 

FORM OF
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT
(SHORT-FORM)

 

COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [      ] (this “Agreement”) among GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation located at [  ] (the “Borrower”), the other Grantors identified herein and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

 

Reference is made to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among the Borrower, the other Grantors identified therein and who from time to time become a party thereto and the Collateral Agent.  The Secured Parties’ agreements in respect of extensions of credit to the Borrower are set forth in the Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender, and L/C Issuer, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”).  The Guarantors are affiliates of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the performance of obligations by the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks under any Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, and the undersigned Grantor are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit and the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks to enter in to such Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, as applicable.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.  Terms.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Security Agreement.  The rules of construction specified in Article I of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Grant of Security Interest.  As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor, pursuant to and in accordance with the Security Agreement, did and hereby does pledge to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and did and hereby does grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all right, title and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Copyright Collateral”):

 

(a) all copyright rights in any work owned by the Grantor subject to and under the copyright laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee, transferee, exclusive licensee or otherwise, and (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the USCO, including those listed on Schedule I hereto.

 

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Section 3.  Termination.  This Copyright Security Agreement and the security interest granted hereby shall automatically terminate with respect to all of a Grantor’s Obligations and any Lien arising therefrom shall be automatically released upon termination of the Security Agreement or release of such Grantor’s obligations thereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall, in connection with any termination or release herein or under the Security Agreement, execute and deliver, at the sole expense of the Grantors, to any Grantor as such Grantor may request, an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Copyright Collateral acquired under this Agreement.  Additionally, upon such satisfactory performance or payment, the Collateral Agent shall reasonably cooperate, at the sole expense of the Grantors, with any efforts made by a Grantor to make of record or otherwise confirm such satisfaction including, but not limited to, the release and/or termination of this Agreement and any security interest in, to or under the Copyright Collateral.

 

Section 4.  Supplement to the Security Agreement.  The security interests granted to the Collateral Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement.  Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Copyright Collateral are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement, the terms of the Security Agreement shall govern.

 

Section 5.  Governing Law.  The terms of Section 11.14 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing law are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

 

Section 6.  Intercreditor Agreement Governs.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, shall govern.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[GRANTORS]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Signature Page for Copyright Security Agreement

 



 

Schedule I

 

Short Particulars of U.S. Copyright Collateral

 



 

Exhibit V

 

FORM OF

ESCROW AGREEMENT

 

This Escrow Agreement (“Agreement”), is made and entered as of the [·] day of [·],[·], by and among [·], as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Bank Security Agreement referred to below) (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Bank Collateral Agent”), DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Notes Security Agreement referred to below) (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Notes Collateral Agent” and, together with the Bank Collateral Agent, the “Collateral Agents”), [GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Pledgor”)](1), and [·](“Escrow Agent”).

 

Reference is made to (i) Section 2.07 of the Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Bank Security Agreement”), by and among the Pledgor, the other grantors party thereto and the Bank Collateral Agent, (ii) Section 2.07 of the Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Notes Security Agreement”), by and among the Pledgor, the other grantors party thereto and the Notes Collateral Agent and (iii) the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), by and among the Bank Collateral Agent, the Notes Collateral Agent and each additional agent from time to time party thereto.  Unless otherwise noted, capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Bank Security Agreement, the Notes Security Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Bank Security Agreement and the Notes Security Agreement (collectively, the “Security Agreements”), the Pledgor is granting, and any future Grantor may grant, a collateral security interest in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to requirements of the Nevada Gaming Commission applicable to Equity Interests held by the Pledgor in entities that are licensed or registered with the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity must be retained in escrow in the State of Nevada subject to the further requirements of the Nevada Gaming Commission and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Nevada Gaming Control Act and the regulations adopted thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, Escrow Agent is willing and able to serve as an escrow holder for such purposes, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,

 

IT IS THEREFORE AGREED:

 


(1)  Update to include any other Grantors holding Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity.

 

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1.                                      This Agreement is not intended to modify or amend the Security Agreements but only to direct the activities of Escrow Agent during the operation of the escrow.  The Pledgor and the Bank Collateral Agent confirm that the copy of the Bank Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of the agreement to be executed and delivered by Pledgor and the Bank Collateral Agent concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and that there are no amendments or other documents or agreements thereto that may affect Escrow Agent’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.  The Pledgor and the Notes Collateral Agent confirm that the copy of the Notes Security Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the agreement to be executed and delivered by Pledgor and the Notes Collateral Agent concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and that there are no amendments or other documents or agreements thereto that may affect Escrow Agent’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.  Escrow Agent has examined the Security Agreements and is empowered to perform such acts as are set forth in the Security Agreements.

 

2.                                      On the date hereof, the Pledgor agrees to deliver to Escrow Agent the following share certificates (copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3 to this Agreement) which constitute all of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity as of the date hereof:

 

Company Name

 

Share Certificate No.

 

No. of Shares

[   ]

 

[   ]

 

[   ]

[   ]

 

[   ]

 

[   ]

[   ]

 

[   ]

 

[   ]

 

3.                                      Escrow Agent agrees to retain the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity in a safe and secure fashion in its offices at [·], Nevada [·] (the “Collateral Location”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Security Agreements.  The Pledgor shall notify the Nevada Gaming Commission of the initial Collateral Location.  The Escrow Agent agrees (a) to provide the Pledgor and each Collateral Agent with thirty (30) days prior written notice of any anticipated or intended change of the Collateral Location during the term hereof (whether such change is made at the request of the Controlling Agent (as defined herein) or otherwise), (b) not to move the certificates representing the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity to a new Collateral Location until the Pledgor notifies the Escrow Agent that the Nevada Gaming Commission has been notified by the Pledgor of such new location (and, where required, such Nevada Gaming Commission have approved the new location) and in any event only on the instructions of the Controlling Agent (or if required by court order) to do so, and (c) to make the certificates representing the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity available for inspection by agents or employees of the Nevada Gaming Commission or any applicable gaming authorities immediately upon request during normal business hours.

 

4.                                      Pledgor and Bank Collateral Agent each consent to these arrangements and agree that Escrow Agent shall serve in such capacity subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Bank Security Agreement.  Pledgor and Notes Collateral Agent each consent to these arrangements and agree that Escrow Agent shall serve in such capacity subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Notes Security Agreement.

 

5.                                      Any action requested of Escrow Agent shall be made in writing by the Controlling Agent (each such requested action an “Escrow Instruction”) with a copy of any such Escrow Instruction sent to the other Collateral Agent as provided in the Security Agreements for notices.  Subject to the foregoing, Escrow Agent is authorized to accept and rely on facsimile machine transmitted instructions from any party hereto.  The Escrow Agent shall act in accordance with such Escrow Instruction.  The determination as to when a party shall have received any Escrow Instruction or a copy of an Escrow Instruction shall be determined in accordance with the determination of receipt of notices under the Security Agreements.

 

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Subject to paragraph 6 below, the Escrow Agent agrees that it shall accept instructions or directions with respect to the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity from the Controlling Agent, and shall disregard any instructions or directions from the Pledgor or its respective affiliates; provided, however, that the Controlling Agent shall forward to the Pledgor a copy of any such instructions or directions given by the Controlling Agent to the Escrow Agent within five (5) Business Days of its delivery thereof; provided, further however, that the failure to forward such instructions or directions to the Pledgor shall not affect the Escrow Agent’s right and obligation to comply with such instructions or directions from the Controlling Agent.  As used in this Agreement, the term “Controlling Agent” means the Bank Collateral Agent until such time as the Escrow Agent has received written notice from the Bank Collateral Agent stating in substance that henceforth the Notes Collateral Agent will be Controlling Agent (a “Change Notice”), at which time the Notes Collateral Agent will replace the Bank Collateral Agent as Controlling Agent.

 

6.                                      If Escrow Agent receives written objection to any Escrow Instruction, Escrow Agent shall promptly confirm with such other Collateral Agent that it has received a copy of such objection and, if the Collateral Agents fail to resolve or compromise the conflicting claims as to the applicable Escrow Instruction within ten (10) days after receipt of such objection by the other, non-objecting Collateral Agent, Escrow Agent, of its own initiative or at the request of either Collateral Agent, may upon notice to and compliance with any requirements of the Nevada Gaming Board deposit the Nevada Gaming Pledge Equity held in the escrow account with Eighth Judicial District Court for the State of Nevada for decision with respect to the requested action until the conflict is resolved.

 

7.                                      Upon delivery of the certificates representing the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity to the Escrow Agent, the security interest of each Collateral Agent in such certificates shall be perfected under Article 8 and Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Nevada.  Upon delivery or transfer of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity into the District Court, Escrow Agent shall have no further liability to either party with respect to the escrow Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity.

 

8.                                      Escrow Agent shall have no responsibilities to Pledgor and Collateral Agents except as specifically provided in this Agreement or any Escrow Instructions and shall not be responsible for the performance of Pledgor or any Collateral Agent of any obligation set forth in the Security Agreements.  Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility to determine whether the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity should be delivered to the Pledgor or the Controlling Agent under the terms of the Security Agreements but shall rely only on the written instructions of the parties or, if applicable, the order of any court having jurisdiction over the matter.  No implied duties or responsibilities of Escrow Agent shall be read into the Escrow Instructions.  Pledgor shall indemnify, defend, and hold Escrow Agent harmless from and against any and all liability, cost, and expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) and including specifically but without limitation any legal or other expenses with respect to any action for interpleader or similar action by Escrow Agent, arising out of or in any way connected with the performance by Escrow Agent under the provisions of this Agreement or any Escrow Instructions, excepting any liability, cost or expense arising out of the negligence or willful misconduct of Escrow Agent.  Escrow Agent shall be under no obligation to institute or defend any action, suit, or legal proceeding in connection herewith.  The indemnifications provided herein shall survive termination of this Agreement.  Escrow Agent may consult with its counsel with respect to Escrow Agent’s performance under the provisions of these Escrow Instructions, and Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with advice of such counsel, excepting any liability, cost or expense arising out of the bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct of Escrow Agent.

 

9.                                      Escrow Agent may resign and discharge itself of the obligations created hereby by sending written notice thereof to Pledgor and Collateral Agents not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date in which such notice specifies as the date upon which Escrow Agent’s resignation shall take effect.

 

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Pledgor and the Controlling Agent (provided that if the Notes Collateral Agent is the Controlling Agent at the time, then the Pledgor and the requisite percentage of holders of the Senior Secured Notes or Secured Parties (as defined in the Notes Security Agreement) (acting in accordance with the Senior Secured Notes Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement (as defined in the Notes Security Agreement) then in effect and the Notes Security Agreement)) shall work in good faith to reach agreement on the appointment of, and to appoint, a successor escrow agent by the effective time of any resignation of the Escrow Agent.  Should such successor escrow agent not be so appointed by the effective time of the Escrow Agent’s resignation, a successor escrow agent shall be appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction upon the petition of Escrow Agent.  Any successor escrow agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Escrow Agent, Pledgor and Collateral Agents a written instrument accepting such appointment and thereupon such successor escrow agent, without further action on its part, shall become substituted in the place and stead of Escrow Agent hereunder.  Escrow Agent, upon being paid in full all sums due to it hereunder (including without limitation all reasonable legal and other expenses incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with the petition to appoint the successor escrow agent), shall immediately transfer to the successor agent all monies, notices, and other documents held by Escrow Agent hereunder against the receipt of such escrow agent therefor and shall thereupon be fully released and discharged from any further liability and/or responsibility hereunder.

 

10.                               These Escrow Instructions shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada and the regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission.  As to Escrow Agent, this Agreement and any Escrow Instructions constitute the entire agreements among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous instructions and undertakings of the parties in connection herewith; it being understood that the foregoing shall not alter, amend, modify or affect the continued validity of the Security Agreements and the agreements contemplated therein and thereby.  All of the terms, covenants, conditions, and provisions of this Agreement and any Escrow Instructions shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legatees, devisees, personal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, and permitted assigns.  No failure or delay on the part of a party hereto in exercising any right, power, or remedy afforded it hereunder may be, or may deemed to be, a waiver thereof; nor may any single or partial exercise of any right, power, or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power, or remedy.  The invalidity of any provisions hereof shall in no way affect the validity of any other provision hereof.

 

11.                               These Escrow Instructions may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

 

12.                               Escrow Agent shall be paid by the Pledgor an administrative fee of [·](2) Dollars ($[·]) per year, payable in advance, for services rendered pursuant to this Agreement.  The expenses and fees of Escrow Agent in maintaining this escrow shall be paid by Pledgor.

 


(2)  Escrow Agent to provide.

 

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13.                               Notices

 

(a)                                 Generally.  Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier or electronic mail as follows:

 

if to the Pledgor at:

 

Global Cash Access, Inc.
7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113

Attention:  [   ]
Phone:  [   ]
Email:  [   ]

 

if to the Bank Collateral Agent at:

 

[  ]

[  ]

Attention:  [   ]

Facilimile:  [  ]

Telephone:  [  ]

 

if to the Notes Collateral Agent at:

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

[  ]

[  ]

Attention:  [   ]

Facilimile:  [  ]

Telephone:  [  ]

 

if to the Escrow Agent at:

 

[  ]

[  ]

Attention:  [   ]

Facilimile:  [  ]

Telephone:  [  ]

 

14.                               The Escrow Agent may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Collateral Agents and the Pledgor.  Both Collateral Agents acting together or the Notes Collateral Agent acting as Controlling Agent may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Escrow Agent, the Pledgor and the Nevada Gaming Commission of the change in the Collateral Location. This Agreement may be terminated immediately upon written notice to the Escrow Agent and the Pledgor from both Collateral Agents acting together or the Notes Collateral Agent acting as Controlling Agent, on termination or release of the security interest(s) of all terminating Collateral Agents in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity; provided that any notice from any terminating Collateral Agent must contain such Collateral Agent’s acknowledgement of the termination or release of its security interest in the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity.  Upon termination hereof, if the Escrow Agent has not previously

 

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released the certificates representing the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity in accordance with this Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall deliver such certificates to such person(s) as shall be designated in writing by the Controlling Agent or by order of any court of competent jurisdiction and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until such time.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the entity whose equity interests constitute any part of the Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity is licensed by or registered with the Nevada gaming authorities, the certificates representing such Nevada Gaming Pledged Equity may not be surrendered by the Escrow Agent to any party other than the Pledgor (to the extent permitted by the Controlling Agent) or a successor custodian in Nevada designated by the Controlling Agent (with thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Pledgor) without the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission.

 

15.                               This Agreement shall not be modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. From time to time, at the request and expense of the requesting party, each party agrees to and shall execute and deliver such further instruments and take such other action as the requesting party may reasonably request in order to effectuate the transactions set forth herein.

 

16.                               This Agreement shall be governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to contracts made and performed in such state.

 

17.                               Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, the terms of this Agreement are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC., as Pledgor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Bank Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Notes Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[            ], as Escrow Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Signature Page for Escrow Agreement

 


EX-10.5 11 a14-24477_3ex10d5.htm EX-10.5

Exhibit 10.5

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

GUARANTY

 

THIS GUARANTY (as it may hereafter be amended, supplemented, modified or restated from time to time, this “Guaranty”), dated as of December 19, 2014, is executed and delivered by the Parent, each Subsidiary that is a signatory hereto and any future Restricted Subsidiary (as each of the foregoing is defined in the Credit Agreement referenced below) that executes and delivers an Amendment hereto (each a “Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Guarantors”), in favor of the commercial lending institutions (the “Lenders”) from time to time party to the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) and Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, together with any successor appointed pursuant to Section 10.06 of the Credit Agreement, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders.

 

WHEREAS, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as it may hereafter be amended, supplemented, modified or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined) with Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), and Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”);

 

WHEREAS, each of the Guarantors will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and in order to induce the Lenders to make the credit extensions contemplated under the Credit Agreement, the Guarantors hereby agree, jointly and severally, as follows:

 

1.                                      Definitions and Construction.

 

(a)                                 Definitions.  The following terms, as used in this Guaranty, shall have the following meanings:

 

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code.

 

Beneficiaries” shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders.

 

Collateral” shall mean the property or assets described in Section 16 hereof.

 

Guarantied Obligations” shall mean the due and punctual payment of all Indebtedness owing by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties; provided that the Guaranteed Obligations shall not include any “Excluded Swap Obligations”.

 

Indebtedness” shall mean any and all obligations, indebtedness, or liabilities of any kind or character owed to the Beneficiaries by the Borrower and arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or the other Loan Documents (in each case as amended, supplemented, modified or restated from time to time) plus all of the obligations of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under any and all Secured Hedge Agreements between the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and any Hedge Bank and any and all Secured Cash Management Agreements between the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and any Cash Management Bank,

 

1



 

including all such obligations, indebtedness, or liabilities, whether for principal, interest (including any and all interest which, but for the application of the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such amounts), premium, reimbursement obligations, fees, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), or indemnity obligations, whether heretofore, now, or hereafter made, incurred, or created, whether voluntarily or involuntarily made, incurred, or created, whether secured or unsecured (and if secured, regardless of the nature or extent of the security), whether absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, or determined or indeterminate, whether the Borrower is liable individually or jointly with others, and whether recovery is or hereafter becomes barred by any statute of limitations or otherwise becomes unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, including any act or failure to act by the Beneficiaries.

 

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant guaranty or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

(b)                                 Construction.  Unless the context of this Guaranty clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the part includes the whole, the term “including” is not limiting, and the term “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and other similar terms refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Guaranty.  Any reference in this Guaranty to any of the following documents includes any and all alterations, amendments, extensions, modifications, renewals, supplements or restatements thereto or thereof, as applicable: the Loan Documents; the Credit Agreement; this Guaranty; and the Notes.  Neither this Guaranty nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed or resolved against the Beneficiaries or any Guarantor, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise.  On the contrary, this Guaranty has been reviewed by the Guarantors, the Beneficiaries, and their respective counsel, and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions of the Beneficiaries and the Guarantors.

 

2.                                      Guarantied Obligations.  Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guaranties to the Beneficiaries, as and for its own debt, until final and indefeasible payment thereof has been made, the due and punctual payment of the Guarantied Obligations, in each case when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise; it being the intent of each Guarantor that the guaranty set forth herein shall be a guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of collection; provided, however, that each Guarantor shall be liable under this Guaranty for the maximum amount of such liability that can be incurred without rendering this Guaranty, as it relates to such Guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount.

 

Each Guarantor represents and warrants to the Beneficiaries that (i) neither this Guaranty nor any collateral security therefor has been given with an intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor of such Guarantor; (ii) such Guarantor is not engaged, or about to engage, in any business or transaction for which its assets (other than those necessary to satisfy its obligations under this Guaranty or those given as collateral security for such obligations) are unreasonably small in relation to the business or transaction, nor does such Guarantor intend to incur, or believe or reasonably should believe that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay as they become due; and (iii) such Guarantor is not insolvent at the

 

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time it gives this Guaranty, and the giving of this Guaranty and any collateral security provided in connection herewith will not result in such Guarantor’s becoming insolvent.  Each Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that, as long as this Guaranty remains in effect, such Guarantor (i) shall incur no indebtedness beyond its ability to repay the same in full in accordance with the terms thereof and (ii) shall not take any action, or suffer to occur any omission, which could give rise to a claim by any third party to set aside this Guaranty or any collateral given in connection herewith, or in any manner impair the Beneficiaries’ rights and privileges hereunder or thereunder.

 

Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide funds or other support to each other Loan Party as may be needed by such Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 2 voidable under any applicable fraudulent transfer or conveyance act).  The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Guarantied Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Commitments shall have been terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been terminated or canceled.  Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of, each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

3.                                      Continuing Guaranty.  This Guaranty includes Guarantied Obligations arising under successive transactions continuing, compromising, extending, increasing, modifying, releasing, or renewing the Guarantied Obligations, changing the interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions thereof, or creating new or additional Guarantied Obligations after prior Guarantied Obligations have been satisfied in whole or in part.  To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Guarantor hereby waives any right to revoke this Guaranty as to future Indebtedness.  If such a revocation is effective notwithstanding the foregoing waiver, each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (a) no such revocation shall be effective until written notice thereof has been received by Beneficiaries, (b) no such revocation shall apply to any Guarantied Obligations in existence on such date (including any subsequent continuation, extension, or renewal thereof, or change in the interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions thereof), (c) no such revocation shall apply to any Guarantied Obligations made or created after such date to the extent made or created pursuant to a legally binding commitment of Beneficiaries in existence on the date of such revocation, (d) no payment by any Guarantor, the Borrower, or from any other source, prior to the date of such revocation, shall reduce the maximum obligation of such Guarantor hereunder, and (e) any payment by the Borrower or from any source other than such Guarantor subsequent to the date of such revocation shall first be applied to that portion of the Guarantied Obligations as to which the revocation is effective and which are not, therefore, guarantied hereunder, and to the extent so applied shall not reduce the maximum obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.

 

4.                                      Performance under this Guaranty.  In the event that the Borrower fails to make any payment of any Guarantied Obligations on or before the due date thereof, each Guarantor immediately shall cause such payment to be made.

 

5.                                      Primary Obligations.  This Guaranty is a primary and original obligation of each Guarantor, is not merely the creation of a surety relationship, and is an absolute, unconditional, and continuing guaranty of payment and performance which shall remain in full force and effect without respect to future changes in conditions, including any change of law or any invalidity or irregularity with respect to the issuance of the Notes.  Each Guarantor agrees that it is directly, jointly and severally with

 

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each other Guarantor, liable to the Beneficiaries, that the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Borrower or any other Guarantor, and that a separate action may be brought against such Guarantor, whether such action is brought against the Borrower or another Guarantor or whether the Borrower or any such other Guarantor is joined in such action.  Each Guarantor agrees that its liability hereunder shall be immediate and shall not be contingent upon the exercise or enforcement by Beneficiaries of whatever remedies they may have against the Borrower or any other Guarantor, or the enforcement of any lien or realization upon any security any Beneficiary may at any time possess.  Each Guarantor agrees that any release which may be given by the Beneficiaries to Borrower or any other Guarantor shall not release such Guarantor.  Each Guarantor consents and agrees that the Beneficiaries shall be under no obligation to marshal any property or assets of the Borrower or any other Guarantor in favor of such Guarantor, or against or in payment of any or all of the Guarantied Obligations.

 

6.                                      Waivers.

 

(a)                                 Each Guarantor hereby waives: (i) notice of acceptance hereof; (ii) notice of any loans or other financial accommodations made or extended under the Credit Agreement, or the creation or existence of any Guarantied Obligations; (iii) notice of the amount of the Guarantied Obligations, subject, however, to such Guarantor’s right to make inquiry of Administrative Agent to ascertain the amount of the Guarantied Obligations at any reasonable time; (iv) notice of any adverse change in the financial condition of Borrower or of any other fact that might increase such Guarantor’s risk hereunder; (v) notice of presentment for payment, demand, protest, and notice thereof as to the Notes or any other instrument; (vi) notice of any Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement; and (vii) all other notices (except if such notice is specifically required to be given to a Guarantor under this Guaranty or any other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is party) and demands to which such Guarantor might otherwise be entitled.

 

(b)                                 To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives the right by statute or otherwise to require the Beneficiaries to institute suit against the Borrower or to exhaust any rights and remedies which the Beneficiaries have or may have against the Borrower.  In this regard, each Guarantor agrees that it is bound to the payment of each and all Guarantied Obligations, whether now existing or hereafter accruing, as fully as if such Guarantied Obligations were directly owing to the Beneficiaries by such Guarantor.  Each Guarantor further waives any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense (other than the defense that the Guarantied Obligations shall have been fully and finally performed and indefeasibly paid) of the Borrower or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of the Borrower in respect thereof.

 

(c)                                  To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Guarantor hereby waives: (i) any rights to assert against the Beneficiaries any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which such Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have against the Borrower or any other party liable to the Beneficiaries; (ii) any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Guarantied Obligations or any security therefor; (iii) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the Beneficiaries; (iv) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof, and any act which shall defer or delay the operation of any statute of limitations applicable to the Guarantied Obligations shall similarly operate to defer or delay the operation of such statute of limitations applicable to such Guarantor’s liability hereunder; and (v) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any defense or benefit that may be derived from or afforded by law which limits the liability of or exonerates guaranties or sureties

 

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or requires the Beneficiaries to exhaust remedies against the Borrower prior to commencing any action or foreclosure against such Guarantor or its properties.

 

(d)                                 Each Guarantor agrees that so long as all or a portion of the Indebtedness or this Guaranty is secured by a deed of trust or mortgage covering interests in real property, the Beneficiaries, in their sole discretion, without notice or demand and without affecting the liability of such Guarantor under this Guaranty, may foreclose pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement or otherwise the deed of trust or mortgage and the interests in real property secured thereby by non-judicial sale.  Each Guarantor understands that the exercise by the Beneficiaries of certain rights and remedies contained in the Credit Agreement and any such deed of trust or mortgage may affect or eliminate such Guarantor’s right of subrogation against Borrower and that such Guarantor may therefore incur a partially or totally non-reimbursable liability hereunder.  Nevertheless, each Guarantor hereby authorizes and empowers the Beneficiaries to exercise, in their sole discretion, any rights and remedies, or any combination thereof, which may then be available, since it is the intent and purpose of such Guarantor that the obligations hereunder shall be absolute, independent and unconditional under any and all circumstances.

 

Notwithstanding any foreclosure of the lien of any deed of trust or security agreement with respect to any or all of any real or personal property secured thereby, whether by the exercise of the power of sale contained therein, by an action for judicial foreclosure or by an acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, each Guarantor shall remain bound under this Guaranty including its obligation to pay any deficiency following a non-judicial foreclosure.

 

(e)                                  (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere contained herein or in any other Loan Document, until full and final payment of the Guarantied Obligations, each Guarantor hereby waives with respect to the Borrower and its respective successors and assigns (including any surety) and any other party any and all rights at law or in equity, to subrogation, to reimbursement, to exoneration, to contribution, to setoff or to any other rights that could accrue to a surety against a principal, to a guarantor against a maker or obligor, to an accommodation party against the party accommodated, or to a holder or transferee against a maker and which such Guarantor may have or hereafter acquire against the Borrower or any other party in connection with or as a result of the Borrower’s execution, delivery and/or performance of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.  Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not have or assert any such rights against the Borrower or the Borrower’s successors and assigns or any other Person (including any surety), either directly or as an attempted setoff to any action commenced against such Guarantor by the Borrower (as borrower or in any other capacity) or any other Person until the Guarantied Obligations have been fully and finally repaid to the Beneficiaries.  Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that this waiver is intended to benefit the Beneficiaries and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the Borrower’s liability hereunder, under any other Loan Document to which Borrower is a party, or the enforceability hereof or thereof.

 

(2)                                 To the extent any waiver of subrogation contained in subparagraph (e)(1) is unenforceable, each Guarantor shall, until the Guarantied Obligations shall have been paid in full and the Commitments shall have terminated and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been terminated or canceled, withhold exercise of (a) any claim, right or remedy, direct or indirect, that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower or any of its assets in connection with this Guaranty or the performance by such Guarantor of its obligations hereunder, in each case whether such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or otherwise and including without limitation (i) any right of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification that such Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower, (ii) any right to enforce, or to participate in, any claim, right or remedy that any Beneficiary now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower, and (iii) any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by the Beneficiaries, and

 

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(b) any right of contribution such Guarantor may have against any other Guarantor (including without limitation any such right of contribution).  Each Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the agreement to withhold the exercise of its rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification such Guarantor may have against the Borrower or against any collateral or security, and any rights of contribution Guarantor may have against any such other Guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may have against the Borrower, to all right, title and interest the Beneficiaries may have in any such collateral or security, and to any right the Beneficiaries may have against such other Guarantor.  The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, may use, sell or dispose of any item of collateral or security as it sees fit without regard to any subrogation rights any Guarantor may have, and upon any such disposition or sale any rights of subrogation the Guarantors may have shall terminate.  If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of any such subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification rights at any time when all Guarantied Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid over to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders to be credited and applied against the Guarantied Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

 

7.                                      Releases.  Each Guarantor consents and agrees that, without notice to or by such Guarantor and without affecting or impairing the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder, the Beneficiaries may, by action or inaction, compromise or settle, extend the period of duration or the time for the payment, or discharge the performance of, or may refuse to, or otherwise not enforce, or may, by action or inaction, release all or any one or more parties to, any one or more of the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any of the other Loan Documents or may grant other indulgences to the Borrower in respect thereof, or may amend or modify in any manner and at any time (or from time to time) any one or more of the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any of the other Loan Documents, or may, by action or inaction, release or substitute any other Guarantor, if any, of the Guarantied Obligations, or may enforce, exchange, release, or waive, by action or inaction, any security for the Guarantied Obligations (including the Collateral) or any other guaranty of the Guarantied Obligations, or any portion thereof.

 

8.                                      No Election.  Beneficiaries shall have the right to seek recourse against any Guarantor to the fullest extent provided for herein and no election by Beneficiaries to proceed in one form of action or proceeding, or against any Guarantor or other party, or on any obligation, shall constitute a waiver of the Beneficiaries’ right to proceed in any other form of action or proceeding or against any other Guarantor or other parties unless the Beneficiaries have expressly waived such right in writing.  Specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no action or proceeding by the Beneficiaries under any document or instrument evidencing the Guarantied Obligations shall serve to diminish the liability of the Guarantors under this Guaranty except to the extent that the Beneficiaries finally and unconditionally shall have realized indefeasible payment by such action or proceeding.

 

9.                                      Indefeasible Payment.  The Guarantied Obligations shall not be considered indefeasibly paid for purposes of this Guaranty unless and until all payments to the Beneficiaries are no longer subject to any right on the part of any person whomsoever, including the Borrower, the Borrower as a debtor in possession, or any trustee (whether appointed under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) of the Borrower’s assets to invalidate or set aside such payments or to seek to recoup the amount of such payments or any portion thereof, or to declare same to be fraudulent or preferential.  In the event that, for any reason, all or any portion of such payments to the Beneficiaries is set aside or restored, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, after the making thereof, the obligation or part thereof intended to be satisfied thereby shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if said payment or payments had not been made and each Guarantor shall be liable for the full amount the Beneficiaries are required to repay

 

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plus any and all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) paid by the Beneficiaries in connection therewith.

 

10.                               Financial Condition of the Borrower.  Each Guarantor represents and warrants to the Beneficiaries that it is currently informed of the financial condition of the Borrower and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guarantied Obligations.  Each Guarantor further represents and warrants to the Beneficiaries that it has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Notes, and the other Loan Documents.  Each Guarantor hereby covenants that it will continue to keep itself informed of the Borrower’s financial condition, the financial condition of other Guarantors, if any, and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Guarantied Obligations.

 

11.                               Subordination.  Each Guarantor hereby agrees that any and all present and future indebtedness of the Borrower owing to such Guarantor is postponed in favor of and subordinated to payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations.  Each Guarantor agrees that amounts paid over to the Beneficiaries pursuant to the subordination provisions of this Section 11 shall be separate and apart from, and shall not be credited to, the liability of such Guarantor pursuant to Section 2.

 

12.                               Payments; Application.  All payment to be made hereunder by any Guarantor shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the time of payment, shall be made in immediately available funds, and shall be made without setoff, deduction (whether for Taxes or otherwise) or counterclaim.  All payments made by any Guarantor hereunder shall be applied as follows: first, to all reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Beneficiaries in enforcing this Guaranty or in collecting the Guarantied Obligations; second, to all accrued and unpaid interest, premium, if any, and fees owing to the Beneficiaries constituting Guarantied Obligations; and third, to the balance of the Guarantied Obligations.

 

13.                               Attorneys’ Fees and Costs.  Each Guarantor agrees to pay, on demand, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and all other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses which may be incurred by the Beneficiaries in the enforcement of this Guaranty or in any way arising out of, or consequential to the protection, assertion, or enforcement of the Guarantied Obligations (or any security therefor), irrespective of whether suit is brought.

 

14.                               Notices.  All notices and other communications provided to any party hereto under this Guaranty shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or transmitted to such party at its address or facsimile number set forth below or at such other address or facsimile number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties.  Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted.

 

If to any Guarantor:

c/o Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.

 

7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100

 

Las Vegas, NV 89113

 

Attn: Randy Taylor, Chief Financial Officer

 

Facsimile number: 702-262-5039

 

Email: rtaylor@gcamail.com

 

 

With a copy to:

DLA Piper LLP (US)

 

1251 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor

 

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New York, NY 10020

 

Attn: Jamie Knox, Esq.

 

Email: jamie.knox@dlapiper.com

 

 

If to Beneficiaries:

Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent

 

GCIB Agency Management Central I

 

Mail Code: TX1-492-14-11

 

Bank of America Plaza

 

901 Main Street

 

Dallas, TX 75202-3714

 

Attention: DeWayne Rosse

 

Telephone: 214-209-0529

 

Facsimile: 214- 672-8623

 

Email: dewayne.rosse@baml.com

 

 

With a copy to:

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

 

80 Pine Street

 

New York, NY 10005

 

Attn: William Miller, Esq.

 

Email: wmiller@cahill.com

 

15.                               Cumulative Remedies.  No remedy under this Guaranty, the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any other Loan Document is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, but each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any and every other remedy given under this Guaranty, the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any other Loan Document, and those provided by law.  No delay or omission by the Beneficiaries to exercise any right under this Guaranty shall impair any such right nor be construed to be a waiver thereof.  No failure on the part of the Beneficiaries to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under this Guaranty shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under this Guaranty preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.

 

16.                               Collateral.  The obligations of one or more of the Guarantors under this Guaranty may be secured as provided for in certain of the Loan Documents that have been or will be executed by such Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent.

 

17.                               Severability of Provisions.  If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

18.                               Entire Agreement; Amendments.  This Guaranty constitutes the entire agreement among each Guarantor and the Beneficiaries pertaining to the subject matter contained herein. This Guaranty may not be altered, amended, or modified, nor may any provision hereof be waived or noncompliance therewith consented to, except by means of a writing executed by each Guarantor and the Administrative Agent.  Any such alteration, amendment, modification, waiver, or consent shall be effective only to the extent specified therein and for the specific purpose for which given.  No course of dealing and no delay or waiver of any right or default under this Guaranty shall be deemed a waiver of any other, similar or dissimilar, right or default or otherwise prejudice the rights and remedies hereunder.

 

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19.                               Successors and Assigns.  Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, this Guaranty shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Beneficiaries; provided, however, no Guarantor shall assign this Guaranty or delegate any of its duties hereunder without Beneficiaries’ prior written consent and any unconsented to assignment shall be absolutely void.  In the event of any assignment or other transfer of rights by the Beneficiaries, the rights and benefits herein conferred upon the Beneficiaries shall automatically extend to and be vested in such assignee or other transferee.

 

20.                               Choice of Law and Venue; Service of Process.  THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 14.  NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTY WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

21.                               Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 21.

 

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22.                               Joint and Several Liability.  The liability of the Guarantors hereunder shall be joint and several.

 

23.                               Counterparts.  This Guaranty may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Guaranty by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Guaranty.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GCA MTL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram V. Chary

 

 

Name:

Ram V. Chary

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL CREDIT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

By:

Global Cash Access, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWAVE, INC., a Nevada corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Guaranty]

 



 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES HOLDING COMPANY, INC., a Texas corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC., a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MGAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Randy L. Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Randy L. Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Guaranty]

 



 

 

Accepted and Agreed:

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 

as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dan Kelly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Dan Kelly

 

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Guaranty]

 



 

AMENDMENT TO GUARANTY

 

This Amendment to Guaranty (this “Amendment”), dated as of [               ], 20[     ], relates to that certain Guaranty dated as of December 19, 2014 (as it may have been amended, supplemented, modified or restated to date, the “Guaranty”), among Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), the Subsidiaries of Global Cash Access, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), parties thereto as Guarantors (collectively the “Guarantors”) in favor of the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined)) and Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

 

In compliance with Section 7.13 of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2014 (as it may be amended, supplemented, modified or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among the Borrower, the Parent, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders, [               ] (the “Additional Guarantor”) and the Guarantors hereby agree as follows (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement):

 

1.                                      Amendment.  The Guaranty is hereby amended to add as a party, and more specifically, as a Guarantor, thereunder, the Additional Guarantor.

 

2.                                      Representations and Warranties.  The Additional Guarantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders that each of the representations and warranties of a Guarantor contained in the Guaranty is hereby made by the Additional Guarantor as of the date hereof and is true and correct as to the Additional Guarantor as of the date hereof.

 

3.                                      Additional Guarantor as Guarantor.  The Additional Guarantor assumes all of the obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor under the Guaranty, agrees to be bound thereby as if the Additional Guarantor were an original party to the Guaranty and shall be a Guarantor for all purposes under the Loan Documents.

 

4.                                      Effectiveness.  The Amendment shall become effective on the date hereof upon the execution hereof by the Additional Guarantor and the Administrative Agent and delivery hereof to the Administrative Agent.

 

5.                                      Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

6.                                      Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

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[Name of Additional Guarantor]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Accepted and Agreed:

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 

as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EX-99.1 12 a14-24477_3ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Global Cash Access Completes Acquisition of Multimedia Games

 

Transaction Positions Symbiotic Cash Access and Slot Gaming Solutions to Leverage Comprehensive Value Offerings for Casino Operators

 

LAS VEGAS — December 19, 2014 — Global Cash Access, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access, Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCA) (“GCA” or the “Company”) announced today that it completed the acquisition of Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. (“Multimedia Games”). This transformational combination creates a uniquely diverse organization that will leverage cash access and compliance solutions with leading slot gaming experiences to enhance the full enterprise value proposition to casino operators.

 

“Today marks a great milestone as two organizations, with differentiated product and service offerings, unite to create a full-service solution for casino operators to optimize cash-to-the-floor solutions with player-proven slot gaming products that focus on retaining and acquiring new casino players,” said Ram V. Chary, Chief Executive Officer and President of GCA. “Much has been accomplished by many people in enabling this transaction to close, and now we are excited to begin merging two passionate employee cultures into one powerful organization focused on customer service, operational efficiency and gaming innovation.”

 

Mr. Chary added, “This acquisition is unique in comparison to other recent transactions in the gaming industry. Our distinct businesses have very little operational duplication and our combined organization will establish an industry-leading model with respect to recurring revenue contribution. We are immediately focused on benefiting from revenue synergies that exist by leveraging Multimedia Games’ full product portfolio across our widely licensed footprint and existing customer relationships, while also executing on cost synergies that have already been identified.”

 

The Company will remain headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, and will continue to leverage MGAM’s existing technology and manufacturing facilities in Austin, TX.

 

Advisory Partners

 

BofA Merrill Lynch served as exclusive advisor to Global Cash Access on financial matters. DLA Piper served as legal counsel to Global Cash Access on the financing transactions, while Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman advised Global Cash Access on the acquisition. The advisory partners for Multimedia Games included: Wells Fargo Securities as its exclusive advisor on financial matters; and Latham & Watkins as advisor on legal matters.

 

BofA Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank provided committed debt financing to Global Cash Access for the acquisition.

 

About GCA

 

GCA is a leading provider of fully integrated cash access solutions and related services to the gaming industry. GCA’s products and services provide: (a) gaming establishment patrons access to cash through a

 



 

variety of methods, including Automated Teller Machine (“ATM”) cash withdrawals, credit card cash access transactions, point-of-sale (“POS”) debit card transactions, check verification and warranty services and money transfers; (b) integrated cash access devices and related services, such as slot machine ticket redemption and jackpot kiosks to the gaming industry; (c) products and services that improve credit decision making, automate cashier operations and enhance patron marketing activities for gaming establishments; (d) compliance, audit and data solutions; and (e) online payment processing solutions for gaming operators in States that offer intra-state, Internet-based gaming and lottery activities. More information is available at GCA’s website at www.gcainc.com.

 



 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding GCA’s strategy, products, services and solutions offered by GCA and its affiliates, the competitive position of GCA and the expectations of its customers, the anticipated commercial and economic benefits of the products, services and solutions offered by GCA in combination with or through its affiliates, and our anticipated benefits of our long-term strategy and our ability to integrate and develop our technologies on an on-going basis. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results implied or contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the risks detailed in Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recently filed Form 10-Q or 10-K, as applicable. GCA does not intend or assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

 

Contacts

 

Investor Relations

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